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
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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

DEC
28
2016
#264： How to Coach People in Business, Sports, and Life
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 2 48 minutes
Brett McKay being coach-like why question effectiveness asking questions in coaching
DEC
21
2016
#263： The Philosophy and Practice of Building a Fire the Scandinavian Way
Misogyny: 2 40 minutes
Brett McKay building fire and firewood culture in Scandinavia firewood drying and seasoning
DEC
19
2016
#262： Santa Claus, Rifle Toting Boy Scouts, and a Jazz Age Con Man
Hate: 1 48 minutes
Brett McKay Gluck's legacy
DEC
15
2016
#261： Solitude, Friendship, & How NOT to Be an Excellent Sheep
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 5 49 minutes
Brett McKay elite school graduates solitude and social media reading and solitude
DEC
13
2016
#260： Knights of the Razor
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 18 Hate: 30 37 minutes
Brett McKay black barbers and slavery
DEC
9
2016
#259： Tools of Titans
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 15 Hate: 4 1 hour and 8 minutes
Brett McKay mindfulness practices red teaming Lyme disease and ketosis effects
DEC
6
2016
#258： Honor, Courage, Thumos and Plato's Idea of Greek Manliness
Misogyny: 8 Toxicity: 7 Hate: 17 53 minutes
Brett McKay Homeric virtues and Plato's ambivalence thumos and courage skill and courage
DEC
2
2016
#257： The Productivity Project
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 1 hour and 5 minutes
Brett McKay productivity project why productivity measurement email productivity
NOV
29
2016
#256： Leadership Under Fire
Misogyny: 1 39 minutes
Brett McKay mental toughness development mission oriented leadership decision-making under pressure
NOV
25
2016
#255： The Joy of Missing Out - Getting Control of Your Digital Life
Misogyny: 2 40 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
22
2016
#254： The Fall of Rome
Hate: 43 53 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
17
2016
#253： Why Men Hate Going to Church
Misogyny: 14 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 16 48 minutes
Brett McKay mega churches attracting men muscular christianity movement
NOV
16
2016
#252： Deadly Survival Skills From a Navy SEAL
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 2 44 minutes
Brett McKay virtual kidnappings
NOV
11
2016
#251： Be an Entrepreneur Without Quitting Your Day Job
Toxicity: 1 Hate: 1 38 minutes
Brett McKay
NOV
9
2016
#250： The Art of Strategy
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 12 Hate: 5 53 minutes
Brett McKay game theory sequential games prisoner's dilemma
NOV
5
2016
#249： The Benefits of Pride
Misogyny: 5 Hate: 9 50 minutes
Brett McKay status differences pride display recognition authentic pride in cycling
OCT
31
2016
#248： Why Football Matters
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 6 38 minutes
Brett McKay football and Jim Brown football downs football lessons
OCT
28
2016
#247： The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Antidote to Excessive Irony
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 3 59 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
25
2016
#246： How to Get Better at Taking Feedback
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 18 Hate: 4 55 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
20
2016
#245： The Workout the World Forgot
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 1 hour and 3 minutes
Brett McKay move nap principles and history