Faith, grit, family, and the outdoors.
The Conquer Cast is an interview-driven show built around people trying to live with more purpose. Conversations move from gym habits, outdoor life, and company culture into faith, service, family, risk, and the question of what a well-measured life looks like.
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The Conquer Cast is a conversational show built around the idea that a life should be measured by more than achievement. Its episodes usually begin with easy banter, in-room jokes, and Mountain Ops community references before moving into a guest’s story. That looseness is part of the appeal. The show sounds like people already know each other, even when they are still figuring out the first question. Guests come from outdoor, fitness, business, faith, and family-centered worlds. Dan Keck’s story turns discipline and social media reflection into a conversation about service, faith, and refusing to live as a victim. Cassidy Eck’s episode brings hunting into the home, framing outdoor life as part of family culture rather than just a hobby. Leighton Woods’ near-death arc flash story gives the show one of its heavier lanes, where survival leads into perspective and gratitude. Aaron Witt’s conversation widens the frame to construction, infrastructure, and the people doing work that keeps daily life possible. Mark Mabry’s episode brings faith, family connection, and a road-trip feel into the same room. Christian’s story moves from a rock-band past to rescue gear, emergency preparedness, and what it means to build something useful long after its founder is gone. Bryan Child’s conversation mixes faith, fatherhood, medicine, hunting, conservation, partnerships, and outdoor e-bikes. Across these episodes, the show keeps returning to discipline, connection, commitment, and living with fewer regrets. It is not polished in a stiff way. It leaves space for laughter, repetition, detours, and earnest endings. That makes the serious moments feel lived-in. The Conquer Cast works best for listeners who like values-forward interviews with practical biography, outdoors culture, and open Christian conviction.
Made for: For listeners drawn to outdoors culture, fitness, hunting, family stories, Christian faith, and practical conversations about living with purpose. It especially suits people who like interviews that feel relational rather than formal.
What sets it apart: The show blends Mountain Ops community culture with personal testimony, outdoor adventure, business stories, and faith-centered reflection. Its loose room energy makes serious stories feel personal instead of packaged.
with Trevor Farnes
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
The Conquer Cast connects physical discipline with faith, service and the practical work of following through on difficult goals.
The Conquer Cast turns conversations about difficult goals into studies of discipline, faith and service. Trevor Farnes meets guests with open admiration, then asks how training, family commitments and work have shaped the way they measure a life.
A 100-mile finish meets faith and back-and-biceps day when your motivation needs louder company.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose, faith-forward conversation about honesty, testimony, and serving the people around you.
The episode starts with some joking about biceps, pull-ups, and the guest's build before settling into a plainspoken look at how he handles posting online.
A banter-heavy conversation that settles into gratitude, hunting culture, and a no-regret outlook.
The episode moves from easy coworker banter and hunting talk into a steadier argument about culture, commitment, and the way company trips can tighten a team.
A founder story about preparedness as service.
This episode opens with a reset and settles into a founder story about preparedness, service, and gear that has to work when it counts. Christian from Uncharted Supply Co. gives the company a clear shape, and the Saint Bernard logo story makes the origin easy to remember.
A warm conversation about faith, family, medicine, and building an outdoor business without regret.
Faith, family, medicine, and outdoor entrepreneurship come together in this conversation with Brian Child, a doctor, neurophysiologist, and one of the owners of Baku.
A hundred-mile finish becomes a plainspoken lesson in discipline, preparation, and backing your own shot.
Braden Prince's Goat Rattler 100 finish gives the episode its clear center, and the conversation stays close to what it took to get there. It covers his choice to call his shot, work with a coach, and put in the training needed to avoid a DNF, while also leaving room for him to…
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Catholic arguments with pint-table warmth.
Daily headlines under Christian judgment.
Catholic homilies for the next faithful step.
Catholic teaching for ordinary discipleship.
Serious Bible questions, patiently reasoned.
HYROX coach Brock Painter links HYROX preparation with ultra-running and explains why endurance training needs both mental toughness and optimization.
The room opens with a quick joke and plenty of energy.
This episode features Cassidy Eck discussing her journey from not hunting growing up to raising a hunting family, including her background in Pennsylvania and her role in the Mountain Ops community.
This episode features an interview with Leighton Woods, who shares his incredible story of surviving a near-fatal arc flash accident and how it changed his life perspective, including his connection to the Mountain Ops brand.
This episode features an interview with Aaron Witt, discussing his mission to make construction and infrastructure careers appealing to younger generations through platforms like YouTube and his business Built Witt.
This episode features an interview with photographer Mark Mabry, creator of Reflections of Christ, discussing his work, faith, and personal connections in Nashville.
Banter runs long at the start.
The episode opens with the host saying this is a second pass at a conversation with Christian, founder and CEO of Uncharted Supply Co.
The Conquer Cast features Bryan Child discussing his family, shared faith with host Trevor, medical career, and ownership of Baku.
Braden Prince comes back after finishing the Goat Rattler 100.
This episode features an interview with Todd Sylvester about his journey of overcoming substance abuse through prayer and faith, highlighting his impact on others and his podcasting experience.
This episode features an interview with world champion bullfighter Dusty Tuckness, discussing his career, the role of faith in his journey, and the importance of protecting bull riders in rodeo.
This episode features an interview with Wade Williams, a winner of the Conquer 90 fitness challenge, discussing his transformation, outdoor lifestyle, and experiences with the Mountain Ops community.
This episode features hosts interviewing Jen and John Rivett about how they use faith, prayer, and community service through food to help people overcome life's challenges.