Optimizing Testosterone, When Masculinity Died, and Building Rites of Passages | ASK ME ANYTHING
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this Ask Me Anything episode, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen tackle some of the most pressing questions facing modern men. From the pros and cons of testosterone replacement therapy to rites of passage for men who were never initiated, the conversation dives deep into masculinity, leadership, and responsibility.
They explore how men can give advice with confidence, navigate today's confusing cultural signals around manhood, and prepare their sons for a challenging financial future. This episode is a powerful reminder that being a man
is not a title - it's a daily commitment to action.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Opening & Current Events
04:55 - Testosterone & TRT
12:35 - Rites of Passage Into Manhood
22:45 - Giving Advice With Authority
33:20 - Masculinity, Adolescence & Maturity
42:30 - Preparing Sons for the Future
50:30 - Wrap-Up & Iron Council
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| 0:00.0 | Andrew Tate has capitalized on this. I think he's got diagnosis correct. I think his prescription is wrong. |
| 0:07.3 | But I think his diagnosis, he's pretty bright when it comes to him diagnosing what is going on. |
| 0:13.5 | But the reason that people are so compelled to a guy like that is because for a boy or an adolescent or somebody who's a full grown man |
| 0:23.5 | but immature what they see is clarity what they see is conviction and confidence kip what's up man |
| 0:31.0 | so great to see you not a better way to close out the week than having a good conversation with |
| 0:35.4 | a good friend and hopefully we'll get some good questions |
| 0:38.7 | answered for the guys today yeah absolutely you know how it is it's always great to to touch base with |
| 0:44.0 | you how's your week going all as well it's been good yeah it's been a good week um had a couple of podcast |
| 0:50.1 | interviews i've got one coming out in a couple weeks with a guy by the name of Joshua |
| 0:54.2 | Becker talking about minimalism, which was really good. Just released the podcast last week on |
| 1:02.0 | Tuesday with Lauren Ponce, which was really, really good. She's very dynamic, got a lot of great |
| 1:10.1 | information. And then I've got more |
| 1:13.3 | of a philosophical one coming up this week. So as of the release of this podcast, it will have been |
| 1:17.7 | released yesterday. And I also released my interview with Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert |
| 1:22.7 | comics. He died earlier in the week, I believe it was. And I figured I should re-release that. |
| 1:30.7 | I didn't agree with the guy on everything, |
| 1:32.8 | but I was so tired of seeing, |
| 1:34.5 | I was at the gas station the other day. |
| 1:36.8 | And the headline on the newspapers I walked out said, |
| 1:42.9 | Scott Adams, |
| 1:43.7 | disgraced creator of Dilbert Comics dies at 65 or whatever. |
| 1:47.7 | And I'm like, |
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