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Podcast: Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied
Episode: Dana Gioia on Seneca and The Madness of Hercules (Episode 74)
Description: Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven“The central theme of Seneca’s tragedies is how to endure a world in which there is no justice, no safety, no guarantees—political or divine—of human dignity.”For this episode, I went to Sonoma County, California to speak with the poet Dana Gioia.Seneca was a brilliant philosopher and statesman, but not many know he was also a world-class playwright. Dana Gioia is changing that.Our conversation focuses on...