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Aaron Poochigian - Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations: Philosophy as Psychological Training | STM #254 On episode 254, we welcome Aaron Poochigian to discuss his new translation of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Aaron’s struggles with addiction and how the bo...

Christopher Mathias - The Fascists Next Door — And How They’re Exposed | STM Podcast #253 On episode 253, we welcome Christopher Mathias to discuss the meaning of fascism and what ANTIFA is, fascism’s ideological roots in greed and domination, the...

Benjamin A. Saltzman - Why Turning Away Might Be an Ethical Act | STM Podcast #252 On episode 252, welcome Benjamin Saltzman to discuss the gesture of turning away, the shame and grief behind it, how it became a moral topic, turning away in...

Patricia Martin - Who Are We Becoming? Identity in the Internet Age | STM Podcast #251 On episode 251, we welcome Patricia Martin to discuss identity formation in the modern world, our preoccupation with external validation and why it’s unsusta...

Amy Nathan - The Untold Story of Civil Rights Icon Sara Keyes Evans | STM Podcast #250 On episode 250, we welcome Amy Nathan to discuss civil rights icon Sara Keyes Evans, her own decision to not move to the back of a bus, the decades long leg...

Lybi Ma -The Mental Habits Keeping You Miserable (And How to Stop Them) | STM Podcast #247 On episode 247, we welcome Lybi Ma to discuss the thought patterns we get trapped in, the differences between ruminating and deliberating, why avoiding and s...

David Bather Woods - Can Pessimism Save Us? Schopenhauer’s Surprising Message About Life | STM #246 On episode 246, we welcome David Bather Woods to discuss the life and philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, how his father’s su***de shaped his beliefs about su...

Michael Uebel - Philosophy Meets Psychotherapy: On Equanimity as Awareness | STM Podcast #245 On episode 245, we welcome Michael Uebel to discuss the practice of equanimity, its similarities and differences from mindfulness practices, how perspective ...

Troyen A. Brennan - America’s Healthcare Is Broken — Can Primary Care Save It? | STM Podcast #244 On episode 244, we welcome Troyen Brennan to discuss the pitfalls of the US healthcare system, the fee-for-service model’s implications for patient outcomes,...

Eram Alam - Why U.S. Healthcare Depends on Immigrant Physicians | STM Podcast #243 On episode 243, we welcome Eram Alam to discuss the experiences of foreign-born physicians practicing in the US, the structural problems that led to signific...