Sons of Men
by Kurtis Wiebe
Welcome to the Sons of Men podcast, a conversation dedicated to meaning in the lives of men, offering a window into the life and trials of masculinity where we talk about family, spirituality, creativity and legacy to better understand each other, and to offer solutions for the next generation of young men striving for a better future. I’m your host, Kurtis Wiebe, a father and husband, addict in lifelong recovery, and an advocate for men seeking to transform their lives and through strength change the world outside their window. New episodes every Tuesday at 12pm PST. Feel free to contact me about the show: [email protected] by Rich O’Flynn and Nick Smith.
Episodes
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Episode 20 - Slay the Dragon
In asking a monumental question about the next era of his family's life, an old terror returns from the past. Only in the slaying of a dragon could this new adventure continue. What do we do with fear? What do dragons represent on the journeys of our lives? How do we approach a life of stagnation...
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Episode 19 - A Great Longing for Home
After completing the Mad Kings trilogy of the podcast, our host was left thinking about his life in Sweden, and all the events that led him there and back to Canada again. In the reflection, he uncovered a painful truth: He was longing for a sense of home. How do we weather the storms of life…
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Episode 18 - Forest for the Trees - Part 3 of the Mad King Trilogy
When we go through trials and come out the other side, we are often left with questions about the past. The danger we all face is becoming stuck within it, rather than building a foundation of values to ensure that no matter what new trials we face, we do not lose our way. How do we overcome the...
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Episode 17 - Disordered Edicts of the Mad King - Part 2 of the Mad King Trilogy
The modern game studio has become infected with a scourge of Mad Kings. Today our host shares the 6 Key Traits of a Mad King, or more specifically, weak and dangerous men who lead with a deadly mixture of entitlement and a refusal to take any accountability. The industry layoffs are not merely an...
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Episode 16 - Warped Mirrors - Part 1 of the Mad King Trilogy
Waking up to dozens of messages, our host learns the sad truth about the cost of weak men in leadership to people he once worked beside. The staggering layoffs in the video games industry tells a specific story, of economic downturn, of streamlining development, but the truth is simpler, and not...
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A Conversation with Dad
Our host is joined by a very close and special guest, a man who set the foundation for his life and stood by him in the darkest times. An episode where a father and son sit together and talk about life, legacy and how much they mean to each other.
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Episode 15 - A Friend in Need
Our host learns of the deep struggle and crisis of a man he once considered a close friend. A reflection on how to deal with the precarious balance between compassion and judgment. How can we hold both in equal measure, and how do we integrate nuance into our perspective to strive toward the...
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Episode 14 - What is Old is New
Moving into 2025, and now 6 months into life in Vancouver, a city both old and new, our host reflects on how much life has changed. Looking back to what the city meant to him ten years ago, and what expectations he had moving back led him to feeling displaced in a familiar world. How do we align...
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Episode 13 - The Beauty of Truth
Host Kurtis Wiebe shares his perspective on the richness of life found in real art in a world that leans toward inauthenticity and capturing only the most perfect moments. Where art is only meaningful if it sells for profit, and is valued by the material number attached to it. How do we value art...
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Episode 12 - The Weight of Light
Our first episode of the year, running into 2025! Our host reflects on his holiday season, in what was a surprising time of struggle when a period of rest and recovery was expected. How do we find peace when life feels out of our control? How do we resist the urge to live in the past when there…
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Episode 11 - What Will They Think of Me?
The past weekend, our host experienced an unexpected fear and was forced to face a terrifying new era in his life with a responsibility he was not ready to take on. A light hearted episode dedicated to the small joys in life and how we can cheat ourselves of them by living in our heads a little…
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Episode 10 - Those Afraid
A recent health scare puts our host into a reflective state about past fears and anxieties, the damage they did and how he is able, now, to better battle the negative mental state those emotions can inflict. A meditation on fear and doubt.
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Episode 9 - A Father in Time
A chance meeting with a Swede living in Vancouver and a 16km bike tour with his daughter leads the host to reflect on the changes he made to better prioritize his time. This one is for fathers, and a gentle reminder that life is all too short.
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A Conversation with Brandon
Our host reconnects with an old friend from his early Vancouver days. This is a conversation with Brandon, one that dives into a casting out from his community, how he survived and what wisdom and strengths he has fostered in the struggle to understand.
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Episode 8 - The Black Pit and the Bottle
An episode dedicated to addiction. Are you worried about your own habits, or someone close to you that could be at risk? Our host speaks plainly about the signs he saw in his own behavior and thinking while offering questions you can apply to your own life to help answer whether or not you may be...
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Episode 7 - In These Bonds
A reflection on friendship, the qualities we, as men, should look for and embody in our own lives. Our host reflects on the men who've helped him overcome specific struggles and obstacles in his own life, to better understand the traits that one should seek in the pursuit of a richer life with…
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A Conversation with James
In the second conversation, our host is joined by James, a long time friend and a man with unique insight into struggle when his wife became ill and he was placed in a position of service in a way he had never expected. He relates the story of his own father, and how that inspired him through…
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Episode 6 - Dig Two Graves
After a very difficult realization, live during last episode's recording, our host battles a desire for vengeance against those who harmed him. Grappling with a vengeful heart, he finds honest and wise counsel from the brothers and wise leaders around him to help process a grief that has lived in...
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Episode 5 - The Value of Excellence
After the previous episode, the host is contacted by a listener and challenged on his perspective of work ethic and choosing to give less to those deemed unworthy. What begins as an analysis of perspective leads to an emotional revelation that the past still haunts him and he doesn't know how to...
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A Conversation with Owen
In our first of many, the Sons of Men podcast sits down to chat with a guest about life, art and getting older. Many thanks to Owen for his openness and willingness to be the test case for future guests in episodes to come. If you would be interested in speaking with our host about your life,...
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Episode 4 - Tantrum
A very recent experience causes reflection about resentment and the nature of recognition and how it plays into our pride. What stories do we tell ourselves about why people act the way they do, and how does it lead to a poisoning of our hearts?
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Episode 3 - Band of Brothers
From a four year period, leaving behind the freelancers life to joining the corporate video game industry, our host reflects on what he saw as a catastrophic failure of leadership and an environment rife with weak men. Episode 3 is a reflection on why men love war stories, and how the greatest...
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Episode 2 - Courage Road
In this second episode, Kurtis speaks about the life he found in sobriety in a new country and how it was there, with the death of his career, that he found the first buildings blocks of meaning.
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Episode 1 - Two Roads
In its inaugural episode, host Kurtis Wiebe speaks about a tragedy in his professional world that brought him back to a tragedy in his own life, one that would take eight years to fully recover from. What are we here for? How do we overcome such cruel darkness? What, as men, are we to do and how…
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About this show
Welcome to the Sons of Men podcast, a conversation dedicated to meaning in the lives of men, offering a window into the life and trials of masculinity where we talk about family, spirituality, creativity and legacy to better understand each other, and to offer solutions for the next generation of young men striving for a better future. I’m your host, Kurtis Wiebe, a father and husband, addict in lifelong recovery, and an advocate for men seeking to transform their lives and through strength change the world outside their window. New episodes every Tuesday at 12pm PST. Feel free to contact me about the show: [email protected] by Rich O’Flynn and Nick Smith.
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