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Since May 2016
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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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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Maybe Escapism is Good, Actually

Dec 31, 2025 13m

I don’t like to turn my brain off when enjoying a movie, show, or book. For me, the point has never been to “escape” the real world or be off in La-La Land; it’s to think more deeply. If a story…

Luminous Beings Are We: A Christmas Message

Dec 22, 2025 9m

There’s a scene in The Empire Strikes Back that never gets old. It’s kept its grip on me to this day.Luke in the Dagobah swamp, staring down the task he’s already decided is impossible. “It’s too…

Wisdom showdown: Uncle Ben vs Uncle Ben

Dec 09, 2025 2m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.geekystoics.comUncle Ben from Spider-Man serves as an introduction to wisdom and “maxims” for many kids around the world. It all…

I finally made the video I’ve been scared to make.

Nov 03, 2025 8m

This one feels different.It’s the first time I’ve ever made something this personal for Geeky Stoics, pulling back the curtain on my struggle as I lost myself in my Air Force career, and how I found…

What's This About A Bible Sales Surge?

Nov 02, 2025 4m

News reports this October showed a surge in Bible sales across the United States and the UK, confirming what so many people can feel and polls have supported…which is that a religious revival is…

Can we choose our feelings? Reflecting on Charlie Kirk, empathy and objective morality

Sep 19, 2025 5m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.geekystoics.comThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join us for our next live video in the app and upgrade your…

Tolkien, Virtue, and the Good Life

Aug 29, 2025 39m

Hobbits are curious creatures. Simple taste, a love of “good tilled earth” and yet surprisingly courageous. And according to Dr. Christopher Snyder, they might hold the key to living the good…

Call It What It Is

Aug 25, 2025 6m

Updating your perspective on the world can, for some, be like seeing for the first time. Many of us have seen videos of colorblind people getting access to new tech that helps them see the full…

Is Stoicism Enough?

Aug 13, 2025 1h 6m

It’s time for another long-form podcast! In this episode, we welcome Parker Settecase of ParkNotes Parker's Ponderings for a deep dive into the limits of Stoicism, the role of the God/Logos in this…

Interview: Andrew Heaton of the Political Orphanage

Aug 07, 2025 49m

Andrew Heaton is a comedian, political commentator, author, and political orphan best known for his skits on ReasonTV. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Andrew for many years and traveling in similar…

Reviewing "Superman": Virtue or Vice?

Jul 28, 2025 15m

Somehow…Monday returned. Welcome back! This morning I am headed into Washington, DC to speak to a group of young professionals about communication and breaking through both the noise and…

4 Seneca Lessons You Can Use Today

Jul 17, 2025 6m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.geekystoics.comOnce you go down the Stoicism rabbit hole, you can’t escape the ubiquitous appeal and words of Marcus Aurelius in…

Aiming At Heaven

Jul 13, 2025 6m

On a flight layover in the UK, Geeky Stoics visits the home, grave and world of famed author, philosopher and academic: C.S. Lewis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other…

Master Samwise: Star Wars, Storytelling, and the Art of Saying 'Yes'

Jul 10, 2025 1h 19m

We’re experimenting here at Geeky Stoics. Both Stephen and I have really missed the long-form podcast and discussion format, going back to my original podcasting days at the Star Wars Report and…

Philosophy or Psychology?

Jul 04, 2025 8m

If you want to understand the intellectual fault lines of the 20th century, you don’t need to go to a fancy college. You can just sit down with some old movies. We don’t touch on horror movies often…

The "Daily Stoic" Interview

Jun 19, 2025 7m

Hopefully, you’re caught up on Geeky Stoics and enjoyed the panel conversation we hosted with Ryan Holiday of the Daily Stoic. The conversation covered Stoicism and Objectivism, two distinct…

Live in Palm Springs: Ryan Holiday on Stoicism vs Objectivism

Jun 16, 2025 44m

It’s a good day to be a Geeky Stoics subscriber here on Substack! You all get first access to this week’s video conversations with Ryan Holiday of the Daily Stoic. I told you about the trip to Palm…

Why So Serious?

May 20, 2025 7m

"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears. New ills will come, or old ones will return. Meanwhile, keep your spirit cheerful." - Epictetus, DiscoursesThe other…

Why Star Wars Andor Is Not That Radical

Apr 11, 2025 13m

This week, I put together an essay I’ve been dying to make for well over a year. This is about Star Wars: Andor and whether or not the show supports a Marxist lens on freedom in a galaxy far, far…

Every Winter Feels Like The Last

Mar 31, 2025 5m

My family has taken to teasing me over my annual surprise when a shrubbery or tree on our property shows signs of life around March or April. I must admit, I do look at my plants in the winter and…

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