The Green Pants

Scott LeRette

The Green Pants Podcast with Scott LeRette The Green Pants Podcast is where raw truth meets real faith. Hosted by Scott LeRette — author of The Unbreakable Boy, recovering addict, father, storyteller, and executive producer of the Lionsgate film — this show tackles the chaos of our culture with honesty, courage, and hope. From faith and family to politics, culture, dreams, and the battles we fight in silence, Scott goes straight at the tough topics most people avoid. No filters. No apologies. Just real talk rooted in scripture, lived experience, and the belief that God can redeem any story. Each episode unpacks the forces shaping our world — rage, division, cultural decay, mental health struggles, addiction, idolatry, stress, and the collapse of truth — and pairs them with tools for resilience, grace, conviction, and personal transformation. This is a place for people who are tired of the noise, hungry for honesty, and ready to stand for something again. A place for dreamers, fighters, believers… and anyone trying to find their footing in a world that’s losing its way. This is The Green Pants Podcast. Faith. Truth. Culture. Courage. Dreams. 🎙 Listen & Watch Here:  https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

  1. APR 9

    E18 - I Am Too Busy For You

    The Green Pants Podcast with Scott LeRette is a raw, faith-centered, truth-telling journey into the heart of what it means to live with purpose in a divided, noisy, wounded world. Scott — author of The Unbreakable Boy and executive producer of the Lionsgate film — brings the same honesty, grit, humor, and hard-won wisdom that shaped his family’s story After years of staying silent about faith, politics, and truth — to “keep the peace” — Scott realized that silence was costing him everything. This course correction. Unfiltered. No apologies. No scripts. Each episode dives into the realities most people are afraid to talk about: • Faith in a fractured world • Rage politics and cultural decay • Dreams and purpose • Recovery, resilience, and redemption • Parenting and autism • Mental health Scott weaves together scripture, cultural insight, and moments from his own journey — including rock bottom, to Hollywood highs, and the quiet miracles. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    24 min

  2. MAR 8

    For The Love Of Gracie

    In this episode of The Green Pants Podcast Scott shares the story of his beloved King Charles Cavalier Spaniel- Gracie... what happened to her and why this should have never been able to occur. After saying goodbye to her this week... he doesn't know if her sister, Coco also has weeks or months left because she is cursed with the same fate. She is also dying. Dying all because someone was negligent and allowed this to happen. It's a heartbreaking story and after 3.5 years of people asking about it he is finally going to talk about the girls. Not about who or why but instead the what... and try to make sense of the non-sensical. He will also ask the question... can you love an animal as you would another human? But this episode is also as much for Scott as it is anyone else. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    21 min

  3. FEB 9

    E16 NEVER APOLOGIZE

    When our world is always quick to blame and shame, stand up and don't give in. Being in the world of mental health and special needs-- it's often difficult to understand how people understand YOU. And judgement comes quickly. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    26 min

  4. JAN 18

    E15 A Random Update About Random Things Realted to Scott LeRette - And an epic thumbnail fail !!!

    The Green Pants Podcast with Scott LeRette is a raw, faith-centered, truth-telling journey into the heart of what it means to live with purpose in a divided, noisy, wounded world. Scott — author of The Unbreakable Boy and executive producer of the Lionsgate film — brings the same honesty, grit, humor, and hard-won wisdom that shaped his family’s story After years of staying silent about faith, politics, and truth — to “keep the peace”  — Scott realized that silence was costing him everything. This course correction. Unfiltered. No apologies. No scripts.  Each episode dives into the realities most people are afraid to talk about: • Faith in a fractured world • Rage politics and cultural decay • Dreams and purpose • Recovery, resilience, and redemption • Parenting and autism • Mental health Scott weaves together scripture, cultural insight, and moments from his own journey — including rock bottom, to Hollywood highs, and the quiet miracles. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    17 min

  5. 12/29/2025

    E14 - The Age of Online Courage is a Cancer

    In this episode, Scott LeRette dives headfirst into the psychology behind online behavior—specifically the phenomenon known as online disinhibition and how it fuels digital aggression. In a world where keyboards and screens create distance, people often say things online they would never say face to face. Scott explores why that happens, what it reveals about human nature, and why it matters more than ever. At the core of the discussion is anonymity—and not just hiding behind a username. Scott unpacks disassociative anonymity, the psychological separation between our online actions and our real-world identity. When people feel unseen or unaccountable, inhibitions weaken. For some, this leads to honesty, vulnerability, or humor—what psychologists call benign disinhibition. But for many others, it opens the door to cruelty, hostility, and impulsive attacks—toxic disinhibition. The episode examines how emotional reactivity drives much of today’s online aggression. When outrage is rewarded with likes, retweets, and validation, emotions take the wheel and reason gets pushed aside. Scott explains how people are often reacting not to truth, but to feelings—fear, insecurity, anger, or tribal loyalty—creating a feedback loop that escalates conflict rather than resolves it. Scott also breaks down the role of group dynamics, including group polarization and echo chambers, where individuals surrounded by like-minded voices drift toward more extreme opinions. In these environments, disagreement isn’t just rejected—it’s dehumanized. Listeners are challenged to recognize how quickly “them” replaces “us,” and how empathy erodes when people are reduced to avatars, labels, or caricatures. A sobering part of the conversation focuses on the Dark Tetrad personality traits—narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism—and how they correlate with toxic online behavior. Scott makes clear this isn’t about labeling everyone online as malicious, but about understanding why certain personalities thrive in digital spaces that reward dominance, humiliation, and attention. The episode also addresses the bystander effect, where silence in online spaces unintentionally normalizes abuse. When no one intervenes, cruelty becomes acceptable, and harmful behavior spreads unchecked. Ultimately, this episode isn’t about shaming or finger-pointing. It’s a mirror. Scott invites listeners to pause, reflect, and ask hard questions about their own digital conduct. In a time of division and outrage, he calls for empathy, intentionality, and responsibility—reminding us that behind every comment is a real human being. Before you type, before you react, before you hit send—think. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    33 min

  6. 12/07/2025

    E13 The Things They Never Tell Us-we are all addicts.

    “This episode is totally off-the-cuff — Scott hits record and talks straight from the gut about something rarely discussed: the societal and relational cost of sobriety. Everyone knows what addiction does to the addict, but very few talk about what sobriety does to everyone around them. Scott walks through ten hard-hitting pillars: why people pull away when you get sober, how recovery becomes a mirror for others, why old playgrounds and playmates fade, how shame and inertia shape relationships, and even why sobriety rewires your brain to feel repulsed by drunkenness. This is a raw, unfiltered conversation about identity, healing, loss, faith, and what it truly takes to rebuild your life. If you’ve ever struggled with addiction — or loved someone who has — this episode will hit home.”https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    31 min

  7. 11/19/2025

    E12 The Division of a Country... Faith or Fury

    In this episode of The Green Pants Podcast, Scott LeRette steps into one of the most difficult – and necessary – conversations of our time: how America became a nation where disagreement is no longer patriotic, but dangerous. Coming off Episode 11, where Scott opened up about the cost of silence, this episode is the natural next step — a bold, faith-centered look at why speaking truth is no longer optional. Scott breaks down the first four elements of the divide: (1) From Division to Destruction – how a slow cultural drip became a boiling national crisis. (2) The Birth of Rage Politics – the era when anger became strategy and emotion became a weapon. (3) Crosshairs Culture – why people are now targets, not neighbors. (4) Digital Gasoline – how social media rewired our brains and monetized outrage. With his trademark honesty, Scott shares the moments when he softened his voice to “keep the peace” and how that silence nearly cost him his dream, his faith, and his purpose. He opens up about the moment he realized the apology tour was finally over — and why he is done hiding what he believes. This episode isn’t political punditry. It’s a man reclaiming his voice, guided by scripture and driven by conviction. Anchored in James 1:19–20 (NLT) — “Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry” — Scott explores how we reached a point where disagreement equals hatred, why identity replaced argument, and how partial truths became full distortions. He reflects on the war rooms, media ecosystems, selective outrage, echo chambers, lost friendships, and the culture of accusation that now defines our national landscape. But this episode is not just diagnosis — it’s a warning, a reflection, and a spiritual call to clarity in a noisy, fractured world. Scott shares a powerful moment with Austin at the dinner table, and how a simple question — “Dad, do Democrats hate us?” — cut deeper than any headline. It revealed what millions of families now feel: confusion, fear, and a longing for truth without venom. Scott reminds listeners that healing starts at home, long before it reaches Congress or cable news. Faith, conversation, listening, and courage must return to the dinner table. He closes with a message of hope: truth doesn’t need to shout to stand. Grace listens before judging. And choosing restraint in a culture of rage isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom. Part 2 will go even deeper into the mechanics of rage politics, but Part 1 lays the foundation for understanding how we got here — and how faith equips us to stand firm without becoming hardened. If you’ve ever felt exhausted, discouraged, or overwhelmed by the division in our country, this episode will give you clarity, courage, and the spiritual reminder that truth, faith, and conviction must rise above the noise. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    25 min

  8. 11/05/2025

    E11 I Stayed Silent- it almost crushed my dreams, faith and family. No more.

    Have you ever stayed quiet thinking it would keep the peace — only to realize it nearly destroyed your dream? In this brutally honest episode, Scott LeRette, author of The Unbreakable Boy and host of The Green Pants Podcast, shares how silence almost cost him everything: his voice, his faith, and his purpose. For two decades, Scott avoided controversy. He hid his convictions to protect his reputation, his career, and the people he loved. But when his son Austin — who lives with no filter and unshakable faith — asked a simple question at a Hollywood dinner, it shattered the illusion of “safe silence.” That moment exposed the truth: silence doesn’t protect you; it imprisons you. Drawing from Galatians 1:10 and Proverbs 28:1, Scott explores what happens when fear replaces faith, and why choosing conviction over comfort is the only way to truly live free. He also shares how Hollywood’s silence around The Unbreakable Boy mirrored his own — and how breaking that silence has redefined his calling. This is Scott’s most raw, unfiltered, and faith-driven message yet. If you’ve ever been afraid to speak up about your beliefs, your values, or your truth — this episode is your wake-up call. https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

    19 min
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The Green Pants Podcast with Scott LeRette The Green Pants Podcast is where raw truth meets real faith. Hosted by Scott LeRette — author of The Unbreakable Boy, recovering addict, father, storyteller, and executive producer of the Lionsgate film — this show tackles the chaos of our culture with honesty, courage, and hope. From faith and family to politics, culture, dreams, and the battles we fight in silence, Scott goes straight at the tough topics most people avoid. No filters. No apologies. Just real talk rooted in scripture, lived experience, and the belief that God can redeem any story. Each episode unpacks the forces shaping our world — rage, division, cultural decay, mental health struggles, addiction, idolatry, stress, and the collapse of truth — and pairs them with tools for resilience, grace, conviction, and personal transformation. This is a place for people who are tired of the noise, hungry for honesty, and ready to stand for something again. A place for dreamers, fighters, believers… and anyone trying to find their footing in a world that’s losing its way. This is The Green Pants Podcast. Faith. Truth. Culture. Courage. Dreams. 🎙 Listen & Watch Here:  https://linktr.ee/thegreenpants

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  • Creator
    Scott LeRette
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Green Pants