2013 | Page 9 of 13 | The Art of Manliness

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Podcast #1,039: What’s Behind the Rise of Parent-Child Estrangement?

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Take the D Word Off the Table

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Podcast #1,020: Becoming a Tech Intentional Family

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Podcast #1,017: When He’s Married to Mom

A man and a boy are repairing a bicycle tire outside. Demonstrating the skills of successful fathers, the man carefully explains each step while the boy watches closely, eager to learn.

Some Reasons Why Some Men Are Successful Fathers

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How to Be a Great Father-in-Law

A dad is lifting a young child in the air. Both are wearing capes and masks, playing in a room with large windows. He embraces his essential role, making kids awesome through imaginative play.

Podcast #998: Dad’s Essential Role in Making Kids Awesome

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Get Your Son Out of His Bedroom

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Podcast #1,054: Familiarity Breeds Contempt (And Other Underappreciated Consequences of Digital Communication)

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Important PSA: The World Is Divided Into Social Initiators and Non-Initiators

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Your Son Needs to Join a Gang

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Podcast #1,033: Ouch! That Stings! Why Rejection Hurts So Much (And How to Deal With It)

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Podcast #1,052: Stop Saying Um (And Fix the Other Vocal Tics That Are Sabotaging Your Speaking)

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Why We Value a Sense of Humor (And Distrust People Who Take Themselves Too Seriously)

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The Ancient Art of Saying No: Plutarch’s Guide to Breaking Free from People-Pleasing

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Dale Carnegie’s “Damned Fool Things I Have Done”

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #15: Grilled Cheese With a Raspberry Twist

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No More Tangled Extension Cords: How to Wrap Up Your Extension Cord Like a Contractor

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How to Make Friends in a New City

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #13: Homemade Roast Beef Au Jus

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Roadmap to Buying Your First Home

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #12: Asian Pear/Gouda/Turkey Sandwich

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The Boy Scouts of America: Then and Now — A Comparison of the 1911 and Modern Handbooks and Merit Badges

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #10: Black Bean Veggie Sandwich

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How to Wire an Outlet

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Art of Manliness Podcast #43: Simple Marriage with Dr. Corey Allan

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3 Ways You Should Never Start an Online Comment

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To Succeed in Work and Life, Be Mr. T

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #6: Grilled Peanut Butter/Nutella/Bacon/Banana Sandwich

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — Conclusion

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7 Reasons to Become a Gentleman Gardener

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #5: The Drunken Steak Sandwich

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #10: Ashes

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #9: The Long Sickness

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Manly Art: 18 Virile Artists from the Past to the Present

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The Life of Jack London as a Case Study in the Power and Perils of Thumos — #8: Success at Last