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Episode 105- Stagnation vs. Innovation
While many men need the reminder to curb their enthusiasm for constant productivity in their middle-aged years (see Episode #72, "The Semi-Retired Man"), perhaps there are still other men who need the reminder to maintain that enthusiasm into their advanced years. ...
Bonus Episode: Oliver Anthony Witnesses to Joe Rogan
In Chad's favorite fashion, he strikes up a BONUS! conversation with Ben about the recent phenomenon that is Oliver Anthony, singer/songwriter of the top hit "Rich Men North of Richmond." Chad updates Ben on a recent interview Oliver Anthony gave to Joe Rogan (Chad,...
Episode 104- Bridging the Gulf Between Spirit and Matter (with Psychedelics?)
The connection between the natural world and the supernatural world, between matter and spirit, is one of great mystery. Some might contend that physical matter is a hindrance to spiritual growth, while others find their spiritual lives enhanced by the natural...
Episode 103- Is Theology of Any Use to the Average Man? (MAN TALK)
Yet another installment of men sitting around tables talking - another edition of the MAN TALK, that is! Where we break out all four mikes over a long-form conversation of consequence. The topic on tap: theology. How will these four conversationalists conclude on...
Episode 102- All Episodes Edit Delete The County Fair and Carnies (not what you think)
Picture, if you will, the sights and sounds of a County Fair. It's a scene of pure sensual wonderment with its neon rides, its flashy food booths, its throngs of people at big concerts and competitions. With so much excitement in the air, it's surely a fun place to...
Episode 101- Make of Your Home a Monastery
We live in dark times. An odd remaking of the Dark Ages, because the light of Western Civilization is again under threat of being extinguished. Preserving that light for the future is an effort worth undertaking. It's also one undertaken successfully once before,...
Episode 100- Swearing and Cigars
When menfolk get together in celebration, the revelry and carousing that ensues can, to some (to many?), be obnoxious and offensive. Why oh why, some might ask, must it be so? Shouldn't it not be so? What is it about certain stereotypical manly behavior--like...
Episode 99- The Procrastinator- The Hero of Tomorrow
Being a Man of Action isn't as easy as it sounds. Sure, men may recognize a righteous cause when they see one; and, from time to time, men may feel the flame of mission stirred up within them; they might even, in a flash of inspiration, step out and send a shot...
Episode 98- Resurrecting the Religious Man
The word 'religion' carries a curiously negative connotation in our modern lexicon. The term is more often used for the purposes of criticism, as it conjures associations with anti-individualism, historical oppression, and hypocrisy. Religion might as well mean...
Episode 97-Interview with Ben Hartings (on Suffering and the Scarcity Mindset)
Ben Hartings is an owner/partner at Trinity Financial Advisors in Columbus, Ohio. He was raised on a poultry farm, played division one football at Miami University (OH), and received his MBA from the University of Dayton. Ben is a two-time cancer survivor and the...
Episode 96- Good Grief
There's nothing like a song to take you back to a moment in time. Music has that kind of power because it comes alongside of us to punctuate the feelings of those moments, ministering to us in lyrics and melody. That's especially true of the most meaningful moments...
Episode 95- Does Manhood Really Need Restored?
What... are we questioning the whole premise of the podcast now? And after nearly 100 episodes? What gives? Chad leads this tunneling expedition of an episode, searching out the assumptions underfoot, as Ben co-hosts and points his shinny head (lamp) toward the...