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

DEC
19
2017
#365： Why Are 7 Million Men Missing From the Workforce？
Misogyny: 2 Hate: 6 37 minutes
Brett McKay men without work disability benefits reforms
DEC
14
2017
#364： How to Know When Someone is Lying (From a Former CIA Officer)
35 minutes
Brett McKay
DEC
12
2017
#363： Budgeting Doesn't Have to Suck
Misogyny: 4 Hate: 1 45 minutes
Brett McKay Jesse Mecham budgeting for unexpected expenses budgeting psychology budgeting frustrations
DEC
7
2017
#362： The Art of Mingling
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 12 Hate: 2 38 minutes
Brett McKay mingling tactics and fear mingling techniques
DEC
5
2017
#361： The Untold Story of WWII's 45th Infantry Division
Hate: 14 37 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
30
2017
#360： Why Men Have a Hard Time Making Friends in Adulthood
Misogyny: 18 Hate: 7 47 minutes
Brett McKay male friendships
NOV
28
2017
#359： Tribe of Mentors： Short Life Advice from the Best of the Best
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 1 42 minutes
Brett McKay Zorba the Greek movie journaling superstitions
NOV
22
2017
#358： The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Toxicity: 1 Hate: 13 46 minutes
Brett McKay hermitery debate
NOV
17
2017
#357： How to Be a Creative Genius Like da Vinci
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 35 minutes
Brett McKay Leonardo da vinci collaborations
NOV
14
2017
#356： How to Finally Beat Procrastination
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 6 Hate: 2 54 minutes
Brett McKay procrastination root causes discussion
NOV
9
2017
#355： Leadership and Public Service With Gov. Eric Greitens
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 44 minutes
Brett McKay uneven courage virtues and character development millennials and public service criticism
NOV
8
2017
#354： Brains & Brawn — Tips and Inspiration on Being a Well-Rounded Man
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 9 Hate: 6 1 hour and 2 minutes
Brett McKay physical training and coaching effectiveness recovery rituals
NOV
2
2017
#353： Nostalgia — Its Benefits and Downsides
Misogyny: 2 Hate: 1 53 minutes
Brett McKay nostalgia psychology nostalgia benefits and downsides
OCT
31
2017
#352： A Famous Butcher Dishes on All Things Meat
Misogyny: 2 Hate: 2 39 minutes
Brett McKay butchering and meat industry history
OCT
26
2017
#351： The Surprising Power of a ＂Useless＂ Liberal Arts Education
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 31 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
25
2017
#350： Peak Performance — Elevate Your Game and Avoid Burnout
Toxicity: 1 Hate: 1 57 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
19
2017
#349： Is This a Date or Not？ The Problem With Ambiguity in Relationships
Misogyny: 12 Hate: 5 51 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
17
2017
#348： A Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed
Toxicity: 2 Hate: 3 38 minutes
Brett McKay trust and counterintelligence trust in communication trust establishment in modern world
OCT
12
2017
#347： The Science of Social Awkwardness
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 1 36 minutes
Brett McKay awkwardness research awkward life goes and it takes a tremendous amount of patience persistence
OCT
11
2017
#346： The Fall of the Roman Republic
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 6 Hate: 20 56 minutes
Brett McKay