You Must Challenge Yourself
"After returning from particularly notable campaigns, the commanders of Roman legions would distribute small coins to their men as rewards for their service and mementos of their time in those campaig...
25 Elo 20203min
You Should Know This Before You Get Angry
"People will piss you off in this life. That’s a given. You’ll get cut off on the highway. You’ll be spoken to rudely. You’ll get blown off. Someone will drop the ball. Someone’s screaming baby will k...
24 Elo 20203min
Daily Stoic Sundays: 5 Life Changing Quotes from Marcus Aurelius
On today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan goes over five of Marcus Aurelius' best quotes and describes how you can live up to his words.This episode is also brought to you by Raycon, maker of afford...
23 Elo 202015min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Robert Greene Discuss the Laws of Human Nature
Today's episode features a 2018 interview in which Ryan talks with author and strategist Robert Greene. They discuss the core message of Robert’s latest book (The Laws of Human Nature), the research p...
22 Elo 202058min
We Have to Be Smart
"Dr. William Osler was a giant of the medical field in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also a fan of the Stoics. He was a deep reader who advised his students to read Shakespeare before...
21 Elo 20203min
You Must Burn the White Flag
"The odds are looking bad. They are asking you to compromise. They want you to betray what you believe in. It would be so easy to take your buyout and leave the mess to the people who come after you. ...
20 Elo 20202min
Why We Admire Socrates
"Socrates was smart. He was clever and funny. He was, as we can tell from just two of his students, Xenophon and Plato, clearly a great teacher. But is that the only reason we admire him? Because of h...
19 Elo 20202min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Angel Parham On Why Studying the Classics Is So Important
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Angel Parham of Loyola University New Orleans talk about the classics: how she first fell in love with them, the importance of classics in education, and what ...
19 Elo 202047min
