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March 12, 2025

100 - Q&A: Conspirary Theories, Sleeping on The Floor, and The Bigges…

This is the 100th of episode of The Art and Science of Becoming Sovereign podcast. I asked folks to submit questions and I answered them. Thank you for supporting the podcast and finding it valuable.

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Feb. 17, 2025

The Rough Riders - The American Spirit Inspiring the Revival of Ameri…

Today, Monday, February 17th at 4pm EST, we are launching RoughRider : a brand that myself and two of my close friends have been building for nearly a year. Classic clothing designs with a western touch — made in America, by ...

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Jan. 27, 2025

98 - Ernest Shackleton - Leadership Lessons From An Incredible Antarc…

I read “ Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage " Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Irish in the early 20th century who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition - one of the most daring and famous expeditions of the last sev...

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Jan. 20, 2025

97 - Ben Wilson - How To Take Over The World

Ben Wilson is the host of the renowned podcast How To Take Over The World where he studies history’s greatest leaders and heroes so you can learn lessons from their lives and become a great leader yourself. We discuss why gre...

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Jan. 13, 2025

96 - Ralph Waldo Emerson - The Ultimate Virtue

I read ' Courage ' - a short essay by esteemed American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson discusses the three characteristics which elicit respect across mankind, the most important and rare of which is real, genuince coura...

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Jan. 7, 2025

95 - Greg Lapin - Can You Honestly Protect Yourself and Your Loved On…

Greg Lapin is a former law enforcement officer and government contractor with two decades of experience on SWAT teams, government special operations, and deploying to war zones. He’s a first degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu, th...

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Jan. 3, 2025

94 - Alistair Urquhart - Prisoner of War, Atomic Bomb Survivor

I read “ The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific" Alistair Urquhart was a Scottish born soldier in WW2 who was a prisoner of war under the Imperial Japanese Army for several years. He end...

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Nov. 26, 2024

93 - John D. Rockefeller - 38 Letters From The Richest Man In The Wor…

I read “ The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom ” John D. Rockefeller was born in a poor family with a con artist, bigamist father and became the world's richest man with an estima...

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Nov. 19, 2024

92 - Brad Womack - From 14 Hour Days in Oil Fields To Multi-Million D…

Brad Womack is a blue collar guy who began his career on the oil fields before building a multi-million dollar business with his brother. Brad's blue collar work ethic and mindset along with his business acumen combine for a ...

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Nov. 11, 2024

91 - Theodore Roosevelt - How He Became an American Hero

In this episode, I go over the highlights and what I learned from reading The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt . Teddy Roosevelt graduated from Harvard, served as a New York State Assemblyman, a Civil Service Commissioner, a Police...

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Nov. 4, 2024

90 - Trip Ison - Overcoming Drug Addiction and The Journey From Hell …

Trip Ison is an entrepreneur, speaker, runner, and recovering drug addict. We discuss when and how Trip’s addiction began and what it was fueled by, the conversation Trip had with God that changed his life, what it feels like...

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Oct. 7, 2024

89 - Andy Schoonover - Health Insurance Is Broken: They Profit, You G…

Andy Schoonover is the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth - a crowdfunded health insurance alternative that saves you money and incentivizes you to be healthy. We discuss how Andy’s family saves $20,000 per year on health insuran...

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Sept. 24, 2024

88 - Matt Johnson - 850 Mile Run Across Texas For Veterans

Matt Johnson is a veteran and ultra marathon runner - he is ranked the #1 ultra runner in the world by his very own mother. We discuss Matt’s upcoming run across Texas, yes an 850 mile run across the entire state of Texas and...

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Sept. 16, 2024

87 - Noah Huisman - Why Do Men Need Heroes?

Noah is an author, lawyer, founder, and fitness and philosophy enthusiast. His most recent book “This Way To The Stars: A History of The Hero” is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. He summarizes and reflects on all of t...

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Sept. 9, 2024

86 - Nick Smith - The US Government, Bitcoin, and Jesus

Nick Smith is a successful entrepreneur, founder of Olympus Gum, intellectual, and Faithful man. We discuss how chewing mastic gum makes you more handsome and healthy, should the US government be able to ban foods, what probl...

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Sept. 2, 2024

85 - Brett Ender - How You Can Change Your Life In 30 Days

Our guest today is Brett Ender. Brett is the co-founder and CEO of Noble Origins, an animal-based protein powder, and co-founder and CEO of Growth Mafia Agency, an agency helping health brands grow organically. He is also a d...

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Aug. 26, 2024

84 - Lukas Pakter - Starting a Multi-Million Dollar Brand in College

Our guest today is Lukas Pakter. Lukas is an entrepeneur in his early 20’s. He’s a co-founder of Squidhaus - a athletic wear brand doing multiple millions a year in revenue and the host of the SquidTalk podcast. He has also a...

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Aug. 19, 2024

83 - Mark McAfee - The Truth about Raw Milk and The FDA's Lies

Mark McAfee is the founder, visionary, and “Chief Excitement Officer” of RAW FARM - one of the largest raw dairy producers in the world. He has pioneered raw milk food safety standards and is focused on helping raw milk dairi...

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Aug. 12, 2024

82 - Jesse Griffiths - Lessons From A World Renowned Chef

Jesse Griffiths is a world-renowned chef and author based in Austin, Texas. His restaurant Dai Due is leading the way to what food should be - local, delicious, and nourishing. He also runs The New School of Traditional Cooke...

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Aug. 5, 2024

81 - Ryan Michler - Become A Better Man

Ryan is a United States military veteran host of the Order of Man podcast and founder of Order of Man - a collection of resources, books, communities, courses, and insights That assist men in becoming the best men that can be...

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July 29, 2024

80 - Robert Pascuzzi - The Secret To Building Wealth

Today, I’m joined by Robert Pascuzzi. Robert has helped grow Creative Planning into one of the largest independent wealth advisors in America with over $250 Billion under management. He has authored several books including ‘G...

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July 22, 2024

79 - Bam LionHeart - How To Move How A Human Is Meant To Move

Today I’m joined by Bam LionHeart. Bam is a movement coach and enthusiast and founder of Primal Movement. We discuss why and how movement is life, the 85 year old young man, what body builders and atheletes get wrong, how hum...

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July 15, 2024

78 - Homer Helios - Transform Your Life

Today I’m joined by Homer Helios. Homer is a vitality enthusiast, content creator, entrepreneur, and host of the Sovereign & Optimal podcast. We discuss his incredible physical, mental, and spiritual transformation, how he is...

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July 8, 2024

77 - Paul Keating - How Would You Live If You Were A Billionaire?

Today I’m joined by Paul Keating. Paul is a bitcoiner, traveller, surfer, and all around interesting dude. We discuss his journey from living in his truck to working on world changing technology, why he drove through mexico b...

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