{"podcast":{"title":"The What Is Stoicism? Podcast","slug":"the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831","podcast_index_feed_id":4397831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd","website_url":"https://www.whatisstoicism.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/1764930920044-b7250b46-2351-424a-ba13-76cad00bf9db.jpeg","author":"What Is Stoicism?","episode_count":249,"summary":"Using Stoic philosophy to help you (and me): LEARN from the past, PLAN for the future, LIVE in the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T16:19:39.255289+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831"},"episode":{"title":"You Don’t Have to Form an Opinion","slug":"you-don-t-have-to-form-an-opinion","published_at":"2026-04-29T06:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/you-don-t-have-to-form-an-opinion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831","url":"https://whatisstoicism.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/e/69cf6321f57702d2d94ebd43/media.mp3","summary":"This episode explores how much of our distress comes not from events themselves, but from the interpretations we layer on top of them. Marcus Aurelius reminds us that opinions are optional, while Epictetus shows how easily appearances can mislead us. By sticking closer to the facts and examining our impressions carefully, we reduce unnecessary mental noise. 👇 👇 👇 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENT Check out one of my latest daily Micro Morning Meditations here on Substack: ☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Go to Their Souls https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-go-to-their Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This episode explores how much of our distress comes not from events themselves, but from the interpretations we layer on top of them. Marcus Aurelius rem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/episodes/you-don-t-have-to-form-an-opinion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/you-don-t-have-to-form-an-opinion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}