#118: Olympic and Collegiate Wrestling Legend Dan Gable
In this episode I talk with the legendary wrestler and wrestling coach Dan Gable. He won the 1972 gold medal in Munich without giving up a single point, and won 15 championships as a coach at the Univ...
11 Kesä 201540min
#117: The Ethos of the Craftsman With Peter Korn
What is it about making things with our hands that provides so much satisfaction? Why are we so drawn to the archetype of the craftsman? In his insightful book, Why We Make Things and Why it Matters, ...
4 Kesä 201534min
#116: Southern Gentleman's Kitchen With Matt Moore
If you've read the site for awhile, than you're likely familiar with Matt Moore-- AoM's resident chef. Matt recently published a book with Southern Living magazine entitled The Southern Gentleman's Ki...
28 Touko 201539min
#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer
We often take for granted society's current sleep schedule. If you're like most people, you sleep about 8 hours a day in one chunk between the hours 10 PM and 8AM or there abouts. But our guest today ...
21 Touko 201547min
#114: Becoming a Kabuki Warrior With Chris Duffin
World record setting powerlifter Chris Duffin embodies what Teddy Roosevelt called the "strenuous life." Not only has he trained hard to lift superhuman amounts of weight, but he's strived to be the ...
14 Touko 20151h 1min
#113: The Evolutionary Origins of Depression With Jonathan Rottenberg
Today we refer to depression as a mental illness that needs to be cured as quickly as possible. But our guest today makes the nuanced case that human beings may have evolved to be depressed and that a...
8 Touko 201536min
#112: The Science of Insights With Dr. Gary Klein
How do we make decisions in complex environments? Can we trust our gut? How do we gain insights? In today's podcast I talk to Gary Klein to answer these questions. Dr. Klein pioneered the field of nat...
30 Huhti 201544min
#111: Why Men Fight & Why We Like To Watch With Jonathan Gottschall
Jonathan Gottschall was an associate professor of English whose career had stalled in mid-life. Then one day he looked out his office and saw an MMA gym and he decided he was going to train to become ...
24 Huhti 201534min
