A Stoic’s Take on Modern Celebrity: The Rise of Rogan, Peterson & the Role of Social Media

In this episode, John is joined from New York by returning guest Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. John and Massimo speak frankly about the problems posed by modern celebrities looking at the two recent controversies that caught out prolific American podcaster, Joe Rogan. They also look at the celebrity of Canadian Clinical Psychologist Emeritus Prof. Jordan B. Peterson. Hang onto your hats folks, this is a broad-ranging and interesting take on Stoicism and its response to modern celebrity.