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

AUG
9
2016
#224： Why Smart People Do Stupid Things With Malcolm Gladwell
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 9 Hate: 3 35 minutes
Brett McKay simplifying complex ideas
AUG
5
2016
#223： Valiant Ambition in the American Revolution
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 2 29 minutes
Brett McKay
AUG
2
2016
#222： The Laws of Wealth
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 3 31 minutes
Brett McKay behavioral investing biases emotions in investing everyone you love will die
JUL
29
2016
#221： Reach Your Peak
Toxicity: 1 44 minutes
Brett McKay purposeful practice limits deliberate practice mental representations
JUL
26
2016
#220： Tyrants-- A History of Power, Injustice, & Terror
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 12 41 minutes
Brett McKay tyranny and masculinity in ancient Greece
JUL
21
2016
#219： The Real Life Story of Hemingway and The Sun Also Rises
Misogyny: 4 Hate: 1 23 minutes
Brett McKay hemingway's novel and real-life inspirations hemingway's relationship with Fitzgerald
JUL
18
2016
#218： The Lost Arts of Modern Civilization
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 3 53 minutes
Brett McKay hospitality rituals letter writing courtship
JUL
14
2016
#217： The Importance of Having a Tribe
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 7 22 minutes
Brett McKay
JUL
13
2016
#216： How Men Evolved for Fighting
Misogyny: 11 Hate: 10 39 minutes
Brett McKay
JUL
6
2016
#215： Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 1 42 minutes
Brett McKay attention problem gym music hierarchy virtual reality as moral ideal
JUN
30
2016
#214： How to Have a Good Day, Every Day
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 5 44 minutes
Brett McKay priming priming associations implementation intentions
JUN
28
2016
#213： Undoing the Damage of Chronic Sitting
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 13 Hate: 9 40 minutes
Brett McKay
JUN
23
2016
#212： Ego is the Enemy
Toxicity: 3 Hate: 5 55 minutes
Brett McKay Ryan Holiday ego phases in life purpose passion
JUN
20
2016
#211： Ask Frances - Difficult Conversations, Small Talk, and Charisma
Misogyny: 4 Hate: 3 41 minutes
Brett McKay Ask Frances charisma cultivation small talk topics
JUN
16
2016
#210： Got Grit？
33 minutes
Brett McKay grit research grit development grit heritability studies
JUN
13
2016
#209： Raising Men： What Navy SEALs Teach Their Sons
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 11 Hate: 8 45 minutes
Brett McKay ship boarding missions chasing the bull immediate action drills (IADs)
JUN
9
2016
#208： Trout Fishing, Boredom, and the Meaning of Life
Toxicity: 14 Hate: 4 43 minutes
Brett McKay fishing philosophy conversation fly fishing and philosophy
JUN
6
2016
#207： Primal Endurance - Become a Fat-Burning Beast
Misogyny: 3 Hate: 1 46 minutes
Brett McKay
JUN
3
2016
#206： Extreme Ownership - Leadership Lessons from a Navy SEAL
Misogyny: 1 51 minutes
Brett McKay
MAY
30
2016
#205： Seven Brothers, the Merchant Marine, and the War Against Hitler's U-boats
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 8 44 minutes
Brett McKay