Start The World

"Violence is not a god to be worshipped but a fundamental reality of the universe, a constant that one must recognize and respect if one is to achieve true enlightenment."People who don't understand t...

Caskey is hip-hop artist whose recent album "This Isn't Even My Final Form" topped the iTunes hip-hop charts. Caskey has been a successful artist for 10 years, but recently made some positive life cha...

Ian Smith is the co-owner of Atilis Gym in New Jersey, which has openly and publicly defied the state's draconian lockdown orders. He and his business partner have been arrested, had their business li...

John Sonmez is the man behind  @Bulldog Mindset  -- a large and growing community of men working to better themselves physically, socially, and financially. John started out as a nerdy softw...

Trainer and speaker Alexander Cortes had a wild 2020. He was on vacation in Egypt as the lockdowns started. He ended up flying to Thailand and decided to live there for the rest of the year, where he...

Warming up to start recording the audiobook for Fire in the Dark by reading this grim but perhaps uncomfortably relevant poem by Lord Byron.Darknessby Lord ByronI had a dream, which was not all a drea...

I met Elliot Hulse last year at the 21 Convention and was psyched to have him on the show to talk about why he wants to make men strong again. We discussed the importance of strong father figures, myt...

Andy Lewis the self-made man behind Norse Fitness and his own gym -- the Norse Compound. We talked about entrepreneurship, the fantasy and reality of the lifestyle brand game, and most importantly abo...

Anthony Dream Johnson is the founder of  @21 Studios  and host of the 21 Convention — a men’s event that I’ve spoken at several times over the last few years. I invited him on the show to t...

Dr. Mathias Nordvig is an Old Norse scholar and author and you can follow his work on YouTube  @Mathias Nordvig . I invited him on Start The World to talk about masculinity, heroism and lead...

Now is the time for men to build local networks. Recently, I reached out to Killian, a powerlifter in my small town, to grab lunch and talk about doing a podcast. It turned out to be a great and inspi...

Richard Grannon has been on the show before, but I invited him back to talk about growing older without a wife or children as a single man. Some men are on a family track, and that’s great, but there ...

Michael Kurcina is "the dude" behind Spotterup.com, a comprehensive gear review and training site with a philosophical angle. He recently released a book of aphorisms and short essays about being a ma...

People who demand the absolute "end" of things that have been around for all of recorded human history are not serious adults, and shouldn't be taken seriously. ...

A short essay on the riots....

The next few episodes of Start The World will be audio essays, commenting on the events of the last few months. ...

Paul Carter is a pro trainer who writes regularly for T-Nation, and he's always giving great advice on his Instagram @liftrunbang. Paul has coached me on diet in the past, and I think he's one of the ...

For the podcast this week, I did a live Q & A on YouTube, so I'm re-releasing two of my most popular essays on training so they are easier for you to access. Check out my YouTube channel for the v...

For the podcast this week, I did a live Q & A on YouTube, so I'm re-releasing two of my most popular essays on training so they are easier for you to access. Check out my YouTube channel for the v...

Nick is a professional writer, meditation teacher and practitioner with decades of experience and a familiarity with many styles of meditation. We talked about some of his opinions on the practice of ...

Tony Blauer is known worldwide for his SPEAR system that weaponizes the flinch response. As a self-defense trainer, he's spent a lifetime thinking about FEAR. We talked about his KNOW FEAR NOW projec...

Eirik Storesund is an Old Norse philologist, writer, and artist from Southwest Norway who has created an artful and intellectually rewarding podcast called  @Brute Norse  . He calls what he ...

Greg Hamilton is a pig farmer. He's also a former Ranger and Green Beret, and he's run InSights Training for self-defense in the Seattle area for many years. Greg's a good friend of mine, and I may ha...

Ryan Michler is one of the best known and most respected advocates of masculinity today. He’s the host of the podcast "The Order of Man," he's the leader of a men’s group called the Iron Council and t...

Johnny Mannaz is the author of a new book titled "The King's Curriculum - Self-Initiation for Self-Rulers." I've met Johnny and got a chance to preview a draft of the book and I found it interesting, ...

Jon Fitch is a world renown mixed martial artist, who has fought for Bellator, the UFC and is a former PFL Welterweight Champion. He also hosts his own podcast, "Jon Fitch Knows Nothing" and appears r...

Piero is the top author of books on survivalism in EUROPE, including “SURVIVE The Economic Collapse,” “Women on the Verge of a Societal Breakdown,” and his latest and extremely relevant book: “CBRN - ...

Pat Stedman is a dating and relationship coach in New York who helps a lot of men find and maintain healthy long-term relationships. We talked about that, but also about a post he wrote that intereste...

Brandon Lilly is one of the strongest powerlifters of all time. After a devastating accident on the platform, he decided to re-evaluate his path and has become known in the strength world and many oth...

Now for something different — Bradley Taylor-Hicks is one of my “wizard” friends, and in this podcast we talk about his background as a pagan, his business as a craftsman making ritual items and jewel...

I met Richard Grannon in Poland, and he's a sharp guy with a lot of interesting (and helpful) things to say. He's an NLP Master Practitioner with a psychology background who worked for a few years as ...

Jack Donovan reads a short essay about the slogan "staying solar." ...

"Be Chad or Go Extinct" -- Jack Donovan interviews trainer, speaker, online personality and former ballet dancer Alexander JA Cortes aka "Chad Jesus." In addition to offering popular training programs...

Josh Tyler is a professional MMA fighter who runs Savage-Gentleman.com, a business that encourages a balance between the virtues of the civilized man and the savage. His company recently opened up a s...

Tanner is a good friend of mine, so I asked him to be the first guest on my podcast. (This was recorded a few weeks ago). Tanner is the author of "The Appearance of Power: How Masculinity is Expressed...

Jack Donovan interviews author and marriage and family therapist Ken Curry, who has been helping men get their heads together for decades. You can find out more about his work at Solidman.com. We talk...

Ian runs Runenation LLC, and his slogan is “Problem Solving and Confidence Building Through Education” He teaches handgun, Carbine, Unarmed Combat, Edged Weapons and mindset. In this episode, we ...