#231: How the Ghosts of Tradition Inspired Ancient Military Might
The armies of ancient Greece and Rome have gained legendary status. Both militaries successfully conquered much of the known world in their respective eras.But what made them so formidable? Technologi...
1 Sep 201648min
#230: How to Deal With Aggressive People
What can you do to de-escalate potentially violent confrontations so things don't come to fist blows? How do you deal with people who get in your face and act in verbally belligerent ways? My guest to...
30 Aug 201635min
#229: How Men and Women Socialize Differently
The popular idea out there is that women are more social than men and men are more competitive than women. What’s more, these tendencies are socially conditioned rather than biologically innate.But wh...
26 Aug 201639min
#228: What It Takes to Become a Navy SEAL
I've had several Navy SEALs on the podcast, because as the SEALs are one of the world's last bastions of unabashed manliness, they have a lot to teach modern men. My previous SEAL guests have talked a...
22 Aug 201639min
#227: The Art & Science of Loving the Place You Live
How can you learn to love the place you live, even if you don’t feel it's the place of your dreams, or the most ideal location?My guest today spent a year researching the burgeoning science of what's ...
19 Aug 201642min
#226: The Success Equation
When it comes to the factors that lead to success, there’s a tendency in folks to discount the role of luck. We like to think we’re the complete masters of our fortune -- that we can control everythin...
17 Aug 201634min
#225: The Real Life James Bond
Bonds. James Bond.007 is a masculine film icon - handsome, debonair, and dangerous, and epitomizes the French idea of savoir faire, which is the ability to know what to do in absolutely any situation....
12 Aug 201651min
#224: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things With Malcolm Gladwell
Why do smart people do dumb things?This is one of the many questions my guest has explored during his writing career. His name Malcom Gladwell, writer at the New Yorker, author of several New York Tim...
9 Aug 201635min
