How to Read a Tree
When you’re walking in the woods, you’re often surrounded by trees. But you probably don’t notice them much, and when you do spot some irregularity, like a strange bulge in the trunk of a tree, you li...
28 Jun 202340min
Stop Being a Complainer
My flight was awful. The restaurant's service was terrible. The traffic was horrible. My boss is the worst. Our culture is the stupidest.Whenever we get together with other people, we hear lots of com...
26 Jun 202341min
Become a Morning Workout Person
Working out at any time of day is great. But my guest says there are distinct benefits to doing it in the a.m., and he's going to walk you through everything you need to know, from mindset to habits, ...
21 Jun 202352min
Cormac McCarthy, The Road, and Carrying the Fire
Once a year, I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It’s a cathartic annual ritual for me. What is it about this novel that has such an impact on my soul and those of other readers? Who is the man who wr...
19 Jun 202352min
How Emerson Can Help You Become a Stoic Nonconformist
When we think about Stoic philosophers, we typically think about the thinkers of ancient Greece and Rome, like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. But my guest, Mark Matousek, says there was an incredibly ...
14 Jun 202346min
The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Action Heroes
In 1980s America, gritty streets were filled with crime, the threat of Cold War hovered in the air, and action movies starring tough guy heroes dominated the box office. This was a time in cinema when...
12 Jun 202348min
How to Survive Any Worst Case Scenario
When people think about survival and preparedness, they tend to think of dealing with an end-of-the-world kind of scenario. But lots of bad things can happen, and are more likely to happen, that fall ...
7 Jun 202352min
Magician's Secrets for Becoming More Commanding, Convincing, And Charismatic
To be successful at their craft, magicians must possess the well-honed technical skills to pull off their mystifying tricks and clever sleights of hand. But as magician Steve Cohen observes, they must...
5 Jun 202353min
