Barbarian Banter

Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass
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Your new favorite show hosted by Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass discussing topics history, mythology, philosophy and all much more

  1. 4d ago

    The Modern Odyssey: How to Actually Live | With Jett Franzen & Sherpa Pat

    SEA PEOPLES SUMMER MERCH: https://barbarian-banter-shop.fourthwall.com-Follow Pat:YouTube:  @Musclemindmile  Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/musclemindmile/?hl=enFollow Jett: YouTube:  @Jett.franzen  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jettfranzen/?hl=en-What does it actually mean to build a life when there is no obvious blueprint to follow? In an age of algorithms, endless optimization, passive entertainment, and conventional paths that increasingly feel unconvincing, how do you decide what is worth pursuing? Can creativity survive once it becomes a career? Is travel fundamentally different from vacation? And how do you develop the agency, friendships, skills, and sense of purpose necessary to turn your own life into something resembling an odyssey rather than a routine? For our first four-person episode, returning guests Jett Franzen and Sherpa Pat join Jonas and Dane for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, personal development, travel, storytelling, philosophy, culture, and the strange process of figuring out adulthood in real time. The discussion moves from becoming a full-time creator and learning to experience life without constantly turning it into content, to Renaissance men, the indomitable human spirit, modern movies, criticism, faith, symbolism, leadership, and what it takes to preserve personal agency in a world designed to distract you. In this episode we discuss: becoming a creator without becoming a slave to the algorithm, whether turning creativity into work destroys the creative impulse, why presence can make both travel and art more meaningful, how to become a modern Renaissance man, what the indomitable human spirit reveals about perseverance, why genuine travel differs from vacation, how modern storytelling has lost subtlety, whether criticism matters when you are actually “in the arena,” what faith and letting go have to do with getting what you want, how symbolism can shape the way you understand yourself, what virtue and Stoicism offer leaders, whether individual agency can protect us from modern passivity, and much more. **TIMESTAMPS**00:00 – Welcome to the Four-Man Podcast05:11 – There Is No Blueprint09:52 – Does Content Kill Creativity?21:47 – Presence, Creativity, and Living Fully30:38 – Becoming a Modern Renaissance Man39:36 – The Modern American Odyssey45:17 – History, Heroes, and Human Spirit59:29 – Why Stories Matter More Than Advice01:03:02 – Has Modern Storytelling Lost Subtlety?01:15:20 – The Man in the Arena01:28:40 – Faith, Patience, and Letting Go01:30:36 – Symbolic Animals and Audience Questions01:48:46 – Gothic Architecture, Art, and Culture01:58:21 – Creating Without Serving the Algorithm02:10:26 – Leadership, Virtue, and Personal Agency-Jonas’ Links:YouTube:  @Jonaskilker  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaskilker/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonaskilkerX: https://x.com/jonaskilkerJonas’ Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/mythic-vitalism Website: https://jonaskilker.com/Danes Links: Youtube:  @Thegreatdane269  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_great_dane469/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreatdane13X: https://x.com/thegreatdane269?s=20 Substack: https://substack.com/@danemillerhassDane’s Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/under-construction

  2. Aug 9

    The Fall of Numenor & the True Inheritors of Rome

    SEA PEOPLES SUMMER MERCH: https://barbarian-banter-shop.fourthwall.com SouthBrah is a content creator and student of the humanities whose work explores history, mythology, literature, regional identity, and the civilizational inheritance of the West. In this conversation, Tolkien’s legendarium becomes the starting point for a wider discussion about Rome, America, the frontier spirit, empire, heritage, and the stories societies tell about their own origins. Why does the fall of Númenor feel so familiar? Is Sauron’s corruption of its rulers simply fantasy, or does Tolkien reveal a recurring pattern in which powerful civilizations are destroyed by pride, fear of death, and the desire to exceed their proper limits? When Rome fractured, did its spirit survive through Byzantium, Russia, the Catholic Church, Britain, or America? And what determines a civilization’s true heir: blood, religion, institutions, conquest, cultural memory, or the willingness to carry its legacy into a new world? In this episode we discuss: the fall of Númenor, Sauron and Morgoth as Luciferian figures, why evil can corrupt but cannot truly create, how Peter Jackson preserved Tolkien’s spirit while changing the source material, what Gondor’s declining craftsmanship reveals about Rome and civilizational decay, whether America is the true heir of the Roman Empire, why nearly every Western power has claimed descent from Rome or Troy, how Aeneas embodies migration and cultural inheritance, what the American Revolution reveals about frontier barbarism, whether Caesar saved or destroyed the Roman Republic, the relationship between Southern heritage and the Confederate flag, how childhood stories cultivate adventure, whether modern people can recover the ideals of crusaders, and much more. 00:00 – What Was the Island of Númenor?05:03 – Sauron, Morgoth, and the First Fall14:05 – Tolkien’s World and Jackson’s Adaptation22:16 – Why The Rings of Power Failed30:39 – Orcs, Evil, and the Possibility of Redemption35:27 – Númenor as a Biblical Warning42:06 – Gondor, Rome, and the Loss of Craft49:24 – Who Truly Inherited the Roman Empire?58:07 – The Race to Put Rome on the Moon01:03:40 – Troy, Aeneas, and the Origins of Rome01:10:29 – Young Washington and America’s Frontier Spirit01:17:45 – Caesar, Republic, and the Cost of Empire01:27:19 – Childhood Stories That Inspire Adventure01:31:20 – Southern Heritage and the Confederate Flag01:41:43 – Crusaders, Heroism, and Higher Callings

  3. Aug 2

    Hyperborea: The Lost Origin of Civilization | With Disco Orpheus

    SEA PEOPLES SUMMER MERCH: https://barbarian-banter-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Orpheus:Shop Aquari: https://aquari.store/YouTube:  @discoorpheus  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disco_orpheus/?hl=enX: https://x.com/DiscoOrpheusWhat is Hyperborea?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cR-xzCVQJQ&t=1246sDisco Orpheus is a writer, creator, entrepreneur, mystic, and founder of the jewelry brand Aquari, whose work explores mythology, esotericism, ancient civilizations, consciousness, and the unseen structures underlying reality.What was Hyperborea: a physical civilization in the polar north, a spiritual homeland beyond ordinary experience, or a cultural memory preserved through myth? Why do Greek, Norse, Irish, Vedic, and Indigenous traditions repeatedly describe lost golden ages, divine teachers, ancient catastrophes, and migrations from destroyed homelands? Could these shared stories preserve fragments of forgotten history, and what might the struggle between Hyperborea, Atlantis, and the Demiurge reveal about the age we inhabit now? This conversation examines where myth ends, history begins, and whether that distinction is ever as clear as it appears.In this episode we discuss the ancient Greek origins of Hyperborea, its connection to Atlantis and the primordial Golden Age, why similar civilizational myths appear across Europe, India, and the Americas, how Gnosticism explains Sophia and the Demiurge, what Saturn and the Kali Yuga reveal about recurring historical cycles, whether artificial intelligence represents the inorganic entering the organic world, how catastrophism challenges conventional history, why Tolkien and other mythmakers may recover timeless truths, how the Golden Age must first be restored within the individual, the difference between the Sonnenmensch and transhumanism, morphic fields, ritual, childlike awe, Aquari technology, and much more.00:00 – Orpheus, Myth, and Spiritual Initiation06:20 – Blood Meridian Opens the Gnostic Rabbit Hole22:41 – Hyperborea Beyond the North Wind37:13 – The Primordial War That Destroyed Hyperborea50:54 – Is Artificial Intelligence the Demiurge?59:53 – Atlantis as Hyperborea’s Second Civilization01:14:35 – Megaliths, Ancient Colonies, and Lost Technology01:25:04 – Catastrophism and the Cycles of History01:38:57 – Why Uncertainty Protects Against Manipulation01:45:51 – Restoring the Golden Age Within01:56:59 – Sound, Color, and Invisible Energy02:04:50 – Morphic Fields and Aquari Technology02:15:02 – Ritual, Awe, and Childlike Perception02:24:00 – Essential Books for Esoteric Study02:32:27 – Aquari Testing and Audience Questions02:42:48 – Where to Follow Disco OrpheusJonas’ Links:YouTube:  @Jonaskilker  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaskilker/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonaskilkerX: https://x.com/jonaskilkerJonas’ Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/mythic-vitalism Website: https://jonaskilker.com/Danes Links: Youtube:  @Thegreatdane269  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_great_dane469/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreatdane13X: https://x.com/thegreatdane269?s=20 Substack: https://substack.com/@danemillerhassDane’s Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/under-construction

  4. Jul 26

    Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Is Not What You Think

    Tolos Barefoot Shoes | Code: BARBARIAN for 10% off: https://weartolos.com/?ref=Barbarian In this Episode we examine Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey with Homer scholar C.B. Robertson, asking whether the film’s historical inaccuracies, altered characterization, DEI casting, simplified dialogue, and rejection of Bronze Age aesthetics were failures—or deliberate artistic choices. We compare Nolan’s adaptation with Homer’s original poem, Emily Wilson’s translation, Troy, and James Joyce’s Ulysses, while exploring Odysseus, xenia, blood feuds, sacrifice, justice, divine order, and the film’s radical inversion of the Homeric hero.But ultimately, we develop a deeper theory: Nolan intentionally created an ugly, disenchanted, and unromantic epic as a commentary on Hollywood, modern audiences, postwar Western civilization, and cultural decline. We examine the relationship between Oppenheimer and The Odyssey, the Trojan War as a parallel to World War II, Odysseus as an Aeneas-like figure sailing west, and the possibility that “we are the Sea Peoples” describes the modern West rather than the Bronze Age alone.Later, we consider how a faithful adaptation of Homer should be made, imagine our own Sea Peoples films, discuss historical accuracy, Bronze Age armor, cultural patronage, Mel Gibson, ancient mythology, the Homeric ideal, the depiction of the gods, and whether Nolan sacrificed The Odyssey to communicate a message he believed was more important.Timestamps:Jonas’ Links:YouTube:  @Jonaskilker  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaskilker/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonaskilkerX: https://x.com/jonaskilkerJonas’ Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/mythic-vitalism Website: https://jonaskilker.com/Danes Links: Youtube:  @Thegreatdane269  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_great_dane469/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreatdane13X: https://x.com/thegreatdane269?s=20 Substack: https://substack.com/@danemillerhassDane’s Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/under-construction

  5. Jul 19

    The Videos Everyone Misunderstood | Ep. 25

    Short-form content is a double-edged sword. The very thing that makes a 60-second video compelling is often the same thing that causes thousands of people to misunderstand it. In this episode, we revisit two of our most controversial videos—not to defend them, but to explore the deeper ideas that never fit into the original uploads. From Dane's infamous Brutalist Architecture April Fool's video to Jonas' Erling Haaland analysis, we unpack what was left unsaid, respond to the strongest criticisms, and discuss why context matters more than ever in an age of algorithmic attention. Along the way, the conversation expands far beyond internet comments. We dive into rhetoric, satire, philosophy, Norse mythology, heroism, fatalism, aristocratic ideals, political systems, sports psychology, authenticity, and why some ideas are worth exploring even when they turn out to be wrong. This is less about proving ourselves right and more about demonstrating the value of thinking deeply—even when people tell you, "It's not that deep." Jonas’ Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jonaskilker  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaskilker/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonaskilker X: https://x.com/jonaskilker Jonas’ Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/mythic-vitalism  Website: https://jonaskilker.com/ Danes Links:  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatdane269 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_great_dane469/  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreatdane13 X: https://x.com/thegreatdane269?s=20  Substack: https://substack.com/@danemillerhass Dane’s Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/under-construction

  6. Jul 12

    Re-Enchanting the Modern World | Livestream Q&A

    Barbarian Banter Episode 24. In this Q&A livestream, we answer questions from the audience on faith, mythology, ghosts, chronic pain, prayer, dreams, beauty, training, diet, martial arts, Shakespeare, Tolkien, the old gods, and what it means to make life mythic in the modern world. What begins as a loose audience hangout turns into a wide-ranging conversation about re-enchanting ordinary life: treating training as a quest, seeing food and discipline as part of self-mastery, taking dreams seriously, and refusing to live in a purely flattened, materialist world. The episode moves from Reconquista, El Cid, pagan gods, Christian metaphysics, C.S. Lewis, Irish mythology, Plato, and philosophy into a deeper discussion of the relationship between mind, body, spirit, pain, and prayer. Jonas talks about chronic neck and upper trap pain, suppressed emotion, breath work, psychosomatic healing, and the strange ways the body can carry unresolved stress. Dane joins in to discuss prayer routines, spiritual practice, martial arts, paranormal experiences, Shakespeare, supplements, raw meat, dreams, and the role of faith in daily discipline. Later, the conversation turns toward Tolkien, Numenor, the old gods, Ray Peat, mythography, the British Empire, audience demographics, God as order, beauty, art, Latin American magical realism, future Barbarian Banter collaborations, long-term goals for the podcast, and the dream of building a real Barbarian Banter studio. This is a chaotic but deeply thematic Q&A about faith, myth, embodiment, beauty, discipline, and how to bring wonder back into modern life. Timestamps: 03:37 – Mythologizing diet and training10:17 – El Cid and Reconquista12:52 – Are pagan gods real?18:04 – Chronic pain and emotion33:03 – Prayer and spiritual practice44:40 – Ghosts and paranormal encounters48:27 – Shakespeare and tragic love55:02 – Martial arts and combat59:14 – Deism, theism, and supplements01:13:43 – Raw meat and carnivore culture01:17:15 – Dreams and hidden meaning01:24:13 – Tolkien and the fall of Numenor01:31:16 – Faith, art, and old myths01:42:19 – God, beauty, and future goals Jonas’ Links:YouTube:  @Jonaskilker  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaskilker/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonaskilkerX: https://x.com/jonaskilkerJonas’ Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/mythic-vitalism Website: https://jonaskilker.com/Danes Links: Youtube:  @Thegreatdane269  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_great_dane469/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreatdane13X: https://x.com/thegreatdane269?s=20 Substack: https://substack.com/@danemillerhassDane’s Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/under-construction

  7. Jul 5

    The Books That Built Civilization | ft. Thoughts of Dante

    Tolos Barefoot Shoes | Code: BARBARIAN for 10% off: https://weartolos.com/?ref=Barbarian Follow Dante: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thoughtsofdante Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtsofdante/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thoughtsofdante In this episode, we sit down with Dante, the creator behind Thoughts of Dante, for a conversation on literature, philosophy, mythology, theology, art history, and the books that built civilization. Dante explains how he went from a lifelong basketball player to a serious reader after losing the thing that had defined him for most of his life. What began with fiction, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Camus, and the search for something deeper eventually led him into the Bible, Plato, Homer, Greek mythology, Augustine, Aquinas, Eastern philosophy, and the great works of the Western canon. The conversation explores why the classics still matter, why the Bible and Homer continue to shape almost every story we tell, and how reading can transform the way you see history, art, faith, and yourself. We discuss the relationship between mythology and reality, why one book always leads to ten more, how logic trains the mind, why good faith discourse matters, and why young people should not take literacy for granted in an age where everyone can read but fewer people truly do. Later, we move into Eastern philosophy, Confucius, tradition, filial piety, the difference between Western abstraction and Eastern practicality, and the way art can preserve stories for people who may never read the original texts. We also discuss Renaissance and Baroque painting, Orthodox iconography, The Divine Comedy, Gustave Doré, video games as gateways into history, content creation, philosophy writing, Machiavelli, Achilles, heroic archetypes, world mythology, speechcraft, and Dante’s future in academia.

  8. Jun 28

    Why Everyone Wants To Be Deep | Episode 22 ft. Jett Franzen

    Tolos Barefoot Shoes | Code: BARBARIAN for 10% off: https://weartolos.com/?ref=Barbarian Follow Jett:YouTube:  ⁨@Jett.franzen⁩  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jettfranzen/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jettfranzen?lang=en Podcast: https://tr.ee/UIMTEtuQeCBarbarian Banter Episode 22 with Jett Franzen. In this episode, we sit down with Jett Franzen for a conversation on internet philosophy, authenticity, faith, content creation, youth alienation, and why our generation seems to praise intellect more than previous generations. Jett has built a massive audience by speaking directly to the struggles, confusion, and inner lives of young people in a raw and unpolished way, but that same visibility has also made him a target for projection, resentment, criticism, and accusations of being performative. The conversation explores why philosophy has become a modern status symbol, why Gen Z is so drawn to literature, intellectualism, and existential questions, and why the internet often rewards the appearance of depth more than the actual pursuit of truth. We discuss Jett’s early life as a loner, his discovery of Dostoevsky and Kierkegaard, his struggle with depression, his return to Christianity, the problem of ChatGPT accusations, and the difference between good faith criticism and bitter projection. Later, the episode moves into faith, nihilism, atheism, discernment, debate culture, sophistry, hierarchy, equality, nature, AI, technology, content creation, and the importance of creating more than you consume. We also answer audience questions on formative thinkers, honoring God through your gifts, productive aggression, Icarus, Faustianism, favorite quotes, guilty pleasures, and battle songs. Jonas’ Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jonaskilker  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonaskilker/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonaskilker X: https://x.com/jonaskilker Jonas’ Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/mythic-vitalism  Website: https://jonaskilker.com/ Danes Links:  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatdane269 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_great_dane469/  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegreatdane13 X: https://x.com/thegreatdane269?s=20  Substack: https://substack.com/@danemillerhass Dane’s Merch: https://constantinegraphicsco.com/collections/under-construction Timestamps: 00:02 – Introducing Jett Franzen04:11 – Authenticity and online authority10:43 – Projection, resentment, and success19:15 – From loneliness to philosophy23:04 – AI scripts and internet labels37:54 – Good faith and criticism42:17 – Philosophy as status symbol56:21 – Faith, Kierkegaard, and Christ01:03:31 – Nihilism and loving life01:12:31 – Intellectual honesty and debate01:26:21 – Pleasure, AI, and nature01:43:34 – Formative thinkers and worldview01:49:23 – Honoring God through gifts01:53:10 – Starting content creation02:01:23 – Aggression, Icarus, and final questions

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Your new favorite show hosted by Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass discussing topics history, mythology, philosophy and all much more

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  • Creator
    Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass
  • Show Website
    Barbarian Banter

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