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Talk Back to MeWe're all familiar with the Rat Race in Gun Culture. Call it Keeping Up with the Jones if you want, but the effect extends beyond gear. Got a rifle? Now you need to train with it. Train with your rifle? Now you need a plate carrier, then NODs, then lock picks, then radios and on and on and on.   At the same time, contentment can look an awful lot like complacency. Discernment will be necessary. Ian Strimbeck can be found on Instagram at: @runenationllcCheck out his writing and classes at runenationllc.comSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeGypsy Walters in this episode that covers the breadth and depth of Gun Culture. So much has changed in the past decade within the circle: from people's participation, to gear, to personalities, to aspirations for the future. His work, from tattoos to illustrations can be found throughout.He presents the idea of having "One Lap in the Arena" he addresses it from both looking forward, and backward. The classic microcosm in Gun Culture may be that day your skills will be tested, but when pulling back at one's life, the saying takes a deeper meaning.Follow Ethan on Instagram at @gypsywaltersArt, Illustration, Tattoo Info, and more can be found at houseofwolvesslc.comSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeAdmittedly it can be a semantic game, but when it comes to gatekeeping, the conversation within Gun Culture has become almost entirely one-sided. Call someone's behavior out as gatekeeping and the conversation's over. We see this elsewhere in society: losing the argument? Call your opponent a racist. Didn't get the position you wanted? Patriarchy.In order to maintain integrity, we ought observe the appropriate use of the term Gatekeeping, and be sure we're not tearing down the standards that serve as the foundation of our community. Closing Music: Genesee Avenue by GostSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeTen years ago "Tribe" led the charts as a buzzword. Today, the word is community. If it's a good thing, we call it being part of a tribe, if it is a bad thing, we call it tribalism. If it's a good thing, we call it a community, if it's a bad thing, we call it a cult. Is the difference just that simple? Yes and No. Adding detail to our language enhances our ability to maneuver the world. We live in a time where citizens, especially men, are starved for a sense of community. As a result, charlatans take advantage of that void to make a quick buck, to lure a quick con. If our lives do not depend on our ability to navigate such things, our souls certainly do. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeFor fun, we are going to engage in one of those classic topics: Capitalism vs. Socialism. While it is common for us to hear that Socialism is based on compassion, where Capitalism is based on Greed. However, as much as that argument tries to stick, it continues to feel off. In this episode we exchange in how to address this argument, and a similar one that pits Mercy against Justice. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeWhen we hear the words "Conspiracy Theory" we instinctually recognize that the language is loaded with implication. Because it's a theory, it can't be true, and because it's a conspiracy, there must be a bad guy to the story. However, the danger of a Conspiracy Theory is not purely in the political hay to be harvested, but rather becoming consumed in a monomania that leads either to impotence, or damnation. Society aside, a Conspiracy Theory is both a metaphysics problem, and one for epistemology to handle.  Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeWith all that sweet, sweet awareness that The Sound of Freedom drummed up, and for good reason, we're going to address the elephant in the room. Pornography, for the average American Man, is one of the central causes for demoralization. We recognize that there is evil in the world when we consider Human Trafficking, but we turn a different eye to the porn in our households. Even the coming of age stories from many of our childhoods includes a scene where one of the main character's "friends" hides a smut mag. So when it comes to porn and the demoralization it produces, the solution is to act, with impunity if necessary. Kill it, remove it from your life, as if your life depended on it. As it just might someday. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeIf the role of a man is to protect and provide for his family, what does that look like in an era where even self-defense is contorted by the racist claims of immoral practitioners of law? What does a woman's touch have to do with a man's business?In Part 1, Will and I covered how the last few years have revealed the economic fragility of the Western world and he presented a solution: durable trades. In part 2, we introduce the fragility respective to the other of a man's duty: protection. Will Spencer is the founder of the Renaissance of Men, a podcast a more dedicated to a plan of reconciliation between Men and Women.His work and website can be found at renofmen.comFor his social media, start at renofmen.com/linksSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeReconciliation is a term often used in theological conversations, as well as in attempts to resolve conflicts within families. What Feminists, the Manosphere, and Will Spencer have in common, is that the relationship between men and women is not going well in the 21st century. So in this conversation, we go back in time to look at early examples of this conflict taking root, and move forward from there to investigate what reconciliation would look like. As we move on, we particularly pay attention to the role men play in a healthy society, and beyond, how we might get there. Will Spencer is the founder of the Renaissance of Men, a podcast a more dedicated to a plan of reconciliation between Men and Women.His work and website can be found at renofmen.comFor his social media, start at renofmen.com/linksSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeThe culture war has shifted its attention to an old evil: Slavery. While we start by navigating some of the responses, the conversation quickly turns to what we think about terms like RELIGION and MORALITY. The accusation that The Sound of Freedom is a religious thriller tells more about the accuser than the film when we look at what that implies. But when a population raises its awareness to a horrible evil, it does not necessarily translate into an equivalent response, instead creating a whiplash effect from moral outrage to moral outrage, ultimately resulting in a state of demoralization. Those aware leave with only the tension between their awareness of evil, and a feeling of incapability. But we have a response to the global decentralized network that is Human Trafficking, and in this case, it is to pay attention to what you are responsible over. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc