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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Hosts, guests, and mentioned names generated with spaCy (en_core_web_sm), reconciled against Wikidata.

Episodes

JUN
16
2021
The Fraught, Relatable Relationship Between Winston Churchill and His Son
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 19 Hate: 5 51 minutes
Brett McKay Josh Ireland Churchill's complex父子关系 Randolph's behavior and problems with Churchill Churchill and Son memoir
JUN
14
2021
How to Make Your Life More Effortless
Misogyny: 5 51 minutes
Brett McKay effortless pace
JUN
9
2021
What's the Most Sustainable Diet？
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 6 Hate: 8 49 minutes
Brett McKay big sins in diet
JUN
7
2021
Why Do We Want What We Want？
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 12 45 minutes
Brett McKay mimetic desire mimetic theory mimetic desire
JUN
2
2021
How to Predict the Weather (No Apps Required)
Hate: 4 46 minutes
Brett McKay unstable environment clouds and weather patterns weather signs
JUN
1
2021
What Plato’s Republic Has to Say About Being a Man
Toxicity: 8 Hate: 8 1 hour and 13 minutes
Brett McKay eros philosophy of courage manliness
MAY
26
2021
The Men and Mission of WWII's Unsinkable U.S.S. Plunkett
Misogyny: 8 Hate: 9 57 minutes
Brett McKay plunket's Normandy role
MAY
24
2021
How to Plan the Ultimate Road Trip
Misogyny: 1 50 minutes
Brett McKay rv trips and road tripping rv rental and testing out ownership road trip planning and execution
MAY
19
2021
The Spartans at Thermopylae
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 25 46 minutes
Brett McKay Spartan education and military training thermopylae battle
MAY
17
2021
The Art of Conversation — A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 5 Hate: 1 41 minutes
Brett McKay improving conversational skills conversation as a dance friendly conversations
MAY
12
2021
Overcoming the Comfort Crisis
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 4 59 minutes
Brett McKay
MAY
10
2021
Did You Pick the Right Partner？
Misogyny: 8 49 minutes
Brett McKay
MAY
5
2021
The (Non-Cliche) Life Lessons of Fly Fishing
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 2 48 minutes
Brett McKay
MAY
3
2021
The Best Tools for Personal Change
Misogyny: 2 46 minutes
Brett McKay behavior change tactics
APR
28
2021
How to Keep Your Edge as You Get Older
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 43 minutes
Brett McKay Vic Verdiere Coaching decompression sickness soft suburban dad syndrome sarcopenia
APR
26
2021
The Hidden Qualities of Genius
Toxicity: 6 Hate: 1 40 minutes
Brett McKay genius equation situational advantage creative play and imagination
APR
21
2021
One Man's Impossible Quest — To Make Friends in Adulthood
Misogyny: 12 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 10 38 minutes
Brett McKay loneliness health consequences middle years of life velvet hooks
APR
19
2021
Why Are We Restless？
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 25 Hate: 10 47 minutes
Brett McKay restlessness in America moderation through variation Pascal's view on human unhappiness
APR
14
2021
The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 2 53 minutes
Brett McKay metamorphosis act escape artistry escape stuff
APR
12
2021
The No-Nonsense Guide to Simplifying Every Aspect of Your Life
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 44 Hate: 2 50 minutes
Brett McKay Gary Collins clutter and decluttering cult of clutter financial freedom