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

MAY
6
2019
#505： A Man's Need for Ritual
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 10 51 minutes
Brett McKay ritual descent Dionysian Apollonian ritual phases community rituals
MAY
1
2019
#504： How an Olympic Marathoner Trains, Eats, Recovers, and Stays Mentally Strong
Misogyny: 3 46 minutes
Brett McKay training and recovery reset after marathon low carb eating vs. high diet for endurance athletes
APR
29
2019
#503： The Case for the 24⧸6 Lifestyle
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 12 Hate: 6 51 minutes
Brett McKay predictable time off taking daily or weekly breaks
APR
24
2019
#502： Why You Should Talk to Strangers
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 2 30 minutes
Brett McKay
APR
22
2019
#501： Zero to Hero： From Bullied Kid to Medal of Honor Recipient
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 5 46 minutes
Brett McKay bullying and military service volunteering for vietnam others not self
APR
17
2019
#500： Let's Talk About Death Over Dinner
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 3 50 minutes
Brett McKay death over dinner conversations
APR
15
2019
#499： A Fascinating Primer on Norse Mythology
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 22 1 hour and 9 minutes
Brett McKay norse mythology conversation norse mythology
APR
10
2019
#498： Lessons in Persistence From Climber Tommy Caldwell
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 5 34 minutes
Brett McKay traveling and climbing passion alpine climbing elective suffering
APR
8
2019
#497： The Meaning, Manifestations, and Treatments for Anxiety
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 3 42 minutes
Brett McKay anxiety struggles anxiety DSM categories neuropeptide Y resilience
APR
3
2019
#496： What Plato's Republic Has to Say About Being a Man
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 11 Hate: 9 1 hour and 13 minutes
Brett McKay Republic dialogue and Socratic discussions cave image toxic masculinity
APR
1
2019
#495： Wish You Had More Time？ What You Really Want is More Memories
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 36 minutes
Brett McKay time perception and leisure activities time perception and memories time tracking
MAR
27
2019
#494： The Inspiring Story of One of WWII's Greatest Tank Gunners
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 6 Hate: 17 55 minutes
Brett McKay
MAR
25
2019
#493： 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
47 minutes
Brett McKay books
MAR
20
2019
#492： How to Survive a Secret Syrian Terrorist Prison
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 13 Hate: 15 40 minutes
Brett McKay
MAR
18
2019
#491： Everything You Know About Passion is Wrong
Misogyny: 1 53 minutes
Brett McKay
MAR
13
2019
#490： Can You Learn to Be Lucky？
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 12 Hate: 3 41 minutes
Brett McKay
MAR
11
2019
#489： How to Get a Handle on Your Anger
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 11 Hate: 1 45 minutes
Brett McKay
MAR
6
2019
#488： Fasting as a Spiritual Discipline
Hate: 9 42 minutes
Brett McKay fasting practices in religions
MAR
4
2019
#487： Leadership Lessons From the 3 Greatest Ancient Commanders
Toxicity: 2 Hate: 53 58 minutes
Brett McKay masters of command generals conquest Alexander's branding strategy
FEB
27
2019
#486： How to Get Better at Making Life-Changing Decisions
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 9 Hate: 2 42 minutes
Brett McKay complex decisions and prediction