The Daily Stoic
For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger. Daily Stoic Podcast also features Q+As with listeners and interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 2675
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Nothing Can Stop You From This | This Is The (Stoic) Secret To Sanity And Success
What the Stoics meant when they said there was an opportunity in every obstacle is that in every obstacle lies the opportunity to practice virtue.
“The Obstacle is The Way” is a way to win at life,…
00:20:04 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
You Don’t Get Credit For This | On Handling Haters
We do what’s right because it’s right. We don’t do what’s wrong because it’s wrong.
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00:07:48 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
The Stoic Athlete | Ryan Holiday Speaks to the University of Kentucky Football Team
In today's episode, Ryan talks with the University of Kentucky football team about how Stoicism can help them overcome adversity, the importance of discipline, and philosophical ideas they can turn t…
00:32:39 |
Sun 15 Sep 2024
Francis Ford Coppola Opens Up About How Philosophy Has Inspired His Life and Career
In his first ever podcast interview, Francis Ford Coppola joins Ryan to talk about how Marcus Aurelius, Stoicism, and Epicureanism have impacted his life, both personally and professionally. Francis …
01:01:53 |
Sat 14 Sep 2024
They’re Difficult But They Can Make You Better | Protecting Our Inner Fortress From Fear
Just like the great philosophers (and patient siblings and children and parents) throughout history, we can find wisdom in our difficult relationships. They bring both obstacles and opportunities, ch…
00:10:20 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
No One Can Put This On You | What is Stoic Advice for Entrepreneurs?
They can love you or hate you. But really, the only thing that matters is who you are to yourself. What matters is whether you are living up to your standards, whether you’re following those virtues …
00:13:51 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
How High Risk-Takers Are Shaping Our World | Nate Silver
Nate Silver is an American statistician, poker player, and New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail -- but Some Don't . Nate’s latest book is On The…
01:15:39 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Today, Let This Be The Answer
Today, on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, let us be full of love. Let us tell those we love that we absolutely and totally love them.
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00:02:50 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Don’t Boo, Do This | How To Overcome Your Depression (Marcus Aurelius' Morning Motivation)
Go read up on the candidates. Check them for the virtues necessary in a leader. Understand no one will check every box, but pick the one you can best trust with the responsibilities of power and the …
00:11:03 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
They’re Going To Do You Wrong | A New Way To Pray
Life is too short to be bitter, too short for feuds, too short to be driven to madness by someone else’s bad deeds.
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00:08:53 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
Always Try To Do It The Hard Way
Not everything that’s hard is good of course, but almost everything good (and worth it) is hard.
🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toront…
00:15:09 |
Sun 08 Sep 2024
Turn The Tables | Billy Oppenheimer Asks Ryan Holiday About His Writing Evolution and Creative Fulfillment
Why did Robert Greene advise Ryan to turn down his first book offer? How does Ryan balance writing about his personal interests and what his audience is expecting? Billy Oppenheimer, Ryan's research …
00:55:58 |
Sat 07 Sep 2024
This Is A Debt To Be Proud Of | They Can Throw You In Chains, But...
While it may seem like a “waste of time” today, you’re paying that debt for a better version of your future self tomorrow.
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00:10:07 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
It Was Ancient To The Ancients, Too | Ask DS
Stoicism was ancient to the ancients too. It’d been old for a long time.
Ask DS: What are the Stoics teachings about “know thyself”? What are the main principles of Stoicism that people can apply w…
00:11:42 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
It’ll Keep You Waiting
Wisdom tells us that things are as they always have been…and always will be. So don’t take it all so personally.
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00:01:59 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Richard Dawkins’ Perspective on Faith, Philosophy, and the Layers of Human Existence
Commonly known as the most famous atheist in the world, Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, and author of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion. Today, Ryan asks Richard w…
00:51:28 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
You Must Go Toward The Oxygen | 10 Stoic Stories That Will Leave You Speechless
When we say Amor Fati, when we say The Obstacle is the Way, we’re not talking about just sitting there, being provided with fuel. We’re talking about surging forward, pulling ourselves towards the ox…
00:19:47 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Come Back To This Later
Take your much deserved break today. We are human beings after all, not human doings. So go out and live today. Rest from your labor. Come back better for it. Come back improved and sharper for it.
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00:07:41 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
Marcus Aurelius' Letters to Fronto
Get an inside look at the relationship between Marcus Aurelius and his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, through this narration of their letters. Fronto was focused on preparing him for political life and pu…
00:33:25 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
The New Age of Media Manipulation | Renée DiResta
How information (and misinformation) spreads online continues to change with the media landscape. Renée DiResta and Ryan continue their conversation on the role of podcasts as a medium, the pitfalls …
00:50:06 |
Sat 31 Aug 2024
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