Some say that you ought never to meet your heroes. I disagree. I say meet, greet, and learn as much as you can from your heroes. In this episode I got to talk with one of my personal heroes and my all-time favorite author, Craig Johnson. 

Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Longmire mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction, the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for fiction, the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir, and the Prix SNCF du Polar. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 26.

We discuss his writings, the philosophy behind the larger-than life characters, and his upcoming 18th novel in the Walt Longmire mystery series, "Hell and Back", coming out September 6, 2022.

Check out his website: www.craigallenjohnson.com

Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @ucrosspop25

Join his Facebook community @OfficialCraigJohnson

Scott Fischbuch is a good friend of mine & a brilliant student of Jungian typology. Most people know it as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), but Scott has elaborated on the system to go well beyond the standard business-school applications. We discuss the various functions and how they cash out in real life. 

Check out his appearance on the EXIT podcast https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-6k9ax-c64c96T 

Jon Fitch is a World Champion Mixed Martial Artist, a father, an author, a thinker, and a doer. He shares his insight from years of training, and competition at the highest level. We discuss meal plans, raising children, self-defense, Dr. Jordan Peterson, and much more. 

Follow him on Twitter @jonfitchdotnet

Buy the Weight Cut Bible on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Weight-Cut-Bible-fighter-pounds/dp/B086PLB8ZQ

Buy his book Failing Upward/Death by Ego on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Failing-Upward-Death-Ego-Book/dp/179187990X

Follow him on Instagram (where he met his girlfriend, so maybe you can find one, too) @jonfitchsmash

Check out jonfitch.net for courses, seminars, and much more. 

Check out his own epic podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6wwKvHBgaLJ2JbrKMLOd2k?si=4ff4bc9c352e4ebf

My friend and mentor Dr. Bennett joins us to discuss his creation of the EXIT group, how to optimize our time and talents, and what it means to be a friend and family man. We discuss fistfights, Abrahamic sacrifices, and recognizing the hand of God of in our lives.

To read Dr. Bennett's excellent writings, check out his Substack at http://extradeadjcb.substack.com

To learn more about EXIT, visit exitgroup.us 

Follow him on Twitter @extradeadjcb

Listen to the EXIT podcast exitgroup.podbean.com

Lafayette Lee brings with him a chain of memories and a wealth of experiences. He shares insights into his wide worldview while balancing that with his up-close and personal home life. 

Follow him on Twitter @Partisan_O

Subscribe to his Substack ruins.substack.com

Francis is an American hero, a husband, father, and genuine bad mamba-jamba. His experience from military service to martial arts have honed him into a man indeed. Despite a rough and ready exterior he is thoughtful and wise-hearted. We discuss EXIT and the merits of a real brotherhood.

To learn more, visit exitgroup.us

Follow the EXIT group on Twitter @exit_org 

and the founder @extradeadjcb

My brother Joe, the Athenian Stranger, returns to discuss mental health, or as he describes it, mental strength. We start with an excerpt from Tim Ferriss' book "Tools of Titans" regarding suicide, and proceed to discuss everything from Nietzsche to the Apostle Paul. Above all else we invite anyone who is struggling with bouts of melancholy and depression to reach out. We promise that your reaching will not be in vain and with all the speed of a lightning bolt from a summer sky your forearm will be clasped in the grip of brotherhood by those men who are brisk and cheerful in their efforts to raise you up.

We love you. 

Follow Joe on Twitter @Athens_Stranger

In a very special episode our friends Steve and Lisa share their story of faith and how they have come to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and what it means to be a family.

Tony Cowden is an American hero. We discuss his upbringing, the reason he is running for the US House North Carolina District 3, starting and selling a small business, what trust means, and how the death of a loved one is not a loss but a gain.

He is going to save America. 

Support him in his campaign and learn his stance on the issues that matter most: tonycowden.com

Follow him on Twitter @TonyCowdenNC