All Episodes

The Price of Getting What You Want | Episode 431

AI Could Kill Us by 2030. But That’s Not the Real Problem

Is Ryan Holiday Wrong About Stoic Success? | Episode 430

The Soul Is Dyed by Its Thoughts | Marcus Aurelius | Episode 429

David Goggins: Strength or Self-Punishment? | Episode 428

Choose Your Regrets: How to Live Intentionally | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 427

Why Certain People Get Under Your Skin | Episode 426

Boundaries Are an Act of Connection | Episode 425

When You Stop Loving What You Once Loved | Episode 424

Becoming Someone You Respect | Episode 423

You’ve Never Seen What You’re Truly Capable Of | Episode 422

Corey Robinson | Who Are You When the Crowd Is Gone? | Episode 421

The Courage to Chase the Life That's Calling You | Episode 420

Give Your Past Self Some Grace | Episode 419

Everything You Have Is Borrowed (Including Your Strength) | Episode 418

Kyle Sarka | The Strange Comfort of Mortality | Episode 417

How to Move Forward When Everything Feels Heavy | Episode 416

You Will Be Forgotten - And That's Beautiful | Episode 415

The Difference Between Solitude and Loneliness | Episode 414

The Root Cause of a Bad Life | Episode 413

Not Everyone Is Meant to Be Your Friend | Episode 412

You Forgot You’re Going to Die (And It’s Costing You) | Episode 411

You’re Not Overwhelmed—You’re Unprioritized | Episode 410

Your Old Life is Running You | Episode 409

Advice for Your 20s That Actually Survives Pressure | Episode 408

Most of Your Life Is Boring — That’s Where It Gets Good | Episode 407

Dyeing the Soul: How Repeated Thoughts Shape Your Identity | Episode 406

Wealth Without Arrogance, Loss Without Panic | Episode 405

The Story You Tell to Sleep at Night | Episode 404

William C. Spears | Conflict, Leadership, and the Stoic Way | Episode 403

Why I Stopped Buying Stoic Books (And Started Practicing Stoicism) | Episode 402

Multitasking Is Ruining Your Life (The Stoics Warned Us) | Episode 401

Internal vs External Regulation — And When Reflection Becomes a Trap | Episode 400

Be Dangerous, But Leave Room for the Human | Episode 399

Stoic Resilience: You're Stronger Than You Think | Kyle Sarka | Episode 398

Why Does Progress Often Feel Like Failure? | Episode 397

Life Isn’t Fair — And That’s the Point | Episode 396

Living Between Reaction and Intention | Episode 395

The Stoic Warrior's Restless Night | Episode 394

Strong at the Broken Places: How Stoics Rebuild After Breaking | Episode 393

Diogenes the Dog: Stress-Testing Stoicism | Inger Kuin | Episode 392

The Path to Personal Growth | Episode 391

Kai Whiting | Illness, Identity, and Practicing Stoicism When Life Collapses | Episode 390

The Stoic Heart of Star Wars | Episode 389

Confronting Darkness: A Stoic Look at Ed Gein | Episode 388

Unfinished Sentences: On Dying, Fear, and Truth | Episode 387

Don't Trade Your Problems for Other Problems | Episode 386

Red Pill vs. Stoicism: Facts, Values, and Virtue in Relationships | Episode 385

Travel, Stoicism, and the Cosmopolis | Episode 384

Epictetus on Wealth and Detachment | Episode 383

Tim Ash | Primal Dating & Evolutionary Psychology | Episode 382

The World's Not Out to Get You | Episode 381

The Power to Change with Chuck Chakrapani | Episode 380

Justice Without a Gavel: Living Fairness the Stoic Way | Episode 379

Recovery Is Not a Weakness — It’s the Foundation of Strength | Episode 378

Stoicism, Self-Awareness, and Emotional Presence | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 377

What Squid Game Gets Right About Human Nature | Episode 376

Tanner Campbell | How Stoicism Shapes Our Health, Fitness, and Daily Responsibilities | Episode 375

The Hidden Cause Behind Your Pain | Episode 374

Creating Beauty as a Stoic | Episode 373

Strength Starts Where You Are | Episode 372

False Progress & Stoic Luck | Episode 371

#370 - The Necessity of an Inner Circle

Would You Live Forever If You Could? | Episode 369

Pleasure vs. Purpose: Finding Balance in Modern Life | Episode 368

Excuses vs. Truth: Owning Failure in a Stoic Life | Episode 367

Embracing Life's Trials - A Stoic Perspective | Episode 366

How Stoicism Helped Me Handle a Car Accident | Episode 365

Surviving Orwell’s 1984 as a Stoic | Episode 364

Character is What Remains | Episode 363

Finding Peace in Imperfection | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 362

Should a Stoic Be Vegan? | Episode 361

Top 10 Daily Habits | Episode 360

On Helping the Homeless | Episode 359

Actions Speak Louder Than Words | Episode 358

Gandalf, Stoicism, and the Wisdom of the Grandfather | Episode 357

The Wisdom of Judgment | Episode 356

Nobody is Cut Out For This | Episode 355

Tariffs Through a Stoic Lens | Episode 354

Death: Fear & Transcendence | Episode 353

Courage in the Face of Certain Death | Episode 352

I Do What I Think is Right, and That's Enough | Episode 351

The Courage to Be Disliked | Episode 350

#349 - What Punishments Are Not Gifts?

#348 - The Gift of Resetting: A Christmas Reflection

#347 - Becoming Useful

#346 - The Stoic Art of Self-Reflection

#345 - Are You Reading Stoicism or Living It?

#344 - The Pursuit for Less

#343 - Practical Stoicism

#342 - Modern Politics & Stoicism

#341 - Are Stoics Optimists, Pessimists, or Realists?

#340 - The Stoic Approach to Wealth

#339 - Finding Peace in Pain

#338 - The Nature of Evil and How to Respond to It

#337 - A Stoic's Guide to Leadership

#336 - Recovery: The Secret to Strength

#335 - Meeting Your Weaker Self

#334 - Doing Your Best

#333 - Being Happy About Adversity

#332 - The Procrastination of Happiness

#331 - Where's the Music?

#330 - On the Heaviness of Life

#329 - The Importance of Managing Emotions

#328 - The Appeal of Bitterness and Resentment in Pain

#327 - Being Harsh on Yourself

#326 - The Importance of Challenges in Life

#325 - Patriotism as a Stoic

#324 - Now is Always the Exception

#323 - You're Gonna Be Fine

#322 - The Only Way to Avoid Criticism

#321 - Extreme Ownership as a Stoic

#320 - Being More Than A Hero (The Dark Knight)

#319 - How to Feel Stoic Joy

#318 - Confronting Self-Deception for Personal Growth

#317 - Sharon Lebell: Finding Agency in Life's Chaos

#316 - Chaos and Order in Daily Life

#315 - Award-Winning Musician Mike Ryan | Music, Stoicism, & the Creative Process

#314 - Managing Jealousy as a Stoic

#313 - Olympic Skater Mark Tuitert: The Stoic Mindset

On Wasted Time | Episode 312

#311 - Trauma From A Stoic Perspective

#310 - Changing Ourselves: What, Why, and How

#309 - Stoic Luck and Providence

#308 - Following Your Passion

#307 - Ryan A. Bush: Engineering Ourselves Towards a Better Life

#306 - What is a Stoic Sage?

#305 - Katie Feltmate: Love in the Age of Quarantine

#304 - Living in Tension With Nature

#303 - How to Manage Fatigue (Physical, Mental, and Spiritual)

#302 - Kyle Smith: Goals, Consciousness, Healing, Daily Miracles

#301 - Four Lessons from 300 Episodes

#300 - Simon Drew: Modern Challenges, Prayer, & Finding Peace

#299 - Designing Your Environment for Success

#298 - 2023 Christmas Special

#297 - How to Become and Stay Resilient

#296 - Finding Light in the Darkness

#295 - Transcending Suffering (Stoicism, Buddhism, & Peterson)

#294 - Who We're Supposed to Be

#293 - Dealing With Criticism

#292 - When Life Gives You Lemons

#291 - A Dog's Happiness

#290 - Getting Stuck in Life, and What to Do

#289 - Staying True Amidst Political Games

#288 - Staying Humble, Even if You're "Better"

#287 - Tempering the Desire to be "Rich"

#286 - Marcus Aurelius & Wokeism

#285 - Harmony: Part 2

#284 - Rekindling Our Youth

#283 - Meditation: It's Simpler Than You Think

#282 - Moving Forward Amongst Imperfection

#281 - The Story We Tell Ourselves

#280 - Lessons From 1 Year of Ice Baths

#279 - Practicing Detachment (and Why It's Important)

#278 - How to Be Strong But Not Brittle

#277 - Can We Handle the Truth?

#276 - "Don't seek to have events happen as you wish"

#275 - Navigating Nihilistic Tendencies

#274 - Having Possessions Without Attachment

#273 - "Nobody Gets Away With Anything, Ever"

#272 - What is Life Really About?

#271 - Ian C. Williams: Vulnerability, Fact, Truth, Reason, & Identity

#270 - Adopting Better Opinions & Perspectives; Connecting Opinions & Character

#269 - Altering the Structure of Reality: Subjective Truth vs. Objective Truth

#268 - Balancing Gratitude with Betterment; Marcus Aurelius & Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

#267 - On the Shortness (And Extensiveness) of Life

#266 - Dr. Megan McElheran: Hard Work & True Rest, Exercise & Stoicism, & Finding Good Relationships

#265 - Truth: The Handmaiden of Love (According to Jordan Peterson)

#264 - Will Johncock: Stoic Cosmopolitan, Community, Connection, & the Daimon

#263 - Making Friends, Being a Friend, & Putting Yourself in the Sun

#262 - Becoming Wise, Accepting Ignorance, & Staying Humble

#261 - Dr. Brian Russell: Personality, Teamwork, Relationships, & Leadership

#260 - Stoic Logos, Heraclitus, Dialogue, & Pursuing Truth

#259 - Tanner Campbell: Stoicism, Western Values, Ethics, & Being A Good Person

#258 - Lucky Now

#257 - Corey Robinson: Doing Your Best, Intentions, & Relationships

#256 - A Moral Dilemma

#255 - Dr. Megan McElheran: Hard Truths, Suffering, & Trauma

#254 - Leave A Light On

#253 - What if God Doesn't Exist?

#252 - Shane Trotter: Problems In Our Education System

#251 - Aiming Up

#250 - Products of Our Environment

#249 - Kristen Herrington: Abstract Art, Stoicism, & Belonging

#248 - Showing Up For Yourself

#247 - Side By Side With A Friend

#246 - Wisdom 101 with Joshua Bertolotti

#245 - Stoic Grace (Part 2)

#244 - Stoic Grace (Part 1)

#243 - Santara Gonzales: Prison, Judgement, & Freedom

#242 - A Stoic Response to Ye Praising Hitler

#241 - Let's All Agree

#240 - Best of 2022

#239 - Negative Visualization

#238 - The Importance of Tension

#237 - The Seeker and The Stoic with Joshua W. Bertolotti

#236 - Stoic Redemption

#235 - The Accident is Your Training

#234 - Will Johncock: Sociology & Stoicism

#233 - The Most Real Things

#232 - Absolute Vulnerability

#231 - David Alexander: Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, & Dream Analysis

#230 - Rebelling Against the Body

#229 - The Dark Pull

#228 - Corey Robinson: Strength, Fear, & Youth Development

#227 - To Be Understood

#226 - Forming Habits (Brain Grooves)

#225 - Josephine Tite: Being Genuine & Setting Boundaries

#224 - Tyranny

#223 - Sheathed Swords

#222 - Simon J.E. Drew: Our Theological Problem

#221 - "Burn the Capitol"

#220 - Spirit Lead Me

#219 - Joshua W. Bertolotti: Leading A Life

#218 - Patience

#217 - God's Nature

#216 - Dr. Brian Russell: The Spiritual Journey

#215 - Stoicism & Hurricanes

#214 - Generosity

#213 - Judith Stove: Virtue & Strength

#212 - Complaining

#211 - Vice Friday

#210 - Dr. Kevin Vost: Humble Strength

#209 - Group Glue

#208 - God is Dead

#207 - Shane Trotter: History

#206 - Just Relax

#205 - Sharon Lebell: The Philosopher's Journey

#204 - Josh W. Bertolotti: Heraclitus

#203 - Laughing Well

#202 - Destroying Evil

#201 - Todd Leader: Who Am I?

#200 - Soul

#199 - Taking Offence

#198 - Rocco Jarman: The Hero's Journey

#197 - Stoicism & Exercise

#196 - The Delusion of Ownership

#195 - Juan Pérez: Stoicism in the Workplace

#194 - Pride

#193 - Scientific Hubris

#192 - Shane Sorensen: Renaissance Wisdom

#191 - What Are You Afraid Of?

#190 - Evil Does Not Sleep

#189 - Todd Leader: Leadership

#188 - Practicing Gratitude

#187 - Losing Faith

#186 - Josh Bertolotti - Self-Love: Part 2

#185 - Get Off That Train

#184 - What Is Your Duty?

#183 - Quinn Everett: Strength, Habits, & Rebellion

#182 - Can Anger Be Virtuous?

#181 - Don't Be A Sloth

#180 - Josh Bertolotti - Self-Love: Part 1

#179 - You Are Divine

#178 - The Cardinal Virtues

#177 - David Schmeikal: Self-Knowledge, Creativity, & Growth

#176 - Free Speech

#175 - Character & Reputation

#174 - Chuck Chakrapani: The Stoic Gym

#173 - The Problem With Weakness

#172 - Dark Energy

#171 - Todd Leader: Psychology, Care, & Mental Health

#170 - Love

#169 - Natural Stoics

#168 - Alex Bellemarre: Olympic Weightlifting, Competition, & Goal Setting

#167 - Teaching Failure

#166 - Listen Up!

#165 - Jacob Saunders: Stoic Sailing, Patriotism, & Meaning

#164 - Becoming A True Person

#163 - Are We Gods?

#162 - Joe Bakhmoutski: Cancer, Meaning, & Communication

#161 - Mind Your Intentions

#160 - Harmony

#159 - Chris Fisher: Traditional Stoicism

#158 - Grieve Like A Stoic

#157 - Keep the Tension

#156 - David Fideler: Seneca, Harmony, & Politics

#155 - Dark Times

#154 - Giving Up

#153 - Juliet Rose: Fiction, Writing, & Redemption

#152 - Friendship

#151 - The Power of the Word

#150 - Shane Trotter: Barbarian Virtues, Strength, & Love

#149 - Monopoly Madness

#148 - Stoic Externals

#147 - Sean Lind: Progress, Injury, & Coaching

#146 - The End of the World

#145 - Take The Hits

#144 - Donald Robertson: Stoicism, CBT, & Anger

#143 - Go Easy On Me

#142 - A Heavy Heart

#141 - The Elephant & The Rider

#140 - Kai Whiting: Modern Man & God

#139 - The Dance

#138 - The Best of 2021

#137 - Couch Potato Time

#136 - Christmas & New Years

#135 - Fool of a Took!

#134 - Simon Drew: The Poet & The Sage

#133 - Virtue Signalling

#132 - Dialogue or War

#131 - Josh Bertolotti: The Perennial Leader Project

#130 - Stand Up Straight

#129 - Up The Hierarchy

#128 - Tim Ash: Evolutionary Psychology

#127 - Conquering Death

#126 - The Power of the Individual

#125 - Luc Giguere: Language Barriers & Quebec

#124 - Ad Hominem

#123 - I Am Moana

#122 - Good News

#121 - John Giordano: Addiction & Recovery

#120 - Be True

#119 - Falling Into Chaos

#118 - Play Nice

#117 - Thuraya: Religion, Values, & Identity

#116 - The Underground Man

#115 - Don't Be Naive

#114 - You're Not A Slave

#113 - Wash Out The Blond

#112 - Naya Morquecho: Psychology & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

#111 - The Lonely Tree

#110 - Hero or Villain?

#109 - Mary

#108 - Shane Sorensen: Questioning Everything

#107 - Being Wrong Is GOOD

#106 - Is It A Conspiracy?

#105 - The Ultimate Sacrifice

#104 - Jeremy Sherman: Jerks, Science, & Philosophy

#103 - Could You Be A Nazi?

#102 - Complete Control

#101 - Josephine Tite: Death and Mortality

#100 - Triple Digits

#99 - It's None of My Business

#98 - Sam Thiara: Defining Your Identity

#97 - The Best Days of Your Life

#96 - "But The Stoics Said..."

#95 - Pleasure Leads to Sorrow

#94 - Kai Whiting: A Stoic View on Animals

#93 - Premeditatio Malorum

#92 - Living With Less

#91 - Socializing is Stoic

#90 - Daniel Vargas: The Stoic Sage Podcast

#89 - Let's Be Practical

#88 - The Second Act

#87 - I Was An Ass

#86 - Kai Whiting and Practical Stoicism

#85 - The BEST Assumption

#84 - Fear The Sun

#83 - One More Light

#82 - Memento Mori

#81 - Embrace Your Inner Nerd

#80 - Be An Artist

#79 - In The Blood

#78 - Unethical Acts

#77 - Renaissance Wisdom with Shane Sorensen

#76 - Self-Reliance

#75 - Your Parent's Funeral

#74 - The Ascent

#73 - Live Modestly

#72 - Seekers of Truth

#71 - Judge Yourself

#70 - The Wrong Path

#69 - Pay Your Damn Taxes

#68 - Flawed Mentors

#67 - Absolute Power

#66 - Off The Bandwagon

#65 - A Master's Burden

#64 - Offer Your Inequality

#63 - Tough Times

#62 - A Good Job

#61 - A New Mantra

#60 - Humble Harry

#59 - Slipping Into Mediocrity

#58 - Most People Are Good

#57 - Become Corrupt

#56 - Attain Your Ideal

#55 - Imprison Your Heart

#54 - Is Life Worth Giving?

#53 - Let's Be Controversial!

#52 - Practice Perfectly

#51 - It's Not Your Fault, But...

#50 - Enjoy The Process

#49 - What's The Alternative?

#48 - Live A Thousand Lives

#47 - What Do You Deserve?

#46 - Ride The Troughs

#45 - Don't Fear Old Age

#44 - Live in the Moment?

#43 - Be Responsible or Be Oppressed

#42 - Fear Leads to Suffering

#41 - The World of Extroverts

#40 - Don't Ask for an Easy Life

#0 - The Strong Stoic Podcast Trailer

#39 - The Truth About Truth

#38 - You're Going to Suck

#37 - Is Discrimination All Bad?

#36 - Too Much Solitude

#35 - Nobody Liked Mulan

#34 - The Best New Year's Resolution

#33 - Grow Some Rhino Skin

#32 - Christmas Special!

#31 - Are You Special?

#30 - When The Shadow Comes

#29 - Faith vs. Reason

#28 - The Only Real Misfortune

#27 - You Can't Control the Weather

#26 - Shitty Rims Are Humbling

#25 - Jesus Isn't Your Saviour!

#24 - One Philosophy to Rule Them All

#23 - Save Your Father, Pinocchio!

#22 - Be Compassionate, But...

#21 - Winter is Coming

#20 - Liberty Dies with Thunderous Applause

#19 - Solitude, the Bringer of Demons!

#18 - What is a Strong Stoic?

#17 - Respect Light Weights

#16 - Daily Habits for a Happy Life

#15 - Are Men and Women Different?

#14 - Grow Up, Simba!

#13 - Anger is (Mostly) the Enemy

#12 - The Shrek Effect

#11 - Do You Make Your Own Sandwiches?

#10 - The Future Will Judge You

#9 - Don't Put People in a Box!

#8 - Wisdom

#7 - The Truth About Safe Spaces

#6 - Life is a Shipwreck

#5 - Life's Currency: Time

#4 - These Damn Decisions

#2 - Stay Humble, Friends

#1 - Let It Be

#3 - The Tao of the Barbell