The Art of Manliness


Show info


Episodes

1,163

Total time

910 hours and 7 minutes

Oldest episode

April 03, 2014

Most recent

October 06, 2026

Avg. length

46 minutes

Avg. words/min

187

Avg. word count

8,804

Avg. sentences

570.2

Avg. harmful content per episode

Misogyny

3.8

sentences flagged

Toxicity

4.9

sentences flagged

Hate speech

5.7

sentences flagged


Topics & people

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Topics
situational awareness friendship online great books OODA loop books boundaries communication complaining decision-making fitness gratitude practice journaling making friends manliness networking sleep storytelling virtue ethics 2000-meter row for time Caldera Lab skincare products
Hosts
Brett McKay (1,163)
Guests
Mark Torino (2) Admiral Stavridis (1) Adrian Camilleri (1) Amantha Ember (1) Andrew Branca (1) Anna Schaffner (1) Barry Strauss (1) Brandon Wormke (1) Brian Burrow (1) Bryce Hoffman (1) Cal Newport (1) Carl Truman (1) Charles Duhigg (1) Charles Ryan (1) Chris Bailey (1) Creek Stewart (1) David Branchflower (1) Dimitris Zigalatis (1) Emily Manugian (1) Eric Weiner (1)
Mentioned
Brad (106) Aristotle (73) Greeks (53) Plato (47) Teddy Roosevelt (43) Kate (42) Winston Churchill (41) George Washington (39) Steve Jobs (36) Abraham Lincoln (35) Theodore Roosevelt (30) Warren Buffett (30) Kierkegaard (29) Shakespeare (27) Huckberry (26) William James (26) Benjamin Franklin (25) Henry David Thoreau (24) Eisenhower (22) Jack London (22) Michael Jordan (22) Stephen Covey (21) Dwight Eisenhower (20) Ernest Hemingway (20) John Wayne (20)
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Episodes

JAN
10
2024
How Curiosity Conversations Can Supercharge Your Success
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 2 44 minutes
Brett McKay curiosity conversations
JAN
8
2024
Feeling Depressed and Discombobulated？ Social Acceleration May Be to Blame
Misogyny: 3 53 minutes
Brett McKay
JAN
3
2024
The Power of NEAT — Move a Little to Lose a Lot
Misogyny: 5 48 minutes
Brett McKay sleep sleep pressure
JAN
1
2024
The Feel-Good Method of Productivity
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 5 Hate: 4 52 minutes
Brett McKay feel-good productivity approach feel good productivity power and empowerment
DEC
20
2023
Duty, Honor, and the Unlikely Heroes Who Helped Win the Battle of the Bulge
Misogyny: 2 Hate: 19 48 minutes
Brett McKay
DEC
18
2023
Season’s Screenings — A Tour of Classic Christmas Movies
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 4 51 minutes
Brett McKay christmas carol adaptations
DEC
13
2023
The Hobbit Virtues
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 15 49 minutes
Brett McKay Tolkien ethics Middle Earth virtues Tolkien's academic work and language inventions virtue ethics
DEC
11
2023
A Carpenter's Notes on the Art of Good Work
Toxicity: 8 Hate: 4 50 minutes
Brett McKay challenges of personality will development in carpentry working speed and efficiency
DEC
6
2023
Unpacking The Emotion No One Likes to Talk About
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 3 1 hour
Brett McKay envy definition discussion
DEC
4
2023
Increase Your Influence With the Science of Immersion
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 12 Hate: 3 45 minutes
Brett McKay immersion neuroscience immersion narrative storytelling establish psychological safety
NOV
29
2023
Turn Your Anxiety Into a Strength
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 3 52 minutes
Brett McKay anxiety prevalence rise anxiety and stress differences anxiety spiral
NOV
27
2023
Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids
Misogyny: 17 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 14 47 minutes
Brett McKay cohabitation trends cohabitation and divorce penalty cohabitation divorce penalty
NOV
20
2023
The Japanese Practice That Can Give More Meaning to an American Holiday
Misogyny: 5 Hate: 3 53 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
15
2023
The Leadership Qualities That Will Set You Apart From the Pack
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 4 45 minutes
Brett McKay self-awareness development anticipation in golf likeability practices
NOV
13
2023
The Lesser-Known Philosophy of the Iron Age Greeks
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 13 45 minutes
Brett McKay harbor mindset harbor mind and fluidity
NOV
8
2023
10 Unchanging Ideas for Navigating an Ever-Changing World
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 2 56 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
6
2023
How to Avoid Death by Comfort
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 3 57 minutes
Brett McKay hormesis and sub-level stress benefits hormesis BDNF is miracle grow for the brain
NOV
1
2023
The 3 Types of Failure (And How to Learn From Each)
Misogyny: 2 44 minutes
Brett McKay intelligent failures psychological safety complex failure
OCT
30
2023
What Lifting Ancient Stones Can Teach You About Being a Man
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 13 45 minutes
Brett McKay kettlebell training and sport stone lifting traditions Irish lifting stones
OCT
25
2023
Social Skills as the Road to Character
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 7 45 minutes
Brett McKay moral formation play and accompaniment life stages and personality tasks