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#253 - What if God Doesn't Exist?
In 1882, Nietzsche stated in his book The Gay Science that “God is dead”. He wasn’t celebrating this fact; in fact, he was quite concerned about it. …
3 years, 3 months ago
#252 - Shane Trotter: Problems In Our Education System
Shane is an author, educator, and strength and conditioning coordinator. His book “Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distrac…
3 years, 3 months ago
#251 - Aiming Up
Over the past few months, I’ve been releasing episodes on self-improvement, showing up for yourself, and forming good habits, and they seem to be wel…
3 years, 3 months ago
#250 - Products of Our Environment
There are two seemingly contradictory ideas in Stoicism. The first is that we should not let externals dictate our actions. The second is that we are…
3 years, 3 months ago
#249 - Kristen Herrington: Abstract Art, Stoicism, & Belonging
Kristen is an abstract artist here locally in Nova Scotia, Canada. That’s what actually drew me to her – her art is very beautiful and I highly recom…
3 years, 3 months ago
#248 - Showing Up For Yourself
The idea of showing up for yourself is a bit odd; how could you not show up for yourself? You are you, after all! However, we all fall short of showi…
3 years, 3 months ago
#247 - Side By Side With A Friend
This episode, unlike many of my episodes, is a feely-goody episode. I’m going to talk about friendship. But not just friendship in general, but rathe…
3 years, 3 months ago
#246 - Wisdom 101 with Joshua Bertolotti
Josh is the host of the In Search of Wisdom Podcast and the Perennial Podcast where he talks about all kinds of ancient wisdom and engages in meaning…
3 years, 3 months ago
#245 - Stoic Grace (Part 2)
In episode 244, I discussed the equivalent of grace in Stoicism (if it exists at all). I defined it as: Stoic grace is the state of flourishing achie…
3 years, 3 months ago
#244 - Stoic Grace (Part 1)
Grace has been a concept that I’ve personally struggled to understand for quite some time, in no small part because it’s a religious term which has a…
3 years, 4 months ago