Roadkill for Breakfast: Raw Carnivore, Radical Discernment, and Ascension Through Gnosis with Jonathan Houston

In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Houston — known online as Ethically Carnivore — to explore one of the most radical expressions of species-appropriate living you’re likely to encounter.

Jonathan eats raw meat. He eats wild game. And yes — he eats roadkill. (Which landed him in jail, a story he shares in the episode.)

But this conversation goes far beyond shock value.

We dive into the evolutionary case for humans as apex predators, including stable isotope analysis and what it reveals about early human diets. We examine the ethical implications of modern agriculture versus scavenging. We wrestle with overpopulation, sustainability, and whether an 8-billion-person civilization can realistically return to a truly species-appropriate way of eating.

Jonathan shares why he believes discernment is more important than dogma, why blind faith and truth-seeking cannot coexist, and why not every truth should be broadcast indiscriminately. We discuss terrain, fear, risk, and the psychology of certainty — and how the modern human has become detached from death itself.

We also explore his newly-released book, Ascension Through Gnosis, and the idea that salvation — or awakening — comes not through belief, but through direct knowledge and lived experience.

Whether you agree with Jonathan or not, you’ll walk away thinking more deeply about:

• What “ethical” really means in the context of food
• Whether humans evolved primarily as carnivores
• The difference between longevity and optimal function
• Why modern systems may be incompatible with ancestral nutrition
• And what it means to seek truth without becoming dogmatic

Note: this episode was recorded using Zoom, so please excuse any perceived deficiencies in audio quality!

Learn more about Jonathan at his website https://ethicallycarnivore.com/ and follow him on Instagram at https://instagram.com/rawwildexperiment and https://www.instagram.com/ethicallycarnivore/.

Order his book Ascension Through Gnosis at https://ethicallycarnivore.com/physical-products.

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Music by Chris Merenda