Returning guest and world-renowned warrior-poet Lafayette Lee joins me to discuss the great American novel, Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry.

SPOILER WARNING. If you have not read the book, make sure you pick it up first.

Lee and I talk about the Western genre, America, friendship, honor and much more.

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We begin with me (mis)quoting Faramir from J.R.R. Tolkien's "the Lord of the Rings". (Faramir says BRIGHT sword).

Roland Vaitautolu is my friend and training partner. He shares his experience of growing up in a Samoan family and his love for sports. We discuss his martial arts journey and the art of war.

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Returning guest George of Cappadocia joins us to further discuss his book, "Chivalry: An Ideal Whose Time Has Come Again". We touch on several chivalric points of history.

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Michael Perrone, a returning guest, joins us as well to share his insights and lessons learned.

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Lindsay Schopfer is the award-winning author of five novels and two collections of short stories. His steampunk-flavored fantasy series, The Adventures of Keltin Moore, received an OZMA Award from the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Lindsay’s short fiction has received honorable mention in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Literary Contest and has appeared in a variety of anthologies and online periodicals.

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Ethan Mote is a husband, father, fighter, and friend. He coaches, competes in and trains mixed martial arts.

We discuss the importance of training and how being a fighter makes you a better husband and father.

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George is a self-described grumpy American cartoonist. But he is much more than that. He shares his pursuit of art as well as life-lessons learned and experience gained.

Graham Bradely and Riley join us to discuss why art is essential.

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Mike is a husband, a father, and grandfather.

He is a veteran, expert marksman, and an author.

He joins me to discuss his debut novel as well as his life and the lessons learned.

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Sisters Stowe, Fiefia, and Horne join me to discuss Elder Quentin L. Cook's recent General Conference address, "Sacred Scriptures--the Foundations of Faith".

They share their testimonies and their experiences as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Please excuse the audio as we only had one microphone for the four of us.