The Practical Stoic

Introducing "Practical Stoic Live" & Other Exciting Updates

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Simon Drew discusses exciting new changes to the Patreon community. See the website below for detailed information. SEE NEW BENEFI...

Peter Bell | Shadow Work, Reframing Perceptions & Mental (Brain) Health

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Pete Bell is the owner of Aurelius, a management consulting firm focused on adding maximum value to businesses and people below the ...

William O. Stephens | Living in Agreement with Nature

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

William O. Stephens was born in June 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana. He was raised in West Lafayette, Indiana, the second son of Purdue University profess...

Dan Dworkis | Stoicism and the Emergency Mind

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Dworkis, MD PhD, is a board-certified emergency physician and the founder of The Emergency Mind, which brings together lessons from experts in the...

Ashley McCole | Weekly Challenges for Practical Stoics

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley McCole is a dedicated practitioner of Stoicism from Perth, Australia. He currently runs various meetup groups and facilitates personal change i...

Sharon Lebell | A Delightful Conversation

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sharon Lebell is a philosophical writer and musician from Northern California. Her book, "The Art of Living", is a collection of ...

Roderic Yapp | Lessons on Leadership & Humanity

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Roderic Yapp is an accredited coach and a specialist in developing resilience and leadership skills. A former Royal Marines Officer,...

Sam Carson | Staying Fit During Social Distancing

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST A former Royal Australian Infantry Soldier, Sam Carson is a Personal Trainer and Online Coach who focuses heavily on developing the ...

Matthew Sharpe | Philosophy as a Way of Life

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST: Assoc. Prof. Matt Sharpe teaches philosophy at Deakin University, and since 2010 has increasingly been teaching Stoic contents, an...

Kai Whiting | Defining the Stoic Sage

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Kai Whiting is a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism based at UCLouvain, Belgium. He Tweets @kaiwhiting and blo...

Kayla Trautwein | Overcoming Anxiety & Negativity With Stoicism

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Kayla Trautwein is a coach and author that specializes in helping high-achievers transform their mindsets to be positive, be more su...

John Sellars | Aligning with Your Nature, Finding Meaning & the Stoic Approach to Emotions

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About John Sellars: John Sellars is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. He’s the author of a number of books on Stoic...

Scott Aikin | How to Argue, Preferred Indifferents and Stoic Ethics

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Scott F. Aikin is an American philosopher and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, ...

David Ropeik | Risk Perception During Challenging Times

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST: David Ropeik is retired Harvard Instructor, author, and consultant on the psychology of risk perception, risk communication, and risk...

Choosing a Philosophical Life

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: https://www.simonjedrew.com/choosing-a-philosophical-life/ SIMON DREW LINKS PATREON: CLICK HERE COACHING: CLICK HERE WEBSIT...

Harald Kavli | Translating Epictetus into Norwegian

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Harald Kavli, organizer of the Oslo Stoics, is currently translating Epictetus's discourses into modern Norwegian. This will be the ...

Philosophy: Our Guide Through Chaos

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ARTICLE LINK: CLICK HERE PATREON: CLICK HERE COACHING: CLICK HERE WEBSITE: CLICK HERE YOUTUBE: CLICK HERE FACEBOOK: CLICK HERE INSTA...

Michael Connell | Stoic Comedy, Overcoming Objections & His Best Gig Story to Date

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Connell is a comedian who gets a twisted sense of satisfaction out of making boring topics funny. He’s gotten laughs explaining ancient Gr...

Dr. Kevin Vost | Catholicism, Fitness & Psychology

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ABOUT OUR GUEST Kevin Vost is the author of more than a dozen books with more in press, bringing his knowledge of classical Greco-Roman and medieval...

Gregory Lopez | Stoic Logic, Training with Epictetus & Aligning with Nature

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gregory Lopez is the co-author of A Handbook for New Stoics, founder of the New York City Stoics, cofounder and board member of The Stoic Fellowsh...

Kai Whiting | Coronavirus and our Duty as Stoics

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With panic spreading around the world as a result of the coronavirus Simon Drew and Kai Whiting discuss our responsibilities as Stoics to act as ratio...

Travis Hume | Stoicism in Careers

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Guest Travis Hume is the creator, administrator, and writer of Applying Stoicism and its social media accounts. He writes daily on pr...

Michael Tremblay | Stoicism's Place in Hellenistic Philosophy

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Guest Michael Tremblay is a PhD. student in philosophy at Queen’s University, Kingston. Before going to Queen’s University he comple...

Nancy Sherman | Stoic Emotion and Seneca's Humanity

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Guest Nancy Sherman is University Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. Sherman is a New York Times Notable ...

Donald Robertson | Stoicism and Modern Psychology

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Guest Donald is a cognitive-behavioural therapist, trainer and writer. He's the author of six books on philosophy and psychotherapy. T...

Gregory B. Sadler | The Core Principles of Stoicism

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Guest: Greg Sadler is a practical philosopher who offers consulting, coaching, and speaking through his company ReasonIO. He is also the ...

The Ultimate Stoic Reading List

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast, I share my top 5 recommendations of where to start with your Stoic reading. Also, head to the link below to find my ul...

Prof. Massimo Pigliucci | The History of Stoicism

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Guest Prof. Pigliucci has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University o...

The Core Ideas of Stoicism

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

About the Episode In this episode Simon Drew gives a concise overview of the core ideas of Stoicism. He starts with the main goal of Stoicism, whi...

A Brief History of Stoicism

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Stoicism began as one of the major schools of philosophy within the Hellenistic period in the mediterranean. For context, Hell...

Welcome to the Practical Stoic Podcast 2.0

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Practical Stoic Podcast 2.0 In this episode Simon Drew welcomes you to the new and improved Practical Stoic Podcast. You can now look...

Updates, Fires and the Destruction of Common Ground

12 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Simon here. This episode is really important to me because I didn't really have a plan, but rather I set out to empty a few thoughts that were captiva...

My Most Important Episode To Date

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2020 is here, and it's time to get serious. Simon shares his commitment to ongoing valuable content and goes through a few really important decisions ...