The Vital Masculinity Podcast

In this episode, the gents continue their discussion on the similarities and differences between men and women.

Show Highlights:

• Nature vs. Nurture
• Why men and women foster close bonds with those of the same sex
• Different communication styles
• Differences in how men and women hold conversations
• Differences in influence tactics
• The relationship between communication and anxiety
• The importance of balance
• Why virtue actually does make the man
• The impact of communication differences on relationships

View the full show notes here.

Resources:

• The Claremont Study
• Wheel of Emotions
• Building  Your Band of Brothers by Stephen Mansfield
• The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

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In this episode, the gents dive into some external physical and biological differences between the two sexes. 

Show Highlights:

• The importance of recognizing general differences between men and women
• A brief foray into masculine and feminine roles
• Statistics behind traditional gender roles

View the full show notes here.

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In this first episode of a new series on the differences between men and women, the guys discuss why the differences are important to recognize.

Show Highlights:

• The problem with ignoring differences
• Why equality of outcome isn't realistic
• A preliminary look into the male psyche
• The negative impact gender-neutrality has on the development of boys
• How men and women are complementary and not substitutes
• The evil of viewing people in economic terms
• The irreducibility of a person

View the full show notes here.

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In this special episode, the gents tackle how we should behave as men during the COVID-19 Pandemic currently affecting our homes. 

Show Highlights:

• How self-quarantining/social distancing is a just action
• The necessity of being intentional about relationships
• How to be a calm, strong presence for your family and community
• Avoiding anxiety in these times
• The importance of making sacrifices
• Prudently choosing what to do
• Staying sane while locked up
• Memento Mori
• Personal successes (and failures)

View the full show notes here.

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This week, the gents interview a fellow traveler in the pursuit of virtue: Scott Smith! Enjoy a fun episode which is chock-full of valuable information on living a noble, manly life.

Show Highlights: 

• How faith shapes our lives
• The importance of the Soul/Body division
• Father wounds
• How being a husband and a father shapes our lives
• Raising Godly children
• Life on a homestead
• The virtue of living in a community and having roots
• Scott's role in a large Catholic men conference and how it fosters brotherhood
• The hero's journey
• How fiction can inspire us to virtue
• The Lord of the Rings and Masculinity
• Tolkien and faith

View the full set of show notes here.

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About Scott:

Scott Smith is a Catholic father, husband, author, podcaster, former seminarian and lawyer extraordinaire. In addition to all this, he helps plan and lead a Catholic men's retreat in Louisiana which attracts more than one thousand men each Lenten season. Buy Scott's books over at Holy Water Books, including a wonderful exposition on the Lord of the Rings and the Eucharist.

Keep in Touch with Scott:

Blog

Podcast

Twitter: @scottsmith8100

Facebook: The Scott Smith Blog

Men of the Immaculata

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This week, the gents discuss how good fiction can be a "laboratory" for virtue and manliness. In this iteration of the occasional series, they discuss displays of the virtue Fortitude in one particular scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and how all men can use this to spur them to courage in their own lives.

See the full show notes here.

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This week, the guys give you their final thoughts (for now) on the Four Cardinal Virtues.

Show Highlights:

• A brief discussion on how to handle the Coronavirus fears as a man
• How to be prudent in your pursuit of virtue
• The importance of remembering death (Memento Mori)
• How Lent ties into the pursuit of virtue

Resources:

• How to Be Unlucky by Joshua Gibbs
• The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

Full show notes can be found here.

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This week, the gents finish their conversation by offering practical tips to be a more courageous man with part II of this grand finale episode.  

Show Highlights: 

• The benefits of Cold Showers 
• Doing things that are uncomfortable 
• Meditation, Prayer, Solitude, and Journaling 
• Moving past fear 
• Fighting for what you believe in 
• Fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves 
• Defending and preserving what is Good, True, and Beautiful 
• Working diligently 

View the full show notes here.

Resources: 

• Band of Brothers 
• Antifragile by Nicholas Nassim Taleb 
• Bullet Journaling 
• The Vital Masculinity Podcast episodes - What's the Deal with Dating, Dating Well, and Dating Tips, Mindsets, and Approaches 

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This week, the guys finish off their (long) series on the Cardinal Virtues with part I of this grand finale episode discussing how you can become a more temperate man today.

Show Highlights: 

• Denying yourself pleasures  
• Ending mindless consumption 
• Avoiding excess 
• Fasting from food, sex, and media
• A controlled environment for practicing the passions 
• Implementation Intentions 
• Learning to say 'no' 

Resources: 

• Your Brain on Porn by Gary Wilson Forest 
• VM's episode on Nice Guys 

Check out the full show notes here.

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This episode is part II in the series on the fourth cardinal virtue, Temperance. 

Show Highlights:

• How does Temperance relate to Prudence and Justice?
• What is Mastery?
• How are Mastery and Temperance related?
• Why do we need goals?
• What is the "beauty of Temperance" which St. Thomas Aquinas talks about?
• How does an undertaking like NoFap help a man become more temperate?
• What role does shame play in Temperance and virtue as a whole?

Full show notes can be found here.

Daily Deed:

This week, write out 3-5 things which you would like to master in the coming year. Keeping these in mind is a great first step to becoming a better, more virtuous man!

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