The Lucretius Today Podcast

The Lucretius Today Podcast is a weekly panel discussion and presentation of Epicurean philosophy. Each episode of the show has a thread for discussion.

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    2. Episode 280 - TD11 - On Death And Daring To Live 3

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      • May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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      May 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM

    2. Episode 276 - TD06 - Is Memory Evidence For The Divinity Of The Soul? 3

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      • April 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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      • April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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      April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM

    2. Episode 266 - The Epicurean Paradigm Shift 3

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      • February 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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      • February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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    4. Bryan

      February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM

    2. Episode 265 - The Deep-Set Boundary Stone - Epicurus and The Perils of Applying the Principles of Geometry to Ethical Philosophy 3

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      • January 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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      • January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM

    2. Episode 261 - Death Is Nothing To Us 3

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      • December 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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      • December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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      December 30, 2024 at 9:05 PM

    2. Episode 258 - There Is No Necessity To Live Under the Control of Necessity - Part 2 (Conclusion) 3

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      • November 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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      • December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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      December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM

    2. Episode 256 - Epicurean Gods: Real, Or Ideal Thought Constructs? 3

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      • November 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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      • November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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      November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM

    2. Episode 232 - Cicero's OTNOTG - 07 - Velleius Attacks The Platonist And Aristotelian Views Of Gods 3

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      • June 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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      June 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM

    2. Episode 208 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 16 - Epicurus Stands For the Truth Rather than Make-Believe 3

      • Cassius
      • December 30, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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      • January 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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      January 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM

    2. Episode 198 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 07 3

      • Cassius
      • October 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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      • October 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM
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    4. Cassius

      October 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM

    2. Episode 175 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 27 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 04 3

      • Cassius
      • May 24, 2023 at 10:20 PM
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      May 24, 2023 at 10:20 PM

    2. 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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      • April 12, 2023 at 4:45 PM
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    4. Don

      April 12, 2023 at 4:45 PM

    2. Episode 161 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 15 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 02 (Sensations and Not An Empiricist) 3

      • Cassius
      • February 10, 2023 at 5:27 PM
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      • February 14, 2023 at 7:50 PM
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      February 14, 2023 at 7:50 PM

    2. Episode 160 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 14 - Chapter 8 - Sensations, Anticipations, And Feelings 01 3

      • Cassius
      • January 31, 2023 at 7:19 AM
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      • February 7, 2023 at 4:17 PM
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    4. Cassius

      February 7, 2023 at 4:17 PM

    2. 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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      • January 31, 2023 at 7:01 AM
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      January 31, 2023 at 7:01 AM

    2. Lucretius Today - Episodes of Special Note 3

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      • January 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM
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      • March 29, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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    4. Joshua

      March 29, 2023 at 7:19 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Four - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 4) Virtue Not The Highest Good 3

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      • October 11, 2022 at 5:21 PM
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      • October 22, 2022 at 2:51 PM
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    4. Don

      October 22, 2022 at 2:51 PM

    2. Episode One Hundred Forty-Three - Diogenes of Oinoanda (Part 3) The Superiority of The Epicurean Viewpoint on "Gods" 3

      • Cassius
      • October 5, 2022 at 10:51 AM
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      • October 27, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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    4. Julia

      October 27, 2024 at 1:20 AM

    2. Episode Eighty-Eight - The Waters of the Nile And The Sulfur Pits That Are Fatal To Birds 3

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      • September 10, 2021 at 12:07 PM
      • Cassius
      • September 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM
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      September 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    2. Episode Eighty - The Development of Metallurgy And the Art of War 3

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      • July 18, 2021 at 10:44 PM
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    4. Cassius

      July 18, 2021 at 10:44 PM

    2. Episode Fifty-Four: Reason Is Dependent On The Senses 3

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      • January 16, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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      • January 17, 2021 at 1:05 PM
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    4. Cassius

      January 17, 2021 at 1:05 PM

    2. Episode Twenty-Seven: There Is A Limit To The Size of Atoms 3

      • Cassius
      • July 11, 2020 at 11:23 AM
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      • July 18, 2020 at 6:04 AM
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    4. Cassius

      July 18, 2020 at 6:04 AM

    2. Episode Twenty-Two - Book Two - Epicurean Philosophy As The Only Way To Defeat Fear of Death And Other Errors As To The Goal of Life 3

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      • June 21, 2020 at 11:15 PM
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      June 21, 2020 at 11:15 PM

    2. What Kinds Of Podcasts Should We Target First? 3

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      • July 29, 2019 at 10:38 AM
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      • April 11, 2021 at 9:31 AM
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      April 11, 2021 at 9:31 AM

    2. Episode 322 - The Epicurean Criticism of Socrates' "Second Sailing" And His Treatment of Students (Not Yet Recorded) 2

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      • February 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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      • February 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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      February 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM

    2. Episode 320 - EATAQ 02 - Are the Good of A Sheep And The Good of A Man The Same? 2

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      • February 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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      • February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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      February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM

    2. Episode 318 - TD44 - In the End It Is Pleasure - Not Virtue - That Gives Meaning To A Happy Life 2

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      • January 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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      • January 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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      January 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM

    2. Episode 315 - TD 42 - Preventing Pain From Destroying Happiness 2

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      • January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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      • January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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      January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM

    2. Episode 314 - TD41 - Cicero Challenges Epicurus: Can Pleasures Really Overcome Pains? 2

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      • December 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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      • December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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      December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM

    2. Episode 312 - TD39 - Word Games Are No Substitute For Reality 2

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      • December 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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      • December 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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      December 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM

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