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During Odysseus’ epic journey back home, he encounters many obstacles that threaten to push him off ...

95% of people say that they're self-aware. But only 10-15% of people actually are. As my guest today ...

I’m in the midst of a project to read a biography of every president. With most of the men, there’s a ...

Studying philosophy can be a metaphorical journey into wisdom. My guest today experienced it ...

When Ed Pepping, a combat medic with E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne — the famous “Band of ...

This is a re-broadcast. The episode originally ran in October 2018.  Do your days seem like a ...

In times past, desert nomads kept detailed maps of where oases existed across the scorching landscapes ...

It’s September, which means millions of young people around the world are headed back to ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to ...

These famous speeches lifted hearts in dark times, gave hope in despair, refined the characters of men, ...

When it comes to achieving a good life, we often think about the things we need to start doing. The habits ...

Friedrich Nietzsche is one of history's most misinterpreted philosophers, and it isn't hard to understand ...

Start typing a text or an email and the technology will anticipate what you wish to say and generate ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to ...

Life isn't an easy road to navigate. We're moody creatures, susceptible to an array of psychological ...

No pieces of technology are as central to modern existence as our digital devices. Just as primitive man ...

When the famous war correspondent Ernest Pyle was four years old, he came across a bunch of roses growing ...

During World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower would have his staff study certain problems and then ...

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to ...

When Theodore Roosevelt assumed the presidency in 1901, he became, at 42 years old, the youngest president ...