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Author Evelyn McDonnell On Joan Didion’s Life and Legacy (Pt 2)
Episode 1998
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan continues his conversation with writer, academic and associate professor of journalism, Evelyn McDon…
2 years, 1 month ago
You Don’t Want To Rule The World | You Don't Have To Have An Opinion
Episode 2005
We talked about this recently, but ruling the world is not great. The evidence bears this out. In Lives of the Stoics, we tell the story of a hauntin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Either Way, This Is Not The Answer | Ask DS
Episode 2004
Then there is the stuff that does harm the community—a corrupt politician who tries to overthrow the rule of law, discrimination, violence, pollution…
2 years, 1 month ago
This is Why You Can’t Try To Avoid Criticism
Episode 2002
Nobody wants to be criticized. It doesn’t feel good when people judge what you’ve done. We want the right people to like us, we want all people to li…
2 years, 1 month ago
Author Evelyn McDonnell On Joan Didion’s Life and Legacy (Pt 1)
Episode 1997
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with writer, academic and associate professor of journalism, Evelyn McDonnell. Together they d…
2 years, 1 month ago
You Can Have This Joy | The Stoic Art Of Stillness (12 Keys)
Episode 2001
Look, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if in their opinion, that’s what Stoicism is in their view—God bless them. But the facts just don…
2 years, 1 month ago
Try Not To Be So Slow | Suspend Your Opinions
Episode 1999
In the early years, there was an excuse. Nero was just a teenager when Seneca started tutoring him. The boy was timid and coddled. He had experienced…
2 years, 1 month ago
An Empire Exhausted
Episode 1995
In today's weekend episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan pulls an excerpt from Colin Elliott's latest book, POX ROMANA: THE PLAGUE THAT SHOOK THE …
2 years, 1 month ago
Dr. Michael Gervais On The Extension Of Stoicism In Modern Times (Pt 2)
Episode 1994
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan continues his conversation with one of the world's top high-performance psychologists and leading ex…
2 years, 1 month ago
This Is Why You Shouldn’t Be Jealous | A Proper Frame Of Mind
Episode 1992
Imagine the jealousy that they must have felt. Hadrian was gifting the purple—the job of the emperor—to a teenager he wasn’t even related to. In 138 …
2 years, 1 month ago