The three most taboo topics in America today are weight, money, and race. Tragically, these are the same topics that are tearing the country apart. As solar men we know that what hides in shadows must be dragged into the light, or else it festers and multiplies. But that takes a sort of courage that it seems few people embody. With livelihoods and reputations on the line it's not hard to understand why. Which is why I'm grateful for my friend Jonathan West, host of the Being Husband podcast. In our first conversation we both left with the sense that we had much more to discuss than our short window of time allowed.  So we've started this podcast series, called Race and the Renaissance, to get into some of those topics, and model conversations that the rest of you will hopefully initiate in your own lives. We discussed:  The ills and dangers of PC culture, for dialogue, thought, and our divine image What it means to render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and render unto God what is God's Jonathan's grandfather, Frank Dozier, who built a house in Tennessee during the segregation era. Jonathan's experience hunting for the first time, and how it impacted his life, and his marriage. And finally, trigger warning, we dunk HARD on cats I know we're treading on treacherous ground, talking about religion, race, health, and more. But we must start having these conversations somehow, speaking truths and testing them against each other in a space of mutual respect, friendship, and most importantly, BROTHERHOOD. So before you jump in, know that this is a "full-send" conversation. That's what we agreed to beforehand. Some of it is jesting hot takes, some of it is sincere. But that's what happens when brothers get together, and hash it out. LINKS Follow BeingHusband Podcast on Instagram Listen to BeingHusband Podcast on Apple Follow Michael Foster on Twitter Agadmator's Chess Channel - Bobby Fischer Playlist "Coming to America" trailer Thomas Sowell - "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" Ivan Illych -  "The Limits to Medicine" James Joyce - "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" KJ Keightley on Instagram Thumos Wolf on Instagram Alexander Cortes (AJAC) on Instagram Visit https://renofmen.com and follow us on Twitter @will_renofmen and Instagram @renofmen.