Shawn Ryan Show
#182 King Randall, I - Rescuing a Lost Generation from Gangs, Crime and Chaos
12 Mar 2025
King Randall, I is the founder of The X for Boys, and a mentor to hundreds of young men in his community. Randall's organization is a charter school in Albany Georgia that aims to teach boys the true meaning of masculinity, manhood, and how to be protectors and providers in their communities through various programs including automotive repair workshops, construction training, and a book club. The school focuses on traditional academics, trade skills, firearms training, and the science of family and manhood. Randall's work has gained national attention, and he continues to advocate for male youth development through his organization and school. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://ShawnLikesGold.com | 855-936-GOLD #goldcopartner https://tryarmra.com/srs https://patriotmobile.com/srs | 972-PATRIOT Head to https://lumen.me/srs for 20% off your purchase. https://ziprecruiter.com/srs https://ROKA.com - USE CODE "SRS" https://babbel.com/srs Upgrade your wardrobe and save on trueclassic at trueclassic.com/srs #trueclassicpod https://betterhelp.com/srs https://drinkhoist.com - USE CODE "SRS" King Randall, I Links: The X for Boys - https://thexforboys.org LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/king-randall YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@NewEmergingKing Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/newemergingking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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King Randall, welcome to the show, man. Man, thanks for having me. Glad to be here. It's my honor. I love, love, love what you're doing down in Albany, and I've been really looking forward to this interview. Yes, sir. I appreciate it. You got a lot of fans in Albany, too.
I mentioned it to a couple of people, and they were like, you aren't aware. Really? Yeah.
Got fans down there. Yes, sir. Damn, that's cool to hear. That's cool to hear. Well, I'm going to start you off with an introduction here. King Randall, you graduated culinary school at age 17. You were a former United States Marine, a leader in your community, and a role model and mentor for many young men, and you're only 25 years old.
In 2019, you founded the X for Boys program to fight back against the high crime rate in your community by stepping up to mentor young men. This is the only rehabilitative program for juvenile offenders in South Georgia. That's surprising, man. In August 2022, you founded the Life Preparatory School for Boys, the first free all-boys boarding school in South Georgia.
The school's motto, Let's Make Men Reflect Your Vision. You earned the 2019 Larry Sanders Legacy Award, the 2021 B1 Education Award,
and the 2023 dreamstone award from dr martin luther king jr's family yep wednesday tomorrow you'll be going to the white house yep and most importantly probably out of every not probably out of everything you're a father to three boys yes yes so man and you're a christian yes absolutely
Born and raised Christian.
Really?
Grandmother was a preacher. Grandfather down in Florida, my dad's father preaching. I played the drums my whole life. My grandmother used to have church at home. So we used to have people come to the house, and my grandmother had me this little drum set, and I started playing the drums there. This was before my grandmother could afford to get us a church.
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