Menfolk Journeys
This podcast explores how different men from all walks of life wear the beautiful and confusing mantle of manhood.
Men can be knuckleheads in public life. But in private, if given the right questions and if they feel comfortable, men can also be thoughtful, reflective, and have deep conversations about their lives, big questions, and meaningful ideas.
We have great conversations with men just like us and from all walks of life, so we can learn from their personal stories and all get better together.
Episodes
16 episodes since 2024
Ep. 15 - Manhood, Fatherhood, Sonhood
What guidance do you have in charting the course of your life? What kind of convention, pillars, framework, or set of rules do you abide by?When beginning an adulthood, many men get lost. So many find that the paths are too winding, ope...
September 12, 2024
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1:05:58
14. Ex Chaos Ad Discipulus
This is a MONSTER episode. How do you go from a completely chaotic childhood filled with abuse and mixed families, push through a confusing adulthood of service and religion, and find yourself with a 30+ year marriage, a bevy of be...
September 05, 2024
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2:04:11
13. A Life Of Purpose
What does it mean to combine a profession and a purpose? Who among us are working towards meaning with how they make a living?This story is about a man who learned through his own patterns that meaning and purpose in everyday activity i...
August 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:06:25
12. Transitions of a Father and Son
Is pride and love for our children unconditional? Do we - at our core, as parents - want our children to be happy and proud of their most authentic selves?We know that over the entire history of human culture, from Gallelio t...
August 22, 2024
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Episode 12
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1:04:41
11. Father's Day Tribute
Happy Father's Day! This episode is a tribute from menfolk of all backgrounds telling stories about their pops.Stories of great moments, times we saw them at work, the lessons learned, and how they made memories that lasted our whole li...
June 13, 2024
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Episode 11
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1:04:46
10. The Art of Devotion
What does it mean to live a life of purpose and faith in the real world of commerce and community? Every man's faith journey is unique, and some have a journey that aligns all the elements of Religion, Church, and personal belief. ...
June 11, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:11:02
9. The Freedom That Comes With Passion
When you are shocked into Manhood, sometimes the only way forward is to do what you love. And by pursuing a passion, you might end up taking care of everything else.Usually, if you love what you do, you'll be good at it. And, if you bri...
June 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:09:52
8. A Golden State
Growing up in California in the 50s and 60s gave to the lucky ones a blessed and idyllic start in life. Sunshine, prosperity, optimism, and the chance to play in a place that seemed to offer everything.What does that upbringing do to yo...
June 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:03:51
7. A Wandering Path To Home
"All who wander are not lost" is a cliche, because it's true. Our own journeys move around, and can unfold in ways we can't predict.My friend Gary has had an EXTRAORDINARY career path, with a LinkedIn resume that is filled with national...
June 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:17:37
6. The Science of Uncertainty
How does a man discover that his pursuit of science can be a remedy for a childhood of uncertainty? When we live in an environment we don't choose, how can we respond with an entire course of a life? If we have a solitary nature, how do w...
May 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:08:36
5. The Necessary Gift of Resilience
One of the more philosophical and poetic moments of the “Rocky” movies is in the last one, Rocky Balboa. In it, Rocky tells his son “You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you c...
May 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:53:24
4. A Path Of My Own
The path to choosing to be an entrepreneur is different in every case. To forego a traditional career where you “find a job,” and instead push into the unknown where you create your own career is rare and takes a certain kind of skill and gumpt...
May 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:11:22
3.5. Amohotar
We all have met friends who seem to connect in ways that are deep and abiding. These are the "brothers from another mother" who are there for us for all our lives. These are the friends like Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call from "L...
May 30, 2024
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4:23
3. Lives Within A Life
The Buddhist and Hindu (and other) precepts of multiple lives are well-known.Whether you think that is a valid life perspective or not, and whether you think this is your only life and there isn’t another go-round, anyone I’ve met...
May 24, 2024
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Episode 3
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1:00:48
2. The Mantle
Mantle (noun): a cloak; an important role or responsibility that passes from one person to another.It’s natural for men to think that they own and nurture a Mantle of sorts to be passed from father to son. In the past...
May 24, 2024
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Episode 2
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49:23
1. The Grace of Transformations
Transformation happens to all of us, all the time. When men go through different transformations, sometimes they're planned and sometimes they're shocks to the system. Sometimes it makes them change who they are. Sometimes ...
May 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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50:31