{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Art of Manliness","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com","author_name":"Brett &amp; Kate McKay","author_url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/author\/admin\/","title":"Podcast #938: Social Skills as the Road to Character | The Art of Manliness","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u7bXBF4Tuu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/social-skills\/podcast-938-social-skills-as-the-road-to-character\/\">Podcast #938: Social Skills as the Road to Character<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/social-skills\/podcast-938-social-skills-as-the-road-to-character\/embed\/#?secret=u7bXBF4Tuu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Podcast #938: Social Skills as the Road to Character&#8221; &#8212; The Art of Manliness\" data-secret=\"u7bXBF4Tuu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/social.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":375,"description":"&nbsp; If you&#8217;ve wanted to develop your character, you&#8217;ve probably thought about strengthening virtues like courage, humility, and resolution. But my guest would say that practicing social skills is another way of increasing your moral strength, and the moral strength of society as a whole. David Brooks is the author of numerous books, including his [&hellip;]"}