Episode 81:Most people think relationship problems come down to communication. Dr. Bruce Chalmer says that’s the biggest misconception couples believe.

In this episode, Bo DePaoli sits down with Dr. Chalmer, a psychologist with over 30 years in private practice to break down what actually destroys relationships… and what keeps them alive.

Bruce explains why most couples can communicate just fine, they’re just communicating mistrust, resentment, and fear. The real issue isn’t communication skills. It’s the inability to tolerate the anxiety that comes with honesty.

This conversation goes deeper than surface-level marriage advice and gets into the real mechanics of long-term partnership: stability, intimacy, gender dynamics, infidelity, and what it actually takes to repair trust when things break.

Topics include:
• Why “we need better communication” is usually the wrong diagnosis
• The two forces every couple must balance: stability vs. intimacy
• Why intimacy requires tolerating anxiety instead of avoiding it
• The hidden reason couples fight about small things instead of the real issue
• Infidelity: why it happens, and what determines if a couple can recover
• Why hyper-egalitarian relationships often struggle sexually
• The fear behind why men resist therapy and how to approach it differently
• What maturity actually looks like after divorce

This episode isn’t comfort. It’s clarity.

If you care about building relationships that last and learning the emotional discipline required to stay connected under pressure, this conversation is required listening.

Guest: Dr. Bruce Chalmer
Website: brucechalmer.com

Episode 80:

Most people think world champions are built by talent or genetics.Jared Martin knows the truth is discipline, patience, and learning how to carry weight most people avoid.In this episode of Raw & Relentless, Bo DePaoli sits down with Jared Martin, a 100% drug-tested world champion powerlifter, to unpack what it really takes to stay elite for nearly two decades.

Jared trained under Eddie Coan at Quads Gym, playing the long game of strength where progress is slow and earned. But the real story goes beyond lifting. Jared opens up about the “dark hour,” an intentional mental practice he uses to regulate emotion, face grief, and stay composed under extreme pressure, including competing at World Games after losing his wife.

This conversation moves past the gym and into life.

Topics include:

• Why elite strength is built through patience, not intensity

• Eddie Coan’s rule that shaped Jared’s entire career

• How small yearly gains compound into world-class performance

• The mental discipline behind the “dark hour”

• Longevity, recovery, and staying competitive as you age

• Why doing hard things still matters in an easy world

This episode isn’t motivational.It’s instructional.If you care about discipline, resilience, and building something that lasts, this conversation is required listening.

Guest: Jared Martin

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Episode 79:Most people think franchising is aboutfast growth. Joe Tagliente knows it’s about control, ownership, and playing the long game.

In this episode of Raw & Relentless, Bo DePaoli sits down with Joe Tagliente, second-generation Burger King franchisee, hotel developer, real estate investor, and advisor, to unpack what it really takes to build lasting wealth across decades — not hype cycles.

Joe shares the full story of growing a multi-unit Burger King operation, launching and scaling a hotel brand fromscratch, navigating massive leverage, family partnerships, real estate entitlement battles, and ultimately exiting operations while keeping the assets.

This isn’t theory.
It’s lived experience through multiple economic cycles.

In this conversation, Joe breaks down:
• How his father built a Burger King empire by owning the real estate
• Why most franchisees misunderstand risk, leverage, and scale
• The real margins behind fast-food and hotel businesses
• How to pivot from operator to landlord without losing control
• Why negative leverage destroys long-term wealth
• What today’s investors get wrong about cap rates and IRRs
• How legacy brands like Burger King compare to McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A
• Why “shopping in your own closet” is often the smartest real estate move

This episode is slow-burn wisdom.
No shortcuts.
No hype.
Just decades of hard-earned lessons about business, franchising, and real estate done the right way.

If you care about ownership, durability, and building something that lasts, this conversation is required listening.

Connect with Joe Tagliente
LinkedIn: Joe Tagliente