Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Wellness Expert Kimberly Snyder Talk Stillness, Yoga, and the Beauty of Daily Life
Ryan speaks with wellness and natural beauty expert Kimberly Snyder about the intersection of Stoicism and Eastern practices, the pursuit of simplicity, finding beauty in the natural world, and moreKi...
29 Jul 202039min
Don’t Ignore the Smell
"From 165 to 180 AD, Rome was hit by a plague. The “Antonine Plague,” also known as the Plague of Galen, would kill literally millions of people during Marcus Aurelius’s reign. It was horrible and ter...
28 Jul 20203min
Congratulations, You Get to Start Over
"It’s fitting that the story of Stoicism began with a catastrophe. On a merchant voyage between Phoenicia and Piraeus in the 3rd century BC, Zeno’s ship and all its cargo sank. Was it a terrible storm...
27 Jul 20202min
Daily Stoic Sundays: How Seneca Overcame Stress
In today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan talks about Seneca, author, playwright, and advisor to the emperor Nero, how he faced the multiple stressors that he encountered in his life, and how you ca...
26 Jul 202012min
Ryan and Comic Pete Holmes Talk Work-Life Balance and Why Joy Matters
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with comedian and writer Pete Holmes about understanding your own brain, finding personal fulfillment when things are out of your control, and more.Pete Holm...
25 Jul 20201h 14min
Now’s the Time to Sharpen Your Sword
"It’s when you actually need something that it’s too late to get it ready. It’s in times of peace that nations must sharpen their swords. It’s in times of prosperity that people must save money. It’s ...
24 Jul 20202min
You Decide the End of This Story
"I never lost faith in the end of the story, I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, ...
23 Jul 20202min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and James Romm Talk Seneca, Nero and Dying Every Day
Ryan speaks with James Romm, an author and professor of Classics, about Seneca, one of the three key figures of Stoicism who later in life became an advisor to the emperor Nero. They discuss Seneca’s ...
22 Jul 202043min
