The necessity for rites of passage

Growth in virtue requires more than book learn

Break

Nursing during Mass

Is it hateful to not attend a gay wedding?

Assumption of Mary

Former Marine Patrick Whalen, CEO of Iliad Athletics, joins Trending with Timmerie.

Episode Guide
The necessity for rites of passage (2:12)
Why growth in virtue requires more than book learning (18:22)
Nursing during Mass (28:21)
Is it hateful to not attend a gay wedding for a family member? (34:14)
Assumption of Mary (45:58)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Iliad Athletics 

https://iliadathletics.com/  

 

Screen Strong 

https://screenstrong.org/

 

Patrick Whalen Substack - Rites of passage

https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/rites-of-passage 

 

Patrick Whalen Substack - Hardy, Rough-handed Obedience 

https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/hardy-rough-handed-obedience 

 

“Lost in the Barrens”

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100058/ 

 

Former Marine Patrick Whalen, CEO of Iliad Athletics, joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>The necessity for rites of passage (2:12)</li>
<li>Why growth in virtue requires more than book learning (18:22)</li>
<li>Nursing during Mass (28:21)</li>
<li>Is it hateful to not attend a gay wedding for a family member? (34:14)</li>
<li>Assumption of Mary (45:58)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Iliad Athletics&nbsp;
<a href="https://iliadathletics.com/">https://iliadathletics.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Screen Strong&nbsp;
<a href="https://screenstrong.org/">https://screenstrong.org/</a>
&nbsp;
Patrick Whalen Substack - Rites of passage
<a href="https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/rites-of-passage">https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/rites-of-passage</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Patrick Whalen Substack - Hardy, Rough-handed Obedience&nbsp;
<a href="https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/hardy-rough-handed-obedience">https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/hardy-rough-handed-obedience</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Lost in the Barrens&rdquo;
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100058/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100058/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;

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What is micro cheating? 

Break 1

Why is physical intimacy a core need?

3 phases of a man

Break 2

3 phases of a man continued 

What is micro cheating? (3:32) Devin Schadt joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss: Why is physical intimacy a core need for a husband? (23:44) 3 phases of a man.  (29:02)

 

 

Resources mentioned: 

Devin Schadt – Fathers of St. Joseph 

https://fathersofstjoseph.org/ 

 

What is micro cheating? (3:32) Devin Schadt joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss: Why is physical intimacy a core need for a husband? (23:44) 3 phases of a man.&nbsp; (29:02)
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
Devin Schadt &ndash; Fathers of St. Joseph&nbsp;
<a href="https://fathersofstjoseph.org/">https://fathersofstjoseph.org/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Physical Intimacy is a core need for a husband

Grandparenting

The phone/screen conundrum

How often should we see the grandkids?

"They Won't Let Me See My Grandkids"

critique or advice from parents

Should you feel guilty

How to talk to an alcoholic grandfather 

Dr. Ray Guarendi—Catholic clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience —joins Trending with Timmerie 

Episode Guide
Grandparenting: frustration over discipline, near and far (2:08)
The phone/screen conundrum (17:48)
How often should we see the grandkids? (26:23)
“They Won't Let Me See My Grandkids” (33:35)
Hate hearing critiques or advice from parents about your parenting? (39:03)
Should you feel guilty about helping one family member over another? (42:46)
How to talk to an alcoholic grandfather (48:16)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Episode on “Drama-Free Parenting” 

https://relevantradio.com/2026/04/parenting-kids-without-the-chaos/ 

 

Book Drama-Free Discipline 

https://amzn.to/42xvcfD 

 

Being a Grandparent: Just like being a parent… only different

https://www.drray.com/shop/being-a-grandparent/ 

Dr. Ray Guarendi&mdash;Catholic clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience &mdash;joins Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Grandparenting: frustration over discipline, near and far (2:08)</li>
<li>The phone/screen conundrum (17:48)</li>
<li>How often should we see the grandkids? (26:23)</li>
<li>&ldquo;They Won't Let Me See My Grandkids&rdquo; (33:35)</li>
<li>Hate hearing critiques or advice from parents about your parenting? (39:03)</li>
<li>Should you feel guilty about helping one family member over another? (42:46)</li>
<li>How to talk to an alcoholic grandfather (48:16)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode on &ldquo;Drama-Free Parenting&rdquo;&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/04/parenting-kids-without-the-chaos/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/04/parenting-kids-without-the-chaos/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book Drama-Free Discipline&nbsp;
<a href="https://amzn.to/42xvcfD">https://amzn.to/42xvcfD</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Being a Grandparent: Just like being a parent&hellip; only different
<a href="https://www.drray.com/shop/being-a-grandparent/">https://www.drray.com/shop/being-a-grandparent/</a>&nbsp;

Grandparenting Dilemmas No One Talks About

Recovering from cancer with carnivore 

Healing low testosterone 

Prostate cancer and testosterone blockers 

Anxiety post menopause 

Birth rate crisis in the US

Womenâs empowerment

Dr Anthony Chaffee joins Trending with Timmerie. Hiswork focuses on metabolic health and healing from chronic disease. 

 

Episode Guide
Recovering from cancer with carnivore (1:11)
Healing low testosterone (22:33)
Prostate cancer and testosterone blockers (32:43)
Anxiety post menopause (35:29)
Why is there a birth rate crisis in the US? What can we do about it? (40:22)
Do we believe in women’s empowerment? (47:21)

 

Resources mentioned: 

 

Dr. Anthony Chaffee 

https://www.dranthonychaffee.com/

 

Harvard study on Carnivore/Ketosis and depression 

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.951376/full

 

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03775-4

 

Otto Warburg, on the origin of cancer cells

https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.123.3191.309

 

Cancer Treatment With the Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Animal Studies

 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.594408/full

 

Ketogenic diets and cancer treatment

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6375425/

 

UW review of over 800 studies in the literature: weak to no evidence for meat and cancer risk or any other disease, and especially not unprocessed red meat

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01968-z

 

Keto Mojo

https://shop.keto-mojo.com 

 

Fatal Tesla Crash Into Texas Home Now Under Federal Safety Investigation 

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/fatal-tesla-crash-into-texas-home-now-under-federal-safety-investigation-48cfeebe    

 

Dr. Caldwell episode

https://relevantradio.com/2025/10/how-your-gut-mind-and-birth-control-are-connected/ 

 

Past Dr. Chaffee Episode 

https://relevantradio.com/2025/07/adhd-autism-carnivore-2/ 

 

 

Dr Anthony Chaffee joins Trending with Timmerie. His work focuses on metabolic health and healing from chronic disease.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Recovering from cancer with carnivore (1:11)</li>
<li>Healing low testosterone (22:33)</li>
<li>Prostate cancer and testosterone blockers (32:43)</li>
<li>Anxiety post menopause (35:29)</li>
<li>Why is there a birth rate crisis in the US? What can we do about it? (40:22)</li>
<li>Do we believe in women&rsquo;s empowerment? (47:21)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Dr. Anthony Chaffee&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.dranthonychaffee.com/">https://www.dranthonychaffee.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Harvard study on Carnivore/Ketosis and depression&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.951376/full">https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.951376/full</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3cc141115e8f1ba75daea0&amp;Domain=relevantradio.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com&amp;Base64Url=eNoNxtsNgCAMAMCJoBQR1G2gNrEJDwPdP3pf96i-6wIojRrfQtLZFhn_ibvOXC2NBnmqUOUF6CziEWGhPzEa54NxW0q7CR_HmBdA">https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03775-4</a>
&nbsp;
Otto Warburg, on the origin of cancer cells
<a href="https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3cc141115e8f1ba75daea0&amp;Domain=relevantradio.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.science.org&amp;Base64Url=eNo1yTEOgCAQBMAf7bJcYoK_USRKI8Yjue9bOe1ccz6-khEBr73dtWG8J4_Rue1OJUh54X_KBlMRLJUPdCQSmg%3D%3D">https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.123.3191.309</a>
&nbsp;
Cancer Treatment With the Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Animal Studies
&nbsp;
<a href="https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3cc141115e8f1ba75daea0&amp;Domain=relevantradio.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.frontiersin.org&amp;Base64Url=eNoFwg0KgCAMBtAb7fMv0G4ToSWIxjbZ9eO9V_WTEzAzarym9srSJy1-cLH2e1SBdxRjLmhzKwUXPB0lJZfR9hg_FqAV0A%3D%3D">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.594408/full</a>
&nbsp;
Ketogenic diets and cancer treatment
<a href="https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3cc141115e8f1ba75daea0&amp;Domain=relevantradio.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&amp;Base64Url=eNrLKCkpKLbS1y8vL9fLS07K1MvLydXLy8zQS88v0y_ITdZPLCrJTM5JLdYP8HU2MzY3NTEy1QcAB64R-g%3D%3D">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6375425/</a>
&nbsp;
UW review of over 800 studies in the literature: weak to no evidence for meat and cancer risk or any other disease, and especially not unprocessed red meat
<a href="https://links.us1.defend.egress.com/Warning?crId=6a3cc141115e8f1ba75daea0&amp;Domain=relevantradio.com&amp;Threat=eNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%3D%3D&amp;Lang=en&amp;@OriginalLink=www.nature.com&amp;Base64Url=eNrLKCkpKLbS1y8vL9fLSywpLUrVS87P1U8sKslMzkkt1i82MTS1NNQ1MDLSNTC0NLPQrQIAx5EQJA%3D%3D">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01968-z</a>
&nbsp;
Keto Mojo
<a href="https://shop.keto-mojo.com/collections/all?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=usa-search-brand&amp;utm_term=keto+mojo&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21511627809&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADJfOAcOBcgGRM5SanIShQgdSrO1Y&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwo_PRBhDNARIsAEcVALVaw3d491ADakWGXohtjtJXcFqbvr5WO_io9d8TN76oCJusXA4kuwQaAt_cEALw_wcB">https://shop.keto-mojo.com</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Fatal Tesla Crash Into Texas Home Now Under Federal Safety Investigation&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/fatal-tesla-crash-into-texas-home-now-under-federal-safety-investigation-48cfeebe">https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/fatal-tesla-crash-into-texas-home-now-under-federal-safety-investigation-48cfeebe</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Dr. Caldwell episode
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2025/10/how-your-gut-mind-and-birth-control-are-connected/">https://relevantradio.com/2025/10/how-your-gut-mind-and-birth-control-are-connected/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Past Dr. Chaffee Episode&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2025/07/adhd-autism-carnivore-2/">https://relevantradio.com/2025/07/adhd-autism-carnivore-2/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;

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