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E09 / The Adventure of Young Fatherhood with Noah Rainey
Listen now (52 mins) | A commitment to joy and fun, the power of invitation, embodied virtues, exploring the territory of fear, unexpected fatherhood…
Six Men Writing about Fatherhood
A group exploration of a topic core to every man's experience, whether or not they have children of their own.
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Bowen Dwelle
, 
Lyle McKeany
, 
Michael Mohr
, 
Latham Turner
, 
Dee Rambeau
, and 
Joshua Doležal
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E08 / Sex is Better Sober with Kenyon Phillips
Listen now (48 mins) | Human animals, addiction, marriage, surprise fatherhood, manhood, masculinity, money, the illusion of security, and getting our…
E05 / Alchemy, purpose, and love with Bob Conlin
Listen now (42 mins) | Alchemy, eating the shadow, creating a conscious relationship with fear, the illusion of purpose—and how we find it along the…
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Bowen Dwelle
E10 / Everyday Flow with James Brown
Listen now (52 mins) | Flow, presence, Vedic meditation, intuition, fatherhood, adoption, giving things up, moving past alcohol, freedom, discipline…
 • 
Bowen Dwelle
 and 
JAMES BROWN
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Fatherhood Series Essay: Nature and Character
Published on Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing • 
E11 / Generative Action with Fernando Desouches
Listen now (45 mins) | The New Macho, the limitations of progressive masculinity, sustainability in marketing, leading through service, generative…
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Bowen Dwelle
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E04 / Redefining Discipline and Freedom with T Callahan
Listen now (56 mins) | The illusion of linear time, recognizing discipline in hindsight, transcending alcohol, running, fatherhood, freedom as levity…
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Bowen Dwelle
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What I'm Reading, Nov 2022
Maia Szalavitz, Liz Goldwyn, John Paul Brammer, Tim Kreider, Holly Whitaker, Connor Beaton / Mantalks, Bill Maeda, Jamie Wheal, and Bill McKibben on why…
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Bowen Dwelle
What I've Learned from Ten Brothers and Teachers
Adam Gayner, Roddy McDowell, Lucas Krump, T Callahan, Bob Conlin, Anthony David Adams, Robert Ellis, Kenyon Phillips, Noah Rainey, and James Brown on…
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Bowen Dwelle
E12 / Finding Connection with Bill Maeda
Listen now (52 mins) | Physicality and identity, depression and isolation, finding connection through invitation, challenge and social media, the value…
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Bowen Dwelle
I'm here to be myself as much as possible—and the absolute truth can only be...nothing.
A conversation about meaning, identity, physicality, and purpose with Bowen Dwelle and Andy Johns
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Andy Johns
 and 
Bowen Dwelle
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