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I'm creating podcast episodes offering practical wisdom for everyday life -- solutions to modern human concerns -- informed by the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism popularized by thinkers including Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Improve your quality of life by implementing a strong mental framework informed by Stoic Philosophy! I explore topics such as gratitude; acceptance; overcoming adversity; finding meaning in life; moderation; dealing with change; friendship; lonelines ...
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Defusing American Anger With Zachary Elwood
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. For today’s episode, I recorded with author Zachary Elwood about his new book ‘Defusing American Anger’ - A Guid…
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Prospering: Applying Stoicism With Steven Willison
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. For today’s episode, I recorded with author Steven Willison about his new book ‘Prospering: Applying the 2000-ye…
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Lauren Ell On Meaning, Morality, And More
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. For today’s episode, I recorded with Lauren Ell. We talk about finding meaning in life, morality, and her take o…
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Stoic Philosophy For Teens (and Everyone Else) With Tanner Campbell
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 111: Stoic Philosophy for Teenagers (and Everyone Else) with Tanner Campbell. Tanner Campbell is…
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Sam Sivarajan, Author Of Uphill | Stoic Philosophy
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 110: Sam Sivarajan, Author of Uphill: How to Apply Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science to Life’s C…
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 109: A Frugal Life Will Set You Free. I argue in favor of the frugal life and explain why I find…
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Update On Jordan Peterson With Guest Kai Whiting
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 108: Update on Jordan Peterson with guest Kai Whiting. I spoke with Kai Whiting about Jordan Pet…
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Men Going Their Own Way MGTOW With Sandman
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 107: Men Going Their Own Way MGTOW with Sandman. I spoke with content creator Sandman about Men …
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Episode 106 - Soul In The Game: The Art Of A Meaningful Life
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 106: Soul in the Game: The Art of a Meaningful Life. I speak with author Vitaliy Katsenelson abo…
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Get Out Of My Head: Creating Modern Clarity With Stoic Wisdom
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com. This is episode 105: Get Out of My Head: Creating Modern Clarity with Stoic Wisdom. I speak with M. Andrew McCon…
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Episode 104: Metallica And Stoic Philosophy
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com.This is episode 104: Metallica and Stoic Philosophy. I speak with Dr. William Irwin – a returning podcast guest –…
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Episode 103: David Fideler author Of Breakfast with Seneca
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com.This is episode 103: Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living. I speak with author David Fideler…
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After months away Smashlock and Dragonbeard return in a time era of failing COVID narratives to discuss phenomena like the Truck convoy protests up here in Canada and the media-government lockstep response. What began in small subcultures like the atheist and skeptic communities the destructive poison of cultural Marxism has taken larger and larger…
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Episode 102: Confined to Align: A Journey to Wellbeing
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.comThis is episode 102: Confined to Align: A Journey to Wellbeing. I speak with author Ashley Lyn Olson about her rec…
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Episode 101: Philosophy in Poetry with Dr. William Irwin
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at StoicSolutionsPodcast.com.This is episode 101: Philosophy in Poetry with Dr. William Irwin. Dr. Irwin and I talk about his new books ‘Alway…
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100: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life With Tim Carlin
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com.This is episode 100 - An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life: Lessons Learned with Tim Carlin.In An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life, Tim draws o…
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Episode 99: A Field Guide To A Happy Life With Massimo Pigliucci
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com.This is episode 99 – A Field Guide to A Happy Life with Massimo Pigliucci.In A FIELD GUIDE TO A HAPPY LIFE: 53 Brief Lessons for Living,…
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Episode 98 - Being Better: Stoicism For A World Worth Living In with Kai Whiting
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com.This is episode 98 – Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In with Kai Whiting. In his new book, Kai Whiting applies Stoic pri…
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Here’s the second half of our talk with Tabby and Justin Trouble. They’re still fighting the good fight against disinformation and censorship! Feel free to check out their links below! Bitchute video link: https://www.bitchute.com/video/8ihWbCMGU85y/ Rumble video link: https://rumble.com/vjd5cd-anp-ep-82-justin-trouble-and-tabby-pt2.html Odysee vid…
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Justin Trouble and Tabby are video makers with a penchant for questioning the narrative of legacy media and exposing the true nature of violence prone movements like AntiFa and BLM by compiling video footage evidencing as much and discussing the destructive forces these groups represent. This has made them targets of ongoing censorship by the big t…
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Our latest guest is a great example of how diverse atheists actually are politically and philosophically. Tons of interesting stuff here! The US election, the China virus, elitism in atheism, the crumbling of the skeptic movement, manners, Canadian police state, etc! Recorded just after the November US Presidential election 2020 but still relevant.…
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Justin Vacula joins us again on the show this time to discuss Atheists for Liberty and his ongoing work with them. The atheist communities have long been turned into places that only welcome one political perspective but more atheists are working to change this problem. Especially considering the times we live in with government lockdown powers and…
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Geez, more of Smashlock and Dragonbeard calling out the utter insanity raging in society these days. Riots, lockdowns, media corruption, etc. At least we make it fun! Links below to listen to the audio or watch the video versions!By MrDragonbeard
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Episode 97: Ben Aldridge How To Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by ancient philosophers of Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com.This is episode 97 – Ben Aldridge: How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable – 43 Weird and Wonderful Ways to Build a Strong Resili…
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Episode 96: Piotr Stankiewicz - Stoicism In a Pandemic
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula.This is episode 96 – Piotr Stankiewicz – Stoicism in a Pandemic. We talk about mental health; the importance of a strong mindset and how to cultivate it; flexib…
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Episode 95 – Kai Whiting On Vegetarian And Vegan Eating
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula.This is episode 95 – Kai Whiting on Vegetarian and Vegan Eating. Kai is a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoic Philosophy based at UC Louvain in …
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Numerous topics from burning cities to evil breakfast syrup, Smashlock and Dragonbeard laugh at the furious stupidity running amok around the world. RIP COVID-19 plague.By MrDragonbeard
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Episode 94: Thomas Sheedy with Atheists For Liberty
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com.This is episode 94 – Thomas Sheedy with Atheists For Liberty. Thomas is the President and Founder of Atheists For…
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Smashlock and Dragonbeard come out of retirement on the eve of humanities destruction. Recorded May 3rd this talk is about the COVID hysteria as the more recent riots hadn’t even hit yet! Intro music – “12 monkeys beat MPC1000 cut” (remix of theme music for “12 Monkeys” 1995) https://youtu.be/Ng8lTYiKjD0 News clips of Ethiopia human rights violatio…
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Episode 93: Leah Goldrick on Overcoming Illness
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula.This is episode 93 – Leah Goldrick on overcoming sickness. We talk about the current pandemic, how Leah recovered from the disease, and how Stoicism was helpful…
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula.This is episode 92 – David Silverman on Injustice. Dave speaks about injustice he sees from the political left adding his personal experience recovering from #m…
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Episode 91: A Manual of Reformed Stoicism with Piotr Stankiewicz
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life inspired by the ancient tradition of Stoic Philosophy from Greece and Rome. I'm your host, Justin Vacula.This is episode 91 – A Manual of Reformed Stoicism with Piotr Stankiewicz. Recording in April of 2020, we speak about overcoming adversity in a pandemic; mindfu…
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula, recording on March 25th of 2020 now day nine of self-seclusion following an emergency stay-at-home order here in Pennsylvania. This is episode 90, Shelter in Place. I share my thoughts addressing current challenges and how to keep a s…
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89: How To Have Impossible Conversations With Peter Boghossian
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula, back from Stoicon 2019 in Athens, Greece and still recovering from a cold, excuse the sniffles. This is episode 89 with special guest Peter Boghossian who talks about his new book 'How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practica…
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Episode 88: Discussion with Caleb Ontiveros
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 88 Discussion with Caleb Ontiveros. We talk about parallels between games and life; mindfulness meditation; frugality; and much more. Caleb is the creator of the app Stoa which blends mindfulness mediatation and Stoic Phil…
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Episode 87: Discussion with Tyler Martina
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 87 Discussion with Tyler Martina. Around this time last year, I spoke with Tyler Martina of Mr. Inkwells Tattoo Shop concerning Stoicism on the topics of happiness, overcoming adversity, finding meaning in life, self-impro…
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 83 – Disappointment With Society. I explore finding inner contentment, a real sustainable happiness, through exploration of Cellar Darling's new album 'The Spell.' Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com where you ca…
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 85 – Crossroads – where I explore personal updates and how to face major decisions with prudence and courage.Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com where you can email me; connect with me on social media; find past …
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 84 – Progress and Setbacks. I explore the upsides of setbacks explaining why they might not be so terrible and how progress can be attained amidst adversity.Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com where you can email…
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 83 – Disappointment With Society. I explore disappointment we may feel towards degeneracy in the modern age and how we can best respond by working to better ourselves; lower our desires; and exercise virtues of acceptance,…
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82: Positive Masculinity, Response to the American Psychological Association
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I offer a response to a recent article from the American Psychological Association which considers traditional masculinity -- marked by stoicism, competitiveness, dominance, and aggression -- to be, on the whole, harmful. Classical Stoicism, free from unhelpful feminist ideology, maintains that all are capable of virtue and provides a framework by …
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You're listening to the Stoic Solutions Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. I'm your host, Justin Vacula with episode 81 - Poker. I talk about parallels between Stoicism, life, and poker. One can apply Stoicism to be a much better poker player and improve their quality of life. Visit my website at stoicsolutionspodcast.com where you can e…
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