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January 2026

January 25, 2026

Praying with Strangers in an Uber in Memphis

Have you ever experienced that Uber ride where the spouse or significant other is tagging...

September 2025

September 14, 2025

Fernando Goldsztein on the Medulloblastoma Initiative

This episode is a deeply personal one. The Soapbox Redemption podcast has always been aimed...

August 2025

August 31, 2025

Iron Heart: 2nd Period Over (Ringing the Bell in Memphis)

What words could I use to describe my seven year old ringing the bell at...

June 2025

June 07, 2025

Protons in Memphis and our Deepest Fear

Memphis, our home away from home. We won the first period - successfully removing the...

March 2025

March 23, 2025

Iron Heart: Behind the Lyrics (“Whatever It Takes”)

William’s battle songs. He’s always liked these songs, but they now have a much more...

February 2025

February 18, 2025

Iron Heart: Short Homecoming and Battle songs

Valentines Day came a day early for our family. As William rapidly progressed through his...

February 16, 2025

Iron Heart: “I Wouldn’t Let You Mom”

Brain surgery is now behind us. Iron Heart continues to make strides, a little more...

February 13, 2025

Iron Heart: First Period Intermission

Hockey players talk in periods, so quick update on William’s first intermission. The first period...

February 10, 2025

Iron Heart: The Bushido Spirit Exemplified

Perspective. The world looks so different now in ways that I could never have imagined....

February 09, 2025

Iron Heart: Warrior William’s Pre-Surgery Protocol

Brain surgery on a seven-year-old. First hill is to remove the large tumor. As William...

February 08, 2025

Iron Heart: My Seven Year Old Son’s Battle with Cancer

“Am I going to die?” are harrowing words I pray no parent will ever be...

November 2024

November 17, 2024

From Descartes’ Doubt to Lee’s Jeet Kune Do

It's a scary thought, Descartes' challenge for truth seekers: “If you would be a real...

August 2024

August 31, 2024

Finding Ikigai

I love the Japanese concept of Ikigai. You may have come across in this popular...

August 18, 2024

Epictetus, the Chief Task, and Trusting the Process

Epictetus drops the mic on the famous Stoic "dichotomy of control." "The chief task in...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

Deep Scene Breakdown, “The Hard Is What Makes It Great”

If you haven't seen A League of Their Own, you need to. It's based on...

April 13, 2024

Theodore Roosevelt on a Life Lived Well

Theodore Roosevelt was highly influenced by Stoic philosophy. Difficult people and situations become an opportunity...

March 2024

March 13, 2024

Lao Tzu on Servant Leadership

Lao Tzu is a famous Chinese philosopher and widely recognized as the founder of Taoism....

February 2024

February 21, 2024

Mandela on the Glory of Rising When We Fall

Another one of my favorites from Nelson Mandela: “The greatest glory in living lies not...

February 11, 2024

Lao Tzu on Pride

Lao Tzu has a great one on pride: "One who flaunts himself is not illuminated....

January 2024

January 25, 2024

Socrates’ Timeless Lesson on Epistemological Humility

Socrates rocked us with "the unexamined life is not worth living". But an examined life...

January 18, 2024

Ford, Lee, and Jordan on the Power of Mindset

I've always been inspired by Henry Ford's famous quote. “Whether you think you can, or...

December 2023

December 15, 2023

Jim Rohn & Some Dead Philosophers (Average of Five Rule)

It's a thought-provoking quote by Jim Rohn: "You are the average of the five people...

December 06, 2023

Epictetus’ Wrestling Analogy for Adversity as Character Formation

The Stoics were big on the idea of adversity revealing character. It's self-evident really, when...

September 2023

September 24, 2023

Bruce Lee on Pride, Fear, and Self-Rejection

Though many think of him only as a martial artist and/or movie star, it never ceases...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Frederick Douglass on Soul Agency

I love Ryan Holiday's Ego is the Enemy. In it, I came across a powerful...

April 2023

April 19, 2023

Seneca and Epictetus on the Hero’s Journey

Seneca and Epictetus have some powerful sentiments on the hero's journey. Kicking it off with...

April 11, 2023

Deep Song Breakdown, “Pride” (“In the Name of Love”) by U2

I always loved the depth of this song, though I curiously wondered why "pride" is...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

Seneca on Being (Un)happy and the Bar of Fulfillment

Happiness can be a tricky term to define. At the shallow end, it may just...

March 19, 2023

Gandhi on Finding Yourself (and the Neuroscience of Helper’s High)

In Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl urges us that life's meaning is not an abstract...

February 2023

February 21, 2023

Mandela on Ideals Worth Living and Dying For

I can't get enough of Nelson Mandela. His example exemplifies leadership and courage. Often times,...

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