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.
2273 episodes transcribed"For most of history, we’ve gotten it precisely wrong. We have given far too much attention to what philosophers have thought or written...
"People think they are too important, the stakes of their work are too high, that there is not a minute to lose. So they never relax. Th...
In today's Sunday Podcast, Ryan talks about how to apply Stoicism, and the difference between not caring at all and only caring about wh...
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Anne Applebaum (Gulag: A History, Red Famine: St...
"It’s increasingly hard to deny that we’re facing indisputably massive problems with ever growing threats to planetary health. Scientist...
"As the pandemic has dragged on, you’ve probably found yourself asking one question, over and over again, to anyone who will listen—even...
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and author (Extreme Ownership, Discipline Equals Freedom) and podcaster Jocko Willink talk about maintai...
"Marcus Aurelius was wealthy on a scale you cannot even imagine. Seneca too. These were men with enormous fortunes… and control of imper...
"There’s no question that the Stoics accustomed themselves to hard living. For many people, this is the image we have of them: Cato walk...
"The divorce. The bankruptcy. The car accident. The night you’re having to spend at the airport. The business you poured your savings in...
In today's podcast, Ryan discusses 10 moments in history where the power of Stoicism became apparent, from Adm. James Stockdale's t...
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Mark Manson (author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck) talk about working to figure out your tr...
"Marcus Aurelius had workaholic tendencies. Even if he hadn’t had the most important job in the world, we get the sense that he would ha...
"You were in high school when you read The Great Gatsby for the first time. You were just a kid when you read The Count of Monte Cristo...
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes talk about the difficulty of striving for an extraordinary goal duri...
"How suddenly life can take from us all the things we took for granted. Whether it’s a global pandemic that locks you in your house or o...
"After returning from particularly notable campaigns, the commanders of Roman legions would distribute small coins to their men as rewar...
"People will piss you off in this life. That’s a given. You’ll get cut off on the highway. You’ll be spoken to rudely. You’ll get blown...
On today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan goes over five of Marcus Aurelius' best quotes and describes how you can live up to his...
Today's episode features a 2018 interview in which Ryan talks with author and strategist Robert Greene. They discuss the core message of...
