Archive - The Stoa Letter

Pity the Tyrants

Positions of envy

Jul 27 • Michael

Stoicism in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey (Episode 230)

Odysseus, the Gods, and Responsibility

Jul 21 • Caleb

24:25

Why Talent Is Overrated.

Ordinary excellence

Jul 20 • Michael

Men Without Chests | The Abolition of Man Part I (Episode 229)

Why education needs emotion and the Tao

Jul 7 • Caleb and Michael

57:27

June 2026

Why You Should Be A Skeptic With Massimo Pigliucci (Episode 228)

Listen now | How to be a happy Skeptic

Jun 23 • Caleb

57:56

Do not fear death

How to have fun instead.

Jun 22 • Michael

Athens as Imaginary

Place as aspiration

Jun 15 • Caleb

Stoicism and Buddhism 101 (Rerun)

Listen now | Republishing one of our most popular episodes

Jun 2 • Caleb and Michael

1:05:42

Memento Mori and Gratitude

Everything is ephemeral

Jun 1 • Caleb

May 2026

Non-neurotic Journaling

How to write to yourself

May 25 • Caleb

Excellence Is Boring (Episode 227)

Listen now | Why talent is overrated and habits are everything

May 19 • Michael

29:39

Transformation through subtraction

Practicing via negativa

May 18 • Caleb

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