Caleb Ontiveros

In this episode, Caleb and Michael discuss important commonly asked questions about Stoicism: Who you should read firstThe concept of the dichotomy of controlThe meaning of virtueIf you've ever thought

Big news - up until now Stoa Conversations has exclusively been available within the Stoa app. Today, Caleb and Michael are launching Stoa Conversations as a podcast. You can now

In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros talks with Brittany Polat. Brittany is a writer and speaker on Stoicism as a way of life. She is a co-founder of the new nonprofit

In this conversation, Michael Tremblay speaks with Nick Baima, an Associate Professor of Philosophy, and expert on the ethics of Plato. Nick, along with his co-author Tyler Paytas, is the

In this conversation Michael Tremblay, speaks with Mick Mulroy. Mick is the former United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for the Middle East, a life long student of Stoicism,

In this conversation Caleb speaks with Massimo Pigliucci. Massimo Pigliucci is a philosophy professor at the City University of New York and author of How to Be A Stoic, A

In this conversation I speak with Michael "Mick" Patrick Mulroy. Mick has extensive experience in the military and government. He is also a leading proponent of the U.S. military

In this conversation, I speak with Zohar Atkins. Zohar is a philosopher, rabbi, and poet. He's known for writing up extensive Twitter threads on philosophers from Hegel to Heraclitus. In

In this conversation, I speak with the writer and economist Jonathan Church. Jonathan Church maybe most well known for his experiencing brain cancer. We spoke about that in our previous

Paul Blaschko is a professor at Notre Dame and the co-author of The Good Life Method. He also at the forefront of the philosophical tiktok community – check out his work

Justin Stead is currently the CEO of Radley Handbags & Accessories. Previously, Stead was the CEO of Aurum Holdings, now the Watches of Switzerland Group. Not only that, he and

Zena Hitz is a tutor at St. John's College and the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. Lost in Thought is about the importance

In this conversation, I speak with David Fideler about his new book "Breakfast With Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living". This book does a great job of

Spinoza was an important thinker and admirable person. At a time when free thought was a serious personal risk, Spinoza wrote what he believed. In this conversation I speak with

In this conversation, we speak with Mark Tuitert, olympic gold medalist, writer, and entrepreneur. Mark won gold at the Vancouver Olympics for 1500m speed skating, wrote Stoic Drive, and founded

Kathryn Koromilas is an author and educator. She hosts The Stoic Salon Podcast, organized Stoicon Women, and has a forthcoming book The Joyful Practice of Stoic Death Writing. In this

Dr. Jeremy Reid is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at San Francisco State University. His research focuses on the history of ethics and political philosophy, primarily Greek & Roman, and

Simon Drew is a life coach, musician, and host of the excellent Practical Stoic Podcast. In this conversation, we speak about what Stoicism means to him, the role of art

In this Stoa conversation, Caleb speaks with Michael McGill. Michael is a CIO at a healthcare company.  He's been called the Stoic CIO. We talk about meditation, management, Michael's life

Dr. James Romm is a professor of Classics at Bard College. He's the author of one of the best biographies of Seneca, Dying Everyday: Seneca at the Court of Nero,

Introducing Daily Meditations with Stoa. Each day, we upload a new exercise focused on a single theme and quote. The exercises include: mindfulness meditation, the view from above, the contemplation

It was a privilege to speak with Dr. Nancy Sherman in the most recent Stoa Conversation. Dr. Nancy Sherman has written several books, covering Aristotle, Stoicism, and post-traumatic stress, and

Quotes contain maxims: principles and insight for living. At the right moment, a new aphorism can motivate, inspire, and remind us to return to what matters. Stoics collected and memorized

Donald Robertson returns to discuss the nuances of Stoic exercises and the importance of staying cool. Anger is a serious social problem and the Stoics have tools for managing it.

Our most recent conversation is with Brittany Polat. Brittany is an author, contributor to Modern Stoicism, and creator of apparentstoic.com and livinginagreement.com. This discussion centers around the notion