The Regenaissance Podcast

I was fortunate enough to sit down in person with Nate Pontius. He has had a wild journey that has led him to where he is now, working on his ranch in Texas. I really enjoyed this conversation talking about:

- Growing up in rural Illinois

- Serving in the military and trying to acclimate back into the civilian world

- Starting out homeless and finding his way in LA, which eventually led him to Texas to start a ranch

- Being a sovereign individual

- The experience of working the land compared to living in a major city such as LA

And much more!

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Nate is also the co-founder of HomeBodies, an online fitness program that also includes nutrition, a community aspect, and many free resources.

I sat down with Wilder Jones, the founder of Wild Spaces Farm. He was raised in the agriculture space, as his father started and has scaled their organic farm, https://www.kingscrownorganics.com/https://www.kingscrownorganics.com/.

This was an awesome conversation that could have lasted all day and night. We talked about:

- Growing up on an organic farm

- What brought him back to agriculture in his twenties, going back to his dad's farm to help, and starting his own farm nearby

- Raw dairy

And much more!

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Dr. Stephan van Vliet is an amazing researcher in the agriculture space. He has done extensive research on grain v grass fed, plant based v meat, and now nutrition and regenerative agriculture. We talked about all of that in this awesome episode. Enjoy!

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Charles Mayfield is the founder of Farrow Skincare, products derived from lard. This was a great discussion on Charles' agriculture journey, switching into regenerative agriculture, all things pig, and the importance of proper skincare. I found this really interesting because tallow and butter are making a resurgence but we don't hear much about lard with its negative connotations. This may change your opinion on that and pigs overall.

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This story is a wild one. Linda & Larry Faillace wanted to start their own sheep farm revolving around cheese. She talks in detail of the hellish journey she and her family have had to endure caused by the USDA, which made Three Shepherds Cheese their scapegoat in order to convince Congress to give them $450 million in funding for a new research facility in Ames, Iowa. A very inspiring story showcasing Faillace's resilience.

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I sat down with my great friends Brett & Harry of the Meat Mafia to share my full story.

I started Regenaissance because of what I’ve gone through the last 3 years:

-Brother’s caretaker for 6 months as I watched colon cancer, chemo, all the opoids torture him alive, eventually taking his life

-My mother passing away same day this launched

-Healthcare absolutely failing me last 2 years, embarking on my own hellish journey to where I searched independent and finally got answers

America spends $4.5 trillion on healthcare (would be 4th highest GPD in the world) and where does that get us?

-75% of Americans are overweight, obese or severely obese

-66% of children’s diets are ultra processed junk, which causes Non alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (rates have more than doubled last 10 years)

We are the only country in the world that allows these pharmaceutical drug commercials being shoved down our throats (New Zealand doesn’t count)

Relying on the institutions that we are supposed to trust have gotten us here.

And that is why Regenaissance is about reconnecting us back to our food, it will change your life meeting ranchers/farmers and having their fresh, nutrient dense food. 

I really enjoyed this conversation with Jaclyn Wilson!
We talked on:
- Growing up on the ranch and the mentality around continuing on the family legacy
- Pushing back to activism saying she's causing climate change with cattle
- Envirosmart beef label

- Her travels to Europe, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia to see their agriculture compared to America
- The topic of being called a "redneck" or "hick"
And much more!

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I talked with Chris Hiatt, born and raised in the world of beekeeping, owner of Hiatt Honey Co and the President of the American Honey Producers Association about:

- Growing up in the world of beekeeping

- The process of beekeeping

- Issues with the bee population

- What is the American Honey Producers Association

- What we can do to help the bees

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First-generation farmer down in Australia, Jacob Wolki talks about making the switch to regenerative agriculture and what that experience has been like since 2020. He has since continued to expand his farm, adding a 24/7 butchery, talking about direct-to-consumer, his core values which he calls the Wolki Farm Flywheel, and why he is a Bitcoiner.

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I was fortunate enough to sit down in person with Kara & Jeff Smith from Colorado Craft Beef. I absolutely loved this conversation, hearing Kara's story growing up on a ranch with such rich history, working in feedlots, grain v grassfed beef, economics of ranching, and more.

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