Admiral James Stavridis on James Stockdale and the Voyage of Character
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to Admiral James Stavridis about the voyage of character as detailed in his book Sailing True North, his friendship with the modern day Stoic James Stockdale, the urgenc...
17 Apr 202153min
It All Turns on Concentration
“We often think that greatness is a synonym for brilliance. That great leadership is all about magnetism and communication. For which we need vision and boldness, allies and luck. And of course, to be...
16 Apr 20212min
You Are Not Alone | Pay Your Taxes
“Sometimes it can feel like you’re a solitary warrior. Certainly Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations reads like that at times. He feels like the last honest man. The last good man. The only one keeping the ...
15 Apr 20218min
Author Bonnie Tsui on the Wonders of Water | Pressure, Like Power, Reveals
Ryan reads today's Daily Stoic email and talks to author Bonnie Tsui about her new memoir, Why We Swim, their mutual adoration of swimming, how physical exercise can be a catalyst for creative thinkin...
14 Apr 20211h 7min
Not Who’s Right, What’s Right
“You have your views. You have your side of things. You have the team you’re on, the group you belong to. So instinctually, naturally, you default there. You started out making your argument, believin...
13 Apr 20212min
You Can—No, You Should—Forget About This. | Test Your Impressions
“You’ve been wronged. Someone let you down. Something didn’t go your way. This person stole from you. That one lied to you. She betrayed you. He insulted you right to your face. The surefire deal fell...
12 Apr 20217min
Cicero on How to Tell a Joke
Today’s episode features a section from Michael Fontaine’s How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor published by Princeton University Press and HighBridge audio, a division of Recorded...
11 Apr 202114min
Charles & Chase Koch on the Power of Principles
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to Charles and Chase Koch about challenging assumptions and leaning on first principles, the advantages of a bottom-up approach as detailed in Charles’ new book Believe ...
10 Apr 20211h 22min
