on the cast · 121–180 CE
Marcus Aurelius
Will not flinch from his own obituary
stoicromeduty
voice
measured, plain, philosophical, Italianate Latin
corpus
0.3k pages · Meditations + letters
full episodes featuring Marcus Aurelius
7 episodes- play →Douglass × Aurelius: First LessonsThe self-taught orator and the emperor-philosopher compare notes on discipline, honesty, and the daily work of becoming worthy.STUDY HALLwith Frederick Douglass13 min
- play →Aurelius × Tesla: The Lesson That WaitedAn emperor and an inventor discover what they refused to hear until they had to teach it themselves.STUDY HALLwith Nikola Tesla11 min
- play →Aurelius × Moses: Counsel to the Young SelfTwo men who led through duty debate what wisdom their younger selves needed most—and whether they would have listened.STUDY HALLwith Moses13 min
- play →Lovelace × Aurelius: What We Got WrongThe programmer and the philosopher excavate the beliefs they had to bury.STUDY HALLwith Ada Lovelace8 min
- play →Aurelius × CurieTwo minds who refused comfort draft the only epitaphs that matter: their own.TITANSwith Marie Curie7 min
- play →Aurelius × TeslaAn emperor who ruled himself and an inventor who touched lightning share the night each nearly walked away.STUDY HALLwith Nikola Tesla10 min
- play →Einstein × Aurelius: The Teachers We RefusedTwo minds admit what they wouldn't hear when young—and why they now pass it forward.STUDY HALLwith Albert Einstein8 min