
The Strong Stoic Podcast
by Brandon Tumblin
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The Soul Is Dyed by Its Thoughts | Marcus Aurelius | Episode 429
Sep 1, 2026
16m 44s
David Goggins: Strength or Self-Punishment? | Episode 428
Aug 25, 2026
23m 44s
Choose Your Regrets: How to Live Intentionally | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 427
Aug 18, 2026
47m 58s
Why Certain People Get Under Your Skin | Episode 426
Aug 11, 2026
21m 31s
Boundaries Are an Act of Connection | Episode 425
Aug 4, 2026
19m 29s
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| 9/1/26 | The Soul Is Dyed by Its Thoughts | Marcus Aurelius | Episode 429 | If someone could hear your thoughts for a week, who would they expect you to become? Marcus Aurelius wrote that “the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” But not every thought stains us. An unwanted impulse is not character. The danger lies in the thoughts we repeatedly entertain, rehearse, defend, and eventually act upon. In Episode 429, Brandon explores how thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, and habits become character. He examines why our spee... | 16m 44s | ||||||
| 8/25/26 | David Goggins: Strength or Self-Punishment? | Episode 428 | David Goggins believes in scheduled suffering, rejecting motivation and refusing to stop before the work is done. His philosophy has helped millions confront comfort, excuses and unrealized potential. But is Goggins actually a Stoic—and when does relentless discipline become self-punishment? In this episode, Brandon examines eight of Goggins’ central ideas through a Stoic lens, including the 40% Rule, voluntary discomfort, accepting help, recovery, permanent change and the difficult decision ... | 23m 44s | ||||||
| 8/18/26 | Choose Your Regrets: How to Live Intentionally | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 427 | Living intentionally does not mean avoiding regret. It means deciding which regrets you are willing to carry. In this episode, Brandon is joined by Joshua Bertolotti for an honest conversation about busyness, rest, vulnerability and the difficult work of examining your own life. They discuss why we often plan ordinary tasks more carefully than our futures, how constant activity can conceal exhaustion, and why slowing down is sometimes the most responsible thing we can do. The conversation als... | 47m 58s | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | Why Certain People Get Under Your Skin | Episode 426 | Why do certain insults stay with us while others have no effect at all? In this episode of The Strong Stoic Podcast, I examine what our emotional reactions reveal about us—and how to respond to difficult people without becoming passive, cruel, or emotionally numb. Sometimes anger exposes an insecurity. Sometimes contempt points toward a version of ourselves we fear becoming. Sometimes we suffer because we decided another person owed us respect, recognition, affection, or fairness. The Stoi... | 21m 31s | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | Boundaries Are an Act of Connection | Episode 425 | Resentment often begins where an important boundary remains unspoken. In Episode 425, we examine why boundaries exist in every healthy relationship—and why setting one is not necessarily an act of rejection. A clear boundary tells another person what matters, what you are willing to participate in, and what you will do if the line is crossed. We also explore the difference between boundaries and preferences, the discomfort of receiving someone else’s boundary, and the danger of becoming so ri... | 19m 29s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | When You Stop Loving What You Once Loved | Episode 424 | Have you ever stopped enjoying something that once gave your life meaning? Maybe it's the guitar that now gathers dust. The running shoes that haven't left the closet. The books you used to devour but can't seem to pick up anymore. In this episode, I explore why our interests naturally change throughout life, why there's nothing wrong with losing a passion, and what Stoicism has to teach us about work, play, gratitude, and non-attachment. Sometimes the healthiest thing we can do isn't force o... | 15m 46s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | self-respectpersonal growth+3 | — | — | — | self-improvementphilosophy+4 | — | 14m 43s | ||
| 7/21/26 | Becoming Someone You Respect | Episode 423 | Have you ever looked in the mirror and realized you’ve become someone you don’t respect? I have. In this deeply personal episode, I share a chapter of my life I’ve rarely talked about—the years after university when I slowly drifted into complacency. What began as well-earned rest became laziness, comfort, and eventually shame. One day I looked at the man I was becoming… and I didn’t like him. This episode is about the long, humbling process of rebuilding your character. We explore: Why good ... | 14m 43s | ||||||
| 7/14/26 | self-discoveryovercoming limits+3 | — | — | — | limitsdiscomfort+5 | — | 11m 26s | ||
| 7/14/26 | You’ve Never Seen What You’re Truly Capable Of | Episode 422 | Most people believe they know their limits. The truth is, they only know where they’ve chosen to stop. In this episode, I explore one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves—that discomfort equals incapability. Whether it’s grief, parenthood, illness, failure, or unexpected responsibility, history shows that ordinary people repeatedly rise to challenges they once believed impossible. Like the reserve tank in your vehicle, human beings often have far more left than they realize. Drawing from Sto... | 11m 26s | ||||||
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| 7/7/26 | goodnessphilosophy+4 | Corey Robinson | If | — | goodnessphilosophy+5 | — | 1h 16m 54s | ||
| 7/7/26 | Corey Robinson | Who Are You When the Crowd Is Gone? | Episode 421 | Most of us don’t wake up wanting to be selfish, impatient, or unkind. So why is being good so difficult? In this conversation, I sit down once again with Corey to explore one of the oldest questions in philosophy, faith, and everyday life. Beginning with Rudyard Kipling’s timeless poem If—, we unpack what it really means to choose goodness when life becomes uncomfortable. We discuss why ego fights humility, why justice feels so personal, why suffering can either harden us or deepen us, and wh... | 1h 16m 54s | ||||||
| 6/30/26 | courageregret+3 | — | Walk on the Moon | — | courageregret+5 | — | 17m 35s | ||
| 6/30/26 | The Courage to Chase the Life That's Calling You | Episode 420 | Most people hear Walk on the Moon and think about astronauts. I think about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The father holding his newborn. The recovering alcoholic walking into their first meeting. The woman rebuilding her life after divorce. The man finally leaving the job that’s been draining him for years. We all have a “walk on the moon.” In this episode, I use one of my favorite songs as a lens to explore courage, regret, fear, Stoicism, and what it really ... | 17m 35s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | self-reflectionself-punishment+3 | — | — | — | self-reflectionStoicism+3 | — | 14m 43s | ||
| 6/23/26 | Give Your Past Self Some Grace | Episode 419 | We all know we should learn from our mistakes. But somewhere along the way, many of us confuse self-reflection with self-punishment. In this episode, I explore the difference between shadow work and self-loathing. Drawing from Stoicism, Carl Jung, Seneca, Dostoevsky, and Tolkien, I examine why looking honestly at our flaws is necessary—and why beating ourselves up for them isn’t. The goal isn’t to ignore your mistakes. The goal is to face them honestly, learn from them, and move forward witho... | 14m 43s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | Stoicismstrength+4 | — | — | — | Stoicismstrength+6 | — | 17m 37s | ||
| 6/16/26 | Everything You Have Is Borrowed (Including Your Strength) | Episode 418 | As we grow stronger, wiser, healthier, and more disciplined, a subtle danger emerges: contempt. It's easy to celebrate strength. It's much harder to remain compassionate toward weakness—especially the weaknesses we once saw in ourselves. In this episode, I explore a paradox at the heart of Stoicism: how to pursue excellence without developing disdain for those who are still struggling. From the gym floor to leadership, from courage to cowardice, the Stoics remind us that virtue should produce... | 17m 37s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | griefmortality+4 | Kyle Sarka | — | — | griefmortality+5 | — | 1h 01m 08s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Kyle Sarka | The Strange Comfort of Mortality | Episode 417 | What happens when someone you love dies? In this conversation, I sit down with a returning guest shortly after the loss of his father. We explore grief, mortality, legacy, and the strange reality that every person we meet was once a child, a son, a daughter, and a dream in someone else’s mind. We discuss Stoic perspectives on death, why history remembers some people and forgets others, the danger of judging people without understanding their circumstances, and what it means to leave something... | 1h 01m 08s | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | griefcourage+3 | — | — | — | first stepgrief+3 | — | 18m 10s | ||
| 6/2/26 | How to Move Forward When Everything Feels Heavy | Episode 416 | Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the workout, the meeting, the difficult conversation, or the grieving process. It’s the first step. In this episode, Brandon reflects on a lesson shared by Jeff Nippard following the tragic loss of his partner and explores how a simple idea—just take the first step—can help us navigate grief, fear, depression, and resistance. Drawing on personal experiences from the isolation of the COVID lockdowns and the Stoic understanding of courage, Brandon explains why m... | 18m 10s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | mortalityanonymous greatness+3 | — | — | — | forgotten greatnessmortality+3 | — | 16m 49s | ||
| 5/26/26 | You Will Be Forgotten - And That's Beautiful | Episode 415 | Most extraordinary people are never famous. History remembers a few names — Marcus Aurelius, Churchill, Dostoevsky — but civilization itself is carried forward by ordinary people doing small things faithfully. Good fathers. Loyal friends. Honest workers. Men and women who plant trees whose shade they will never sit under. In this episode, I reflect on anonymous greatness, mortality, forgotten ancestors, war, courage, and why being forgotten may actually be one of the most beautiful truths abo... | 16m 49s | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | solitudeloneliness+3 | — | — | — | solitudeloneliness+3 | — | 14m 18s | ||
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