In this episode of The Whetstone Podcast, Dredd, Dark Helmet, and The Plague dive straight into one of the hardest truths men need to hear today: help is not coming, you are the help.

From the subway tragedy in Charlotte to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, from remembering 9/11 to the everyday battles of family and faith, this conversation calls men to step into agency, vigilance, and responsibility. Leadership isn’t about titles—it’s about living with courage, conviction, and intentionality in a world desperate for men who will stand in the gap.

✅ Highlights

✅ Why waiting for “experts” to act is destroying male leadership

✅ How vigilance and situational awareness can save lives

✅ The subway tragedy and the failure of bystanders

✅ The danger of “or-ism” and why labeling kills real debate

✅ Defining intentionality: deliberate action toward specified ends

✅ The three hardest accelerations: Queen, M, and Prayer

✅ How faith, freedom, and responsibility intertwine for men today

✅ Why every man must see himself as the cultural and spiritual leader of his community.

🔊 Sound Bites

“Help is not coming. You are the help.”

“Situational awareness is love in action.”

“Our battle is not against flesh and blood.”

“Deliberate action in furtherance of specified ends, that’s intentionality.”

“Leadership is not about position, it’s about responsibility.”

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Opening banter & MudGear socks story

03:00 – Processing 9/11 and leading through emotion

05:00 – The subway tragedy and lessons on vigilance

08:20 – Situational awareness in daily life

14:00 – Warrior mindset: protecting family and community

22:00 – Cultural leadership: beyond workouts and into mission

26:00 – “Or-ism” and the collapse of healthy debate

31:00 – America’s founding principles & faith under pressure

38:00 – The true meaning of intentionality in leadership

55:00 – The three hardest accelerations: Queen, M, and Prayer

59:00 – Final reflections: all three Fs working together