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

JAN
27
2021
The History of Fame, From Alexander the Great to Social Media Influencers
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 5 50 minutes
Brett McKay
JAN
25
2021
Physical Benchmarks Every Man Should Meet, At Every Age
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 33 minutes
Brett McKay
JAN
20
2021
The Value of Learning New Skills in Adulthood
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 4 48 minutes
Brett McKay learning new skills as an adult chess tournaments singing
JAN
18
2021
Stop Living on Autopilot and Take Responsibility for Your Life
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 6 44 minutes
Brett McKay living on autopilot and change growth last 30 days metric atrophy
JAN
13
2021
The Humble, Narcissistic Leader
Toxicity: 6 35 minutes
Brett McKay
JAN
11
2021
How to Land Your Dream job
Toxicity: 6 51 minutes
Brett McKay career seasons working remotely in job search resume narrative
JAN
6
2021
The Complex Coolness of Steve McQueen
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 3 51 minutes
Brett McKay Rachel Corey driving
JAN
4
2021
How to Do the Impossible This Year
Toxicity: 2 58 minutes
Brett McKay curiosity passion neurochemistry intrinsic motivators grit training levels
DEC
30
2020
How to Lose Weight, and Keep It Off Forever
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 1 54 minutes
Brett McKay powerlifting success media bias in health reporting diet effectiveness
DEC
28
2020
Begin the New Year by Reflecting on These 3 Life-Changing Questions
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 7 51 minutes
Brett McKay Nikon questions Nikon self-reflection questions reflection and gratitude
DEC
23
2020
How to Tell Better Stories
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 4 40 minutes
Brett McKay homework for life first movies
DEC
21
2020
The Hidden Tragedy of Male Loneliness
Misogyny: 5 Hate: 3 48 minutes
Brett McKay male suicide and loneliness male loneliness and suicide trends male friendship disparity
DEC
16
2020
A Change IS a Rest
Hate: 1 40 minutes
Brett McKay rest and productivity walking and creativity rest and detachment
DEC
14
2020
Outdoor Competence With an Expert Backcountry Hunter
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 6 49 minutes
Brett McKay
DEC
9
2020
Bringing More Soul (and Poetry) Into Your Work
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 10 56 minutes
Brett McKay being fired or a disaster male friendship and vulnerability The Bell and Blackbird
DEC
7
2020
The Power of Brevity in a Noisy World
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 1 47 minutes
Brett McKay
DEC
2
2020
#665： How Childhood Shapes Adulthood
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 5 54 minutes
Brett McKay longitudinal studies out-of-control kids early intervention effects
NOV
30
2020
#664： The Masters of the Art of War
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 6 49 minutes
Brett McKay military strategy art of war assessment Clausewitz and French Revolution impacts on warfare
NOV
25
2020
#448： Your Son Isn’t Lazy — How to Empower Boys to Succeed [RE-BROADCAST]
Misogyny: 3 47 minutes
Brett McKay college pressure and anxiety among Young Man boys and development limit setting
NOV
23
2020
#663： How to Achieve Physical Autonomy
Hate: 2 48 minutes
Brett McKay physical autonomy elements program physical autonomy