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It's Not What It Seems is a podcast to inspire open-mindedness. Join bestselling author and sales strategist Doug Vigliotti as he chats with creatives, professionals, and entrepreneurs about their work, processes, and ideas. In solo episodes, he shares audio-articles that will give you fuel to thi…

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#298 | Reading Books Builds What the Internet Can't — 9 Super Soft Skills

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 11:04

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#297 | Why Facts Don't Matter: Tim O'Brien's ‘The Things They Carried' and the Truth About Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 12:53

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#296 | Great Literary Quotes #4: Charles Bukowski on Truth, Lying, and Fools

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 9:58

#295 | What Can Men Learn from Elena Ferrante's ‘Brilliant', Visceral Portrait of a Lifelong Female Friendship?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 12:36

#294 | Special Edition: 7 Reasons I Hated ‘That' Book — A Harsh, Honest Critique

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 13:43

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#293 | How Savage and Noble is Bab Dionne's Death in ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne'?—I Don't Know, But Here's Why I Liked It

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 10:25

#292 | Great Literary Quotes #3: Larry McMurtry on Courage, Fear, and Confidence

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 8:35

#291 | Can Percival Everett's Literary Thriller Retelling of 'Huck Finn' Alter Your Perspective on American History, Freedom, and Identity?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 11:55

#290 | Great Literary Quotes #2: Nora Ephron on Gratitude, Humor, and Dying

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 8:50

#289 | Why Franz Kafka's ‘The Metamorphosis' Has Stood the Test of Time—Is It a Perfect Metaphor for the Human Condition?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 12:02

#288 | Special Edition: The Hinge Experiment—What a Year on Hinge Revealed About Modern Dating

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 8:50

#287 | How David Szalay's ‘Flesh' Challenges Men to Confront Their Emotional Realities Before They Are Destroyed by Them

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 11:33

#286 | Great Literary Quotes #1: Nami Mun on Grief, Love, and Jealousy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 8:40

#285 | Is the Novella ‘Train Dreams' Better than Its Movie Adaptation?—A Beautiful and Brutal Depiction of How Time Washes Away Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 10:56

#284 | Sh*t I Tell My Friends #3: On the Difference Maker (a.k.a. Follow Your Interest)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 12:07

#283 | The Lie of ‘Perfection'—Vincenzo Latronico on the Inescapable Feeling of Discontent in a Social Media World

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 12:30

#282 | Sh*t I Tell My Friends #2: On What Matters (a.k.a. Do Something)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 10:50

#281 | What Is the Cost of Comfort?—Aldous Huxley's ‘Brave New World' on the Dangers of Endless Technological Progress

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 11:14

#280 | Sh*t I Tell My Friends #1: On Advice (a.k.a. Stop Listening to Idiots)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 10:31

#279 | ‘Motherless Brooklyn', a Truly Inventive Crime Novel—and Why You Should Never Underestimate Anyone

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 11:56

#278 | Special Edition: “One Plus One Doesn't Equal Two” (+ Big Updates for 2026)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 11:23

#277 | Arduous, Repetitive, Digressive, and Insanely Long—But Why Should You Read ‘Infinite Jest' by David Foster Wallace?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 11:55

#276 | Should the Life of an Artist Impact What You Think of Their Art?—Woody Allen's Memoir Shines Light on This

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 11:26

#275 | What Does the Classic Literary Novel ‘Gulliver's Travels' Have in Common with Rock and Roll Legend Bruce Springsteen?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 12:13

#274 | Juilliard Dropout to Jazz Legend: What Miles Davis Teaches Men (and Women) About Tenacity, Creativity, and Life

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 11:49

#273 | Is ‘Get Shorty' Better as a Novel or Movie?—Elmore Leonard's Crime Satire on Hollywood, Filmmaking, and (Con) Artistry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 10:50

#272 | Is It Possible to Have a Meaningful Conversation About a Book You Haven't Read?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 13:19

#271 | What Can Raymond Carver Teach Us About Love—and Writing?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 11:21

#270 | What Makes Phil Mickelson One of Golf's Most Complex Figures?—The Only Golfer Who Can Make a 40-Foot Putt and a Meltdown Look Good!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 13:49

#269 | Is ‘The 25th Hour' Better as a Novel or Movie? A Truly Great New York City Story and One-Two Combo of Book and Film—David Benioff & Spike Lee

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 11:58

#268 | ‘Ghosts of Hiroshima' Brings History to Life via First-Hand Accounts of the Atomic Bomb—A Call for Empathy and Understanding for All Men (and Women)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 11:35

#267 | Sylvia Plath's Classic Novel 'The Bell Jar' Does What ONLY Literature Can Do—Yes, Shots Fired!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 11:37

#266 | Hands Down, the Cheesiest Self-Help Book I've Ever Shared on the Podcast—So Why Am I Sharing It?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 11:24

#265 | Is ‘Glengarry Glen Ross' Better on the Stage or Screen?—David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece on Greed, Morality, and What We Do to Each Other to Get Ahead

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 11:49

#264 | On Why ‘Lonesome Dove' Is the Definitive Novel for Every Man—Timeless Themes of Adventure, Loss, Love, Loyalty, Sacrifice, Shame, Guilt, and Friendship

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 12:08

#263 | How Can a Book on Acting Help You Live a More Fulfilling Life?—Stanislavski's ‘An Actor Prepares' Will Show You

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 11:03

#262 | What Makes Stephen King's Horror Classic “Carrie” Instantly Relatable for All of Us?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 11:20

#261 | Why Did Benjamin Franklin Sit Naked Outside? The Surprising 'Daily Rituals' and Habits of History's Most Famous Artists, Scientists, and Thinkers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 10:48

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#260 | Special Edition: What Is a Birthday, Anyway?—And the Societal Pressure to Feel 'Not Enough"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 7:32

#259 | Why Every Man Should Experience the Beauty of Haruki Murakami's 1987 Coming of Age Novel ‘Norwegian Wood' At Least Once

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 10:57

#258 | Fear and Loathing in 2025: Why Does Hunter S Thompson's Scathing Account of American Politics Still Matter Today?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 12:36

#257 | What Is the Timeless Lesson in Hemingway's Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Winning Novella, ‘The Old Man and the Sea'?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 11:02

#256 | Special Edition: Happy 3rd Anniversary, Books for Men—Some Fun Stats and Favorites From the Past 3 Years!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 10:49

#255 | Another Celebrity Memoir? I Know, But It's Al Pacino—The Godfather, Scarface, Scent of a Woman, Heat—You Know the Guy!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 16:10

#254 | Dorian Gray: The Original Influencer Who Sold His Soul for Likes—Is Oscar Wilde's Classic Novel a Cautionary Tale for the Social Media Age?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 14:39

#253 | In Honor of Brian Wilson: 5 Quotes on the Power of Songs, Sharing, and Intuition from the Musical Genius Behind the Beach Boys—My First Concert Ever!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 14:22

#252 | From the Vault: Morning After #7 – A Letter to Love—Personal Growth, Change, and the Impact of Literature on Love

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 10:41

#251 | Why Hattie Williams Debut Novel ‘Bitter Sweet' Is Proof Men Should Read More Women's Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 13:10

#250 | What Is a ‘Death' Cookie?—Phil Stutz's 3 Absolutes of Human Life and How to Create Real Magic in Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 16:10

#249 | How All Men Can Relate to the Journey of Identity and Growth in ‘We the Animals'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 11:23

#248 | Men, Listen Up! You're Being Irrational—12 Reasons Why from Daniel Kahneman's Groundbreaking Book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 14:45

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