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, well thought out, and personally helpful for identifying a sense of purpose and steps you can take to become what you are. We talked about his background and many of the concepts in the book. Johnny Mannaz on Instagram @the_kings_curriculum (https://www.instagram.com/the_kings_curriculum/)...

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 regularly on several collaborative podcasts. I got to meet Jon at the 21 Convention last year, where he showed up to see what men were talking about. We discussed masculinity, the idea of heroes, how discipline has helped him in his career and life, and much more. Official Site...

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 - Surviving Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Events (including the Coronavirus).” We talked about the history of viruses and plagues, his take on the potential economic and social repercussions of the coronavirus quarantines, and his projections and recommendations on and regarding...

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 interested me -- not because of who it was about, but because of what it was about. There are a lot of depressed men or directionless men who are looking for leaders, and sometimes those leaders are good at making them angry. Anger can be empowering, but ultimately being angry isn't a positive long-term...

Roman McClay lives in a converted shipping container in the mountains on some land that he's named hríð tòrr. He's authored the Sanction trilogy -- a massive work of masculine fiction that's caught on with a lot of men I respect. Roman and I talked about the concepts in his books, his plans for hríð tòrr, "sigma males," and a lot more. https://www.sanctionthebook.com (https://www.sanctionthebook.com) IG: sanctionthebook Twitter: @mcclay_roman

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 other circle as an all around thoughtful guy who talks about motivation and philosophy. He also works for Sorinex, one of the leading high end strength equipment manufacturers. Brandon and I met briefly last year at SHOT show, and I was glad to finally get him on Start the World to tell his story....

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 jewelry. We discussed runes, the making of bind runes, his book recommendations for those interested in runes, rune galdr, the practice of ritual and more.  Website: Albiongrove.com (http://Albiongrove.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albiongrove/...

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 a bouncer. He has a large YouTube following, where he helps people deal with a wide range of issues. One of his specialties is helping people recognize narcissistic personality disorder, and we joked about that for a bit. He's also into a bit of ritual magic, and that was how we really connected...

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 and giving straightforward, non-"brotarded" fitness advice, Cortes has made the news and the NYPost for dropping outrageous truth bombs. (He suggested that women are more attractive to most men if they are thin, feminine and can cook. He's also said that men are generally more attractive to most...

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 Through Aesthetics." He helps a lot of men look more professional or appropriate through consulting and coaching. Tanner and I always start out talking about style and aesthetics and end up talking about beauty, ritual and symbolism -- and this conversation was no exception.  Masculine...

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 talked about some of the problems that men come to him with, from porn addiction to anxiety to problems with relationships, and some of the strategies he advises for developing a complete and confident identity...and becoming a more solid man. Links: https://solidman.com Support the podcast :...

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 focused on mindset and talks about getting your head right, putting external evaluations and expectations in perspective, thoughts on stoicism, breathing, meditation and more. Mentioned : https://www.brianmackenzie.com