Perennial Wisdom

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Episodes: 243

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Perennial Wisdom is a podcast for seekers and curious minds. Join the search with J.W. Bertolotti to discover universal truths and enduring ideas from philosophical and spiritual traditions. Learn more at perennial.substack.com.

Episode Date
Ep. 243 — The Philosophy of Desire | Perennial Wisdom
Jul 16, 2025
Heraclitus on the Wisdom of Change
Jul 13, 2025
The Timeless Art of Leading a Life | Perennial Wisdom
Jul 09, 2025
St. Benedict on the Ladder of Humility | Perennial Meditation
Jul 06, 2025
Plato on Seeking the Good | Perennial Meditation
Jun 29, 2025
Philosophy as Therapy for the Soul | Perennial Wisdom
Jun 25, 2025
Think Like a Monk: A Monastic Guide to Life
Jun 12, 2025
The Art of Responsibility | Shane Trotter
Jun 04, 2025
Life is Short | Dean Rickles
May 28, 2025
Practical Stoicism | Brittany Polat
May 21, 2025
The Art of Spiritual Formation | Dr. Brian Russell
May 14, 2025
The Wisdom to Know the Difference | Carl Erik Fisher
May 07, 2025
The Common Good with Shane Trotter | The Character Lab
Apr 30, 2025
Beyond Stoicism with Massimo Pigliucci
Apr 23, 2025
The Way of Zen with Henry Shukman
Mar 26, 2025
Embracing Mortality: Lessons from Seneca | James Romm
Mar 12, 2025
How Socrates Can Change Your Life | Donald J. Robertson
Feb 26, 2025
The Self-Directed Life - Making Sense of Free Will with Ken Sheldon
Feb 13, 2025
How to Live - The Life and Philosophy of Socrates | Perennial Lives
Feb 12, 2025
The Philosophy of Gratitude - An Ancient Guide to a Grateful Life
Feb 08, 2025
The Paradox of Emotions - Why Bad Feelings Make Life Good
Jan 31, 2025
"How to Live to Oneself" | Bonus Contemplation with Montaigne
Jan 26, 2025
How to Live (and Die) Like an Epicurean - The Philosophy of Pleasure
Jan 25, 2025
"Think of Yourself as Dead" | Bonus Contemplation with Marcus Aurelius
Jan 19, 2025
"One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy" | Bonus Contemplation with Albert Camus
Jan 12, 2025
How to Find Meaning in the Mundane
Jan 11, 2025
A Look Back at 2024 | Anxiety, Big Questions, and Losing Ourselves
Jan 02, 2025
Thoreau on 'Living Deliberately'
Dec 21, 2024
The Contemplative Life with Patrick Boland
Nov 27, 2024
How to Be 'Seriously Happy' with Ben Aldridge
Oct 30, 2024
Carl Jung, the Shadow, and Becoming Whole | Leslie Stein
Sep 18, 2024
The Perils of Blame | Stoic Meditation
Sep 13, 2024
Happiness & the Meaning of Life
Sep 11, 2024
The Art of Living with Dr. Daniel McInerny
Sep 04, 2024
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Aug 29, 2024
The Art of Not Knowing | Wisdom is the Way
Aug 21, 2024
The Art of Connection | Wisdom is the Way
Aug 14, 2024
The Art of Impermanence | Wisdom is the Way
Aug 07, 2024
An Epicurean Guide to Life with Emily Austin
Jul 17, 2024
The Wisdom of Fasting with John Oakes
Jul 10, 2024
The Perils of Anger | Stoic Meditation
Jul 05, 2024
On Changing Our Minds | Contemplation
Jun 29, 2024
The Art of Focus | Dying Every Day
Jun 28, 2024
Who is Your Socrates? with Shane Trotter | The Character Lab
Jun 26, 2024
What Makes Life Meaningful, Happiness, and the Art of Hope | The Muse
Jun 24, 2024
On the Shortness of Life (Pt. II) | Sundays with Seneca
Jun 23, 2024
The Inner Experience | Contemplation
Jun 22, 2024
The Perils of Comparison | Dying Every Day
Jun 21, 2024
The Art of Deep Reading with Rachel B. Griffis & Julie Ooms
Jun 19, 2024
What Makes Us Human, Thinking Well, and Authenticity | The Muse
Jun 17, 2024
On the Shortness of Life | Sundays with Seneca
Jun 16, 2024
The Way of Contemplation
Jun 15, 2024
Ben Franklin's Guide to a Long and Useful Life with Eric Weiner
Jun 12, 2024
The Art of Having Enough | Stoic Meditation
Jun 11, 2024
A Stoic Guide to Change with Brandon Tumblin
Jun 05, 2024
Montaigne: Three Lessons on the Art of Living
Jun 01, 2024
How to Make Space for Paradox
May 29, 2024
The Art of Learning | Stoic Meditation
May 28, 2024
Three Lessons on the Art of Living | Dean Rickles, Leslie Stein, & Valerie Tiberius
May 25, 2024
The Search for Meaning with Simon Drew | Living the Questions
May 22, 2024
Every Day is a Step | Stoic Meditation
May 20, 2024
Rediscovering Wise Elders with Dr. Dilip Jeste
May 15, 2024
The Wisdom to Know the Difference | Perennial Meditations
May 08, 2024
The Decent Life with Todd May
May 01, 2024
”Think Like a Mortal” | Perennial Meditations
Apr 24, 2024
Getting Over Yourself with Jay Garfield
Apr 17, 2024
True, Good, and Beautiful with Shane Trotter | The Character Lab
Mar 28, 2024
The Life (and Wisdom) of Socrates | Perennial Lives
Mar 20, 2024
A Philosophical Guide to Anxiety with Samir Chopra
Mar 13, 2024
”What is the Nature of God?” with Simon Drew | Living the Questions
Mar 06, 2024
Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life with Ross D. Inman
Feb 28, 2024
The Character Lab with Shane Trotter
Feb 23, 2024
Made to Work Together | Dying Every Day
Feb 19, 2024
Socrates in Love with Armand D’Angour
Feb 14, 2024
The Art of Living: From Socrates to Aquinas | Perennial Lives
Feb 12, 2024
Practical Stoicism with Tanner Campbell
Feb 07, 2024
Philosophy and Simple Living | Dying Every Day
Feb 05, 2024
How to Love Like a Saint with Elizabeth Kelly
Jan 31, 2024
Departing from Life | Dying Every Day
Jan 30, 2024
What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us with Mike Mariani
Jan 24, 2024
Everywhere Means Nowhere | Dying Every Day
Jan 22, 2024
A Calendar of Wisdom (A Message to Our Listeners)
Jan 17, 2024
On the Worth of a Day | Dying Every Day
Jan 16, 2024
Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko | The Good Life Method
Jan 11, 2024
The Art of Knowing What Matters | Dying Every Day
Jan 08, 2024
David Robson | How Mindsets Can Change Your World
Dec 27, 2023
Oliver Burkeman | Time Management for Mortals
Dec 20, 2023
Justin Brierley | The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
Dec 13, 2023
Krista Thomason | Why Bad Feelings Make Life Good
Dec 06, 2023
David Fideler | A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Nov 29, 2023
How to Take Nothing for Granted | From ”Paradoxically Speaking”
Nov 22, 2023
Helen Russell | The Wisdom of Sadness
Nov 15, 2023
George Weigel | Letters to a Young Catholic
Nov 08, 2023
Michael Ward | After Humanity - A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s Abolition of Man
Nov 03, 2023
Living the Questions | ”What is Love?” with Simon Drew
Oct 25, 2023
Dr. Brian Russell | Astonished by the Word
Oct 12, 2023
Ken Sheldon | Making Sense of Free Will
Sep 26, 2023
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Sep 20, 2023
Alva Noë | How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are
Sep 13, 2023
Susan Sauvé Meyer | How to Flourish - Like Aristotle
Sep 06, 2023
Living the Questions | ”What is Wisdom?” with Simon Drew
Aug 23, 2023
Mark Matousek | Lessons from an American Stoic
Aug 16, 2023
Tom Morris | What Philosophy Can Teach Us About Being a Good Citizen
Aug 09, 2023
Letters to a Young Seeker | Don’t Forget to Live!
Aug 02, 2023
Leslie Stein | Becoming Whole: Jung’s Equation for Realizing God
Jul 26, 2023
Living the Questions | ”How to Live?” with Simon Drew
Jul 19, 2023
Hasard Lee | The Art of Clear Thinking
Jul 12, 2023
Dr. Donna Hicks | The Wisdom of Dignity
Jul 05, 2023
Julian Baggini | How to Think Like a Philosopher
Jun 30, 2023
Living the Questions | Simon Drew
Jun 21, 2023
Andrew Lang | Unmasking the Inner Critic
Jun 14, 2023
Will Johncock | Stoic Philosophy on Community and Connection
Jun 07, 2023
Derek Sivers | How to Live - 27 Conflicting Answers...
May 31, 2023
Scott Samuelson | A Guide to the Good Life
May 24, 2023
Ivo Brughmans | Searching for Paradoxical Wisdom
May 17, 2023
Best of Stoic Wisdom | Massimo Pigliucci, Donald Robertson, and William B. Irvine
May 10, 2023
Valerie Tiberius | What Do You Want Out of Life?
May 03, 2023
Dilip Jeste, MD | Becoming Wiser Faster - The Scientific Roots of Wisdom
Apr 26, 2023
Jamie Kreiner | The Wandering Mind - How to Avoid Distraction Like a Monk
Apr 19, 2023
Shane Trotter | Rediscovering Rites of Passage
Apr 13, 2023
The Wisdom of Stillness
Apr 05, 2023
Woo-kyoung Ahn | Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
Mar 29, 2023
Dean Rickles | The Shortness of Life
Mar 22, 2023
Brandon Tumblin | On Becoming Stronger (and Wiser)
Mar 15, 2023
Dr. Brittany Polat | How to Journal Like a Stoic
Mar 08, 2023
David Richo | Five Ways to Say Yes to Life
Feb 22, 2023
The Wisdom of Not Knowing
Feb 15, 2023
Dr. Kai Whiting | Stoicism and Sustainability
Feb 09, 2023
Sharon Lebell & Simon Drew | Faith, Hope, and Love
Feb 01, 2023
Emily Austin | An Epicurean Guide to Life
Jan 18, 2023
Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Living | Kevin Griffin, Shaila Catherine, and Nic Bommarito
Jan 04, 2023
Stephen Cope | The Call for Connection
Dec 21, 2022
Prof. Wendy K. Smith | How to Use Both/And Thinking to Solve Your Toughest Problems
Dec 07, 2022
Donald Robertson | Stoic Wisdom for Modern Leaders (and Life)
Nov 30, 2022
Dr. Brian Russell | The Discipline of Discernment
Nov 23, 2022
Kieran Setiya | How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
Nov 16, 2022
David Alexander | The Wisdom of Carl Jung
Nov 09, 2022
Karen Stohr | Choosing Freedom: A Kantian Guide to Life
Nov 02, 2022
Dr. Sunil Raheja | Dancing with Wisdom
Oct 26, 2022
Jonathan Robinson | The Enlightenment Project
Oct 19, 2022
Stephen Angle | Growing Moral: A Confucian Guide to Life
Oct 12, 2022
Vitaliy Katsenelson | The Art of a Meaningful Life
Oct 05, 2022
Massimo Pigliucci | The Quest for Character
Sep 28, 2022
Kevin Griffin | The Art of Wisdom
Sep 21, 2022
Bryan Van Norden | Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto
Sep 14, 2022
Shaila Catherine | Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind
Sep 07, 2022
Scott Hershovitz | Nasty, Brutish, and Short - Adventures in Philosophy
Aug 31, 2022
Eric Zimmer | The One You Feed
Aug 24, 2022
Dr. Kevin Vost | The Foundation of Virtue
Aug 17, 2022
Skye Cleary | How to Be Authentic
Aug 10, 2022
Jason Merchey | The Wisdom of Skepticism
Aug 03, 2022
Dr. Mark Vernon | Psychotherapy and the Spiritual Path
Jul 27, 2022
Seneca | On the Happy Life (Part III)
Jul 24, 2022
Shane Sorensen | Renaissance Wisdom - How to Flourish in the Modern Day
Jul 20, 2022
Seneca | On the Happy Life (Part II)
Jul 17, 2022
Brandon Tumblin | The Wisdom of Dostoevsky
Jul 14, 2022
Brandon Tumblin | Creating Harmony in the Chaos of Life
Jul 13, 2022
Seneca | On the Happy Life (Part I)
Jul 10, 2022
Dr. Brian Russell | The Wisdom of Forgiveness
Jul 06, 2022
Dr. Bruce Tallman | The Paradox of Love and Wisdom
Jun 29, 2022
Chris Fisher | Stoicism as a Way of Life
Jun 22, 2022
Ryan Hawk | The Pursuit of Excellence
Jun 15, 2022
Dr. Lisa Miller | The Awakened Brain
Jun 08, 2022
Shane Trotter | The Wisdom of Standards
Jun 01, 2022
Nate Anderson | How Nietzsche Can Change Your Life
May 24, 2022
Dr. Kevin Vost | Stoicism and the Spiritual Path
May 20, 2022
Simon Drew | The Wisdom of Parables
May 11, 2022
David Robson | The Expectation Effect - How Your Mindset Changes Your World
May 04, 2022
Dr. Ron Siegel | The Wisdom of Being Ordinary
Apr 29, 2022
Dr. Kelly Flanagan | Love is the Practice
Apr 25, 2022
Andrew Lynn | Classic Wisdom for Modern Life
Apr 21, 2022
John Sellars | Stoicism and Epicureanism
Apr 13, 2022
Owen Flanagan | How to Do Things with Emotions
Apr 06, 2022
Stephen Cope | The Dharma in Difficult Times
Mar 31, 2022
Cory Allen | The Wisdom of Mindfulness in Daily Life
Mar 23, 2022
Judith Valente & Br. Paul Quenon | How to Be in the World
Mar 16, 2022
Beverly Lanzetta | Becoming Wisdom
Mar 13, 2022
Dr. Joshua Knabb | Searching for Wisdom in Spiritual Practices
Mar 10, 2022
Steven Nadler | What is Wisdom?
Mar 06, 2022
Nic Bommarito | Buddhist Philosophy and Practice for Daily Life
Mar 04, 2022
Brandon Tumblin | Stoicism, Happiness, and Love
Mar 02, 2022
Dilip Jeste | What is Wisdom?
Feb 27, 2022
Brittany Polat | A Guide to Staying Calm, Mindful, and Engaged
Feb 23, 2022
James Romm | Dying Every Day, How to Live a Life
Feb 16, 2022
Carl Erik Fisher | The Urge: Our History of Addiction
Feb 11, 2022
Tim Parks | The Hero’s Way
Feb 08, 2022
William B. Irvine | A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Feb 03, 2022
Leidy Klotz | Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less
Jan 26, 2022
David Fideler | Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
Jan 23, 2022
Carl McColman | Eternal Heart: The Mystical Path to a Joyful Life
Jan 18, 2022
Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko | The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning
Jan 11, 2022
Donald Robertson | How Compassionate is Stoicism?
Jan 06, 2022
Shimon Edelman | Life, Death, and Other Inconvenient Truths
Jan 04, 2022
Kevin Griffin | One Breathe at a Time - Buddhist Wisdom for Daily Life
Dec 22, 2021
Karen Swallow Prior | On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
Dec 15, 2021
On the Shortness of Life | The PERENNIAL Podcast
Dec 13, 2021
Catherine Wilson | How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
Dec 08, 2021
Lodro Rinzler | Take Back Your Mind: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times
Dec 01, 2021
Gratitude to Grateful
Nov 25, 2021
Susan Liautaud | The Power of Ethics: How to Make Good Choices in a Complicated World
Nov 24, 2021
Andrew Lynn | Classic Philosophy for Modern Life
Nov 17, 2021
Simon Drew | The Poet & The Sage and The Walled Garden
Nov 10, 2021
Benjamin Lipscomb | How Four Philosophers Revolutionized Ethics
Nov 03, 2021
Dr. Brian Russell | Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life
Oct 27, 2021
Lyanda Lynn Haupt | Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Oct 20, 2021
Michael Ward | After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man
Oct 13, 2021
Beverly Lanzetta | A New Silence: Spiritual Practices for the Monk Within
Oct 06, 2021
Oliver Burkeman | Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Sep 22, 2021
Massimo Pigliucci | Think Like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
Sep 15, 2021
Matthew Barzun | The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go
Sep 08, 2021
Kai Whiting | Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In
Sep 01, 2021
Steven Nadler | Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die
Aug 25, 2021
Jonathan Gustin | Discovering Your Soul-Level Purpose
Aug 21, 2021
Tony Martignetti | Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to an Inspired Life
Aug 16, 2021
Julian Baggini | The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us About Being Human and Living Well
Aug 11, 2021
Don’t Aim at Success
Aug 08, 2021
Julie Lythcott-Haims | Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
Aug 04, 2021
This is Not Bad Luck
Aug 01, 2021
Tim Ash | Unleash Your Primal Brain
Jul 28, 2021
Mark Van Buren | Your Life Is Meditation
Jul 22, 2021
Estelle Frankel | The Wisdom of Not Knowing: Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty
Jul 15, 2021
Eric Zimmer | From The One You Feed on Spiritual Habits
Jul 07, 2021
Drew Moser, Ph.D. | The Enneagram of Discernment: The Way of Vocation, Wisdom, and Practice
Jun 28, 2021
Joseph Badaracco | Step Back: Bringing the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life
Jun 21, 2021
Ashton Gustafson | From Good, True, & Beautiful on the True Self
Jun 09, 2021
Simon Critchley | Bald: 35 Philosophical Shortcuts
Jun 02, 2021
Eric Weiner | The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
May 26, 2021
Dr. Michele Borba | The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
May 19, 2021
Nancy Sherman | Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
May 12, 2021
Chip Conley | Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder
May 05, 2021
Dilip Jeste, MD | Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good
Apr 29, 2021
Dr. Kelly Flanagan | True Companions: A Book for Everyone About the Relationships That See Us Through
Apr 22, 2021
Dr. Jonathan Pennington | Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life
Apr 14, 2021
Kristi Nelson | Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted
Apr 07, 2021
Sebene Selassie | You Belong: A Call for Connection
Mar 31, 2021
Dr. Nic Bommarito | Seeing Clearly: A Buddhist Guide to Life
Mar 24, 2021
Dr. Donna Hicks | Leading with Dignity
Mar 18, 2021
Stephen Cope | The Great Work of Your Life
Mar 16, 2021
Father Augustine Wetta | Humility Rules: Saint Benedict’s 12-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
Mar 10, 2021
Donald Robertson | How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
Mar 10, 2021
Dr. Stefanie Johnson | Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging
Mar 10, 2021
Dr. Kevin Vost | How to Think Like Aquinas
Mar 10, 2021
Pete Hamill | Embodied Leadership: The Somatic Approach to Developing Your Leadership
Mar 10, 2021