This Episode Will Change How You See Life and Death, with Jesse Elder This episode is one of the most vulnerable and powerful conversations the show has ever hosted. Jesse Elder joins the Two Fun Guys to talk about freedom, childhood, death, grief, love, masculinity, consciousness, and the experiences that shape who we become. What starts as a conversation about Jesse’s unconventional upbringing and martial-arts past quickly opens into a raw, moving story about guiding his father through the final chapter of his life. Jesse shares the emotional, physical, and spiritual realities of walking with someone you love as they die, and what it revealed about love, fear, and the way men hold (and avoid) emotion. If you're a person who’s ever struggled with grief, purpose, self-trust, or opening your heart again after being hurt, this one will stay with you. Jesse’s early life set the foundation for everything he teaches now. Born in Austin, raised with radical freedom, and trusted by his parents to learn from life instead of rules, he grew up seeing the world differently. Martial arts, self-teaching, and entrepreneurship filled his early years, leading him to eventually guide people in leadership, sovereignty, and emotional truth. But this episode goes deeper. Jesse describes, in detail, the 11 days he spent living with his father during his intentional end-of-life process. The stories are tender, honest, and sometimes brutal. Through it all, Jesse explains how love actually works, why grief hits the way it does, why most of us avoid real intimacy, and what happens when you stop running from emotion and let your heart open. This conversation is about life, death, and the space in between — and how all of it shapes the man you choose to be. Connect with the Guests Jesse Elder: https://www.instagram.com/thetimepiercer/ Sub and follow the podcast ● Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twofunguyspodcast ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twofunguyspodcast ● TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twofunguyspodcast 📢 Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Chapters: 00:00 Intro — A special episode with Jesse Elder 01:20 How Jesse and the guys crossed paths 02:15 Jesse’s background and the “blank spot” in his story 03:45 Growing up with total freedom 05:00 Danger, self-trust, and the power of risk 06:20 Freedom and responsibility — lessons from childhood 07:00 Living below the poverty line on purpose 10:00 Natural discipline, conflict, and letting life teach 14:30 Why Jesse has never feared death 16:00 The dead squirrel story + realizing the body is a wrapper 17:00 Near-death experience during a fight 20:30 Trauma, choice, and the soul’s resilience 23:00 Oppressors, victims, and compassion through a wider lens 28:30 His father’s Parkinson’s diagnosis and slowing life down 30:00 The frustration of losing speech and physical autonomy 31:20 A conversation about regret, forgiveness, and impact 41:30 Preparing his father’s body as a family 43:30 What grief actually feels like vs. what we fear 47:00 The music that opened the floodgates 49:00 Revisiting childhood innocence, first love, and heartbreak 50:40 The truth: you can’t lose love, only close your heart 52:00 Avoidance, strip clubs, intimacy, and honesty with self 55:30 A journal synchronicity that confirmed everything 58:20 What Jesse’s parents were thinking as they raised him 59:30 The beach story — how freedom and safety coexist 01:02:10 Final reflections and closing energy
