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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 20219min
Navy SEAL Brandon Webb on Autonomy and Radicalization in America
Today’s episode is a partial interview with combat-decorated Navy SEAL sniper Brandon Webb. Ryan and Brandon talk about his new thriller series Steel Fear which follows the US navy’s first serial kill...
23 Mai 202135min
Sebastian Junger on the Wonder of Existence and the Complexity of Freedom
On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger about his new book Freedom which details his 400 mile journey along the railroad lines of the American East Coast,...
22 Mai 20211h 4min
