Finding Your Spine
In a time when courage feels increasingly rare, Finding Your Spine challenges the status quo. Hosted by Dr. Chase Spears, this weekly podcast explores how Christians—and even secular conservatives—can stand firm in their values amid the pressures of cancel culture. With insightful commentary and bold conversations, Dr. Spears examines the tradeoff many make between conscience and comfort, reminding listeners that true freedom requires the spine to defend it. Tune in each week for thought-provoking discussions that inspire moral courage in an age of compromise.
Podcasting since 2025 • 40 episodes
Finding Your Spine
Latest Episodes
A Year of Courage
In this special year-end episode, Dr. Chase Spears is joined by his wife Lori for an intimate conversation reflecting on 2025—a year of unexpected changes, trials, triumphs, and growth.From the launch of Finding Your Spine to navigating persona...
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Episode 39
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56:01
SEAL Veteran Takes on Woke Law Firms
Dr. Chase Spears welcomes retired Navy SEAL Bill Brown—combat veteran, founder of the NYC SEAL Swim, and fearless advocate for veterans’ rights. From war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan to battling “woke” cancel culture inside a major law firm, B...
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Episode 38
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1:05:22
He Spent 18 Years Inside the CIA
Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Pedro Orta—18-year CIA veteran, undercover case officer, Iraq/Afghanistan combat veteran, and author of The Broken Whistle. From escaping Cuban communism to exposing waste, fraud, harassment, and life-threatening misma...
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Episode 37
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1:17:56
Taming Dopamine: The Neuroscience of Boldness
Dr. Chase Spears reunites with his former Georgetown professor, award-winning speechwriter, and bestselling author Mike Long (The Molecule of More, Taming the Molecule of More) for a wide-ranging conversation on dopamine—the brain chemical that...
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Episode 36
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1:24:46
Have Yourself A Merry Little G. K. Chesterton Christmas
Dr. Chase Spears welcomes filmmaker and author Ryan Whitaker Smith—known for Surprised by Oxford, The Pendragon Cycle, and the beautifully crafted Winter Fire—to explore why G.K. Chesterton remains one of the most joyful, insightful, and courag...
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Episode 35
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50:57