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-Adam Smith
Myth Of The 20th Century - Episode 38: Beyond the Wire-Masculinity and Civilization - Social Matter
Welcome to the Myth of the 20th Century. The podcast airs on Fridays. — Brought to you by — Adam Smith, Hans Lander, Nick Mason and Hank Oslo with special guest James LaFond Notes: “Societies in decline have always – as far as I have been able to determine – suffered in the masculine sphere. …
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Book Streams Pertinent to the Social Matter Interview
In our discussion we spoke predominantly of masculinity, combat training and urban survival, making three threads in my work. Below are the reading order I suggest in each:
Masculinity
Masculine Axis
Taboo You
Under the God of Things
Of Lions and Men
Combat
Being a Bad Man in a Worse World
The Punishing Art
Twerps, Goons and Meatshields
The Logic of Steel
Winter of a Fighting Life
Urban Survival
Thriving in Bad Places
When You're Food: Raw
Waking Up in Indian Country
link jameslafond.blogspot.com
Masculine Axis: A Meditation on Manhood and Heroism