The great Pine Draugr takes us deep into the woods to discuss mountain men, cryptids, UFOs, time in the Navy, the utility of suffering, hunting, camping and being better men.

Lafayette Lee brings with him a chain of memories and a wealth of experiences. He shares insights into his wide worldview while balancing that with his up-close and personal home life.  Follow him on Twitter @Partisan_O Subscribe to his Substack ruins.substack.com

Francis is an American hero, a husband, father, and genuine bad mamba-jamba. His experience from military service to martial arts have honed him into a man indeed. Despite a rough and ready exterior he is thoughtful and wise-hearted. We discuss EXIT and the merits of a real brotherhood. To learn more, visit exitgroup.us Follow the EXIT group on Twitter @exit_org  and the founder @extradeadjcb

My brother Joe, the Athenian Stranger, returns to discuss mental health, or as he describes it, mental strength. We start with an excerpt from Tim Ferriss' book "Tools of Titans" regarding suicide, and proceed to discuss everything from Nietzsche to the Apostle Paul. Above all else we invite anyone who is struggling with bouts of melancholy and depression to reach out. We promise that your reaching will not be in vain and with all the speed of a lightning bolt from a summer sky your forearm will be clasped in the grip of brotherhood by those men who are brisk and cheerful in their efforts to raise you up. We love you.  Follow Joe on Twitter @Athens_Stranger

In a very special episode our friends Steve and Lisa share their story of faith and how they have come to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and what it means to be a family.

Tony Cowden is an American hero. We discuss his upbringing, the reason he is running for the US House North Carolina District 3, starting and selling a small business, what trust means, and how the death of a loved one is not a loss but a gain. He is going to save America.  Support him in his campaign and learn his stance on the issues that matter most: tonycowden.com Follow him on Twitter @TonyCowdenNC

We are joined by an American Hero and Western Legend: Braxton McCoy. He is a horseman, a husband, a father, a warrior, a poet, and storyteller. We read an excerpt from his book, "The Glass Factory" available on his website: braxtonmccoy.com/theglassfactory and  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Factory-Braxton-McCoy/dp/0999322516 We discuss good and evil, comic book movies, literature and much more.   Braxton possesses over a decade of public speaking experience and has engaged a wide variety of audiences to include Fortune 500 executives, military members, rehabilitation centers, NBA, MLB, and NFL players and executives.  Unmistakably humble, raw, compassionate, and humorous, his powerful story and frank methods on introducing these values stay with audience members long after the ovation has come to an end. Follow him on Twitter: @braxton_mccoy Join the Bunkhouse: bunkhouse.braxtonmccoy.com

On a very special episode we are joined by my bride as well as our friend, Madeline Joy, the founder of the Deseret Woman magazine. We discuss her rediscovery of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, families, and the need for uplifting, inspiring, and doctrinally-sound messages. Deseret Woman is a monthly print magazine written by Latter-day Saint women for Latter-day Saint women. Our mission is to support covenant women in curating a life worth logging off for. Find them at deseretwoman.com Follow the team on  Twitter: @DeseretWoman Instagram: @deseretwomanmag Facebook: @deseretwoman

In a very special episode, Tom and I are joined by my own father, Brendan Cain. A farmer, a computer research scientist, a minor-league hockey player, a general contractor--my dad has done it all. He details his conversion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how that changed our family for the better forever.

Nima Cheraghi is a linguist, a writer, a thinker, and an adventurer. We discuss his latest series on the Friekorps in the Baltics and what it means to reflect ourselves upon the world.  Subscribe to his substack: nimacheraghi.substack.com Follow him on Twitter: @AnchorStill