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The Strong Stoic Podcast

The Strong Stoic Podcast is a raw, honest, and unapologetically deep podcast about philosophy and self-improvement. Join your host, Brandon Tumblin, as he breaks down a wide variety of complex and difficult topics while bringing together different philosophies, sciences, and perspectives.

#408 - Advice for Your 20s That Actually Survives Pressure

18 mins; March 24, 2026

#407 - Most of Your Life Is Boring — That’s Where It Gets Good

13 mins; March 17, 2026

#406 - Dyeing the Soul: How Repeated Thoughts Shape Your Identity

11 mins; March 09, 2026

#405 - Wealth Without Arrogance, Loss Without Panic

24 mins; March 02, 2026

#404 - The Story You Tell to Sleep at Night

16 mins; February 23, 2026

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

63 hours 37 mins; February 16, 2026

#402 - Why I Stopped Buying Stoic Books (And Started Practicing Stoicism)

19 mins; February 09, 2026

#401 - Multitasking Is Ruining Your Life (The Stoics Warned Us)

16 mins; February 02, 2026

#400 - Internal vs External Regulation — And When Reflection Becomes a Trap

19 mins; January 26, 2026

#399 - Be Dangerous, But Leave Room for the Human

19 mins; January 19, 2026

#398 - Stoic Resilience: You're Stronger Than You Think | With Kyle Sarka

87 hours 44 mins; January 12, 2026

#397 - Why Does Progress Often Feel Like Failure?

19 mins; January 05, 2026

#396 - Life Isn’t Fair — And That’s the Point

20 mins; December 29, 2025

#395 - Living Between Reaction and Intention

18 mins; December 22, 2025

#394 - The Stoic Warrior's Restless Night

15 mins; December 15, 2025

#393 - Strong at the Broken Places: How Stoics Rebuild After Breaking

21 mins; December 01, 2025

#392 - Diogenes the Dog: Stress-Testing Stoicism with Inger Kuin

48 mins; November 17, 2025

#391 - The Path to Personal Growth

15 mins; November 11, 2025

#390 - Kai Whiting on Illness, Identity, and Practicing Stoicism When Life Collapses

71 hours 36 mins; November 03, 2025

#389 - The Stoic Heart of Star Wars

21 mins; October 29, 2025

#388 - Confronting Darkness: A Stoic Look at Ed Gein

21 mins; October 20, 2025

#387 - Unfinished Sentences: On Dying, Fear, and Truth

21 mins; October 13, 2025

#386 - Don't Trade Your Problems for Other Problems

18 mins; October 07, 2025

#385 - Red Pill vs. Stoicism: Facts, Values, and Virtue in Relationships

27 mins; September 29, 2025

#384 - Travel, Stoicism, and the Cosmopolis

13 mins; September 24, 2025

#383 - Epictetus on Wealth and Detachment

14 mins; September 16, 2025

#382 - Tim Ash: Primal Dating & Evolutionary Psychology

68 hours 59 mins; September 09, 2025

#381 - The World's Not Out to Get You

18 mins; September 01, 2025

#380 - The Power to Change with Chuck Chakrapani

32 mins; August 25, 2025

#379 - Justice Without a Gavel: Living Fairness the Stoic Way

16 mins; August 11, 2025

#378 - Recovery Is Not a Weakness — It’s the Foundation of Strength

14 mins; August 05, 2025

#377 - Joshua W. Bertolotti | Cultivating Calm: Stoicism, Self-Awareness, and Emotional Presence

26 mins; July 28, 2025

#376 - What Squid Game Gets Right About Human Nature

20 mins; July 21, 2025

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

66 hours 12 mins; July 14, 2025

#374 - The Hidden Cause Behind Your Pain

14 mins; July 07, 2025

#373 - Creating Beauty as a Stoic

11 mins; July 02, 2025

#372 - Strength Starts Where You Are

11 mins; June 24, 2025

#371 - False Progress & Stoic Luck

10 mins; June 16, 2025

#370 - The Necessity of an Inner Circle

20 mins; June 09, 2025

#369 - Would You Live Forever If You Could?

19 mins; June 02, 2025

#368 - Pleasure vs. Purpose: Finding Balance in Modern Life

21 mins; May 26, 2025

#367 - Excuses vs. Truth: Owning Failure in a Stoic Life

21 mins; May 19, 2025

#366 - Embracing Life's Trials - A Stoic Perspective

17 mins; May 12, 2025

#365 - How Stoicism Helped Me Handle a Car Accident

18 mins; May 05, 2025

#364 - Surviving Orwell’s 1984 as a Stoic

22 mins; April 28, 2025

#363 - Character is What Remains

16 mins; April 21, 2025

#362 - Joshua W. Bertolotti: Finding Peace in Imperfection

54 mins; April 15, 2025

#361 - Should a Stoic Be Vegan?

19 mins; April 08, 2025

#360 - Top 10 Daily Habits

25 mins; March 31, 2025

#359 - On Helping the Homeless

20 mins; March 25, 2025

#358 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words

14 mins; March 10, 2025

#357 - Gandalf, Stoicism, and the Wisdom of the Grandfather

15 mins; March 04, 2025

#356 - The Wisdom of Judgment

23 mins; February 24, 2025

#355 - Nobody is Cut Out For This

16 mins; February 17, 2025

#354 - Tariffs Through a Stoic Lens

20 mins; February 10, 2025

#353 - Death: Fear & Transcendence

19 mins; February 03, 2025

#352 - Courage in the Face of Certain Death

23 mins; January 27, 2025

#351 - I Do What I Think is Right, and That's Enough

17 mins; January 20, 2025

#350 - The Courage to Be Disliked

17 mins; January 13, 2025

#349 - What Punishments Are Not Gifts?

19 mins; January 06, 2025

#348 - The Gift of Resetting: A Christmas Reflection

10 mins; December 24, 2024

#347 - Becoming Useful

15 mins; December 16, 2024

#346 - The Stoic Art of Self-Reflection

17 mins; December 09, 2024

#345 - Are You Reading Stoicism or Living It?

13 mins; December 02, 2024

#344 - The Pursuit for Less

16 mins; November 25, 2024

#343 - Practical Stoicism

22 mins; November 18, 2024

#342 - Modern Politics & Stoicism

19 mins; November 11, 2024

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

19 mins; November 04, 2024

#340 - The Stoic Approach to Wealth

17 mins; October 29, 2024

#339 - Finding Peace in Pain

16 mins; October 21, 2024

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

15 mins; October 14, 2024

#337 - A Stoic's Guide to Leadership

15 mins; October 07, 2024

#336 - Recovery: The Secret to Strength

12 mins; September 30, 2024

#335 - Meeting Your Weaker Self

17 mins; September 23, 2024

#334 - Doing Your Best

17 mins; September 16, 2024

#333 - Being Happy About Adversity

17 mins; September 09, 2024

#332 - The Procrastination of Happiness

18 mins; September 03, 2024

#331 - Where's the Music?

16 mins; August 27, 2024

#330 - On the Heaviness of Life

15 mins; August 19, 2024

#329 - The Importance of Managing Emotions

18 mins; August 12, 2024

#328 - The Appeal of Bitterness and Resentment in Pain

15 mins; July 24, 2024

#327 - Being Harsh on Yourself

19 mins; July 16, 2024

#326 - The Importance of Challenges in Life

19 mins; July 08, 2024

#325 - Patriotism as a Stoic

13 mins; July 02, 2024

#324 - Now is Always the Exception

15 mins; June 24, 2024

#323 - You're Gonna Be Fine

18 mins; June 18, 2024

#322 - The Only Way to Avoid Criticism

17 mins; June 11, 2024

#321 - Extreme Ownership as a Stoic

17 mins; June 03, 2024

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

19 mins; May 27, 2024

#319 - How to Feel Stoic Joy

13 mins; May 20, 2024

#318 - Confronting Self-Deception for Personal Growth

16 mins; May 13, 2024

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

65 hours 15 mins; May 07, 2024

#316 - Chaos and Order in Daily Life

16 mins; April 29, 2024

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

95 hours 43 mins; April 22, 2024

#314 - Managing Jealousy as a Stoic

17 mins; April 15, 2024

#313 - Olympic Skater Mark Tuitert: The Stoic Mindset

62 hours 41 mins; April 08, 2024

#312 - On Wasted Time

21 mins; April 01, 2024

#311 - Trauma From A Stoic Perspective

14 mins; March 25, 2024

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

16 mins; March 18, 2024

#309 - Stoic Luck and Providence

18 mins; March 11, 2024

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