This is Your Kingdom. Will You Rule It? | Try The Other Handle
In the first century AD, few would have argued that Epictetus was the most powerful person in Rome. Few would have argued that this lowly slave possessed any power at all–in fact, the name said it all...
12 Juni 20238min
The Life Of Zeno The Prophet
In today's audiobook reading, Ryan narrates a section of his own New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius, which he w...
11 Juni 202323min
Troy Baker On How Stoicism Helps Him Be A Better Actor And Father
Ryan speaks with Troy Baker about how practicing Stoicism enriches the life of the artist and the parent, why gratitude is so much more beneficial than comparison, why one of the biggest goals of life...
10 Juni 20231h 36min
Just Keep Going | Solve Problems Early
The Stoics accepted that life could be cruel and random. They knew people were stupid and annoying. They did not deny that death was ever present.You might think the result of these beliefs was a dark...
9 Juni 20237min
Did You Get Your Bonus? | Ask DS
Here’s a way to feel good every single day, no matter what happens. A way to appreciate even a day stuck in the airport or putting out fires.It’s an exercise from Seneca.A person who wraps up each day...
8 Juni 202312min
Peter Singer On Being Part Of The Solution
Ryan speaks with Peter Singer about the tenth anniversary edition of his book The Life You Can Save, why he finds freedom in resisting attachment to material objects, the power of monetary donation to...
7 Juni 20231h 4min
Late Is Better Than Never | Robert Greene's Favorite Stoic Lessons
What new information could there have possibly been for Seneca, in 62 AD, when he finally broke with Nero? Nero had been deranged for years (as detailed in James Romm’s excellent book Dying Every Day)...
6 Juni 202316min
Help Them Be Better | Role Models
One evening Epictetus woke up to hear someone in his house. Walking towards the noise, he found a criminal had stolen the iron lamp he kept burning in a shrine in his front hallway. As always, Epictet...
5 Juni 20236min
