#279: Why Exercising in a Group Is the Best Medicine For Vets (and Civilians)
In recent years, several new veterans organizations have popped up to help our men and women in uniform transition from the service to civilian life. Instead of providing a place where veterans can ge...
16 Feb 201721min
#278: The Surprising Benefits of Marriage for Men
Today on the podcast I talk to Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, as well as the Director of the National Marriage Project, who's spent his career researching the imp...
14 Feb 201749min
#277: Krav Maga – The Self-Defense System of Israeli Special Forces
Today on the podcast, I talk to David Kahn, chief instructor at the U.S. Israeli Krav Maga Association and the author of several books on the topic, including Krav Maga Defense. Today on the show, Dav...
10 Feb 201734min
#276: Utopia is Creepy
Nicholas Carr and I discuss why he thinks our utopian future is creepy, how the internet is making us dumber, and why doing mundane tasks that we otherwise would outsource to robots or computers is ac...
7 Feb 201744min
#275: How Your Climate-Controlled Comfort Is Killing You
Modern technology has provided us with an unprecedented amount of comfort. For example, with just a turn of a dial we can ensure that our homes are always set at a perpetual 71 degrees, even if it’s b...
2 Feb 201754min
#274: Building Your Band of Brothers
Stephen Mansfield and I discuss the bleak statistics on male friendship, the myth of the lone alpha male, and why making friends in adulthood is so hard for men today. We then discuss what he means by...
31 Jan 201734min
#273: How to Get a Job Promotion This Year
For many of you listening, getting a promotion or a raise is likely a goal for the coming year. But what’s the best approach to take to ensure this desire becomes a reality?My guest today argues that ...
26 Jan 201729min
#272: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Myth of Progress
On today’s show, Joseph Loconte and I discuss what C.S. Lewis called the “Myth of Progress” that had swept the Western World leading up to the First World War, why it contributed to the war's catastro...
24 Jan 201738min
