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Modern Meditations - Stoicism For The Real World

This podcast bridges the gap between the beautiful, concise teachings of the Stoics and everyday life, in a fun, not too stuffy and modern way. We share how Stoicism affects us personally, give practical ways to use it in your own life and have a fun time rapping, singing, creating sketches, fake commercials/holidays and many more things about Stoicism.

#66 – On the Shortness of Life (New Years Special): Why Justin Was in Tears, The Power of Home Depot, Faces Over Causes, High ROI Living & The 2025 Aurelius Awards

63 hours 24 mins; March 29, 2026

#65 – Enchiridion Ch 6: How to Stop Taking Pride in What Isn’t Yours, The Handsome Horse, Gladiator, and How to Avoid Patricide

44 mins; February 22, 2026

#64 - Enchiridion Ch 5: How to Stop Blaming Others, Yourself, or Anyone at All. The Difference Between Philosophers & Sellers of Vegetables, The Three Stoic Levels & The History of Insane Clown Posse

48 mins; December 07, 2025

#63 - Enchiridion Ch 4: How to Stop Being Surprised By Life: Death by Paper Cuts, Swinging Snakes, Budget Hotels & The History of Bathing

30 mins; October 06, 2025

#62 – Enchiridion Ch 3: How to Love What You Can Lose: Anaxagoras’ Comeback, Mortal Hugs, and the Bigger-or-Badder Test

33 mins; September 22, 2025

#61 - Enchiridion Ch 2: How Not to be Miserable - Mastering Desire, Disaster, and the Coldplay Kiss Cam

33 mins; August 03, 2025

#60 - Enchiridion Ch 1: Epictetus’ First Rule for Inner Freedom, Beyonce's Not a Stoic, Justin's Pop Quiz, Going Deeper W/The Dichotomy of Control & Desert Island Discs Pt 2

51 mins; July 06, 2025

#59 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Full Audiobook Reading)

278 hours 3 mins; June 15, 2025

#58 - Meditations Book 12: Becoming Worthy of the World that Created You, Kissing Gone Wrong, Bruce Turns Himself In, and the Grass Could be Greener on THIS Side

57 mins; June 02, 2025

#57 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 12 (Audiobook Reading)

19 mins; April 20, 2025

#56 - Meditations Book 11: No Human is Limited, There Is No Veil Over a Star, Fake Work vs Real Work, The Myth of 'Self Care', Only the Disciplined Are Free & Lessons From Kipchoge

48 mins; April 06, 2025

#55 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 11 (Audiobook Reading)

24 mins; March 23, 2025

#54 - The Nature of Nature & How to Have a Wise Relationship With It, Justin Reveals his Hypocrisy & Why Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is Profound

51 mins; March 17, 2025

#53 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 10 (Audiobook Reading)

27 mins; February 16, 2025

#52 - Meditations Book 9: How to Deepen Your Rest & Sharpen Your Focus Like a Stoic, Marcus's Bedtime Stories & Is There Life After TikTok?

36 mins; February 04, 2025

#51 - On The Shortness of Life (New Years Special) - Bruce’s Breakup & New Startup, 2 Week Justins, The 2024 Aurelis Award Show, & The Sacredness of Time

57 mins; January 12, 2025

#50 - On Being a Citizen of The World (Audio Essays)

25 mins; December 25, 2024

#49 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 9 (Audiobook Reading)

27 mins; December 15, 2024

#48 - Meditations Book 8: The Why Were You Born-isode, Gradual Coherence, Do You Find Meaning or Does Meaning Find You and the Parable of the Turkey Cult

57 mins; December 09, 2024

#47 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 8 (Audiobook Reading)

27 mins; November 17, 2024

#46 - The Deathisode

35 mins; October 31, 2024

#45 - Meditations Book 7: How Much Does Happiness Cost? Instagram Life vs The Simple Life, The Happiest Man in the World, Elon Musk's Life Algorithm & Autotelic activities

42 mins; October 06, 2024

#44 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 7 (Audiobook Reading)

27 mins; September 16, 2024

#43 - Meditations Book 6: To Move From One Unselfish Act to Another, Why You Don’t Exist, Big Mind vs Small Mind, Can You Have Two Souls? & Koans

35 mins; September 10, 2024

#42 - Meditations By Marcus Aurelius Book 6 (Audiobook Reading)

28 mins; August 27, 2024

#41 - Meditations Book 5: When You Have Failed Return Back Again, W/Composer Matt Lees, The Crazy Rise of Ulysses S. Grant, Slow Practice, Edision's Tenacity, Harmony & What Disharmony Sounds Like

59 mins; August 18, 2024

#40 - Meditations By Marcus Aurelius Book 5 (Audiobook Reading)

26 mins; August 11, 2024

#39 - Meditations Book 4: How To Turn Obstacles Into Flame & Brightness, Anti Fragility, Chubby Thieves, Un-Complicating Yourself & Special Guests Donald Trump And Joe Biden

64 hours 53 mins; August 04, 2024

#38 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 4 (Audiobook Reading)

27 mins; July 28, 2024

#37 - Meditations Book 3: Revere the Faculty Which Produces Opinion, Pompeii Poses, Bruce-Con, Emotional Minimalism, The Opinions We Are Currently Sacrificing & Happy Birthday Modern Meditations

58 mins; July 14, 2024

#36 - Meditations By Marcus Aurelius Book 3 (Audio Book Reading)

17 mins; June 30, 2024

#35 - Meditations Book 2: 4 Ways a Soul Does Violence To Itself & Marcus’s Remedies, Interdependence, Justin’s Kia Catching on Fire, Roommates Who Bathe In Vegetables, & The Benjamin Franklin Effect

46 mins; June 17, 2024

#34 - Meditations By Marcus Aurelius Book 2 (Audio Book Reading)

14 mins; June 03, 2024

#33 - Meditations Book 1: From Knee Surgery to Olympian (What We've Learned From Clayton Young), Listening Without Prejudice & A Stoic Call In Radio Show

46 mins; May 26, 2024

#32 - Meditations Book 1 - Learning From The Best In Others

40 mins; May 05, 2024

#31 - Meditations By Marcus Aurelius Book 1 (Audio Book Reading)

17 mins; April 28, 2024

#30 - Meditations Series Kick Off: The Life of Marcus Aurelius, How Meditations Was Written, The Mullet Snake Cult, Fake Steve Jobs & Seneca's Letters To Paul

45 mins; April 07, 2024

#29 - Equanimity Series Finale The Final Remedy: Confidence, The Ascension of Marcus Aurelius vs Elizabeth Holmes, How to Build a Confident Mind & Stoicism in the Streets

42 mins; April 03, 2024

#28 - The First Aurelmas: Smashing Mugs, Sinking Ships, Feasting With Gods, Bonfires and Our Brand New Stoic Rap

20 mins; March 19, 2024

#27 - Equanimity Series - Preference & Attachment, Disturbing TLC Shows, Bonaparte's Strategy for Letting Go, Finding 'Enough', Child Actors vs Buddhist Monks & Exposure Therapy

52 mins; March 06, 2024

#26 - Equanimity Series Aversions & Desires: The Faith in Loving Fiercely, Taming Desire & Aversion, Accepting the Present, Justin's Deepest Fear & The Stoic Origins of Christmas

51 mins; February 25, 2024

#25 - Equanimity Series - Pleasure! Hercules Choice, Bruce Becomes a Hippy, The Festival of Yes, and the First Stoic Hymn (We Wrote It)

47 mins; February 13, 2024

#24 - Equanimity Series - PAIN! W/Nationally Ranked Endurance Athlete AJ Conover, Bored vs Boring, Removing Unnecessary Pain, How to Increase Pain Tolerance and Stoic Hot Takes

69 hours 52 mins; February 04, 2024

#23 - Equanimity Series Overview: The Inner Citadel, King Arthur's Affair, How to Deal With Things That Are Hard to Deal With & Bruce Lee's Advice on Mastery

30 mins; January 21, 2024

# 22 - On The Shortness of Life (Full Audiobook Reading)

64 hours 40 mins; January 07, 2024

#21 - On The Shortness of Life (New Year’s Special)

52 mins; January 01, 2024

#20 - Stoic Fundamentals - Amor Fati: The Lost Episode, "Pollyanna" and her Links to Stoicism, Bruce Plays the Glad Game, How to Pronounce "Fati" and "Nietzsche" And an Audio Forest Bath

42 mins; December 29, 2023

#19 - Stoic Fundamentals - Memento Mori : How Learning How To Die Will Teach You How to Live, AI Justin, Stoic 10 Commandments & How To Live Immediately

38 mins; December 10, 2023

#18 - Stoic Fundamentals - A View From Above: Jeff Bezos in Space, You Thought Your Monday Was Bad?, The Plight of White Blood Cells, Stoic Practices For Gaining Perspective & How to Be Less Self Centered

55 mins; November 26, 2023

#17 - Stoic Fundamentals - Objective Representation: Decatastrophizing, Hitler's Communication Issues, Speaking Like a Stoic & Seeing Life With Clarity

43 mins; November 12, 2023

#16 - Stoic Fundamentals - Judgement: How To View The World Rationally, Stoic Tools For Better Judgement, Bruce Overcomes a Childhood Fear, How to Forgive Android Users & The Parable of We Will See

34 mins; October 29, 2023

#15 - Wisdom (Pt 2): Old Vs Wise, Mariachi Bands Vs Indoor Plumbing, Why Most Advice is Bad, Stoic Satan, Foolishness & Our First Remix

35 mins; October 17, 2023

#14 - Wisdom (Pt 1): Do Dogs Love You? Accepting Reality, Defining Wisdom, Epictetus on Wisdom & Justin’s/Bruce’s Least Stoic Moments

54 mins; October 01, 2023

#13 - Justice (Pt 2): Line Cutters Will be Prosecuted, The Origin of Lines, Duty is Not a Dirty Word & Titanic 2 Trailer

37 mins; September 24, 2023

#12 - Justice (Pt 1): Getting Evicted, Fairness vs Kindness, Stoicism & The Constitution, Reimagining Titanic & The Planet of The Apes

50 mins; September 10, 2023

#11- Temperance (Pt 2): Demons That Keep Us Awake, Overcoming Youtube Binging, the Prudent Arranger, Temperance as a Rudder, and More

43 mins; September 03, 2023

#10 - Temperance (Pt 1) : Becoming Worthy to Feast With the Gods, Bruce Overcomes His Uptightness, Dial Theory & Humility as the Beginning of Understanding

24 mins; August 27, 2023

#9 - Courage (Pt 2): Wimbledon ambitions, the courage to choose, thinking for yourself and the top 5 stoic states in America

49 mins; August 21, 2023

#8 - Courage: Surviving a Student Business Fiasco, Becoming the Man in the Arena, Timid Souls, Hypnotist Mothers & Stoic Haiku's

45 mins; August 11, 2023

#7 - How to be Truly Wealthy: Stoic Advice on Career Selection & Money

26 mins; August 06, 2023

#6 - To Forgive a Man Who Has Done Wrongly: How to Move Forward With Forgiveness

33 mins; July 30, 2023

#5 - Stoic Sports Psychology: How to Improve Your Mental Game Through the Dichotomy of Control

35 mins; July 22, 2023

#4 - Virtue is Not Just the Absence of Vice: How to Fill Your Life With Good Things

30 mins; July 12, 2023

#3 - A Stoic Soul Spring Cleaning: How to Remove Unnecessary Beliefs That Are Holding You Back

26 mins; July 05, 2023

#2 - Don't Just Talk About What a Good Person is, Be One: How to Use Stoicism to Become Better

22 mins; July 05, 2023

#1 - Intro to Modern Meditations - What Stoicism is, Why it Matters & What You'll Get From This Podcast

1 min; July 01, 2023

Modern Meditations - Stoicism For The Real World

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