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The Propaganda Report

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Part 4

The Propaganda Report

Brad Binkley

News, Daily News, Comedy, News Commentary

4.6916 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Join me for part 4 of a reading and discussion of Meditations, one of the most influential works of Stoic philosophy, by Marcus Aurelius – Roman Emperor and philosopher. In this series we'll explore the core tenants of Stoicism, examining its emphasis on virtue, reason, and acceptance. Exclusive Content and Ways to Support: Support me on Substack for ad-free content, bonus material, personal chatting and more! ⁠https://substack.com/@monicaperezshow⁠ Become a PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER on Apple Podcasts for AD FREE episodes and exclusive content! True Hemp Science: ⁠https://truehempscience.com/⁠ PROMO CODE: MONICA Find, Follow, Subscribe & Rate on your favorite podcasting platform AND for video and social & more... Website: ⁠https://monicaperezshow.com/⁠ Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@monicaperezshow⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/user/monicaperezshow⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/MonicaPerez⁠ Twitter/X: @monicaperezshow Instagram: @monicaperezshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is

0:03.0

This is Monica Perez, and we are here today to read and discuss part four, our part four.

0:32.4

It's actually book five of Marcus O'urelius' meditations.

0:39.5

Unabridged meditations.

0:40.7

And if anyone needed meditations, it would be me.

0:43.7

My world is insane, as you might have caught last time, with literally a circular saw, a jackhammer, and a insane.

0:53.3

As the background noise for it was almost,

0:57.7

did I make this analogy when I was there like when Tiger Woods father like shoot off guns behind

1:02.9

him and bang on bots like Bart Simpson. So it means to increase his concentration when he

1:08.7

was putting. Like that's how I felt it was, it was quite

1:12.4

comical. It was quite comical. And especially given that, the subject matter was,

1:17.0

meditations. So, things have been even crazier. I can't even, I can't even, I can't even.

1:25.7

Anyway, I say that we just all I can't even. Anyway.

1:31.9

I say that we just all,

1:33.7

just take a minute.

1:36.8

I hate it when people tell me to breathe.

1:39.1

It's great advice because I often do not breathe,

1:47.3

but breathe and let's kick back with a little Marcus Aurelius I feel like there should be background music

1:49.0

uh okay let's see what Marcus Aurelius has to say to us this time

1:54.6

last chapter was basically

1:56.2

your like my

1:59.2

joke is

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