Ryan Michler, founder of The Order of Man podcast and movement, joins Unlatched Mind to discuss the critical tenets of manhood and what being a man looks like in 2021. We discuss how society looks at masculinity, life's rat race, leadership, ego, and some of the potentially damaging messages about men and boys coming out of the American Psychological Association.

Check out the Order of Man movement at https://www.orderofman.com

Show Highlights:

• 01:40 - The mission of the Order of Man movement
• 05:59 - Masculine traits and the typical man's life
• 07:40 - Escaping life's "rat race"
• 11:00 - Ambition at home and work
• 13:15 - The myth of work-life balance
• 18:16 - Leadership and ego
• 20:55 - Is masculinity under attack?
• 24:30 - Society's left-right pendulum, the media and systematic racism
• 28:03 - Problems vs Challenges
• 31:12 - "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times"
• 34:22 - American Psychological Association (APA): "…traditional masculinity…is harmful…"
• 42:45 - Home environment trumps political environment
• 44:45 - Mandatory U.S. military service
• 47:25 - Tools of the Order Man movement
• 50:15 - Ryan and his son build a canoe!
• 51:50 - Men are confrontational; Women are relational

Shane Siegel* is a Foreign Service Officer currently serving at the U.S. embassy in the Netherlands. Dr. Jeff Barke, M.D., is a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician practicing in Newport Beach, CA. Jeff and Shane join Unlatched Mind to discuss the Trump Presidency, Black Lives Matter, the U.S. Capital riots and the overall state of U.S. Democracy.

*Shane's perspectives comprise his personal opinions and in no way represent the U.S. State Department or the U.S. government.

Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D. is professor of psychology at Stetson University. Dr. Ferguson joins Unlatched Mind to discuss censorship in 2021 and the role social media and politics play. We discuss the recent actions taken by Twitter and Facebook to de-platform President Donald Trump, Target's removal of the Transgendered themed book by author Abigail Shrier and how scientific research may uncover offensive data.

Check out Dr. Ferguson at https://www.christopherjferguson.com

David W. Wahl Ph.D. joins Unlatched Mind to discuss sex robots and the impact they could have on society. We discuss the current and not so distance future state of artificial intelligence and robotics and their potential impact on us all.

Dr. Wahl can be found on Twitter at @thissexualself or at [email protected]. Check out his blog at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sexual-self.

Gary Bernhard, Ed.D. and Kalman Glantz, Ph.D. are co-authors of "Evolution in Daily Life", a blog focused on the role of human evolution in all aspects of daily life. In this episode, Gary and Kal join Unlatched Mind to discuss, through an evolutionary lens, why Socialism, despite the noble banner of equality and fairness, can never work as a social construct.

Check out Gary and Kal's blog at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-in-daily-life

Gabe Deem, founder of RebootNation.org, discusses the neuroscience of Pornography and its impact on society and our intimate relationships. Gabe shares his personal struggle with pornography and the steps he has taken to recover. We discuss the neuroscience of internet pornography and how it's destroying our chances of having meaningful relationships.

Check out Gabe at rebootnation.org and Gary Wilson at yourbrainonporn.com.

Dr. Adam Rosh, MD is a board-certified emergency medicine physician. He is also the founder and CEO of Rosh Review, a nationally recognized medical education company serving physicians, medical students, PAs, and nurse practitioners.

Dr. Rosh updates us on the Coronavirus pandemic. We'll discuss how we've managed the virus to date, testing options, likely vaccines, and what we can expect as we head into the fall and winter months.

Check out Rosh Review at roshreview.com.

Dr. Jason Whiting is a professor at Brigham Young University who studies deception, conflict, and abuse in relationships. Dr. Whiting is also a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with couples in a clinical context. In this episode, Dr. Whiting and I discuss how difficult it is to truly see someone else's perspective and why facts really don't matter in an argument or discourse.

Jason can be found at https://drjasonwhiting.com.

Matthew Legge, author of Are We Done Fighting?: Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division, discusses methods to improve the way we approach conflict with each other in this time where "Cancel Culture" seems so prevalent. Matt analyzes a letter published by Harper's Magazine as the backdrop to our talk.

The letter referenced can be found here https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate

Check out Matt at https://arewedonefighting.com

Have we botched our response to the COVID-19 Pandemic? Dr. Jeff Barke, M.D., is a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician in Newport Beach, CA. Is wearing a mask in public effective? Is quarantining the healthy worth the cost to the economy and our mental health? Dr. Barke sits with Unlatched Mind to discuss these, as well as other questions.

Dr. Barke can be found on Instagram at rxforliberty or at https://www.personalcarephysicians.com/?team=jeffrey-barke-m-d