709. The Stoicism of Groundhog Day (with Mum)

Listen to a selection of 9 fascinating stories written by listeners, one of which will win the competition which I launched earlier this year. Finally, the wait is over and the creepy story competition episode is here. I had to work very hard to narrow down the entries from 74 to ...  عرض المزيد

This episode is a celebration of a living-legend of British life & culture - Sir David Attenborough, who is best known for making documentaries on the BBC about the natural world. Listen as I give an overview of his life and career, explain why he is so loved by people, share ane ...  عرض المزيد

In part 3 of the Groundhog Day movie interpretation series, I go talk about the final part of the movie and its deep meanings embedded within the story. The main question the movie is answering is: how does someone who is stuck in a loop of self destructive patterns break free ...

In this episode, I use the movie Groundhog Day to describe how we can break out of our painful and self destructive patterns. The movie is brilliant in depicting someone who is enclosed in their own bubble of suffering and how they manage to find meaning in their life. 

In part 2 of the Groundhog Day movie interpretation series, I go talk about the second part of the movie and its deep meanings embedded in the story. The main question the movie is answering is: how does someone who is stuck in a loop of self destructive patterns break free fr ...

Today we talk about the lessons found in the ancient Greek play titled Hecuba. We talk about the great Stoic ethicists Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. We talk about Martha Nussbaum and her work looking to infuse classical Stoic ideas with all that we've learned in the scie ...  عرض المزيد