There Will Be Bourbon Eric Bandazewski

Benjamin (@BenjaminPHLN23 on X) stopped by the virtual bar for a remarkably insightful discussion. He recalls his miraculous (my words, not his) recovery from a heart attack and a loss of a limb as a teenager before delving into his philosophical endeavors in college. Eventually when writing for his Masters, he was asked to leave a university due to his paper on abortion and unwavering stance in the face of threats. We discuss his views and he articulates the Catholic position against the extreme while having compassion. We talk further about the loss of community among younger men and Catholics, how to bring young families and singles into the Church and keep them there, as well as conversation regarding the occult, forces beyond our control, and the future of AI. Grab a glass! There Will Be Bourbon. And Catholics!

Lafayette Lee is a contributing editor at IM 1776, delivers excellent written works on his Substack, and also can be found on X @ Partisan_O. Lee joins me this time to talk about the speed at which our cultural shifts have seemingly increased, the ongoing conflict with Israel and Hamas and America's role in the present and future, his take on witnessing a foreign nation's flag being waved by members of Congress on the House floor, the divide between sovereignty of Americans and Washington, DC, as well as where the real fight is still to be had. Grab a glass!

John stops by the virtual bar to talk about our time playing together at Poinciana High School; clearly a formative moment in his professional baseball development! We go on to discuss his time at Auburn, becoming an All-American and eventually getting drafted by the San Diego Padres and making it to the Triple A level. Along the way he figured out the mental aspect of the game and what is required to get the absolute best of yourself not just on the mound, but in life. John has taken this approach and packaged it into his successful baseball program you can find at yougoprobaseball.com. Grab a glass! There Will Be Bourbon!

The sequel is real! And so is Mark Sibley's return trip to the virtual bar to discuss his new book "A Dance of Devils", the sequel to "Mongol Moon". Picking up where MM left off, WW3 is hot and underway with new storylines, characters, and remarkably well researched plot lines, scenarios, battle scenes, and one helluva play list! Mark shares his creative process and gets into expansive detail on where the Mongol Moon series is headed, what's next, when we can expect the third book, as well as some insight into how this story could truly come to life leading up to the election. Grab a glass! And the book!

"Gruntpa" returns to the virtual bar for a discussion on the mentality required to succeed in the worst possible scenario, and why most don't have it and never will. Having spent time in Iraq, we revisit some of our time there and the evolution into a more anti-war stance and why. We talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin's appearance recently with Tucker Carlson and what the end state of the war in Ukraine will have to look like, the loss of faith in institutions, along with much, much more. Grab a glass! 

Michelle Vogt is one of the Twitter OG's and supplied her unique takes on everything from politics to fashion in the late 2000s and early 2010's. Diagnosed with a brain tumor and the incurable conditions Trigeminal Neuralgia, Anesthesia Dolorosa, and Occipital Neuralgia, she's set out to raise awareness and has connected with others who suffer from the diseases through the rarediseasewarrior account on IG. Still as sharp and witty as ever, Michelle shares her early life and what led her from NJ to LA, her experience with starting and selling a small business, learning of her diagnosis, along with her unique takes on the current political climate. Grab a glass!