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 m ...
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Welcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition. Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfers to Bishop Gray, one of the most elite and competitive boarding schools in America. As Ava tries to find her place in this high-pressure environment, she soon crosses paths with an underground society known as The Night of the Wolf, which caters to the sc ...
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Before he was Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman, he was just Ben, a boy in Colonial Boston with an adventurous spirit, a curious mind...and a penchant for getting into trouble. Meet our most endearing founding father at fourteen; a charming rebel years away from discovering the ageless sayings and brilliant inventions that made him famous. When Ben and his friends stumble upon a mysterious letter leading to a legendary treasure, he'll have to use his wits and bravery to outsmart the ...
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So, in case you didn't know… Everything is Creepy! Yes, EVERYTHING! Parenting? Creepy! Social Media? Creepy! Pizza? Yes, even that can be creepy! LaurenZside has built an online career as a content creator on YouTube by playing video games that may seem normal or even cute on the outside but are actually super weird, creepy, or even terrifying beneath the surface. Join Lauren and her husband Bobby as they turn this concept into a podcast by talking about completely normal everyday topics tha ...
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Introducing PodKind.org and PodKind Network: the community where you can find your next opportunity within podcast, while receiving insights and advice on how leverage that opportunity for greatness and beyond. PodKind is a professional organization for podcasters by podcast professionals. We understand and recognize that every podcast professional is unique as we come from different industries, lifestyles, regions, and unique work conditions. Only podcast professionals truly understand what ...
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Take your much deserved break today. We are human beings after all, not human doings. So go out and live today. Rest from your labor. Come back better for it. Come back improved and sharper for it. 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living: https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want St…
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Get an inside look at the relationship between Marcus Aurelius and his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, through this narration of their letters. Fronto was focused on preparing him for political life and public speaking and through these letters you will learn the deep impact he had on Marcus. These letters were first edited and translated into English by…
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The New Age of Media Manipulation | Renée DiResta
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How information (and misinformation) spreads online continues to change with the media landscape. Renée DiResta and Ryan continue their conversation on the role of podcasts as a medium, the pitfalls of audience capture, and the dynamics of social media silos. They talk about the ethical responsibilities of influencers and podcasters, the influence …
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You Meet Them Where They Are | When You Feel Lazy
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Don't forge ahead hoping that someone will come along and relieve you of this task you don't want to do. Don't be the person who says yes with their mouth but no with their actions. Read the full Daily Stoic entry for today: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Tor…
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This Isn’t How You’ll Be Measured | Ask DS
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We know that ultimately lives are not measured by superficial or materialistic things…yet we spend so much of our lives focused solely on that. Ask DS: How can we move past feeling guilt or shame? What did the Stoics say about losing loved ones? How can we get better at saying no? + More! 📚 Grab a copy of Die With Zero by Bill Perkins | https://www…
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Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta
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“If you make it trend, you make it true” is a terrifyingly real quote across the cover of Renée DiResta’s book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality. Renée DiResta studies the many ways that people attempt to manipulate or target others online, similar to what Ryan talks about in his first book, Trust Me, I’m Lying. In this episo…
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The Stoics were not so insensitive as to believe that it was good that someone died. That’s not what they meant by “opportunity”—what they meant was that there was always something to learn, always some virtue we could practice in light of a tragedy that would make us better, teach us something, help us see something. 🪙 Designed with the intention …
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You Gotta Start Sometime | What Young Men Get Wrong About Stoicism
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Do it now. Get started. Begun is half done. Do it now. 🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.” Check it out at https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎥 Check out the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic 🎟…
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It’s A Very Timeless Thing | A Cure For Procrastination
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Marcus Aurelius was not like you at all. Yet…we can tell from Meditations that Marcus Aurelius was also just like us. 🎙️ Listen to David Hernández de la Fuente’s interview on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Wondery 💡How to Read Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations (A Daily Stoic Guide) is designed to help you get the most wisdom and very best tools Stoicism has…
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50 Harsh Stoic Truths That Will Improve Your Life
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The Stoics believed that Stoicism was a cure for our ills. Epictetus would talk about how like the philosopher's school is like a hospital. Not all treatments, not all remedies are fun. Medicine doesn't always taste good. 🎥 Watch 50 Harsh Stoic Truths That Will Improve Your Life on YouTube 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, R…
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Political Leadership Lessons From Mayor G.T. Bynum & Rusty Bailey
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One of the problems with politics today is we tend to only focus on what is happening on a national level, which is currently quite dramatic, dysfunctional, and extremist. However, the political decisions that are being made at the local level are the ones that actually impact our day to day life. Today, Ryan talks with Rusty Bailey (Democrat), the…
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A Sign You’re Making Progress | It's In Your Self-Interest
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“The beautiful and good person neither fights with anyone…” Epictetus says in Discourses. This isn’t to say that agreeableness is the goal of life, but certainly acceptance and tolerance is. 💡 Take the first step towards a calmer future by signing up for the course: Taming Your Temper: The 11 Day Stoic Guide to Controlling Your Anger at the Daily S…
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Once a dawn happens, it is gone to you forever. Once a day ends, it’s done for you for all time. Act accordingly. Protect your time accordingly. Ask DS: When will Ryan’s next non-Stoic book come out? How has Stoicism helped Ryan free his own biases? What does Ryan think about Ted Lasso as a Stoic? Does Ryan have any insight on passing along Stoic p…
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Why Amanda Knox Turned To Stoicism After Being Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
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In November, 2007, Amanda Knox was 20 years old and had been studying abroad in Italy when her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was brutally murdered. Around the world, all eyes (and cameras) were on Amanda as the main suspect and she was wrongfully convicted of the murder. After spending four years in an Italian prison, the verdict was overturned and A…
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We don’t live in Ancient Rome. We are not emperors or senators. We are not professional philosophers. We are regular people. This doesn’t mean we are far from the world of virtue. 📚 Pick up a copy of Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com 📕 Grab a signed copy of Right Thi…
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Their Hearts Were Touched By Fire | 12 Valuable Stoic Truths
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The Stoics were touched by the power of philosophy at an early age. It inspired them, charged them, challenged them. Whatever your age, you too have been touched by this fire. You also have their torch to carry forward as you do extraordinary things, as you try to make the world better for you having lived in it. 🪙 In a world where so many people s…
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There Are Some Things Only Adversity Unlocks | Just Say No To Future Misery
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The obstacles are not impediments, they are opportunities. They are not holding us back, they are fueling us. 📚 Pick up a copy of The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The A…
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Philosophical Antagonists? The Real Story of Stoicism and Epicureanism
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The stereotypes of Stoics as emotionless brutes and Epicureans as self-indulgent pleasure-seekers is not just misleading, but is an injustice to the two philosophies. Tune in to learn the similarities, differences, myths, stories, and history behind Stoicism and Epicureanism. 🗞️ Check out the Daily Stoic article on Epicureanism and Stoicism: Lesson…
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Be An Everyday Person | Coach Buzz Williams
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Being consistent creates real, lasting change. It is the compound interest towards our future accomplishments and who we want to be. This is what Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Buzz Williams, calls “being an everyday guy”. Whether you’re practicing free throws in the gym every afternoon like Coach Buzz's players or you’re writing each morni…
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Can You Do It With A Broken Heart? | Anything Can Be An Advantage
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The Stoics were people that felt, but they also understood that life, especially leadership, requires being able to balance these emotions with the responsibilities and duties each of us have. We have to process these emotions, to be sure. We may also have to put them aside for a second. 📕 Our favorite translation of Seneca’s essays on grief and lo…
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We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius put it like this: “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.” To serve as a reminder of this, we have created the Daily Stoic Anxiety Medallion. Gra…
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Coach Buzz Williams’ Playbook for Mentorship and Motivation
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As the Head Coach of Texas A&M Men’s Basketball team, Coach Buzz Williams is dedicated to setting his players up for success not only on the court, but with values that they will carry for the rest of their lives. During the off-season, Coach Buzz was able to come down to the Daily Stoic studio and share with Ryan what he’s learned about not just b…
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It’s because life is unpredictable, it’s because nothing is certain that we must find joy and happiness where we can. 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailys…
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You Can’t Be Afraid To Get Up There | Marcus Aurelius' Life Story
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There’s a reason the Stoics held up courage as a key virtue. Because they believed that we were obligated to participate in public life and that this meant putting ourselves out there. Whatever it is that we want to do in life demands this courage. We can’t let our fears win. 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dubl…
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We Have To Give It Back | Always Ask Yourself This Question
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We’ve already lost many of our favorite guests and influences. Today, we must add another to that list, Jake Seliger. Jake was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year at age 39, and in the midst of that fight he gave a moving interview on the Daily Stoic podcast, despite having had his tongue removed. Please consider donating to Jake’s GoFundMe, h…
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