Podcast Episodes

You’re Not the Weather

Season 2 Episode 4

Your emotions are real, but they are not you. In this episode, Michael Comyn explores the difference between what we feel and who we are, and how to notice emotions without letting them take over.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mind the Gap – A Minor Mood

Season 2 Episode 3

Episode Summary:

There’s a certain kind of silence that lives in a classical music studio — not the absence of sound, but the presence of feeling. In this episode, Michael reflects on his years as a …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kindness Is a Leadership Skill

Season 2 Episode 2

In this episode of Mind the Gap, Michael Comyn explores the often misunderstood virtue of kindness, not as a soft option but as a core leadership skill.

Drawing on emotional intelligence and real-wo…

Published on 3 months ago

Season Two Begins: From the Stoics to Emotional Intelligence

Season 2 Episode 1

In this pivotal episode of Mind the Gap, host Michael Comyn marks the beginning of Season Two with a thoughtful shift in focus, from the ancient wisdom of the Stoics to the modern science of Emotiona…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Stoic Portraits: Musonius Rufus, the Practical Philosopher

Season 1 Episode 908

Known as the teacher of Epictetus, Musonius Rufus was much more than a footnote in Stoic history. In this bonus Stoic Portrait, we meet a voice of quiet rebellion. Exiled more than once by emperors, …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Stoic Portraits: Cleanthes, the Boxer Philosopher

Season 1 Episode 907

He carried water by night and wisdom by day. In this bonus Stoic Portrait, we meet Cleanthes, the second head of the Stoic school and a man who believed action mattered more than eloquence. A former …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Bonus Episode: Letters to the Living – Seneca

Season 1 Episode 906

How do you live wisely in a world that rewards ambition but punishes honesty?

In this five-minute reflection, Michael Comyn explores the contradictions and clarity of Seneca, the Roman statesman who …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Case for Stoicism: Beyond the Stereotypes

Season 1 Episode 43

Is Stoicism just a cold refusal to feel? A productivity trend for tech bros? A philosophy of passive acceptance? In this thoughtful and personal episode of Mind the Gap, Michael Comyn tackles the mos…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: The Emperor’s Journal – Marcus Aurelius

Season 1 Episode 905

Mind the Gap: Stoic Portraits – Season One

What does a Roman emperor write to himself when no one else is meant to read it?

In this five-minute episode, Michael Comyn reflects on the inner world of M…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Stillness in Shackles – Who was Epictetus?

Season 1 Episode 904

Mind the Gap: Stoic Portraits – Season One

What can a man born into slavery teach us about inner freedom?

In this five-minute reflection, Michael Comyn explores the life and legacy of Epictetus—the S…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago