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

NOV
11
2024
An Undercover Cop’s Tips on How to Influence Others and Navigate Life
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 10 Hate: 2 46 minutes
Brett McKay big brother genetic genealogy Johari window
NOV
6
2024
When to Eat — The Optimal Schedule for Metabolic Health
Misogyny: 2 40 minutes
Brett McKay Emily Manugian metabolic changes throughout day time-restricted eating Spain circadian rhythms
NOV
4
2024
A Bible for Heroes — The Influential Book Read By History's Eminent Men
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 11 52 minutes
Brett McKay eumenes and his rise
OCT
30
2024
Are You a Thrill Seeker or a Chill Seeker？
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 1 32 minutes
Brett McKay thrill-seeking and sensation seeking embrace
OCT
28
2024
Ouch! That Stings! Why Rejection Hurts So Much (And How to Deal With It)
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 6 Hate: 2 39 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
21
2024
Lee Child the Writer, Jack Reacher the Character, and the Enduring Appeal of Lone Wolves
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 4 Hate: 3 47 minutes
Brett McKay
OCT
16
2024
Money CAN Buy Happiness (If You Use It In These Ways)
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 47 minutes
Brett McKay money and happiness money and health investments
OCT
14
2024
The Problems With the Cult of Leadership
Hate: 1 34 minutes
Brett McKay leadership obsession leadership industrial complex
OCT
9
2024
Treat Your To-Do List Like a River, and Other Mindset Shifts for Making Better Use of Your Time
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 1 51 minutes
Brett McKay efficiency trap productivity debt bucket metaphor
OCT
7
2024
The 5 Marks of a Man
Misogyny: 9 Toxicity: 8 Hate: 15 50 minutes
Brett McKay work ethic development hobbies and visions for life man camp
OCT
2
2024
The Imagination Muscle — Where Good Ideas Come From (And How to Have More of Them)
43 minutes
Brett McKay
SEP
30
2024
5,000 Years of Sweat： Lost Workout Wisdom From the History of Physical Culture
Misogyny: 5 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 13 1 hour and 1 minute
Brett McKay physical culture splintering ancient Egyptian physical culture ancient Indian physical culture
SEP
25
2024
What's Going on With Your Social Anxiety？
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 1 Hate: 2 55 minutes
Brett McKay social anxiety symptoms and causes social anxiety development introversion and social anxiety
SEP
23
2024
The Life and Legacy of Louis L'Amour
Misogyny: 1 Hate: 2 48 minutes
Brett McKay education
SEP
18
2024
The Safe, Effective Supplement That Can Improve Your Body and Brain
Misogyny: 10 Hate: 2 43 minutes
Brett McKay creatine kidney function
SEP
16
2024
Is Self-Control Overrated？
Misogyny: 3 Toxicity: 9 Hate: 5 1 hour and 5 minutes
Brett McKay effort paradox
SEP
11
2024
You Were Born to Run
Misogyny: 4 Toxicity: 5 Hate: 6 40 minutes
Brett McKay persistence hunting persistence hunting theory persistence hunting return on investment
SEP
9
2024
Becoming a Tech Intentional Family
Misogyny: 2 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 2 50 minutes
Brett McKay screen time use kids digital whack-a-mole living your digital life out loud
SEP
4
2024
10 Philosophy-Inspired Challenges for Becoming a Better and Happier Man
Misogyny: 1 Toxicity: 2 Hate: 4 49 minutes
Brett McKay digital fast and decision-making method
AUG
28
2024
It's Never Too Late to Achieve Your Dream, Receive Recognition, or Make Your Mark
Misogyny: 6 Toxicity: 3 Hate: 4 42 minutes
Brett McKay old people achieving greatness Colonel Sanders chicken empire Frank Wright willfulness