Don't Worry; Be Stoic

Don't Worry; Be Stoic

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 912 , Segment 5

Episode: Trump and North Korea, Super Recognizers, Yellowstone Wolves

  • Oct 2, 2018 9:00 pm
  • 21:52 mins

Guest: Anthony Long, PhD, Professor Classics, University of California, Berkeley, Author, “How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic’s Life” Perhaps you’ve noticed a rather esoteric hashtag popping up on social media along with empowering phrases about living in the moment, staying calm in the face of difficulties and focusing only on what you can control in life.  Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that’s having a modern revival. And when you understand its origins, it makes perfect sense that people are embracing Stoicism it right now.

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Trump's Unusual Approach to North Korea: "We Fell in Love"

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Guest: Richard McBride, PhD, Associate Professor, Asian & Near Eastern Languages, BYU Another summit is in the works between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. As recently as the end of August, Trump had put the brakes on meetings between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials because there hadn’t been enough progress in negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. But now the talks are back on and President Trump said, at a rally in West Virginia on Saturday, “We were going back and forth, and then we fell in love. No really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they were great letters. And then we fell in love.” What's going on over there?

Guest: Richard McBride, PhD, Associate Professor, Asian & Near Eastern Languages, BYU Another summit is in the works between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. As recently as the end of August, Trump had put the brakes on meetings between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials because there hadn’t been enough progress in negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. But now the talks are back on and President Trump said, at a rally in West Virginia on Saturday, “We were going back and forth, and then we fell in love. No really. He wrote me beautiful letters. And they were great letters. And then we fell in love.” What's going on over there?