American Real
American Real

American Real

Roger L. Brooks

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American Real TV is a self improvement talkshow with a mission to raise global consciousness in hopes to inspire, empower and enlighten our listeners through the stories of our guests. The show is hosted by Roger L. Brooks and broadcast through various online channels including YouTube, Facebook, iTunes and our website. A new episode is released each Sunday! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/american-real/support

Recent Episodes

Episode #260 | Derrick and Tia Hill | Flash Brothers
FEB 24, 2026
Episode #260 | Derrick and Tia Hill | Flash Brothers
📚  GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED - Learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author: https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/publishing ⌨️ Visit our website: americanrealpublishing.com 🔴 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-Today we're talking about something most families only dream about: what it really takes to raise a young man who reaches the NFL. To put the journey in perspective in the US. There are roughly 1 million boys playing 11 man high school football in any given year. From there, the funnel narrows fast. The NCAA estimates that among draft eligible Division one players, only about 3.8% are selected in the NFL draft. In other words, getting drafted isn't just hard. It's very rare. Now imagine that happening twice in one household, with two brothers, both getting the NFL call. Today, we're honored to sit down with Derrick and Tia Hill, parents of Justice and Dax Hill and the authors of "Flash Brothers, A Parental Playbook of Life" with the Forward by Jim Harbaugh. Derrick is a business graduate of Oklahoma State University, and Tia holds an MBA from Northeastern State University. They're rooted in faith, committed to community, and passionate about helping others unlock the divine potential inside of them, especially the next generation. WHERE TO FIND DERRICK AND TIA:Derrick and Tia's Website: https://derrickandtiahill.com/Derrick and Tia's Book: https://a.co/d/0d7knl27-Roger L. Brooks is the founder and host of American Real and American Real Publishing Company. If you'd like to learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author, schedule a call with a member of Roger's team here ➡️ https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/book-Get Roger's latest book, "The Power of Being Rich: 10 Essential Steps to Manifest What You Already Have" by clicking on this link: https://amzn.to/2TN0sFr-Follow Roger on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbrooks/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-AMERICAN REAL Website: https://americanreal.tviTunes: https://apple.co/2yPeU4AFacebook: https://facebook.com/americanrealtv/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanRealTVTwitter: https://twitter.com/rogerbrooks/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbro...YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanReal
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62 MIN
Episode #259 | Charles Castleberry | The Declaration's Forgotten Liberties
FEB 7, 2026
Episode #259 | Charles Castleberry | The Declaration's Forgotten Liberties
📚  GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED - Learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author: https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/publishing ⌨️ Visit our website: americanrealpublishing.com 🔴 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-Today we're talking about the story behind the words, how America's founding ideas were formed, debated, sharpened, and ultimately expressed in the declaration. Most of us learned a simplified version a single moment, a single document, and a few famous names. But history is hardly that clean. In this conversation, we're going to dig into what was written before the declaration. What unalienable rights really meant in its original forming, and how certain myths became common knowledge over time. We'll also look at the overlooked contributors across class, race and gender whose influence and sacrifice shape the era, even if their names didn't make it into the textbooks. Joining us today is Charles Castleberry, historian, author and constitutional researcher whose work focuses on America's founding era and the ideas that shaped the Declaration of Independence. He's the author of "The Declaration's Forgotten Liberties," a book that uncovers overlooked documents, people and principles that directly influenced Thomas Jefferson's pen, challenging long standing myths while restoring historical context, often missing from modern education. WHERE TO FIND CHARLES:Charles' Website: https://forgottenliberties.com/Charles' Book: https://a.co/d/0eGXQqCz-Roger L. Brooks is the founder and host of American Real and American Real Publishing Company. If you'd like to learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author, schedule a call with a member of Roger's team here ➡️ https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/book-Get Roger's latest book, "The Power of Being Rich: 10 Essential Steps to Manifest What You Already Have" by clicking on this link: https://amzn.to/2TN0sFr-Follow Roger on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbrooks/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-AMERICAN REAL Website: https://americanreal.tviTunes: https://apple.co/2yPeU4AFacebook: https://facebook.com/americanrealtv/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanRealTVTwitter: https://twitter.com/rogerbrooks/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbro...YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanReal
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124 MIN
Episode #258 | Staci McCormack | Where Lost is Found
NOV 30, 2025
Episode #258 | Staci McCormack | Where Lost is Found
📚  GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED - Learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author: https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/publishing ⌨️ Visit our website: americanrealpublishing.com 🔴 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-Today we're talking about those messy in-between seasons of life. When your job feels off. Relationships are shifting. The kids are growing up fast and you're not quite sure who you are anymore. Sometimes you evolve or you stay stagnant, crusty and unsettled. For today's guest, that journey even included a house full of snakes and one very divine dog. We're going to explore what it looks like to navigate those liminal spaces, how to recognize the predators in your life and how to rediscover your calm connection and purpose when everything feels in motion. Staci McCormack is a bestselling author, women's mentor, and retreat leader, and she's here to share her book, "Where Lost is Found," and its companion study guide. Tools designed to help women move through seasons of change with humor, authenticity, faith, and a practical roadmap for what comes next. Oon this episode of American Real, Roger asks Staci where she got the strength to help herself to make her story. "Well, I consider myself to be quite brave," Staci says. "I my life has brought me lots of opportunity to develop those skills of resiliency. I have I'm living with a brain tumor. Raising kids, you know, interviewing for new positions that that we hope to get so I, I it, I stepped almost roger outside of myself and I, I said to myself, you got this girl like you've got you've got a good foundation. You might not know the navigational tools, but you've got the space, you've got an interest, you have a willingness to be open present and to listen. And maybe the listening starts with yourself. And so I knew that, I knew some things. For example, I knew what it takes to maintain a good relationship with a growing boy who turns into a man." WHERE TO FIND STACI:Staci's Website: https://stacimccormack.com/Staci's Book: https://a.co/d/gZVBXjn -Roger L. Brooks is the founder and host of American Real and American Real Publishing Company. If you'd like to learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author, schedule a call with a member of Roger's team here ➡️ https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/book-Get Roger's latest book, "The Power of Being Rich: 10 Essential Steps to Manifest What You Already Have" by clicking on this link: https://amzn.to/2TN0sFr-Follow Roger on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbrooks/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-AMERICAN REAL Website: https://americanreal.tviTunes: https://apple.co/2yPeU4AFacebook: https://facebook.com/americanrealtv/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanRealTVTwitter: https://twitter.com/rogerbrooks/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbro...YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanReal
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50 MIN
Episode #257 | Joe Guggia | Blind Eye Love
NOV 30, 2025
Episode #257 | Joe Guggia | Blind Eye Love
📚  GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED - Learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author: https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/publishing ⌨️ Visit our website: americanrealpublishing.com 🔴 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-We don't like to talk about it, but some of the deepest wounds happen inside the family, where love can mask control, denial, and generational trauma. Yet even in that darkness, resilience is real. Forgiveness has a cost. And breaking the cycle takes courage. Most of us can't imagine. Today's guest is Joe Guggia, author of "Blind Eye Love: A Young Girl's Abusive Childhood Becomes a Life of Optimism." The book is a multi-generational California saga based on true events that confronts abuse, silence, and the long road to healing. As a floral designer for over 40 years, writing has been a hidden passion that Joe is now working towards being his full time job. On this episode of American Real, Roger asks Joe how all this came to be and what gave him the strength to putting the pen to the paper. "Well, it's a family that I know well," Joe says. "It's not my own, per se. And I've written, like, floral articles over the years for different publications. I wanted to do this. I did a self-published design book, but, you know, dabbled in it all, knowing that if you can write one thing that's good and solid, get it marketed and people relate to it, it can be successful, but monetarily and personally. So that's kind of my goal. I'm a little older now. I'm still a florist. I do it and it's great. But I just thought, let's start doing something else. So I just started making notes about things. I had no idea about anything, really. It was just background that I was aware of. And I just researched the company and talked to you and just decided to go with it." WHERE TO FIND JOE:Joe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeguggia/?hl=enJoe's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joe.guggia/Joe's Book: https://a.co/d/1JdTjFh-Roger L. Brooks is the founder and host of American Real and American Real Publishing Company. If you'd like to learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author, schedule a call with a member of Roger's team here ➡️ https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/book-Get Roger's latest book, "The Power of Being Rich: 10 Essential Steps to Manifest What You Already Have" by clicking on this link: https://amzn.to/2TN0sFr-Follow Roger on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbrooks/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-AMERICAN REAL Website: https://americanreal.tviTunes: https://apple.co/2yPeU4AFacebook: https://facebook.com/americanrealtv/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanRealTVTwitter: https://twitter.com/rogerbrooks/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbro...YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanReal
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42 MIN
Episode #256 | Timothy Ward | The GOAT Within
NOV 9, 2025
Episode #256 | Timothy Ward | The GOAT Within
📚  GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED - Learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author: https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/publishing ⌨️ Visit our website: americanrealpublishing.com 🔴 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-If we're honest, most people aren't aging. They're slowly breaking. We normalize being tired in our 30s, soft in our 40s, injured in our 50s, medicated in our 60s. We're swimming in toxic food, lazy science, TikTok fitness hacks, and quick fixes that leave us weaker and more confused than ever. But the truth is brutally simple. As we get older, we're either in growth mode or decay mode. There's no neutral. What if longevity wasn't mystery or vanity, but strategy? Imagine treating muscle mass, heart strength, and metabolic health is non-negotiable assets and building a personal ecosystem that makes you stronger at 40, 50, and 60+ than you were a decade ago. That's the promise behind the goal within cutting through the noise with a system that's science backed, brutally honest and designed, designed for real lives in real, toxic world. Today we're joined by the man behind that system, Timothy Ward. Longevity expert, elite performance coach, fitness sciences leader and founder of Livestrong. He's the author of The Goat Within and is the creator of Fitness Quadrant, the framework that's been used to transform everyone from high performers to everyday men and women who refuse to slide into decay. We're going to talk about why muscle is magic, how to engineer your own longevity blueprint and what it really takes to live healthy, strong, and switched on for the long haul. On this episode of American Real, Roger asks Timothy about the numbers regarding certain health risks. "So there's so much information and data to be really highlighted," Timothy says. "High blood pressure adds about 20 to 25% increased risk of you dying. High blood pressure. Type two diabetes is about 30%. Maybe a little bit more smoking. If you're a smoker, you have a 50% increase in dying early. Okay, serious numbers. Let me compare those to something you've never had your doctor talk to you about. We talk to you about strength and VO2 max. If you're weak, meaning you have low muscular strength and you're losing your strength as you age, you're carrying a 250% higher risk of death, 250%." WHERE TO FIND TIMOTHY:Timothy's Book: https://a.co/d/3cjrRM6Timothy's Website: https://fitnessquadrant.net/-Roger L. Brooks is the founder and host of American Real and American Real Publishing Company. If you'd like to learn more about getting your book published or becoming a bestselling author, schedule a call with a member of Roger's team here ➡️ https://www.officialrogerbrooks.com/book-Get Roger's latest book, "The Power of Being Rich: 10 Essential Steps to Manifest What You Already Have" by clicking on this link: https://amzn.to/2TN0sFr-Follow Roger on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbrooks/ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2zVQDLO-AMERICAN REAL Website: https://americanreal.tviTunes: https://apple.co/2yPeU4AFacebook: https://facebook.com/americanrealtv/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanRealTVTwitter: https://twitter.com/rogerbrooks/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbro...YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanReal
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65 MIN