Always Up Podcast

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By: Brian B. Turner

The Always Up Podcast is where truth meets timing.Hosted by brian b. turner, a father, author, creator, and the mind behind BBT APPAREL and heybbt.com, this show cuts through culture to rebuild what really matters: men, women, relationships, and the blueprint that shapes them.These are not motivational speeches.These are confrontational reflections.Real stories. Real psychology. Real accountability.Masculinity. Femininity. Desire. Discipline.Faith. Healing. Structure. The rebuild.If you are tired of noise and ready for clarity, this is your corner of the internet.Truth builds you faster than comfort ever will.For the ones still in...

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MONOGAMY
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#39
Yesterday at 2:00 PM

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They said men aren't naturally monogamous.

But what if life has a way of changing what we want?

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SINGLE
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#38
09/24/2026

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They said being single was freedom.

Nobody mentioned what happens when everybody gets free at the same time.

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CONTROL
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#37
09/21/2026

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You didn't ask permission.

At least...

You don't remember asking.

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INHIBITIONS
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#36
09/16/2026

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Loosen up.

Don't overthink it.

What's one more?

Sometimes that's where the trouble starts.

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SHE SO CRAZY
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#35
06/13/2026

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He spent years trying to figure her out.

That was the problem.

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THE EXPIRATION DATE
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#34
05/31/2026

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People say attraction is personal...

Until somebody gets attracted to somebody they weren't expecting.

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BLIND LOYALTY
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#33
05/27/2026

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Some loyalty sounds honorable...

Until you realize you’ve been performing versions of yourself that stopped feeling real a long time ago.

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DARK PASSENGER
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#32
05/18/2026

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Some people don’t have a dark passenger because they’re evil...

Some people got one because life taught them how to survive.

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IS CELIBACY HEALTHY
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#31
05/15/2026

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Not everybody's protecting their peace…

Some people are just exhausted.

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ONLY SCAMS
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#30
03/19/2026

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At twenty, it made sense.

At thirty…

it still exists.

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THE FATHER WOUND
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#29
03/16/2026

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Some boys grow up surrounded by people.
But guidance and presence are not the same thing.

This episode follows the quiet shaping of a boy who learned manhood by observation.

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THE BROKEN QUEEN
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#28
03/11/2026

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Strength can look solidΒ and still be carrying too much alone.

Capability can hide exhaustion.
Independence can disguise isolation.

This episode sits with the weight strong women carry in silenceΒ and asks what happens when survival becomes identity.

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THE REBOUND LIE
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#27
01/28/2026

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Moving on fast looks like strength.
But relief isn’t healing, it’s delay.
This episode sits with the quiet cost of replacement and asks what happens when pain never gets named.

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THE DATING APP DELUSION
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#26
01/07/2026

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Choice was sold as freedom.
Endless options quietly trained hesitation.
This episode sits with the illusion of connection and asks what gets lost when nobody ever fully arrives.

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TOO MUCH SEX
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#25
12/25/2025

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Desire didn’t disappear. It got diluted.
When access became unlimited, meaning became optional.
This episode examines how excess numbed intimacy and why restraint might be the most radical move left.

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DO WOMEN NEED MEN
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#24
12/19/2025

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Independence was never the destination.
Access became power, and connection became optional.
This episode explores what was lost when men became abundant and love became negotiable.

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IS MARRIAGE A SCAM?
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#23
12/01/2025

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Most of us loved the idea more than the reality.
Commitment is not the problem. Pretending is.
This episode asks why we called it maturity when it was really silence.

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TOO REAL TO WIN
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#22
11/24/2025

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Some episodes hit you.
This one changes you.

Too Real to Win is the moment a man stops performing for the world and starts telling the truth to himself.
It is the shift from noise to order, from distraction to discipline, from excuses to clarity.

This is the episode people replay in silence.

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REBUILDING HER AND YOU
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#21
11/19/2025

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Some rebuilds do not start with her.
They start with the man you finally decide to become.

This episode is about truth, patterns, and the quiet work that changes everything.

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SEX CITY
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#20
11/15/2025

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Sex City isn’t about desire.
It’s about the versions of yourself you meet when you stop pretending you’re okay.
This episode is a story, a warning, and a mirror.
If you’ve ever chased what didn’t love you back, step inside.


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THE MASCULINE RESET
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#19
11/14/2025

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The Masculine Reset is not about dominance. It is about design.
This is not masculinity rewritten; it is masculinity restored.
If you lost your edge, this episode gives it back.

🎧 Listen now and feel the shift.

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ACCOUNTABILITY AIN'T ABUSE
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#18
11/11/2025

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In a world where correction feels like control and honesty gets labeled as hate, this episode breaks down the difference between being attacked and being aligned. Brian B. Turner unpacks how accountability is the real love language of growth, and why truth will always sound harsh to people still healing from chaos.

This one is for the men learning to lead without losing their peace, and the women knowing that guidance isn’t a sign of weakness.

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THE SUBMISSION STANDOFF
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#17
11/07/2025

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In a world where nobody wants to yield, love has turned into a chess match.
The Submission Standoff breaks down the quiet power struggle between men and women, revealing how peace becomes a competition.

Brian B. Turner explores how leadership, pride, and fear intersect in modern relationships, and what it truly takes for a man to lead without losing himself.
This episode isn’t about control. It’s about clarity.
Because peace is not a prize. It is a test.

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LOVE VS. LEVERAGE
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#16
11/03/2025

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In a world where connection has turned into competition, this one cuts deep.
Love vs. Leverage breaks down how modern relationships became more about power than peace.

Brian B. Turner exposes what happens when affection becomes strategic and people start measuring love by its outcomes instead of the effort invested.

This is not a sermon. It’s a mirror.
And it just might change how you move next time you call something love.

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THE LOYALTY ILLUSION
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#15
10/30/2025

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Some people aren’t loyal. They’re just funded.

In this episode of The Always Up Podcast, Brian B. Turner unpacks what loyalty really means once comfort, money, and convenience leave the room. It’s a raw look at why loyalty fades, how to protect your peace, and what it takes to stay solid when the world prioritizes access over integrity.

This one’s part truth, part therapy, all builder energy.

🎧 Listen to The Loyalty Illusion, and find out who’s really with you when the noise stops.

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SOFT LIFE/ HARD TRUTHS
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#14
10/27/2025

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The world made the soft life look easy.
But real comfort comes with a cost.

In this episode, Brian B. Turner breaks down what it really means to build peace, lead with purpose, and stay steady when the world keeps testing your patience.
This is for the men learning that softness isn’t weakness. Its structure, discipline, and faith under pressure.

Tune in. Reflect. Rebuild.

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GOOD MEN AIN'T TRENDING
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#13
10/24/2025

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They say good men are hard to find.
Truth is, they’re just hard to see in a world that rewards chaos over character.

This episode breaks down how the algorithm changed attraction and why attention became the new currency. Brian B. Turner explores why solid men get overlooked, how divorced and single men are navigating this new reality, and what it really means to rebuild with discipline and faith when the world only claps for dysfunction.

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THE SHIFT
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#12
10/20/2025

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Attention used to be earned.
Now it’s currency.

In this episode, Brian breaks down how social media quietly rewired modern relationships and how it turned validation into a full-time job. From the endless scroll to the rise of β€œsituationships,” he exposes why good men are disappearing from the digital dating game and what it means for the next generation.

This one isn’t about blame.
Β It’s about awareness, balance, and getting your power back.

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THE CHEAT
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#11
10/17/2025

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They said the boy was different.
Turns out, he was just honest.

The Cheat is not about betrayal. It is about awakening.
It is the story of what happens when a man finally realizes everyone cheats somethingβ€”peace, purpose, or peopleβ€”until life forces them to stop.

This is not a confession.
It is a mirror.
A myth.
A message for the men who grew up believing that being good was enough.

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BUILT DIFFERENT
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#10
10/12/2025

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After everything fell apart, the rebuild began, not with noise, but with structure.
This episode is about rhythm, faith, and building the right way this time.
No more chasing. No more proving. Just alignment, consistency, and motion.

Because what’s built on faith doesn’t fall apart, it gets rebuilt stronger.

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DELETE EVERYTHING
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#9
10/05/2025

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Sometimes, the only way forward is to clear everything out. In this episode, we discuss the power of deleting old projects, dead contacts, comfort zones, and even entire businesses. And why resets are necessary for any rebuild.

It’s not defeat. Its design. Demolition comes before design, and every builder needs a reset button.

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THE COLD WORLD
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#8
09/28/2025

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Merchant cash advances look like lifelines, but they’re traps built for desperation. In this episode we pull back the curtain on how MCA loans really work, why they’re so easy to get, and the power behind them that banks and the SBA never talk about.

A cold look at a system that feeds on small businesses and the builders who keep going anyway.

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THE ASK
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#7
09/21/2025

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This episode dives into the weight of asking for help, the pride it costs, the silence it reveals, and the unexpected truths that come back with every yes and no. It’s less about money, more about clarity, and how the hardest lessons show up in the toughest seasons.

Stay tuned for what comes next.

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THE BORROW
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#6
09/14/2025

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Most people borrow because they are scared.
I am borrowing because I refused to stop building.

This episode is not about the money. It is about the pride, the hesitation, the embarrassing rehearsals, and the weight of asking for help when you have built your life on being the one who helps others. I share what those days felt like, the lessons I learned, and why survival is not weakness but strategy.

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BURN IT DOWN
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#5
09/07/2025

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At a homecare conference in 2014, I knew it was time to move on.
The vision was clear: I was meant to build, create, and step into something bigger.
But instead of burning it down, I tried to play it safe, and safe cost me everything.

In this episode, I share the story of ignoring the call, chasing vision halfway, and what happened when comfort disguised itself as wisdom. This is the full circle moment that proves: if you don’t move when it’s time, life will move you β€” and it...


THE WRONG BET
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#4
08/31/2025

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After the callback, Florida felt a sense of redemption.
The victory lap.
The dream of finally building a business with my family in the mix.

But what I didn’t see was that the very thing I called safe was actually the wrong bet.

This episode is about the high before the fall, the cracks that started to show, and the breaking point that forced me to reset.

Listen in as I break down:

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THE CALLBACK
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#3
08/24/2025

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After rejection in Florida, I thought the door was closed for good. But then the phone rang again, "the callback." The same people who told me β€œno” were suddenly saying β€œyes.”

This episode is about what happens when a second chance shows up, how I brought my family into the dream, and why the victory lap wasn’t as easy as it looked.

I start with a lesson from The Alchemist, a book that taught me sometimes life takes you the long way, just so you’ll recognize the prize when i...


THE CALL
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08/17/2025

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Seventeen years in home care.
Maryland. Virginia. Florida?

I thought the timing was perfect... my Outliers moment.
But one phone call changed everything.

In this episode, I share the story of chasing the Florida dream, losing it in an instant, and the fire that rejection lit inside me. Sometimes the thing you don’t get… ends up saving you.

If you’ve ever been overlooked, underestimated, or counted out, this one’s for you.

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THE NAME
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08/10/2025

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Before this was a podcast, it was a decision. Two words I held onto when life was breaking in every direction: Always Up.

In this first episode, I take you back to the moment that phrase became my compass. You’ll hear the story of my grandma’s quiet wisdom, the day I almost stayed down for good, and how a simple choice became the filter for every move I’ve made since.

We’ll dive into:

What Always Up really means and what it’s notThe hardest season I’v...