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The New Founding PodcastHolding the Line against Woke Bureaucracies (ft. Jace Yarbrough) | #79Today, @NatHalberstadt sits down with @JaceYarbrough to talk about Jace's journey: growing up in Texas, attending Stanford Law School, serving in the U.S. military, and leading key fights against COVID era woke tyranny in the military bureaucracy (and more).
Jace Yarbrough is a TX native, veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Stanford Law School graduate, and candidate for U.S. Congress in the TX-32 race, endorsed by President Donald J. Trump and almost every group of young Republicans in the district - trust that Jace Yarbrough won through a strong track record of fighting on...
2026-02-2535 minThe New Founding PodcastThe Real Reason Cities Are Losing Young Families - Aaron Renn & Bobby Fijan | #78Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Aaron Renn (Senior Fellow at American Reformer and Author of "Life in the Negative World") and Bobby Fijan (Co-Founder, The American Housing Corporation) to discuss the real reason big cities are losing young families, the life cycle of cities vs. suburbs, where young people should live during their early career, and better floor plans to make apartments and rowhomes more family-friendly.
Aaron Renn is Cofounder and Senior Fellow at American Reformer. He also writes on cultural topics at aaronrenn.substack.com. Renn was previously an urban policy researcher, writer, a...
2026-01-131h 02The New Founding PodcastRadical Islamic Terror, the NGO Complex & West Virginia (ft. Congressman Riley Moore & Noah Wall) | #77Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with U.S. Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV) and Noah Wall (President, co-founder at State Leadership Initiative) to discuss the attacks on Christians abroad and American sovereignty at home. We dive into what state and federal levers can solve the problems we face today.
Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV) represents West Virginia's Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was previously treasurer and state rep in West Virginia. He's a native of Morgantown, WV and now lives with his wife and kids in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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2025-12-1935 minThe New Founding PodcastHunting for a good wife (ft. Anon Guest - 'The Lone Ranger' & Dylan Schroeder) | #76Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with an 'Anonymous Guest' and Dylan Schroeder, New Founding Chief of Staff, to discuss family formation, good wife hunting, and spiritual infrastructure in the United States.
Our anonymous guest "The Lone Ranger" is former 75th Ranger Regiment, an Ivy League dropout, and has storied experience across business, politics, and cultural domains.
Dylan Schroeder (https://x.com/dylanpschroeder) is Chief of Staff at New Founding, former World 50, Fortune 500 consulting.
Timestamps:
0:01:52 – Unpacking Modern Dating
0:03:02 – Historical Family Matchmaking vs. Today
0:07:23 – Credentialing over Family Formation
0:10:00 – The End of Al...
2025-12-121h 21The New Founding PodcastHow the Shadow Government controls Red States - Sec. Chuck Gray (WY-R, Secretary of State) & Thomas Murray | #75Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Chuck Gray, Wyoming Secretary of State, and Thomas Murray, Senior Economic Strategist at the State Leadership Initiative, to discuss the national associations that comprise the "shadow government" and the covert influence they wield in red states.
Thomas Murray is a Senior Economic Strategist at the State Leadership Initiative, where he leads efforts to strengthen state-level economic development. After graduating from the University of Virginia, he began his career at Bain & Company before shifting his focus to the state policy arena. His work centers on coordinating across red-state policymakers and private-sector leaders...
2025-12-0954 minThe New Founding PodcastHarvard's Conservative Fight - Carter Stewart & Leo Koerner | #74Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Leo Koerner and Carter Stewart to discuss the current situation at Harvard: dealing with the administration, navigating the evolving realities of campus life, and advancing MAGA priorities within the student body.
Leo Koerner is a senior history major at Harvard University, where he serves as president of the Harvard Republican Club. A vocal young conservative, Koerner champions American sovereignty and core values.
https://x.com/leoakoerner
Carter Stewart is an associate at New Founding, a venture firm focused on critical civilizational challenges through aligned investing and other pr...
2025-11-211h 11The New Founding PodcastSouth Africa: Ground Zero for Global DEI – Piet le Roux | #73Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Piet le Roux, CEO of Sakeliga, to discuss the current state of South Africa's economy and business culture, "state-proofing" to mitigate harm during state-failure or collapse, and future litigation strategies to combat DEI.
Piet le Roux is the Chief Executive Officer of Sakeliga in South Africa. Le Roux has over 15 years experience in economic policy analysis and advisory to large institutions. He previously served as the Academic Director at Akademia university.
Learn more about Piet le Roux's work:
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2025-11-0746 minThe New Founding PodcastBitcoin Americanism - Alexander Leishman | #72Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Alexander Leishman, founder of the Bitcoin-only brokerage River, to discuss Bitcoin's transformative impact on individuals and soceity.
Alexander Leishman is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Technology Officer of River Financial, a Bitcoin-centric financial institution offering brokerage services that enable users to buy, sell, and securely hold Bitcoin. Leishman is a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency landscape, particularly known for his contributions to making Bitcoin more accessible and understandable to investors. Prior to co-founding River Financial, he most recently served on the investment and engineering teams at Polychain Capital and P...
2025-10-2953 minThe New Founding PodcastWhat happens if we lose? - Curtis Yarvin, Ron Dodson | #71Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Curtis Yarvin & Ron Dodson for an update on Russ Vought's reductions in force (RIFs), migration and demographic changes in America, Antifa & domestic terrorism, progressive ideology and the "Cathedral."
Curtis Yarvin is an American political theorist, software developer, and blogger often writing under the pen name Mencius Moldbug in Unqualified Reservations and his substack Gray Mirror. He is considered a founder of the Dark Enlightenment or neo-reactionary movement (NRx), alongside philosopher Nick Land and is the creator of Urbit, a computing platform.
Learn more about Curtis Ya...
2025-10-182h 26The New Founding PodcastSen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO): Playbook for political & cultural victory | #70Today, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Senator Eric Schmitt for an update on the fight against government overreach, censorship, and mass migration. Senator Schmitt reveals his playbook to counter the left-dominated cultural institutions, such as media and higher education and achieve political and cultural victory.
Eric Schmitt, a sixth-generation Missourian, grew up in a working-class family in Bridgeton, Missouri. He served in various roles in Missouri’s state legislature, including State Senator, State Treasurer, and Attorney General, before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2022. As a U.S. Senator, Schmitt prioritizes protecting free spe...
2025-10-0829 minThe New Founding PodcastICE: day-in-the life, recruitment, & the future of deportations – Matthew Elliston | #69Today, Nathan Halberstadt explores the day-in-the life of an ICE agent, the recruitment process, and future of deportations with U.S. ICE Deputy Assistant Director of Field Operations, Matthew Elliston.
Matthew Elliston is a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official who serves as Deputy Assistant Director of Field Operations at ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C. He previously served as the Field Office Director for ICE in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure in Baltimore, Elliston was involved in several high-profile enforcement operations, including actions targeting alleged MS-13 gang members and other individuals with s...
2025-09-301h 04The New Founding PodcastCharlie Kirk's Murder, Trans Radicalism, and the Future of Civilization - Anonymous Guest | #68Today, Nathan Halberstadt addresses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Trans Radicalism, human psychology, behavior, and the future of civilization with an export in behaviorism and technology under condition of Anonymity.
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2025-09-192h 35The New Founding PodcastExpeditionary Capitalism - Santiago Pliego and Josh Clemans | #67Today, Nathan Halberstadt takes the torch of the New Founding Podcast for a special interview with the Co-Founders of Vashon Company, Santiago Pliego & Josh Clemans. They discuss the original inspiration for the New Founding Podcast, digital vs. physical industry, knights vs. cowboys, the ever expanding business frontier, and future of "expeditionary capitalism."
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2025-09-0345 minThe New Founding PodcastCAD, Agency, and the Hero's Journey - Filip Aronshtein | #66
In a recent trip to NYC, we sat down with Fil Aronstein, founder of Dirac. We didn't have our recording equipment along but had to snag the moment (in true Fil style). Please excuse the camera quality and enjoy this conversation with Fil Aronstein.
We talk through what Dirac is building, how to bring America back to full production, the hero's journey, and how to build an adventure class startup.
#DIRAC #CAD #Software #Automation #Instructions #Build #Design #Machines
Filip Aronshtein is a co-founder and CEO of Dirac, a startup focused on automating work ins...
2025-05-0156 minThe New Founding PodcastHow Men Become Kings - Anonymous Guest | #65Today, Santiago & Josh talk human psychology, behavior, and action with an export in behaviorism and technology under condition of anonymity.
(00:00) Where are the role models?
(00:32) Guest’s background
(10:24) When regret changes the story
(11:26) Why Tate’s message hits (and why he’s wrong)
(24:29) Elon as a modern king
(29:28) Can women collapse civilization?
(31:48) Worthy men, irreplaceable women
(39:09) Tate vs domestic servitude
(40:56) Why modern marriage feels like a bad deal
(51:43) What people get wrong about intimacy
(56:44) Marriage as mastery
(1:00:15) How promiscuity shapes men
(1:06:08) Palmer Luckey & reducing optionality
(1:10:33) Why social skills...
2025-03-272h 02The New Founding PodcastMaking Enemy: Telling WWII from the German's Perspective - Darryl Cooper | #64Today, Santiago & Josh interview Darryl Cooper, host of Martyr Made Podcast, about Enemy, his new series telling the story of WWII from the German’s perspective.
We cover a lot of meta-questions: his research methodology, sources, approach, and overall objectives.
(1:01) Introduction to the WWII series
(1:58) Why WWII remains untouchable
(10:50) Putting the audience in the shoes of ordinary participants
(19:53) WWII as the load-bearing myth of the modern world order
(33:45) The challenges of approaching this historical period
(51:07) What happens if WWII no longer shapes global politics?
(55:05) Why Enemy is not an apologia for Nazi...
2025-03-142h 36The New Founding PodcastBuilding Charter Communities in Appalachia - 12 Month Update | #63
Last year, Josh Abbotoy, managing partner of New Founding and CEO of RidgeRunner, joined our podcast to discuss the vision for RidgeRunner, a portfolio company building charter communities in Appalachia.
Many hit pieces later, 40 households involved, and thousands of acres of land purchased, he joins us again with the 12-month update on the project:
Timestamps:
(0:58) What is the Highland Rim Project?
(3:12) Remote work, the big sort, and the growth of rural areas
(7:08) Progress in the last 13 months
(13:03) Preserving regional aesthetics and character while developing
(16:19) The appeal of distinct, non-homogenized small-town A...
2025-02-2449 minThe New Founding PodcastThe Death of the Managerial Age (and Building What's Next) - Nate Fischer | #62Today, Santiago & Josh interview Nate Fischer, Founder & CEO of New Founding, to discuss:
(0:54) Why state and local leadership matter more than ever
(3:12) Red States must not be financial and digital colonies of their enemies
(6:22) The State Leadership Initiative, a new org he’s co-founding
(7:05) The entrepreneurial mindset in politics
(11:18) Impressions of Trump’s first two weeks
(15:00) The American Spirit & the “Miracle of Statecraft”
(16:12) The American tradition of self-government and resistance to bureaucracy
(17:24) Small teams armed with AI > bureaucracy
(19:00) “AI may mean a shift from bureaucracy to monarchy.”
(23:17) Harris and Walz as the “ultimate...
2025-02-1738 minThe New Founding PodcastMake Movies Great Again - N.D. Wilson | #61Today, Santiago & Josh interview N.D. Wilson, best-selling author of the 100 Cupboards trilogy and of the nationally acclaimed Ashtown Burials series and creator and producer of the "Hello Ninja" book and Netflix show, to discuss the vibe shift in Hollywood post Trump, the future of Christian media, mediocrity and playing it safe vs. excellence, and much more.
(00:44) Can the film industry be made great again?
(01:21) Is capitalism good for producing great art?
(2:35) The film industry and Democracy suffer from the same issues
(7:00) Films are now Delta Lounge cheese cubes
(9:24) FDR kicked off the death of the f...
2025-02-101h 15The New Founding PodcastSynthesis: The AI-Powered Education Born at SpaceX - Chrisman Frank & Synthesis | #60Today, Santiago & Josh interview Chrisman Frank, Co-Founder & CEO of Synthesis. Inspired by SpaceX's school for employees' children, Synthesis aims to provide similar educational experiences to a broader audience and at an affordable price. Synthesis's AI-driven tutor, launched a year ago, has seen significant success, with plans to expand to local schools and national governments. Frank shares his journey and emphasizes the importance of personalized, hands-on, and highly engaging education and the potential of AI to revolutionize learning.
(0:32) True believers, opportunists, and shifts in power
(2:12) How a weekend experiment became Synthesis
(6:19) The "secret sauce" of @elonmusk's s...
2025-01-091h 38The New Founding PodcastAn Evening with Ron Dodson | #59Today, Santiago & Josh interview Ron Dodson, CEO & Portfolio Manager of Dallas North Capital Partners, to discuss his personal journey from talented guitarist, to pilot, to hedge fund manager, as well as his thoughts on the 2024 election, pending financial crisis, and how the Trump team should handle corruption and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
(1:08) Fiscal crises and the growing debt problem
(2:12) Political strategies to constrain presidencies
(3:52) Reflections on Biden’s presidency and relevance
(5:46) Nixon’s gold standard and EPA decisions revisited
(8:17) Can Trump replicate Nixon’s reforms?
(12:33) Eric Prince’s approach to cartels and national...
2024-12-241h 18The New Founding PodcastMach Industries: Building America's Autonomous Munitions Arsenal - Ethan Thornton | 58#
Today, Santiago & Josh interview Ethan Thornton, Founder of Mach Industries, to discuss the future of warfare, drones, and what Mach Industries is building to prepare the US to win the next conflict.
The future of warfare is mass-scale unmanned drone & hypersonic missiles.
Total victory depends on the ability to build the most, the fastest, and the cheapest.
Ethan Thornton dropped out of MIT and raised ~$90m at 19 years old to tackle this problem.
This is the first look at Mach Industries: America’s next-gen warfare factory.
Part I - Facto...
2024-11-271h 06The New Founding PodcastWhat This Election Means for Builders - Nate Fischer | #57Today, Santiago & Josh interview Nate Fischer, Founder & CEO of New Founding, Co-founder of American Reformer, and Co-founder of a $1Billion RE firm, to discuss the aftermath of the 2024 election and what it means for the future of conservatism, Americanism, the US economy, Christianity, and much more.
#NateFischer #Election #2024 #DonaldTrump #MAGA #Government #DC #Swamp #Bureaucracy #Innovation #Economics #Politics #Society #Culture #America
Nate Fischer is the Founder & CEO of New Founding, a cofounder of American Reformer, an investor and entrepreneur. He makes early-stage venture investments and is the principal of NF Macro, a multi-strategy investment firm. He previously co-founded Trustwork, an online pl...
2024-11-181h 30The New Founding PodcastThe Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism - Dr. Sean McMeekin | #56Today, Santiago & Josh interview Sean McMeekin, Professor of European History and Culture and Author of Stalin's War, to discuss the origins of Communism, the influence and impact of Lenin and Stalin, World War II Revisionism, and applications to modern day US politics.
#SeanMcMeekin #Communism #WorldWarII #Stalin #Lenin #Election #War #Famine #Politics
Sean McMeekin teaches courses in modern European, Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet history at Bard College. He has also taught at Koç University in Istanbul, Yale, Bilkent in Ankara, and NYU. He is the author of Stalin’s War (2021); The Russian Revolution (2017); The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of th...
2024-11-121h 16The New Founding Podcast"The One Historical Event I Would Change" - Darryl Cooper/Martyr Made | #55Today, Santiago & Josh interview Darryl Cooper, Host of the Martyr Made Podcast and Co-Host of "The Unraveling with Jocko Willink," to discuss the what three events he would change in human history to put the world on a better path.
#DarrylCooper #West #War #Government #History #WorldWarI #Reformation
Darryl Cooper is Host of The Martyr Made Podcast, Co-host of The Unraveling w/ Jocko Willink, and considered "the most important popular historian working in the United States today" by Tucker Carlson.
Learn more about Darryl Cooper's work:
https://substack.com/@martyrmade
https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-darryl-cooper
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2024-10-2629 minThe New Founding PodcastThe Man Investing in America (Early Palantir, Anduril's First Round) | Josh ManchesterToday, Santiago & Josh interview Josh Manchester, former Officer in U.S. Marines and General Partner at Champion Hill Ventures, about his early investment in SpaceX, pending global catastrophes, AI, government regulation of industry, and new ventures on the horizon.
#JoshManchester #ChampionHill #Venture #Business #Industry #Space #AI #Defense #NationalSecurity
Josh Manchester founded Champion Hill Ventures in 2014 after six years at TrueBridge Capital Partners where he helped manage ~$2B. He was previously an officer in the US Marine Corps for six years with substantial operating experience in the Middle East. He graduated from Duke University.
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2024-10-111h 16The New Founding PodcastHow Mobs Work - Joe Rigney | #53Today, Santiago & Josh interview Joe Rigney, Author of "Leadership & Emotional Sabotage," Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College, and Associate Pastor at Christ Church. They talk history, politics, the dangers of unbridled passions, how mobs form, the dark side of empathy, how empathy is often selfish, roots of leadership, CS Lewis, Shakespeare, Caesar vs. Brutus, and how it all applies to our current political moment.
#JoeRigney #NewSaintAndrews #Empathy #Leadership #EmotionalSabotage #Truth #Faith #Caesar #History #Culture
Dr. Rigney is an Associate Pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is...
2024-10-041h 03The New Founding Podcast"They'd Rather Rule in Hell" - Douglas Wilson | #52Today, Santiago & Josh interview Douglas Wilson, Senior Minister of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, Host of the "Blog and Mablog" Podcast, and author of over 50 books including "Mere Christianity" and "Reformed is Not Enough" to discuss:
1:35 - Possible election outcomes
5:30 - Kamala Harris as a "sacrificial lamb."
7:50 - Betting markets as political indicators.
16:35 - Trump and pro-life evangelicals.
21:03 - The Fourth Turning
23:37 - "Democrats would rather control the wreckage"
26:32 - Tech vibe shift.
29:04 - "Is the Constitution dead?" Kind of.
33:43 - Were the founding fathers Enlightenment liberals?
45:25 - Post-war secularization a...
2024-09-2758 minThe New Founding PodcastThe State of the West - Darryl Cooper / Martyr Made | #51Earlier in August, Santiago & Josh sat down with Darryl Cooper, host of the Martyr Made Podcast and Co-Host of "The Unraveling" with Jocko Willink to discuss the insanity of western elites, cultural, spiritual, and economic implications of mass migration, the weaponization of the media, marriage, family, religion and more.
Enjoy our longest episode to date!
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2024-09-212h 59The New Founding PodcastThe Millennium of Optimism - Packy McCormick | #50Today, Santiago & Josh interview Packy McCormick, Founder of Not Boring and a16z Crypto advisor, to discuss Packy's early career and launch of the Not Boring newsletter, his favorite startups, some of the most exciting companies shaking up the defense and energy industries, and what the future holds for American Dynamism.
We cover:
> The American Millennium
> Starting a newsletter during COVID
> Nuclear as a Civilization-level unlock
> Techno-industrials and the call of adventure
> "The crypto hype was good, actually"
> You'll eat fake meat (and like it)
Packy is the Founder of Not Boring, a weekly newsletter covering strategy and finance through the s...
2024-08-301h 07The New Founding PodcastRaising Your Sails - CR Wiley | #49
Today, Santiago & Josh interview CR Wiley, a pastor, author, investor, and illustrator.
We cover:
> Toxic masculinity
> Pastors who cannot relate to men
> Growing up in (and escaping) Scientology
> Productive property and the productive household
> How pastoring in the hood made him a better writer
> Globalism and the decline of the American Empire
> Rob Henderson's Luxury Beliefs
> Demons are real
C.R. Wiley is Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Battle Ground, Washington, Co-Host of "The Theology Pugcast," and has been married for 30 years with three gro...
2024-08-161h 10The New Founding PodcastDo What You Say You'll Do - Joe Colangelo | #48Today, Santiago & Josh interview Joe Colangelo, Founder & CEO of Boxcar, a boutique integrated commuting company.
Joe is one of the scrappiest founders you'll ever meet.
He went from renting out his driveway to NYC commuters and a spreadsheet to building Boxcar, a commuting company backed by Paul Graham and loved by thousands of professionals.
We cover:
The last barcar in NYC
Read Paul G (it's free)
2k week in sales––king of the scrappy startup
In the absence of perfection, communication
The future commute is high-trust and curated
Fighti...
2024-08-151h 13The New Founding PodcastKeeper: The Algorithm That Finds Your Soulmate - Jake Kozloski | #47Today, Santiago & Josh interview Jake Kozloski, Founder & CEO at Keeper, a premium AI enhanced match-making service that seeks to transform modern dating culture, eliminating the inefficiencies of Tinder, Bumble, Henge, etc. and replace it with authenticity and matches with aligned values and goals that are made for marriage.
We cover:
> the dating industrial complex
> Keeper's model
> matchmaking-as-a-service
> growth loops and virality
> Overton window around dating preferences
> much more
Jake Kozloski is the Co-founder and CEO of Keeper, the modern dating app with an ai-enhanced algorithm that matches you to your soulmate on the first try. He lives in San Francisco wit...
2024-07-2645 minThe New Founding PodcastThe First Meme Election - Wade Stotts | #46We sit down with Wade Stotts of Canon Press/The Wade Show with Wade to cover The First Meme Election:
> Trump assassination attempt
> Seizing the memes of production
> Why conservatives make cringe content
> When to edgelord poast
> Rooting conservatism
> Why rationalists can't tell stories
Learn more about Wade Stotts' work:
https://canonplus.com/pages/wade-stotts
https://x.com/wadestotts
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2024-07-191h 13The New Founding PodcastThe Attack on Trump - Erik Prince | #45On June 13, 2024, a gunman tried to assassinate President Donald Trump while he spoke in Butler, PA.
Three days later, we hosted a discussion with Erik Prince on X/Twitter to discuss how this could possibly have happened.
This is the full recording.
- Secret Service failures
- Malice or incompetence?
- What does standard executive protection look like?
- His story from the Bush "Shoe Thrower" episode
- A gunman missed—would a drone?
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2024-07-1933 minThe New Founding PodcastNew Founding Podcast - Lucas Vaz | #44Today, Santiago & Josh interview Lucas Vaz, Founder & General Partner at Ravelin Capital and Brazilian Immigrant to America, to discuss his early career, why he left Brazil, discovering venture capital, launching his own VC - Ravelin Capital, and what he looks for in Founders.
#LucasVaz #Brazil #America #Economics #Freedom #Capitalism #Communism #VentureCapital #RavelinCap #Founders #Entreprenuership
Lucas Vaz is Founder and General Partner at Ravelin Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm backing exceptional founders building Critical Software. Around five years ago, two things became evident to Lucs: first, that the decay of American infrastructure, the collapse of American institutions, and the changing ge...
2024-07-0351 minThe New Founding PodcastReindustrialize - Austin Bishop | #43Today, Santiago & Josh interview Austin Bishop, General Partner at Tamarack Global and Co-Founder of Atomic Industries. We cover:
- Being a quant and head of trading at a $70B hedge fund
- Studying mathematics, hanging with startups
- Learning business through punk rock
- Starting Atomic Industries
- Globalization and how to make it in America
- Reindustrialize (www.reindustrialize.com)
- Why you should put down Nietzsche and pick up Chesterton
- Why tech can't solve many of our current problems
ATTEND REINDUSTRIALIZE June 25-26! 👇
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2024-06-071h 30The New Founding PodcastPro-life Health Insurance with Presidio Healthcare | #42Today, Santiago & Josh interview Daniel Cruz and Bob Hogan, Founders of Presidio Healthcare, to discuss the need for pro-life health insurance that aligns with ethical values and does not pay for abortifacient services like traditional health insurance.
#DanielCruz #BobHogan #PresidioCare #Healthcare #Prolife #Obamacare #Exemption #Mandate
*Disclaimer - Faulty wiring was discovered in Mic 3 worn by Bob Hogan after recording. Please excuse the poping and clicking noises. We wanted to release anyways due to get the word out about the value and mission of Presidio Healthcare.
The Founders of Presidio are passionately pro-life. Daniel Cruz and Bob Hogan are working to hel...
2024-05-3137 minThe New Founding PodcastGood Mafias Come From the Crucible - Trae Stephens | #41Today, Santiago & Josh interview Trae Stephens, Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder of Anduril Industries & Sol. We cover:
> End of the Exquisite and the rise of the Attritable
> Economics of modern warfare
> Coming back down the curve: nuclear deterrence
> Why Palmer Lucky?
> Ramjets in the swimming pool
> Form newspaper editor to international man of mystery (sort of)
> Joining Thiel's team
> Why most startups are on lame quests
> Side-quest one: read in bed
> Side-quest two: get outside
> Theology of building
> No Trump excuse + Ukraine war + peak woke m...
2024-05-131h 03The New Founding PodcastA New Operating System for Education - Ryan Delk | #40Today, Santiago & Josh interview Ryan Delk, Co-Founder & CEO of Primer, to discuss the formation of microschools, why public and private school teachers are getting burned out, Primer's tech stack solution, and the future of homeschooling.
> Why 30% of teachers want to quit their jobs
> Building Primer
> What is a "Microschool"?
> Education should incentivize upside maximization
> How do you encourage high-agency in students?
> Taking his mother's homeschooling blueprint to the free market
> Want to change policy? Build the tech.
> The teacher as true tutor (not the admin)
Learn more about Ryan Delk's work:
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2024-05-0253 minThe New Founding PodcastWe Don't Need Nuclear (Right Now) - Samo Burja | #39
Today, Santiago & Josh interview Samo Burja, President of Bismarck Analysis and Author of the "Bismarck Brief." We discuss:
What is a Live Player?
They said Schwarzenegger was just an actor
French colonialism ends (in 2020)
Modern education is bad for you
Live players need dead players
How committees kill
How to build a real research team
The haystack of the world
Africa and the Greying Planet
#SamBurja #BismarckAnalysis #BismarckBrief #ElonMusk #SpaceX #LivePlayers #JeffBezos #SamAltman #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Space #Civilization
Samo Burja is the Founder & President of Bismarck An...
2024-04-091h 14The New Founding PodcastJames Poulos - Men Will Literally Airstrike Data Centers Before Going to Theraphy | #38
Today, Santiago & Josh interview James Poulos, Editor at Large for Blaze Media and Host of "Zero Hour" on Blaze TV, to discuss America's social, political, and spiritual decline in the wake of its technological rise.
> Are e/acc and techno-optimism a new form of pagan idolatry?
> AI is Automated Simulation
> We've seen this movie before
> Catechize the bots
> Tom Wolfe and the engineering priesthood of the Midwest
> Google as pseudo-church
> The historic church returns
> The way out of this mess
James Poulos is the editor at large of Blaze Media, the host of Zer...
2024-03-291h 13The New Founding PodcastDon't Waste Your Life Building a Small Business—Build a Large One - Camden Spiller | #37Today, Santiago & Josh interview Camden Spiller, CEO of Maddox Industrial Transformer. Recently, we've had a few prominent founders and investors who've built things most people have heard of. Camden has flown under the radar but is on track to do $1b in revenue and has doubled the size of his business every year for 9 years.
Meet the Christian founder and investor you've never heard of.
Don't waste your life building a small business–build a large one.
Persistent ownership vs private equity
The broad need for aligned capital
Finding co-belligerents
Christendom needs...
2024-03-1958 minThe New Founding PodcastLana del Rey and the Vibe Shift - Katherine Boyle | #36Today, Santiago & Josh interview Katherine Boyle, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. We cover:
> The Vibe Shift
> D.C. brings open-mindedness to Silicon Valley?
> Beyond Right and Left
> How did Lana Del Rey become the right-coded queen?
> Against irony
> The best founders: polymaths who can focus
> The future of journalism
> Go direct (to reality)
> Young founders: Get off Twitter
Katherine Boyle is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she invests in companies that promote American dynamism, including national security, aerospace and defense, public safety, housing, education, and industrials. She was previously a partner at General Catalyst. Prior to GC, she wa...
2024-03-0951 minThe New Founding PodcastThe Three Horsemen of 2024 - Logan Hall | #35Today, Santiago & Josh interview Logan Hall, Digital Strategist for Blaze Media.
> Three principles for the Right
> His approach to Twitter
> Crafting sticky narratives
> From thrifts shops to DC
> The online world as a tool
> The three horsemen of 2024: Elon, Tucker, Trump
> Sympathy for the broken
> Why the left can't meme
> Politician-GPT vs. red-blooded leadership
> Bear case for 2024
> Biden: a true conservative
Logan Hall is a digital strategist for Blaze Media. His writing has appeared at Townhall and the American Mind. Before joining Blaze Media, Logan served as the Digital Comms Director at New Founding Inc.
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2024-03-021h 09The New Founding PodcastPomp's Barbell - Anthony Pompliano | #34
Today, Santiago & Josh sit down with Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano an Entrepreneur, Tech Investor, and Host of "The Pomp Podcast."
We cover:
The world is winners and losers
Barbell investing: frontier tech + old school cashflow
Blindspots of the most successful
Truth as the best growth mechanism
Pomp's three strategies for the best businesses
Bitcoin outlook
Journalists as operators
Anthony Pompliano is a technology investor and the founder of The Pomp Letter, a daily newsletter read by over 250,000 investors. He also hosts a popular podcast and YouTube channel on...
2024-02-221h 24The New Founding PodcastThe Couple That Built a Boutique Fashion Brand - Flower Wild
Today, Santiago & Josh interview Kim Davis, founder of Flower Wild, and J. Chase Davis, Lead Pastor of Ministry of The Well Church & Author of "Trinitarian Formation," to discuss their story, founding Flower Wild apparel company, challenges they've faced as business owners, embracing the women's fashion space, and what's in store for the future of Flower Wild.
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In this episode, we cover:
- The Davises
- From retailer to blogger to business owner
- What is Flower Wild?
- Ideas from a friend vs. ad...
2024-02-021h 10The New Founding PodcastKevin Dolan | Shorting the system. Working with friends. Building for grandkids | #32Today, Santiago & Josh interview Kevin Dolan, founder of EXIT Group, to discuss his efforts to create alternative networks for open dialogue amidst algorithmic censorship and societal polarization. They debate strategies for change: exiting established systems vs. reforming them.
- Doxxing at Lockheed
- Building an alternative fraternity
- The dangers of anon world
- Shoring up your BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement)
- Elon's path to benevolent authoritarian
- Greatest store of value = high-trust communities
- Batting down the hatches for 2024
- The baby-makers vs the planet-glassers
Follow Ke...
2024-01-271h 28The New Founding PodcastRural Renaissance: Building an Aligned Community in Appalachia - Joshua Abbotoy | #31Santiago sat down with Josh Abbotoy to discuss the vision for an exciting new real estate project in the Eastern Highland Rim region of Tennessee, in partnership with Ridgerunner (https://ridgerunnerusa.com/).
Join the waitlist: newfounding.com/highland
We know that circumstances over the last several years have started a sea change in where people live and the kinds of master-planned communities that are now possible with the broader adoption of remote work and flex arrangements. We see significant demand for planned communities in small rural towns.
We believe there is a unique opportunity right now to cre...
2024-01-0147 minThe New Founding PodcastWhat happened in 2023? Year in Review - Nate Fischer & Joshua Abbotoy | #30Today we sit down with the Founder & CEO of New Founding, Nate Fischer, and Managing Partner of New Founding and Executive Director of American Reformer, Joshua Abbotoy to discuss the ever-widening divisions in American society, the power of digital media, the importance of local communities, and future of trust in light of deep fakes and the rise of artificial intelligence.
In this episode, we cover:
>Founding a town
>Migration changes in the US
>How to architect a high-trust community
>Globalist liberal society vs. local conservative community
>The false assumption of silicon valley technocrats
>Tucker Carlson an...
2023-12-291h 21The New Founding Podcast(Deep)fake Elections - Blake Masters | #29Today we're joined by Blake Masters, co-author (with Peter Thiel) of Zero To One, ex-Principal of Thiel Capital, and currently campaigning for Congress.
"Politics is interested in you."
Writing Zero to One
From venture capital to running for Senate
The dark side of Thielian monopolies
(Deep)fake elections
Congress and 2024
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2023-12-211h 20The New Founding PodcastOrigins of New Founding - Nate Fischer | #28Today we sit down with our founder, Nate Fischer, to discuss his thesis around New Founding and much more including:
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2023-12-141h 09The New Founding PodcastWhy Are Christians Allergic to Ambition? - David Bahnsen | #27David Bahnsen is a portfolio manager, author, and founder of the Bahnsen Group, managing over 4.5 billion dollars in assets. In this conversation, we discuss:
Hidden christian nihilism
From band manager to wealth manager
The spirit of the protestant work ethic
Chasing what you’re good at, not dreams
The telos of men
Piety vs. competence
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2023-12-0750 minThe New Founding PodcastThe Gamer-to-Gun Owner Pipeline - Lucas Botkin | #26In 2013, Lucas Botkin started making holsters in his garage, and after 3 years built T-Rex Arms, multi-million dollar gear and media empire in the gun industry. Fast forward to 2023, they are sourcing some of the highest-quality gear for serious American Citizens: from holsters and plate carriers to GPS and night vision.
We cover:
> The evolution in gun culture since the 2010s
> CoD4, Halo 3, and the new generation of gun owners
> Media as an amplifier of vision
> From holsters in the garage to a multi-million dollar company
> Equipping minutemen
> Mistakes of visionary founders
> Importing armored vehicles from Ukraine?
> Future of Trex Arms
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