Episodes

Love Stoic Love - What can the Stoics teach us about love?

March 11, 2023

On the occasion of Valentine's Day and Brittany Polat's new online course on Stoic Love, we invite you to join us as we explore what the Stoics can teach us about love. We'll talk about self-love, love of others and the worl…

How can I be beautiful? We talk about Stoicism and moral beauty on International Women’s Day 2023

March 11, 2023

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2023, we talk about Stoicism and beauty. Speakers: Sharon Lebell is the author of the bestselling book The Art of Living which has inspired philosophy lovers and the modern Stoi…

How does Stoicism define courage? w/ Chris Gill and Sukhraj Gill

Aug. 28, 2022

"Courage is knowledge of which things are to be chosen and avoided and neither." Diogenes Laertius, 7.92 In this episode of The Stoic Salon Podcast, we discuss how Stoicism defines courage and how courage is connected w…

Q&A: How to Be Stoic w/ Massimo Pigliucci & Gregory Lopez

July 31, 2022

Q&A in The Stoic Salon with Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez, authors of "Live Like a Stoic" (UK edition) and "A Handbook for New Stoics" (USA edition). Join us here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestoicsalon…

What is courage? | Stoicism | The Stoic Salon Podcast w/ Brittany Polat & Kathryn Koromilas

July 25, 2022

"Courage is knowledge of which things are to be chosen and avoided and neither." Diogenes Laertius, 7.92 In this episode of The Stoic Salon Podcast, we explore our own popular understandings of courage and discuss some…

How to Live Like a Stoic for a Year with Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez

Feb. 27, 2022

I get to talk with Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez, authors of "Live Like a Stoic" (UK edition) and "A Handbook for New Stoics" (USA edition). Stoic Salon member, Sofia Koutlaki, has invited us all to join her …

Jamie Lombardi: Grief, Stoicism, Sisyphys, Camus

Oct. 13, 2021

I get to talk with Andi Sciacca & Greg Sadler. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing which took place in June 2021: https://pathstoflourishing.org/ We got to talk about grief, S…

Elizabeth Azide: Goals, Values, Marketing Stoicism

Oct. 3, 2021

I got to talk with Elizabeth Azide. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing, which we co-organised, and which took place in June 2021: https://pathstoflourishing.org/ Eliz…

Dr Alkistis Agio: Greeks, Socrates, Stoicism, Childhood, and Wellness

Sept. 27, 2021

I got to talk with Dr Alkistis Agio. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing, which we co-organised, and which took place in June 2021: https://pathstoflourishing.org/ Abo…

Sophia Shapira: Emotions, Autism, Stoicism

Sept. 26, 2021

I got to talk with Sophia Shapira. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing, which we co-organised, and which took place in June 2021: https://pathstoflourishing.org/ About…

Brittany Polat: Stoicism, Identity, Emotions, Yoga.

Sept. 26, 2021

I got to talk with Brittany Polat. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing, which we co-organised, and which took place in June 2021: https://pathstoflourishing.org/ Prefer…

Duff Lambros: Creativity, wisdom, reading, choice, habits.

Sept. 25, 2021

I got to speak with Karen Duffy, about creativity, wisdom, reading, choice, and Stoicism. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing which took place in June 2021: https://pathstoflo…

Dr. Ranjini George: Mindfulness, Stoicism, Buddhism, Creative Writing.

Sept. 25, 2021

I get to talk with Ranjini George who teaches Stoicism, Mindfulness and Creative Writing at SCS, University of Toronto. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing which took place in …

Andi Sciacca & Greg Sadler: Love and Marriage

Sept. 19, 2021

Rocío de Torres Artillo: Creativity, Designing Stoicism

Sept. 18, 2021

I get to talk with Rocío de Torres Artillo. We spoke before the very first women's conference on Stoicism, Paths to Flourishing which took place in June, 2021: https://pathstoflourishing.org/ Learn more about Rocío below …

Nancy Sherman: Stockdale, Emotions, Connection & Dance.

June 15, 2021

I get to talk with distinguished professor Nancy Sherman about her work teaching ethics in the military, about emotions, about Stoicism being group-help rather than self-help, and about dance! Nancy Sherman's new book S…

Kasey Pierce: Impermanence, Illness, & Emotions.

May 29, 2021

I get to talk with Kasey Pierce about impermanence, illness, emotions, running a business, being part of a club called Stoicism, editing a graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius, and lots more. Kasey Pierce is an author and …

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