To What Do You Pledge Your Honor? | The View from Above
“As the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that this wasn’t some painless petition. This wasn’t some minor political stand. No, they knew, as they wrote, they were mutually ple...
31 Touko 20218min
Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship
Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. In this letter Seneca writes about overcoming troubles without being affected by them, what true friendship really ...
30 Touko 202118min
Charlie Mackesy on the Creative Process and Finding Enough
On today’s episode, Ryan talks to author Charlie Mackesy about his #1 New York Times bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, the process of writing and creating the book, how beauti...
29 Touko 202158min
This Reminder Hurts, But We Need It
“At the height of his powers, King Pyrrhus was killed by a roof tile, thrown by an old woman, as he conquered another city. In 1967, Harold Holt, the prime minister of Australia, went out for a swim i...
28 Touko 20212min
What You Need To Know About Most People | Sweat the Small Stuff
“It’s true. As Marcus Aurelius reminded himself, today you will meet jealous people. Selfish people. Mean people. Shameless people. Even stupid people.”Ryan discusses how we should view the vast major...
27 Touko 20217min
Author Candice Millard on the Moments that Define Great Leaders | You Have To Get To The Outside
Ryan reads today’s meditation and talks to author and biographer Candice Millard about her books The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, M...
26 Touko 20211h 2min
Those Who Read Little, Know Little
“Was there a Stoic who didn’t love reading? It’d be hard to name one. The last thing Cato did before he died was read.”Ryan explains why reading is so important, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.***If y...
25 Touko 20213min
This Is Why It's So Hard | Practice True Joy
“Everyone has trouble admitting they were wrong, including Marcus Aurelius. Yes, he writes glibly in Meditations about how he’s glad to be corrected, but why do you think he wrote that? Because it was...
24 Touko 20219min
