Podcast Episodes

Scipio Africanus (with Alex Petkas)

Episode 117

Alex Petkas joins to discuss the great Roman general Scipio Africanus, his relationship with Hannibal, his strategic military victories, and his legacy.

00:00 Introduction and Special Announcement

0…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Joan of Arc

Episode 116

How Joan of Arc went from a small peasant girl to determining the fate of nations, and what it tells us about the power of belief.

0:00 Was Joan a visionary of a schizophrenic?

03:00 Setting the Sta…

Published on 4 months ago

Thomas Jefferson (Part 2)

Episode 116

Jefferson rebounds from his disastrous and governorship and personal loss to create a political legacy that would define a nation.

00:00 Introduction and Recap

02:30 Jefferson's Role as Ambassador to…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Thomas Jefferson (Part 1)

Episode 115

How did Thomas Jefferson overcome failure after failure to become the most significant politician of the early American Republic? On this episode we examine his habits, tactics, approach, and life up…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Rome's Revenge: Hannibal Part 2

Episode 114

Hannibal Barca was Rome's greatest enemy. What was it about his strategies and leadership style that allowed him to haunt Romans' nightmares for centuries? 00:00 Introduction to Hannibal's Legendary …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Rise of Hannibal (Part 1)

Episode 113

Hannibal Barca was Rome's greatest enemy. What was it about his strategies and leadership style that allowed him to haunt Romans' nightmares for centuries? 00:00 Hannibal's Blood Oath 02:00 Why Hanni…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

JS Bach

Episode 112

Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the great composers of all time. What stands out is not only how great his music is, but how much of it he wrote. On this episode we look at his story as well as his h…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Gangster Philosopher: Francois de la Rochefoucauld

Episode 111

Francois de la Rochefoucauld, was an infamous aristocrat who was always scheming, seducing, and fighting. He was equally infamous as a philosopher, a forerunner to Nietzsche with a cynical wit.

In t…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

“You Couldn’t Pay Me to Stop” — David Senra on Obsession and Great Founders

Episode 110

David Senra of the Founders podcast joins to discuss the most important attributes of great founders, how to find purpose, whether chicken fingers is a worthy dream, and much more!

00:00 Introductio…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

How To Be More High Agency & A Political Plan for Taking Over the World (Free Preview)

On this premium subscriber I talk about how to be more high agency, including how to frame problems, design solutions, and take action.

Then I talk about my recent travels to the Bay Area and some tho…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago