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History of Man

How Men Came to Be. (The natural and cultural forces that have shaped masculinity.) Following a timeline from pre-humans, to Stone Age, to beyond.
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IV Two National Characters: The Peloponnesian Wars
Listen now (5 hr) | Origins of Western Liberality + Conservatism
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Heroes, Ablemen, and the Beard of Odin
Evolution of the Chief Archetype
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Natural Born Killers and Friends
The Evolution of the Warrior Archetype
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III With Your Shield Or On It: Greco-Persian Wars
Listen now (175 min) | The Greco-Persian Wars not only decided the future of world culture, but the Greek and Persian cultural differences helped…
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II Chiefs to Kings: Solid State War in the Bronze Age
Listen now (147 min) | There was no such thing as “war” in the Stone Age. Only through certain social advancements was war made possible by the early…
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I Sticks and Stones: Prehistoric Violence and the Birth of Warrior Ethos
Listen now (103 min) | Episode I starts with the first skirmishes between hunting parties in the Paleolithic Era. We cover the relationship of economics…
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0 The Winner Effect: Testosterone and the Origins of Male Competition
Listen now (71 min) | This episode covers the roots of male competition from single-celled asexual species all the way up to modern day stock brokers…
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