Practical Stoicism

Stoicism is the pursuit of Virtue (Aretê), which was defined by the Ancient Greeks as "the knowledge of how to live excellently," Stoicism is a holistic life philosophy meant to guide us towards the attainment of this knowledge through the development of our character. While many other Stoicism podcasts focus on explaining Ancient Stoicism in an academic or historical context, Practical Stoicism strives to port the ancient wisdom of this 2300-plus-year-old Greek Philosophy into contemporary times to provide practical advice for living today, not two millennia ago. Join American philosopher of Stoicism Tanner Campbell, every Monday and Friday, for new episodes.

Episodes

Zeno vs. Aristo on Indifferent Things

February 8, 2026 • 12 mins

I am a public philosopher, it is my only job. I am enabled to do this job, in large part, thanks to support from my listeners and readers. You can support my work, keep it independent and online, at https://stoicismpod.com/members Looking for more Stoic content? Consider my 3x/week newsletter "Stoic Brekkie": https://stoicbrekkie.com In this episode, I take up a question that seems settled, orthodox, and uncontroversial: can indi...

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Is Sex Work Un-Stoic?

February 1, 2026 • 19 mins

I am a public philosopher, it is my only job. I am enabled to do this job, in large part, thanks to support from my listeners and readers. You can support my work, keep it independent and online, at https://stoicismpod.com/members Looking for more Stoic content? Consider my 3x/week newsletter "Stoic Brekkie": https://stoicbrekkie.com Musonius Rufus Discourse 12: https://archive.org/details/MUSONIUSRUFUSSTOICFRAGMENTS In this ep...

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Stoicism Is Not Compliance Nor Blind Obedience

January 25, 2026 • 22 mins

I am a public philosopher, it is my only job. I am enabled to do this job, in large part, thanks to support from my listeners and readers. You can support my work, keep it independent and online, at https://stoicismpod.com/members Looking for more Stoic content? Consider my 3x/week newsletter "Stoic Brekkie": https://stoicbrekkie.com The Iris Council: https://iriscouncil.com In this episode, I focus on the Stoic virtue of Justic...

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Toxic Soil

January 19, 2026 • 10 mins

I am a public philosopher, it is my only job. I am enabled to do this job, in large part, thanks to support from my listeners and readers. You can support my work, keep it independent and online, at https://stoicismpod.com/members Looking for more Stoic content? Consider my 3x/week newsletter "Stoic Brekkie": https://stoicbrekkie.com In this episode, I respond to a listener question prompted by the loss of a long-lived orchid. Th...

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Seneca: Avoiding Crowds and Group Think

January 11, 2026 • 22 mins

I am a public philosopher, it is my only job. I am enabled to do this job, in large part, thanks to support from my listeners and readers. You can support my work, keep it independent and online, at https://stoicismpod.com/members Looking for more Stoic content? Consider my 3x/week newsletter "Stoic Brekkie": https://stoicbrekkie.com In this episode, I revisit Seneca, a Stoic who often gets dismissed because of his wealth and...

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✅ 2026 Audience Survey

January 7, 2026 • 2 mins

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Difficult People and Moral Progress

January 4, 2026 • 21 mins

This podcast is supported entirely by you, the listener. Without your patronage, none of this is possible. Become a patron of my work for as little as $0.50/week here: https://stoicismpod.com/members -- In this episode I reset Practical Stoicism back to its foundations and begin a new chapter for the show by returning to the classical texts themselves. I explain why this version of the podcast will move deliberately across the S...

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Trailer [Updated January 2026]

January 3, 2026 • 5 mins

Welcome, to Practical Stoicism. This podcast is for the prokoptôn: the person making moral progress. In Stoic philosophy, a prokoptôn is not a sage and is not expected to be perfect. Sagehood is likely unattainable. What matters is direction, not arrival. Practical Stoicism rejects popular distortions of Stoicism as emotional suppression, hardship-seeking, or performative toughness. Endurance may develop along the way, but it is ...

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Where have all the episodes gone? [Welcome to Practical Stoicism 2026]

January 3, 2026 • 10 mins

Pledge your support to my continued work: https://liberapay.com/tannerocampbell New episodes of Practical Stoicism being January 6th, 2026. Practicing Stoicism is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as of January 6th, 2026 and can be found simply by searching for the name. The Practical Stoicism Archives are available for free on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0eDPIzBgCvMb1AptEbqtpb?si=b1648b3cd2c54dab] and App...

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Episodes

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Stoicism Is Not Compliance Nor Blind Obedience

Toxic Soil

Seneca: Avoiding Crowds and Group Think

✅ 2026 Audience Survey

Difficult People and Moral Progress

Trailer [Updated January 2026]

Where have all the episodes gone? [Welcome to Practical Stoicism 2026]

Popular Podcasts

Zeno vs. Aristo on Indifferent Things

Is Sex Work Un-Stoic?