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A Stoic Christmas Carol
In this episode I take my favourite holiday film, A Muppet Christmas Carol, and use it to explore the Stoic idea that every human being is pulled toward moral excellence—even when they have spent years rolling downhill in the wrong shape. Scrooge’s story gives us a clear picture ... Show More
19m 23s
Nov 21
Growing Into Roles We're Not Good At Yet
In this episode I talk about what it’s like to take on a large number of new roles in a very short period of time, and how doing so can leave you feeling detached from yourself unless you approach those roles with clear thinking, humility, and attention. Over the last few years I ... Show More
16m 30s
Nov 14
Living Well on a Hot Planet [The COP30]
In this episode I take a current headline—the opening of COP30 in Belém, Brazil—and sit with it like a philosopher, not a pundit. Instead of debating policy language or political victories, I look at what a global event like this means for people trying to live excellently right ... Show More
25m 35s
May 2023
Stoicism: Become Undefeatable
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Sep 8
Hegel on Stoicism (Part One)
Discussing the section on Stoicism in Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit," which is under "Freedom of Self-Consciousness," "Stoicism, Scepticism, and the Unhappy Consciousness." This comes right after his famous lordship and bondage chapter, and explains how in reaction to being de ... Show More
58m 13s
Feb 2025
Philosophy Series: Stoicism for Revolutionaries
<p>Breht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue titled <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auuk1y4DRgk&ab_channel=MichaelSugrue"> Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal</a>. He discusses the philos ... Show More
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Aug 2023
Embracing Fate: Nietzsche's Answer to the Victim Mentality
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Feb 2025
The Missing Piece of Stoicism: Why Kindness is Strength | Donald Robertson
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Jan 2019
Episode 53, Friedrich Nietzsche (Part III - Beyond Good and Evil)
<p>Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), a man who suffered greatly from bodily ills, considered himself somewhat of a physician. Yet, his remedies were not aimed towards physical conditions of the body, but rather the personal and societal ills of his time. Nietzsche, often poeticall ... Show More
43m 41s
Jan 2019
Episode 53, Friedrich Nietzsche (Part IV - Further Analysis and Discussion)
<p>Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), a man who suffered greatly from bodily ills, considered himself somewhat of a physician. Yet, his remedies were not aimed towards physical conditions of the body, but rather the personal and societal ills of his time. Nietzsche, often poeticall ... Show More
54m 15s
Dec 2018
Episode 53, Friedrich Nietzsche (Part I - The Life of Nietzsche)
<p>Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), a man who suffered greatly from bodily ills, considered himself somewhat of a physician. Yet, his remedies were not aimed towards physical conditions of the body, but rather the personal and societal ills of his time. Nietzsche, often poeticall ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2022
Trying to Appear Wise is Unwise
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1882875/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Many of us are interested in philosophy and self-improvement not to become wise, but for the reputation of being wise. Epictetus saw that this pattern of behavio ... Show More
6m 31s
Nov 2018
Episode 51, Simone de Beauvoir (Part II - The Ethics of Ambiguity)
<p>Simone de Beauvoir was a pioneer for the second-wave feminist movement and one of the most famous philosophers to have lived. Strikingly, Beauvoir did not label herself as a philosopher, since she never attempted to provide an original treatise which aimed to fully encapsulate ... Show More
1h 3m
In this episode, I explore the complex relationship between Stoicism and the concept of equality. While the title may be partly clickbait, it also highlights a significant discussion on how Stoicism views equality and justice.
I delve into how modern society has become disconnected from coherent moral reasoning, driven largely by raw emotions rather than phi ... Show More
<p>Today's motivation is all about becoming more stoic.</p>
<p>Audio Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFkyxzJtiv4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFkyxzJtiv4</a></p>
<p>More about Stoicism: </p>
<p>Stoicism is a philos ... Show More
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1882875/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p><em>"It's possible to be a legitimate victim of something... but to not be consumed by the label of victim."</em></p><p><em>"The victim minds ... Show More
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1882875/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Modern Stoicism often focuses on self-control and resilience, but what if we’ve overlooked its most important lesson? <br/><br/>True Stoicism is about strength t ... Show More
