The Distilled Man: Actionable Advice for the Everyday Gentleman
Latest Episodes
Career Second-Acts and Living Your Purpose | Paul Ollinger
In this episode, we talk with the multitalented Paul Olinger about reinvention, career second-acts, fatherhood, and living your purpose.
How to Build a Stronger Marriage | Laura Heck
Laura Heck shares how you can recognize the problem areas in your marriage and reignite passion and healthy communication with your wife. We also discuss specific strategies for how to create more purpose and meaning in your marriage.
2000 Books With Mani Vaya
Mani Vaya of 2000 books talks about why every man should read regularly and widely, along with tricks for how to accelerate the way you absorb information from books. Plus, we discuss the merits of quantity-reading vs. quality-reading,
Dating Essentials for Men | Dr. Robert Glover
Dr. Robert Glover talks about his new book Dating Essentials for Men. He shares how to cut through the bullshit and fundamentally change your experience of dating and cultivating authentic relationships with women.
How to Tame Your Anxiety | Dr. Loretta Breuning
Dr. Loretta Breuning talks about how we all have the power to control our brain chemicals—so we can tame anxiety and actively move towards happier thoughts and feelings.
Can You Learn to Be Lucky? | Karla Starr
Karla Starr discusses the question: can you create your own luck? We discuss the subtle things lucky people do differently, why just showing up is often the key to success, how to recognize cognitive biases and use them to our advantage, and more.
How to Travel the World on a Shoestring Budget | Matt Kepnes
Travel guru Matt Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) talks about the biggest misconceptions around extended travel, unorthodox tips for how you can save money while traveling, how to make friends as a solo traveler, and more.
Why to Read the Great Books of the Western Canon | Scott Hambrick
In this episode, Scott Hambrick talks about why the great books of the Western canon are considered the “Great Books”, why the order in which you read them matters, how they can still be extremely relevant to our lives today, and much more.
Brett McKay: Cultivating Your Manliness (for a Better World)
Art of Manliness founder Brett McKay discusses the challenges that men face in the 21st century, why the term “manliness” is often misunderstood, the importance of mentorship and rights of passage, what it means to live well as a man, and much more.
Ken Coleman: How to Land Your Dream Job
Ken Coleman shares his proven framework for how to get closer to doing the work you love.