Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven I speak with Scott Aikin , a philosopher at Vanderbilt University. This marks Aiken's third appearance on Stoa Conversations. During this episode, we delve into significant philosophical challenges to Stoicism, including the foundation of virtue, the impossibility obj...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven “He gives his sole attention to how he might carry out his own activities, and attends continually to his own strand in the whole web; he makes sure that his own activities are done rightly, and he is convinced that his own strand in the web is good.” Marcus Aurelius,...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven "No, we have not picked all the low-hanging fruit yet." In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros speaks with William Eden – a recovering economist turned biotech venture capitalist. They talk about a wide range of topics: the importance of history, whether Rome is a good...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven How can you remain Stoic when everyone around you has lost their head? Caleb and Michael discuss the problem of Non-Stoics. Often others can’t handle the stress of life and want to share Stoic techniques with them – when is that the right play? Luckily, Epictetus and...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Why do you want what you do? Are your desires even yours? In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros speaks with Luke Burgis . Luke’s most recent book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life ,  covers mimetic theory, as does this conversation. Mimetic theory...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven What's the Stoic view on active euthanasia? In this conversation we discuss MAID (medical assistance in dying), Canada’s active euthanasia law. Warning: We’re discussing suicide. That’s what this episode is about. We discuss why this is an important issues, what the S...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven What’s required for freedom? What does self respect demand? In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros speaks with William Stephens about Epictetus’s Handbook. They discuss Epictetus’s conception of freedom, self-respect, and end with a discussion on his role ethics. We’ve...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven “Musonius used to say that it was the height of shamelessness to think about how weak our bodies are when enduring pain, but to forget how weak they are when experiencing pleasure.” In this podcast, Michael and I discuss the Roman Socrates, Musonius Rufus. Musonius Ru...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Stoics have a contemplative practice called The View From Above – it involves looking down on our life from a larger vantage point. An excellent way to do that is to zoom out and look at history, the rise and fall of civilizations. When we do that, the trivial falls a...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Why did the Stoics believe what you think is up to you? What are the components of thought? Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay discuss that in this episode. We start with the Stoic theory of mind and then move to how we can use their psychology to understand others...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros speaks with Nate Anderson, the deputy editor at Condé Nast’s Ars Technica . Nate is also the author of In Emergency, Break Glass: What Nietzsche Can Teach Us About Joyful Living in a Tech-Saturated World . We cover the philosophy...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Bryan Hill is a television, film, and comic book writer. His work in comics includes writing for Batman and Buffy's Angel and his work in television includes HBO Max's Titans, and Ash vs. The Evil Dead. He is a practitioner of Stoicism, and has incorporated Stoic idea...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven “We realized that Nietzsche’s approach represents a productive and healthy sequel to Stoicism, particularly for the disruptive entrepreneur.” Investor, entrepreneur, and researcher Dave Jilk joins Caleb to talk about Nietzsche and Entrepreneurship. With Brad Feld, Dav...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven What's the best test of a business idea? Are we doomed by AI? Caleb Ontiveros talks with Liron Shapira about specificity, startup ideas, crypto skepticism, and the case for AI risk. Bloated MVP Specificity Sequence (02:19) Criticizing Crypto (04:31) Specificity (10:11...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven “Is our life really so painful and burdensome that it would be advantageous for us to trade it for a fossilized Stoic way of life? Things are not bad enough for us that they have to be bad for us in the Stoic style!” Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay talk about how...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven How does Stoicism actually make a psychological difference? In conversation Caleb Ontiveros speaks with the author, researcher and psychologist, Tim Lebon on that very question. Tim shares how Stoicism has made a concrete difference to his life and how it has transfor...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven In this episode we do a close reading of the first two chapters of Epictetus’s Handbook . Epictetus packages key theoretical and practical insights in the first two sections – read along! *** Stoa Conversations is Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay’s podcast on Stoi...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven All ages will produce men like Clodius, but not all ages men like Cato.– Seneca Why did Stoics idolize Cato the Younger? In this episode Caleb Ontiveros speaks with Jimmy Soni , author of Rome's Last Citizen . We focus on what is admirable about Cato the Younger, his...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Stoicism is apparently huge in Silicon Valley. Investors recommend Marcus Aurelius. Founders promote Stoic ideas like voluntary suffering. What’s up with that? In this episode, Caleb Ontiveros and Michael talk about how big Stoicism really is in Silicon Valley, how St...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven In this episode, Caleb Ontiveros speak with Dr. Massimo Pigliucci . Massimo is one of the key figures behind the Renaissance of modern stoicism. They discuss how Stoicism has made a difference to Massimo's life, Stoicism and politics, and end with a discussion of the...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven How Stoicism can improve our game and sport can make us better Stoics. Martial artist Michael Tremblay and marathoner Caleb Ontiveros discuss the relationship between sport and Stoicism. (00:12) Intro (02:07) Similarities Between Stoicism and Sport (14:19) Stoicism Fo...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Find out why Donald Robertson now calls Stoicism a fundamentally Socratic philosophy. In this episode Caleb Ontiveros speaks with Donald Robertson . Donald is the author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a numb...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven Is the ultimate aim of life tranquility?  Epicurus answered this question with a resounding "yes." The school he founded, Epicureanism, pitted itself against other ancient schools focused on virtue. Michael and Caleb go deep into the philosophy, explain why they think...

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven What lessons are hidden in ancient biographies? Alex Petkas is a former Classics professor who now works in the industrial coatings industry. Combining theory and practice.  Modernizing Plutarch's Parallel Lives in his Cost of Glory podcast is one of his key projects....

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven In this conversation Michael and Caleb discuss six different kinds of Stoicism: $toicism broicism stoicism (little s stoicism) Traditional Stoicism Academic Stoicism Modern Stoicism Some of these are misunderstandings, or at least incomplete, other's are much more mea...