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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 l…

5 months ago

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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 tr…

5 months ago

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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 Monop…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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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 recurr…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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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 Radic…

6 months ago

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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 Ra…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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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 st…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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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 …

8 months ago

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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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8 months, 2 weeks ago

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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 lega…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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