The Old World with Will Tanner

In this episode, Will and Don Shift discuss the current state of riots in America and how to prepare for them, as an aware citizen. They discuss the warning signs of protests turning into riots, what the major riots of the 20th century should teach us as we prepare today, and why police are hamstrung as they try to deal with rioters. Find Don Shift on X here: https://x.com/DonShift3 Check out his...

In this episode, Will and Chivalry Guild discuss the medieval ideal of chivalry and how it's relevant today. They focus on who exemplified the ideal, how it differs from Classical views of virtue, and whether local or national politics are a better avenue for acting it out in the present. Find Chivalry Guild on X here: https://x.com/ChivalryGuild Check out his articles here: https://thechivalrygui...

In this episode, Will and Yuri discuss the state of America through the lens of how traditional society was subverted, with a focus on the goals and tactics of the communists and how they can be fought back against. Find Evan on X here: https://twitter.com/yuribezmenov22 Check out his articles on great men here: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/

In this episode, Will and Evan Amato discuss the history of the Medici family. They discuss how the family rose to prominence, how it maintained its position in the cutthroat politics of Renaissance Italy, and how the family eventually declined. They particularly focus on the reasons for the family's success.  Find Evan on X here: https://x.com/SirEvanAmato Check out his articles on great men here...

 In this episode, Will and Ernst van Zyl, who goes by 'Conscious Caracal' on X, discuss how South Africa has become as bad as it is. They discuss the ANC's commitment to gradually turning South Africa into a communist state, the destructive nature of South African race laws, how Afrikaners are responding with private initiatives, and how AfriForum is helping Afrikaners survive South Africanization...

In this episode, Will and Arbitrage Andy discuss how to build self-sovereignty by being focused and intentional, building a business, and leaning into what is difficult. They also discuss the signs of South Africanization and how to build for the future while remaining cognizant of it, the immigration disaster, and the negative effects of Barstoolification in America.  Find Andy on X here: https:/...

In this episode, Will and EM Burlingame, who works with family offices after retiring from the Green Berets, discuss the present possibilities and problems with America's wealth elite, focusing on what it would take from a perspective of mindset and wealth forms to build them into something better. They discuss historical examples of building local control and wealth for the long term, particularl...

In this episode, Will and Sean Wieland, a financial adviser, discuss the nature of wealth, with a focus on how things are always changing and present trends could lead to future disasters. They discuss income vs. capital appreciation, sovereignty, legacy, and the dangers hidden in ETFs. Check out Will's writing here: https://www.theamericantribune.news/ Find Sean Wieland on X here: https://x.com/z...

In this episode, Will and Rowdy Yates discuss the twin topics of nobility and natalism, with a focus on how the old forms of family-mindedness are relevant today and how they could help solve the increasing population crisis. They discuss getting over mental blocks to building a family, the concept of legacy, how it relates to inheritance, and how all of those issues, and many more, interact with...

In this episode, Will and Dan Lyman discuss how leftist-demanded policies that are pro-crime and pro-DEI are increasingly turning America into South Africa, whether Brazil is the better comparison, and what average Americans can do to resist the South Africanization of our nation. Check out Will's writing here: https://www.theamericantribune.news/ Find Dan Lyman on X here: https://x.com/realdanlym...

In this episode, Will and Marty Bent discuss why Bitcoiners tend to think in terms of generations, how having a low-time preference is necessary for building and maintaining civilization, and how the Trump Administration is reordering the economic system.  Find Marty on X here: https://x.com/martybent Check out his writing and podcasts here: https://www.tftc.io/

In this episode, Will and Jeremy Carl discuss Jeremy's book, "The Unprotected Class," and what it shows about anti-white racism in America. Particularly, they focus on the mindset and worries that led to the Civil Rights Act, and whether Congress or SCOTUS created the disastrous situation in which we find ourselves. They also discuss how the Trump Administration is finally fighting this, what its...

In this episode, Will and former bond salesman turned historical fiction author AJR Klopp discuss the Indo-European conquest of what became the West, with a focus on the unique characteristics of the Yamnaya people and how those helped create the world of Antiquity, and thus the Western world. Find AJR Klopp on X here: https://x.com/ThirteenFathers Find his book here: https://amzn.to/3DVgcj5 Check...

In this episode, Will and Paulos discuss what lesson the myth of Medusa holds for modern men, how it relates to Greek orgins and history, and how Perseus is a model for us in his slaying of her. Further, they discuss how Paulos conceives of building great families, escaping the actuarial mindset Americans often have, and how building great networks could be the key to future success. Find Will Tan...

In this episode, Will speaks with Alexander Svetski, the author of "The Bushido of Bitcoin," about how societies that place an emphasis on human excellence, namely the chivalric societies of Europe and Bushido Japan, are in a conflict with the democratic value of mediocrity. They discuss nobility, Rhodesia, hard money, and what the connection is between honest money and honest societies. Find Will...

In this episode, Will and Kevin Dolan, the founder of EXIT and the Natalism Conference, discuss what role fraternal networks like EXIT fill in our culture, why they're important, how EXIT relates to similar networks of the past, and what the future looks like as the Westphalian state declines. They also discuss what natalism is and why it matters. Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x.com/Will_Tan...

In this episode, Will and J Burden discuss the history of the Cold War with a focus on Rhodesia. They discuss what the American and British decision to side with the communists shows, and how egalitarianism was a primary motivation of both sides throughout the conflict.  Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1 Find his Substack here: https://www.theamericantribune.news/ Find J Burd...

In this episode, Will and Rory Duncan, a man born in Rhodesia and now living in South Africa, discuss how Rhodesia fell and the parallels to South Africa. They focus on Rhodesian culture, the Bush War era, Mugabe's tyranny, and race communism in South Africa, while also commenting on many of the good aspects of Rhodesia and South African history and culture.  Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x....

In this episode, Will and Stormy Waters discuss the potential purpose of President Donald Trump's sovereign wealth fund, with a focus on how it could enable a domestic Industrial Golden Age of the sort seen under the McKinley presidency. Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1 Find his Substack here: https://www.theamericantribune.news/ Find Stormy on X here: https://x.com/NormanDo...

In this episode, Will and Ben Kelleran discuss the continued relevance of the sort of companies that were prominent and powerful in the pre-War World, with a focus on the trends leading to commodities making a comeback. They particularly focus on how a society changes for the better when its wealth is real rather than phantom, and what wer're seeing that could lead us back there. Find Will Tanner...

In this episode, Will and the guys who run Smoke River Ranch discuss how regenerative ranching works, how it combats the problems with fiat-age industrial agriculture, and what the English estate system of yesteryear teaches us about fixing agriculture today.  Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1 Find their article on our Substack here: https://www.theamericantribune.news/p/soil...

In this episode, Will and EM Burlingame discuss the difference between an organic, noble society and how externally imposed, inorganic hierarchy rots society from the inside. They discuss everything from early Christianity to fox-hunting with a focus on what periods saw the noble building of an organic whole and how mercantile calculation has financialized everything and, in the process, destroyed...

This was an interview of Will originally conducted by J. Burden; given its relevance to this podcast, Mr. Burden has been gracious enough to let me republish it for The Old World. In this show, J. Burden and Will Tanner discuss how agricultural protection laws called the Corn Laws built the prosperous England that existed before the Great War. They focus on how the laws enabled legacy-minded lando...

In this episode, Will and OW Root discuss what a gentleman ought to wear, with a focus on the history of men's clothing and how what was worn in our heyday relates to what men should wear now. They also discuss some common faux pas and pitfalls for those getting into the subject, and comment on what can be done to get people to dress better Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x.com/Will_Tanner_1 F...

In this episode, Will and South African community security specialist K9 Reaper discuss how South Africa went from bad to worse over the past decade, with a focus on how politicians and community apathy have enabled crime and decay. They also discuss what Americans learn from the situation and what you can do to prepare for South Africanization. Find Will Tanner on X here: https://x.com/Will_Tanne...