#544: The Audacious Life of Winston Churchill

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

When we seek an example of great leadership, one man who often comes to mind is Winston Churchill -- the iconic, visionary prime minister, who guided his country through war and stood firmly for his beliefs and impervious to his critics. But how did Winston become the legendary British Bulldog? My guest today seeks to answer that question in his biography, Churchill: Walking with Destiny. His name is Andrew Roberts, he's a journalist and historian, and we begin our conversation discussing why he thought another Churchill biography was needed. We then shift to the life of Churchill, beginning with a childhood in which young Winston often felt neglected. Andrew then discusses Churchill's military career, why Winston was so eager to see action on the frontlines, and how he parlayed those experiences into becoming the world's highest paid journalist by his mid-twenties. Andrew then explains how Churchill also became one of the 20th century's great historians and how his appreciation of history and sentimental outlook colored his worldview and shaped his leadership. We also discuss why Churchill was one of the few leaders to foresee the threat that Hitler posed. We end our conversation discussing whether some of the current criticisms of Churchill, such as the allegation that he masterminded genocide in India, really hold weight. Get the show notes at aom.is/churchill.

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0:00.0	Let's go.
0:07.6	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:11.1	When we seek an example of great leadership, one man who often comes to mind is Winston
0:14.8	Churchill, the iconic visionary prime minister who guided his country through war and stood
0:18.7	firmly for his beliefs and impervious to his critics.
0:21.4	But how did Winston become the legendary British bulldog?
0:24.1	My guest today seeks to answer that question in his biography Churchill walking with destiny.
0:27.9	His name is Andrew Roberts, he's a journalist and historian, and we begin our conversation
0:31.6	discussing why he thought another Churchill biography was needed.
0:34.4	We then shift to the life of Churchill, beginning with a childhood in which young Winston
0:38.1	often felt neglected.
0:39.5	Andrew then discusses Churchill's military career by Winston with so eager to see action
0:43.6	on the front lines and how he parlayed those experiences into becoming the world's
0:47.1	highest paid journalist by his mid-twenties.
0:49.6	Andrew then explains how Churchill also became one of the 20th century's great historians
0:53.1	and how his appreciation for history and sentimental outlook colored his worldview and shaped
0:56.9	his leadership.
0:57.9	We all also discuss why Churchill is one of the few leaders to foresee the threat that
1:00.8	he had imposed, and we end our conversation discussing whether some of the current criticism
1:04.4	of Churchill, such as the allegation that he masterminded genocide in India, really
1:08.2	hold weight.
1:09.2	After the show's over, check out our show notes at aam.is slash Churchill.
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