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The Propaganda Report

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Part 7

The Propaganda Report

Brad Binkley

News, Daily News, Comedy, News Commentary

4.6916 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Join me for part 7 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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And I just got off a two and a half hour, whatever, broadcast in the can with Courtney, Courtney, which hasn't been released yet,

1:13.5

and she totally blew my mind.

1:15.1

She's like, you know, whatever.

1:18.8

Oh, the stoics are, I don't know what.

1:22.7

She just crapped on it.

1:25.3

I was like, oh, look what I'm reading.

1:26.5

She's like, oh, come on.

1:28.7

So maybe I'll have to have her on to like as point, counterpoint.

1:32.5

But I've been enjoying it.

1:33.8

Maybe I'm not that many layers into the new word ontological whatever as she is.

1:42.9

But I've been enjoying this a lot. I've always loved this book. A lot of people have.

1:48.1

So I'm going to dig into that. But I wanted to, because it's Christmas, and I haven't this year done my own shows.

1:57.7

I've just been doing this and interviews and stuff, and I don't want to do it on her interview.

2:05.9

But I want to tell you, seeing if I can find a Christmas, a Christmas background,

2:15.9

which would be fun. But I can't. So, but it is Christmas time. So if you want to, if you're lost for ideas for stocking stuffers or gifts, I do not, I'm not getting anything out of this. I bet the people who are making them aren't even getting anything out of this, but a good friend of our show, Stuart, uh, and his friend make these awesome soaps. And it occurred to me like, wow, I really need to get some of these before they sell out.

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