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Order of Man

The Power of Meritocracy, Conspiracies Debunked, and Elevating Our Standards | ASK ME ANYTHING

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

Society & Culture, Business

4.89.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Ryan and Kipp switch gears for a lighter Ask Me Anything episode where listeners intentionally submit "dumb questions" - and somehow the conversation turns surprisingly insightful. They cover teenage boys acting feral in public, conspiracy theories, men-only spaces, the psychology behind carrying all the groceries in one trip, and why guys constantly compete with each other. Along the way, they also dive into critical thinking, modern education, AI dependency, and the importance of having friends who can laugh with you through life's chaos.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Introduction
01:35 - PLL lacrosse and weekend recap
04:27 - The "dumb questions" AMA begins
05:32 - Killing your ego and thinking well of yourself
13:24 - Why teenage boys go feral in public
17:20 - Moon landing, pyramids, and conspiracy theories
22:53 - Why figuring things out matters more than knowing
28:42 - Why women aren't in the Iron Council
33:49 - Why carrying all groceries in one trip feels amazing
39:45 - Guilty pleasure movies and songs
44:04 - "Hold my beer and watch this" explained
49:00 - The proper way to shake hands
55:10 - When hugs are appropriate
58:46 - Wrapping up and future AMA ideas
59:18 - Iron Council preview call
01:01:20 - Post-show wrap

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Colleges are becoming less and less developed.

0:03.0

It's because it's turned into an institution of training people what to think, not how to think.

0:09.0

And people say, well, it's always been there.

0:11.0

No, it hasn't.

0:12.0

Asking questions, having debates and thoughtful dialogue, challenging perception, testing theories.

0:18.0

We don't do that in those institutions to the degree that we even did 50 years ago.

0:23.6

In the Enlightenment era, the Renaissance era, and trying to figure things out and explore the arts and figure out and understand the cosmos.

0:31.6

And now it's like, just chat GPT. Tell me what it is?

0:35.6

Kiff, what's up, man? So great to see you. I was actually up in your neck of the woods this last weekend. I didn't call you because I didn't want to talk with you. So other than that, we had a pretty good, pretty good time. That's not true. It was busy. We were up for one day and back. Yeah. I just say, that's when you don't post on social media what you're doing. So then that way no one goes, what the hell? Yeah. Oh, for sure. It's funny because every once in a while, I will, I make a post where I am, right? And I might allude to where I am or people will recognize where I am. And they're like, well, how come you didn't call me? I'm like, I do, was I supposed to? Like, I, it's, it's interesting because

1:14.9

I do try to make calls and reach out to people that I, you know, like who are in the area,

1:20.3

but life is busy. Everybody knows that. And it's funny because some people, you're up here for a reason.

1:24.9

They get offended. It's like, wait, I came up for this plan, not for that, although it would have been nice.

1:30.6

So anyway, so we had a good time.

1:32.5

We went to lacrosse, the PLL, premier lacrosse league opening season in the Salt Lake city area.

1:40.4

And lacrosse is a great game.

1:43.5

I mean, it is a great game.

1:44.9

If you're a guy and you're listening to this and you don't have your kids involved in the lacrosse, like you're just not being a good dad.

1:52.3

There's just no other way around it.

1:54.9

And that's not entirely true, but kind of.

1:58.5

And the PLL is amazing, the premier Lacrosse League. And what's cool about

2:03.9

it is they don't do it like other leagues where, you know, in the NFL, you've got 30 teams

2:09.3

or whatever it is, and they're all playing at different stadiums throughout the country.

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