The Bear Essentials Podcast

About The Bear Essentials Podcast

Real conversations for people done pretending. The Bear Essentials Podcast dives into the moments that shape us—the setbacks, the pivots, the quiet rebuilds no one sees. It’s about the stuff beneath the surface: identity, discipline, purpose, and what it really takes to keep going. There's no gimmicks or guest-for-guest’s-sake. Just meaningful dialogue with people who’ve lived it. Because sometimes, the most important thing you can do… is just show up.

Publisher

Charles Wallace

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2022

Latest episode

19 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

179 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2025

   At the Edge of a Cliff, He Almost Stepped Off… But Purpose Intervened

   Host Charles Wallace interviews Royal Marine veteran Scott Rogers about how a near-death experience ignited his purpose and led to founding Summit & Soul.

2. 

   15 Oct 2025

   He Mastered Violence — So He Could Choose Peace

   Host Charles Wallace interviews former Navy SEAL Rob DuBois about how mastering violence cultivates discipline and the power of choosing peace.

3. 

   7 Oct 2025

   The Human Edge of Leadership: Lessons from the Front Line

   Host Charles Wallace interviews leadership coach Mark Stephen about front-line leadership lessons on trust, communication, and building high-performance teams.

Who has been a guest on The Bear Essentials Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Scott Rogers
• Jade
• Rob DuBois
• Mark Stephen
• Craig White

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

107,752

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

118 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

71