EP 58 * Ben Owen * From Heroin to Humanitarian | We Fight Monsters, Black Rifle (not coffee), Purpose, and “Politically Homeless”

Ben Owen is an author, serial entrepreneur, and nonprofit founder of We Fight Monsters + Black Rifle Co—and an addict/alcoholic in recovery who turned rock bottom into a mission: doing good things in bad places. In this episode of Targeted Podcast, Atlas Aultman sits down with Ben in Atlanta to talk about the moment he knew he had to change or die, how he rebuilt his life, and how purpose can disrupt cycles of addiction, violence, and generational poverty. Ben also breaks down his upcoming book “Politically Homeless”—why America is trapped in a two-choice system, how outrage media fuels division, and why real-world suffering exposes ideology fast. We get into AI-driven divisiveness, the bot problem, and how agentic AI can be used to find bad actors—while the same tools can also manipulate online discourse. This conversation goes deep on: Rock bottom as a “clean slate” and how ego keeps men stuck Recovery, accountability, and what addiction does to families Purpose, service, and rebuilding identity after failure Crime, prison incentives, alternative sentencing, and real rehabilitation Trafficking realities, community action, and why “real recognizes real” Building Owen Army to deploy help where it’s needed most Follow Ben Owen: We Fight Monsters: wefightmonsters.org Owen Army: owenarmy.com/join https://www.blackrifle.company/ Monsters Apparel: monstersapparel.com Socials YouTube: @monsterFighters (We Fight Monsters) Meta (Instagram / Facebook): @blackrifleco  https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackrifle-co Subscribe to Targeted and share this episode with a man who needs a reset. Aim for excellence. Stay on target.