We Are Who We Honor
"It was Malraux who said that we judge a society by the monuments it puts up. So imagine a society that puts up statues to tyrants, to someone who nearly succeeded in tearing an empire apart, who did ...
1 Jul 20204min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and E.S. Schubert Talk the Purpose of Monuments and Why Statues Matter
In today’s episode, Ryan and sculptor E.S. Schubert discuss the purpose of monumental statues and the complex issues surrounding who society venerates and why.E.S. Schubert is a sculptor based in Kans...
1 Jul 202038min
It’s Not Over Until It’s Over
"We have fought very hard, together, in an unprecedented display of global and national courage, justice, discipline and wisdom.How many people have been saved from COVID-19? Too many to count. It was...
30 Jun 20202min
You Need to Have a Vision
***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it an...
29 Jun 20202min
Daily Stoic Sundays: How to Feel Like You Have Enough
In today’s episode, Ryan discusses how to feel satisfied with what life has brought you—whatever that may be—using the wisdom of the Stoics.This episode is brought to you by the Theragun. The new Gen ...
28 Jun 20208min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Jessica Lahey Talk Parenting, the Process of Writing, and How to Fail Gracefully
In today’s episode, Ryan and author and teacher Jessica Lahey talk about how to teach your kids to fail, the process of putting together a book, and more.Sign up for The Stoic Parent, Daily Stoic’s ne...
27 Jun 202040min
They Still Hide Money In Books
"As a young boy, the famed basketball coach George Raveling learned an invaluable lesson about the power of both knowledge and ignorance from his grandmother, who raised him. 'Why did the slave master...
26 Jun 20207min
It Keeps Coming and Won’t Stop Coming
"In March, Brent Underwood thought he’d found the perfect place to ride out the pandemic: a small California ghost town he’d been slowly renovating and turning into a resort. It was safe and isolated,...
25 Jun 20203min
