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Podcast #1,093: Family Culture and the Sibling Effect — What Really Shapes Who You Become

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10 Rules for Raising Thriving Kids in a High-Tech World

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A Back-to-School Game Plan for Dads

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Podcast #1,056: The 80/80 Marriage — A New Model for a Happier, Stronger Relationship

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Podcast #1,085: The Preparation — An Adventure-Driven, Skill-Building Alternative to College for Young Men

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Podcast #1,072: Men Don’t Run in the Rain — And 7 Other Essential Lessons for Being a Man

Three people with backpacks stand on a mountain trail, overlooking a scenic valley bathed in sunlight. One, guided by fatherly instinct, points out the view—launching kids into moments of wonder and discovery.

The Dad Instinct: How Fathers Prepare Kids for the Wider World

A family of four in a lively kitchen scene showcases their unique parenting style. The father playfully holds an upside-down child, while the mother, embracing another parenting moment, stands with a child joyfully perched on her back.

The 4 Parenting Styles (And Which One Is Best)

How to Break Away From Someone at a Party

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Podcast #1,087: Why You Need the Good Stress of Socializing

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Podcast #1,070: How to Have the Manners and Charm of a Proper English Gentleman

A man in a white shirt talks to a woman in dark clothing at a dimly lit bar; both appear engaged, exchanging classic 1995 flirting tips as they navigate how to flirt in the nostalgic nightlife setting.

How to Flirt Like It’s 1995

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Podcast #1,094: How the World Wars Shaped J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

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50 Amazing, Rarely-Seen Photos From World War II

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Podcast #804: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

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Text reads “The War for Middle-Earth” over an image of airplanes flying above a city skyline, with smoke and the Tower Bridge in the background, evoking echoes of World Wars as imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Podcast #1,094: How the World Wars Shaped J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

When people think of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, they often picture tweedy Oxford professors and ...

Soldiers in military uniforms using an inflatable raft to cross a river in one of the amazing WWII photos.

50 Amazing, Rarely-Seen Photos From World War II

When you take a step back from it, modern war is genuinely bizarre. Nation-states, formed by drawing arbitrary ...

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Podcast #804: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

In the 19th century, the source of the Nile River remained one of the greatest mysteries of geographic ...

Experience the genius of geography through this audiobook.

Podcast #181: The Geography of Genius

Throughout human history, certain areas of the world have experienced short periods of intense ...

Explore Nietzsche's philosophical style and its impact on life with this informative primer on Friedrich Nietzsche.

A Primer on Friedrich Nietzsche: His Life and Philosophical Style

“What does not kill me makes me stronger.” “Eternal ...

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Podcast #101: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War With Robert Coram

John Boyd is one of the greatest military strategists that hardly anyone knows about. Unmatched in the ...

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Are You Hep to the Jive? The Cab Calloway Hepster Dictionary

Each generation has their own slang and lingo, a language that defines them. Each generation also has a ...