Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

Caleb Ontiveros, Michael Tremblay

stoa@stoameditation.com

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Booking Overview

This is a philosophy-focused, host-led discussion show applying Stoicism to resilience, virtue, ethics, and everyday life, with occasional interviews featuring established scholars and authors. Credible pitches include philosophers, classicists, authors, and public intellectuals working in Stoicism, ancient philosophy, skepticism, Buddhism, or practical ethics; booking difficulty is medium because the show appears selective about external experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 232

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

stoa@stoameditation.com

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Host

Caleb Ontiveros - Co-founder and co-host of the Stoa meditation platform, focused on applying Stoic philosophy to modern life.

Michael Tremblay - Co-founder and co-host of the Stoa meditation platform, focused on Stoic philosophy, meditation, and practical ethics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Philosophers, classicists, authors, and scholars or public intellectuals with expertise in Stoicism, ancient philosophy, skepticism, Buddhism, or practical ethics.
Required Achievements:  
Published books on philosophy or practical ethics, Academic or public scholarship on ancient philosophy or Stoicism, Recognized expertise in skepticism, Buddhism, or related philosophical traditions

Recent Guest Discussions

Massimo Pigliucci - Skepticism, Cicero, Fallibilism, Stoicism, Certainty, Pseudoscience, Virtue, And The Good Life.

Recent Topics

Stoicism, Philosophy, Resilience, Virtue, Meditation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied
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Men Without Chests | The Abolition of Man Part I (Episode 229)

July 07, 2026

Can you say a waterfall is sublime? Or are you just describing your feelings?C.S. Lewis thought this question mattered more than it looks. In the first chapter of The Abolition of Man, he argues that modern education smuggles in a dangerous idea: that value judgments are just reports of emotion. Nothing to debate. Nothing to get right or wrong.Caleb and Michael work through Lewis’s argument in this first episode of a series on the book. They cover his case for objective value, what he calls t...

Why You Should Be A Skeptic With Massimo Pigliucci (Episode 228)

June 23, 2026

In this episode, Caleb talks with Massimo Pigliucci about his new book, How to Be a Happy Skeptic, and the thinker at its center: Cicero. They trace skepticism from Pyrrho’s radical doubt to the Academics, who found a better path. You don’t need certainty. You need to know how sure to be, then act (or not).The Stoics and skeptics argued for decades over whether truth leaves a mark you can trust. What happens when you admit you might be wrong?Read How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic.(03:00) Pyrrhonism...

Stoicism and Buddhism 101 (Rerun)

June 02, 2026

People love to pair Stoicism and Buddhism. Both blame suffering on desire. Both teach a kind of meditation. Both are about 2,500 years old. So how similar are they, really?Michael and Caleb run a Buddhism 101 for Stoics. They start with the Buddha: a prince who had everything, saw old age, sickness, and death for the first time, and walked away from the palace to figure out why we suffer. From there it’s the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Middle Way.(00:00) Introduction(06:28)...

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