Walt Settlemyre

The Distinguished Savage Podcast

The Distinguished Savage Podcast is about a very simplistic idea. Dress like you mean business. No matter what that business may be. In this podcast I seek to learn about those people who carry themselves as a breed apart from both a male and female perspective in regards to clothing, self defense, EDC, firearms, training, and their story. No couture or runways here! I want to talk to those who understand that the world can be a very dangerous place and how they go about facing that uncertainty and the story behind their choices! The motto of the The Distinguished Savage is Define, Defend, Def...

Author

Walt Settlemyre

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Jason Warn, Ep257 09.09.2024

Jason Warn is a Paramedic and entrepreneur who found himself as many first responders do, overweight, depressed, and checked out of life. It was here that he began a journey back to better physical and mental health. After finding he felt better, was more present in his family's and his own life, and a better paramedic for his patients, he began posting about his journey.  His message was one of p...

Savage Sunday, Ep95 08.09.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast, with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews, and my occaisonal ramblings!

Tim Wenzel 3, Ep256 05.09.2024

Tim Wenzel CPP is a US Army Combat Vet, former High Threat Protection Contractor, former Paramedic, and most importantly, Thought Leader. He is the co author of the book, The Kindness Games and he is a fascinating guy!  This is his third time on the show and he nevers disappoints! His insight, wisdom, and his unconventional methodolgy coupled with humility and self deprecating humor are literally...

Dr. Dante Bryant 2, Ep255 02.09.2024

Dr. Dante Bryant is back for a second recent conversation he and I had! This is actually the first of two recent talks. The episode that aired last week was a seperate coversation and you don't need to listen to it first by any means, but I highly recommend that episode with Dante as well!  In this episode we talk about critical thinking versus emotional thinking, communication, asking the right q...

Savage Sunday, Ep94 01.09.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for the Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and my ramblings!

Dr. Dante Bryant, Ep254 30.08.2024

Dr. Dante Bryant is a professor at UNC Charlotte, speaker, author, and fascinating man. In this latest conversation with Dante we talk about how one dresses and the message that sends, concealed carry and dressing, the ability to protect others and the importance of being able to use violence for that protection as well as philosophy, idealogies, and more!  Next week, my second conversation with D...

Savage Sunday, Ep93 25.08.2024

Savage Sunday is a usually weekly update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book and gear reviews and whatever is rolling around in my head!

Dustin Wright, Ep253 22.08.2024

Dustin Wright is a US Army vet with several combat deployments and has worked in dignitary protection and executive protection. Recently he has started a new venture and company dealing with risj management.  In this episode we talk about his new business, jiu jitsu, and few other rabbit holes such as the recent attempted assassination of former President Trump as well as a little about politics....

Karl de la Guerra 3, Ep252 20.08.2024

Karl de la Guerra PPS is the founder and CEO of KDI Protective Services a company that provides executive protection, training, and intelligence. On this episode Karl and I sit down to talk about the attempted assassination of former President Trump on July 13th in Butler, Pa and Karl's thoughts on the assassination attempt and it's effects on the private protection industry. You find more on Karl...

Savage Sunday, Ep92 18.08.2024

Savage Sunday is a "usually" weekly update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, recommendations, and reviews!

Sarah Adams, Ep251 14.08.2024

Sarah Adams is a CIA targeter alum and author! She and her co author Dave Boon Denton wrote the book, Benghazi, Know Thy Enemy about their expereince in Libya and trying to bring the architects of the attack on the CIA annex and American Consulate in Benghazi to justice. In this episode we talk about current events with US Southern Border, the US State Dept and their support and financing of the T...

Savage Sunday, Ep91 11.08.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, book reviews, gear reviews and recommendations!

Savage Sunday, Ep90 04.08.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, gear, and whatever else is rolling around in my head! This week I have a couple of book reviews and a shoe review!  The books are, The True Believer, Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, by Eric Hoffer. And another book, Means Of Control, How the Hidden Alliance Tech and Government is C...

Savage Sunday, Ep89 28.07.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and whatever else is rolling around in my head! The show sponsor is Absolute Security and Lock http://absolutesecurityandlock.com

Brian Marren and Greg Williams, Ep250 23.07.2024

Brian Marren and Greg Williams are human behavior experts and both have an incredible pedigree. Brian is the VP of Arcadia Cognerati and the cohost of The Human Behavior Podcast. Greg is the president and founder of Arcadia Cognerati as well the other cohost of the podcast. Together they teach human behavior pattern recogintion and analysis. You can find all things Brian and Greg at https://arcadi...

Savage Sunday, Ep88 21.07.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendations.

Ryan Quirk-Sparrow Risk Group, Ep249 15.07.2024

Ryan Quirk is a USMC vet, combat vet, former contracter, and founder of Sparrow Risk Group and Dads For Defense. In this episode we talk about Ryan's past abit, and about his newest project, Dads For Defense, an online training platform.  We also get in to his thoughts on possible upcoming events form the vantage point of SparrowRG and we also get in to detecting hidden cameras as well as working...

Savage Sunday 87 - 71424 7.07 AM 14.07.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, recommendations, and reviews.

Greg Erikson Firefighter, Ep248 08.07.2024

Greg Erikson is a long time friend and true brother! He is one of the few people I know who knew what he wanted to be from a very young age! A Firefighter! and for the last thirty years he has pursued that profession! His is a story of perserverance and simply not quiting!

Savage Sunday, Ep86 07.07.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode with upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and whatever else is rolling around in my head!  You can find all things Todd Fox at https://www.tourprotection.com

Adam Scholl, Scholl Security Group, Ep247 03.07.2024

Adam Scholl has an extensive backgroud. Adam Scholl has a very wide variety of experience as it pertains to the world of security and self-defense. Adam is a former Law Enforcement Officer turned United States Department of Defense Contractor. Adam worked as a Sergeant with a Law Enforcement Agency that specialized in conducting warrant service and affecting the arrest of numerous violent felons....

Andrell "AJ" Johnson, Ep246 01.07.2024

Andrell AJ Johnson is fitness coach, firearms instructor, martial artist, and an Executive Protection Specialist with KDI Protective Services. He is the epitome of the word coach and he is a man who thinks on a deeper level.  In this conversation we talk about his path to personal training, what led him in to shooting and firearms instruction, and eventually in to executive protection. There are s...

Savage Sunday, Ep85 30.06.2024

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for The Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendatons.

Ken Shadow Goodman 52VTK, Ep245 27.06.2024

Ken Shadow Goodman is a fascinating man. He grew in Brooklyn New York and eventually found himself on the wrong side of the law. in prison there are two options, one merely survives or one thrives. Ken is the latter! Though he has martial arts background before prison, while in he learned the 52 Blocks fighting system but he also learned other martial arts and began blending pieces of all these sy...

Bonus Episode-Patrick Odle 6, Ep244 25.06.2024

In this Special Bonus episode, Patrick Odle of Modern Civilian Combat is back for a 6th time! This is a special episode for a number of reasons. It's a deeper dive than Patrick and I have ever taken and it's an in depth conversation on his work in counter human trafficking. If you want find more on Patrick you can find him at https://www.mccdefense.com and if you're interested in the non profit he...

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