
What happens when the people closest to you have no idea how much you're struggling? For years, host Kyle pursued discipline, achievement, and control while privately battling alcohol addiction. His friends saw someone...


More Than Capable is about rising up when the journey of life demands the most of us. It is a podcast about the hardships of life: recovery, loss, grief, burnout and addiction and the parts of us all that make us more capable than we ever imagined.Hosted by Kyle Layne, a recovered alcoholic who rose to the greatest challenge life ever presented a few months after entering rehab, the show features long-form conversations with people who have been tested by life and are still choosing responsibility, growth, and purpose.This is not a self-help show. It is not about motivation, optimization, or pretending to be a finished product. More Than Capable is about becoming stronger physically, emotionally, and spiritually through honest conversations about struggle, recovery, family, faith, endurance, and the work of showing up.For men and women navigating hard seasons, rebuilding trust, seeking purpose, struggling with identity, or learning how to keep going, these conversations are a reminder that being worn down or misstepping does not mean being broken.Keep showing up and taking action.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMore Than Capable is about rising up when the journey of life demands the most of us. It is a podcast about the hardships of life: recovery, loss, grief, burnout and addiction and the parts of us all that make us more capable than we ever imagined.
Recent episodes include "Grappling with Hidden Struggles: Jiu-Jitsu, Friendship and Addiction Recovery with Brian and Zach | EP020" (28 October 2026, 66 minutes), "Chasing Control Is Here: Join the Early Movement + a Listener-Only Launch Week Special | EP019" (6 October 2026, 11 minutes), and "The Stories We Tell and the Ones We Avoid with Chas Hoppe | EP018" (8 September 2026, 93 minutes).
More Than Capable publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 77 minutes.
Booking probability for More Than Capable is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. More Than Capable requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. More Than Capable's contact route on record: verified email.
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What happens when the people closest to you have no idea how much you're struggling? For years, host Kyle pursued discipline, achievement, and control while privately battling alcohol addiction. His friends saw someone...

Episode #19
Chasing Control is officially out in the world. I wrote this book for my children. But as early readers have begun sharing what they saw in its pages—addiction, recovery, grief, faith, fear, family, honesty and hope—I...

Chas Hoppe has spent much of his career helping other people tell their stories. As a ghostwriter, editor, and founder of Cape & Cowl Media , he has worked on dozens of books and helped authors find the meaning...

Episode #17
Roy "Red" Campbell was the only man from his company to serve from beginning to end of World War II. He survived years of infantry combat in New Guinea and the Philippines, disease, starvation, wounds, and conditions...

Episode #16
<p >Narcissistic abuse rarely begins with an obvious warning. It develops gradually—through love bombing, cognitive dissonance, gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and a steady erosion of trust in your own reality.</p>...

Episode #16
Narcissistic abuse rarely begins with an obvious warning. It develops gradually—through love bombing, cognitive dissonance, gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and a steady erosion of trust in your own reality. Meghan...

<p>Craig Richards has spent his life on the wall.</p> <p>A climber, speaker, and international musician, Craig grew up in Colorado with rock climbing woven into his family story. At eight years old, he climbed Devil's...

Craig Richards has spent his life on the wall. A climber, speaker, and international musician, Craig grew up in Colorado with rock climbing woven into his family story. At eight years old, he climbed Devil's Tower, the...

<p>Charles Hartford graduated from West Point, served as an airborne Ranger infantry officer, deployed five times, taught history at the West Point, and helped lead ground forces during the 2003 rescue of American POW...

Episode #13
<p>In this episode of More Than Capable, Kyle sits down with Brian Murray, CEO of Ryan Companies, to talk about depression, leadership, faith, treatment, and the courage it takes to open up.</p> <p>Brian is not speaking...

<p>Corwin Knight grew up surrounded by sports, Boy Scouts, close friends, and a family that loved him deeply. He was the kid other parents trusted. The one they asked to watch over their sons when everyone left for...

<p>Three years after entering rehab, Kyle sits down with his wife, Alyssa, for a conversation about what recovery has required from both of them.</p> <p>Kyle and Alyssa reflect on the isolation, fear, silence, loyalty...

<p>In this episode of More Than Capable, Kyle sits down with Jacob Esser, founder of Dads of Down Syndrome, for a conversation about fatherhood, purpose, fear, advocacy, and the unexpected ways our lives are shaped by...

Episode #9
<p>Chris Burns built his career at the highest levels of television—winning Emmys and working on Duck Dynasty—while quietly battling an addiction that would nearly kill him.</p> <p>At one point, on set, he was one of...

<p>What does it actually take to build a life you don't want to escape from?</p> <p>In this conversation, Kyle sits down with Luke Thorkildsen, Chief Operating Officer of Weatherby, to explore the long, often...

<p>What if the moment that nearly ended your life… was the one that finally gave it back to you?</p> <p>Kenny White was a father, a provider, and a man quietly losing control. Alcohol had taken hold, shaping his days...

Episode #6
<p>At mile eight of the Twin Cities 10 Mile race, Tyler Moon collapsed in the middle of the course.</p> <p>A healthy 25-year-old. Three months away from his wedding. No warning.</p> <p>What happened next involved...

Episode #5
<p>What if the most dangerous choice in your life isn't failure — but inaction?</p> <p>In this episode, I sit down with Morgan Hampel—friend, engineer, Navy Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer and real estate operator—to...

<p>Grant Hankins didn't just "turn things around" — he refused to accept the story that seemed inevitable.</p> <p>In this conversation, Grant and Kyle unpack what it looks like to challenge the path you think you're...

Episode #3
<p>What happens when you stop running from your emotions and learn to stay with them?</p> <p>In this deeply personal conversation, Kyle sits down with psychedelic therapist and trauma integration specialist Julian...
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Managing Director and Partner of Reach Student Life Management; founder and CEO of Academic Edge Inc., Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University
Chief Operating Officer, Weatherby, Inc.
Living Proof Leadership
trauma therapist and psychedelic integration specialist, Trauma Healing & Psychedelic Integration
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