Podcast and Videos
How Stoicism Is Being a Sister to Everyone | Emotions and Everyday Courage – Jennifer Baker
What if Stoicism isn’t about not feeling, but about modulating your feelings? What if Stoicism never was a masculine trait to begin with? In this conversation, Professor Jennifer Baker (College of Charleston) reframes anger, jealousy, and grief as signals about our beliefs, not shame to suppress. We explore a feminine Stoicism — rooted in everyday bravery, caregiving, and community—that challenges the stereotype of Stoicism as masculine or emotionless.
How Do Male Allies Help, and What Is Eudaimonia? | Stoic Happiness – Christopher Gill
British Professor Chris Gill cuts through the macho myth of Stoicism to reveal a philosophy founded in integrity to help us live grounded in the 4 virtues of wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. He shows the Stoics’ flourishing happiness—eudaimonia—emerges naturally from virtue and community, not from chasing wealth or suppressing emotion. Instead of stone-faced repression, Stoicism is a fearless inquiry into what moves you, sharpening your discernment to meet desire, fear, and duty without losing your humanity.
How Do the U.S. Military and Ballet Relate to Stoicism? | Military, Dance, Stoicism – Nancy Sherman
Nancy Sherman, Georgetown professor, former Chair of Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy, talks about why Stoicism is not emotional repression in a toga. Drawing on her work with military leaders and her parallels between military, dance, and emotions, Nancy reframes Stoicism and Aristotelianism. The aesthetics of restraint—from ballet to modern dance. We get into moral injury, anger, grief, friendship—and why resilience without community is insufficient, plus why Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Aristotle haven’t stopped being right.
Did Jesus and the Stoics Teach the Same Ethics? | Stoicism, Christianity, and Care – Brittany Polat
Brittany Polat—Stoicare cofounder and author—speaks about Jesus, Stoicism, and the demanding idea of care. We explore early Christianity within a Stoic moral world and what it means to act with care even under pressure. We discuss the sage as a benevolent guide, and Stoicism as a philosophy of care rather than detachment. We also touch on shared themes among Jesus, Buddha, and the Stoics, memento mori and the arts, and why discipline—not domination—defines real strength.