The What Is Stoicism? Podcast
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How Strange It Is, What People Do
6 mins; April 01, 2026
Aphorisms for Action: Making Stoicism Stick
6 mins; March 25, 2026
Why Genuine Kindness Is Irresistible
6 mins; March 18, 2026
What Is There to Fear? What Is There to Do?
6 mins; March 11, 2026
What Stoicism Looks Like in Public and in Private
7 mins; March 04, 2026
Why Good People Suffer
6 mins; February 25, 2026
Don’t Lose Today in the Trap of Tomorrow
6 mins; February 18, 2026
The Stoic Morning: Poems To Wake Up To
5 mins; February 11, 2026
When Escape Isn't Possible, Acceptance Is The Way
7 mins; February 04, 2026
You'll Never Be Perfect, And That's Just Fine
6 mins; January 28, 2026
People Over Things: The Urgency of Today
5 mins; January 21, 2026
We Suffer Most in Our Imagination
6 mins; January 14, 2026
Why Relaxation Is Absolutely Necessary
6 mins; January 07, 2026
How Stoics Tamed Their Strongest Emotions
5 mins; December 31, 2025
The Discipline of Listening: How to Hear Wisely
7 mins; December 24, 2025
Practical Ways to Find Joy in the Present
7 mins; December 17, 2025
What Tyrants Get Wrong About Power and Wealth
6 mins; December 10, 2025
Why The World Needs Stoic Empathy (Interview with Shermin Kruse)
73 hours 13 mins; December 03, 2025
Don’t Fear Death, Fear a Life Unlived
6 mins; November 26, 2025
The Poetry of Simple Stoic Living
7 mins; November 19, 2025
How a Stoic Becomes Invincible
7 mins; November 12, 2025
Do You Know What Things Are Good And Evil?
6 mins; November 05, 2025
Why No Virtue Stands Alone
6 mins; October 29, 2025
The Flow and Freedom of a Stoic Life
7 mins; October 22, 2025
The Courage to Ask, The Courage to Care
6 mins; October 15, 2025
Why You Should Try Voluntary Hardship (Interview with Jon Brooks)
93 hours 31 mins; October 08, 2025
Why Their Anger Isn’t Your Problem
5 mins; October 01, 2025
Honor Those Who Shaped You
5 mins; September 24, 2025
How to Live for Others Without Losing Yourself
6 mins; September 17, 2025
Happiness Isn’t for Sale—Not Even at the Oscars
5 mins; September 10, 2025
Making Each Day a Complete Life
5 mins; September 03, 2025
Stoic Coffee Anyone? (Interview with Ayo Disu)
42 mins; August 27, 2025
Why Do Philosophy? (16 Reasons to Practice)
19 mins; August 20, 2025
How a Modern Stoic Practices
7 mins; August 13, 2025
Don’t Believe Everything You Think
7 mins; August 06, 2025
How Stoics Build Better Communities
6 mins; July 30, 2025
The Ideal Life Might Not Be What You Think
5 mins; July 23, 2025
Controlling What You Can Gives You Wings
4 mins; July 16, 2025
You Can Neither Re-Live Nor Pre-Live
5 mins; July 09, 2025
Defending Ourselves Against Our Enemies
4 mins; July 02, 2025
So It Goes
6 mins; June 25, 2025
Strong Enough To Ask For Help
4 mins; June 18, 2025
What Is Stoicism?
7 mins; June 11, 2025
Stoic Tools To Help You Wake Up
4 mins; June 04, 2025
How to Get Out of Your Own Way
5 mins; May 28, 2025
Building Inner Walls Against Outer Storms
5 mins; May 21, 2025
Stoic Actions for Anxious Minds
5 mins; May 14, 2025
Heaven Decreed Better: A Stoic Response to Misfortune
5 mins; May 07, 2025
Advice For Living Lightly in a Heavy World
5 mins; April 30, 2025
Think Slower, Judge Better: How to Control Your Command Center
5 mins; April 23, 2025
Why External Events Aren’t Good or Bad
4 mins; April 16, 2025
Lessons In Leadership from Gandhi and the Stoics
4 mins; April 09, 2025
The Last Time - A Short Stoic Guide to Savoring Life
4 mins; April 02, 2025
Correcting Misconceptions About Stoicism (Interview with Gregory B. Sadler)
97 hours 19 mins; March 26, 2025
Using Stoicism To Give Up On The Old You
4 mins; March 19, 2025
We Have The Potential To Live A Good Life
4 mins; March 12, 2025
Stoicism 101 (Interview with Stoic Coffee Break's Erick Cloward)
57 mins; March 05, 2025
Things You Don't Have To Say Make You Rich
5 mins; February 26, 2025
The Road To Stoicism (Interview With Via Stoica's Benny Voncken)
54 mins; February 19, 2025
Should You Suppress Your Desires?
5 mins; February 12, 2025
Examples Of Stoicism In The Wild
5 mins; February 05, 2025
How To Prepare For Disappointment
5 mins; January 29, 2025
Know Yourself, Know Your Worth
5 mins; January 22, 2025
Duty, Justice, and the Art of Kindness
4 mins; January 15, 2025
What It Means To Do Philosophy
4 mins; January 08, 2025
The Wind Changes In Its Own Good Time
5 mins; January 01, 2025
A Short Reminder To Do Less
5 mins; December 18, 2024
How A Stoic Trains For Life
5 mins; December 11, 2024
People We Have Met And Don't Want To
5 mins; December 04, 2024
Reasons To Write Letters
5 mins; November 27, 2024
How To Think Like Socrates (Interview With Donald Robertson)
107 hours 55 mins; November 20, 2024
A Short Exercise For Dealing With Future Worry
4 mins; November 13, 2024
The Formula For Human Greatness
4 mins; November 06, 2024
A Stoic Alien Reports On The Humans
5 mins; October 30, 2024
A Daily Way To Exemplify Stoic Character
5 mins; October 23, 2024
What Are Your Roles In Life?
5 mins; October 16, 2024
Three Short Questions To Know Yourself Better
4 mins; October 09, 2024
How To Leave The Past Behind
4 mins; October 02, 2024
Building Stoic Courage, One Step at a Time
4 mins; September 25, 2024
Take On The Color Of The Dead
4 mins; September 18, 2024
How A Stoic Focuses On What’s Necessary
4 mins; September 11, 2024
The Ripple Effect of Teaching, Tolerance and Kindness
5 mins; September 04, 2024
The Chief Task In Life Is This
4 mins; August 28, 2024
Stoic Help With Socializing
4 mins; August 21, 2024
Guided Exercise: Reframe Life's Paintings
5 mins; August 07, 2024
A Stoic Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
5 mins; July 31, 2024
Stoic Paradox 3 - All Vices Are Equal And All Virtues Are Equal
7 mins; July 24, 2024
Be Your Own Master: Only The Philosophical Are Free
5 mins; July 17, 2024
Finding Purpose: The Joy of Becoming Good
4 mins; July 10, 2024
100 Tips For A Stoic Life
24 mins; July 03, 2024
Stoic Paradox 2 - When Virtue Is Present, Nothing Will Be Lacking
4 mins; June 26, 2024
Gain Freedom From Envy With The Self-Consultation Technique
7 mins; June 19, 2024
Guided Contemplation - Embrace Your Insignificance
8 mins; June 12, 2024
Freedom Is Having A Mind Superior To Injury
5 mins; June 05, 2024
How To Acquire Something That Will Fortify You Every Day
5 mins; May 29, 2024
Stoic Paradox 1 - Virtue Is The Only True Good
6 mins; May 22, 2024
Renew Your Focus On, And Appreciation Of, The Present
4 mins; May 15, 2024
The Molecular Pause - A Stoic Technique Inspired by Kurt Vonnegut
7 mins; May 08, 2024
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 12)
18 mins; May 01, 2024
A Stoic Micro Morning Meditation
9 mins; April 24, 2024