Another year — our 17th in operation — has wound down here at the Art of Manliness. Here are a few highlights from the various projects that spring from the AoM epicenter.
Dying Breed
One of the highlights of 2025 was launching Dying Breed, a Substack newsletter for both women and men where we dig deeper into ideas in culture, philosophy, and history. You’ll also find the popular Sunday Firesides series there.
The response to DB has been truly heartening. If you’ve subscribed, thank you. You’re directly supporting the work we do here on AoM and helping us keep AoM free to millions of readers a month. We’re grateful. And if you haven’t subscribed to Dying Breed yet, we’d love to have you! Here’s a breakdown of everything we wrote and published on DB this year.
Art of Manliness
It’s been another great year of content here on AoM. Below you’ll find a handful of the most-read and most-shared articles and podcast episodes we published in 2025. It’s a snapshot of what we’ve tried to do on AoM for nearly 20 years: offer ideas and tools that help men be better men.
Most Popular Podcasts of the Year Based on Listens
- Man’s Search for Meaning, With Viktor Frankl’s Grandson
- Sleep Like a Caveman
- No, There Isn’t a Loneliness Epidemic (And That May Be an Even Bigger Problem)
- Beyond Resilience — How to Become Shatterproof
- 20 Secrets of Adulthood
- Men Don’t Run in the Rain — And 7 Other Essential Lessons for Being a Man
- How to Make a Big Decision (Faster!)
- Build Muscle Without the B.S. — A Straightforward Guide to Size and Strength
- The 6 Practices of the Ultimate Morning Routine
- Hercules at the Crossroads — Choosing the Hard Path That Leads to a Good Life
Here’s a Spotify playlist with these episodes queued up for you.
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Most Popular Articles of the Year Based on Traffic
- There Is No Manliness Without Risk
- Look Before You Leap: Questions to Ask to Avoid Falling in Love With the Wrong Person
- 30 Ways to Use AI to Make Life Better and Easier
- 45 Tips — That You Haven’t Heard a Million Times Before — to Improve Your Sleep
- How to Wear a Polo Shirt Without Looking Like a Middle Manager
- Replace Scrolling With Microjournaling
- Legends Never Die: What Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez Can Teach Us About Being a Prestigious Man
- Men Don’t Dress Like Boys
- 4 Classic Chapter Books to Read Aloud With Your Kids
- 15 Things Sitting in Your Garage That You Should Finally Get Rid Of
- 57 Things We Should Bring Back
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The Strenuous Life
The Strenuous Life had another great year. We’ve continued to enroll new members throughout 2025, and it’s been great to watch men go through the Challenge, build skills, and put some structure behind their aspirations. Our winter 2026 cohort opens at the end of the month, and if you’ve been thinking about joining, we’d love to have you aboard. Hope to see you in the next class.
We’ll be taking the remainder of the year off to celebrate the holidays and prepare for 2026. Thank you for reading, listening to, and supporting AoM! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
