Episodes (Page 2)
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Redefine happiness away from fleeting feelings.
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Books are a revolutionary technology for shaping thought.
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Behavioral psychologist Amantha Imber identifies four 'habit hijackers' that sabotage health goals and provides research-backed tactics to overcome them
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Elliot Ackerman, a Marine, CIA paramilitary officer, and National Book Award-nominated novelist, argues that masculinity fundamentally comes down to confident competence and practical skill
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Charles MacPherson, a former chief butler with 20 years of experience, explains the history of domestic service and its recent resurgence in modern households
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Joseph Loconte explores how WWI and WWII combat experiences shaped J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis's worldviews and literary masterpieces
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Susan Dominus argues that siblings may be equally influential as parents in shaping who we become, challenging conventional assumptions about parental impact
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Choose the hard path for growth and a good life.
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Our culture distances itself from death.
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Professor Mark Cirino explains why Moby-Dick was initially overlooked and has since endured as a literary classic with profound contemporary relevance
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Hal Elrod outlines six specific practices that form the Miracle Morning routine, a framework designed to set up your day for success
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Waller Newell argues for recovering an older vision of manhood rooted in Western antiquity, where virtus
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Jeffrey Hall explains how socializing functions as a hormetic stressor that activates the body's repair systems and builds resilience, similar to exercise or cold exposure
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Strength coach Paul Horn provides grounded, field-tested guidance on building muscle and strength without burnout, debunking common noise and conflicting opinions
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Matt Smith presents The Preparation, a 4-year alternative curriculum to college designed to develop Renaissance Men with practical skills, self-reliance, and character
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Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan argues that over-diagnosis driven by screening tests and shifting definitions of 'normal' creates unnecessary anxiety and medicalization
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Sam Parker reframes anger as a neutral, informative emotion rather than an inherently negative one, arguing we've misunderstood it in ways that increase anxiety and depression
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Bryan Burrough explores the true history of American gunfighters, tracing their origins to the South's dueling culture and intensified by post-Civil War Texas violence
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Jay Heinrichs explains how ancient rhetorical techniques can be turned inward for self-persuasion, using tools that have shaped politics and culture for three thousand years
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Professional decision coach Nell Wulfhart explains why people get stuck on big choices and why taking longer than necessary to decide actually worsens life outcomes