Order of Man

Ryan Michler built Order of Man from a personal reckoning. He grew up without a father, struggled through his early adult years, and eventually decided to figure out what being a good man actually looks like in practice. That origin story runs through the whole show, which now sits at over 1,500 episodes with a 4.8-star rating from nearly 9,000 reviews. The podcast runs on a few different formats. Long-form interviews with guys like Jocko Willink, Ryan Holiday, and Grant Cardone make up the backbone. Then there are "Friday Field Notes" -- shorter solo segments around 25 minutes where Ryan riffs on a single topic like setting boundaries, being a better husband, or handling failure. Plus regular AMA episodes with co-host Kipp Sorensen. Ryan's take on masculinity is unapologetically traditional in some ways -- he talks about protection, provision, leadership, and discipline -- but he pairs that with real vulnerability about his own shortcomings. He'll talk about crying in front of his kids and struggling with anger in the same breath as discussing physical toughness and financial responsibility. That balance keeps the show from falling into the hyper-masculine caricature that similar podcasts sometimes become. The community aspect is big here. Order of Man has grown into a broader movement with in-person events, a brotherhood program, and online groups. The podcast functions as the entry point to all of that. If you respond to the idea that men need structure, accountability, and purpose to thrive, Ryan speaks that language fluently.