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In a world full of beautiful spirituality, why do so many people struggle to live their faith -no matter what it is- authentically? Join host Josh Galt as he interviews religious and philosophical leaders from around the globe to explore the core principles of their beliefs and how individuals can reconnect with their faith in today’s society. It’s important to note, the B.A.M.R. podcast is NOT an attack on religion—it’s a search for solutions, uncovering practical ways to live a more meaningful, spiritually grounded life. --- Josh Galt is a former extreme athlete who has...
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A reflective look at Sufism, depth, pain, and the pressure to live by a deeper calling.
Here, Sufism is presented as a path where prayer, ritual, and fasting are not marks of superiority but steady disciplines that can open a person to deeper understanding.
Judaism is presented as a legal tradition of disciplined argument, moral self-checking, and practical judgment.
Rabbi Avi Kahn and Josh Gold present Judaism as a tradition shaped by law, argument, and disciplined study. The discussion treats the Talmud as a guide for learning, debating, and sorting custom from law, while also asking whether those who spend more time in that legal world…
A generous faith conversation that treats difference as part of a shared whole.
The conversation treats faith through a non-dual lens, using yin and yang to argue that there is no real split between us and them. That idea gives the discussion its shape as it moves from Catholic practice to Taoist harmony and lands on a shared spiritual whole.
Resilience grows by stepping outside comfort and using prayer, pain, and service to keep going.
The discussion follows Terry Tucker's resilience through cancer, discomfort, service, and the discipline of doing one scary thing every day. Its strongest thread is practical: growth comes from stepping outside comfort zones, staying connected to God through prayer, and turning…
Host Josh Galt interviews Dean Simone, a non-dualist Catholic Taoist, exploring how blending Catholicism with Taoist philosophy fosters unity and challenges religious divisions.
On Bad At My Religion, Mike Smith describes his Christian faith, bipolar disorder, and the message he calls "The Gutter Gospel." Host Josh Gold asks Smith about a roadside episode in which Smith shouted that the end of the world was coming.
Host Josh Galt interviews Rabbi Avi Kahan on Judaism, exploring the divine nature of law, the intense debate culture among Orthodox Jews, and the conflicts between Zionism and anti-Zionism.
Terry Tucker says he was told in 2012 that he would be dead in two years, yet he is still living with terminal cancer 13 years later.
In this episode, host Josh Galt interviews a Sufism practitioner about deepening spiritual practice beyond rituals.
Amy Chanthaphavong connects her move from Lao Buddhist practice to Christianity with a need for scripture she could reread and cross-check.
Patricia Marin describes moving from Catholic school in Mexico to converting to Islam at age 17 in Canada after a high school world religions class.
The episode’s central tension is whether digital prayer tools can support faith without replacing community: Cruz’s 2020 rosary livestream drew about 200 simultaneous viewers.
Gabriela asks her boss whether his girlfriend sees him once a month, to explain why daily Mass need not become routine.
Josh Gulp introduces Bad At My Religion as a search for integrity across faiths, not a history of religion.