Episode Details

What if the real problem isn’t politics, the economy, or technology, but where you’re directing your attention? Emmy-winning journalist Chris Hayes joins Ryan to reveal the sinister mechanics of modern media, explore how the digital age fractures our sense of self, and explain why misinformation is most dangerous when it tells us exactly what we want to hear.

Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award–winning host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC and the New York Times bestselling author of A Colony in a Nation and Twilight of the Elites.  Chris’ latest book is The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource. 

Follow Chris on Instagram and X @ChrisLHayes and watch Chris’ show ALL IN on MSNBC

📚 Books Mentioned: 

The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes 

Trust Me, I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday 

The Odyssey by Homer (Emily Wilson Translation)

The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair

🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast

🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast

✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at