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

MAY
5
2026
Why Screen Time Leaves You Exhausted： And How to Reverse Its Effects
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 5 Hate: 1 58 minutes
Brett McKay five minute breaks
APR
28
2026
A Map for Finding Direction and Purpose in Life (Again and Again)
Misogyny: 4 Hate: 2 1 hour and 2 minutes
Brett McKay shocking cliffs in life simplex stepping flipping the arrow of money
APR
21
2026
Become an Automatic Millionaire
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 7 54 minutes
Brett McKay latte factor latte factor compound interest
APR
14
2026
Truths Your Therapist Won't Tell You About How to Get Your Mind Right
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 3 1 hour
Brett McKay depressive episode cumulative impact and exercise investment self-care and exercise for depression
APR
7
2026
You’ve Been Pooping Wrong： Here’s How to Do It Better
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 12 55 minutes
Brett McKay color of poop colon health and bowel movements poop in bookstores
MAR
31
2026
The Mystery of Courage
Misogyny: 13 Toxicity: 25 Hate: 21 1 hour
Brett McKay drag racing moral courage vs physical Chime banking benefits
MAR
24
2026
The Mental Skills for Becoming an Everyday Genius
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 52 minutes
Brett McKay memory and mental skills memory competitions genius skills development
MAR
17
2026
The Hidden Power of Heat： How a Good Sweat Heals Your Body and Mind
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 6 53 minutes
Brett McKay sauna use and heart health benefits sauna protocols and temperatures heat therapy for depression
MAR
10
2026
The Invisible Limits Holding You Back (And How to Change Them)
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 6 57 minutes
Brett McKay belief and motivation triangle beliefs are tools limiting beliefs
MAR
3
2026
The Power of a Purpose-Driven Life
Misogyny: 10 Toxicity: 11 Hate: 5 57 minutes
Brett McKay starting something new death or life caring about students
FEB
24
2026
Born to Carry — How to Build Strength, Stamina, and Sanity Through Rucking
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 10 57 minutes
Brett McKay carrying stuff rucking fat loss muscle gain rucking and bones
FEB
17
2026
How to Have the Conversations You’ve Been Avoiding
Misogyny: 12 Toxicity: 31 Hate: 9 53 minutes
Brett McKay weeknight dinner content pattern relationship
FEB
10
2026
Ecclesiastes on Enjoying Our Weirdly Unsatisfying Lives
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 2 58 minutes
Brett McKay everythingisneverenough social acceleration social acceleration and career advice
FEB
3
2026
How to Help Disengaged Young Men Reclaim Drive and Direction
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 7 48 minutes
Brett McKay pervasive fear in Young Man college applications brick by
JAN
27
2026
The Click Effect： Inside the Science and Magic of Social Chemistry
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 1 59 minutes
Brett McKay effective presence interoception Zoom fatigue and preference for voice-only calls
JAN
20
2026
How Football Took Over America — and Could Collapse
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 1 1 hour and 1 minute
Brett McKay Factor Meals and American Football football popularity football观看体验
JAN
13
2026
Money and Meaning： What Faith Traditions Teach Us About Personal Finance
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 14 50 minutes
Brett McKay div school preparation money and values in Judaism idolatry and money in Judaism
JAN
6
2026
Strong, Conditioned, and Ready for Anything： How to Become a Hybrid Athlete
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 2 1 hour and 4 minutes
Brett McKay hybrid training benefits running and lifting differences strength training improvements
DEC
30
2025
How to Use Probability Hacking to Achieve Your Goals
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 11 55 minutes
Brett McKay probability hacking probability hacking probability hacking
DEC
16
2025
The Idea Machine — How Books Changed the World (and Still Matter)
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 13 Hate: 17 59 minutes
Brett McKay books writing and editing Caldera Lab skincare products