The Dangerous Man Podcast

Rory Lawrence

Where weakness is hunted down and destroyed.  TDMP delivers raw truth, real talk, and ruthless discipline for men who are done being soft, passive, and silent. Through biblical masculinity, brotherhood, leadership, marriage, fatherhood, and spiritual growth, the show equips men to reject passivity, fight for what matters, and become the man God designed them to be. This is not self-help for weak men. This is a war cry for men ready to rise, lead, and build.

  1. 6 MEN THAT WILL KILL YOUR CIRCLE | How To Train The Discipline Of Circle Control

    APR 22

    6 MEN THAT WILL KILL YOUR CIRCLE | How To Train The Discipline Of Circle Control

    Send us Fan Mail Not every man in your life deserves access. In this Dangerous Discipline episode, we break down the 6 types of men you need to watch for, avoid, push back, or cut off. The Manipulator. The Parasite. The Firestarter. The Black Cloud. The Ghost. The Boundary Breaker. Bad company does not stay small. It drains your strength, clouds your mind, and sabotages your future. Some men sharpen you, And Some men sabotage you. QOTD: Every man in your circle is either sharpening your edge or he is dulling your blade. THIS IS YOU IF… This is you if you already know there are men in your life you keep making excuses for. SOTD: 1 Corinthians 15:33 - Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” THE 6 TYPES OF CIRCLE KILLERS: THE MANIPULATOR — He uses guilt, pressure, charm, and leverage to steer people toward his preferred outcome.THE PARASITE — He feeds on your strength, time, energy, and resources without giving anything back.THE FIRESTARTER — He creates tension, conflict, and chaos, then stands back and watches it burn.THE BLACK CLOUD — He smothers momentum with complaint, cynicism, doubt, and heaviness.THE GHOST — He talks loyalty when life is easy, then disappears the second things get costly.THE BOUNDARY BREAKER — He keeps pushing past your limits, standards, and convictions until compromise feels normal.FIELD OPS: FIELD OP 1: AUDIT THE CIRCLE Write the names donw so you can see it clearly.FIELD OP 2: CHANGE  ACESS Move the wrong men back. Less access. Less time. Less trust. Less explanation. NIGHT DEBRIEF: Write these lines in your journal: - Who in my circle is costing me the most? - What have I been tolerating? - Who needs to be closer? Love people, yes. Pray for people, yes. Show mercy, yes. But do not confuse mercy with access. Do not confuse love with closeness. Do not confuse history with trust. If a man is one of these patterns, set hard boundaries. If he will not respect them, cut him off. PROTECT BROTHERHOOD, PROTECT YOUR CIRCLE! ACESS DENIED EPISODE LINK: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/62unkdQPKqbT2VNr3YcWf2?si=d3474640270f4f29 Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    38 min
  2. THE PINE TREE RIOT | When Tyranny Takes an Inch, Men Must Draw the Line

    APR 15

    THE PINE TREE RIOT | When Tyranny Takes an Inch, Men Must Draw the Line

    Send us Fan Mail On April 14, 1772, in Weare, New Hampshire, a group of colonial men violently resisted British officers enforcing the Crown’s pine tree laws. What looked like a fight over timber was really a fight over tyranny, overreach, and the right of free men to draw a line before power takes everything. In this episode, we break down the Pine Tree Riot, what it reveals about human government, and why men must learn the difference between rightful authority and creeping control. Because if you never resist when power takes an inch, do not be shocked when it comes back for your whole city. SOTD: Acts 5:29 (ESV) - “But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than men.’” HOW TO DEVELOP IT 1. RULE YOURSELF FIRST If lust, fear, comfort, and appetite rule you, you are already easy to control. 2. KNOW THE BOUNDARIES Know what belongs to God, the state, the church, and the household. If you do not know the lanes, you will surrender ground too easily. 3. BUILD A STRONG HOUSE Weak homes trade conviction for safety. Strong homes can absorb pressure. 4. SPEAK EARLY Most men wait too long. Resist small compromises before they become normal. 5. LOCK ARMS WITH OTHER MEN Tyranny loves isolated men. Brotherhood makes men harder to move. 6. ACCEPT THE COST Real resistance costs comfort, convenience, and approval. If it has to be painless, you are not ready. FIELD OP 1: IDENTIFY THE INCH Where are you tolerating overreach in your thinking, home, speech, or convictions? FIELD OP 2: DRAW THE LINE Take one visible action this week that says, no farther. Do one thing that strengthens your resistance muscle: speak truthset a boundarygather with strong menlead your house clearlycut off one compromiseNIGHT DEBRIEF Where did I tolerate what I should have confronted?What cost am I afraid to pay?What happened when I stood firm? Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    25 min
  3. BECOMING GOOD MEN | What It Takes to Build a Man

    MAR 25

    BECOMING GOOD MEN | What It Takes to Build a Man

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I got to  talk with Donnie Griggs, author of "Becoming Good Men", for a real conversation on what it actually takes to build a man. We get into fatherhood, the gaps many men carry from childhood, the lies culture tells about masculinity, the danger of staying isolated and underbuilt, and why no man becomes good by accident. This is not a book promo disguised as a podcast. This is a challenge to the men listening right now. If you were never built right, built weak, or built with missing pieces, the question is no longer what happened to you. The question is what are you going to do now? If you are tired of excuses, tired of confusion, and ready to become a man your wife can trust, your children can follow, and your brothers can respect then this episode is for you! TDMP PROMO CODE: "Dangerousbrew10" For 10% off your first order at www.confinedspacecoffee.com READ THE BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Good-Men-Figuring-Together/dp/B0G56PNMKV FOLLOW DONNIE: https://www.facebook.com/DonnieGriggsMHC/ Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    58 min
  4. [FOS 5/5] CREDIBILITY OR NOTHING | Stop Talking Beyond Your Obedience

    MAR 21 ·  BONUS

    [FOS 5/5] CREDIBILITY OR NOTHING | Stop Talking Beyond Your Obedience

    Send us Fan Mail As men we must be credible with our actions or it means nothing coming out of our mouth. Our actions prove what’s really inside us and who’s really in charge. In Episode 5, we close the credibility gap between what we say and how we live. This is the final audit: speech, tone, patterns, and proof. Because real freedom isn’t saying whatever you want, it’s having the restraint to stay clear under pressure and the actions that back up our life.  QOTD:  “Do not explain your philosophy. Embody it.”  Epictetus: Your mouth reveals your inner government. Listen for the tells: Excuse language: You are negotiating responsibility.Victim language: You are avoiding ownership.Flex language: You are hungry for approval.Angry language: You are ruled by emotion.Dirty language: Your heart is sloppy.Gossip language: You are weak and bored.Big promise language: You want credit without cost.SOTD: “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” - Luke 6:45  QUESTION: What do your words reveal about you? WHY DOES IT MATTER? Because credibility is leadership currency. When words and actions do not match, we lose: Respect.Trust.Authority.Influence with your kids.Safety with your wife.Integrity before God.TACTICAL APPLICATION: THE TRANSCRIPT TEST For one day, pay attention to what you say most. Complaint, excuse, faith, gratitude, lust, anger, jokes, truth. Your top category is your top battlefield.ONE CLAIM, ONE PROOF Pick one line you say all the time. “I am a man of discipline.” “I am getting in shape.” “I am leading my house.” Then prove it with one concrete action within 24 hours.KILL TWO TELLS Choose two tells to eliminate this week. Gossip. Exaggeration. Sarcasm. Complaining. Excuses. Replace with short, clean language. DANGEROUS FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: Credibility Audit Week. Every night, write three lines: What did my mouth reveal today?Where did my actions contradict my words?What is one move tomorrow that makes my words true?Your mout Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    19 min
  5. [FOS 4/5] CHANGE YOUR MOUTH | The Fastest Way to Change Your Life

    MAR 20 ·  BONUS

    [FOS 4/5] CHANGE YOUR MOUTH | The Fastest Way to Change Your Life

    Send us Fan Mail Your words don’t just describe your life, they direct it. In Episode 4, we attack the everyday phrases that keep men stuck: excuse talk, victim talk, soft talk, and faithless self-talk. You’ll learn how language programs your mindset, your actions, and your standards, and how changing your mouth is the fastest lever to change your outcomes. PROMO CODE: "Dangerousbrew10" For 10% off your first order at www.confinedspacecoffee.com QOTD - Marcus Aurelius: “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” COMMON WEAK MAN PHRASES: “I am just tired.”“That is just how I am.”“I will try.”“Maybe someday.”“I cannot right now.”“It is not a big deal.”“Whatever.”SOTD - Proverbs 18:21- “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” Your words do three things every day: They expose what is in your heart.They shape what you believe is possible.They set the temperature in your house and in your head."Your mouth is either forging you or filing you down." TACTICAL APPLICATION: DESTROY YOUR WEAK WORDS For 7 days, remove these from your mouth: Try, kinda, maybe, hopefully, I guess, whatever, someday. Replace with: I will, I will not, I choose, I decided, I am doing it.1 SENTENCE CLARITY When you speak, say it once, clean. Then stop. If you keep talking, you are negotiating or performing.FROM MOUTH TO MOVEMENT Every time you make a statement, act on it the next chance you get If your actions do not follow your words, your mouth becomes noise. DANGEROUS FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: Language Audit. Pick one arena: faith, fitness, marriage, work, fatherhood. Your mission: Catch one weak phrase every day.Replace it with a stronger sentence.Back it with one action that same day.Nighttime debrief, three lines: What did my mouth reveal today?Where did I talk like a victim?What did I do to match my words?Change your words. Change your life! Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    18 min
  6. [FOS 3/5] BURN THE CONTRACT | How “Just This Once” Owns You Every Time

    MAR 18 ·  BONUS

    [FOS 3/5] BURN THE CONTRACT | How “Just This Once” Owns You Every Time

    Send us Fan Mail WelcomeBack to our 3 rd episode of a 5 part mini series called FREEDOM OF SPEECH - If there is no control there is no freedom.  Temptation doesn’t want a fight, it wants a deal. In Episode 3, we break down the inner negotiations that keep men chained: “just this once,” “not tonight,” “I’ll handle it later.” This is verbal warfare at the source. You stop bargaining with sin, cut the supply line, and take back control before compromise becomes a lifestyle. PROMO CODE: "Dangerousbrew10" For 10% off your first order at www.confinedspacecoffee.com QOTD:  “First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” - Epictetus SOTD:  Romans 6:12 - “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.” WHY DOES IT MATTER? Because the cost always comes due. Character Negotiations over “Just this once” leads to: A double life.A dull conscience.A divided heart.A weakened witness.A fractured marriage.A distracted father.A compromised man. TACTICAL APPLICATION: NAME IT, DON’T NURTURE IT Call it what it is. Sin. Stop calling it stress relief.CUT OFF THE SUPPLY If you keep access, you are still negotiating.REPLACE AND REINFORCE When the urge hits, do one replacement action immediately. DANGEROUS FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: Write down the one deal you keep making with your demons. Then write the new policy under it. Examples: “I do not do that anymore.”“I do not touch that.”“I do not go there.”“I do not entertain that thought.”This week: Speak the policy out loud daily.Cut one access point.Tell one trusted man.No terms. No truce. No negotiations. Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    18 min
  7. [FOS 2/5] NO MORE EXPLANATIONS | Let Your Yes Be Yes

    MAR 17 ·  BONUS

    [FOS 2/5] NO MORE EXPLANATIONS | Let Your Yes Be Yes

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to our 5 part mini series called FREEDOM OF SPEECH - If there is no control there is no freedom.  Over-explaining is insecurity wearing a suit. In Episode 2, we expose why men ramble, justify, and keep talking after they’ve already spoken. This is about ending the “defense speech,” setting clean boundaries, and speaking with weight. Say it once, stand there, and let your word carry authority. PROMO CODE: "Dangerousbrew10" For 10% off your first order at www.confinedspacecoffee.com QOTD - Lucius Annaeus Seneca: “He who is brave is free.” SOTD - Matthew 5:37 “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.”  WHAT IS IT? Verbal authority is simple speech backed by consistent action. Clear statements.No apology for righteousness.No sales pitch for obedience.No emotional bargaining.TACTICAL APPLICATION: One Sentence Standards Say it once. Clean. Then stop talking. If you keep talking, you are negotiating.Boundary lines Write 3 sentences you will use this week.“No, I cannot do that.”“That does not work for me.”“I have decided. I am not discussing it further.”3. Back it up with action After you speak, prove it with action within 24 hours.If your actions do not match your words, your mouth becomes noise again. DANGEROUS FOCUS FOR THE WEEK: The No Explanation Challenge. This week, pick one area you usually over-explain... And Don't! Your mission: Give a clear yes or no.One sentence.No defense speech.Follow through with action.Night debrief, write three lines in your journal: Where did I start to ramble?What was I afraid of?What happened when I stayed clear?Say less. Mean more. Stand taller. Support the show TDMP SITE: https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/NEW HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6edYYGXup6pimDwU1kGnsSGrab some DANGEROUS GEAR in our shop https://dangerousmanpodcast.com/shop/Support the show for as little as $3 a month https://www.buzzsprout.com/2080275/supporters/newFollow us on X for more shenanigans https://twitter.com/TDMPodcast603Follow us on Instagram for extra shenanigans https://www.instagram.com/thedangerousmanpodcast/Connect with Matt Fortin & Rory LawrenceEmail us at: thedangerousmanpodcast@gmail.comRemember men... Stop trying & start training!

    19 min
4.4
out of 5
26 Ratings

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Where weakness is hunted down and destroyed.  TDMP delivers raw truth, real talk, and ruthless discipline for men who are done being soft, passive, and silent. Through biblical masculinity, brotherhood, leadership, marriage, fatherhood, and spiritual growth, the show equips men to reject passivity, fight for what matters, and become the man God designed them to be. This is not self-help for weak men. This is a war cry for men ready to rise, lead, and build.

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