The Will Spencer Podcast

In this episode, I read my 2020 essay "To Lose the World and Gain My Soul", which inspired the Renaissance of Men. Read the Essay: https://willspencer.co/to-lose-the-world-and-gain-my-soul/ Episode 5 of Rewire the West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9vyQvexaTI Renaissance Mentorship: https://renofmen.com/mentorship ### Merry Christmas! THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen https://youtube.com/@renofmen

Evan Amato is the founder of Rewire the West, a website and YouTube channel that helps men and women rediscover beauty, truth, and virtue in today's Western culture. The key word is RE-discover, as in it's already there. The West has a centuries-long tradition of the arts that we can turn to, if only we know where to turn. And that's Evan's goal: to create resources that point us in the right direction and kick us in the behind to send us on our way. He and I produced a series of videos together about men's isolation, which is why I'm grateful to host Evan on my podcast today. In our conversation we discussed: The origins of Rewire the West The mixed blessings of global travel France as the best and worst country How art is for the people The Lord of the Rings and religion An examination of classical music you won't want to miss... plus homework! Thanks to Paul Robson from Maniphesto for the introduction https://maniphesto.com/ WATCH EPISODE 5! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9vyQvexaTI MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST "Much Ado About Nothing" Trailer Karajan - "Dvorak Symphony 9" - Berliner Philharmoniker !!! HOMEWORK !!! Beethoven - "Moonlight Sonata" Wagner - "Lohengrin" - Prelude To Act 1 CONNECT WITH REWIRE THE WEST https://rewirethewest.com https://www.instagram.com/rewirethewest/ ALISON ARMSTRONG "OWN YOUR ULTIMATUMS" https://www.alisonarmstrong.com/products/ultimatums.html THE RENAISSANCE MENTORSHIP https://renofmen.com/mentorship The world says masculinity is "toxic." Everything the world says is backwards. That means... masculinity is medicine. Renew yourself and become the man you want to be. Backed by my personal guarantee: In three months, we will permanently change the course of your life as a man… Or I will work with you until we do. Use code "INTRO" for 15% off. Limit 2! https://renofmen.com/mentorship THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen https://youtube.com/@renofmen

Will Knowland is a husband, father of 7, and educator. You might have seen his Knowland Knows videos on YouTube, his articles on Substack, or scorching tweets where he takes down degeneracy, promiscuity, the Manosphere and more. He was an educator at the prestigious UK boarding school Eton, which has produced 20 UK prime ministers. But he was sacked, or "fired" for producing a video called "The Patriarchy Paradox" which undermines all the core arguments of feminism. That didn't stop him, though. In fact, it helped him reach a worldwide audience excited to hear what he had to say. In our conversation, we discussed: His background at Eton and the story of how he was fired The loss of fathers, and the rise of gangs Promiscuity and Weaponized Chastity Taking apart Nietzsche The benefits of barbell training The idolatry of the body. Thanks to Alexandra Powell for the introduction. https://twitter.com/TheAlexaPowell WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/tVO5VtGrsag MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST "The Patriarchy Paradox" J.D. Unwin - "Sex and Culture" George Gilder - "Men and Marriage" CONNECT WITH WILL KNOWLAND https://www.youtube.com/@KnowlandKnows https://twitter.com/knowlandknows  https://knowlandknows.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/knowlandknows/ ALISON ARMSTRONG "OWN YOUR ULTIMATUMS" https://www.alisonarmstrong.com/products/ultimatums.html SPONSOR: My 12-week Renaissance Mentorship Program The Greek mathematician Archimedes said, "Find me a solid point on which to stand, and I will move the Earth." If you're looking for solid ground within yourself, and are ready to put in the work... Email me at info@renofmen.com to find out more. THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen  

Pastor Doug Wilson is the author, elder, preacher, teacher, and recalcitrant troublemaker from Moscow, Idaho. And Christiana Hale is the author of “Deeper Heaven: A Reader’s Guide to the CS Lewis Ransom Trilogy.” They were both my teachers in helping me understand a trilogy of books that have impacted my faith more deeply than I could have imagined. Because in this 80-year old series, CS Lewis aims to reinspire the modern imagination about the spiritual and material shape of the cosmos… before the “scientifically-driven” view takes things too far. And I believe these books are relevant for Christians today to help them see, fight, and win the cosmological war that’s taking place within the religious war raging all around us. In this episode we discussed: The plot of the Ransom Trilogy Our favorite moments from the books Ransom’s character development CS Lewis’ vision of the cosmos Masculinity and Femininity as forces Pastor Doug’s favorite novel of all time WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/kT8Vrz96RFc LEARN ABOUT "THE RANSOM TRILOGY" Doug Wilson - The Lewis Lectures Christiana Hale - "Deeper Heaven" on Roman Roads Press CONNECT WITH DOUG WILSON AND CHRISTIANA HALE Christiana Hale on Facebook Doug Wilson - Blog and Mablog SPONSOR: My 12-week Renaissance Mentorship Program The Greek mathematician Archimedes said, "Find me a solid point on which to stand, and I will move the Earth." If you're looking for solid ground within yourself, and are ready to put in the work... Email me at info@renofmen.com to find out more. THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen

Alison Armstrong is a speaker, thought leader, friend, and bestselling author of The Keys to the Kingdom, and The Queen's Code. In 2018, as I was discovering that the men's movement was much bigger than I realized, reading Tomassi and Donovan, and listening to Michler and Peterson, I also discovered Alison's books. I saw myself reflected in them to a degree that I still find striking. Now, almost 9 years after publishing the Queen's Code in print, she's finally released it in audiobook version, read in her voice. And not a moment too soon. Because The Great Reconciliation is happening, and the Queen's Code audiobook is here to help us all hear and most importantly FEEL the way we could be, as women and as men, together. In our conversation we discussed: - Alison's journey to write and record the Queen's Code - The difference between needing vs. being needy - How Alison used to treat men at parties - The importance of discovering our ultimatums; - Why we should all go a bit easier on "nice guys” - My own important learnings from Alison about the Great Reconciliation - Finally, stories about her relationship with the man in her life, Dan WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/i2x3SKht-w4 https://youtube.com/@renofmen CONNECT WITH ALISON ARMSTRONG http://alisonarmstrong.com  Buy the Queen's Code audiobook Buy the Queen's Code in print at Lulu.com SPONSOR: My 12-week Renaissance Mentorship Program The Greek mathematician Archimedes said, "Find me a solid point on which to stand, and I will move the Earth." If you're looking for solid ground within yourself, and are ready to put in the work... Email me at info@renofmen.com to find out more. THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen

Jeremy Stalnecker is a former Marine infantry officer and an Iraq War Veteran who earned a Navy Commendation Medal with V for Combat Valor. He's also a former pastor, and the CEO and Co-Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a Christian organization supporting veterans and first responders, helping them adjust to civilian life and deal with PTSD from a biblical perspective. He knows how capital T trauma, of the sort even civilians can't imagine, doesn't need to define us, as men. We can't let trauma limit what God wants us to do in our lives. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of masculinity, driven by raw and honest self expression, help hurting men move forward. In our conversation Jeremy and I discussed: - The mission of Mighty Oaks - Trauma and its definitions and impact - The lack of healing in men's Christian groups - Men's isolation and suicide - The power of God and forgiveness - The Mighty Oaks women's program and its challenges - Christ as the example of masculinity - Jeremy's own story of achievement, fall, and redemption CONNECT WITH JEREMY STALNECKER http://mightyoaksprograms.org  http://Jeremystalnecker.com  March or Die Podcast - Spotify / Apple / Youtube Situation Report Podcast - Spotify / Apple https://www.instagram.com/jeremystalnecker/ https://twitter.com/jstalnecker MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST "The Truth about PTSD" book "It Happens In The Dark" - blog article Voddie Baucham - "Why I choose to believe the Bible" A Weekend to Remember Women's Legacy Program SPONSOR: My 12-week Renaissance Mentorship Program The Greek mathematician Archimedes said, "Find me a solid point on which to stand, and I will move the Earth." If you're looking for solid ground within yourself, and are ready to put in the work... Email me at @info@renofmen.com to find out more. THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen

Episode 3 of my three-part series, Live at ReformCon 2022. Pastor Toby Sumpter and the Reverend Dr. Joe Boot are two men who need no introduction. I admire them both for being two of the boldest men to carry and plant the flag of Christ in culture, and for their moral, intellectual, and even spiritual courage. Toby Sumpter hails from Moscow, Idaho, where he's a pastor, author, husband, father, blogger, and co-host of the popular podcast Cross Politic, hosts of the Fight Laugh Feast conference.   Pastor Toby and I discussed: - The politics of 6-day creation - The secular American religion - Calvinism's influence on the American revolution - Christians building more than culture - The troubling eugenics of Dave Rubin's  announcement - Christians duped with the offer of power https://crosspolitic.com/ https://flfnetwork.com/ https://www.tobyjsumpter.com/ https://www.kingscrossmoscow.com/ Dr. Joe Boot is the founder of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity, and the founding pastor of the Westminster Chapel in Toronto. He's the author of several books, including the classic Mission of God, and has worked in the fields of Christian apologetics, worldview education and church leadership for over twenty years on both sides of the Atlantic. Dr. Boot and I discussed: - Aristotle’s impact on Christianity through Thomas Aquinas; - Nature and Grace as artificial distinctions; - how inflating Church and State paradoxically leads to secularization; - the meaning of Christ's Lordship over all spheres of life; -the Eschatology of Hope for Law, Politics, Medicine, and even Sports. Thank you to both my honored guests for their precious time during a busy weekend. https://www.ezrainstitute.com/ https://www.ezrainstitute.com/resource-library/podcast/ https://twitter.com/drjoeboot https://m.facebook.com/ezrainstitute THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen

Episode 2 of my three-part series, Live At ReformCon 2022 Jeremiah Roberts and Andrew Soncrant are the hosts of the hit international podcast Cultish. The show explores what they call "The Kingdom of the Cults", or the broad array of religions and practices around the world that mimic the behavior of a cult. They’ve covered Mormonism, astrology, tarot, faith healing, Reiki, polygamy, flat earth, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, the Enneagram, and even right wing politics and many sects of so-called Christianity. I also did three episodes with Cultish recently about Burning Man, and ayahasuca. It's vital that Christians have fluency with these beliefs and grasp how to refute them from a Christian perspective, which is why the ministry of Cultish is so important.  In this conversation the three of us discussed: - My history in the New Age - The deception of yoga - Returning to biblical masculinity and femininity - The power of not having the last word - Topics that I might tackle in future appearances on Cultish - Jeremiah's insights into how to minister to New Age followers - Which book of the Bible is the first book of Apologetics - Amazing apologetic discourses from Andrew. WILL SPENCER ON CULTISH Episode 1 - How I Met Jesus at Burning Man, Part 1 Episode 2 - How I Met Jesus at Burning Man, Part 2 Episode 3 - Aaron Rodgers, Ayahuasca, and the Divine Feminine CONNECT WITH CULTISH https://thecultishshow.com https://www.instagram.com/thecultishshow/ THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen

This past week, I hosted a podcast booth at ReformCon in Mesa, Arizona, a two-day conference put on by Apologia Church about reclaiming culture for Christ. The point of the conference is that it's not enough to be adept theologically. We must apply that theological rigor to the culture and institutions that surround us. At the conference, I conducted five sit-down interviews, to be released over three episodes. In this episode I interview: Pastor David Reece from Armored Republic. In the interview we discuss: – His new A3 product – The challenges and blessings of running a Christian business – How Christian businesses and small towns aren't utopia – The duty we all have to obey God and resist tyranny https://www.ar500armor.com/ Criminal defense attorney Davis Younts. In the interview we discuss: – His work with his organization Stand With Warriors – How the COVID vaccine has been treated differently by the military – The overreach of the Executive Branch – Need for strong men inside and outside the military to stand up to all of it. https://linktr.ee/davisyounts https://yountslaw.com/ https://twitter.com/DavisYounts THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen

Dale Partridge is the Pastor of Reformation Fellowship in Sedona, AZ.  He heads up an impressive content creation network on the web, social media, and in print that evangelizes Reformed theology in a crisp, clear, and aesthetic way. Dale understands that perhaps one of the most important wars that any of us fight today is the war for attention. So what differentiates his content is not just theological rigor, but economy of exposition. In our conversation we discussed - His book "the Manliness of Christ" and the effeminacy of the American Christian church - How America has lost God's grace - The courage, commitment, and intensity, of Jesus - Christian Community building in Northern Arizona - His anti-porn program Stand in Victory, and much more CONNECT WITH DALE Real Christianity Podcast http://ReLearn.org/man http://MailTheGospel.org Twitter: @dalepartridge Instagram: @relearnhq REWIRE THE WEST + CULTISH + REFORMCON Rewire the West Playlist Cultish – Episode 3 ReformCon.org SPONSOR: My 12-week Renaissance Mentorship Program The Greek mathematician Archimedes said, "Find me a solid point on which to stand, and I will move the Earth." If you're looking for solid ground within yourself, and are ready to put in the work... Email me at @info@renofmen.com to find out more. THE RENAISSANCE OF MEN https://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmen