How the Roman Aristocracy Built America's Founding Gentlemen with Alex Petkas
The Old World with Will Tanner
Release Date: 11/20/2024
The Old World with Will Tanner
In this episode, Will and Yuri discuss the state of America through the lens of how traditional society was subverted, with a focus on the goals and tactics of the communists and how they can be fought back against. Find Evan on X here: https://twitter.com/yuribezmenov22 Check out his articles on great men here: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/
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In this episode, Will and Evan Amato discuss the history of the Medici family. They discuss how the family rose to prominence, how it maintained its position in the cutthroat politics of Renaissance Italy, and how the family eventually declined. They particularly focus on the reasons for the family’s success. Find Evan on X here: Check out his articles on great men here:
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In this episode, Will and Ernst van Zyl, who goes by ‘Conscious Caracal’ on X, discuss how South Africa has become as bad as it is. They discuss the ANC’s commitment to gradually turning South Africa into a communist state, the destructive nature of South African race laws, how Afrikaners are responding with private initiatives, and how AfriForum is helping Afrikaners survive South Africanization. Further, they discuss what lessons Americans should learn from the current situation in South Africa. Learn about AfriForum here: Find Ernst on X here: Check out his...
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In this episode, Will and Arbitrage Andy discuss how to build self-sovereignty by being focused and intentional, building a business, and leaning into what is difficult. They also discuss the signs of South Africanization and how to build for the future while remaining cognizant of it, the immigration disaster, and the negative effects of Barstoolification in America.
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In this episode, Will and EM Burlingame, who works with family offices after retiring from the Green Berets, discuss the present possibilities and problems with America’s wealth elite, focusing on what it would take from a perspective of mindset and wealth forms to build them into something better. They discuss historical examples of building local control and wealth for the long term, particularly the Grosvenor family and the Eastbourne estate of the Cavendish family.
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In this episode, Will and Sean Wieland, a financial adviser, discuss the nature of wealth, with a focus on how things are always changing and present trends could lead to future disasters. They discuss income vs. capital appreciation, sovereignty, legacy, and the dangers hidden in ETFs.
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In this episode, Will and Rowdy Yates discuss the twin topics of nobility and natalism, with a focus on how the old forms of family-mindedness are relevant today and how they could help solve the increasing population crisis. They discuss getting over mental blocks to building a family, the concept of legacy, how it relates to inheritance, and how all of those issues, and many more, interact with our present family woes.
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In this episode, Will and Dan Lyman discuss how leftist-demanded policies that are pro-crime and pro-DEI are increasingly turning America into South Africa, whether Brazil is the better comparison, and what average Americans can do to resist the South Africanization of our nation.
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In this episode, Will and Marty Bent discuss why Bitcoiners tend to think in terms of generations, how having a low-time preference is necessary for building and maintaining civilization, and how the Trump Administration is reordering the economic system.
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In this episode, Will and Joshua Abbotoy discuss the Highland Rim project - an attempt to build a new community in one of the most gorgeous regions of America - and what challenges and opportunities come with building a new, intentional community. They discuss everything from architecture to hunting while working through the great promise such an affinity community in red America could hold.
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In this episode, Will and Alex Petkas, host of The Cost of Glory Podcast, discuss the Roman Aristocracy in the Late Republic period influenced America’s Founding Fathers, with a particular focus on the great men about whom Plutarch wrote. They cover everything from the landed basis of Rome’s cursus honorum-chasing politicians to the disdain for the commercial side of things present in Rome and the Tidewater.
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