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
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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

DEC
26
2022
How Testosterone Makes Men, Men [Encore]
Misogyny: 41 Toxicity: 16 Hate: 21 1 hour and 4 minutes
Brett McKay testosterone effects testosterone sex differences rough and tumble play
DEC
21
2022
The Unexpected Origins of Our Christmas Traditions
Misogyny: 4 Hate: 1 54 minutes
Brett McKay silent night origins
DEC
19
2022
The Affectionate, Ambiguous, and Surprisingly Ambivalent Relationship Between Siblings
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 2 51 minutes
Brett McKay birth order influence favored narratives ambivalent feelings
DEC
14
2022
Why Homer Matters
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 9 40 minutes
Brett McKay
DEC
12
2022
Befriending Winter
Hate: 1 44 minutes
Brett McKay
DEC
7
2022
How Polio Made a President
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 53 minutes
Brett McKay polio diagnosis and reaction polio paralysis legacy Roosevelt Warm Springs rehabilitation and presidency influence
DEC
5
2022
The Existential in Red Dead Redemption 2
Toxicity: 13 Hate: 5 54 minutes
Brett McKay Red Dead Redemption 2 impact Red Dead Redemption 2 philosophical themes Arthur Morgan philosophy
NOV
30
2022
The Real Rules of Power
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 37 minutes
Brett McKay power and leadership research getting out of your own way appearance and body language in power
NOV
28
2022
The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 3 54 minutes
Brett McKay metabolism and neurotransmitters diet and mental health
NOV
23
2022
Overcome the Comfort Crisis
Toxicity: 8 Hate: 3 59 minutes
Brett McKay comfort creep Misogi challenges hero's journey
NOV
21
2022
The Future Is Analog
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 11 Hate: 7 53 minutes
Brett McKay online shopping and brick-and-mortar retail experiences
NOV
16
2022
The Infidelity Formula
Misogyny: 18 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 13 39 minutes
Brett McKay quiet desperation making assumptions communication habits
NOV
14
2022
Live Life in Crescendo
Misogyny: 8 Hate: 3 54 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
9
2022
The 5 Priorities of Short-Term Survival
Hate: 2 42 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
7
2022
Overdoing Democracy
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 54 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
2
2022
Bo Jackson, The Last Folk Hero
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 31 Hate: 16 50 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
31
2022
Magic, Archetypes, and the Mysteries of the Unconscious
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 15 Hate: 4 50 minutes
Brett McKay unconscious brain processing archetypes and their manifestations archetypes and symbols
OCT
26
2022
Life Lessons From The Twilight Zone
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 8 54 minutes
Brett McKay twilight zone scariest episodes
OCT
24
2022
7 Ways to Achieve Tranquility by Tuesday
35 minutes
Brett McKay bedtime and sleep schedule planning and structuring time one big adventure
OCT
19
2022
A Guide to Getting Off the Grid
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 22 Hate: 3 54 minutes
Brett McKay variations of off grid decluttering and simplifying life travel trailers and RV lifestyle