For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger. Daily Stoic Podcast also features Q+As with listeners and interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com.New episodes come out every day for free. Listen 1-week early on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday and to all episodes ad-free, with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
2893 episodes transcribedThe Stoics weren’t just leaders and philosophers. They were parents, spouses, and friends, who experienced joy, who fell in love, who cherish...
It’s strange that we need a day to remind us we’re part of the planet we live on. In this Earth Day episode, Ryan explores the Stoic idea of...
This isn’t the timeline I’m supposed to be on, you think. This isn’t how it was supposed to go. But what if it is?Reading Marcus Aurelius can...
We think that it’s off in the distance. We think that it’s far away. But this is wrong. Fundamentally wrong.Reading Marcus Aurelius can chang...
For nearly 2,000 years, Meditations has guided presidents, generals, and leaders, from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick the Great to Arnold Sc...
In today's episode, Ryan answers questions from a live audience in Sydney, Australia. Some of these questions include: How do we keep our ego...
This is happening and it’s happening in one direction. We have to pay attention.📚 The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Refl...
The difference between reacting and thinking clearly starts with how you begin your day. In this episode, Ryan sits down with bestselling aut...
What happens when everything is taken from you and the only thing left is how you think? In this episode, Lamb of God’s lead singer Randy Bly...
Start living your life with more courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom by deepening your understanding of one of the most enduring books o...
The Stoics urged us to read, study, and journal, not as abstract philosophy, but to help us recover from the stuff life throws at us. 📚...
It’s a tragedy. Too many people, Seneca says, reach the end of life with nothing to show for it but a number.🎥 VIDEO EPISODE |&nbs...
What if the hardest moments in your life aren’t detours but the very things that put you on the right path? In Part 2, bestselling author Jim...
Roles shift. Titles change. But the mission never does.Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his wor...
The right book at the right time is a powerful thing. In fact, it can change the whole course of your life.Reading Marcus Aurelius can change...
What if the reason you feel lost has nothing to do with direction and everything to do with the question you’re asking? Ryan sits down with b...
We must change our aperture and perspective so that amidst the muddle and puddles of life, we can see what the artist and the philosopher see...
You may well be in the middle of—or in for—a nightmare. But you can skip part of it, the last part…if you choose. Ryan Holiday is coming to a...
You live in a time of abundance, medicine, knowledge, and opportunity—things the Stoics could not have imagined in their wildest dreams.🎙️ AD...
What does Stoicism look like in the moments that matter most? In this episode, Ryan shares listener stories about how this philosophy showed...
