Practical Stoicism

I have been listening to this podcast for a couple of months now. I have scrolled back to much earlier episodes and also listened to the recent ones. I guess I have listened to about 100ish episodes. I am interested in Stoicism for the intellectual side of it, but more so for the practical usefulness of the ideas in it . Tanner is awesome. He explains it clearly in a modern context. Little anecdotes and analogies that are great ways to remember ideas. He speaks well. He has a great voice. I find him kind of funny too. I get a lot out of this podcast. He’s doing great work!! Five stars, hands down! Thanks Tanner! Keep firing!

It’s been said before: good content but on the current episode I’m hearing from 2023 there were 5.5 minutes of ads and promotional preamble, 1.5 min of content, then another ad break. Yes, I can and do fast forward but this ratio has me looking elsewhere.

Been a listener for a while now and it has been a great addition to my Stoic practice. Tanner knows his stuff and isn’t afraid of tackling nuance and the nitty gritty. His recent rebranding to tackle political topics through a Stoic lens is most welcome; I can only hope that the wider audience (and world for that matter) can learn to apply the same consistent rationality in forming their political positions. It’s a shame to see misinterpretation of Stoicism as justification for vicious thinking; Tanner excels at confronting those misinterpretations.

Half of the feed is On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Those episodes fall off the feed after a week or so, so it doesn’t look like this is true. But this podcast drops once a week, and the network inserts one episode of Jay Shetty. Because… Stoicism? Who knows. The actual content of this pod is robust and grounded in deep research of this philosophy and a clear desire to inform. The practicality of the content varies, and the focus of the material shifts dramatically every six months or so. If you like it, don’t miss an episode because it might get pulled from the feed if the host changes their vision for the “purpose” of the show.