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Rob Long is a data engineer with experience at Monsanto and a deep understanding of how data shapes our world. In this episode, Jack and Rob dive into the hidden mechanics behind digital surveillance, financial control, and the fight for privacy. They discuss how Bitcoin can be a tool for financial freedom, the challenges of opting out of data collection, and why decentralized social media could change the internet as we know it. Rob also shares his unique approach to retaining knowledge, his thoughts on sovereignty, and why curating a bookshelf can be a game-changer for personal growth.

0:00 - Intro
0:22 - What is NobleLore?
0:55 - What is a data engineer?
1:45 - How has being a data engineer shaped Rob's perspective?
2:39 - How data collection shapes our world
5:52 - The problem with fiat currency
7:18 - The utility of Bitcoin
14:38 - How does Rob use Bitcoin?
16:19 - The difference between Nostr and other social media platforms
25:28 - Podcasting on Nostr
31:34 - What stage of development is social media currently in?
37:28 - What is sovereignty, and why does it matter?
41:32 - Does Rob consider himself a free thinker?
42:19 - Rob’s curated bookshelf and the power of re-reading
49:25 - What is the most important thing that young people should be paying attention to?

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Josh Grigaitis is the founder of Mighty Kind Cannabis Seltzer and part of the family that owns Pop's Blue Moon in St. Louis, MO. In this episode, Jack and Josh discuss why Josh created Mighty Kind, Josh's experience when he stopped drinking alcohol, the growth of the craft non-alcoholic drink industry, the benefits of drinking plant-based functional beverages, the hemp industry's difficulties dealing with the government and the marijuana industry, Josh's business approach, and Josh's passion for design

0:00 - Intro
0:40 - What is NobleLore?
1:06 - Why Josh created Mighty Kind
7:16 - Finding community without alcohol
9:07 - When and why did non-alcoholic craft drinks start becoming popular?
14:27 - Why "functional beverages" are going to continue growing in popularity
16:55 - How to figure out how these drinks will affect you
19:58 - Removing the stigma around being sober
21:19 - Is social media making our culture better or worse?
25:35 - Governor tried to ban intoxicating hemp products
29:44 - Marijuana industry lobbying against the hemp industry
35:02 - Where can I get Mighty Kind seltzers?
36:19 - The legal difference between hemp products and marijuana products
43:53 - How Josh approaches business
46:45 - Josh's passion for design
50:48 - How understanding psychology can help you run a business
52:09 - Why the Mighty Kind family is so passionate about what they do
53:28 - What is something important for young people to be paying attention to?

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0:00 - Intro (Early life)
2:13 - Developing self-awareness
3:44 - College and past jobs
5:56 - My first podcast
7:14 - How I started the business
9:06 - Growing the business
10:59 - Building a community
12:59 - Why podcasts are important
13:39 - What does NobleLore do?

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Ashley is an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. In this episode, Jack and Ashley discuss modern dating, unhealthy attention seeking, how to avoid toxic relationships, Ashley's personal experience in an abusive relationship, and Ashley's relationship with Christianity.

0:00 - Intro
0:35 - What is NobleLore?
1:00 - What is important to Ashley?
4:46 - Why is modern dating culture scary?
6:08 - Ashley's experience with bad relationships
8:04 - Ashley's first abusive relationship at age 16
10:27 - How should and how shouldn't young girls be seeking attention?
12:50 - Is the feminist movement empowering women in a healthy way?
14:58 - Do people want toxic relationships?
16:45 - People being toxic online
21:20 - Why are men more violent than women?
25:04 - How can women avoid abusive relationships?
32:14 - Ashley's relationship with Christianity
35:06 - Why Ashley enjoys being single right now
44:04 - How should men learn to communicate within a relationship?
53:34 - How to define manhood
58:27 - What should young people be paying attention to?

Martin Stelzer is a real estate investor, childhood friend of Jack's, and fellow member of the men's group "Parium." In this episode, Jack and Martin discuss becoming a real estate investor, house hacking, becoming involved in new business ventures, preparing for the unexpected, the benefit of fraternities, sobriety, and what the men's group "Parium" means to them.

0:00 - Intro
3:03 - Aspirations in real estate
5:20 - House hacking
6:37 - Preparing for the unexpected
10:05 - Residential vs commercial real estate investing
20:59 - Taking out loans to invest in property
25:27 - What happens after you get a loan
34:41 - How much should you charge for rent?
40:26 - Buying his first property during covid
49:42 - Martin and Jack's friendship growing up
55:09 - Forming bonds with people
57:07 - The rituals of fraternities
58:28 - How a lawyer helped their fraternity
1:00:52 - Religion and traditional living
1:07:00 - Developing confidence in college
1:09:20 - Drinking and sobriety
1:16:42 - What is Parium?

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Evan is a longtime friend of Jack and a paramedic fireman with multiple family members in the fire department. In this episode, Jack and Evan discuss the beginning of their friendship, Evan's upbringing and what role that played in the man he is today, Evan's experience as a paramedic, Evan's family members' experience in the fire department, and Evan's interest in mixed martial arts.

0:00 - Intro
1:31 - Why Evan loves MMA and the UFC
4:31 - How Jack and Evan became friends
6:38 - How friendships change over time
9:51 - Who Evan is now as opposed to who he was a couple years ago
12:08 - Rank structure in fire departments
13:10 - His dad let him fuck up (school of hard knocks)
22:16 - Two people had sex on top of a newborn
24:20 - “I'm a paramedic, I'm the highest level of care, if I fuck up I lose my license and someone dies.”
28:22 - “Grey's anatomy is not real.”
29:39 - Weed and alcohol
36:11 - What made Evan become a paramedic
43:07 - What Evan has going on in life now

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Beginning at only 9 years old, Zach Babcock spent much of his childhood in juvenile detention centers, rehabs, psych wards, and boys homes. He later spent 5 years in prison as a young adult. Since his release, Zach has become a husband, a father, and a successful entrepreneur dedicated to helping other men heal unresolved trauma, become better leaders, and grow their own businesses.

0:00 - Intro
1:38 - How Zach's story began
5:52 - Discussing his father's death
8:20 - Going to rehab and a psych ward as a child
10:15 - Processing his childhood trauma as an adult
14:56 - Does anyone really have life figured out?
19:42 - Discussing his prison sentence
27:18 - Finding out his sister died during his sentence
32:29 - How Zach reacted to his mom dating after his father died
33:40 - What Zach admired about his father
35:41 - Culture shock and readjusting after being released from prison
39:36 - Someone fractured Zach's son's skull while he was in prison
43:53 - How MDMA therapy helped Zach process his experienced trauma
50:15 - Difficulties facing his darkness
56:56 - What is a real man?
1:02:23 - Zach talks about his tattoos
1:03:24 - Building his brand: Alpha Underdog

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Shaun Newman is a friend, fellow podcaster, and a client of NobleLore. He releases 5 episodes of his podcast each week interviewing some of the most influential, controversial, and knowledgeable people in the world.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:04 - Teetotalism
8:25 - How do you receive signal from God?
19:38 - The Ottawa Trucker Protest
36:23 - Was the Ottowa Trucker Protest successful?
44:19 - Canada's main source of news is funded by the government
1:06:52 - What should young people be paying attention to?
1:11:20 - What makes a good marriage?
1:21:34 - Ideals within a relationship

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