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

JUL
15
2019
#525： How to Stress Proof Your Body and Brain
57 minutes
Brett McKay
JUL
10
2019
#524： Boxing Trainer Teddy Atlas on What It Means to Be a Man
Misogyny: 7 Toxicity: 9 Hate: 8 55 minutes
Brett McKay boxing training experiences
JUL
8
2019
#523： How to Keep a Happy Relationship Happy
Hate: 1 59 minutes
Brett McKay positive emotions in relationships savoring in relationships signature strengths
JUL
3
2019
#522： What Is Wit and Why Does the World Need It？
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 1 42 minutes
Brett McKay wit metis and odyssey wit metis and pun in Odyssey
JUL
1
2019
#521： The 5 Universal Laws of Success
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 4 58 minutes
Brett McKay posthumous success networks do determine success fitness
JUN
26
2019
#520： The Surprising Origins and Prevalence of Bigorexia and Male Body Image Issues
Misogyny: 31 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 19 1 hour and 8 minutes
Brett McKay social media manipulation of male body image muscle dysmorphia treatments steroids and their effects
JUN
24
2019
#519： How to Start Your Own Farm
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 1 58 minutes
Brett McKay land access leasing land for farming pricing organic food
JUN
19
2019
#518： The Quest for a Moral Life
Misogyny: 8 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 3 48 minutes
Brett McKay character formation valleys of life commitment to writing
JUN
17
2019
#517： What Big-Time Catastrophes Can Teach Us About How to Improve the Systems of Our Lives
Toxicity: 6 Hate: 4 56 minutes
Brett McKay complexity internet complexity in cars diversity and distrust in teams
JUN
12
2019
#516： How to Lead an Unstoppable Team
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 3 50 minutes
Brett McKay caring about team members strengths of leaders connect
JUN
10
2019
#515： Aristotle's Wisdom on Living the Good Life
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 6 Hate: 6 51 minutes
Brett McKay felicity virtue and ethical living deliberation Aristotle
JUN
5
2019
#514： Remembering D-Day 75 Years Later
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 5 44 minutes
Brett McKay
JUN
3
2019
#513： Be Your Own Bodyguard
Misogyny: 13 Toxicity: 28 Hate: 19 1 hour and 6 minutes
Brett McKay pay attention to surroundings pickpocket verbal techniques monkey dance
MAY
29
2019
#512： Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Misogyny: 5 Hate: 6 1 hour and 9 minutes
Brett McKay music development sampling to maximize match quality
MAY
28
2019
#511： Mastering the Psychology of Investing
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 11 Hate: 5 53 minutes
Brett McKay behavioral investing overconfidence in investing good investing
MAY
22
2019
#510： The Greatest Battle of the Korean War
Toxicity: 5 Hate: 30 40 minutes
Brett McKay
MAY
20
2019
#509： Good Shame; Bad Shame
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 6 49 minutes
Brett McKay shame evolution tribal behavior controlling shame strategies shame management
MAY
15
2019
#508： Break Out of Your Cage and Stop Being a Human Zoo Animal
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 3 1 hour and 15 minutes
Brett McKay
MAY
13
2019
#507： How to Increase Your Personal Agency
Hate: 1 1 hour
Brett McKay agency move chapter learning styles and agency
MAY
8
2019
#506： How to Improve Your Speaking Voice
Misogyny: 12 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 6 41 minutes
Brett McKay vocal fry vs. edge diaphragmatic breathing vocal exercises