Best Married Dude With Friends Podcasts (2024)

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10 Philosophy-Inspired Challenges for Becoming a Better and Happier Man 49:43

36m ago49:43

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Although they may call it different things and approach its attainment in different ways, many of the world’s religions and philosophies have a similar goal: achieving a life of virtue, peace, and flourishing. In his new book, Seriously Happy, Ben Aldrige explains how anyone can use the wisdom of ancient traditions to improve themselves and live th…

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How to Win Friends and Influence People in the 21st Century 52:25

2d ago52:25

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Note: This is a rebroadcast. Over the last year, my 12-year-old son has been doing one challenge every week as a rite of passage and chance to earn a special trip. Some of these challenges have involved reading a book in a week, and the most recent book we gave him to read was How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. His review? He s…

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An Unexpected Turn 37:49

9h ago37:49

37:49

Sometimes you have an idea of what it is you want to talk about on an episode and then you start recording and the conversation goes to places you didn't expect like People who celebrate birthday for a month or finding out what a bear weekend is Luckly for us this is a podcast about nothing so we can just let these conversations just roll Welcome t…

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It's Never Too Late to Achieve Your Dream, Receive Recognition, or Make Your Mark 42:49

9d ago42:49

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As you get older, you can start to feel like you'll never achieve your dream or receive recognition for your contributions to a field, or that your best work is behind you. Mo Rocca has compiled stories that demonstrate that you shouldn't give up hope, and that no matter your age, the best may yet be to come. Mo is a humorist, journalist, and the c…

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When He's Married to Mom 47:51

4m ago47:51

47:51

Your relationship with your mother is likely the first and most foundational connection in your life. At its best, this bond can be a source of comfort, strength, and love that lasts a lifetime and changes in healthy, appropriate, and adaptive ways as you mature into adulthood. But sometimes, the attachment between a mother and her son can become u…

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Unlock Better Sleep and Health by Harnessing Your Circadian Rhythm 53:25

12m ago53:25

53:25

You probably know your body follows a circadian rhythm, and probably think of it as primarily regulating your sleep/wake cycle, which it certainly does. But your body's internal clock also regulates many other physical, mental, and behavioral changes that occur every 24 hours, and working with your circadian rhythm, rather than against it, can boos…

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Boots, Tents, Sleeping Bags, and More: How to Choose and Use Outdoor Gear 48:21

39m ago48:21

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A fair amount of gear is involved in making a camping or backpacking trip a success, and choosing that gear can be a little intimidating as there are lots of options, and it's expensive to boot. Here to offer some tips on selecting gear and getting the most out of it is Craig Caudill, an avid outdoorsman, the director and lead instructor of the Nat…

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The Habits of Highly Effective Risk-Takers 43:24

6d ago43:24

43:24

You may know Nate Silver as an election forecaster. But he’s a poker player as well. And his experiences operating in a world of competition and risk led him to explore what his fellow gamblers, as well as hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, and many other kinds of maverick types do differently than other people. Amongst the findings Nate sha…

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Practicing Spiritual Disciplines as an Act of Resistance 58:26

1d ago58:26

58:26

To train the body, strengthening its muscles, increasing its cardiovascular health, and improving its agility, you need to do exercises like stretching, running, and lifting weights. To train the soul, expanding its capacity, you likewise need to perform exercises, in this case, what are called "spiritual disciplines" — practices like fasting, sile…

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The Science of Motivating Your Kids (And Any Young Adult) 51:12

8d ago51:12

51:12

If you’re a parent, teacher, coach, or manager who lives, loves, and works with tweens, teens, and 20s-somethings, you know that young people sometimes act in seemingly head-scratching ways, that you don’t always feel like you’re being listened to, and that it can be frustrating to try to guide them in acting towards positive ends. The source of th…

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Lose Weight and Keep It Off With Flexible Dieting 48:50

1M ago48:50

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When many people try to lose weight, they choose a specific, cookie-cutter diet that claims to be the one true way to shed pounds. My guest says that approach is bound to backfire, and that there's a better way to lose weight and change your body composition. Alan Aragon is a researcher and educator, a pioneer of evidence-based nutrition, and the a…

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The Great Blue-Jay Battle Of 1983 39:15

1M ago39:15

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A long time Ago before the internet People thought if you had more information you wouldn't be so gullible In the Morden age that might not be the case Join Shayne and Max as they hilariously discuss this topic Also Shayne tries to take a different approach as to why someone would pay $18,000 to go to an Alpha man boot camp Join us on another rando…

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How to Resist Group Anxiety and Become a Differentiated Self 55:45

13d ago55:45

55:45

When we think about anxiety, we typically think of something that is generated and felt within an individual. But Murray Bowen, a psychiatrist of the mid-20th century, argued that anxiety was also created by the interactions between individuals and could spread like a contagion in a group, an idea known as "Family Systems Theory." Here to offer an …

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The Vital Skills We’re Losing to Technology (And How to Reclaim Them) 49:32

15d ago49:32

49:32

Do moments where you run up against your dependence on modern technology get you wondering about the ways some of your personal capabilities seem to be atrophying? Graham Lee has spent years thinking about this idea. While he's a digital skills educator who appreciates the way technology can enhance our abilities, he worries that our ever-increasin…

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How to Know When It's Time to Break Up With Your Job 49:40

1M ago49:40

49:40

You have a relationship with family, with friends, with a romantic partner. You may not have thought about it this way, but you also have a relationship with your job — a quite serious one, in fact; after all, you spend a third of your life working. Just like the relationship you have with your significant other, there are ups and downs with your r…

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The Essential Habits for Becoming an Agile, Vital, and Durable Human Being 49:21

1M ago49:21

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Kelly Starrett, a doctor of physical therapy, has trained professional athletes, Olympians, and military special operators, helping them unlock peak performance. But as he approached his fifties, he started to see cracks appearing in the health of the folks around him. What had worked for his peers in their 20s and 30s, wasn’t working anymore; they…

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The 5 Mountains of Personal Development 54:47

2M ago54:47

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The journey of personal development, of becoming a more excellent and extraordinary individual, can sometimes seem a little abstract. That’s why it’s helpful to imagine it as Mark Divine does, as a set of five metaphorical mountains to scale. Mark is a retired Navy SEAL Commander, a professor of leadership, a yogi, the creator of fitness and mindse…

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Stop Drowning in Tedious Tasks by Taming Your Life Admin 48:12

29d ago48:12

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Filling out paperwork. Making travel reservations. Paying bills. Shopping for groceries. Returning packages. These are all examples of life admin — the little tasks we have to do to keep our lives moving along. Life admin is typically pretty tedious and annoying. But staying on top of it is essential to reducing the stress and chaos that would othe…

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Naturally Happy 33:16

2M ago33:16

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Join us today as the guys try and figure out why some people wake up Happy-Go -Luckly and some people need a little caffeine It's a new episode of the podcast about nothing that makes you think

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A Surprising Solution for Disordered Masculinity 53:29

2M ago53:29

53:29

There has been a lot of media coverage and dialogue about the struggles men are facing in the modern day. There's been some solutions forwarded to these struggles as well. Among these, Dr. Anthony Bradley has a more surprising idea that you don't hear every day: revitalizing college fraternities. Anthony is a research fellow and professor and the a…

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The Sunscreen Debate — Are We Blocking Our Way to Better Health? 50:59

2M ago50:59

50:59

You probably think of the health effects of sunlight as a mixed bag. On the one hand, sun exposure helps your body make vitamin D. But on the other, it can cause skin cancer. To get around this conundrum, dermatologists frequently recommend avoiding sun exposure when you can, slathering on sunscreen when you can't, and taking a vitamin D supplement…

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Optimize Your Testosterone 46:36

2M ago46:36

46:36

When men think about optimizing their hormones, they tend only to think about raising their testosterone. But while increasing T can be important, an ideal health profile also means having testosterone that's in balance with your other hormones as well. Today on the show, Dr. Kyle Gillett joins me to discuss both of those prongs of all-around hormo…

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Books, Routines, and Habits: The Founders' Guide to Self-Improvement 44:50

2M ago44:50

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A lot of self-improvement advice and content feels empty. And there's a reason for that. It often offers routines and habits to practice, but doesn't offer a strong, overarching reason to practice them. That's why the self-improvement advice of the Founding Fathers is particularly compelling. Though they were imperfect men, they had a clear why for…

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The Episode With All The Interruptions 35:09

2M ago35:09

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Join us in this episode of Shayne and I show It's the one with all the Interruptions Everything from Unexpected phone calls Dogs barking and Max trying to bbq ribs Ever wonder what happened when you try and record and podcast in Such Chaos? Spoiler Alert it Hilariously funny!

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The Fascinating Differences Between Male and Female Friendships 50:48

2M ago50:48

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Friendships are a central part of the lives of both men and women. But from personal observation, you've probably noticed that the dynamics of male and female friendships aren't always the same. You may not, however, have been able to articulate what those differences are or have known what's behind them. While there's still a lot of facets of frie…

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Systems and Tools for Stealing Back Hours of Productivity 49:50

2M ago49:50

49:50

Businesses and individuals often feel overwhelmed and stretched — that they can't get done all the work they need to. The solution they frequently turn to is finding a new app to use or hiring more employees to spread the load. But my guest would say that you can steal back hours of productive time simply by using the tools and teams you have now, …

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EPISODE #1,000! Rules for the Modern Man 1:23:11

2M ago1:23:11

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Fifteen years and more than 200 million downloads later, this episode marks the 1,000th installment of the Art of Manliness podcast! It begins with a bit of a retrospective on the podcast and then segues into an interview with one of the show's earliest guests: Walker Lamond, author of Rules for My Unborn Son. Walker and I revisit the origins of th…

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The Epic Adventures of America’s Forgotten Mountain Man 51:08

2M ago51:08

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Plenty of famous explorers and frontiersmen emerged from America's periods of expansion and exploration, and today the likes of Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, and Davy Crockett remain household names. You're probably not familiar, but should be, with the name of another prominent pioneer: Jedediah Smith. Smith was a hunter, trapper, writer, cartographer…

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An Actual Third Leg 37:55

3M ago37:55

37:55

Sometimes on our show You never know where the Conversation will go This is an episode where there was no plan Max and I just started Talking and Just sort of went with the flow. I personally love when our episodes flow like this one! Hope you enjoy this new episode of the podcast about nothing that makes you think of Something…

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Dad's Essential Role in Making Kids Awesome 47:44

2M ago47:44

47:44

As compared to mothers, fathers are sometimes thought of as a secondary, almost superfluous, parent. But my guest says that fathers actually saved the human race, and continue to do so today. Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist, a pioneer of fatherhood science, and the author of Life Of Dad. Today on the show, we talk about the role of fa…

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The Laws of Connection — The Scientific Secrets of Building Stronger Relationships 50:45

3M ago50:45

50:45

Everyone has heard about the incredible benefits that come to mind, body, and spirit from having strong relationships. The quality of our social ties has a huge impact on our physical and mental health and our overall feeling of flourishing. Yet many people still struggle to create these strong relationships in their lives, and often figure that th…

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Remembering D-Day 80 Years Later 51:10

2M ago51:10

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On D-Day, June 6, 1944, 160,000 troops participated in the invasion of Normandy. Today just a few thousand of these veterans are still alive, with the youngest in their late nineties. As their voices, and those of the million combatants and leaders who swept into motion across Europe 80 years ago, fall silent and pass from living history, Garrett G…

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Why You're So Bad at Giving and Receiving Compliments (And How to Fix That) 42:07

3M ago42:07

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Over a decade ago, I remember reading a story that stuck with me. I think it was connected to the famous Harvard Study on Adult Development that studied a group of men across their lifetimes, but I can no longer find the reference. A much-beloved doctor, upon his retirement, was given a notebook filled with letters of praise and appreciation from h…

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It's The End Of The World As We Know it 46:29

3M ago46:29

46:29

What would you do if you knew The exact Day the World Would End? How Would You live ? What would You do ? Shayne and Max answer these questions and have a spirited debate on Dogs or Cats It's A new Episode of the podcast about nothing that makes you think of Something

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A Guide to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 53:36

3M ago53:36

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. It's a peculiar book, especially for a bestseller. Not a lot of it is actually about zen or motorcycle maintenance, it combines a travelogue, a father/son story, and philosophical musings, and the structure of its narratio…

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Tactics and Mindset Shifts for Making the Most of Life 55:14

3M ago55:14

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Note: This is a rebroadcast. Matthew Dicks wears a lot of hats. Among other things, he’s a storyteller, communications consultant, writer, and schoolteacher. In order to excel in his professional life, as well as do what he loves in his personal life, he’s developed a set of strategies that help him be more creative and productive, and can be used …

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The Shadows Over Men's Hearts and How to Fight Them 58:51

3M ago58:51

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There are a lot of unspoken challenges and hidden battles that men face in modern society. They often manifest themselves in a uniquely male malaise where a man feels apathetic, frustrated, cynical, and lost. Jon Tyson has thought a lot about the problems men face and has been on the ground trying to help them as a pastor in New York City. In today…

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Patton and the Bulge: Blood, Guts, and Prayer 47:48

3M ago47:48

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General George S. Patton is known for his aggressive, action-oriented tactical brilliance. His character was also marked by a lesser-known but equally fundamental mystic piety. Those two qualities would come together in the lead up to and execution of Patton's greatest achievement during WWII: the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. …

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Embracing the Strive State 47:47

4M ago47:47

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We often think happiness will be found in the completion of a goal. We often think happiness will be found in ease and comfort. My guest says real joy is found in the journey rather than the destination, and that if difficulty and discomfort are part of that journey, that's all the better. Dr. Adam Fraser is a peak performance researcher and the au…

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The Dude's Guide to Laundry: How to Save Time, Money, and Your Wardrobe 48:24

4M ago48:24

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If you didn’t grow up doing your own laundry, once you headed out on your own, you probably just figured things out on the fly, hoped for the best, and have been doing things the same way ever since. But, while you may be getting the job done okay, you also might be making some mistakes that are costing you time, money, and cleaner clothes. In this…

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The Guys Go Inside The Actors Studio 41:24

4M ago41:24

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It's A Shayne and I Kinda Sorta Film Episode! In This Episode Shayne and Max Talk Acotrs who we think are Overrated but probably aren't really Starving For Your Art Avoiding Topics we Shouldn't be Talking about It's Another episode of the podcast about nothing that makes you think of Something

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How to Get Better at Anything 46:02

4M ago46:02

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Life revolves around learning—in school, at our jobs, even in the things we do for fun. But we often don’t progress in any of these areas at the rate we’d like. Consequently, and unfortunately, we often give up our pursuits prematurely or resign ourselves to always being mediocre in our classes, career, and hobbies. Scott Young has some tips on how…

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Of Strength and Soul — Exploring the Philosophy of Physical Fitness 57:31

4M ago57:31

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When you’re lifting weights, you might be thinking about setting a new PR or doing your curls for the girls. But throughout history, philosophers have thought about physical fitness on a deeper level and considered how exercise shapes not only the body, but also the mind and the soul. My guest today, Joe Lombardo, is a strength enthusiast who follo…

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