Reaching the 100th episode feels like crossing a threshold. In this conversation with returning guest and good friend Parallel Mike, I wanted to go deeper — into faith, family, and the fragility of our financial world.
We explore what it means to stay grounded in a time when everything feels inverted — from collapsing economies and manipulated markets, to the erosion of values that once defined the West. We talk about marriage, fatherhood, and the personal responsibility required to build meaning in a world that rewards distraction and decay.
Mike shares his warnings about the coming financial reset and the quiet construction of digital control systems. I question whether faith, consciousness, and discernment are the only anchors we have left.
It’s a conversation about facing what’s coming — and rediscovering what’s real.
Chapters:
(00:00:00) - Financial collapse and the coming Western crisis (00:01:00) - Reflections on reaching episode 100 (00:04:30) - Introducing Parallel Mike (00:06:00) - Home birth, farming life, and personal growth (00:08:00) - Fatherhood and raising discerning children (00:10:20) - Marriage, responsibility, and breaking social psyops (00:14:30) - The sacred bond of marriage versus modern hedonism (00:21:00) - Faith, morality, and loss of sacred values in the West (00:27:50) - Choosing the right partner and building virtue (00:36:00) - Technology and disconnection in relationships (00:44:50) - Covid as a test of values and trust (00:48:25) - The housing crisis and “gutting the system” (00:57:10) - Digital ID, dependence, and the new bondage cycle (01:04:30) - Spiritual revival, The Fourth Turning, and cycles of faith (01:24:10) - Financial collapse, tokenized control, and the great taking (02:06:40) - Closing reflections and staying free through discipline
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