📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, I share a selected reading (and reflection) from our series Letters to a Young Seeker , which we started a few weeks ago. Specifically, I discuss the wisdom of letters and the reasons for starting the series. I also share an audio version of the first letter in the series, titled Don’t Forget to Live! In this episode, you can expect to learn a...
Aug 02, 2023•7 min•Ep. 140
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Leslie Stein, the author of Becoming Whole: Jung’s Equation for Realizing God . Prof. Stein trained as a Jungian Analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute in New York and is in private practice in Sydney, Australia. His books include: Working with Mystical Experiences in Psychoanalysis , The Self in Jungian Psychology , Eastern Practices ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 139
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Simon Drew from the Walled Garden Philosophical Society . As many of you know, Simon is a friend, poet, musician, philosopher, and someone deeply interested in life’s questions. Today’s episode is part II of a series ( Listen to Part I ) we are calling Living the Questions. The title is inspired by a popular quote from the poet Rai...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 138
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Hasard Lee, the author of The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot’s Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions . Hasard is a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who began his career flying the F-16. As a flight commander, he led his pilots into combat during one of the most intense periods of the War in Afghanistan. He was then ...
Jul 12, 2023•42 min•Ep. 137
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Dr. Donna Hicks, author of Leading with Dignity and Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict . Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite (and first) conversations on the podcast. Dr. Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. She is a leading expert on dign...
Jul 05, 2023•50 min•Ep. 136
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Julian Baggini, author of the new book How to Think Like a Philosopher . Julian is a philosopher, journalist, and author of more than 20 books. He is a return guest to the show; our previous conversation focused on his book The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us About Being Human and Living Well . Lear...
Jun 30, 2023•58 min•Ep. 135
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of In Search of Wisdom , my guest is Simon Drew from the Walled Garden Philosophical Society and the Soul Searching with Seneca podcast. Simon is a poet, musician, philosopher, and deeply curious about the art of living. Today’s episode is part 1 of a six-part series we’re calling Living the Questions. The title is inspired by a popular quote f...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 134
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Andrew Lang, the author of Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life . Andrew is an educator in the Pacific Northwest and an alumnus of Richard Rohr’s Living School for Action and Contemplation . His interests include somatic shadow work, introspective examination, contemplative spirituality, and an embod...
Jun 14, 2023•54 min•Ep. 133
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Prof. Will Johncock, the author of Beyond the Individual: Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection . Will’s theoretical expertise includes 19th and 20th-century post-structuralist philosophy, ancient Stoic philosophy, social theory, and sociology. In the conversation, Will and I discuss, Stoicism Rationality The view from above...
Jun 07, 2023•59 min•Ep. 132
In this episode, my guest is Derek Sivers , the author of How to Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Conclusion . Derek is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his quotable insights and succinct writing style. He is a former musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown who sold his first company, CDBaby, for $22 million and gave all the money to charity. In the conversation, Derek and I discuss, Contradictory ideas Navigating uncertainty Possible futures Learning...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 131
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Scott Samuelson, the author of the new book Rome as a Guide to the Good Life . His other works include The Deepest Human Life and Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering . Scott is a professor of philosophy and has taught the humanities in universities, colleges, and even prisons. In the conversation, Scott and I discuss, How ...
May 24, 2023•52 min•Ep. 130
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Ivo Brughmans, the author of Paradoxical Leadership: How to Make Complexity and Advantage . Ivo is a philosopher, political scientist, and management consultant. He is fascinated by paradoxes and the challenge of bringing together opposite approaches and opening new perspectives that combine the power of both...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 129
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, I’m sharing a few of my favorite clips on Stoic wisdom from my conversations with Massimo Pigliucci (author of The Quest for Character ), Donald Robertson (author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor ), and William B. Irvine (author of The Stoic Challenge ). In the episode, you’ll hear, Choosing a Philosophy of Life The Wisdom of Impermanence ...
May 10, 2023•44 min•Ep. 128
📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Valerie Tiberius, the author of What Do You Want Out of Life? Valerie is the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Liberal Arts and professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Her books include Well-Being as Value Fulfillment and The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with Our Limits . In the conversation, Valerie and I discuss, Strateg...
May 03, 2023•57 min•Ep. 127
📩 Want daily meditations on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Dr. Dilip Jeste, the author of Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good . Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite (and first) conversations on the podcast. Dr. Jeste is a neuropsychiatrist who has spent more than 20 years studying aspects of wisdom and healthy aging. He is a former Director of the ...
Apr 26, 2023•56 min•Ep. 126
📩 Want daily meditations on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Jamie Kreiner, the author of The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Can Tell Us About Distraction . Jamie is a professor of history at the University of Georgia. Her work has been awarded prizes from organizations such as the Medieval Academy of America and the American Society for Environmental History. Jamie’s new book has been called “A comp...
Apr 19, 2023•44 min•Ep. 125
In this episode, my guest is Shane Trotter, the author of Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement . Shane is an educator, a strength and conditioning coordinator, and a writer. If you’re not already subscribed to his Substack, Setting the Bar , I highly recommend it! In the conversation, Shane and I discuss: Becoming an Adult Reflecting on what matters The role of responsibility Rediscovering Rites of Passage Overcoming challenges Navig...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 124
Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. In this episode, I’m sharing an audio lesson from The Wisdom School, a private podcast for Perennial Meditations members (our daily email community on Substack). The lesson I’m sharing today is an episode on the wisdom and practice of stillness. If you’re interested in getting our daily meditations and access to The Wisdom School. You can visit Perennial Meditations on Substack and become a member! Your support is deeply ...
Apr 05, 2023•12 min•Ep. 123
Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. In this episode, my guest is Prof. Woo-kyoung Ahn, the author of Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better . Dr. Ahn is the John Hay Whitney Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her main area of research interest is higher-level reasoning processes. In particular, the study of how people learn and represent concepts and causal relations and how causal explanations shape our thinking processes. In the conver...
Mar 29, 2023•52 min•Ep. 122
In this episode, my guest is Prof. Dean Rickles, the author of Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful . Dean is a professor of history and philosophy of modern physics at the University of Sydney, where he is also a director of the Sydney Centre for Time. Learn more about Prof. Dean Rickles . In the conversation, Dean and I discuss, Why the shortness of life is what makes it meaningful Overcoming the fear of death Seneca’s influence on the book The need for unce...
Mar 22, 2023•53 min•Ep. 121
Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. In this episode, I welcome back to the show my good friend Brandon Tumblin from The Strong Stoic Newsletter and Paradoxically Speaking . Brandon is a strength athlete and coach and someone with a deep interest in the art of living. His podcast The Strong Stoic (which is approaching 250 episodes) explores all aspects of philosophy and what it means to live a good life! In the conversation, Brandon and I discuss: The connec...
Mar 15, 2023•58 min•Ep. 120
Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project . In this episode, I welcome back to the show Brittany Polat the author of the new book How to Journal Like a Stoic . Brittany has a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, is the co-founder of the non-profit Stoicare (course on Stoic Love ), and is the author of Tranquility Parenting (a book we discussed previously on In Search of Wisdom ). In the conversation, Brittany and I discuss: Discerning our path Stoic journaling vs. writin...
Mar 08, 2023•49 min•Ep. 119
In this episode, my guest is Dr. David Richo, the author of several books, from The Five Things We Cannot Change to his newest book, Ready: How to Know When to Stay and When to Go . Dr. Richo is a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer who combines Jungian, poetic, and mythic perspectives in his work with the intention of integrating the psychological and the spiritual. Learn more about Dr. Richo at davericho.com . In the conversation, Dr. Richo and I discuss, What it means to say...
Feb 22, 2023•52 min•Ep. 118
Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. In this episode, I’m sharing an audio lesson from The Wisdom School, a new private podcast for Perennial Meditations members (our daily email community on Substack). The first season of The Wisdom School is based on a 5-week course we just finished called The Timeless Art of Leading a Life. Throughout this course, we’ve explored timeless perspectives, principles, and practices for daily life. The lesson I’m sharing today ...
Feb 15, 2023•9 min•Ep. 117
Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project. In this episode, I welcome back to the show Dr. Kai Whiting the co-author of Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In . Kai Whiting is a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism. His main research interests are how to better account for resource use and the practical application of Stoic philosophy to the challenges of the 21st century. In the conversation, Kai and I discuss, The meaning of sustain...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 116
Are the cardinal virtues of courage, temperance, wisdom, and justice enough to live our highest good? Is there a need for the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love? These are just two of the questions we explore in this wide-ranging conversation of In Search of Wisdom. In this episode, I welcome to the show two friends from The Walled Garden , Sharon Lebell (author of The Art of Living ) and Simon Drew (author of The Poet & the Sage ). As you’ll hear in the episode, Sharon and Simon h...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 115
On today’s episode, my guest is Prof. Emily Austin, the author of the new book Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life . Living for Pleasure is part of the Guides to the Good Life series by Oxford University Press. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of the series. It is dedicated to the idea that philosophy can, as it was for hundreds of years in the ancient world – be a way of life. Prof. Austin’s book is another wonderful addition to the series. In the conversation, Emily and I discus...
Jan 18, 2023•58 min•Ep. 114
📩 Want daily wisdom? Sign up for Perennial Meditations to receive ancient lessons for modern life: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In the episode, you’ll hear clips from some of my favorite conversations on Buddhist wisdom. The first portion of the episode comes from my conversation with Kevin Griffin (the author of Living Kindness ), followed by my interview with Shaila Catherine (the author of Beyond Distraction ). Then finally, the episode closes with a portion of my conversation wi...
Jan 04, 2023•43 min•Ep. 113
In today’s episode, my guest is Stephen Cope, the author of many books, including The Great Work of Your Life , Deep Human Connection , and, most recently, Dharma in Difficult Times . Stephen is a psychotherapist, Scholar-in-Residence at the renowned Kripalu Center, and the founder and former Director of Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living. In the conversation, Stephen and I discuss, The Call for Connection Loneliness and Belonging Contemplative Practices How to think about Love Wisdom ...
Dec 21, 2022•58 min•Ep. 112
In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Prof. Wendy K. Smith, the co-author of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems . Prof. Smith is the Dana J. Johnson professor of management and faculty director of the Women’s Leadership Initiative at the University of Delaware. She earned her Ph.D. in organizational behavior at Harvard Business School, where she began her intensive research on strategic paradoxes—how leaders and senior teams effectively r...
Dec 07, 2022•51 min•Ep. 111
