How to Take Over the World
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How to Take Over the World
Anyone who has achieved greatness has, in part, patterned themselves after those who came before. Napoleon learned from Charlemagne, Charlemagne learned from Caesar, and Caesar learned from Alexander the Great. This podcast analyzes the lives of some of the greatest men and women to ever live. By ex...
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Nietzsche and the Superhuman (Part 2)
The second half of Nietzsche's life, and his teachings about the superhuman (ubermensch) the last man, and the will to power.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
This episode covers the first half of Friedrich Nietzsche's life, his concept "the death of God" and master vs slave morality.
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Arminius: The Man Who Defeated Rome
For centuries, Rome grew unchecked, until one man was able to reverse their fortunes, and free his country. On this episode, we take a look at the sto...
Roger Federer
Is Roger Federer the greatest tennis player of all time? Despite not being the winningest player, many people make exactly that argument. What is it a...
Lord of the Rings
This is an episode of Becoming the Main Character, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts.
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Scipio Africanus (with Alex Petkas)
Alex Petkas joins to discuss the great Roman general Scipio Africanus, his relationship with Hannibal, his strategic military victories, and his legac...
Joan of Arc
How Joan of Arc went from a small peasant girl to determining the fate of nations, and what it tells us about the power of belief.
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Thomas Jefferson (Part 2)
Jefferson rebounds from his disastrous and governorship and personal loss to create a political legacy that would define a nation.
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Thomas Jefferson (Part 1)
How did Thomas Jefferson overcome failure after failure to become the most significant politician of the early American Republic? On this episode we e...
Rome's Revenge: Hannibal Part 2
Hannibal Barca was Rome's greatest enemy. What was it about his strategies and leadership style that allowed him to haunt Romans' nightmares for centu...
The Rise of Hannibal (Part 1)
Hannibal Barca was Rome's greatest enemy. What was it about his strategies and leadership style that allowed him to haunt Romans' nightmares for centu...
JS Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the great composers of all time. What stands out is not only how great his music is, but how much of it he wrote. On t...
The Gangster Philosopher: Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Francois de la Rochefoucauld, was an infamous aristocrat who was always scheming, seducing, and fighting. He was equally infamous as a philosopher, a...
“You Couldn’t Pay Me to Stop” — David Senra on Obsession and Great Founders
David Senra of the Founders podcast joins to discuss the most important attributes of great founders, how to find purpose, whether chicken fingers is...
How To Be More High Agency & A Political Plan for Taking Over the World (Free Preview)
On this premium subscriber I talk about how to be more high agency, including how to frame problems, design solutions, and take action.
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Jesus Revisited
Jesus of Nazareth was the son of a carpenter. He never traveled further than 150 miles from his home in his adult life. So how did the movement he fou...
Edwin Land (Polaroid Founder)
Polaroid founder Edwin Land is one of the most innovative inventors to have ever lived. Steve Jobs considered him one of his greatest heroes. On this...
From Orphan to Icon: The Life and Legacy of Coco Chanel
Despite an incredibly challenging childhood, Coco Chanel revolutionized women's fashion. The episode delves into her humble beginnings, her rise to fa...
Donald Trump
Donald Trump: real estate mogul, master marketer, and the most polarizing figure of our time. How did he go from a brash young developer in Manhattan...
Captain Cook
Captain Cook was one of the greatest explorers of all time. And he also lived on of the most adventurous, exciting lives ever. On this episode we brea...
Niccolo Machiavelli
The name of Machiavelli is synonymous with deceit, oppression, atrocity, and naked power. But his legacy is much more complicated than that. His think...
Top 10 Lessons from 100 Episodes of How to Take Over the World
Top lessons from 100 lessons of How to Take Over the World and more than 100 biographies on the great leaders of history.
Wright's Law
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was one of the great geniuses in human history. He established the basic laws of physics, discovered the laws of gravity, invented calcul...
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was a king, emperor, conqueror, reformer, and the father of a united Europe. On this episode we look at how he forged the Holy Roman Empir...
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew took a crowded, dirty, poor port town, and turned it into one of the world's great cities. How was he able to lead such an incredible tra...
John Williams: The Greatest Film Composer of All Time
John Williams is the brilliant composer behind film scores like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Schi...
Augustus Endnotes and Gladiator II Review
My takeaways and endnotes from the life of Augustus Caesar. Plus a conversation with Alex Petkas, and a review of Gladiator II!
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Augustus
How does one go about creating the Roman Empire? That is exactly what Caesar Augustus did, and on this episode, we dive into the strategies, tactics,...
Dracula (Vlad the Impaler)
Who was Vlad Dracula, and how did he go from Romanian ruler to blood-sucking monster?
On this episode we dive into the strategies and tac...
The Rise and Fall of Rasputin: Savior or Sorcerer?
How did Grigory Rasputin become a close personal advisor to one of the most powerful people on earth, despite having no education, no money, and no ac...
How Christianity Took Over the World
What was it about Christianity that allowed it to grow from a few dozen believers to a global religion with billions of adherents? On this episode, we...
Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great united the Roman empire, founded one of the world's great cities, oversaw the creation of Christianity's most famous creed, and...
Peter (Free Preview)
Simon Peter was Jesus's top guy. But he also denied him three times, and constantly got in trouble for misunderstanding Jesus's message. In this episo...
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth was the son of a carpenter. He never traveled further than 150 miles from his home in his adult life. So how did the movement he fou...
The Greatest Coach of All Time: John Wooden
The story of how John Wooden won ten national championships on the way to becoming the greatest coach of all time.
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Nike Founder Phil Knight
The story of how Phil Knight founded one of the great companies - and brands - of all time.
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Michael Jordan
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something, but I can't accept not trying. I can't accept it." Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketbal...
Running Legend Steve Prefontaine
"Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful. When I run, I like to make people stop an...
Picasso
"When I was a child, my mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the pope. Instead, I wa...
The Secret of the American Revolution
On this mini-episode, I talk about my combined takeaways from the founding father of the United States - Franklin, Hamilton, and Washington - and what...