Basecamp for Men E310: The Mish Mosh Episode

E310: The Mish Mosh Episode

 

E310 Introduction

Today’s episode is another Firestarter (short format) episode aptly titled The Mish Mosh EP. I have a couple of memes, a few tidbits from the narrative battlefield and then some personal thoughts on depression and the dark knight of the Soul, something that I am observing in the culture as well as something I have personal experience with.

But first a couple of memes! Love me some meme warfare. Tee hee hee.

From activist Jaime Michell who says: “Liberals need to calm down. President Trump is not going to harm gay people, bring back slavery, or strip women of their rights….He’s not a Muslim.”

From Stacy is Right:

“The hashtag rotates, the outrage gets recycled but it’s always the same sanctimonious clowns, the same hysterical tantrums, the same useless street theater. A new flavor of moral superiority every couple of years, same cast of perpetual protesters, same zero results.

Fuck ICE is just the latest costume swap for “Free Palestine”, “Defund the Police”,”Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”, “Believe All Women”, “I’m With Her”, “No Blood for Oil”, “I Can’t Breathe” and “We Are the 99%”

It‘s not activism. It’s a lazy, taxpayer-and-foundation-funded lifestyle subscription for spoiled narcissists who want the cheap dopamine hit of feeling holier-than-thou without ever having to build a damn thing, solve a real problem, take responsibility, lead anyone, or produce one measurable win in the real world.”

Oh, and here’s one for you all of the misguided people who can’t stop virtue signaling about Israel. It is from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, recorded at Finks in Jerusalem, Benji says “America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry, chop it up and sell it off piece by piece, until there is nothing left but the world’s largest welfare state that we will create and control. This is what we do to countries we hate. We destroy them, very slowly.”

Don‘t shoot me, I‘m just the messenger. What a charmer he is! Let‘s get to this episode.

Basecamp for Men E307: Navigating Loneliness

E307: Navigating Loneliness with Special Guest Cindi McMenamin

 

E307 Introduction

I have been wanting to do an episode on loneliness for about a year now. Thankfully, I found just the right guest to help us navigate this important topic.

Loneliness is something that we all experience or will experience at some point in our lives but it has become a worldwide epidemic in 1st world countries where technology is most advanced. Isn’t that fascinating? Our convenient and favorite tech devices are at the center of this.

In May 2023, the US Surgeon General declared loneliness to be an epidemic, one that affects 1 out of 2 American adults. (wow)

“Loneliness has a way of creeping up on us unnoticed through a series of subconscious and tech-enabled habits that lead us to one day look around and think: where have all my friends gone? Why am I suddenly more of a loner than I ever set out to be? How did this happen?”

How many of you can relate to this? I know I can. Our phones (the adult version of the binkie) are our constant companions and, at first thought, they seem to provide us friendship, connection, and support. But is that REALLY true? How many people today (regardless of age, gender, or political orientation) are more comfortable swiping and commenting than they are striking up a conversation with someone or joining a group with the thought of making some new friends?

True friendship doesn‘t come from your interactions with your smart phone. They never have and I don’t think they ever will.

As we get older, loneliness can strike any of us but I think that men are a bit more vulnerable. Why? Well, so many men had important friendships at work and when they stopped working…..well it just became easier to live isolated than get our of their comfort zone and make new friends. Women of a certain age tend to do better at this they more naturally build community and are often involved in a whole slew of activities, no matter their age. God bless women.

And for men, I think there is a bit of shame involved in feeling lonely. As in you don’t want people to know because, as men, the last thing we want is people feeling sorry for us. But loneliness is nothing to be ashamed of. It is just the Soul‘s desire for meaningful human connection. Something we all crave and need. Human connection and friendships are like the sun. You don‘t need the sun all day every day but we all need SOME or we just don’t thrive.

I‘m starting to rant and my guest today is so insightful on this topic that I want to get to this interview. It’s so good to be back talking with you Basecampers. Let‘s get a word from our sponsor and then onward and upward. Enjoy the episode!

Cindi McMenamin Bio

Cindi McMenamin is an award-winning writer, national speaker ,and certified writing coach who has ministered to women for nearly 40 years. She is the author of 19 books including The New Loneliness, a book we’ll talk about today. Here is my interview with Cindi McMenamin

E307 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. You can find Cindi at StrengthfortheSoul.com. Thank you Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

 

 

Basecamp for Men E305: The Power and Promise of Decentralization

E305: The Power and Promise of Decentralization

 

E305 Introduction

 

Hello Basecampers, I hope you are all doing well and I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year season. I have come off my sabbatical creatively recharged and elevated and ready to dialogue with all of you about all the crazy shit that is going down! I hope that in speaking with you, we can all make more sense of it all.

Today is a bit unusual in that I am starting the season off with a Firestarter, which is just a name for my short-format, solo episodes without a guest. Next week we will be our first interview of the season.

2026 is bound to be epic. The level of corruption and graft and sheer fuckery is beyond all comprehension. It is SO OBVIOUS that even traditional liberals are starting to acknowledge, wake up, and comment on it. Gasp! Could this be the year? Wink wink.

What are we going to focus on here at Basecamp this season? Well, we will be keeping close eye on the American Republic and the moves of President Trump, for sure. We will also be looking at the growing Decentralization revolution, something we will touch on today. I will also be doing some good episodes on health, a topic that I have a lifelong interest in. And yes, the esoteric (particularly the ET conversation, will also get some airtime. C’mon man! I can’t resist. (What can I say, God wants me to talk to you about this).

Also, I may do more short format episodes this year. I’m feeling it. What that will look like are episodes that I write and deliver solo in the 5-12 minute range typically. Part of this is I have a bit more time to write and the other part is I’m tired of the constant wrangling for guests. It gets a bit old Basecampers. So I am sticking with my once a week format with episodes coming out every Tuesday but more of these are going to be of the Firestarter variety. Sound good?

I have a few memes to share with you and then a piece I wrote about Decentralization vs. Centralization that I wanted to kick the season off with. I am thrilled to be back. I hope you are feeling good and maybe we can share some things here that bring a sense of light and hope into the narrative. For the lighter qualities seem to have a power in these times, do they not? Thank you Basecampers and enjoy the rest of the episode.

Basecamp for Men E303: Keeping Optimism Alive

E303: Keeping Optimism Alive w Special Guest Lisa Rezac

 

E303 Introduction 

Hello Basecampers, I hope you are all doing well. We are winding down Season #7 and I hope you have enjoyed the conversations and content. Just like in seasons past, we will be taking a Holiday sabbatical from Basecamp. Tuesday Nov 18th will be the season finale and it looks to be a Basecamp Classic as I don‘t have a guest for next week. I will be sure to pick out a good one to finish on.

We will return with fresh episodes and energy on Tues Jan 20th.

Today’s episode is really about optimism. It is something I think about quite often. I have referred to it as an American superpower and I truly believe that it is. And you can see the devastating impact this war on humanity and America has had by the lack of optimism we see in so many of our people (and especially) our young people.

It seems that part of the Globalist agenda is to demoralize us to the point that we lose hope that our shared future could once again be good and uplifting and beautiful.

If you are a naturally optimistic person, like I am and my guest today, this may be the most important timeline for you and this superpower of yours.

There are mythological powers that come with optimism and carrying the Light. And these powers are surrendered by you if you give up hope thinking that we are all alone or that we can’t win against this entrenched darkness. Hang in there Basecampers for we believe that we have powerful allies ready to assist humanity in these important next chapters. Enjoy the episode.

Lisa Rezac Bio

Today’s guest is Lisa Rezac, my wife of nearly 30 years. Lisa is a wife and mother, the King County GOP Vice Chairwoman and a fundraising auctioneer extraordinaire. Here is my interview with Lisa Rezac.

E303 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation from Casa Rezac. To have Lisa come in and fundraise for you, go find her at www.lisarezac.com or just email her at lisa@lisarezac.com Thank you Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

Basecamp for Men E289: Informing Humanity

E289: Informing Humanity w Special Guest Dr. Chris Shoemaker MD

 

E289 Introduction

I was texting back and forth with an old friend of mine. A woman who is a conservative and she recently married a wonderful man who happens to be a slightly left-leaning centrist. She exclaimed that he has been red-pilled. When I asked what and how? She explained to me that he still doesn‘t like Donald Trump but he agrees with all almost all of his policies. And then she said something that I am seeing more and more of. She said that he is really mad about the Covid vaccines. Hmm. Yes, this seems to be the great red-pill that is being processed right now. Or at least one of them.

Why is that? Well, we have a few years under our belt and the cascade of damning evidence and data from the vaccine makers themselves like Pfizer and Moderna is confirming everyone’s greatest fear. The shots were not what they claimed them to be. Far from it.

It seems that everyone knows people that are suffering under some terrible health condition or another following the 2nd or 3rd or 4th or 5th Covid booster. And to further illustrate the point, the unvaccinated are clearly doing much better than the vaccinated. The data also shows that as well and in overwhelming numbers.

I am not doing these post-Covid episodes as a ha-ha-ha to anyone or to rub your noses in anything. I just want to put the nail in the coffin of any blind trust we might put in the future in the so-called “authorities” like the deeply corrupt and psychopathic doctor Anthony Fauci or Bill Gates or Big Pharma captured doctors or organizations with the WHO.

We all want informed consent. Meaning if you are going to do a clinical trial on all of us, show us how it has been tested and let all doctors weigh in on it, not just the doctors who are working for Big Pharma or Globalist health orgs with eugenicist agendas. Give us the truth, let us hear the authentic pros and cons, and we can all decide for ourselves and our families. Wink wink.

I really enjoyed today’s guest, a long-time medical doctor who was punished for speaking the truth. We’ll go over some staggering numbers from Pfizer’s own data and see how it all fits together for you. If the vast majority of us can come to a sort of agreement on what just happened, then God willing, we can avoid more terrible health choices for our kids and grandkids. I wish you all, no matter your vaccination status or political orientation, good vibrant health for your and your loved ones. God Bless you Basecampers.

Dr. Chris Shoemaker Bio

My guest today is a retired physician with a very interesting story to tell. Dr. Chris Shoemaker was a general practitioner for 45 years and spent 25 years in emergency and urgent care in Ontario. Here is my interview with Dr. Chris Shoemaker.

E289 Final Thoughts

There was a really good resource for health that Chris mentioned and I wanted to mention it again in case you want to write it down and it is World Council for Health and they are at     www.worldcouncilforhealth.org.