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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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- 3 days ago6 min
I Got What I Wanted. It Wasn’t Enough.
We have a tendency to postpone happiness. Once I get the promotion, I’ll be happy. Once I make more money, buy the new car, find the right relationship, or reach the next goal—then I’ll finally be satisfied. But eventually, you get some of those things. And something strange happens: You’re still you. In this Strong Stoic Unscripted, I talk about my own experience of upgrading from a Honda Accord to the truck I wanted—and realizing that changing what was sitting in my driveway didn’t change w...
- 6 days ago19 min
The Price of Getting What You Want | Episode 431
If you attain something without integrity, the thing you attain will always have power over you. In The Hobbit, Gollum’s relationship with the Ring begins with murder. Bilbo’s begins with pity and mercy. Both possess the same corrupting object, but it does not shape them in the same way. In this episode, I use Bilbo and the Ring to explore the Stoic concept of preferred indifferents: money, power, status, health, and possessions. These things may be worth pursuing, but they cannot make us goo...
- 1 weeks ago14 min
AI Could Kill Us by 2030. But That’s Not the Real Problem
A former Anthropic researcher recently went on CNN and made a startling claim: AI could pose an existential threat to humanity within the next few years. I’m not an AI researcher, and I’m not here to tell you whether that prediction is right. What interests me is the much older—and much more human—problem underneath it: Human beings have a habit of developing power before developing the wisdom necessary to wield it. We did it with nuclear weapons. We’ve done it with countless technologies...
- 1 weeks ago22 min
Is Ryan Holiday Wrong About Stoic Success? | Episode 430
Ryan Holiday has introduced millions of people to Stoicism. But is what he teaches about success actually consistent with what the ancient Stoics taught? In this episode, I take a closer look at several of Holiday’s claims about success—not to tear him down, but to test those ideas against the philosophy itself. We explore why Stoic success cannot be measured purely by outcomes, what the Stoics actually meant by preferred indifferents, why making more money isn’t necessarily the Stoic choice,...
- 2 weeks ago16 min
The Soul Is Dyed by Its Thoughts | Marcus Aurelius | Episode 429
If someone could hear your thoughts for a week, who would they expect you to become? Marcus Aurelius wrote that “the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” But not every thought stains us. An unwanted impulse is not character. The danger lies in the thoughts we repeatedly entertain, rehearse, defend, and eventually act upon. In Episode 429, Brandon explores how thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, and habits become character. He examines why our spee...
- 3 weeks ago23 min
David Goggins: Strength or Self-Punishment? | Episode 428
David Goggins believes in scheduled suffering, rejecting motivation and refusing to stop before the work is done. His philosophy has helped millions confront comfort, excuses and unrealized potential. But is Goggins actually a Stoic—and when does relentless discipline become self-punishment? In this episode, Brandon examines eight of Goggins’ central ideas through a Stoic lens, including the 40% Rule, voluntary discomfort, accepting help, recovery, permanent change and the difficult decision ...
- Aug 18, 202647 min
Choose Your Regrets: How to Live Intentionally | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 427
Living intentionally does not mean avoiding regret. It means deciding which regrets you are willing to carry. In this episode, Brandon is joined by Joshua Bertolotti for an honest conversation about busyness, rest, vulnerability and the difficult work of examining your own life. They discuss why we often plan ordinary tasks more carefully than our futures, how constant activity can conceal exhaustion, and why slowing down is sometimes the most responsible thing we can do. The conversation als...
- Aug 11, 202621 min
Why Certain People Get Under Your Skin | Episode 426
Why do certain insults stay with us while others have no effect at all? In this episode of The Strong Stoic Podcast, I examine what our emotional reactions reveal about us—and how to respond to difficult people without becoming passive, cruel, or emotionally numb. Sometimes anger exposes an insecurity. Sometimes contempt points toward a version of ourselves we fear becoming. Sometimes we suffer because we decided another person owed us respect, recognition, affection, or fairness. The Stoi...
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