Rising Tribes Podcast
Welcome to the Rising Tribes Podcast — where raw conversations meet real growth.
Hosted by two former professional athletes turned husbands, fathers, and high-performance leaders, this is the podcast for people who look like they’ve got it all together… but still carry the silent weight of pressure, expectation, and self-doubt.
We talk about what most people only think about — the stuff that lives in your chest and keeps you up at night. From marriage and parenting to sex, business, faith, fitness, money, mental health, and the quiet battle of “am I enough?” — nothing is off-limits here.
Alongside our wives and powerful guests, we’re building a tribe of everyday warriors who are deeply rooted in character and relentlessly rising in every area of life.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not self-help fluff.
It’s honest, bold, unfiltered conversation — with people who get it.
Because the strongest tribes don’t fake it. They rise together.
Episodes
42 episodes
Ep. 42. Freedom Or Comfort: Lessons From The Wolf And The Dog
Ep. 42 Freedom Or Comfort: Lesson From The Wolf And The DogWe read the fable of the dog and the wolf and use it to figure out why comfort can feel safe while still quietly costing us freedom. We get honest about the collars we wea...
Ep. 41: Q/A Prime Habits And What They Cost Q/A
Ep.41: Q/A Prime Habits And What They Cost Q/A about the habits that shape your “prime,” the kind of motivation that fades, and the practices that quietly compound over years. We get personal about marriage, fitness, faith, ...
Ep. 40: Breaking The Habits That Are Breaking You
Ep. 40: Breaking The Habits That Are Breaking YouWe talk honestly about the habits that hold us back from becoming our best selves, even when we have big goals and good intentions. We unpack what success really costs, why perfecti...
EP. 39. Effects Of A 72 Hour Fast
EP. 39. Effects Of A 72 Hour FastThree days without food sounds like misery until you realize the hardest part is not hunger, it is routine. Nick Urankar records a solo run right after finishing a 72-hour fast and tells the full s...
Ep. 38. You Don’t Need More Motivation. You Need More Action.
Ep. 38. You Don't Need More Motivation. You Need More Action.We ask a blunt question: are we actually becoming who we said we’d be, or are we hiding behind old stories and small excuses. We talk fear, discipline, long-term choices...
Ep. 37. Rapid Fire Q&A
Ep. 37. Rapid Fire Q&A Rapid fire questions have a way of skipping the small talk and hitting the truth. We sit down with Jake running the list while Nick and Braxston answer off the cuff, and what starts as coffee versus...
Ep. 36. Minimum Work Requirement
Ep. 36. Minimum Work RequirementWe trade the polished highlight reel for the messy truth behind competitive sports, from CrossFit Regionals rules to the NFL Draft roller coaster. We talk about what really happens when your body fe...
Ep.35: Standards Over Sympathy
Ep. 35. Standards Over SympathyWe start with a gym story that turns into a bigger talk about grace, accountability, and why we should stop telling people what they “should” do when they are in a hard season. Braxston and Nick dig ...
Ep.34. Raise The Standard
Ep. 34. Raise The StandardWe unpack why willpower keeps failing and how raising your standard starts by changing the environments that shape your habits. We share real stories from faith, family life, nutrition, and work to make l...
Ep. 33. Q&A: Train With A Target.
Ep. 33. Q&A: Train With A Target.Training feels monotonous when we stop chasing a clear target, so we talk about how to create a goal that makes workouts matter again. Then we get practical about bulking after 40, smart questi...
Ep. 32. Benefits Of Using AI
Ep. 32. Benefits Of Using AI.You ever plan a reset, only to have life cancel it for you? We start there: a solo hiking trip that never happened, a rough stretch of sickness, and a blunt reminder that “never zero” is not about crus...
EP. 31 Parenting Wins That Add Up
EP. 31 Parenting Wins That Add UpBraxston and special guest Natalie his wife share the wins and misses shaping their home right now. From rebuilding after injury to the cotton candy choice that wrecked a night’s sleep and how fixed famil...
The 4 A.M Club: Discipline or Delusion?
EP. 30 The 4 A.M Club: Discipline or Delusion?What if the 4 a.m. club isn’t a badge but a tool? Braxston and Nick dig into the real reasons to wake early, the seasons that shape their routines, and how to make mornings serve w...
Ep. 29 Most People Quit Over Blisters, Not The Climb
Ep. 29 Most People Quit Over Blisters, Not The ClimbEver notice how goals rarely collapse on the mountain and almost always crumble on the blister? Braxston and Nick open up about the tiny frictions that derail big plans, missed days, ba...
EP. 28: From Expectations To Authenticity: A Birthday Reflection
What if freedom isn’t having fewer obligations, but choosing who you are while carrying them? A 42nd-birthday check-in becomes a candid tour through alignment, expectations, and the legacy we leave in the people closest to us. We start with a s...
EP 27: A conversation about why men need strong men
Strength doesn’t mean doing everything alone but a lot of men live like it does.In this episode, we talk about why strong men need other strong men, how isolation quietly holds men back, and three things you can start doing right now to ...
EP 26: Why Hitting Big Goals Doesn’t Always Make You Feel Whole
What happens when you do all the “right” things—hit big goals, stay disciplined, keep showing up—and still feel empty?In this episode of the Rising Tribes Podcast, Nick and Brax have an honest conversation about success, fear, masculinit...
EP 25: Living a Full Life in a Busy Season
Most people don’t fail because they aren’t motivated. They fail because motivation eventually runs out.In this episode, Nick and Brax answer real listener questions around fitness discipline, marriage, business, and life—...
EP 24: Faith Is Caught, Not Taught
Most parents try to teach faith. Kids actually absorb it.In this episode, Nick and Braxston break down why leading spiritually isn’t about forcing routines, perfect prayers, or having all the answers—it’s about how you ...
EP 23: How we handle different seasons of growth in marriage...
In this episode of the Rising Tribes Podcast, we talk honestly about what happens when growth inside a marriage isn’t perfectly aligned.We cover:What to do when one person starts changing before the otherHow f...
EP 22: Living Intentional in 2026 | Brax & Natalie Edition
What if the answer for 2026 isn’t doing more… but doing what you already have with intention?In this episode of the Rising Tribes Podcast, Braxston sits down with his wife, Natalie, for an honest conversation about faith, family, ...
EP 21: Alcohol & All Things 2026 | Nick & Chelssie
In this episode, Nick and Chelssie talk about why they eliminated alcohol in 2025—and how that single decision set the foundation for growth heading into 2026.You’ll hear how removing alcohol impacted:clarity and decision-mak...
EP 20: 2026 Goals Blueprint: 1,200 Miles, 20,000 Burpees & “Never Zero”
It’s the 2026 planning episode. Nick Urankar and Braxston Cave lay out a simple, repeatable framework you can actually stick to: four pillars (Faith, Family, Fitness, Finances), 1–3 measurable goals per pillar, and a daily “Never Zero” rule so ...
EP 19: Social Media - Why Do People’s Opinions Affect Us So Much?
Why do people feel the need to argue online? Why does harmless content turn into controversy? And why do we keep posting anyway?In this episode, Nick and Braxton talk honestly about social media, criticism, fake success, consistency, and...