The Lucretius Today Podcast
The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Our current podcasters are: Cassius, Martin, Joshua, Kalosyni, and Don. Each episode of the show has a thread below with podcast notes and listener comments. The podcast is available for free subscription at all major podcast sources. For the text of Lucretius read during the first 92 episodes, click here to download the EpicureanFriends Reference Edition of Lucretius. For the full podcast home page click here to go to LucretiusToday.com.
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Episode 200 - Lucretius Today 200th Episode - Retrospective, Recap, and Looking To The Future 17
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October 30, 2023 at 3:04 AM
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November 16, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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Episode 218 Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 25 - Can The Epicurean Not Distinguish Between Greater and Lesser Pleasures and Pains? 7
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March 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Episode 216 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 23 - Why Does Epicurus Say Length Of Time Does Not Contribute To Pleasure? 34
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February 24, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Episode 215 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 22 - The Epicurean View Of Happiness 9
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February 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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Episode 213 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 20 - No One But You Epicureans Define Pleasure As You Do! Why Do You Disguise Yourselves? 4
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January 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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February 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Episode 212 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 19 - Can "Pleasure" Be Defended In The Public Square? 6
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January 27, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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January 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Episode 211 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 18 - Battle Of The Images 10
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January 20, 2024 at 1:25 PM
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January 28, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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Episode 210 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 17 - Self-Approval As Pleasure 2
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January 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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Episode 208 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 16 - Epicurus Stands For the Truth Rather than Make-Believe 3
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December 30, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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January 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Episode 207 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 15 - Does Epicurean Philosophy Lead to Injustice? 11
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December 22, 2023 at 5:25 AM
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Episode 205 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 13 - Addressing Cicero's Contentions On The Nature of Morailty 12
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December 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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Episode 202 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 10 - The Animality Argument 23
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November 18, 2023 at 5:16 AM
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November 23, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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Episode 201 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 09 15
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November 11, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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Episode 199 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 08 8
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October 28, 2023 at 6:05 AM
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November 4, 2023 at 5:35 AM
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Episode 197 -LucretiusToday Interviews Dr. Marcelo Boeri 22
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October 22, 2023 at 7:36 AM
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October 25, 2023 at 3:52 PM
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Episode 198 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 07 3
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October 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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Episode 196 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 06 62
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October 10, 2023 at 7:02 PM
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October 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM
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Episode 195 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05 67
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October 6, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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Episode 194 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 04 16
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September 30, 2023 at 11:51 AM
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Episode 193 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 03 4
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September 18, 2023 at 5:51 PM
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Episode 192 - Special Edition - Chapter 16 of A Few Days In Athens 4
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September 12, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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Episode 189 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 41 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 04 12
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August 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM
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Episode 188 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 40 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 03 (Not Yet Released)) 20
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August 17, 2023 at 9:43 PM
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Episode 187 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 39 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 02 1
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August 11, 2023 at 9:25 PM
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Episode 186 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 38 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 01 10
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August 4, 2023 at 11:53 AM
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Episode 185 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 37 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 08 4
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July 28, 2023 at 8:24 AM
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Episode 183 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 35 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 06 - Honesty 9
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July 14, 2023 at 10:27 PM
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Episode 180 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 32 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 03 9
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June 18, 2023 at 7:45 AM
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Episode 179 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 31 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 02 10
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June 16, 2023 at 3:08 PM
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Episode 178 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 30 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 01 8
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June 9, 2023 at 9:48 PM
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Episode 177 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 29 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 06 6
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June 1, 2023 at 9:36 AM
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Episode 176 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 28 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 05 30
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May 26, 2023 at 4:36 PM
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Episode 175 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 04 3
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May 21, 2023 at 9:31 AM
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Episode 174 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 03 8
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May 13, 2023 at 5:54 PM
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Episode 173 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 26 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 02 4
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May 6, 2023 at 6:59 PM
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Episode 171 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 24 - Chapter 11 - Soul, Sensation, and Mind 01 4
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April 21, 2023 at 4:01 PM
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Episode 170 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 23 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 03 1
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April 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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Episode 169 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 22 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 02 3
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April 2, 2023 at 12:27 PM
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Episode 168 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 21 - Chapter 10 - The New Freedom 01 22
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March 31, 2023 at 3:17 PM
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Episode 167 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 20 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 02 9
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March 25, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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Episode 165 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 19 - Chapter 9 - The New Physics 01 1
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March 8, 2023 at 10:14 AM
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Episode 164 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 18 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 05 1
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February 27, 2023 at 9:55 PM
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Episode 163 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 17 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 04 9
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February 21, 2023 at 3:49 PM
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Episode 162 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 16 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 03 7
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February 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM
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Episode 161 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 15 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 02 (Sensations and Not An Empiricist) 3
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February 10, 2023 at 5:27 PM
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Episode 160 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 14 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 01 3
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January 31, 2023 at 7:19 AM
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Episode 159 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 13 - Chapter 7 - The Canon Reason and Nature 04 5
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January 31, 2023 at 7:05 AM
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Episode 158 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 12 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 03 3
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January 19, 2023 at 10:15 AM
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Episode 157 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part Two 6
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January 19, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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Episode 155 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 11 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 02 20
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January 2, 2023 at 4:51 PM
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Episode 154 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 10 - The Canon, Reason, and Nature 01 50
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December 22, 2022 at 10:28 PM
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