E45: Free Yourself from Suffering with Special Guest Sophie McLean   E45 Introduction There seems to be spiritual truths that are trying to find us, you and I. One prominent one is that the ego,...

E44: Change Your Life by Changing Your Story featuring Lori Gottlieb   E44 Introduction “The nature of life is change and the nature of people is to resist change.” There is so much wisdom in this...

E43: Creating Your Future Self with Special Guest Dr. Benjamin Hardy   E43 Introduction The topic of how we actualize our potential has long been a fascinating one to me. What habits do we need...

E42: Honoring the Divine Feminine w Sally Kempton   E42: Introduction In season one, I did a bunch of episodes on the sacred masculine. I like to use masculine archetypes to help orient the listener...

E41: Conversations with Men featuring Chris Beatie   E41 Introduction One of the many things that we talk about in men’s circles is to how to have a more open mind. Being curious about things...

E40: Optimizing Your Health with Mary Purdy   E40 Introduction One of our sub-topics here on Basecamp is health and wellness for men. Many men I know are rethinking health, self-care, and diet. It used...

E39: The Law of One with Ziad Masri   E39 Introduction Some of the episodes I do will feel like I’m taking you out of your philosophical comfort zone and I‘m ok with that. It...

E38: Mentoring Our Boys with author Earl Hipp   E38 Introduction The topic of guiding adolescent boys into manhood seems to me an extremely relevant one right now. As a society, we have not created...

E37: Season One Finale-Best of 2019   E37 Introduction Well my dear listeners, we’ve come to the end of season one. I hope you enjoyed the show and picked up some new resources and perspectives...

One of the sub-topics on Basecamp is the raising of boys, who will one day be our men. Our public school system is problematic in the development of our boys. This is not a knock on all the good people who teach and administer in the public schools. It’s just that having boys sit at a desk and do assigned, menial work without much collaboration or creative problem solving is essentially preparing them to sit and obey an authority figure. It’s social engineering. It‘s good preparation for the military or a life of following orders but is it maximizing their potential?