Episodes

  • 310: When Should a Stoic Tinker With Nature?

    310: When Should a Stoic Tinker With Nature?
    Apr 26 2023

    Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are widely available in our supermarkets. When would a  Stoic consider growing GMO's?  This is a audio version of an essay that I wrote for the College of Stoic Philosophers. To read the article  please go to https://ejournal.collegeofstoicphilosophers.org/eJournal42.pdf
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    18 mins
  • Postscript

    Postscript
    Dec 16 2022
    In this epside I review of the Marcus Aurelius Program and discuss possible future podcasts.
    for more information on the Marcus Aurelius Program and the College of Stoic Philosphers visit https://collegeofstoicphilosophers.org/map/
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    10 mins
  • The Sunday Stoic

    The Sunday Stoic
    Dec 16 2022
    Happy Saturnalia all!
    In honor of the holiday season I took a few minutes today to play my old acoustic cigar box guitar.
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    2 mins
  • 310: Go To The Rising Sun, For This Podcast is Setting

    310: Go To The Rising Sun, For This Podcast is Setting
    Aug 21 2022
    On this, the final episode of the Sunday Stoic Podcast, we reflect on making progress as Stoic practitioners. The readings this week are.
    Seneca Moral Letters #69
    Epictetus Discourses: Book 2 #19
    Meditations Book 2 #4
    Thanks all for a great five years!
    Carpe Diem!
    The archive of all episodes can be found on YouTube or https://archive.org/details/220-philosophy-the-guide-of-life-wi
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    24 mins
  • 309: Virtue and Duty

    309: Virtue and Duty
    Aug 14 2022
    Duty is virtue put into action. This week we hear from the three late great Stoics as they discuss our duty as pursuers of virtue.
    Readings: Seneca Of Leisure 3
    Meditations 6.39
    Discourses 3.2.4
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    14 mins
  • 308: Meditations: A Modern Take

    308: Meditations: A Modern Take
    Aug 7 2022
    As a follow-up installment, guest contributor Jayce Basques expands on his discussion with Aaron Prim. Some things never change; other things need to change to be better understood.
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    8 mins
  • 307: Lost in Translation: Lessons Learned from the a Deep Dive into the Meditations

    307: Lost in Translation: Lessons Learned from the a Deep Dive into the Meditations
    Jul 31 2022
    Guest contributor Jayce Basques and his longtime friend and collaborator, Aaron Prim, have spent the last two years reading, implementing and interpreting a passage a week. The two refer to the original text to truly understand what was at the heart of Marcus Aurelius's "Notes to Self."
    What follows today is a discussion about music, meaning and lessons learned along the way.
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    44 mins
  • 306: Verissimus with Donald Robertson

    306: Verissimus with Donald Robertson
    Jul 24 2022
    This week Donald Robertson joins the podcast to discuss his new graphic novel Verissimus. This graphic novel follows the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. We discuss the writing process, the life of Marcus Aurelius and Donald's new project Plato's Academy Center.
    https://platosacademy.org/
    For more information visit https://donaldrobertson.name/
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    1 hr and 17 mins