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Money and Meaning — What Faith Traditions Teach Us About Personal Finance
Episode 1100
We usually think of money as something very practical, concrete, and secular; we earn it, save it, spend it, and crunch the numbers behind it. But mo…
1 day, 7 hours ago
Strong, Conditioned, and Ready for Anything — How to Become a Hybrid Athlete
Episode 1099
For decades, fitness culture has tended to break people into two categories: you’re either a strength guy or an endurance guy. You lift heavy or run …
1 week, 1 day ago
How to Use Probability Hacking to Achieve Your Goals
Episode 1098
Most of us chase goals — starting a business, running a marathon, getting a promotion — without ever asking: What are the actual odds this will work?…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Escape the Happiness Trap
Episode 868
Happiness is the subject of thousands of articles, podcasts, and scientific studies. Yet all this focus on happiness doesn’t seem to be making people…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
The Idea Machine — How Books Changed the World (and Still Matter)
Episode 1097
Books are everywhere. They're so common, they're easy to take for granted. But my guest argues that they’re worth fully appreciating — because the bo…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Why You Don’t Follow Through on Your Health Goals — and How to Fix It
Episode 1096
Most of us know what we should do to be healthier: eat better, move more, sleep well. The real challenge? Actually following through.
On today’s show,…
1 month ago
Masculinity as Confident Competence
Episode 1095
There’s a lot of debate these days about what it means to be a man. But maybe the answer is simpler than we think, and a lot of masculinity just come…
1 month, 1 week ago
A Butler’s Guide to Managing Your Household
Episode 973
Note: This is a rebroadcast.
It’s a tough job to manage a household. Things need to be regularly fixed, maintained, and cleaned. How do you stay on t…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How the World Wars Shaped J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Episode 1094
When people think of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, they often picture tweedy Oxford professors and beloved fantasy authors. But their writing wasn't…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Family Culture and the Sibling Effect — What Really Shapes Who You Become
Episode 1093
When we think about what shaped our life trajectory, we often focus on the way our parents raised us. But what about our siblings? What role do they …
2 months ago