Show featured sponsor: Tip Top K9 Training  In this episode, Rich Brown sits down with Walt Settlemyre, host of The Distinguished Savage Podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation on readiness, capability, and what it actually means to live prepared in the modern world. They discuss:

• Why competence is disappearing as comfort increases
• The difference between talking about violence and preparing for it responsibly
• How physical fitness, mindset, and skill intersect in real-world self-defense
• The danger of outsourcing personal responsibility to systems, gear, or credentials
• Why training must be continuous, uncomfortable, and intentional
• What “civilized savage” really means – and why it matters now more than ever
• The role of community, discipline, and standards in developing capable humans

This is not a tactics episode.
It’s a truth-based conversation about readiness, accountability, and becoming harder to break – physically, mentally, and morally. If you care about:

• Self-defense
• Leadership
• Personal responsibility
• And building real-world capability

This episode will resonate.