Philosopher Stefan Molyneux gives dad advice on managing your money and answers listener questions about staying calm, calling creditors early, and cutting spending on things that do not last. He also covers when debt makes sense, teaching kids about money, and why spouses should share finances.Questions:"How to avoid panicking when the financial going gets tough and avoiding desperate maneuvers like high interest loans, making the situation worse. Are there ways to negotiate with creditors to get them off of your back""I would like to hear you talk about how involving your kids (even really young ones) in (age appropriate) financial discussions and decisions can help parents stay consistent and clear in their personal/family finances. I find that explaining and involving kids in finances gives the greatest motivation to be thoughtful and have a life long approach to money and investments. Both because it’s a reminder that all we do is for them. But also because they are fantastic at pointing out any potential inconsistencies that we don’t want to see 😉""What kind of debt is justifiable to accrue? Is there a form of debt that is unjustifiable per UPB?""Hi Stef. I find that financial situation is very often a reflection of one’s way of living in general. How to deal with situations where you finally start to get ahead in financial terms due to many years of learning the game, long term thinking and delayed gratification, but often family and friends who have bad financial situations due to their life choices, start to pull you back. They call you stingy, always say how you’re missing on life for not squandering the money, say what’s the point of having money if you’re not living their vision of enjoyment and so on… Can be quite an external pressure. I understand it is possible to just walk away, but some good responses on situations like these would be good to have.""Question: When is it be better to borrow instead of waiting for your own savings to be enough?""is it immoral to receive government benefits and tax returns after being taxed at the same or higher amount?""I’d like to listen about people who save as much as possible and hate to spend money.""how to parent middle/upper-middle class children who are not starting from the very bottom (like their parents).""what are the pros and cons of not splitting bills in the family, and have all finances shared and common.""philosophy of people who get paid in small daily increments (taxi drivers, waiters, plumbers, and just anybody who works for tips, or gets paid right after the shift or work)""This will be for people that have had a bad start in relationships and personal finance in their twenties: Balancing pleasure/hobbies vs house purchase/stocks in your thirties, when you have neither lived nor made good financial decisions in the past.""accepting money from immoral and abusive parents to fix problems they caused.""Great topic! A few questions that come to mind."1) The pursuit of the Aristotelian mean of saving vs. spending. Specifically, when saving too much for the future at the expense of the present. How to find the middle ground."2) Philosophical perspective on capital preservation. Managing investment risks vs playing it too safe."Thank you for the great work Stef!""is it immoral / unethical to use companies like Facebook, Google, Meta, Amazon to build one's business (for one's financial gain)?"one can argue that using these digital platforms to spread virtue/philosophy outweighs the downsides of using them - but the question remains, if one uses these companies solely to achieve financial gains (e.g. promoting and selling digital services or products), is that immoral/unethical?it could be deemed unethical because it supports these companies and draws more people into their world, and as we know, these companies often act unethically."similarly, is it immoral / unethical if one's work revolves around trading digital financial products ?"because supporting kyc'd platforms against supports financial suppression"Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks about single moms versus the world and how scary stories about men push young women away from marriage and toward the state. He also covers sex differences, the real costs of father absence, pretend play with kids, and why philosophy helps in daily life.For November 16, check out Digital Social Hour on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DigitalSocialHourSupport philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux takes a call from a young man who says his dad never really loved him. He looks at a rough childhood after his mom died, a father who was angry and distant, and how that left the caller feeling uninteresting and disposable even though he has held his own life together.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux explains how to truly love your life by treating being alive and conscious as a rare gift and using the time we have for virtue, love, and reason. He also talks about starting friendly with people at work, his debate with Jay Dyer on reason and God, and why thinking for yourself still matters as machines take more jobs.Be sure to subscribe to Digital Social Hour on YouTube for my November 16 10v1 debate! https://youtube.com/@DigitalSocialHourSupport philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

The episode reflects on Ayn Rand as a major moral novelist whose work defended freedom, integrity, and free markets, while also noting the speaker’s criticism that her ethical and political philosophy remained incomplete. It discusses Rand’s public reception, her personal relationships, and the claim that her affair with Nathaniel Branden damaged both her life and her movement.The conversation also turns to Western culture, with an argument that Greek universalism and Christian mysticism make it difficult to accept real differences in human abilities and outcomes. It closes with practical comments on dating apps and marriage, and with criticism of false claims in the Lindsay Clancy discussion, which he says weaken trust and make relationships harder.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks with a caller who drinks a litre of vodka a day just to function. He presses him on the drinking, the cheating, and the damage to his girlfriend, and tells him to get medical help and step away from the relationship.Email:I want to call about my alcoholism and maybe try to find a way out. Been listening to Stef for about 10 years.I've been drinking about 1 liter of Vodka daily for about 4-5 years. I know everything that is bad about and know that I'm drinking literal poison.I score 4 on the ACE test, that's regarding losing my father through divorce, living with an uncle who was an alcoholic as well, swearing-putting down and mild spanking towards me.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux argues the mind comes from the brain and ends when the brain ends, and that not knowing how it works is no reason to invent souls or magic. He also takes listener questions on trauma, blank slate ideas, equality, religion and why philosophy should help real life.Intro to Philosophy series: https://freedomain.com/playlist/intro-to-philosophy/ABCs of UPB: https://fdpodcasts.com/562/universally-preferable-behavior-for-childrenQuestions:I hear you offer therapy and perhaps healing for my wounds?Is a mind an emergent property of the brain? If it is emergent, does that imply the mind ceases to exist once the brain ceases to be? (I would assume yes but I am curious about your thoughts on this).People of color have ancestral land rights in America, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Philippines etc. There is no White race that has any ancestral land rights. Did all White people just fall down from the Sky?You not only have a high quality philosophy show, but you also have give high quality insights into psychology. Have you considered doing some more psychology episodes? It’d be extremely helpfulStef, i very much enjoyed your intro to philosophy series. I have noticed discussing these topics with people educated in philosophy that they're more like philosophy historians - Kant said this, Plato said that, etc without a real grasp of how any of it applies to life or makes any sense. Have you noticed the same and how do you address it if so?People have been conditioned to accept the premise of voting & always of voting for a "lesser of two evils, inferring that not only is evil necessary but acceptable. How would you structurally dismantle such mass mind conditioning & apathy?what are your thoughts of the resurrection or view of it as historical paradigm shiftYou talk about bloodline a lot. How about the facts like genetic ghosts?Are all people equal?Have you been un-cancelled ?What are your thoughts on the afterlife ?Will you ever sell physical instead of digital copies of (all) your books offered on your freedomain website?why are humans sentient but not dolphins?How can I teach UPB to my 3 year old? If it is in one of your books I am happy if you just point me to it.Why do people play team based video games & sports to not work as a TEAM?! Blows my mind that i work hard to look out for teammates but they dont. They will quit in sports when we are losing, or only plug their mics in to insult our team in gaming 😠😤When a fighter jet flies and then turns upside down, why doesn’t it start rapidly descending if the lift is supposedly inverted?Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks with a caller near 50 who wants kids after a long divorce and has to decide whether to stay in his rural area or move to find a wife. He walks through the real odds of dating apps, age gaps, isolation, and what a younger woman would actually accept.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux walks through the Cornell assault allegations and the civil lawsuit against seven men, comparing the earlier statements, Title IX process and later complaint. He also talks about consent, intoxication and campus rules, then takes a call on fraternity life.Sources: https://fdrurl.com/cornellSupport philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux shows how to test for empathy on a call-in show with a woman who keeps getting half-apologies from her father after years of neglect and broken promises. He says the man has no real theory of mind and she should stop trying to change him and just protect her own kids.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026