Pub and Porch: Applied Stoicism
Episodes
Relationships
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode revolves around relationships, and how Stoics approach them. Historical references to Stoicism's stance on relationships are...
Street Philosophy
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mick and Adam discuss the current and historical context of Stoicism as a "street philosophy". Stoicism's origins, and...
Book Bans: A Stoic Opposition
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Adam and Mick discuss some of the recent, alarming activity around the banning of certain books for their being deemed &q...
Stoicism and Space
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's special episode, Adam gets a chance to talk about his work and industry as Mick asks him questions about the space program, space expl...
Stoicism's Future
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Mick and Adam discuss their views on the future of Stoicism and where they hope this philosophy will go next. Ideas for the philosophy to act a...
Against Toxic Masculinity
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Mick and Adam discuss the idea of "toxic masculinity" and how it is both negative and harmful in society today. Cha...
Stoicism in the Military
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Mick and Adam discuss Stoicism and its long history in the military. Topics include historical examples of prominent Stoics from history who sp...
Stoicism at War
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Mick and Adam discuss the war and Stoicism's use or place within it. Stoicism's views on war are discussed at length both from a hist...
Parenting: A Stoic Discussion
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today Adam and Mick discuss parenting, with some key themes emerging that exist through Stoicism's writings today. Thankfulness, responsibility, ...
Misconceptions about Stoicism
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Mick discuss some of the finer points of Stoicism today, focusing on the common misconceptions about the philosophy that can be heard today. ...
Free Press: A Stoic Perspective
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Adam and Mick discuss the press, its freedom, and how a Stoic approaches the new and the news cycle. Topics covered include t...
Stoicism in Challenging Times
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Adam and Mick talk about how to deal with the seemingly endless number of national and international events going on, and ways in which one may...
Sports and Stoicism
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Mick and Adam discuss Stoicism and its presence in sport, as well as examples of some sports who inherently embody some of th...
Alliances and Allegiances
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Adam and Mick discuss current events in the world among some of the key alliances and allegiances that have shaped the last c...
Protest: A Stoic's Duty (MLK Day Episode)
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today for Martin Luther King Day, Adam and Mick discuss protest both as an act and as an idea. Themes covered include morality, ethics, and the applic...
Political Violence: A Stoic Opposition
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the political violence that has been occurring so much in the world today and over the recent past. Topics covered include histo...
Colonialism: A Stoic Interpretation
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Mick and Adam talk about colonialism from its very definition to what it has meant throughout history and in to modern day. C...
Purpose: A Stoic Take
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mick and Adam take turns discussing purpose and how to find it, what to look for, and what it means. Discussions around purpose in li...
Unlawful Orders: A Stoic's Duty
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss another current events topic today, unlawful orders and what is a Stoic's duty. Themes covered today include lawful vs unla...
Anti-Science: A Stoic Rebuttal
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mick and Adam discuss the anti-science movement from a Stoic perspective. The conversation morphs into one about education, ignorance...
A.I.: A Discussion
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss A.I. in today's episode, looking at the pros and cons of its presence in the world. Uses of A.I. that are discussed include...
Musonius Rufus - Lessons for Life Part 1
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the writings and concepts of the Stoic teacher Musonius Rufus, teacher of Epictetus (another well-known Stoic). The discussion c...
Resilience, and the Will to Keep Going...
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the concept of resilience, toughness, and the will to keep going even in times of great adversity. Using Stoicism to persevere i...
Justice, applied.
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam talk about the Stoic concept of Justice, both its meaning and its application. The conversation moves from discussions on the legal sens...
Remembrance
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the idea of remembrance as we reach November 11th this year, known as Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, and Veterans' Day amo...
The Rufus Award #1
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam have a short clip today announcing a new award from the podcast, the Rufus Award. This year's recipient: Maria Corina Machado.URL: ...
The Stoic Opposition
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Mick and Adam discuss The Stoic Opposition, a group of Stoics from ancient Rome who opposed tyrannical and autocratic rule at...
Struggling to be a Stoic
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss times when they have felt most unlike a Stoic, perhaps even failing to be a Stoic in their lives. They discuss ways in which the...
Equality, Gender, and Back to the Basics
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the Stoic idea of equality, of both genders, based on the views of the original Stoics of history from Zeno to Plato and more. D...
On Never Giving Up
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss a current event happening in the world right now, and discuss how it shows that a will to continue and not give up is important....
On Anger
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss an event that occurred, where anger was very prevalent. Mick and Adam discuss the event as it happened, discuss the way it was h...
The 4 Stoic virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the 4 Stoic virtues of Wisdom, Courage, Justice, and Temperance, and how Stoics view these and apply them in their daily lives. ...
On Character
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss the concept of character, and their views on what it means to have it, develop it, and show it. The discussion also includes poi...
Zeno's Republic - A rebuttal of Plato
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss Zeno's Republic, and its rebuttal of Plato's work of the same name. The hosts discuss the historical context in which ...
Daily Practice
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam talk about their ideas on daily practice of Stoicism, their day-to-day practices, and their opinions on some of the most common practice...
Hopes for the podcast...
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mick and Adam discuss their hopes for the podcast, ideas about what they will discuss and the different types of topics they would both love to discus...
A new beginning...
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mick and Adam as they navigate their first episode on this new podcast. They talk about their hopes and wishes for the podcast, as well as discus...