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Jimmy Stewart is one of the greatest actors in American cinema. He’s appeared in some of our most beloved ...

When you hear the word “ninja” what do you imagine? Hooded and masked men in black garb, stealthily ...

While books like 1984 and Brave New World are getting a lot of buzz right now because of the political ...

Several years ago I saw a photo on Instagram in which a playboy-esque lifestyle guru was sitting on a ...

Editor's note: Ten days after his son, Alex, drove off a bridge and was killed in a car accident, ...

One of the most heart-wrenching things that can happen to a man is losing his young wife to death. Becoming a ...

Last summer, I had Lesley Blume on the show to talk about her book Everybody Behaves Badly, which ...

If you grew up in America, you hear a lot of narratives about our country that speak to our shared sense of ...

Sometime in the late 4th or early 5th century, as the late Roman Empire stumbled along in the twilight of ...

 In today’s episode I'm welcoming back one of my all-time favorite guests, writer Steven Pressfield. ...

Looking around, there seems to be a dearth of grown-ups in our culture. We put a premium on seeming cool and ...

Though one of the first Europeans to explore Tahiti, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, only stayed on the ...

From The Simple Life, 1903 By Charles Wagner When one passes in review the individual causes that disturb ...

Word count: ~10,000 Time to read: ~45 minutes  In ancient Rome, four virtues were considered the ...

A few weeks ago, I had futurist Kevin Kelly on the podcast to discuss the technological trends that are ...

Both The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia are filled with epic battles ...

With the confirmation of General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense, the "Mad Dog's" no-holds-barred ...

We’ve all likely experienced those moments in life in which our breath is literally taken away; at the same ...

Word count: ~8,000 Time to read: ~30 minutes  Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Kyle ...

Editor's note: This selection from the writings of the famous psychologist William James has been ...