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  • A Field Guide to a Happy Life - with Massimo Pigliucci
    Sep 21 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    Special guest, Massimo Pigliucci, joins Danny and Randy to discuss Stoicism and his recent book, A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living. In the main part of Field Guide, Massimo reimagines and updates Epictetus’ famous Enchiridion (or handbook).

    Listen now to learn about Massimo’s wonderful new book, A Field Guide to a Happy Life, and discover practical tools to help you live a better, happy life.

    Massimo Pigliucci has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He currently is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. Check Massimo’s blog, Figs in Winter, for a list of published works and social media info.

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    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    51 min
  • "The Nicomachean Ethics" by Aristotle
    Sep 19 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    We explore The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle in our latest Books You Should Read series. Discover one of the most important works in philosophy.

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    Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com 

    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    35 min
  • Feeling Unmotivated
    Sep 16 2025

    Are you struggling to get things done? Do you find yourself feeling unmotivated, down? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss feeling unmotivated.

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    Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com 

    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    22 min
  • Death, Guilt, and Other Topics
    Sep 14 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    How can we live without regret? What should we do when we experience guilt? In this episode, Danny and Randy explore death, guilt, and other topics.

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    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    30 min
  • The Bible Says Everything is Meaningless
    Sep 12 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    “‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless!’” (Ecclesiastes 1)

    The Bible says everything is meaningless? Is all meaning merely a construct? In this episode, Danny and Randy examine the claim in the Bible that everything is meaningless.

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    Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com

    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    36 min
  • "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius
    Sep 9 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    In the latest installment of ESP’s Books You Should Read series, Danny and Randy discuss Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Discover Meditations now and find out why Marcus Aurelius is as important now as he was when he was alive!

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    Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com

    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    45 min
  • The Most Important Existential Questions!
    Sep 7 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    What’s the meaning of life? Is there a god? What makes life worth living? Are we free? In this episode, Danny and Randy tackle the most important existential questions. Listen now to hear their answers to some of the toughest questions.

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    Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com

    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    41 min
  • Should You Chase Money?
    Sep 5 2025

    This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy!

    Does money buy happiness? Should we pursue our passion or a paycheck? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss whether you should chase money.

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    Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com 

    Danny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    27 min