The Arka Talks Podcast

Arka Talks is a podcast from the ARKA Brotherhood — a global community of men committed to growth, truth, and conscious leadership.Hosted by rotating voices from within the brotherhood, each episode explores the inner and outer work of modern masculinity: purpose, power, leadership, relationships, fatherhood, and living by a code in the modern world.Grounded conversations for men who take responsibility for who they are becoming.

The Arka Talks Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Arka Brotherhood, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #11

  #11 - You Have to Join Men’s Group Twice: Brady Kirk on Brotherhood, Truth, and Leadership

  Aug 4, 20262h 15m

  A man can walk into a men’s group and think he has joined. But according to longtime ARKA captain Brady Kirk, that is only the first joining. The second joining happens later, when something hidden gets seen. When a man is exposed in front of other men. When the old instinct to defend, leave, attack, or disappear rises up. That is the moment the real work begins. In this episode of Arka Talks, Ben Goresky sits down with Brady Kirk, one of ARKA’s longtime leaders and original members, for a conversation about brotherhood, trust, leadership, archetypes, faith, fatherhood, and the deeper work of becoming more fully yourself. Brady shares what first brought him into men’s work, how the early Samurai Brotherhood circles shaped him, and why real brotherhood is not just friendship. It is a place where men tell the truth, give clean feedback, challenge each other, and learn to stay when their armor starts to crack. The conversation moves through the lone wolf pattern, asking for help, receiving feedback from other men, the King/Warrior/Magician/Lover archetypes, Christian faith, leadership without control, parenting, and the long process of taking off the armor a man once needed to survive. In this episode: Why Brady says every man has to join men’s group twice The difference between casual friendship and earned masculine trust The lone wolf pattern, and why refusing help can block real connection What happens when a man is exposed in circle and wants to run Why honest feedback from men can change a man’s life How Brady uses archetypes and the ARKA code inside his squads Faith, surrender, and learning to lead without controlling outcomes Fatherhood, keeping your word, and teaching emotional regulation to a son Why men’s work helps a man take off the armor and become more himself This is a conversation for men who want more than surface-level connection. It is for men who are ready to be seen, challenged, and called forward by other men walking the same path. If this speaks to you, listen to the full episode and share it with a man who is ready for the second joining. Real men. Real stories. The path of the conscious warrior. Links Join an ARKA group: www.arkabrotherhood.com Follow @ArkaBrotherhood on Instagram: http://instagram.com/arkabrotherhood Connect with Brady Kirk / Brotherhood Foundry: Website: brotherhoodfoundry.com Email: bradykirk@brotherhoodfoundry.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradyKirk-BHF

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  Episode #10

  #10 - The Wound That Almost Took His Life: Joel Crneck on Brotherhood, Forgiveness, and Fatherhood

  Jul 8, 20261h 44m

  There are wounds a man can carry for decades without knowing how deeply they are shaping his life. In this episode of Arka Talks, Ben Goresky sits down with longtime ARKA leader Joel Crneck for an honest conversation about childhood, father wounds, suicidal ideation, brotherhood, forgiveness, leadership, and becoming a father. Joel speaks openly about growing up with intense energy, conflict with masculine authority, and the belief that men did not care about him. He shares how that story followed him into adulthood: into burnout, depression, suicidal darkness, and the ways he tested men to see whether they would stay. Joel takes us into his darkness, but he also takes us into his healing story. A story of how brotherhood can not only save a man’s life, but help him heal the wound that brought him to his absolute edge. Through years in circle, Joel began to see his old story more clearly. He learned to soften without losing his fire. He found forgiveness for his stepfather. He became a captain, a leader, and now a father carrying a new kind of responsibility. This conversation moves through some heavy territory, but it keeps returning to the same question: "What does a man do with the wound once he can finally see it?" In this episode: Joel’s childhood, his relationship with his mother, brother, stepfather, and early father wound Growing up with intense energy, ADHD medication, conflict, wrestling, and survival mode The belief that “men don’t care about me” — and how it shaped Joel’s life Suicidal ideation, burnout, and the night that interrupted Joel’s path toward death The raccoon story, brotherhood, and the strange ways life can call a man back How Tiger Squad gave Joel a place where men kept showing up Forgiving his stepfather and learning to lead without projecting the old wound Fire, intensity, leadership, compassion, and the discipline of the ARKA code Fatherhood, breaking family patterns, and becoming more grounded through responsibility This is a conversation for men who have carried their pain alone, men who have wondered whether they belong, and men who have contemplated or attempted suicide. If this episode speaks to you, share it with a man who needs to hear it. Real men. Real stories. The path of the conscious warrior. Links Learn more about ARKA Brotherhood: www.arkabrotherhood.com Follow ARKA Brotherhood on Instagram: @arkabrotherhood - https://www.instagram.com/arkabrotherhood Work with Joel as your transformation coach: Integrityworksconsulting.ca Special Note - For Crisis Support This episode includes open discussion of suicidal ideation. If you are in immediate danger or feel like you may harm yourself, call emergency services now. Canada: Call or text 988 — Suicide Crisis Helpline, available 24/7. Website: 988.ca Government of Canada also directs people in crisis or thinking about suicide to call or text 988. United States: Call or text 988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. Website: 988lifeline.org The 988 Lifeline offers call, text, and chat support for suicidal crisis, emotional distress, mental health struggle, and substance-use-related crisis. Canada youth / text support: Text CONNECT to 686868 — Kids Help Phone / Crisis Text Line Canada, free and confidential 24/7 support in English and French. United States text support: Text HOME to 741741 — Crisis Text Line, free, confidential 24/7 support. United States veterans: Dial 988, then press 1, or text 838255 — Veterans Crisis Line, 24/7 confidential support for veterans and their loved ones. United States mental health / substance use referrals: Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — SAMHSA National Helpline, 24/7 treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use concerns. International: Find local crisis lines and emotional support resources at findahelpline.com. Find A Helpline lists verified helplines in more than 175 countries. You do not have to carry it alone. Reach out now.

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  Episode #9

  #9 - When Freedom Becomes Responsibility: Geoff MacKenzie on Yoga, Fatherhood, and Men’s Work

  Jun 10, 20261h 24m

  Geoff MacKenzie is a yoga teacher, men’s work leader, father, and longtime member of the ARKA Brotherhood. In this episode of Arka Talks, host Matt Cooke sits down with Geoff for a grounded conversation about yoga, freedom, adventure, fatherhood, brotherhood, and the moment a man’s life begins to shift from self-direction into deeper responsibility. Geoff shares the early experiences that shaped him: discovering yoga on a forest floor in France, chasing snowboarding in Chamonix, surfing in Bali, studying Ashtanga yoga in India, and building a life around discipline, movement, and freedom. But the deeper arc of this conversation is about what happens when freedom becomes responsibility. Geoff speaks honestly about becoming a father, working long days, missing time with his daughter, supporting his partner, facing old childhood wounds, and learning how quickly a man can be pulled back into old patterns when life becomes intense. Matt and Geoff also explore men’s work, the lone wolf path, money and power, relationship triggers, mother wounds, the importance of breath, and why a disciplined man still needs other men to help him see what he cannot see alone. This is a conversation for men who value freedom, but know that freedom is not the end of the path. Sometimes freedom is the preparation for responsibility. In this episode Matt and Geoff explore: Geoff’s first experience of yoga on a forest floor in France Snowboarding, surfing, Bali, Chamonix, and a life built around freedom Ashtanga yoga, discipline, and early morning practice Yoga as nervous system regulation The tension between spiritual practice, ego, money, and power The lone wolf path and why disciplined men still need brotherhood Geoff’s first experience in a men’s group Fatherhood as a new initiation Relationship triggers, criticism, and childhood conditioning Mother wounds and the feeling of being “in trouble” as a grown man The birth of Geoff’s daughter and the intensity of self-doubt What men gain from sitting in circle The power of honest feedback and having blind spots exposed Father shares and the impact of father wounds on men Why men’s groups need structure, commitment, and truth-telling Breath as the anchor when life gets hard Letting go of an old identity and learning who you are in a new chapter Links from this episode Learn more about Geoff MacKenzie - https://firstlightyoga.ca/ About ARKA Brotherhood The ARKA Brotherhood is a global community of men committed to growth, truth, accountability, and conscious leadership. Through weekly men’s groups, leadership training, and real brotherhood, ARKA helps men become more honest, grounded, courageous, and trustworthy in their lives. Learn more - arkabrotherhood.com

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  Episode #8

  #8 - From Anger to Brotherhood: Bobby Hakkarainen on Men’s Work, Healing, and Leadership

  May 27, 20261h 21mS0

  <p>Bobby Hakkarainen is a therapeutic counsellor, men’s work leader, father, and longtime member and leader in the ARKA Brotherhood.</p> <p>In this episode of Arka Talks, host Matt Cooke sits down with Bobby for a raw and grounded conversation about anger, shame, fatherhood, brotherhood, and the long road from self-destruction to self-respect.</p> <p>Bobby shares his early years working in construction, getting kicked out of school, entering the trades young, and eventually finding himself in the film industry, where he began to see that he was capable of more than the identity he had inherited.</p> <p>...

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  Episode #7

  #7 - What Real Brotherhood Looks Like - with Steve Parr

  Apr 8, 20261h 35mS0

  <p>Ben Goresky sits down with longtime friend and brotherhood leader Steve Parr for a conversation about struggle, mentorship, leadership, and what real brotherhood looks like between men.</p> <p>Steve shares the early years of his life: a childhood marked by boundary-testing, a lack of strong containment, painful lessons around discipline and repair, and a long search for structure, belonging, and masculine guidance. He opens up about depression, anxiety, self-destruction, risky self-initiation in his twenties, and the absence of older men who could help him make sense of his path.</p> <p>Ben and Steve also explore what made...

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