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You hear a lot today about how our ample screentime is affecting our mental health. But how is it affecting our bodies, and how is that impa...

While we often think of life as linear, my guest’s own life, along with a decade of research, has taught him that it’s anything but. In his...

Building substantial personal wealth can feel difficult and out of reach. But my guest says that even those with modest means can, with a fe...

When people visit a therapist's office for help with their depression, they often don't find the relief they're seeking. That's because much...

Pooping. Everybody does it, but a lot of people are embarrassed to talk about it. That's a shame, my guest says, not only because your diges...

Courage is one of our most prized and celebrated virtues. But once you really start exploring it, the nature of courage is surprisingly hard...

We tend to think of genius as something you’re born with — a rare trait possessed by the Einsteins and Teslas of the world. But what if many...

Cold exposure has gotten a lot of attention the past few years, with people dunking themselves in ice baths for the sake of their health and...

When we fail to make desired progress in life, most of us put the blame on physical and environmental limits. But my guest says that what's...

When it comes to building a happy and meaningful life, most of us rely on a grab bag of strategies — habits and goals around work, relations...

If you're looking for a way to improve your fitness, boost your mental health, and reconnect with a deeply human activity — all without goin...

The awkward silence at work when everyone knows a project is going off the rails. The simmering resentment in a marriage over an issue neith...

Of all the books in the Bible, Ecclesiastes is arguably the most philosophical. Dark, experiential, existential, and unsparingly honest abou...

Not long ago, the primary concern people had about boys was that they were wild, impulsive, and out of control — getting into fights, pushin...

We’ve all had that feeling — you meet someone new, and the conversation just flows. You’re in sync. You click. But what’s really happening w...

American football is so big — so braided into our weekends, our language, and our culture — that it can be hard to see it clearly as a whole...

We usually think of money as something very practical, concrete, and secular; we earn it, save it, spend it, and crunch the numbers behind i...

For decades, fitness culture has tended to break people into two categories: you’re either a strength guy or an endurance guy. You lift heav...

Most of us chase goals — starting a business, running a marathon, getting a promotion — without ever asking: What are the actual odds this w...

Note: This is a rebroadcast. Happiness is the subject of thousands of articles, podcasts, and scientific studies. Yet all this focus on happ...

Books are everywhere. They're so common, they're easy to take for granted. But my guest argues that they’re worth fully appreciating — becau...

Most of us know what we should do to be healthier: eat better, move more, sleep well. The real challenge? Actually following through. On tod...

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...

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...

When people think of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, they often picture tweedy Oxford professors and beloved fantasy authors. But their writi...

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...

In a story from ancient Greek philosophy, Hercules faces a choice between two paths: one promising pleasure and ease; the other, hardship an...

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 conversat...

If you went to high school in America, you probably read Moby-Dick — or, more likely, you skimmed the CliffsNotes and wondered why this dens...

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 Benja...

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...

You may have heard of hormesis — the idea that intentionally embracing small stressors activates the body’s repair and defense systems, buil...

Whether you’ve never stepped foot in a weight room or you’ve been lifting for years without seeing significant results, figuring out how to...

For generations, the path to adulthood was straightforward: go to college, get a job, build a life. But many young men are beginning to ques...

Modern medicine has given us incredible tools to peer inside the body and spot disease earlier than ever before. But with that power comes a...

Most people think of anger as a problem — something to avoid or repress. It’s irrational, immature, and best left behind. But what if anger...

When you picture a gunfighter, you probably think of a Hollywood cowboy — spurs jangling, six-shooter on his hip, squaring off at high noon...

The ancient art of rhetoric has shaped political policies, influenced social movements, structured legal arguments, and molded cultural narr...

Making big decisions can feel paralyzing. Whether it's choosing a new job, moving to a different city, or deciding if you should break up wi...

In a world that often feels dominated by technology and constant change, it’s easy to forget that some people are still living by the rhythm...

You're on an airplane that crash lands. Smoke fills the cabin, and you've got only seconds to react. How would you respond? Would you immedi...

You've heard the advice that to build wealth, you need to earn more, spend less, and invest consistently. But what if there was a clearer wa...

When you think of the microbiome, you probably think of your gut. But bacteria live all over your body. And they’re incredibly numerous; you...

All the neurochemicals in the brain have to do with life in the present. Except for one: dopamine. Dopamine is the one neurochemical that lo...

Note: This is a rebroadcast. A lot of self-improvement advice and content feels empty. And there’s a reason for that. It often offers routin...

When you’re feeling stressed, burnt out, and anxious — when you’re striving and achieving but still finding yourself persistently dissatisfi...

What if the traits you’ve been taught to suppress your entire career are actually the very qualities that separate those who get what they w...

When Rick Burgess was growing up, his father, Bill Burgess, was also his football coach. But Bill was a mentor on and off the field not only...

That Dwight D. Eisenhower became Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, orchestrating the largest amphibious invasion in history...

The British just seem like a classier bunch. Part of it is that winning accent. But it's also because English culture has long been steeped...