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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,…
6 months, 4 weeks 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…
7 months 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…
7 months, 1 week 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…
7 months, 2 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 …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Hercules at the Crossroads — Choosing the Hard Path That Leads to a Good Life
Episode 1092
In a story from ancient Greek philosophy, Hercules faces a choice between two paths: one promising pleasure and ease; the other, hardship and struggl…
8 months ago
Make Friends With Death to Live a Better Life
Episode 1091
We live in a culture that does everything it can to keep death at a distance. We hide it behind hospital curtains, euphemize it in conversation, and …
8 months, 1 week ago
Chasing the White Whale — Into the Depths of Moby-Dick
Episode 1090
If you went to high school in America, you probably read Moby-Dick — or, more likely, you skimmed the CliffsNotes and wondered why this dense, whale-…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The 6 Practices of the Ultimate Morning Routine
Episode 1089
There's been a lot of talk about morning routines in the last few years. But the idea is hardly new; famous men from Thomas Aquinas to Benjamin Frank…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Classical Code of Manhood
Episode 1088
What does it mean to be a man? It’s a timeless question that's been answered in different ways across the ages. For the ancient Romans, the word for …
9 months ago