{"id":192907,"date":"2026-03-31T08:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=192907"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:31:56","slug":"podcast-1111-the-mystery-of-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-1111-the-mystery-of-courage\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,111: The Mystery of Courage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courage is one of our most prized and celebrated virtues. But once you really start exploring it, the nature of courage is surprisingly hard to pin down.<\/p>\n<p>Here to help us explore the fascinating complications of courage is William Ian Miller, a historian, professor of law, and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4t79Y3r\"><em>The Mystery of Courage<\/em><\/a>. 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