CoG in Conversation: Ben Wilson
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Alex gets interviewed by Ben Wilson of How to Take Over the World
In this episode:
-What's in store
-What Alex is listening to
-Why Cost of Glory exists
-Why biography is energizing
-What the greats, ancient and modern, have in common
-The true meaning of Zeal
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History Contains Power
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