Geeky Stoics

Oct 29 2024 203 ep. 42 mins 8
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Your favorite stories are part of your real life. Star Wars. The Lord of the Rings. Marvel. Batman. Are you listening to what they’re trying to tell you? Geeky Stoics is all about Stoicism, Philosophy, and Wisdom found in Pop Culture. http://geekystoics.com/

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Vegeta's Pride & Rebuilding of Self

Oct 29 2024 5 mins  
“It is not a golden bit that makes one horse superior to others.”-Seneca, Letters from A StoicIt’s taken longer than I intended to find a Dragon Ball Z topic for Geeky Stoics. This uniquely popular anime in the United States was my second love growing up, right next to Star Wars. My favorite character is Vegeta, the Prince of Saiyans. He is a total jerk, but it’s something

Stoic Lessons in Game of Thrones

Oct 29 2024 4 mins  
A podcast addition to Geeky Stoics“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will—then your life will flow well”- Epictetus, Enchiridion, 8.Grey Worm looks at Missandei, with a profound seriousness on his face but a sort of sadness in his eyes. He has not just accepted what happened to him, but he has ch

Geeky Stoics Takes a Walk in the Woods

Oct 14 2024 4 mins  
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.geekystoics.comA few weeks ago, Riley and I got together in Northern Virginia to spend some time working on Geeky Stoics’ future. For me, the highlight was taking a morning walk out in the Manassas Battlefield Park and sharing some ideas with each other about why we take fiction so seriously. The goal was a candid

Luke, Moses, Jonah and The Call

Oct 07 2024 3 mins  
“There’s no difference between responsibility and adventure” is something said by Jordan Peterson in his most recent chat with Joe Rogan. I scribbled that one down as soon as I heard it. It resonated for a few reasons, chief among them that accepting responsibility in my own life around age 20 led me to the life I have now…with a beautiful wife of 13 years and an equally lo

Hobbits, Rebels, Death Stars and Home

Oct 01 2024 4 mins  
Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings have two very similar moments. As a great threat makes itself known in each world, a band of potential heroes circle up to assess the danger and devise a plan. In Star Wars: Rogue One this is the “rebellions are built on hope speech” delivered by Jyn Erso who has discovered the plans for the Death Star and wants to lead the fractured Rebel Al

An Unpayable Debt: Tolkien and Lewis

Sep 19 2024 4 mins  
“Just because some people are nice to you, doesn’t mean you should spend time with them”-Epictetus in The Art of LivingYou probably have gotten an earful for most of your life about choosing your friends wisely. Mom or Dad might have told you this, maybe a coach and most certainly your Sunday school teacher. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t listen to this when I was 1

The Way We Love Animals Matters

Sep 13 2024 3 mins  
“When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it — why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?”-Marcus AureliusLove languages are funny. Some people really value conversation in their relationship, others value closeness. I remember early on in my marriage I thought it was uncomfortable to sit on the couch in s

The Case For Playing Dress Up

Aug 28 2024 8 mins  
There are two truths I want you to hold at once. The first truth is that you have no time to waste being someone you’re not. I recently interviewed this young entrepreneur named Nicolas Kirkland, and he said something that stuck with me — “Why do you gotta act like everybody else? Everybody else is taken.” We’re either on the hamster wheel of trying to fit in or we’ve s

Difficult People Are Essential

Aug 12 2024 9 mins  
While I was chaperoning my daughter’s Scout Troop at summer camp in July, I took The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe with me to revisit the classic C.S. Lewis tale with adult eyes. It was fun. I fully appreciate now why I loved this story so much growing up. I also can appreciate with even more clarity why I loathed the character of Edmund so much. He’s the younger brother and f

Why I Do This Newsletter

Aug 02 2024 5 mins  
Owen: "We don't need anything from you, Kenobi." Obi-Wan: "It's just a toy."Owen: "It's a lot more than that."―Owen Lars to Obi-Wan KenobiI’ve been thinking a lot today about why I do this. Here’s what I came up with. Geeky Stoics is about drawing out the transcendent from the entertaining. It’s about reaching beyond “escapism” and expanding your potential in the real w