T.R. Hudson is the author of Automaton and his newest novel “The Perfect and the Wicked”. He is the host of the Cannon Fodder podcast and a member of the Triumvirate behind the Double Dealer magazine. We discuss his latest book, family, bad writing advice, Passage Prize, and much more.

Returning guest Graham Bradley is back to recap his year of writing, push-ups, and the genesis of a succesful YouTube channel. We discuss family life, fatherhood, Pierce Brown's Red Rising series, Dune, and much more. We read one of Louis L'Amour's short stories. Check on Graham on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/GrahamBradley

After a long hiatus, Tom Dinkelman and I return with Jack, the Rust Belt Kid to discuss the family, hard work, and the American Way. Follow him on Twitter (X) @rustbeltkid1 and support American manufacturing at gatorbar.com

The inimitable Lafayette Lee joins us again to discuss Cormac McCarthy, the Bible, children's books, movies and more. Follow him on Twitter for the absolute best content @Partisan_O Subscribe to his substack at ruins.substack.com

Chris Hardman is the ultimate doer. He is one of my oldest and dearest friends and is a returning guest. We discuss getting in shape, sauna revivals, supernatural activity, dating, and much more. Follow him on Twitter @chhardman Check out his coaching at hardmanperformance.com

Zach is a long-time friend and mentor to me. He sits down with us to discuss Artificial Intelligence and its applications. We talked about martial arts, science fiction, movies and more. Why every young man has to be punched in the face before becoming an adult and how we will one day need to be conversant in computer sciences. Follow him on Twitter @ShaolinAI sign-up for his courses at shaolin.ai

Returning guest, Leiland Tanner is joined by Adam Ebberts to talk about creating worthwhile things. They are husbands, fathers, and musicians. Bonus material at the end. Follow them on Twitter @KolobyteMusic @LeilandTanner @JAEbberts Pick up some fragrances from https://www.etsy.com/shop/OuachitaFragrances

John Taylor joins me to discuss Herman Melville, the Book of Mormon, reading to our children, and why Moby Dick is essential reading for our day. He is a husband and a father and one of the most brilliant men I know.

Eleven Forty-Seven is a Russian, a reader, an enjoyer of discomfort, a student, world-traveler, adept boxer and exceptional writer. He joins Tom and me to discuss the state of the world. The problem with literacy rates, schools, and much more. We dive into the need to support independent publishers, read Dostoevsky and making ourselves uncomfortable. Follow him on Twitter @ 1147x1147 Read his writings @ elevenfortyseven.substack.com

Alaric the Barbarian is a prolific poaster on Twitter. Threads on why you need to be training martial arts as well as deep-dives into historic readings. He is published by the Dissident Review and is an advocate for the virtue of a Warrior-Poet life.  We discuss schoolyard fistfights, coming back from injuries, reading, writing as well as the past and future of masculinity.  Follow him on Twitter @0xAlaric Read him at the Dissident Review https://t.co/XXVvnPSQHB  Follow the Dissident Review @Dissident_Rev