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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. Support the podcast and go deeper with Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content (coming soon): dailystoic.com/premium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Not Everyone Is Lucky Enough To Do This | 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
The Daily Stoic episode argues that “not everyone is lucky enough” to enjoy freedoms many take for granted, then lays out “9 Core Stoic Beliefs” as practical guidance for living with virtue,…
9 Oct 2026 · 25m · 12 chaptersGo Back And Pick It Up Again | Is This the Life You Worked For?
The episode argues that growth and wisdom come from revisiting formative books and from “enough” that protects time for what you love.
8 Oct 2026 · 10m · 3 chaptersBONUS | A Selfish Reason To Be Good
A “selfish reason” to be good, using Stoic ideas that wrongdoing harms the self—emotionally and physically—before any external consequences.
7 Oct 2026 · 3m · 3 chapters
How to Get the Most Out of Reading (A Stoic Guide)
A Stoic guide to getting more out of reading—emphasizing quality over quantity, active rereading, and reading challenging works. Guests: No guest is mentioned; the host is the speaker.
7 Oct 2026 · 12m · 10 chaptersYou Gave Them This For Free?
The episode argues against giving time/energy away for free—bad relationships, gossip/drama, anxious obligations, and hated jobs—using Seneca’s ideas about rejecting what doesn’t provide adequate…
7 Oct 2026 · 1m · 1 chapterSo Much Has Changed. So Little Has Changed.
The episode is about using AI to improve business efficiency while keeping time for human work, framed as “so much has changed, so little has changed” over 10 years since The Daily Stoic launched.
6 Oct 2026 · 4m · 3 chapters
What a Decade of Stoicism Teaches You About Life
Steve Hanselman and the Daily Stoic host revisit a 10-year anniversary edition of “Meditations”/Daily Stoic-style entries, arguing Stoicism helps people stay steady amid constant change (politics,…
6 Oct 2026 · 53m · 31 chaptersBONUS | A Reality Check From Ryan
Ryan’s “reality check” on using AI to improve business workflow without losing human work, plus a Stoic perspective on living through political/social dysfunction.
5 Oct 2026 · 1m · 2 chaptersWhen Everything Falls Apart, This Remains | Practice Silence
Stoic resilience when “everything falls apart,” plus practicing silence in a loud social-media culture.
5 Oct 2026 · 6m · 3 chapters
7 Stoic Strategies To Deal With Jerks
Stoic strategies for responding to “jerks” without becoming one—using Marcus Aurelius’s ideas that shameless/vicious people are inevitable, and that “the obstacle is the way” by practicing virtues…
4 Oct 2026 · 16m · 13 chapters
The Art and Obsession of Writing with Rich Cohen
The episode is a wide-ranging conversation about writing, memory, history, and moral judgment across time—especially how people in the past are remembered (or blamed) based on actions interpreted by…
3 Oct 2026 · 1h 18m · 26 chaptersYou Can Get Away From It All Anytime You Like | 12 Stoic Ways to Quiet Your Mind
Stoic “stillness” as a way to quiet the mind without escaping life—retreating inward for brief, disciplined moments of tranquility; using walks, journaling, exercise, and reduced news consumption to…
2 Oct 2026 · 15m · 10 chaptersDo You Know Where to Find It? | Why Does Ancient Wisdom Still Surprise Us?
Stoicism’s “ancient wisdom” feels new because people repeatedly forget core truths about human nature; the episode argues for daily, digestible practice (reading, journaling, walking) to find…
1 Oct 2026 · 15m · 9 chapters50 Stoic Rules to Live By
A “50 Stoic Rules to Live By” episode (Daily Stoic) explaining how to live by Epictetus/Marcus Aurelius/Seneca principles: focus on what you control (responses, opinions), eliminate what’s…
30 Sep 2026 · 26m · 15 chaptersIt’s Happening To Them…and To You Too
Aging and change over time, using Stoic ideas to ask whether people are improving themselves as time passes.
30 Sep 2026 · 2m · 2 chaptersYou Should Be In The Thick of It | How Oprah Discovered Stoicism
Stoicism “in the thick of it” (public life, not just books), and how Oprah Winfrey discovered stoicism through Maria Semple’s novel Go Gentle and then Ryan Holiday’s books; includes a discussion of…
29 Sep 2026 · 18m · 10 chaptersIt Shows Us This | Your Actual Needs Are Small
Using history and Stoic reflections to show that your needs are small, so greed and anxiety can’t secure happiness; study history to learn who to be and what to avoid.
28 Sep 2026 · 6m · 3 chapters11 Stoic Lessons Ryan Learned in Rome
Ryan uses landmarks in ancient Rome to teach Stoic lessons about humility, impermanence, self-control, courage, discipline, and focusing amid chaos.
27 Sep 2026 · 21m · 9 chaptersInside the Final Years of Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius’s final years—his health decline, the Antonine Plague, and how his “memoranda”/Meditations may have been written during late campaigning along the Danube; why the notes survived; and…
26 Sep 2026 · 17m · 6 chaptersNo Time Like The Present To Drink These Draining Seconds | The Most Secure Fortress
The present moment is slipping away, so use “draining seconds” now; Stoicism trains your mind to build reliable, rational default responses instead of reactive habits. Guest(s): None.
25 Sep 2026 · 7m · 4 chaptersBONUS | 3 Stoic One-Liners You Need Today
A bonus Daily Stoic episode offering three Stoic one-liners to apply to everyday anxiety, obstacles, and ego. Guests: No guests mentioned; it’s presented as a solo bonus segment.
25 Sep 2026 · 2m · 3 chaptersDoes The Tantrum Help? | 6 Stoic Reminders You Need to Hear
Whether having a tantrum helps when things go wrong; Stoic reminders to limit opinions, avoid anger (especially with loved ones), reject fame, value virtue over status, and treat time as finite.
24 Sep 2026 · 8m · 5 chaptersYou Come From This
The episode argues that listeners shouldn’t feel “spoiled” or “soft” because they live in modern comfort; they come from a long line of people who endured hardship and therefore can handle current…
23 Sep 2026 · 2m · 1 chapter
The 3 Signs Something Will Bring You Joy | Kate Bowler
Joy vs happiness through Stoic and Christian lenses; how to experience “meaningful joy” amid suffering by cultivating acceptance, attention, and gratitude-like awareness.
23 Sep 2026 · 29m · 13 chapters