
The Will Spencer Podcast
The Will Spencer Podcast is a weekly interview show featuring extended discussions with authors, leaders, and influencers who can help us make sense of our changing world today. I release new episodes every week on Friday.
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Sep 29, 2022 • 2h 26min
BURNING MAN CAMP SPIRIT DREAM | For the Grace of God
2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE
Rob, Katie, Barb, and Andrea might be names you don’t immediately recognize.
But if you listen to this podcast, the contribution they made to my life should be familiar: they introduced me to Christ at Burning Man, and baptized me 5 years later, almost to the day.
They ran a ministry at that New Age, pagan, hedonistic festival, for over a decade, reaching out to some of the most lost and rebellious seekers.
But even those men and women were in need of a Father’s blessing.
They just didn’t know it.
In our conversation we discussed:
The genesis of Spirit Dream, and its rapid growth
Fitting in with the unique festival culture
Lessons learned and dangers confronted, and why they stopped going
Behind the scenes of the camp protocols
The co-existing spiritual kingdoms
Their perspective on meeting me and watching my transformation
And finally, at the very end, a small sign that God may be bigger than previously thought
This episode is a dream come true for me, in part because these were the first four people I ever told about my vision for the Renaissance of Men.
I pray that I can be a living example of the fruit of their ministry.
WATCH THIS VIDEO AND CLIPS ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/2OwrgjZgJvM
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen
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https://reformcon.org/
CHECK OUT MY YOUTUBE SERIES WITH REWIRE THE WEST
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CONNECT WITH SPIRIT DREAM
https://www.facebook.com/spiritdreamNI
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
https://streamsministries.com/
https://www.ihopkc.org/
Why I Go To Burning Man
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen

Sep 23, 2022 • 17min
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Bonus Episode!
WATCH MY NEW VIDEO SERIES HERE:
Episode 1 - The Male Crisis of Isolation
Episode 2 - Masculinity and Art
Please like, subscribe, and share.
A new Poetry for Men episode is taking more time than expected. So this week I fill in with announcements about the upcoming 2-year anniversary of my podcast and information about my new video series with the YouTube channel Rewire the West.
Listen all the way through for a very special announcement about a popular returning guest!
Full episodes return next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Listen to Howard Harper-Barnes on Spotify
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Sep 15, 2022 • 2h 17min
PAUL ROBSON (MANIPHESTO) | The Old World and The New
Paul Robson is the Co-Founder and Leader of the European men’s work organization Maniphesto, which hosts a podcast, men’s coaching, and men’s events.
I’ve spoken with him twice on his podcast, and I got the sense that beneath our American vs. European cultural differences, we’d find common ground.
Because as I’ve discovered, Americans and Europeans are mirror images of each other.
American externalize what is internal to Europeans, and vice versa.
In that, we have a great deal to share with each other, and also a great deal to learn.
In our conversation Paul and I discussed:
His story from Burning Man and New Age practice to Jordan Peterson and Christianity
Mastering your attention
The difference between efficiency and happiness
The modern separation between the head and the body
The path of the monk vs. the path of marriage
The core of reality being driven by story
And finally, how the story of Christ IS the cosmic story for all.
As I think you'll hear, through the art of speaking and listening, we as men can find the healing, transformative, and mutually-binding truths we're searching for.
WATCH THIS EPISODE AND CLIPS ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/qS-3MkvgKlA
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
Army of Lovers - "I'm Crucified"
Pop is Porn - ReWire the West
Deeper Heaven - Christiana Hale
Maniphesto Daily Journaling Practice
Finding Your Ur-Father
Justin Martyr Letter to Emperor
CONNECT WITH PAUL AND MANIPHESTO
https://maniphesto.com/
Spotify Podcast
https://www.instagram.com/maniphestomen/
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Sep 8, 2022 • 1h 19min
GRACE AND THE RENAISSANCE EP.4 with Jonathan West
For a man, there's no blessing greater than that of a friend.
Yes of course, a wife, children, a home, and a successful career are important. But the value of friendship to men can't be overstated.
Which is why, for all its flaws, the men's movement has had one unmistakably positive impact: to wake men up to the necessity of brotherhood.
Which is why I'm grateful for this podcast series with my friend, Jonathan West.
This guy means a lot to me, and to say more about that would only take away from the importance of that sentiment.
As I've grown in my faith, Jonathan has become a father and small business owner, and the race war in America has died down, at least for now, we've started talking about a broader range of topics, not just race.
So we decided to change the title to reflect that change: Grace and The Renaissance.
In our conversation we discussed:
Ancient aliens and Angelology
The red pill and materialism
Post-Mil vs. Pre-Mil Philosophy
What it means to have an unaskable questions
God as the great author
The founding of his new small business, Suburban Farm Guy
WATCH THIS EPISODE AND CLIPS ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/51z2HpcqTMw
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
The Book of Enoch
Blurry Creatures
Michael Heiser "Supernatural"
Denton Ministries series on Ecclesiastes
Jeff Durbin - Wisdom From Above, Part 2
Earn Your Leisure podcast
Being Husband Podcast, with Anthony O'Neal
CONNECT WITH JONATHAN
https://www.instagram.com/suburbanfarmguy/
https://suburbanfarmguy.com/
https://www.instagram.com/beinghusbandpod/
https://linktr.ee/beinghusbandpod
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Sep 1, 2022 • 3h 24min
ANNELIESE aka FEMININE NOT FEMINIST | Breaking the Curse
Anneliese is a wife, mother, podcast host, and the brilliant voice behind one of the most confident and outspoken Christian values-based accounts I follow, Feminine Not Feminist.
Her Instagram page has grown to more than 140,000 followers in just two years.
Her success proves that feminism is failing, and that women are ready for a new way forward, The Great Reconciliation.
But that doesn't mean the hurdles to get there are over. Because everything in our culture incentivizes women to disrespect and disregard men.
This is how feminism exploits an aspect of women's psyches that was first described, as far as I know, in a really good book.
Which is why Anneliese’s content and this podcast should challenge every woman listening to take a hard look at herself and her own soul.
In our conversation we discussed:
The history of Feminine Not Feminist
Some of her early challenges with marriage
How she found peace with being a woman
The deep roots of bitterness
The CS Lewis “Space Trilogy”
The human longing to be understood
And finally, how to change your husband ;)
WATCH THIS EPISODE AND CLIPS ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/cprRx6lG3WU
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
1 Peter 3
"The Abusive Wife"
@MasculineRevival on Instagram
@__dearsister__ on Instagram
The CS Lewis "Space Trilogy"
CONNECT WITH ANNELIESE
@Feminine_Not_Feminist on Instagram
@FeminINEnotIST on Twitter
The Everyday Wife Podcast
https://linkr.bio/feminine_not_feminist
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Aug 25, 2022 • 2h 12min
PASTOR DAVID ENGELHARDT | A Wall and A Sword
David Engelhardt is a father, attorney, Turning Point USA board member, and the author of the new book "Good Kills: God, Good, and the Sword."
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He's also the pastor of Kings’ Church in New York City, and if you can think of a tougher American city to be a pastor in, during a more challenging decade, I'd love to hear it.
That experience has forged him into one of the boldest, most outspoken preachers I've been blessed to encounter.
The word that comes to mind is "bellicose", which the Oxford Dictionary defines as "demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight."
And I hope you'd agree that we need much more of that fighting spirit in Christendom, for the times that are up ahead.
In our conversation we discussed:
An historical survey of fatherlessness
The horror of the destruction of the patriarchy
Why a man needs to tend his garden
Women, modesty and sensuality
The definition of a fool
Denominational battles within the church
And finally, the book of revelation and how it applies to postmillennialism.
As you’ll hear, Pastor David is a true fighter. And if you are too, or if you want to be, have I got the pastor for you.
WATCH THIS EPISODE AND CLIPS ON YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/Vk8SdSpd1xE
https://www.youtube.com/TheRenaissanceOfMen
PURCHASE "GOOD KILLS"
https://amzn.to/3QQ3WSj
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
Gabriel Finoccho on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/gabrielfinochio2.0/
James White, "A Sermon for the Hurting Christian" – https://youtu.be/ARYG_Xf6Qvo
"Love and Respect" https://amzn.to/3T88AN3
"Iron John" – https://amzn.to/3wsizmK
"God and Race" — https://amzn.to/3wwqqzt
Garth Brooks Central Park Concert — https://youtu.be/I9ucZ67vanc
CONNECT WITH PASTOR DAVID
https://www.kcnyc.org/
https://www.instagram.com/engelhardt_esq/
https://open.spotify.com/show/7tSfpTivrF2Vr74nSRNXeo?si=1e0e21509a34454a
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Aug 18, 2022 • 3h 49min
DINO aka THE ART OF PURPOSE | Spiritual Dopamine
Dino, aka The Art of Purpose, is famous as the millionaire educator who’s turning Twitter into his personal art gallery. But he’s much more than that.
He’s also a husband, a new father, a former public school teacher, and a man who’s made success on Twitter possible for hundreds of students, including me.
In fact, the most important decision I ever made with regard to my relationship with social media was signing up for his programs.
Because social media is a big like a tidal wave that’s swamped the land masses of our lives.
Most people are living in the flood. But Dino can teach you how to swim.
In our conversation we discussed:
Dino’s background in the arts and music
How anxiety is THE weapon used against society today
The limitations of reactionary red pill culture
Why listening to classical music is like time traveling
Why Alex Jones is a psyop
How you get to play the game you decide to create
The differences between Instagram and Twitter, and his guidance on how to be successful on both platforms.
You know how they say, “If the product is free, you’re the product?”
It turns out two can play at that game.
ART OF PURPOSE SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING
Create 24/7: A Blueprint to Build a Six-Figure Twitter Business
https://gumroad.com/a/361276531/oHCQf
Create, Publish, Profit: 10x Your Twitter in 30 Days
https://gumroad.com/a/898147443/oBkltt
More Products: https://creation247.gumroad.com/
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
"The Century of the Self"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s
https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays
https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w
Shostakovich Concerto No. 2, 2nd Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyGBKlxWQB8
FM84 "Atlas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSGnNMnvM6M
Gunship YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/GUNSHIPMUSIC
CONNECT WITH THE ART OF PURPOSE
https://twitter.com/creation247
https://www.instagram.com/the.art.of.purpose/
https://www.aestheticsareethics.com/
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Aug 13, 2022 • 26min
Kahlil Gibran – ”Defeat” | POETRY FOR MEN
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) is the author of the classic “The Prophet” and is bestselling American poet of the 20th century.
He’s honored in Arabic literature as one of the greats of their Romantic era. However, in America his critical reception has been much more mixed.
While the public loves his work, critics celebrate him far less than his contemporaries, such as Robert Frost.
But no one cares what elitist critics think. Beauty is a right, like air, water, and freedom of speech. Our tastes matter.
In this poem of paradoxes, Gibran discovers the joy in defeat, the flaws of victory, and his own potential for triumph, hiding in the unlikeliest of places.
May his masculine vision of the noble pursuit of purpose inspire us all.
READ "DEFEAT"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58713/defeat-56d23d566b4c3
PURCHASE BOOKS BY KAHLIL GIBRAN
"The Prophet": https://amzn.to/3SPZxAf
"Jesus, Son of Man": https://amzn.to/3QkYeHV
"Beloved Prophet" by Virginia Hilu: https://amzn.to/3SGVWo1
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Aug 3, 2022 • 2h 43min
ALEKS SVETSKI | Responsibility Go Up
Aleks Svetski is the co-author of the UnCommunist Manifesto, as well as the Founder of the Bitcoin Times and the mobile Bitcoin app Amber.
BUY THE UNCOMMUNIST MANIFESTO HERE:
https://amzn.to/3PXEqKq
https://www.uncommunist.com/
Aleks has become well-known in the Bitcoin space for his outspoken, direct, and aggressive defense of Bitcoin, making him a so-called "toxic maximalist.”
Because he understands how important Bitcoin is from a MORAL perspective.
And his new book "The UnCommunist Manifesto" is a rallying war cry for men and women to build a society on the back of a currency that cultivates us towards the good.
Yes, Number Go Up is good.
But Responsibility Go Up is better.
And Communism Go Down might be the best.
In our conversation we discussed:
His hard-knock upbringing and "Steve Jobs" moment
How Bitcoin is both an attractor and accelerant for personal growth
Time preference and morality
How savings is the cornerstone of civilization
Bitcoin's new RGU technology
Bushido, the Way of the Warrior
His new book, The UnCommunist Manifesto.
What if we stopped saying, "Money is the root of all evil." What if we could say in our hearts, "Money made us good."
That's the case that Aleks makes, so hope you'll hear him out.
COACHING WITH THE BITCOIN COACH
https://gumroad.com/a/996282291/IdrMv
RESET AND THE RENAISSANCE WITH LASERHODL
https://youtu.be/q0VBC6T62_4
https://spoti.fi/3bqIcwJ
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/O74x1fOP5gI
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
"Corona Didn't Cause It"
https://svetski.medium.com/corona-didnt-cause-it-7893f0ce32af
https://twitter.com/travsteward
CONNECT WITH ALEKS SVETSKI
https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites
https://linktr.ee/svetski
https://svetski.medium.com/
https://www.instagram.com/AleksSvetski/
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen

Jul 29, 2022 • 2h 25min
KEN CURRY | Justice, Mercy, and Grace
Ken Curry is a marriage and family therapist in Colorado, as well as a men’s group leader, husband, father, grandfather, and author.
I also consider him an elder who’s made meaning out of his life experiences, turned victories and defeats to wisdom, and allowed struggle to teach him the meaning of joy.
Ken is also a Christian, a devout believer who incorporates faith into his broad and deep perspective, or perhaps his perspective is built around it.
Which makes him rare in the men's movement, Christianity, and as an American man of his generation.
If you've listened to my podcast before you might imagine I had high expectations for this episode. They were all exceeded, and you'll hear it.
In our conversation we discussed:
Masculine Presence and Voice
Becoming an internally referenced man
Sin, Justice, Grace, Mercy, Redemption, and Reconciliation
The definition of hell
The difference between what moves in us, and what is unmoved
The distorted message of Original Sin.
Some men will feel blessed by this conversation. Others will be challenged. A few might even be upset.
And to that I say, good. Because this is not your standard Manosphere dialogue.
But I believe this is where we're going, and more importantly this is where we need to go.
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/wPPO2EdXD_k
MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST
Ken Curry 21 Convention Speech - https://youtu.be/pu5QS7gztfh
Dr. Shawn T Smith on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ironshrink
"Healing the Shame That Binds You" by John Bradshaw - https://amzn.to/3Ji1gtx
Spencer Smith - "The Divine Feminine" - https://youtu.be/8XoSWb9esXQ
CONNECT WITH KEN CURRY
https://solidman.com
https://twitter.com/beingsolid
SPONSOR: The Renaissance of Men Coaching and Group
If you feel a call unheeded in your life, I understand. I was once the same. I would have waited forever for life to come to me, but instead I made the choice to live.
I made that choice in the company of men.
I'm starting a new online men's group, "The Forum." And I have spaces opening in my Men's Renaissance coaching program.
THERE IS MORE IN YOU.
Email info@renofmen.com to find out what
THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN
https://www.renofmen.com
https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/
https://twitter.com/renofmen
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRenaissanceOfMen