
You Must Practice This | The One Path To Serenity
It’s just not true. The Stoics were not magically stronger, wiser, more mentally tough than you. In fact, they were exactly the same as you. They felt fear. They felt frustration. They felt annoyance....
12 Jan 20246min

What Part Will You Play? | Ask DS
Even the people who obstruct us, who fight against progress are playing a role. Certainly every historical period has had those people, so why should our moment be any different? That’s the role the p...
11 Jan 202412min

Do This To Get That
In a sense, this is also the secret to happiness. No one can give us step-by-step instructions for achieving happiness—not even the Stoics. But they did teach us how to be resilient, how to think, how...
10 Jan 20242min

Kermit Roosevelt III on Theodore Roosevelt and the Collapse of Honor (PT 1)
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with American author, lawyer, and legal scholar Kermit Roosevelt III on Honoring and doing what is right, Why peoples values and sense of honor a...
10 Jan 20241h 7min

You Can’t Make Them Appreciate It |The Most Important Thing You Can Do Every Day
You do a lot. You try hard. You hold yourself to high standards—higher anyway, than most people. You’re not exactly a reincarnation of Cato but still, you’re doing great.But do people appreciate this?...
9 Jan 202416min

It’s a Beautiful Tradition | The Sphere Of Choice
Some time around the year 141 CE, Junius Rusticus gave Marcus Aurelius a gift. “The remembrances of Epictetus,” as Marcus would refer most gratefully to the book Rusticus gave him, “which he supplied ...
8 Jan 202411min

Coping With Grief: 10 Timeless Strategies From Ancient Philosophy
In today's weekend episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan presents an excerpt touching on grief and the 10 timeless strategies read by voice actor Micheal Reid. If you want to spend time with more d...
7 Jan 202438min

Christina Pazsitzky, Tom Segura, Whitney Cummings, Drew Michael, Pete Holmes, and Katherine Blanford on Comedy and Philosophy
Today’s episode features clips from some of the best interviews throughout 2023. This year, we had a handful of great comedians come onto the podcast and I got the pleasure of having them in the Daily...
6 Jan 20241h 1min





















