Episodes

  • Daoism and Stoicism with Benjamin Rider

    Daoism and Stoicism with Benjamin Rider
    Aug 6 2024
    Dr. Benjamin Rider (University of Central Arkansas) joins the podcast to discuss similarities between Daoism (Taoism) and Stoicism. You can find his paper on this subject here: https://www.academia.edu/29366003/Living_in_Agreement_Stoicism_and_Daoism_on_the_Sage
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Stoicism and Creativity with Scott Perry

    Stoicism and Creativity with Scott Perry
    Aug 6 2024
    A chat with Scott Perry about the intersection of creativity and Stoicism. Scott discusses his career as a musician, teacher and his newest endeavor, Creative on Purpose https://creativeonpurpose.mykajabi.com/ To see a video of this interview go to https://youtu.be/TLkHa3VX1oM
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    52 mins
  • A chat with Dr. Gregory Sadler

    A chat with Dr. Gregory Sadler
    Aug 6 2024
    Dr. Sadler joins the podcast to talk about his background, expanding your reading list beyond the big three Stoics, and some of the odd Stoic paradoxes that we often ignore.
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    55 mins
  • Reason And Ethics with Massimo Pigliucci

    Reason And Ethics with Massimo Pigliucci
    Aug 3 2024
    According to the Stoics, the one thing that distinguishes us from the rest of nature is that we are capable of reason. But what exactly is reason and how does it relate to living a complete life? Dr. Massimo Pigliucci joins the podcast this week to discuss Stoicism, Reason, Science and Scientism. Check out more from Massimo Pigliucci here https://platofootnote.wordpress.com/ https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Karen Duffy Thriving with Chronic Pain

    Karen Duffy Thriving with Chronic Pain
    Aug 3 2024
    This week Karen Duffy "Duff" joins the podcast to discuss living with chronic pain. In the mid 90's while working as an MTV VJ, Duff was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis, a disease that has led to chronic pain. She has dealt with this pain in several ways, medically as well as with philosophy and philanthropy. In this episode we discuss her book: https://www.amazon.com/Backbone-Living-Chronic-without-Turning/dp/1628727950 The Foundation For Sarcoidosis Research https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ Foster Care To Success https://www.fc2success.org/ The Greatest Beer Run Ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WAUmyKDq0
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    45 mins
  • Donald Robertson: How to Think Like A Roman Emperor

    Donald Robertson: How to Think Like A Roman Emperor
    Aug 3 2024
    On this episode CBT Therapist and Philosopher Donald Robertson joins the show to discuss his book on Marcus Aurelius and Stoic Philosophy. To learn more go to https://donaldrobertson.name/
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    58 mins
  • Stoicism: Living the Good Life with William Irvine

    Stoicism: Living the Good Life with William Irvine
    Aug 3 2024
    Dr. William Irvine joins the show to discuss his very popular book A Guide to the Good Life
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    29 mins