Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
#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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
#243 - Santara Gonzales: Prison, Judgement, & Freedom
Santara Gonzales is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wisdom Unlocked, which has programs designed to introduce Stoic principles to those faci…
3 years, 7 months ago
#242 - A Stoic Response to Ye Praising Hitler
This episode is the audio version of a YouTube video I did discussing how a Stoic would react to Kanye 'Ye' West praising Hitler and the Nazis. Ye's …
3 years, 8 months ago
#241 - Let's All Agree
It seems the political divide – left vs. right – is only getting bigger and bigger. I’ve been doing a lot of pondering on why we seem to disagree so …
3 years, 8 months ago