Podcast Episodes

Cleopatra (Part 2)

Episode 126

The latter half of Cleopatra's life, from the death of Caesar until her own death.
00:00 Cleopatra's Fall from Power
04:15 Meeting Mark Antony
11:00 Cleopatra and Antony's Alliance
21:40 The Birth of a N…

Published on 8 hours ago

Cleopatra (Part 1)

Episode 125

Cleopatra took over a kingdom, expanded it, captured the heart of the world's most powerful man, and lived one of the most iconic and controversial lives of all time. On this episode, we explore how …

Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago

Lee Kuan Yew (Video Version)

Episode 124

Lee Kuan Yew took a crowded, dirty, poor port town, and turned it into one of the world's great cities. How was he able to lead such an incredible transformation of Singapore?

00:00 Introduction

03:5…

Published on 6 days ago

Zero to One

Episode 123

Thoughts on Peter Thiel's Zero to One.

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00:00 Why this episode

05:15 Horizontal vs. Vertical Progress

09:19 The Importance of Startups and Monopolies

23:33 Definite Optimism vs. Indefinite Optim…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Nietzsche and Eternal Recurrence (Part 3)

Episode 122

This episode explores Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy on how to live a life worthy of eternity. It delves into Nietzsche's concept of eternal recurrence, where one's life would have to be lived over…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Nietzsche and the Superhuman (Part 2)

Episode 121

The second half of Nietzsche's life, and his teachings about the superhuman (ubermensch) the last man, and the will to power.

00:00 Nietzsche's Radical Response to the Death of God
02:20 Nietzsche's L…

Published on 1 month ago

Nietzsche and the Death of God (Part 1)

Episode 120

This episode covers the first half of Friedrich Nietzsche's life, his concept "the death of God" and master vs slave morality.

00:00 - Nietzsche's Radical Philosophy

01:20- The Life of Friedrich Nie…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Arminius: The Man Who Defeated Rome

Episode 119

For centuries, Rome grew unchecked, until one man was able to reverse their fortunes, and free his country. On this episode, we take a look at the story of Arminius, and what it teaches us about how …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Roger Federer

Episode 118

Is Roger Federer the greatest tennis player of all time? Despite not being the winningest player, many people make exactly that argument. What is it about Federer that inspires such admiration, and w…

Published on 3 months ago

Lord of the Rings

This is an episode of Becoming the Main Character, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago