2023 | Page 4 of 15 | 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

Three people, including the great father-in-law, stand under a tree by a lake, with two benches nearby.

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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Skill of the Week: Skip a Stone

Odds & Ends: October 20, 2023

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Podcast #936: Zombies, Minecraft, and Dealing with Uncertainty

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The Stages of a Man’s Life

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Podcast #935: Dog as Cure for the Midlife Malaise

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The Grown-Up’s Guide to Sprinting

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Podcast #934: Beyond Mere Politeness — The Art of True Civility

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A Man’s Guide to the Oxford Shirt

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Podcast #933: The Science of Swole — How to Grow Your Muscles

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Skill of the Week: Instantly Recognize a Quality Suit

Odds & Ends: October 5, 2023

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Podcast #932: A Cure for Existential Boredom

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5 Ways Fathers Hugely Influence Their Daughters

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Podcast #931: The Real Reason You Procrastinate

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Skill of the Week: Milk a Cow

Odds & Ends: September 29, 2023

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What’s the Difference Between Gas Octanes?

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The 15 Most Sobering Quotes About Getting Old

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Podcast #930: Break Your Bad Habits by Escaping the Scarcity Loop

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How I Used the AoM Podcast to Lose 20 Pounds in 3 Months