75 episodes
How to Take Over the World Ben Wilson
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4.9 • 14 Ratings
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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 examining their strategies, tactics, mindset, and work habits, How to Take Over the World helps you understand the great ones, so that you can follow in their footsteps.
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The Making of George Washington
George Washington is one of the most celebrated and beloved leaders of all time. What was it about Washington that made him such an effective leader? On this episode, we explore the making of George Washington: How he rose from relatively mundane origins to become the head of the American revolution.
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Sources:
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
George Washington: The Forge of Experience by James Thomas Flexner
On Seriousness
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Writing, research, and production by Ben Wilson
Research assistance by Camille Doom
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The Shackleton Guide to Taking Over the World (Free Preview)
What was the key to Ernest Shackleton's success that made him "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth - bar none?"
On this subscriber-only episode, we dive deeper into his playbook and go through the endnotes - more interesting side stories and random information about the journey of the expedition.
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Ernest Shackleton: Enduring The Impossible
When Ernest Shackleton's ship is trapped in Antarctic ice, he and his crew must figure out how to survive and make their way home. On this episode, we explore the dramatic story of The Endurance and the leadership lessons that can be learned from Shackleton.
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Sources:
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
South by Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton by Ranulph Fieness
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Ask Me Anything + Dune 2 Review (Free Preview)
AMA #1 - I answer questions about obsession vs discipline, where my intro music came from, who is coming up next on the podcast, and more.
At the end of the episode I also give my review of Dune 2 and explain why I think Denis Villeneuve tried unsuccessfully to undermine his own movie.
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Writing, research, and production by Ben Wilson.
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The Caesar Guide to Taking Over the World
Why is Julius Caesar one of the greatest men to have ever lived? What made him so remarkable? And how was he able to accomplish what he did? We unpack his playbook on this episode of How to Take Over the World.
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Sources:
Caesar: A Sketch by James Anthony Froude
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Writing, research, and production by Ben Wilson.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Endnotes (Free Preview)
How did Arnold Schwarzenegger train? What was his approach to failure? Why did he just make things up during interviews? Find out on this endnotes episode!
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Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Customer Reviews
Best Podcast ever! 🇳🇬
Hi I’m @nnamoKc from Nigeria. I really appreciate everything you’ve done over the years having to listen to biographies of these few persons and their ethos in life and how they’ve been able to impact the world at a larger scale really is something of great inspiration for me being teenager (gen Z) to be able to learn from person’s like STEVE JOB, DR JORDAN B. PETERSON… the list goes on thanks so much! For all you’ve been doing for individual’s like myself.
Best Outlier Podcast on Apple
I’ve been listening to podcasts on Apple for years now and this is my first review.
HTTOTW is such a great series and it’s a break from what you might expect from the usual podcast suspects. Just History, plain and simple. With lots of lessons to learn. I’ve listened to 90% of all episodes and I enjoyed each episode thoroughly. Keep up the great work.
PS: Looking forward to the Part 2 of the Brigham Young episode. Cheers.
This is my review
This is the best podcast I have ever come across. From the voice of the host to the way he presents and tailors the things he shares about the characters' relentless immortal-like passion to getting what they want.
Ben, your talent for this podcast is remarkable and rare.
Keep putting out more episodes. Kudos!