This is episode number 484 with filmmaker and adventurer Tim Nunez.

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My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete, Turnly Style Entrepreneur.

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Theodore Roosevelt said big jobs usually go to men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Welcome to today's episode. I'm excited about this one because I interview a guy that I just found out about recently who went on an adventure for two years.

To discover all of the most intense rituals that men go through around the world to become men.

That boys go through to become men. And his name is Tim Nunez.

He's a filmmaker, producer, reporter and cameraman. And he decided again to embark on this lifelong journey to learn what it means to be alive by exploring the life experiences of people across the globe.

And his new TV show, which is called Right of Passage, is a 12-part series documenting his self-discovery to unlock what it means to be the ultimate man.

Now he met with the world's toughest men in the world's toughest places to experience their different rights of passage where boys become men.

From earning the tribe's trust to their cultural rituals and initiations, he endured grueling tests of pain to prove himself and earn their respect.

I was fascinated by the stories that he told you're going to hear it in my voice because some of the things he did are quite honestly shocking.

And I don't know if I'd put myself through the experiences that he did.

This is a powerful topic for me as most of you know that I've been doing research over the last couple of years about the mask of masculinity, which is the topic of my new book.

And you guys can go pre-order it right now on Amazon at LewisHouse.com slash mask.

So this is again something I'm excited about diving into more and I was fascinated hearing the rituals and routines that boys go through to become men.

So again, check out my new book that comes out in a few months. You can pre-order it right now at LewisHouse.com slash mask.

And some of the things we cover are what would you say to women about how to support men in their lives? How can women support men in their lives to become better men?

Also of all the initiations that Tim had to go up against, which one he decided not to actually go through with.

Also, while a lot of these manhood rituals are fading away and why they're fading away, what we've lost in our society by letting our rituals go, the truth about how important challenges are to our healthy development as human beings in general.

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