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The Stoic Heart of Star Wars | Episode 389
Episode 389
The Jedi sought to control their emotions. Luke Skywalker mastered them through compassion. In this episode, I explore how Star Wars reflects the cor…
10 months ago
Confronting Darkness: A Stoic Look at Ed Gein | Episode 388
Episode 388
We often think of monsters as creatures hiding under our beds. But real monsters walk among us — and sometimes, they are born of sickness, isolation,…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Unfinished Sentences: On Dying, Fear, and Truth | Episode 387
Episode 387
An 18-year-old boy lies dying. When asked if he’s afraid, he simply says, “Yeah.”
In this episode, I explore what that single word reveals about morta…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Don't Trade Your Problems for Other Problems | Episode 386
Episode 386
In this episode, I explore the idea that life is not about escaping problems but learning how to face them. We often think the grass is greener on th…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Red Pill vs. Stoicism: Facts, Values, and Virtue in Relationships | Episode 385
Episode 385
In this episode, I revisit my recent conversation with Tim Ash on evolutionary psychology and take a deeper dive into its most cited facts. From sex …
11 months ago
Travel, Stoicism, and the Cosmopolis | Episode 384
Episode 384
In this episode of The Strong Stoic Podcast, I share reflections from my recent two-week trip to Vietnam—my first time in Asia. Travel today is often…
11 months, 1 week ago
Epictetus on Wealth and Detachment | Episode 383
Episode 383
In this episode, I explore Epictetus’ challenge:
Can you gain wealth and possessions without losing your dignity, self-respect, and character? Drawin…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Tim Ash | Primal Dating & Evolutionary Psychology | Episode 382
Episode 382
Dating has never been more complicated. Between the rise of online apps, shifting cultural expectations, and the pull of red pill and feminist extrem…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The World's Not Out to Get You | Episode 381
Episode 381
In this episode, I dive deep into one of Epictetus’s striking passages:
“As a target is not set up for the archer to miss it, so there is no intrinsi…
1 year ago
The Power to Change with Chuck Chakrapani | Episode 380
Episode 380
In this episode of
The Strong Stoic Podcast, I sit down once again with Chuck Chakrapani, author of
The Power to Change: Stoic Strategies to Transfor…
1 year ago