If you’ve been following The Art of Manliness for awhile, you know we’re big fans of Theodore Roosevelt. The man embodied the Strenuous Life. He was a rancher, a soldier, a hunter, a statesman, and a practitioner of boxing and judo. But what many people don’t know about Roosevelt was that he was also an accomplished man of letters. He wrote over forty books ... Show More
Nov 4
Hercules at the Crossroads — Choosing the Hard Path That Leads to a Good Life
<p>In a story from ancient Greek philosophy, Hercules faces a choice between two paths: one promising pleasure and ease; the other, hardship and struggle — but also growth and greatness. According to today’s guest, this ancient parable is more relevant than ever.</p><p>Dr. Paul T ... Show More
58m 27s
May 2022
Rob Newman on Franklin D Roosevelt
Comedian and writer Rob Newman is a long-time fan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who "saved the United States, just in time for the United States to save the world". When FDR came into office in 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, unemployment stood at more than 25% ... Show More
27m 23s
Sep 2023
The Rough Rider and the Professor with Laurence Jurdem
On today’s episode, Sharon is joined by author and professor Laurence Jurdem to discuss his book, The Rough Rider and the Professor, about the unusual thirty-five-year political friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. While Roosevelt famousl ... Show More
43m 15s
Jan 2024
Kermit Roosevelt III on Theodore Roosevelt And Cultural Movements (PT 2)
<p>On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with American author, lawyer, and legal scholar <strong><em>Kermit Roosevelt III </em></strong>on Honoring and doing what is right, Why peoples values and sense of honor are collapsing, How many people know who M ... Show More
1h 12m
May 2019
Thoreau: the writer who went to the woods
Rajan Datar and guests explore the life and legacy of the American thinker Henry David Thoreau and his famous work 'Walden', which describes the young writer's experiment in living simply at Walden Pond in Massachusetts, for two years, two months and two days in the 1840s.
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39m 58s
Feb 2022
Joseph Heller's Catch-22: A novel of twisted logic and absurd bureaucracy
"That’s some Catch, that Catch 22". It’s a novel that gave rise to a new term in the English language and gave voice to American soldiers serving in Vietnam in the 1960s. Since its publication in 1961, Catch-22, Joseph Heller’s best-selling novel, has not only come to symbolise t ... Show More
39m 36s
Mar 2023
Congratulations, You're a Failure! Stephen Marche on Enduring the Life of a Writer
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style= "font-family: Poppins, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephen Marche is the author of six books, has been a columnist at Esquire, has taught Shakespeare at the college level and has contributed to The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York ... Show More
1h 11m
May 2022
EP298: How Mark Twain Helped a Bankrupt and Dying Ulysses S. Grant, I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It! and Overcoming the Loss of Both My Arms
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, <strong>Christopher Klein</strong> tells the story of how <strong>Mark Twain</strong> and Ulysses S. Grant, the former president and Civil War hero, raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution. ... Show More
38m 15s