Every man has his heroes, and every life is made up stories. Heroic Stories is a series from HeroicMen.org, to find out why some men choose the harder path in life, even when it means losing everything, how they survived, and who they are today.
Rob Kaczmark starts with a Thor: Ragnarok scene and ends with why it's okay to be mad at God.
Rob is the founder of Spirit Juice Studios (12 Emmys and over a billion views), and host of the new show Flicker and Burn. On Heroic Stories he talks about what happens when the things a man planned on are stripped away: how he takes it one brick at a time, what he does with his anger at God after a hard year, why there is a fourth Jesus tattooed on him, and how he is teaching his sons to own their mistakes.
What You'll Learn
✅ Why the Thor: Ragnarok scene is a picture of surrendering to God the Father
✅ How "one day at a time" and "one brick at a time" carry a man through uncertainty
✅ Why Rob says it's okay to be mad at God, and what to do with the anger
✅ Why he teaches his sons to own their mistakes instead of blaming the ref
Spirit Juice Studios (https://www.spiritjuicestudios.com)
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Heroic Stories
01:48 The Thor: Ragnarok scene that lights him up
06:13 Why it hits: life stripped away
09:13 Living with uncertainty
11:33 A family diagnosis and letting go of control
15:06 One day at a time, one brick at a time
17:17 Childhood: Terminator 2, Legos and BMX
19:29 Growing up Catholic
21:17 The Medjugorje pilgrimage
23:41 A prayer at Notre Dame and a hard year
27:10 Angry at God, choosing to trust him
28:56 Tattoos: the skull, the Seven Sorrows, Jesus on his head
31:26 Carved into the palms of his hands
32:58 What fatherhood taught him about God's love
37:22 Heroes: his father and St. Joseph
41:47 Raising sons to own their mistakes
46:55 F3: fitness, fellowship, faith
49:08 Who he is here to serve
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25 Sept 2026
Why Steve Rouhana (physicist) researched gender dysphoria, & wrote a book
A rabid bat scare taught physicist Steve Rouhana why evangelization is life-saving news. Steve is a PhD physicist with 32 years in crash safety at GM and Ford, an MA in pastoral studies, and a writer on the Rosary and on gender dysphoria (per the host's intro). We start with a rabid bat and end with how he prays each day.
In between: loving family who don't practice the faith, why he left GM over crash-safety ethics, boyhood dreams of the priesthood and the stars, and what he says after reading the research on gender dysphoria for his book, 'The King and Queen Are Naked.'
What You'll Learn
✅ How a rabid-bat scare turned into a lesson on evangelization
✅ How to love family members who don't practice the faith
✅ Why a PhD physicist left GM over crash-safety ethics
✅ Why Steve argues for compassion without affirmation on gender dysphoria
Get the book: The King and Queen Are Naked (https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/thekingandqueenarenaked/)
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Heroic Stories
01:47 The rabid bat story
07:24 Life-saving news: why evangelize
09:10 Loving family who don't practice
13:26 Leaving GM over crash safety
18:32 Priesthood, astronaut, Air Force Academy
25:04 A son's question on gender dysphoria
28:39 Why the APA dropped the disorder
35:37 The King and Queen Are Naked
39:20 The Cass Review and puberty blockers
45:40 Conversion therapy, in his words
48:03 Who he serves and how he prays
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18 Sept 2026
Former Playboy Editor’s Powerful Catholic Conversion Story - Kevin Kuster
Former Playboy photo editor Kevin Kuster spent decades chasing money, status, power and pornography until divorce, lawsuits and despair shattered his life. Kevin reveals how childhood shame shaped his identity, why he considered suicide, what happened during his first confession in 25 years and how an encounter with the Holy Spirit led him back to the Catholic faith.
Book Kevin on CatholicSpeakers.com (https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/kevin-kuster) | Kevin Kuster's Website (https://www.kevinkuster.com): | Get the Book (https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/from-playboy-to-prodigal-son/PBPS.html)
What You’ll Learn
✅ How childhood wounds shape adult choices
✅ Why Kevin’s successful life felt empty
✅ What brought him back to confession
✅ How the Holy Spirit transformed his life
ABOUT HEROIC MEN
Heroic Men brings isolated men into brotherhood where they are strengthened by Christ to pray, connect and invite. Our mission is to see one million men living the Heroic Pledge by 2033.Strengthen the man. Strengthen the family.Strengthen the family. Strengthen the Church.Strengthen the Church. Transform the culture.
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