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Why Relaxation Is Absolutely Necessary
Season 1 Episode 224
This episode explores an often-overlooked Stoic lesson: that even wisdom, effort, and reflection must be practiced in moderation.
Through David Hume’s…
9 months, 1 week ago
How Stoics Tamed Their Strongest Emotions
Season 1 Episode 223
This episode dives into the Stoic idea of the “passions”—those powerful storms of anger, fear, envy, and grief that arise not from events themselves …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Discipline of Listening: How to Hear Wisely
Season 1 Episode 222
This episode explores listening as a form of courage and clarity—an active practice that shapes how we understand the world and ourselves.
From Zeno’s…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Practical Ways to Find Joy in the Present
Season 1 Episode 221
This episode brings haiku and Stoicism into conversation, showing how both traditions teach us to savor fleeting moments while also meeting life with…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
What Tyrants Get Wrong About Power and Wealth
Season 1 Episode 220
This episode turns the Stoic lens toward the illusions of power and wealth, as Epictetus and Cicero expose the tyranny of desire and the poverty of e…
10 months ago
Why The World Needs Stoic Empathy (Interview with Shermin Kruse)
Season 1 Episode 219
In this episode, I talk to Shermin Kruse, a globally recognized negotiation consultant, law professor, author, and TEDx producer.
In her latest book, …
10 months, 1 week ago
Don’t Fear Death, Fear a Life Unlived
Season 1 Episode 218
This episode weaves together the wisdom of Michel de Montaigne and Seneca—two thinkers separated by centuries yet united in their answer to life’s ol…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Poetry of Simple Stoic Living
Season 1 Episode 217
In this episode, we look at the beauty of balance through Seneca’s counsel on plain living and Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata.
Seneca reminds us that philos…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
How a Stoic Becomes Invincible
Season 1 Episode 216
This episode explores Epictetus’s radical vision of strength—one rooted not in anger or domination, but in mastery of the self. Through his reflectio…
11 months ago
Do You Know What Things Are Good And Evil?
Season 1 Episode 215
This episode traces the Stoic lineage back to Socrates, whose probing questions revealed that health, wealth, and reputation are not inherently good …
11 months, 1 week ago