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

NOV
3
2021
Take Back the Weekend
Misogyny: 2 Hate: 5 44 minutes
Brett McKay working hours and gig economy overwork ramifications hobbies
NOV
1
2021
The Metaphysical Club
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 1 50 minutes
Brett McKay pragmatism origins & evolution pragmatism in america
OCT
27
2021
The Rise of the Religious ＂Nones＂ (And What It Means for Society)
Misogyny: 4 Hate: 47 49 minutes
Brett McKay secularization atheists institutions
OCT
25
2021
The Surprising Benefits of Forgetting
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 43 minutes
Brett McKay ptsd mechanisms and forgetting forgetting and its benefits
OCT
20
2021
Let the Children Play!
Hate: 2 45 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
18
2021
Time Management for Mortals
Toxicity: 7 Hate: 1 47 minutes
Brett McKay Kierkegaard and time management anxiety time as a resource
OCT
13
2021
Do You want to Be Rich or Wealthy？ (And Why the Difference Matters)
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 6 51 minutes
Brett McKay personal finance nuances luck fake it till you make
OCT
11
2021
Why We Get Sick
Misogyny: 16 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 6 1 hour
Brett McKay too much insulin insulin and blood pressure insulin resistance and COVID-19
OCT
6
2021
The Confucian Gentleman
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 52 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
4
2021
Do You Need to Take a Dopamine Fast？
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 2 51 minutes
Brett McKay addiction and modern life
SEP
29
2021
What the Labors of Hercules Can Teach You About Life and Masculinity
Misogyny: 13 Toxicity: 56 Hate: 15 50 minutes
Brett McKay Hercules labor metaphor leave no man behind Hercules labors masculinity
SEP
27
2021
How to Get Time, Priorities, and Energy Working in Your Favor
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 3 51 minutes
Brett McKay Kerry Neuhoff burnout burnout peak productivity hours
SEP
22
2021
The Power of Talking to Strangers
Toxicity: 8 Hate: 6 46 minutes
Brett McKay talking to strangers stranger networks unstable places and friendliness
SEP
20
2021
The Exercise Prescription for Depression and Anxiety
Hate: 1 42 minutes
Brett McKay exercise for mood and anxiety exercise and mental health benefits exercise prescription for depression
SEP
15
2021
Life's 10 Biggest Decisions
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 4 43 minutes
Brett McKay Adrian Camilleri getting married and having a child self-harm decisions gender and life decisions
SEP
13
2021
Rewild Your Life
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 1 50 minutes
Brett McKay rewilding practices and philosophy barefoot walking and grounding practices rewilding practices and skills
SEP
8
2021
The Character Traits That Drive Optimal Performance
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 1 46 minutes
Brett McKay
SEP
6
2021
Being a Man in the Lousy Modern World
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 16 Hate: 13 42 minutes
Brett McKay being a man in the modern world courage assessment risks hand skills
SEP
1
2021
College — What It Was, Is, and Should Be
Hate: 1 46 minutes
Brett McKay college history and future college origins and development college experience
AUG
30
2021
Could Sleeping in Separate Beds Improve Your Relationship？
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 3 45 minutes
Brett McKay sleeping in separate beds sleep and relationships sleep disruption and parenting