The Warrior Priest Podcast

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley discuss fear, honor, and shame after Donavon's first major competition and Bill's first week back on the mats. 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read and discuss Inazo Nitobe's, "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." This episode, they talk about self control, discipline, and Riley goes on and on (again) about the Stoics. 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their reading of Bushido: The Soul of Japan, by Inazo Nitobe. This week, they discuss honor, shame, and spend a lot of time on the Stoic understanding of moral dialogue.

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their discussion of Inazo Nitobe's "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." This week, what's the worth of courage in a society that doesn't consider it of much value? Also, what are the consequences for an individual and society when courage is used as a cover to justify evil?

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue to read and discuss Inazo Nitobe's "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." This week: What is righteousness? Why is doing one's duty for others important? How does holding to a code of ethics and living a life of discipline affect us for the better? 

In season two of The Warrior Priest Podcast, Bill Winters and Donavon Riley read Inazo Nitobe's "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." What is bushido? How can Nitobe's explanation of the "Military-Knight-Way" help us formulate our own code of ethics and morality. Also, what is the benefit of knowing that  "to know and to act are one and the same"?

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley wrap up their reading of Cyrus the Great, by Xenophon. This week, they discuss the definition of courage, what courage has to do with influencing a person's character, and why there's no such thing as a neutral position in our lives.

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read and discuss The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield and Cyrus the Great by Xenophon. The focus of their discussion this week is the question: What is love? What can we learn from a warrior culture about love and how can it improve our relationships today? 

This week, more from The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield and Cyrus the Great by Xenophon. Bill Winter and Donavon Riley dig into the topic of honor and why it's so important to live honorably, with integrity, and develop a good character.

In this episode, Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read and discuss The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield and Cyrus the Great by Xenophon. The focus of their discussion is on how shame, honor, and love can help us enjoy a good life.