#181: The Geography of Genius

#181: The Geography of Genius

Throughout human history there have been pockets of genius around the world. You had Athens with Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. During the Enlightenment, Edinburgh, Scotland produced a lot of great thinkers who influenced the modern world. And today, Silicon Valley seems to have a concentration of extremely smart and talented people. Why do these pockets of genius seem of occur? What was it about these places? My guest today wanted to find out. Eric Weiner is the author of The Geography of Genius, and on today's show we talk about his book.

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#71: Engineering the Alpha With John Romaniello

#71: Engineering the Alpha With John Romaniello

I talk with fitness expert, bodybuilder, and business consultant John Romaniello about his book Man 2.0: Engineering the Alpha. John and I discuss what it means to be "alpha"; how Joseph Campbell's Th...

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#70: Modules for Manhood With Kenneth W. Royce

#70: Modules for Manhood With Kenneth W. Royce

I talk to author Kenneth W. Royce about his new book Modules For Manhood. Kenneth and I discuss how the famous gunfighter Jeff Cooper inspired this book; the skills every young man should have before ...

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#69: Be Your Own CFO with J.D. Roth

#69: Be Your Own CFO with J.D. Roth

I talk to J.D. Roth, founder of the personal finance blog Get Rich Slowly, on why we all need to become the Chief Financial Officers of our lives. J.D. and I discuss taking financial practices from th...

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#68: Thrive With Arianna Huffington

#68: Thrive With Arianna Huffington

Today I talk to Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post and author of the book Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder. Arianna ...

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#67: The Manliness of Jack London With Earle Labor

#67: The Manliness of Jack London With Earle Labor

I talk to Jack London scholar Earle Labor about his new biography on Jack London entitled, Jack London: An American Life. Professor Labor and I talk about what Jack London can teach men about being me...

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#66: The Art of Roughhousing with Anthony T. DeBenedet

#66: The Art of Roughhousing with Anthony T. DeBenedet

I talk to Dr. Anthony T. DeBenedet author of the book, The Art of Roughhousing. We discuss what the research says on the benefits of roughhousing with your kids. Basically, body slamming your kid on t...

2 Mai 201427min

#65: The Obstacle Is The Way With Ryan Holiday

#65: The Obstacle Is The Way With Ryan Holiday

We talk to The Obstacle Is the Way author, Ryan Holiday, about stoicism, turning adversity into triumph, and great men from history.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

26 Apr 201441min

#64: Survivorman With Les Stroud

#64: Survivorman With Les Stroud

We talk to survival expert and TV star Les Stroud, better known as Survivorman. Les and I talk about how he got started with wilderness survival, how his one-man TV show "Survivorman" got its start, w...

18 Apr 201425min

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