Barbarian Banter

Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass

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

  1. 6d ago

    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

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. Jun 21

    The Death of Nuance | Episode 22 ft. Andrew Briggs

    Tolos Barefoot Shoes | Code: BARBARIAN for 10% off: https://weartolos.com/?ref=Barbarian Follow Andrew: YouTube:  ⁨@RealAndrewBriggs⁩  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actualandrewbriggs/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/ ⁨@RealAndrewBriggs⁩  X: https://x.com/theandrewbriggs In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Briggs, a writer, commentator, creator, former fitness coach, and professional nuance provider for a wide-ranging conversation on fitness, culture, pseudo-intellectualism, online discourse, belief, masculinity, content creation, and why nuance feels increasingly impossible in the modern internet age. Andrew begins by reflecting on his years in the fitness industry, the burnout that came from repeating the same fundamentals, and the strange transition from being valued for expertise to being known for cultural commentary, argumentation, and long-form thought. The conversation moves from ancestral dieting, genetic inheritance, fitness optimization, and the limits of aesthetics into a deeper discussion of why people flatten complicated topics into slogans. We get into pseudo-intellectualism, audience capture, parasocial disappointment, hate-followers, social media arguments, and the way people often use “nuance” only when it protects their own position. Andrew explains why disagreement is not always evidence of bad faith, why people believe what benefits them, and why evidence alone often fails to change someone’s mind once a belief has become attached to identity. Later, we discuss content creation as a lonely but life-changing pursuit, the hidden labor behind “overnight success,” the difference between aesthetics and morality, why being anti-everything becomes its own trap, and how creators learn to survive criticism without being ruled by it. The episode also branches into friendship, moving away from old environments, religion and agnosticism, Mormons, intuitive eating, language, profanity, nervous tics, feeling unheard, chosen versus inherited identity, manifestation, dating, rejection, and what Andrew would change about modern society. Timestamps: 00:01 – Introducing Andrew Briggs01:18 – Fitness burnout and expertise06:34 – Ancestral eating and genetics15:01 – Fitness myths and nuance19:17 – Aesthetics are not morality22:01 – Pseudo-intellectualism and disagreement31:45 – Filters, razors, and clarity36:09 – Hate-followers and creator sanity46:11 – Why beliefs rarely change01:04:24 – Anti-movements and negative identity01:13:16 – Content creation gets lonely01:30:49 – Influences and creator pivots01:40:01 – Disagreement without hatred01:50:03 – Food, language, and public etiquette02:10:21 – Tics, identity, and dating

  5. Jun 14

    Cryptids, Folklore, and Dark History | ft. Layla Cullen

    Follow Layla: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layla.s.cullen/?hl=en In this episode, we sit down with Layla Cullen, an amateur historian, mythology enthusiast, and storyteller drawn to the darker, stranger, and more supernatural corners of history. As our first female guest on Barbarian Banter, Layla brings a new perspective to many of the themes we return to often: heroism, masculinity, folklore, history, mythology, Christianity, and the unseen forces that shape how people understand the world. The conversation begins with Layla’s love of cryptids, Mothman, paranormal stories, Catholic supernaturalism, and the strange historical details that make the past feel alive. From there, we discuss the “dirty man with a sword” archetype, why women are drawn to heroic men of action rather than hollow images of masculine beauty, and why looks, confidence, character, gentleness, duty, and courage all matter in different ways. We also explore the darker feminine relationship to history through true crime, morbid curiosity, ancestral memory, powerful women, and the feeling that forgotten stories often reveal more about human nature than textbook history ever could. Later, the episode moves into cryptids, fairies, changelings, Mothman, Bigfoot, Wendigos, Skinwalkers, Wild Men, missing people in national parks, cave horror, and the question of whether old folklore may contain more truth than modern people are comfortable admitting. We also discuss Victorian mourning culture, Civil War spiritualism, Mary Todd Lincoln, ghostly premonitions, female intuition, modern internet folklore, Slenderman, SCP stories, AI hoaxes, Canadian war crimes, historical education, favorite empires, Gordon Lightfoot, and what it means to embody the dirty man with a sword in the modern world. Timestamps: 00:11 – Introducing Layla Cullen01:43 – Cryptids, Catholicism, and dark history07:35 – The dirty man with a sword20:13 – Women, history, and true crime29:42 – Fairies, folklore, and American cryptids38:27 – Are cryptids actually real?49:20 – Wild men and missing people57:53 – Movies that shaped Layla01:04:31 – Victorian death and Civil War mourning01:10:18 – Lincoln, spiritualism, and weird history01:19:38 – Female intuition and prophetic dreams01:30:06 – Women and historical curiosity01:39:05 – Internet folklore and modern mythology01:59:50 – Fan questions and favorite topics02:19:44 – The modern dirty man02:25:33 – Layla’s upcoming projects 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. Jun 7

    The Philosophy of Bodybuilding | Ft. Greylen Moon

    Follow Greylen: Apply for Coaching: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1naG7epFS9E3P2rdWmxcWTSf4mFx1lktYP6OFGx97QB8/viewform?edit_requested=true YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gr3yrilla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gr3yrilla TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gr3yrilla In this episode, we sit down with bodybuilder, fitness coach, and philosophical content creator Greylen Moon for a conversation on bodybuilding, metal music, physical discipline, aesthetics, self-improvement, and the deeper meaning of training. Greylen explains how football, his father’s influence, Southern culture, and metal music shaped his relationship with the body, intensity, and identity before he eventually found bodybuilding as a more personal path of transformation. The conversation explores bodybuilding not merely as vanity or athletic performance, but as a philosophical and artistic practice. We discuss the gym as a grounding force for neurotic and intellectual men, why the iron never lies, how physical discipline humbles the ego, and why training can become a rite of passage in a world that often lacks real initiation. We also get into Golden Era bodybuilding, Silver Era aesthetics, strength standards, FFMI, weak points, exercise science, bro-science, spirit-based bodybuilding, and the tension between optimizing your training and simply doing the work. We also cover the darker side of self-improvement: revenge bodies, resentment, perfectionism, overthinking, science-based lifting culture, and the way men can turn self-transformation into a weapon against themselves. Later, the conversation expands into books, essays, content creation, teaching, modern education, AI, ancient physiques, physical excellence, discipline, motivation, and the difference between being inspired by pain and being truly motivated by a higher purpose. 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: 00:09 – Introducing Greylen Moon01:08 – Metal, bodybuilding, and fatherhood07:02 – Football, genetics, and identity13:41 – Metal as a training mindset21:45 – Edits, aesthetics, and storytelling24:06 – When self-improvement becomes revenge29:27 – The iron humbles intellectuals34:01 – Strength standards and rites of passage36:24 – Bodybuilding as an art project44:16 – Over-optimization kills real progress50:18 – Coaching and science-based lifting01:00:26 – Weak points and training philosophy01:12:02 – Content, books, and personal meaning01:44:59 – Teaching and modern education02:05:02 – Discipline and physical excellence

  7. May 31

    How To Actually Save The West | Ft. WompTomp

    Follow Chris: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WompTomp TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notwomptompInstagram: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womp_tomp/ X: https://x.com/womp_tomp In this episode, we sit down with WompTomp for a wide-ranging conversation on modernity, comedy, philosophy, Christianity, politics, music, aesthetics, and the spiritual crisis underneath contemporary culture. WompTomp is known for blending cultural critique with humor, but this conversation moves beyond the jokes into the deeper worldview behind his content: why modern life feels hollow, why people have lost contact with higher principles, and why so much of online culture is driven by attention, resentment, ego, and performance. The discussion begins with WompTomp’s background in philosophy, neuroscience, and online commentary before moving into Guénon, Evola, perennialism, the Enlightenment, and the collapse from sacred order into a world of quantity, ideology, and abstraction. From there, we discuss content creation, the temptation of attention, Tolkien’s Ring as a symbol of power, music as spiritual programming, the romanticization of misery, the difference between pagan heroism and Christian love, and why self-sacrifice only becomes meaningful when it is ordered toward something higher than the self. The final section turns toward politics, liberalism, communism, social fragmentation, Nietzsche, C.S. Lewis, Plato, Christian metaphysics, and the question of whether the West can still be saved. Rather than treating “saving the West” as a nostalgic political project, the conversation points toward a deeper answer: truth has to become living again. The past cannot simply be recreated, but the soul can be restored, families can be built, culture can be renewed, and the embers of civilization can be carried forward into something new. 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/⁠ Dane's 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: 00:00 – Introducing WompTomp02:34 – Philosophy behind the comedy09:58 – Posting honestly online14:47 – Attention as the ring25:47 – Music, taste, and identity39:20 – Music as spiritual programming41:31 – Misery, ego, and sacrifice49:26 – Offense, honesty, and activism01:00:53 – Gender, science, and ideology01:10:30 – Communism and human nature01:17:23 – Liberalism, politics, and order01:26:30 – Salvation beyond history01:40:44 – Fan questions and overthinking01:47:24 – Art, Lewis, and philosophy02:00:46 – Can the West be saved?

  8. May 24

    Why Looksmaxxing Will Never Be Enough | Ft. Hexumlite

    Follow Hexumlite: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@hexumlitee⁩  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexumlite/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/ ⁨@hexumlitee⁩  Other Links: https://linktr.ee/hexumlite?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c1055a99-c5b9-4839-8d6a-c9de8807cf73 In this episode, we explore the modern world of looksmaxxing, the blackpill, male self-improvement, social anxiety, dating, resentment, and the psychological consequences of building your entire identity around physical appearance. A major theme throughout the conversation is that improving your appearance can absolutely improve your life — especially for men who have genuinely neglected themselves physically, socially, or psychologically. Taking care of your body, style, health, and confidence matters. But the discussion also examines the point at which self-improvement can become obsessive and spiritually hollow. For many men, the pursuit of attractiveness slowly transforms from a tool into a worldview, where every interaction, relationship, and life decision becomes filtered through status, validation, and comparison. We discuss the reality that looksmaxxing alone cannot resolve deeper issues of loneliness, insecurity, resentment, or lack of purpose. Without internal development, social confidence, meaningful relationships, competence, and direction in life, external improvement can still leave someone feeling empty. The episode ultimately explores the tension between physical optimization and genuine fulfillment, and asks whether modern self-improvement culture is creating stronger men — or simply more anxious and image-obsessed ones. 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: 00:00 – Intro with Hexumllite02:14 – Young men after college11:27 – Leaving the job path17:07 – Turning life around22:45 – Jonas’ firefighting story28:35 – The social media grind37:16 – Men, women, and dating42:33 – Entitlement and self-worth53:21 – Blackpill and confidence01:02:19 – Looksmaxxing versus hero maxing01:17:48 – Building social skills01:28:07 – Resentment and humanity01:39:21 – Blackpill to whitepill01:51:22 – Fan questions begin02:03:23 – Legacy and modern culture

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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
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jonas Kilker and Dane MillerHass
  • Show Website
    Barbarian Banter

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