Author Evelyn McDonnell On Joan Didion’s Life and Legacy (Pt 2)
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan continues his conversation with writer, academic and associate professor of journalism, Evelyn McDonnell. Together they discuss the obstacles and how t...
10 Helmi 202457min
You Don’t Want To Rule The World | You Don't Have To Have An Opinion
We talked about this recently, but ruling the world is not great. The evidence bears this out. In Lives of the Stoics, we tell the story of a haunting meeting between Posidonius and Marius, when Mariu...
9 Helmi 20248min
Either Way, This Is Not The Answer | Ask DS
Then there is the stuff that does harm the community—a corrupt politician who tries to overthrow the rule of law, discrimination, violence, pollution. This stuff happens, it’s the definition of injust...
8 Helmi 202410min
Author Evelyn McDonnell On Joan Didion’s Life and Legacy (Pt 1)
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with writer, academic and associate professor of journalism, Evelyn McDonnell. Together they discuss the resurgence of psychedelics, how will you...
7 Helmi 20241h 3min
This is Why You Can’t Try To Avoid Criticism
Nobody wants to be criticized. It doesn’t feel good when people judge what you’ve done. We want the right people to like us, we want all people to like us. We want to be accepted, appreciated, celebra...
7 Helmi 20242min
You Can Have This Joy | The Stoic Art Of Stillness (12 Keys)
Look, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if in their opinion, that’s what Stoicism is in their view—God bless them. But the facts just don’t support it. There was literally a Stoic (Chrysip...
6 Helmi 202414min
Try Not To Be So Slow | Suspend Your Opinions
In the early years, there was an excuse. Nero was just a teenager when Seneca started tutoring him. The boy was timid and coddled. He had experienced tragedy and his childhood had been strange. Beside...
5 Helmi 20249min
An Empire Exhausted
In today's weekend episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan pulls an excerpt from Colin Elliott's latest book, POX ROMANA: THE PLAGUE THAT SHOOK THE ROMAN WORLD. Learn how the Antonine Plague exposed ...
4 Helmi 202410min
