Today’s episode is directed specifically at young men ages 18–30, and it covers one of the most destructive and overlooked addictions right now: sports gambling...

With betting apps, prop bets, and “risk-free” offers everywhere, gambling has become a casino in your pocket. In this solo episode, Jimmy breaks down why sports gambling is uniquely dangerous for young men, how it rewires dopamine, why most gamblers lose long-term, and how this addiction quietly destroys finances, focus, relationships, and mental health.

Jimmy shares real stories, real numbers, and personal experiences to explain why this vice is being normalized, how it traps people into chasing losses, and why it has one of the highest relapse and suicide rates of any addiction.

This episode isn’t about judgment. It’s about protecting your future, building discipline, and choosing long-term freedom over short-term dopamine. If you’re a young man, or you know one who’s caught in this cycle, this episode is worth listening to and sharing. 

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Stefanos Sifandos is a close friend of mine, one of my personal coaches, and the author of the book Tuned In and Turned On. I had the chance to read it before it was released and finished it in less than 48 hours. It felt like he was speaking directly to me the entire time. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to be “tuned in” in your relationship, why so many men unknowingly disconnect through busyness and achievement, and how that disconnection slowly erodes intimacy.

Stefanos breaks down how childhood conditioning, shame, and unprocessed pain show up in adult relationships and what men can do differently starting today. 

We also cover masculine and feminine dynamics, how safety creates attraction, why presence matters more than productivity at home, and the simple daily practices that help men reconnect without losing their edge.

This episode is for married men, men in serious relationships, and anyone who wants deeper connection and fulfillment. 

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Every year between Christmas and New Year’s, Jimmy takes a couple of hours to slow down, review the year he just lived, and intentionally design the year ahead. In this episode, Jimmy shares the full audio from his annual 2-hour goal-setting session. This is the exact process he has personally used for over 15 years to gain clarity, set direction, and build his life by design.

Over 200,000 people have gone through this training over the years, and the reason is simple. Most people spend more time planning a vacation than they do planning their year. This session is about fixing that. You’ll walk through how to review the past year honestly, identify what actually mattered, clarify what you want your next year to be about, and start building a plan that aligns with the life you want, not just goals on paper.

If you want to watch the full video version of this session or learn more, visit: jimmyrexgoals.com 

There is also a goal-setting guidebook for this session to help you work through the exercises as you listen. Jimmy also shares why accountability matters and announces that We Are The They Tribe, his men’s group focused on brotherhood, accountability, and real follow-through, is now open again.

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This episode isn’t about motivation.

It’s about direction.

Learn here how to start your 2026 off the right way.

Jayson Edwards is the founder of J-Dawgs, one of Utah’s most iconic food brands. He started it as a BYU student with $600 from pawning his guitar to his dad, running a tiny shack near campus that somehow turned hot dogs into a full-blown movement. In this conversation, Jayson breaks down what actually made J-Dawgs explode early, the painful lessons that come with scaling a food business, and why focus, quality, and community matter more than hype. In this episode, we talk about:

• Starting J-Dawgs with $600 and no clue what he was doing
• How the “shack” created crazy demand before social media
• Why he stayed narrow instead of expanding into everything
• Supply chain chaos, owning the IP, and protecting quality
• What COVID was really like as a food business owner
• Hiring, culture, and the weight of 300+ employees
• Temptation to sell, and how to make decisions without emotion
• Contentment, family, and not chasing “happier than happy”

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Today Jimmy sits down with Meg Del Toro, better known as Kambo Meg, a Kambo practitioner who facilitates one of the most intense and misunderstood healing experiences out there.

For those unfamiliar, Kambo is a traditional Amazonian medicine that uses peptides from frog secretion to intentionally activate the body’s fight or flight response. It is not psychedelic, it is legal, and it is designed to purge, reset, and regulate the nervous system.

Jimmy has personally sat with Meg multiple times and regularly brings her in to facilitate sessions for men in his group. Meg shares her personal story of childhood trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and the long road through therapy, plant medicine, and embodiment work that eventually led her to Kambo.

Together, Jimmy and Meg talk about why chaos feels familiar after trauma, how the nervous system gets stuck in survival mode, and why practices like Kambo, Sananga, cold exposure, and breathwork help retrain the body to stay present under stress. They also break down what an actual Kambo ceremony looks like, why surrender matters more than toughness, the role of purging, boundaries, emotional regulation in relationships, and how healing the nervous system changes the way you show up as a partner, parent, and leader.

This conversation is raw, grounded, and honest. If you struggle with anxiety, addiction patterns, emotional reactivity, or feeling disconnected from your body, this episode will give you a new framework for understanding why and what you can do about it.

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In today’s episode of The Jimmy Rex Show, Jimmy sits down with Amanda Kroepfl, one of the top sex and relationship coaches working today. Amanda has coached several members of Jimmy’s community, she has spoken at We Are The They events, and the feedback has always been incredible. So Jimmy brought her on the podcast to talk openly and honestly about sex, intimacy, attraction, communication, and everything couples struggle with but rarely discuss.

Amanda breaks down why it’s so difficult for couples to talk about sex, why belief systems from childhood and religion shape adulthood intimacy, and how unspoken expectations quietly damage relationships. She explains the “squirrels” that hijack the brain, the role of masculine and feminine energy, scheduling sex, aftercare, fantasies, porn, nervous-system regulation, repairing a sexless marriage, and how partners can create safety instead of pressure.

Jimmy shares his own experiences—from leaving a strict religious upbringing, to hiring sex coaches, to navigating shame and redefining intimacy in a healthy way. The conversation is raw, honest, and designed to help couples finally understand what’s really going on beneath the surface. 

This episode is for married couples, people dating, men in Jimmy’s community, and anyone who wants more connection, better communication, and a happier sex life. 

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In today’s episode of The Jimmy Rex Show, Jimmy sits down with Jay Paterno, former Penn State assistant coach, current member of the Penn State Board of Trustees, and son of the all-time winningest coach in NCAA football history, Joe Paterno. Jay has spent his entire life inside college football and just released his new book, Blitz, which pulls back the curtain on the pressures, politics, and realities shaping the sport today.

Jimmy and Jay start with the one thing everyone in Utah has been talking about this week — Penn State’s pursuit of BYU head coach Kalani Sitake. Jay shares what he was hearing behind the scenes, how seriously Penn State considered Kalani, and why it now looks like he is staying at BYU. From there, they dive into the changing landscape of college football: NIL, the transfer portal, player mental health, the explosion of sports gambling, and the lack of leadership at the top of the NCAA.

Jay also opens up about growing up as Joe Paterno’s son, what leadership looked like in his home, and how he has navigated criticism and controversy while trying to honor his father’s legacy. If you care about college football, coaching, leadership, or how the game adapts in the next decade, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome to the show
01:05 – Who Jay Paterno is and his new book “Blitz”
03:40 – The Kalani Sitake situation and what Jay was hearing
07:25 – How Penn State viewed Kalani as a candidate
10:15 – Inside Penn State’s coaching search
13:00 – NIL, the transfer portal, and the new era of CFB
16:45 – What Joe Paterno would think about today’s game
19:40 – Where the NCAA has failed
22:30 – Mental health pressures on modern players
25:20 – Gambling, prop bets, and what’s coming
28:40 – Fixing the calendar: signing day and transfers
32:10 – How universities are risking their financial future
35:55 – Growing up as Joe Paterno’s son
38:20 – Legacy, criticism, and honoring his father
41:15 – What Jay hopes the future of the game looks like
44:30 – Where to find Jay’s book
46:20 – Final thoughts and wrap-up

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In this episode of The Jimmy Rex Show, Jimmy sits down with Julie Theis, reality TV star from Netflix’s The Trust and a fast-rising voice in psychology and human behavior. Julie has built a loyal audience by breaking down celebrity relationships, trauma patterns, and mental health dynamics in a way that is simple, sharp, and easy to see in your own life.

Julie opens up about growing up in poverty with addicted parents, experiencing homelessness and foster care, and how those early wounds pushed her into psychology. She and Jimmy dive into modern dating, the male loneliness problem, why so many women are exhausted doing the emotional labor in relationships, and how victimhood and self-sabotage keep people stuck.

They also walk through Julie’s process of using pop culture as a mirror to teach about abuse, codependency, and self-worth. Whether you’ve seen Julie on Netflix, follow her breakdowns online, or just want a clearer framework for your own patterns in love and life, this episode will give you a lot to think about. 

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:10 Who Julie is and how they met
• 04:15 Growing up in poverty, addiction, and instability
• 09:05 Getting cast on Netflix’s The Trust and sharing her story
• 14:20 Why she chose psychology and human behavior
• 19:30 Using celebrities to teach about trauma and relationships
• 25:40 Victim mentality, self-worth, and psychological addiction
• 32:10 Male loneliness, emotional labor, and modern dating
• 40:05 Hyper-independence, masculinity, and femininity
• 47:10 Healing your wounds before dating again
• 51:30 Where to follow Julie and closing thoughts

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In this episode of The Jimmy Rex Show, Jimmy sits down with local legend and breakout reality-TV personality Chase McWhorter, one of the most talked-about husbands on Hulu’s hit series Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Fresh off Season 3, Chase opens up about being edited as the “villain,” relives the infamous Halloween party, and breaks down the moments viewers only see in fragments on screen.

From public backlash to being labeled “America’s fuck-boy” while trying to show up as a dad, Chase shares the unfiltered version of his story—what he owns, what he regrets, and what people get wrong about him off-camera. Jimmy and Chase dive into accountability, consent, and how exaggerated accusations hurt real victims. They talk about infidelity, “yellow-light” behaviors that lead to cheating, and why radical honesty is the only path to rebuilding trust—in marriage, friendship, and co-parenting. Chase discusses his Mormon upbringing, stepping away from the LDS Church, and working to maintain a healthy relationship with his ex-wife Miranda, while Jimmy connects it all back to men’s work, healing modalities, and becoming a man capable of real connection.

If you’re fascinated by Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, interested in modern relationships under scrutiny, or just want to hear two guys talk honestly about the messiness of growth—this episode delivers.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 01:25 – Chase on Season 3 and instant backlash
• 04:10 – Being painted as the “villain”
• 07:00 – The Halloween party chaos & what really happened
• 10:45 – The “assault” claim & why context matters
• 14:30 – How serious accusations hurt real victims
• 18:20 – Marriage, separation, and accountability
• 22:15 – “Yellow lights” that lead to cheating
• 26:00 – Jimmy on owning your mistakes
• 30:40 – Chase on stepping away from the LDS Church
• 33:55 – Co-parenting with Miranda & public perception
• 38:10 – Dakota, Taylor, and the show’s most complicated relationship
• 42:05 – Men’s work, breathwork, and healing
• 45:50 – Jimmy on relationships vs singleness
• 50:00 – Chase on fame, labels, and being misunderstood
• 54:20 – Why Secret Lives resonates nationally
• 59:10 – What’s next for Chase

Related Episodes:

• Layla Taylor – Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/559-layla-taylor-star-of-hulus-new-1-show-the/id1315033271?i=1000669280139
• Taylor Frankie Paul – The MomTok / Swinging Scandal
  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/421-taylor-frankie-paul-the-mormon-momtok-swinging/id1315033271?i=1000613581753

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In this episode of The Jimmy Rex Show, Jimmy sits down with one of college basketball’s true legends — Coach Jim Harrick, the mastermind behind UCLA’s 1995 national championship team. With a career spanning over two decades, Harrick reflects on his incredible journey through high school gyms, Pepperdine, UCLA, and beyond, sharing insights into leadership, recruiting, and the timeless lessons he learned from his mentor, the great John Wooden.

Coach Harrick opens up about the values that guided his teams — teamwork, discipline, and faith — and why the “John Wooden system” remains one of the most brilliant frameworks in sports. From stories about the O’Bannon brothers and Tyus Edney’s famous full-court game-winner to his thoughts on the NIL era and the collapse of the Pac-12, this conversation is a masterclass in coaching wisdom and integrity. Whether you’re a basketball fan, leader, or student of greatness, this episode will leave you inspired by one of the game’s most respected minds.

00:00 Introduction
01:20 Jimmy’s dad, faith, and UCLA memories
02:45 Coaching path: Morningside → Pepperdine → UCLA → NBA
05:30 Building the L.A. recruiting pipeline & keeping local talent
07:05 John Wooden’s system: teaching, defense & “share the sugar”
10:20 Motivation, discipline, and practice planning
13:55 Recruiting stories (Lamar Odom), camps & networking
17:10 Modern game: NIL, transfer portal & Pac-12 thoughts
22:50 Life after coaching: family, faith & grandkids
30:50 Tyus Edney’s 4.8-second play, legacy
34:35 Outro