The Old World with Will Tanner

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 Jeremy Carl discuss Jeremy’s book, “The Unprotected Class,” and what it shows about anti-white racism in America. Particularly, they focus on the mindset and worries that led to the Civil Rights Act, and whether Congress or SCOTUS created the disastrous situation in which we find ourselves. They also discuss how the Trump Administration is finally fighting this, what its motivations might be for doing so, and how young white guys should react to a world still very biased a /episode/index/show/3c9f9393-d223-48e3-afb7-1c55956ae596/id/36566890

In this episode, Will and former bond salesman turned historical fiction author AJR Klopp discuss the Indo-European conquest of what became the West, with a focus on the unique characteristics of the Yamnaya people and how those helped create the world of Antiquity, and thus the Western world.

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In this episode, Will and Paulos discuss what lesson the myth of Medusa holds for modern men, how it relates to Greek orgins and history, and how Perseus is a model for us in his slaying of her. Further, they discuss how Paulos conceives of building great families, escaping the actuarial mindset Americans often have, and how building great networks could be the key to future success.

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In this episode, Will speaks with Alexander Svetski, the author of “The Bushido of Bitcoin,” about how societies that place an emphasis on human excellence, namely the chivalric societies of Europe and Bushido Japan, are in a conflict with the democratic value of mediocrity. They discuss nobility, Rhodesia, hard money, and what the connection is between honest money and honest societies.

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In this episode, Will and Kevin Dolan, the founder of EXIT and the Natalism Conference, discuss what role fraternal networks like EXIT fill in our culture, why they’re important, how EXIT relates to similar networks of the past, and what the future looks like as the Westphalian state declines. They also discuss what natalism is and why it matters.

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In this episode, Will and J Burden discuss the history of the Cold War with a focus on Rhodesia. They discuss what the American and British decision to side with the communists shows, and how egalitarianism was a primary motivation of both sides throughout the conflict. 

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In this episode, Will and Rory Duncan, a man born in Rhodesia and now living in South Africa, discuss how Rhodesia fell and the parallels to South Africa. They focus on Rhodesian culture, the Bush War era, Mugabe’s tyranny, and race communism in South Africa, while also commenting on many of the good aspects of Rhodesia and South African history and culture. 

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In this episode, Will and Stormy Waters discuss the potential purpose of President Donald Trump’s sovereign wealth fund, with a focus on how it could enable a domestic Industrial Golden Age of the sort seen under the McKinley presidency.

In this episode, Will and Ben Kelleran discuss the continued relevance of the sort of companies that were prominent and powerful in the pre-War World, with a focus on the trends leading to commodities making a comeback. They particularly focus on how a society changes for the better when its wealth is real rather than phantom, and what wer’re seeing that could lead us back there.

In this episode, Will and Don Shift discuss preparing for the continuing South Africanization of America, with a focus on what we can learn from the American frontier. They discuss everything from Indian raids to cartels, illegal mining gangs to farm attacks. 

In this episode, Will and the guys who run Smoke River Ranch discuss how regenerative ranching works, how it combats the problems with fiat-age industrial agriculture, and what the English estate system of yesteryear teaches us about fixing agriculture today. 

In this episode, Will and EM Burlingame discuss the difference between an organic, noble society and how externally imposed, inorganic hierarchy rots society from the inside. They discuss everything from early Christianity to fox-hunting with a focus on what periods saw the noble building of an organic whole and how mercantile calculation has financialized everything and, in the process, destroyed much of what made the Occident functional. They also discuss what is needed to bring back the good aspects o /episode/index/show/3c9f9393-d223-48e3-afb7-1c55956ae596/id/36566955

This was an interview of Will originally conducted by J. Burden; given its relevance to this podcast, Mr. Burden has been gracious enough to let me republish it for The Old World. In this show, J. Burden and Will Tanner discuss how agricultural protection laws called the Corn Laws built the prosperous England that existed before the Great War. They focus on how the laws enabled legacy-minded landowners to invest in the countryside, create the conditions that led to the Industrial Revolution, and serve th /episode/index/show/3c9f9393-d223-48e3-afb7-1c55956ae596/id/36566960

In this episode, Will and OW Root discuss what a gentleman ought to wear, with a focus on the history of men’s clothing and how what was worn in our heyday relates to what men should wear now. They also discuss some common faux pas and pitfalls for those getting into the subject, and comment on what can be done to get people to dress better

In this episode, Will and South African community security specialist K9 Reaper discuss how South Africa went from bad to worse over the past decade, with a focus on how politicians and community apathy have enabled crime and decay. They also discuss what Americans learn from the situation and what you can do to prepare for South Africanization.

n this episode, Will and Dmitry discuss the societal upheaval that was the shift from a focus on income generated by capital, namely land, to a focus on capital asset appreciation. They discuss how this potentially leads to societal instability, impermanence in fortunes, and what effect it has on human flourishing. They also question if Elon’s Mars project is multi-generational.

In this episode, Will and Raw Egg Nationalist discuss what the English countryside is like, and how the toxic mixture of death taxes and mass migration have eroded its former power, wealth, and beauty. To illustrate these changes, they discuss everything from the fox-hunting aristocracy to the obliterated village economies that now cater to tourists.