Mark and Michael discuss taxes, politics, formal education as daycare, nuking hurricanes, assault sugar, Muddy Buddies, spiritual emptiness and the measures some take to fill or occupy it, social media as a sandbox, engaging with people whose ideas are different than our own, Beta vs....

West and Kami Taylor train wild horses, they have spent the last 10-years dedicated to the human-horse relationship and science-based horsemanship. After taking a few of us from the Nonprophet group out on a horse experience, they join Mark, Michael, and Josh Tyler in the...

Jack Donovan authored several books on the topic of masculinity, The Way of Men, Becoming a Barbarian, and A Sky Without Eagles. While he speaks and writes eloquently, he also values physical capacity and appearance, and conducts rituals consistent with Germanic Paganism on a plot...

Kelly Halpin grew up in Jackson, Wyoming and graduated from the Art Center College of Design with a BFA in film. Her day job is that of an illustrator although in our circles she is better known as a mountain athlete, having recently completed the...

Michael and Mark start by discussing the RAZE Anthology and how it has been means of addressing frustration but turn a bit dark to focus on the topic of frustration itself. There are no hacks. Observe it. Try to understand it because in understanding and...

Mark relates a story to Ben Staley and Trevor Thompson about a trip to Bolivia in 1996. Of course, there is climbing talk but the more interesting aspects of the journey had little to do with that — especially reviewed 23 years later. The trip...

“If you don’t feel it … can it work?” Professional mountain bike racer and host of The Adventure Stache podcast Payson McElveen dropped by to talk a little bit about cycling, his White Rim FKT, e-bikes, and a lot about performance, health, diet, the promise...

Michael and Mark discuss the difference between DNS and DNF and how a planned DNF might figure into a long-term training cycle. Mark’s concept of “Integrate Instead of Insulate” comes up and not simply in reference to the outside environment. Finally, the guys talk about...

In May Ben Staley drove through town on the way home from a job in Idaho. We talked about art, Dennis Hopper, the (un)importance of the tool, how fitness affects creativity, what we want to make in the future, and then bought disposable cameras from...

Ignorance goes a long way towards happiness. Kegan rejoins the team to discuss body positivity, unrealistic expectations, deprivation, disordered eating, the astute advice offered by registered dietitians, acceptance vs. settling for less, a six pack vs. a keg, nasal breathing as The Way, The Science...