{"id":194058,"date":"2026-06-30T07:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=194058"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:27:28","slug":"podcast-1123-george-washington-the-man-behind-the-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-1123-george-washington-the-man-behind-the-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,123: George Washington \u2014 The Man Behind the Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"art19-web-player awp-medium awp-theme-dark-blue\" data-episode-id=\"3ed122a0-a36b-476f-aa99-3e5b31d9ba3c\"><\/div>\n<p>George Washington is perhaps the most familiar figure in American history. But most people really only know the image of him they see in marble statues and patriotic paintings. Behind those symbols was a real man: ambitious, self-taught, intensely concerned with honor, and constantly wrestling with the immense responsibilities history placed on his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of America&#8217;s 250th birthday, we&#8217;re taking an extended look at the life of the man more responsible than anyone else for the nation&#8217;s founding. Here to unpack that life for us is H.W. Brands, a historian and the author of a new biography of Washington, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vDgRvh\"><em>American Patriarch<\/em><\/a>. Brands traces Washington&#8217;s journey from a young Virginia surveyor to military commander, founding father, and first president. Along the way, we discuss how Washington&#8217;s upbringing shaped his character, why he became a surprisingly effective military leader despite losing more battles than he won, how he held together a fragile revolutionary army, how he shaped the presidency through the precedents he set, and whether a leader like Washington could still succeed today.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources Related to the Podcast<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>H.W.&#8217;s previous appearances&nbsp;on the AoM podcast:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-696-theodore-roosevelt-the-last-romantic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-696-theodore-roosevelt-the-last-romantic\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36I4F-9n-TSjJBWOejYKsq\">Episode #696: Theodore Roosevelt, The Last Romantic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-908-would-you-have-been-a-patriot-or-a-loyalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-908-would-you-have-been-a-patriot-or-a-loyalist\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QbYwDQdXkTv521BmcJaC2\">Episode #908: Would You Have Been a Patriot or a Loyalist?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-223-george-washington-benedict-arnold-and-valiant-ambition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-223-george-washington-benedict-arnold-and-valiant-ambition\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zNePtvTmxxvIjvGiuyheH\">AoM Podcast #223: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Valiant Ambition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/self-education-george-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/self-education-george-washington\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3KZ6pB6fnKGXcS7M5Im9xj\">AoM Podcast #366: Teach Yourself Like George Washington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-719-the-surprising-pessimism-of-americas-founding-fathers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/history\/podcast-719-the-surprising-pessimism-of-americas-founding-fathers\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3cO_QqOf7k4_6GQNRDtJY1\">AoM Podcast #719: The Surprising Pessimism of America\u2019s Founding Fathers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/social\/etiquette\/manvotional-george-washingtons-rules-of-civility-and-decent-behavior-in-company-and-converation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/social\/etiquette\/manvotional-george-washingtons-rules-of-civility-and-decent-behavior-in-company-and-converation\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ohHSu2SVVlsBk_xD_oiJw\">AoM Article: George Washington\u2019s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Connect With H.W. Brands<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hwbrands.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/hwbrands.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3oOincT3ggA2p-ffaqtnBu\">H.W. on Substack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.utexas.edu\/government\/faculty\/brandshw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/liberalarts.utexas.edu\/government\/faculty\/brandshw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1782739485102000&amp;usg=AOvVaw303hfvJotdzdDVbIMon9ir\">H.W.\u2019s faculty page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vDgRvh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194059\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8158bSFY6ZL._SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8158bSFY6ZL._SL1500_.jpg 325w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8158bSFY6ZL._SL1500_-320x486.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Listen to the Podcast! (And don\u2019t forget to leave us a review!)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-art-of-manliness\/id332516054?mt=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/listen-apple-podcasts.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Podcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes332516054\/the-art-of-manliness\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/overcast-1.png\" alt=\"Overcast.\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2vJHmWhhcMQRXtTruuFWTJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/spotify.png\" alt=\"Spotify.\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/castro.fm\/podcast\/3c765314-b44c-410d-91c5-a36600abcca3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-191297\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/podcastcastro_orig.png\" alt=\"Listen on Castro button.\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/the-art-of-manliness\/episodes\/3ed122a0-a36b-476f-aa99-3e5b31d9ba3c\">Listen to the episode on a separate page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/3ed122a0-a36b-476f-aa99-3e5b31d9ba3c.mp3\">Download this episode.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnycontent.com\/d\/playlist\/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b\/6081eee7-c459-4e12-a1ab-aadc000fc4a7\/413a6904-4d72-4be8-9421-aadc000fc4ba\/podcast.rss\">Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Transcript Coming Soon<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Washington is perhaps the most familiar figure in American history. 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