Oct 2024
Alexander the Great: Soldier, Priest, and God. Interview with Professor Fred Naiden
<p>Professor Fred Naiden wrote one of my favorite books on Alexander the Great - <em>Soldier, Priest, and God -</em> and it provides a much different view of Alexander than the warrior king we so often see in modern treatments. Alexander was a deeply religious person, and his ide ... Show More
56m 9s
Oct 2024
Letters of Stoic Wisdom | Marcus Aurelius and Fronto
<p>Marcus Aurelius' letters to his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, give us a unique look into his life and relationships. As Brigid Delaney said in her recent interview on the Daily Stoic, <em>"if you want to understand </em><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel= ... Show More
19m 21s
Aug 2024
Philip the One-Eye and the Macedonian Conquest of Greece
<p>We all know the name of Alexander the Great, but his father Philip the One-Eye was no less important a historical figure. In just 20 years, he turned Macedonia into the preeminent power in the Greek world, laying the foundation for the much better-known exploits of his son and ... Show More
42m 4s
Dec 2023
Hanukkah & Round and Round w/ Eric Silver
<p>A time loop Hallmark Hanukkah movie? Do we really need to say more? We do, we say more for like an hour, joined by senior Jewish correspondent Eric Silver to discuss the new movie, Round & Round!</p><p><em>Content Warning:</em> This episode contains conversations about or ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2025
Ian McEwan on Speculative Fiction, Lost Poems and What We Can Know
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. His novels include Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach, and he is the recipient of many awards including the Booker Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award and t ... Show More
42 m
Sep 2025
Episode #236 ... Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Today we talk about the collection of journals known as Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. We mark the differences between Stoicism, modern Stoic ethics, and the journals of Marcus Aurelius. We talk about the divine logos, indifferents, and how metaphysical assumptions ladder up int ... Show More
34m 39s
Mar 2024
312. Teddy asks: What if you ate a hot pot with 1,000,000 peppers? (w/ Melly Victor)
When Abacus finds he can’t stop singing, he asks Cookie from the podcast Stoopkid Stories (played by Melly Victor) to give him Anti-Singing Lessons. Can Cookie help Abacus overcome his latest curse?
Lessons include: We can create music together no matter our talent levels; Expres ... Show More
18m 53s
On today’s podcast, Ryan speaks to his collaborator and illustrator for his new book The Boy Who Would Be King about the process of creating the art for the book, imposing discipline on yourself, how he was impacted by Marcus Aurelius’ story, and more.
Victor Juhasz is an artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, and E ... Show More
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