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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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#158 - Grieve Like A Stoic

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/03/10

Grief is one of the more challenging human emotions to deal with, as it is normally in response to a significant loss. Stoics are sometimes mistakenly seen as emotionless, yet there are historical accounts of Marcus Aurelius, for example, weeping in public at funerals.At the same time, externals are indifferent to Stoics, so why is it acceptable to grieve at all? In sum, what does Stoicism actually say about grieving? Fortunately, I had a great role model to teach me how to grieve, and these are the

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#157 - Keep the Tension

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/03/08

Relationships are tricky, and romantic ones are no exception. In any relationship, there is bound to be some tension around certain topics. Some may consider this to be bad - after all, how could tension possibly be good? However, I do not think that it necessarily is.All romantic relationships need to balance masculine and feminine energies. In a traditional relationship, for example, there is generally a mostly masculine partner and a mostly feminine partner. Because sometimes these different

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#156 - David Fideler: Seneca, Harmony, & Politics

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2022/03/03

David Fideler is a philosopher and author of Breakfast with Seneca, where he explains Seneca's ideas. In this episode, we discuss Seneca, and whether he was actually a Stoic, the importance of harmony in Stoicism and life, lessons from Seneca's life that we can apply to modern politics, and much more.Check out David at:https://www.davidfideler.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#155 - Dark Times

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/03/01

We are faced with challenging times. We're two years into a pandemic and, as if that wasn't enough, there's conflict left, right, and center in regards to government overreach, mandates, and pretty much everything else under the sun. Though such times aren't a walk in the park, it's worth considering that every generation has its own challenges. And, no matter how wonderful we make the world, future generations will have their own challenges. There's wisdom in considering that these challenges are

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19:10

#154 - Giving Up

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2022/02/24

Giving up often gets a bad rep, but is that justified? Are there situations where giving up is not only acceptable but even virtuous? It's certainly not as simple as saying that it is inherently "good" or "bad". Throughout life, we give up a lot - on our goals, on bad habits, on good habits, on relationships - the list goes on and on. So how do we know if giving up is justified? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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53:11

#153 - Juliet Rose: Fiction, Writing, & Redemption

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2022/02/22

Juliet Rose is a fiction author with a passion for helping people improve their lives and become happier through story-telling. Her work is deep, honest, and often brutally painful (kind of like life sometimes!), but offers hope to those who are struggling with modern problems. We had a wonderful talk about the differences between fiction and non-fiction, the therapeutic aspect of writing and reading, and the possibility of redemption for past transgressions. Enjoy!Please check out Juliet's

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25:15

#152 - Friendship

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/02/17

Aristotle defined three types of friendship: friends for pleasure, friends for benefit, and true friends. Each type of friends has a place in most people's lives, but what would the Stoics say about such friends? Is there a particular type of friend that appeals to Stoics more in general? And then there's personality: are some personality types drawn to particular types of friends? Finally, is being "friends forever" a thing, and should we value this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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#151 - The Power of the Word

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2022/02/15

The Paleolithic Shamans believed that articulate language could literally perform magic. It held real religious signifigance as well, which is well demonstrated in religions such as Christianity which places a huge value on speech. The Stoics, as well, held dialogue to be of foundational importance which can be seen through their use of dialogue and journaling.The ability to use the word - to communicate in a sophisticated manner - has allowed human beings to accomplish miraculous things. Modern

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#150 - Shane Trotter: Barbarian Virtues, Strength, &...

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2022/02/10

Shane Trotter is an educator, writer, and high school Strength & Conditioning Coordinator who has been challenging youth development norms for over a decade. He recently released his new book - Setting the Bar: preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction.In this episode we talk about the importance of challenge, strength, the importance of barbarian virtues, what it really means to love people, and much, much more. Enjoy!Find Shane at:https://trottershane.com Learn more about your ad

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#149 - Monopoly Madness

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2022/02/08

Monopoly is notorious for destroying families and relationships. It's a game with many frustrations built right into it - the element of chance, for example. What's interesting is that many of the elements built into Monopoly are reflected by life itself. Perhaps that explains why it's so frustrating!In this episode, I talk about the nature of play and games, why it's important, and what the preconditions are for te game to be playable in the first place. I also discuss life lessons from one of the

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23:28

#148 - Stoic Externals

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/02/03

I see many shy away from Stoicism because they feel that they can't enjoy life. They feel Stoicism is a philosophy is never enjoying anything. That simply isn't the case. The Stoics were very particular in how they viewed things, and it is no different with "externals", which were thought to be indifferent.That being said, how does Stoicism view the passionate areas of life, such as music, or fiction, or art, or even simple pleasures like brownies? Can a Stoic "have their cake and eat it too", or

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#147 - Sean Lind: Progress, Injury, & Coaching

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2022/02/01

Sean Lind is a strength and conditioning coach with a specialization in gymnastics. A former Competitive Gymnastics Coach and Professional Circus Artist, in 2010 Sean became Crossfit coach & Athlete, who also has designations and experience in weight lifting practices. In this episode, myself and Sean discuss what it really means to make progress, the gift of injury and failure, and the importance of coaching and mentoring in sports as well as in life. Sean can be found at the below

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#146 - The End of the World

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/27

What would you do if you had one day left to live? Who would you see? How would you feel? Such a question is nauseating to contemplate, truly, but it does offer some keen insight. It extends quite naturally into the question of: what does it mean to really live?Many of us have long-term goals in life and are dead-focused on achievement. At the same time, life is filled with all kind of extraordinary moments happening every single day that seem to pass us by. So which is greater: the big things, or

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#145 - Take The Hits

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/25

Motivation isn't particularly hard to come by. It's easy to watch documentaries of people climbing mountains, for example. This commonly motivates people. We think "man, if he can do it so can I!". Though that is most definitely true, you are feeling that motivation from your couch. Actually climbing the mountain is a whole other story.Yes, it will be physically challenging, but there is another challenge that may just be greater and that is facing social adversity. Manifested today as online

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#144 - Donald Robertson: Stoicism, CBT, & Anger

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2022/01/20

Donald Robertson is a writer, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and trainer. He's written several books, inclusing How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, and has a new graphic novel coming out on Marcus Aurelius called Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.In this episode we talk about Marcus Aurelius, Stoicism, cognitive behavioural therapy (and how we may be bringing up kids opposed to its teachings), and anger. Enjoy!You can find Donald at:https://donaldrobertson.name Learn more

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#143 - Go Easy On Me

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/18

Every now and then, an artist releases something that takes the world by storm. Fame has something to do with it, but not all. After all, not every single song a famous musician releases rises to the top. So then, what else is it?Art generally has different layers of meaning - a high level meaning, and a much deeper one. What makes a particular work of art great is that it represents a fundamentally deep and archaic idea in a modern way. Most recently, Adele has done this with her song "Go Easy On

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21:35

#142 - A Heavy Heart

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/13

Life is tough. It's full of pain and suffering, but more particularly, grief, loss, our own inadequacies and evil, embarrassing moments from our past (just to name a few). These things weigh your heart down over time. It's a burden, each and every one. Unfortunately, your heart will only get heavier over time; that is something you cannot change. But that doesn't mean you are powerless.The Strong Stoic Podcast is a raw, honest, and unapologetically deep podcast about philosophy and self-improvement

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#141 - The Elephant & The Rider

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/11

Human beings are rational, right? We can control our emotions and reason our way through morality. At least that's what many of us think and feel. The truth is much more complicated. In fact, in many ways, our rationality is not ultimately in charge, especially when it comes to morality. Moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt developed an analogy to explain how our moral psychology actually works - the elephant and the rider. The elephant is your intuition - what you are inclined to think - and the rider

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#140 - Kai Whiting: Modern Man & God

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/06

Kai Whiting is a lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism. This is the third time Kai has been on the podcast, and in this episode we tackle (yet again) a rather controversial topic: is it stupid for modern man to believe in God?As always, the intent here isn't to sway you to believe in God or not but rather to offer perspective. Enjoy, and check out Kai's work including his co-authored book, Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In.www.StoicKai.comStoicism Thailand talk on the Stoic God:

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21:11

#139 - The Dance

The Strong Stoic Podcast ·

2022/01/04

One thing that humans universally struggle with is dealing with life's inevitable suffering and pain, so much so that we often catch ourselves and others purposefully avoiding the beautiful aspects of life because we are afraid of the negative emotions that will follow.For example, have you ever thought that relationships are to be avoided because at least you won't get hurt? Or that working hard is not worth it because of the failure that accompanies it? These are thoughts that we easily fall

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