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.
2274 episodes transcribed“It must have been hard to be as smart as someone like Marcus Aurelius or Seneca. They had the best tutors. They had quick minds. And then, a...
“Yesterday was July 4th, which as most of you know, is a day that marks the celebration of the declaration of independence for the newly form...
“Today is the 4th of July. It’s the celebration of the American Declaration of independence, which was signed on this date in 1776. There’s n...
On today’s episode, Ryan talks to Classics Scholar Dr. Anika Prather about the bridge that books can create between diverse cultures, why it’...
“What is the human condition? Marcus Aurelius says that life is just ‘marrying, raising children, getting sick, dying, waging war, throwing p...
“People are frustrating. They fall short. They fail us. They do something that surprises or disappoints you. But before you get angry, you ha...
Ryan reads today’s meditation and speaks with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson about their book The Self-Driven Child which they wrote to...
“To fight the pandemic, we engaged in what you might call the largest forced lifestyle experiment in human history. We traveled less. We ate...
“There is one thing at the root of the downfall of so many powerful people. There was Xerxes, enraged at the imprudence of the Greeks, whose...
If you'd like to learn Stoic inspired, proven strategies for forming and breaking habits that will help you be more productive check out...
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to author Kate Fagan about her new book All the Colors Came Out: A Father, a Daughter, and a Lifetime of Lesso...
“All around you see things you don’t like. Bad people getting away with stuff. The wrong incentives being offered, sending trends off in an a...
“There’s a constant internal tension within Meditations—between urgency and patience, contemplation and action, focusing in and zooming out....
Ryan read today’s meditation and talks to Classics scholar and professor Shadi Bartsch about Seneca’s contradictory service to the emperor Ne...
“We live in a time when people who hear opinions they dislike think they can demand those opinions be unsaid or never repeated. How dare you...
“As it is today, so it was in Rome. People have always tried to tell other people what they want to hear. Yeah, you’re doing great. Have you...
Want more Stoic inspired parenting wisdom? Subscribe to the Daily Dad Podcast, read each morning by Ryan on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast...
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks to Malcolm Gladwell about his new book The Bomber Mafia which is an exploration of how technolo...
“There’s no question that the last year and a half has been tragic. Millions of people have perished in a merciless pandemic, millions more a...
“Is your house dirty or just well-played in? Are you struggling or growing stronger through resistance training? Are you poor or unburdened?...
