Episode 48: Stoicism and Sustainability with Kai Whiting

You're listening to the Stoic Philosophy Podcast - practical wisdom for everyday life. In this episode, I talk with university lecturer and researcher Kai Whiting about sustainability; Dieselgate, car buying decisions; Epitectus and ice cores; the need to understand the brain; and why you should give a man your old shoes among other topics. Visit my website at justinvacula.com where you can connect with me on social media and see past content on Soundcloud, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, and other platforms. Support my work by becoming a donor through Patreon or Paypal. Share my content, subscribe, and leave feedback to help support my efforts and keep this project going. I'd like to hear from you. Support through Patreon and Paypal Donate: http://justinvacula.com/donate/ Find Justin Vacula online and listen to past content: Main website: http://www.justinvacula.com SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/justinvacula iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stoic-philosophy/id1264404483 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/justinvacula Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/justin-vacula/stoic-philosophy Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?authuser&u=0#/ps/I4gq7yzmfr63glwfvin2kmciifq Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/justinvacula Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/justinvacula Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/justinvacula Email: justinvacula at gmail dot com Podcast music, used with permission, is from Fairyland's song 'Master of the Waves.' View their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Groupe.Fairyland.Officiel/ Mentioned in podcast: 'Sustainable Development, Wellbeing and Material Consumption: A Stoic Perspective http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/2/474/htm The Obstacle in the Way: The Timeless Way of Turning Trials Into Trimuph https://www.amazon.com/Obstacle-Way-Timeless-Turning-Triumph/dp/1591846358 Stoic circles of concern https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/hierocles-a-conservative-stoic/ How to be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Stoic-Ancient-Philosophy/dp/0465097952/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1521386816&sr=1-3&keywords=how+to+be+a+stoic Seneca 'On Grief for Lost Friends' https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_63 Euro News https://www.youtube.com/user/Euronews Modern Stoicism http://modernstoicism.com