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The Vital Masculinity Podcast

By Vital Masculinity

We provide modern men with direction by cutting through the noise and offering insightful commentary on classical masculinity with step-by-step guides designed to direct you on your path to noble manhood. Learn from saints, great thinkers and doers, and your ancestors about what it means to be a saintly man, including ways to forge a strong moral character, foster brotherhood and manly friendship, and pursue a strong and virtuous way of life.

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The Vital Masculinity PodcastJul 08, 2019

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MICHAEL THOMAS | Homesteading, Planting Roots, and Your Place in the World

MICHAEL THOMAS | Homesteading, Planting Roots, and Your Place in the World

In this episode, Stephen interviews Michael Thomas of Sharon, a homesteader, on the importance of homesteading, tradition, place, and much more.

Show Highlights:

  • Why Michael decided to go live on an 18th century farm.
  • The importance of a sense of place.
  • Why tradition and culture are tied in to place.
  • What we can learn from those that came before us.
  • On man's reaction to modernity and what we can do about it.
  • The role of God and faith in tradition. 
  • The balance Michael carries between modernity and tradition.
  • Why we need to "purify" ourselves first before jumping fully into homesteading.
  • The importance of humility and learning from our mistakes.
  • Why incremental steps are better than a big, sudden move.
  • The need for others and learning from the past.
  • The importance of the Benedict Option.
  • How you can connect with Michael and learn more about his projects in upstate NY.


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About Michael:

Michael is a homesteader who lives on a 1795 Colonial Farm in Sharon Springs, NY. He and his family run an orchard, breed dogs, and much more on their farm, and he works to spread the beauty of homesteading to the traditionalist side of the internet.


Keep in Touch with Michael:

Twitter: @MichaelTG09

Website

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Mar 29, 202152:53
10 Things Every Young Man Should Do
Mar 18, 202142:26
Agape, the Divine Love

Agape, the Divine Love

In this episode, the gents examine what C.S. Lewis considered the fourth love, Agape or divine "God love."

Show Highlights:

  • Is love really all you need, as the Beatles said?
  • The necessity of relying on God's help in order to love properly.
  • What a properly ordered love looks like.
  • Why Agape is the only love which does not have the potential to bring misery.
  • How Agape relates to the other three loves.
  • How God "implants" the capacity to love - gift-love and need-love particularly - in us.
  • The cure for restless hearts. 

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis


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Mar 13, 202138:10
Can Men and Women Be Friends?

Can Men and Women Be Friends?

In this episode, the gents tackle a more controversial question - can men and women be friends? Should they be? The answer is more complicated than you may think.

Show Highlights:

  • A recap of the three Aristotelian forms of friendship.
  • Can men and women be friends?
  • Why is there typically the temptation to eros in these friendships?
  • What does male/female friendship look like before marriage?
  • The rise of nice guy syndrome.
  • Should you be friends with a member of the opposite sex when you're in a relationship?
  • The importance of boundaries - the "Mike Pence" rule.
  • Why men and women should have their own spaces to be with "their own."

View the full show notes here.

Related Podcast Episodes:

The Problem with Nice Guys

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis


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Mar 06, 202138:45
KENNEDY HALL | Overcoming Effeminate Masculinity

KENNEDY HALL | Overcoming Effeminate Masculinity

This week, the gents sit down with Catholic author Kennedy Hall to discuss his books on masculinity and how we can combat and overcome the rise of "effeminate manliness."

Show Highlights:

  • How Kennedy's "vague cultural Catholicism" influenced his development as a man.
  • How did he ultimately realize the problems with modern masculinity?
  • The nature of effeminate masculinity.
  • How can men become less effeminate and more masculine?
  • How important should a man's faith be?
  • Family Be Damned and why good fiction can inform and enliven the soul.

View the full show notes here.

About Kennedy:

Kennedy Hall is the author of Terror of Demons: Reclaiming Traditional Catholic Masculinity and Family Be Damned, as well as the host of the Fatima Centre's Kennedy Report.

Keep in Touch with Kennedy:

The Kennedy Report

Website

Newsletter

Twitter: @kennedyhall

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Mar 01, 202159:58
Marriage and Chastity

Marriage and Chastity

In this episode, the gents discuss the institution of marriage and the virtue of chastity, including her role inside and outside matrimonial covenants.

Show Highlights:

  • What is the virtue chastity?
  • The common misconception that chastity only refers to celibacy.
  • What does a rightly ordered sexual appetite look like?
  • What is marriage?
  • The traditional understanding of marriage.
  • The role of sex and chastity within marriage.
  • The four aspects of marriage.
  • Marriage as a 'type' of Christ and the Church.
  • Chastity in single people and married people.
  • Examples of 'unchastity.'
  • Why chastity is important in dating/courtships.

View the full show notes here.

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis

Catechism of the Catholic Church


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Feb 26, 202159:41
Detour | Advice on Combatting Stress

Detour | Advice on Combatting Stress

In this episode, the gents take a short break from their series on Eros and the Four Loves to discuss ways to handle stress.

Show Highlights:

  • How stress can be good for you.
  • Hormesis and antifragility.
  • Avoiding vs. combatting stress.
  • Advice on how to mitigate and avoid stressors.

View the full show notes here.

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Feb 19, 202134:46
Distortions of Eros: Victorianism and Promiscuity

Distortions of Eros: Victorianism and Promiscuity

In this episode, the gents discuss continue their exploration of distortions of eros, the third love, by examining the opposite approaches advocating a Victorian puritanism and a more open and promiscuous stance.

Show Highlights:

  • How do Christians properly view the body and natural desire?
  • Why is a promiscuous worldview incorrect?
  • What do the Victorians and Puritans get wrong about a prude and rigid treatment of eros and sex?
  • What a properly ordered eros or desires look like.
  • Why sex and pleasure are, at a base level, good until they become corrupted.
  • Is eros mainly an evolutionary appetite?
  • Does this carnal element of eros make it dangerous?
  • Why our view of Eros and sexuality need not be restrictive if ordered properly.

View the full show notes here.

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis

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Feb 11, 202137:19
Distortions of Eros: Pick-Up Artists & the Red Pill

Distortions of Eros: Pick-Up Artists & the Red Pill

In this episode, the gents discuss the issues with PUA and the Red Pill movement, discussing how each are distortions of eros

Show Highlights:

  • What is a pick-up artist?
  • What is the Red Pill?
  • Why do more men seem attracted to these movements/philosophies?
  • The relationship between evolutionary psychology and the Red Pill.
  • The problems with making sex your top priority. 
  • The manipulative nature of these philosophies.
  • What do these both get right?
  • What do these both get wrong?

View the full show notes here.

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis


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Feb 05, 202157:39
Distortions of Eros: Casual Dating & Hookup Culture

Distortions of Eros: Casual Dating & Hookup Culture

In this episode, the gents explore two modern distortions of Eros or romantic love: hookup culture and casual dating.

Show Highlights:

  • Recap of the definition of eros.
  • Becoming worthy of your love.
  • Dating and discernment of marriage.
  • Defining casual dating.
  • What is friendship "with benefits"?
  • Transactional sex and hookup culture.
  • Physical love over all else -> the credo of the modern world.
  • The damage that comes from hookup culture.
  • The subordination of love to pleasure.

Related Episodes:

Masculinity and Femininity: Biological Differences
Masculinity and Femininity: Psychological Differences

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis


View the full show notes here.


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Covenant Eyes is a screen monitoring and accountability platform for all your devices which will help you kick your porn addiction once and for all. Stephen personally used this to help him break free of the vicious cycle of addition. The resources provided by Covenant Eyes also help you identify triggers, form healthy new habits, boost your confidence, and restore hope so that you can live the life you want to live.

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Jan 29, 202153:12
PROF. SCOTT YENOR | Recovering Family Life

PROF. SCOTT YENOR | Recovering Family Life

This week, Stephen and Brian sit down with Professor Scott Yenor of Boise State University to discuss his new book The Recovery of Family Life.

Show Highlights:

  • Why do we need to recover family life right now?
  • What is the "rolling revolution?"
  • How has feminism mixed with other cultural and political aspects to get us here?
  • What is the end goal of feminism and the rolling revolution? Is there one?
  • Why haven't conservative and traditional institutions done more to stop the transformation of family life?
  • How do we fix this as a society?
  • The pros and cons of legislating a new pro-family society.
  • How each man can fight back and help reclaim a healthy, stable, traditional family life.

View the full show notes here

Resources:

The Recovery of Family Life by Professor Scott Yenor

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About Scott:

Scott Yenor is a PhD and tenured professor of political science at Boise State University, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute. He has authored multiple books and also writes at multiple sites


Keep in Touch with Scott:

Website

YouTube

Book Website

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Jan 26, 202152:33
An Introduction to Eros, the Third Love

An Introduction to Eros, the Third Love

In this episode, the gents begin an analysis of C.S. Lewis' third love, eros, and explore why this is more than pure romance or only about sexuality.

Show Highlights:

  • Is eros just about sex?
  • The relationship between eros, lust, and sexual desire.
  • Pleasure vs. Person focused loves.
  • The human aspects of eros.
  • Friendship vs. eros.
  • Does eros aim at happiness?
  • Why this love should not become a god.

Resources:

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis

About our Sponsor:

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Jan 22, 202135:40
The Limits of Friendship

The Limits of Friendship

In this episode, the gents wrap up their discussion on friendship by investigating limits and ends of these relationships.

Show Highlights:

  • Defects in relationships.
  • Self-imposed limits.
  • Physical, Mental, and Spiritual limits to friendship.
  • What happens when virtuous friendships turn bad?
  • Friendship and the innermost self.
  • Man's helplessness and friendships.
  • How friendship ultimately respects the personality of the individuals.
  • Why these limitations are "God's occasion."

Resources:

  1. The Art of Being a Good Friend by Hugh Black
  2. The Four Friendships by Kevin Vost

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Jan 15, 202101:03:05
Guarding and Renewing Friendships

Guarding and Renewing Friendships

In this episode, the gents continue discussing The Art of Being a Good Friend, focusing on the art of protecting and restoring your friendships.

Show Highlights:

Resources:

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Jan 08, 202155:34
Friendship Disparities & Justice

Friendship Disparities & Justice

Brian returns in this episode, for a further discussion on 'equal' and 'unequal' friendships via the lens of Aristotle and Cicero.

Show Highlights:

  • Friendship of Equals vs. Friendship of Unequals.
  • Why you need to recognize friendship disparities in order to have a virtuous friendship.
  • Aristotle's comparison of friendship to political systems.
  • Father - Son dynamics.
  • Husband - Wife dynamics.
  • Brother - Brother dynamics.
  • Friendship within families.
  • Why blood is thicker than water.
  • Relative strength of bonds.
  • Priorities of friendship compared to other relationships.

Resources:

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Dec 31, 202059:33
Musing Aloud | Christmas in the Trenches
Dec 25, 202029:51
Pandemic Perseverance with Prudence

Pandemic Perseverance with Prudence

In this special episode, the gents revisit the COVID-19 Pandemic and various responses to it.

Show Highlights:

  • Where are we 9 months in?
  • 15 days to slow the spread/flatten the curve?
  • The role of prudence and personal responsibility vs. government mandate.
  • The vice of double standards.
  • Personal responsibility and the rise of "mask Karens."
  • Our duty to authority.
  • Courage, justice, and resistance.

Resources:

https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/18/major-study-finds-masks-dont-reduce-covid-19-infection-rates/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/29/these-12-graphs-show-mask-mandates-do-nothing-to-stop-covid/ (includes NEJM study)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html#table-1 (see Scenario 5 in Table 1)

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4695

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/16/fauci-why-still-need-masks-social-distancing-after-covid-19-vaccine.html

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/which-covid-19-vaccines-are-connected-to-abortion

https://thehill.com/news-by-subject/healthcare/528619-pfizer-chairman-were-not-sure-if-someone-can-transmit-virus-after

https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/michelle-malkin-covidgate-corruption-clinical-trials-part-one

https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/michelle-malkin-covidgate-part-two-clinical-trials-and-crusader-bias

https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/michelle-malkin-covidgate-part-3-attack-informed-consent

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Dec 18, 202050:58
The Art of Being a Good Friend: Cultivating Your Friendships

The Art of Being a Good Friend: Cultivating Your Friendships

In this episode, the gents continue to discuss the book The Art of Being a Good Friend by Hugh Black, elaborating on ways to cultivate and maintain good friendships.

Show Highlights:

  • Why does friendship require intentionality?
  • Affability and being friendly.
  • The responsibility of being a friend.
  • How is friendship like a habit?
  • The necessity of cultivating 'sympathy '.
  • The Golden Rule.
  • Reciprocity, mutual confidence, and faithfulness in friendship.
  • Aspects of loyalty.
  • How human friendship leads to love for God.

Resources:

The Art of Being a Good Friend by Hugh Black

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Dec 11, 202001:01:54
Detour | Gratitude and Current Events
Dec 04, 202036:17
The Art of Being a Good Friend: Being Thankful for the Gift of Friendship

The Art of Being a Good Friend: Being Thankful for the Gift of Friendship

In this episode, the gents discuss the book The Art of Being a Good Friend by Hugh Black, weaving in themes on friendship and the Four Loves from the previous episodes.

Show Highlights:

  • Expanding on the appreciation of friendship.
  • Friendship in the heroes of history.
  • How does friendship enlighten you? What does that mean?
  • Friendship is a gift of God.
  • Why do you need humility and selflessness when you are trying to be a good friend?

Resources:

The Art of Being a Good Friend by Hugh Black

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Nov 24, 202041:55
Cicero's Approach to Choosing Good Friends
Nov 20, 202001:13:14
The Second Love: C.S. Lewis' View of Friendship
Nov 11, 202056:43
NICK JAMELL | How Should You Discuss Politics?

NICK JAMELL | How Should You Discuss Politics?

This week, the gents have a conversation with Nick Jamell of Conversation of Our Generation about how a man can discuss politics virtuously.

Show Highlights:

  • Why are political discussions so difficult to navigate nowadays?
  • How the personal became the political.
  • Are there times when it is prudent to not discuss politics?
  • False courage and standing up for one's beliefs.
  • Are our differences that pronounced?
  • What happens next?

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About Nick:

Nick is the founder of Conversation of Our Generation, a website and podcast dedicated to having dialogues about important issues through the lens of philosophy, politics, and the reading of our intellectual forefathers.

Keep in Touch with Nick:

Blog

Podcast

Twitter: @ConOfOurGen; @NickJamell

Facebook: The Conversation of Our Generation

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Oct 30, 202001:06:01
Aristotle's Three Types of Friendship

Aristotle's Three Types of Friendship

In this episode, the gents discuss philia, or friendship, the second love in the C.S. Lewis/Ancient Greek hierarchy of love. The focus of this is on the Aristotelian conception of friendship and the three types of philia.

Show Highlights:

  • Who needs friends?
  • Why do we need friends?
  • The three causes of love.
  • Friendships of utility.
  • Friendships of pleasure.
  • Friendships of virtue.
  • Similarities and differences between the types of Aristotelian friendship.
  • The roles duration and absence play in strengthening friendship.
  • The act of friendship vs. the "state" of friendship.

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Oct 29, 202045:43
Musing Aloud | Where Is The Virtue In Politics?

Musing Aloud | Where Is The Virtue In Politics?

In this episode, Brian muses about virtue in politics:

Show Highlights:

  • What level of importance should politics have in our lives?
  • How can we act virtuously in regards to politics?
  • Why don't we have more virtuous candidates? How can we get them?

What do you think? Do you agree with Brian's assessment? Send us your thoughts.

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Oct 22, 202033:09
Detour | Social Media Overload and Silence

Detour | Social Media Overload and Silence

In this episode, the gents kick back and discuss a whole range of topics:

Show Highlights:

  • What's next with the podcast?
  • Dealing with news and social media overload.
  • The need for silence and reflection.
  • Will there ever be a return to normalcy?

View the full show notes here.

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Oct 16, 202031:28
The First Love: Storge/Affection
Oct 08, 202001:11:22
Love of Things, Love of Nature & Love of Country
Oct 01, 202001:10:52
Misconceptions and Modern Beliefs on Love
Sep 23, 202038:21
Reflections on St. Louis: Noble Living, Harmony and Justice
Sep 16, 202001:16:29
JOSH HATCHER | Dealing with Personal Struggles

JOSH HATCHER | Dealing with Personal Struggles

In this episode, the gents invite Josh Hatcher, Founder of Manlihood.com, on to the show to discuss his project, journey, what it means to be a man, and so much more.

Show Highlights:

  • An introduction to the Josh Hatcher.
  • Why did Josh create Manlihood.com?
  • The importance of father figures.
  • Why is humor so important in communicating with men?
  • Being a good brother and mentor to other men.
  • Dealing with struggles in relationships.
  • Dealing with personal struggles.
  • How Josh overcame his own personal struggles
  • Love and marriage - how we grow more and more in love with our wives.
  • Pornography addiction and how it has affected us.

View the full show notes here.

About Manlihood.com

Becoming a man is a journey. We’re all at different places. Manlihood is about personal development for men.  No matter your place in that journey, we all want to be better husbands, fathers, leaders — better men.

Josh Hatcher helps you cut through the mess in a funny, insightful and heartfelt way. Using wisdom and personal experience, he helps you become a better man - wherever you currently are on your journey.

Keep in Touch with Josh:

Website

Podcast

Twitter: @Manlihooddotcom

Facebook: Manlihood.com

Facebook Group

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Sep 09, 202001:23:36
Reflections on St. Louis: God, Friends and Gratitude
Sep 02, 202056:36
Detour | Exodus 90 and Our Faith

Detour | Exodus 90 and Our Faith

In this episode, the gents kick back and discuss a whole host of topics:

Show Highlights:

  • What's next with the podcast?
  • Our Exodus 90 journey.
  • A shallow dive into current events and why we need men.
  • Why our faith is central to us and it's future role in this project.

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Aug 25, 202038:25
The Noonday Devil: How to Combat Acedia

The Noonday Devil: How to Combat Acedia

Aug 19, 202001:07:45
The Noonday Devil: Symptoms of Acedia
Aug 11, 202001:05:44
Conquering Pornography: Breaking Free
Aug 05, 202001:07:18
Conquering Pornography: Taking Action
Jul 29, 202047:54
Conquering Pornography: Why Porn is Harmful
Jul 22, 202044:07
Conquering Pornography: Porn Myths
Jul 14, 202001:18:16
Dissecting Feminism - Countering Feminism Today
Jul 08, 202048:09
Dissecting Feminism - 4th Wave
Jul 01, 202001:09:49
FREED FROM FEMINISM | How Feminism Hurts Men and Women
Jun 24, 202046:03
One Year Anniversary Special

One Year Anniversary Special

In this episode commemorating the one year anniversary of the Vital Masculinity Project, the gents remember the past year, discuss current events, and look ahead towards the future of the podcast and journal. Check it out to get the first insights as to what’s next for the project!
Jun 17, 202048:15
Dissecting Feminism - 3rd Wave
Jun 16, 202001:13:01
Dissecting Feminism - 2nd Wave

Dissecting Feminism - 2nd Wave

Jun 09, 202001:11:33
Dissecting Feminism - 1st Wave
Jun 03, 202040:56
NICK JAMELL | Why Open Dialogue is Necessary

NICK JAMELL | Why Open Dialogue is Necessary

This week, the gents interview a fellow traveler in the pursuit of virtue: Nick Jamell! Enjoy an insightful episode about seeking truth, goodness, and beauty, sure to provide you with valuable information on living the good life.

Show Highlights:

  • What motivated him to start Conversation of Our Generation
  • The importance of dialogue and open discussion
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Exodus 90
  • Why bother doing philosophy or reading old books?
  • Why Nick reads things he may disagree with.
  • The degeneration of public discourse on important issues
  • How we can, as men, begin to have good and necessary discussions about issues.

View the full show notes here.

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About Nick:

Nick is the founder of Conversation of Our Generation, a website and podcast dedicated to having dialogues about important issues through the lens of philosophy, politics, and the reading of our intellectual forefathers.

Keep in Touch with Nick:

Blog

Podcast

Twitter: @ConOfOurGen; @NickJamell

Facebook: The Conversation of Our Generation

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May 26, 202056:46
Masculinity & Femininity: Exterior Roles
May 20, 202053:18
Masculinity & Femininity: Later Masculine Roles
May 12, 202049:56
Masculinity & Femininity: Early Masculine Roles
May 06, 202027:35