Fiona Simpson | Saving the Mooloolaba Spit & Encouraging Community Involvement

Fiona Simpson | Saving the Mooloolaba Spit & Encouraging Community Involvement About Our Guest Fiona Stuart Simpson is an Australian politician serving as Liberal National Party (LNP) member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, representing Maroochydore. Simpson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015 and further served as the Deputy […]

Harald Kavli | The Stoic Evening Meditation

Harald Kavli | The Stoic Evening Meditation  ABOUT OUR GUEST Harald Kavli, organizer of the Oslo Stoics, is currently translating Epictetus’s discourses into modern Norwegian. This will be the first time this classic work of Stoic philosophy is translated into a Scandinavian language.   GUEST LINKS The Oslo Stoics: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426454074046215/ [podcast_subscribe id=”37725″]

Prof. Nancy Sherman | The Life & Teachings of Seneca

Prof. Nancy Sherman | The Life & Teachings of Seneca ABOUT OUR GUEST Nancy Sherman is University Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University.  Sherman is a New York Times Notable Author. Her books include Afterwar, The Untold War, and Stoic Warriors.  From 1997-1999, she served as inaugural holder of the Distinguished Chair in […]

Benjamin Cawthra | The Life & Philosophy of Miles Davis

Benjamin Cawthra | The Life & Philosophy of Miles Davis ABOUT OUR GUEST Benjamin Cawthra is a twentieth-century U.S. cultural historian. He also teaches public history and has experience in the museum field. His book Blue Notes in Black and White examines the evolving representation of jazz subjects from the swing era of the 1930s to the […]

Stephen Jenkinson | The Logos, Poetry & Prophecy

Stephen Jenkinson | The Logos, Poetry & Prophecy ABOUT OUR GUEST Stephen is a teacher, author, storyteller, spiritual activist, and founder of Orphan Wisdom, a teaching house for skills of deep living and making human culture that are mandatory in endangered, endangering times. He makes books, tends farm and mends broken handles and fences, succumbs […]

David Richards | From the U.S. Marines to Author & Yoga Instructor

David Richards | From the U.S. Marines to Author & Yoga Instructor ABOUT OUR GUEST David Richards is a life-strategist, #1 international best-selling author, and speaker on personal development. He spent his early childhood living in various parts of the United States and three years living on the island of Okinawa, Japan.  After graduating university […]

Gregory B. Sadler | Stoicism & Anger Management

Gregory B. Sadler | Stoicism & Anger Management ABOUT OUR GUEST Greg Sadler is a practical philosopher who offers consulting, coaching, and speaking through his company ReasonIO.  He is also the editor of Stoicism Today, co-host of the radio show Wisdom for Life, and the producer of the Half Hour Hegel series.  His popular YouTube […]

Prof. Joseph Siracusa | The History & Utility of Diplomacy

Prof. Joseph Siracusa | The History & Utility of Diplomacy ABOUT OUR GUEST Professor Joseph Siracusa is the Professor of Human Security and International Diplomacy at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne. He’s also the President Emeritus of Australia’s Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.  Born and raised in Chicago and a […]

Richard Heinberg | Consumerism, Sustainability & the Coming Corrections

Richard Heinberg | Consumerism, Sustainability & the Coming Corrections ABOUT OUR GUEST Richard Heinberg is Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute and author of several books on energy and the environment, including Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels, and, with David Fridley, Our Renewable Future. His upcoming book is Power: Humanity’s Quest for Ability, Control, Influence, […]

Michael Tremblay | The Life & Teachings of Epictetus

Michael Tremblay | The Life & Teachings of Epictetus ABOUT OUR GUEST Michael Tremblay is a PhD. student in philosophy at Queen’s University, Kingston. Before going to Queen’s University he completed a B.A. and M.A. in philosophy at Carleton University in Ottawa. During his time at Carleton he wrote a Master’s thesis on the Stoic […]