BeTempered
We believe that everyone has the potential to achieve greatness, and that the key to unlocking this potential is through personal development. Our podcasts are designed to help you cultivate the skills and mindset you need to achieve your goals and live the life you want.
Episodes
123 episodes
BeTempered Episode 122 - Learning to Trust Without Answers with Cody Munn
Who are you when the uniform comes off and the life you planned falls apart?Cody Munn spent nearly six years in the United States Air Force. But coming home meant facing questions his military training couldn’t answer. Without the struct...
BeTempered Episode 121 - More Than a Motivational Assembly
A principal told us something we couldn’t unhear: “These kids don’t have any grit.”Not as an insult, but as a reality check.In this episode, Ben Spahr, Dan Schmidt, and Shawn Ruebush break down the BeTempered Standard, a new chara...
BeTempered Episode 120 – Steve Hayes Jr. Four Generations of Legacy at Hayes Arboretum
What does it look like to inherit a four-generation legacy and realize your job isn’t just to preserve it, but to make sure it survives for the next generation?Steve Hayes Jr., executive director of Hayes Arboretum in Richmond, Indiana, ...
BeTempered Episode 119 – Rondale Broome: Breaking Cycles, Finding Faith and Answering the Call
He walked into church to impress a girl. He left with a decision that would change the direction of his life.On BeTempered Episode 119, Ben Spahr and Dan Schmidt are joined by Rondale Broome, Student Pastor at Salem Church of God in Clay...
BeTempered Episode 118 – Ben, Dan & Shawn: Rapid-Fire Questions and a Few Hard Truths
What starts as a lighter day in the studio quickly turns into a conversation about the things that shape who we are when nobody’s keeping score.This episode of BeTempered is a little different. No guest. No single story driving the conve...
BeTempered Episode 117 - Faith in the Middle of the Fight with Jeremy Duncan
A cancer diagnosis changes more than your health. It changes the way you see your future, your family, your faith, and the role you've always played for everyone else. On this episode of BeTempered, Ben Spahr and Dan Schmidt are joined by Jerem...
BeTempered Episode 116 - Finding God in the Worst Moment with Amy Cullum
Some moments divide your life into before and after. For Amy Cullum, that moment came on a dark roadside after a late-night crash involving her son, Alex. In the middle of fear and uncertainty, she heard four words she believes came from God: "...
BeTempered Episode 115 - The Truth About Addiction That Most People Never See with Kara Harris
Some stories remind you that addiction isn’t a lack of willpower. It’s a battle that slowly steals your identity until you no longer recognize the person staring back at you. On BeTempered Episode 115, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr welcome Ka...
BeTempered Episode 114 - The Weight Leaders Were Never Meant to Carry Alone with Colonel George Glaze
Some battles don't end when the mission is over. They begin when the uniform comes off.BeTempered Episode 114 brings back Colonel George Glaze for a conversation that is noticeably different from the first time he joined hosts Dan Schmid...
BeTempered Episode 113 – Faith Through Life's Hardest Seasons with Mark Broeker
Five pregnancy losses will either pull you apart or force you to discover a strength you never knew you had. For Mark Broeker, that journey became one of faith, perseverance, and learning how to keep moving forward when life refuses to make sen...
BeTempered Episode 112 – More Than Shoes: Restoring Dignity for Children with Kris Horlacher
A kid tries to play basketball while limping, then pulls off his shoes and reveals socks soaked in blood. That single moment became the catalyst for everything Kris Horlacher would build through Shoes 4 The Shoeless. What started as one heartbr...
BeTempered Episode 111 – Beyond Wins and Losses with Coach Mark Hoffman
There are coaches who win games, and there are coaches who change lives. Mark Hoffman spent 46 years doing both, but ask the people who know him best and they’ll tell you the scoreboard was never the point. From small-town football fields to cl...
BeTempered Episode 110 – Surviving Afghanistan, Searching for Purpose with Caleb Hutcheson
A lot of people can tell you what combat looks like. Fewer can tell you what happens when the war follows you home.Caleb Hutcheson spent his deployment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, conducting route clearance missions as a combat eng...
BeTempered Episode 109 – Identity Beyond Performance with Carson Brower
What happens when the thing you've built your identity around gets taken away?Carson Brower shares a story that goes far beyond baseball. Born with VATER syndrome affecting his right arm, Carson grew up learning how to adapt, solve probl...
BeTempered Episode 108 - From Small Town Star to Division I Reality with Mason Shrout
At five years old, Mason Shrout made a decision that most kids only dream about.He was going to play Division I basketball.What followed was years of sacrifice, long drives, early mornings, pressure, criticism, and expectations th...
BeTempered Episode 107 - Surviving an F-100 Fighter Jet Crash with David Wheeler
A fighter jet drops out of the clouds at 300 miles an hour, the controls stop responding, and the pilot has seconds left to decide what to do. David Wheeler lived through that moment and what happened next still challenges everything he thought...
BeTempered Episode 106 - PTSD, Forgiveness, and the Crown of Thorns with Tony Talbert
A single decision at 100 miles per hour can ripple through families, friendships, faith, and the rest of your life. In Episode 106 of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Tony Talbert to unpack the night a drunk driver chan...
BeTempered Episode 105 - Living Through War and Holding Onto Faith with Kateryna Tabota
What happens when your normal life disappears overnight? In this episode of BeTempered, hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down with Kateryna Tabota to hear the real human side of the Ukraine war through the eyes of a wife, mother, and woman o...
BeTempered Episode 104 - 2 Years of Conversations That Changed Us
Two years later, we decided to turn the cameras around and let Brian Ballenger ask the questions. This episode pulls back the curtain on the real story behind the BeTempered podcast, how a mindset shift, a weight loss journey, and the idea of t...
BeTempered Episode 103 - From Survival to Calling with Dennis Alejo
A bowl of porridge does not look like a life plan, but for Dennis Alejo it was the first glimpse of something different. Sitting down with hosts Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr, Dennis walks through a childhood in the Philippines shaped by hunger, in...
BeTempered Episode 102 – When Life Cracks and Faith Rebuilds with Joe Swartzel
Some people know what to say when life is smooth. This episode is for when it isn’t. When work feels heavy, marriage feels strained, and you’re quietly asking yourself, “Is this all there is?”Joe Swartzel joins us with a story that doesn...
BeTempered Episode 101 - The Impact of One Voice at the Right Time with Coach Murph
Charles “Murph” Byrne didn’t become a coach because of wins. He became one because he showed up in the hardest moments when people needed someone to steady them, guide them, and refuse to let them quit.In this episode of the BeTempered P...
BeTempered Episode 100 - Real Stories From People Who Stopped Hiding and Started Healing
Episode 100 isn’t polished and that’s the point.This time, it’s not one guest sitting across the table. It’s a room full of people who have lived it. People who have carried addiction, trauma, loss, shame, and still chose to show up anyw...
BeTempered Episode 99 - She Looked Fine But Was Falling Apart with Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee shows up with energy, humor, and a presence that lights up the room. But behind that is a story most people would never guess. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 28, battling relentless fatigue, surviving a head-on crash that left h...
BeTempered Episode 98 - The Downward Spiral No One Talks About with Donald Reed
Rock bottom doesn’t always look like chaos. Sometimes it looks like a normal life slowly coming apart behind the scenes. In this episode, that’s exactly where the story begins before everything spirals.Dan Schmidt and Ben Spahr sit down ...