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PODCAST

The Strong Stoic Podcast

Brandon Tumblin

The Strong Stoic Podcast is a raw, honest, and unapologetically deep podcast about philosophy and self-improvement. Join your host, Brandon Tumblin, as he breaks down a wide variety of complex and difficult topics while bringing together different philosophies, sciences, and perspectives.

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#251 - Aiming Up

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/02/07

Over the past few months, I’ve been releasing episodes on self-improvement, showing up for yourself, and forming good habits, and they seem to be well-received. Of course, my thoughts on these topics are in constant evolution, and I’ve come to ponder the question: if we were to distill down to the essentials what’s important, what would we be left with? And I don’t mean in terms of values, though that’s important, I simply mean: what defines the spirit of individuals that allows it to transcend the

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#250 - Products of Our Environment

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/02/02

There are two seemingly contradictory ideas in Stoicism. The first is that we should not let externals dictate our actions. The second is that we are all part of a larger whole. In sum, the question becomes: is it Stoic to be a product of your environment? Or perhaps: if you are different around different people, are you still genuinely yourself (and hence, Stoic)? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#249 - Kristen Herrington: Abstract Art, Stoicism, &...

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2023/01/31

Kristen is an abstract artist here locally in Nova Scotia, Canada. That’s what actually drew me to her – her art is very beautiful and I highly recommend checking out her Instagram and website to have a peak at what she does. She has a background in political philosophy which allowed her to study creativity – quite the thing to study for an artist. Since then, she’s been involved in many projects, including authoring a travel book and hosting a podcast with her musician husband. In this episode, we

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#248 - Showing Up For Yourself

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/26

The idea of showing up for yourself is a bit odd; how could you not show up for yourself? You are you, after all! However, we all fall short of showing up for ourselves. It doesn’t simply mean that we are physically present; on that, surely, we have no choice. Like many philosophical ideas, perhaps it’s best to think of it as being a friend to ourselves, as Seneca would encourage us to do. But what does this really mean? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#247 - Side By Side With A Friend

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/24

This episode, unlike many of my episodes, is a feely-goody episode. I’m going to talk about friendship. But not just friendship in general, but rather how magical it can be. And I don’t use that term lightly – the things that friendship is able to transcend and overcome is truly remarkable. You and I could be from different parts of the world, have different skin colors, be different heights, and even speak different languages, and still become friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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#246 - Wisdom 101 with Joshua Bertolotti

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/19

Josh is the host of the In Search of Wisdom Podcast and the Perennial Podcast where he talks about all kinds of ancient wisdom and engages in meaningful conversations with modern thinkers. He also manages the Perennial Leader Project, which includes these podcasts along with a weekly newsletter and blog posts. Myself and Josh connected a while ago and we’ve done several collaborations together. In this episode, we talk about the basics of wisdom, and tie it in with Josh's new course called Wisdom

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#245 - Stoic Grace (Part 2)

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/17

In episode 244, I discussed the equivalent of grace in Stoicism (if it exists at all). I defined it as: Stoic grace is the state of flourishing achieved through virtue by practicing Amor Fati, which is the use of the rational mind to completely love one’s fate, including when Providence gives you either preferred indifferents or dispreferred indifferents, never asking for more or less of either, but having gratitude for exactly how many of each is received. In this episode, I want to break this down

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#244 - Stoic Grace (Part 1)

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/12

Grace has been a concept that I’ve personally struggled to understand for quite some time, in no small part because it’s a religious term which has a supernatural element to it. In Christianity, grace is often viewed as some kind of connection with God. However, I’ve come to realize that we can understand grace from a Stoic perspective, and I believe that there is much benefit in doing so. So: what is Stoic grace, if we can be bold enough to try and define such a thing? This episode will be released

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#243 - Santara Gonzales: Prison, Judgement, & Freedom

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/10

Santara Gonzales is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wisdom Unlocked, which has programs designed to introduce Stoic principles to those facing difficult circumstances. A huge part of this is aimed at incarcerated individuals who have found their way into the prison system. Santara’s work is tremendously important in the world, and I was very happy to get to discuss these topics in depth. In this episode, we talk about moral judgement, why we should have compassion for everyone, the

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17:05

#242 - A Stoic Response to Ye Praising Hitler

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2023/01/05

This episode is the audio version of a YouTube video I did discussing how a Stoic would react to Kanye 'Ye' West praising Hitler and the Nazis. Ye's words have stirred controversy and emotions. A Stoic, of course, has to stay rational and really dissect the best way for us to deal with such declarations. Should Ye be cancelled and ostracized, or should we deem him a truth-teller and listen more closely? The YouTube video can be found here: https://youtu.be/GPnK7ThATuc Learn more about your ad

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#241 - Let's All Agree

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2023/01/03

It seems the political divide – left vs. right – is only getting bigger and bigger. I’ve been doing a lot of pondering on why we seem to disagree so much to the point where debates can often disintegrate into violence, name-calling, or (in one word), hatred. I’m going to propose a way that many of us that disagree can actually debate with cooler heads by agreeing on what our fundamental goals actually are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#240 - Best of 2022

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/12/22

This episode is a compilation of the top 10 Strong Stoic episodes of 2022! Enjoy, and happy holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#239 - Negative Visualization

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/12/20

Many people will give the advice to “be positive”. What this means, in a sense, is to be optimistic, to focus on the good things, and to imagine your future success. Certainly, there’s a place for this in life. However, is there a place for negative visualization? Should we incorporate some regular focusing on the bad things? On our potential future failures? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#238 - The Importance of Tension

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2022/12/15

There’s a presupposition to all self-help, self-improvement, and philosophy as a way of life topics: that growth is good. Self-help and self-improvement, after all, is improvement OF the self, though not necessarily just FOR the self. Even the philosophy of Stoicism presupposes that growth is a good thing. Their eudaemonic state is often described as “flourishing”, which is often imagined as a blooming flower. And that is growth. However, why is growth important? And how do we keep growing? Learn

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#237 - The Seeker and The Stoic with Joshua W....

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/12/13

I have a very special and exciting announcement. Hopefully, most of you by now know my good friend and fellow philosopher, Joshua W. Bertolotti. We’ve done several collaborations together over the last year and a half or so, but we also talk regularly about philosophical ideas, current pop culture, and so on. Josh and I have decided to record these conversations and release them as a separate paid podcast on Substack. The first 15-20 minutes of each conversation will be released for free. Starting

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#236 - Stoic Redemption

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/12/08

Redemption is a word that is most often used in religious circles, such as Christianity. It’s used to explain the action of being saved by God from sin. However, redemption is part of any philosophical journey. It doesn’t need to be in relation to a supernatural God. It could entirely be between you and your own conscience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#235 - The Accident is Your Training

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/12/06

The cosmos has a way of making us succumb to “fate”. This word gets tangly sometimes – does this mean we have no free will? Of course, we do! However, that doesn’t mean that we have complete control over everything. We cannot choose which way life pushes us, but we can choose how we fall. Meaning: we can choose how we react to such a situation. Sometimes, these “pushes” take the form of accidents, injuries, and screw-ups. So how should we best deal with such things? Learn more about your ad choices

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#234 - Will Johncock: Sociology & Stoicism

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/12/01

Will Johncock studies how an individual’s thoughts and actions, as well as an individual thing’s attributes, are the effects of social and physical environments. He works within the fields of continental philosophy, ancient and modern Stoic philosophy, social theory, and sociology. He is also an author, and his newest book Beyond the Individual: Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection is coming out early next year. In this episode, Will and I talk about the line between individual identity and

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16:27

#233 - The Most Real Things

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/11/29

In Buddhism, it’s said that “life is suffering”. Though some Stoics may argue that this is not the Stoic view on life, it does seem to be unequivocally true that the philosophy of Stoicism exists because of that very fact – that life is suffering. Stoicism, like all philosophies, only exists because we must contend with that fact. Suffering, then, they seem like the most real thing, and that position could certainly be well-argued. But then the question becomes: if a philosophy is able to

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#232 - Absolute Vulnerability

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/11/24

Vulnerability is a bit of a buzzword these days. It’s often said that you need to “be vulnerable” in relationships to become closer to the person. Hence, it is seen as a virtue. But what does it really mean to be vulnerable? Does it tie in with any of the cardinal virtues? In other words: is it Stoic to be vulnerable? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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