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The Propaganda Report

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Part 6

The Propaganda Report

Brad Binkley

News, Daily News, Comedy, News Commentary

4.6916 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Join me for part 6 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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0:44.3

It is part six, although it's book seven, of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.

0:52.4

And he is pretty obsessed with death.

0:57.5

So you got to be ready for that.

1:02.5

But it's a lot of wisdom.

1:03.9

But like the last couple of chapters were about like,

1:06.5

don't stress about anything because you're just going to be dead tomorrow.

1:08.9

And no one's ever going to remember you.

1:10.4

Nobody. All the people who remember you are also going to be dead tomorrow and no one's ever going to remember you. Nobody.

1:11.0

All the people who remember you are also going to be dead and nobody's going to remember them. So in light of what Marcus Aurelius has to say to us, we should all be just glad to be here. As my father used to say, like, how you doing, dad? He'd say, every day above ground is a good day. And then there was a day

1:27.8

when he wasn't above ground anymore.

1:30.5

And I was like, oh. every day above ground is a good day. And then there was a day when he wasn't above ground anymore.

1:30.5

And I was like, oh, wow, that happens.

1:34.5

And I know my mother said, I'm like, this is totally happening.

1:37.7

So it's good to be prepared.

1:41.1

And he is very helpful in, like, keeping it together.

1:45.0

Like, don't panic, because you can panic about death.

1:49.0

You could really, have you ever think about it?

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