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The Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic

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.

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Stoicism, Democracy, and Personal Responsibility | Stacey Abrams

You can't control everything that happens in politics, but you can control what you do with the power you have. In today’s episode, political leader, voting rights activist, and bestselling author Stacey Abrams joins Ryan to talk about the importance of accountability, the difference between outrage and action, why good leadership requires more than good intentions, and what Stoicism teaches us about our responsibility to make things better.


Stacey Abrams is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, voting rights advocate, and political leader. She served 11 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, including seven as Democratic Leader, and made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to become a major-party nominee for governor in the United States. Following the election, she founded Fair Fight Action to protect voting rights and expand access to the ballot box.


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Boston, Massachusetts - November 16


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 8


Washington D.C. - December 9


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2026-11-01
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43 Stoic Rules That Will Change How You Live

Philosophy isn't supposed to be an intellectual exercise reserved for scholars. It's supposed to help you make better decisions, face difficulties, and figure out how to live.


Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vultJhU9XLU


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 8


Washington D.C. - December 9


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2026-10-31
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If We Were Dying, It Would Be Easier | What Grief Teaches Us About Being Alive

If only we could, as Marcus Aurelius said, let everything we do and say be that of a dying person, then we would get so much more right.


Kate Bowler is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and professor of religious history at Duke University. She is the host of the podcast Everything Happens, where she has honest conversations about grief, joy, faith, love, and the realities of being human.


Grab signed copies of Kate’s books Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved, No Cure For Being Human (And Other Truths I Needed To Hear), and her latest book Joyful, Anyway at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/


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Nashville, Tennessee - November 20


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 8


Washington D.C. - December 9


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2026-10-30
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It’s Not How You See It. It’s What You Make It | 18 Stoic Lessons You’ll Wish You Learned Sooner

It’s easy to glamorize the past. It’s also easy to give short shrift to the present.


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Boston, Massachusetts - November 16


Nashville, Tennessee - November 20


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 8


Washington D.C. - December 9


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2026-10-29
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It’s All In How You See It

You might have noticed that we contradicted ourselves in our last two episodes. First, we celebrated what seems like the golden age that was the classical world. But then we pointed out just how vicious and corrupt that world was, too. So which is it?


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2026-10-28
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16 Brutally Honest Stoic Reminders

The Stoics didn't sugarcoat the truth. They believed in saying what needed to be said, even when it was uncomfortable, unpopular, or hard to hear.


Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmU0jyTu28s


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2026-10-28
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BONUS | We Reap What We Sow

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around.


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2026-10-27
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The Past Is a Lie | Would Ryan Holiday Ever Run for Office?

We are lucky to live in this moment, however flawed.


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2026-10-27
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The Past Is Looking Brighter All The Time

Seneca talked about how we need to ‘choose ourselves a Cato,’ a standard to measure ourselves against.


📚 Learn more about Cato in Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday


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2026-10-26
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The Truth About Banned Books (And Why It Matters)

Book banning isn't a thing of the past. The impulse to restrict what people can read, think, and question is as old as history itself. And just because you disagree with a book doesn't mean someone else shouldn't be allowed to read it.


Got a banned book at home? Send it our way 👉 Address: 912 Main St. Bastrop, TX 78602


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2026-10-25
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Robert Greene & Ryan Holiday: The Secret To A Great Apprenticeship

Twenty years ago, Robert Greene took a chance on a young college dropout named Ryan Holiday. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Robert, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and his new book The Law of the Sublime , to reflect on the power of apprenticeship, the lessons that shaped his career, the mistakes that nearly derailed it, and what it takes to learn from someone great.


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2026-10-24
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True Freedom Requires This | Two Tasks

The Stoics also believed that wisdom is something we have to work for—not something we’re given. It didn’t matter if you were a slave like Epictetus or groomed for the throne like Marcus Aurelius—wisdom was still something you had to earn.


The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10


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2026-10-23
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BONUS | Ezra Frech Before Dancing with the Stars

You might be watching Ezra Frech on Dancing with the Stars right now, but there's a lot more to his story than what you see on TV. For today's bonus episode, we're bringing back Ryan's conversation with the Paralympic gold medalist, recorded before he joined the show.


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2026-10-22
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How Much Have You Changed? | Proof That Stoicism Can Change Your Life

Wouldn’t it be crazy if all that change had happened, but we were still doing the same things, still stagnant? We cannot go on being the person we’ve always been, Marcus writes in Meditations. We cannot remain as we are, Socrates said.


If these stories have inspired you to share your journey with Stoicism, please email an audio recording to [email protected] for the chance to be featured on a future episode!


The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10


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2026-10-22
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10 Stoic Lessons It Took Ryan 10 Years to Understand

Ten years after publishing The Daily Stoic, Ryan shares what he’s learned, what he missed, and what he sees differently now.


The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10


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2026-10-21
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This Was The Difference (and it makes ALL the difference)

Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus shared the same DNA. They, like all fathers and sons, probably shared some of the same tendencies and weaknesses. So how did they turn out so differently?


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2026-10-21
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It Started Small (Who Would Imagine It Would Make This Far?) | Matt Choi’s Daily Stoic Practice

You read a page in the morning. You think about it. You take it into your day. Maybe it helps you catch yourself before you lose your temper. Maybe it reminds you to stop worrying about something you can’t control. Maybe it gives you the push to do something you’ve been avoiding. Then you return to the next page the next morning.


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Matt Choi is a Korean American Entrepreneur, Content Creator, and Ultra-Endurance Athlete. Watch the full episode with Matt Choi here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0EN6A-dsY


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2026-10-20
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This is How You Die Before Your Time

It might help you stay in the game. It might make you successful. It might even keep you alive. It worked for Seneca, right?


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Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by James Romm

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James Romm on The Daily Stoic Podcast | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube

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2026-10-19
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The Top 10 Most Popular Passages From The Daily Stoic

The whole point of Stoicism is that you’re supposed to keep progressing, keep examining yourself, keep practicing, keep getting a little better, “keep learning,” as Seneca wrote, “to the end of your life.”


The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10


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2026-10-18
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Why Grit Isn’t Enough | Angela Duckworth

You’d expect the psychologist behind the bestselling book Grit to tell you to try harder, but Angela Duckworth knows why that isn’t always the answer. In today’s episode, the University of Pennsylvania professor and MacArthur Fellow joins Ryan to discuss her new book, Situated, why certain people and places bring out our best, what she misunderstood about her own marriage, how we give away control of our attention, why our worst moments don’t tell the whole story, and more.


Angela Duckworth is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative. A former public school teacher and 2013 MacArthur Fellow, she studies what helps people achieve their goals. Her TED talk is among the most viewed of all time.


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2026-10-17
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The Leaves Are On The Ground

You can see it happening to the trees. You can feel it in the air. It’s fall.


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2026-10-16
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Inside Ryan Holiday’s $250K Reading List

You could spend a lot of time and money earning an MBA, or you could start with these books that will change how you think about business, leadership, and success.


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📚 Books Mentioned:


Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/trillion-dollar-coach-the-leadership-playbook-of-silicon-valleys-bill-campbell?_pos=1&_sid=11237a736&_ss=r


What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars by Jim Paul: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/business21?_pos=1&_sid=b4255505c&_ss=r


Billion Dollar Lessons by Paul Carroll: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/business3?_pos=1&_sid=d2e26d9c3&_ss=r


How I Built This by Guy Raz: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/how-i-built-this-the-unexpected-paths-to-success-from-the-worlds-most-inspiring-entrepreneurs?_pos=1&_sid=02d0960d7&_ss=r


Good to Great by Jim Collins: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/business9?_pos=1&_sid=44860c5d9&_ss=r


Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/unreasonable-hospitality-the-remarkable-power-of-giving-people-more-than-they-expect?_pos=1&_sid=3c24601da&_ss=r


Setting The Table by Danny Meyer: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/food11?_pos=1&_sid=9e7ea16ad&_ss=r


Conspiracy by Ryan Holiday: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan10?_pos=1&_sid=144e67fc9&_ss=r


Zero To One by Peter Thiel: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/zero-to-one-notes-on-startups-or-how-to-build-the-future?_pos=1&_sid=996ff7a4f&_ss=r


The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-personal-mba-10th-anniversary-edition?_pos=1&_sid=29a294c29&_ss=r


The 22 Immutable Laws Of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/22-immutable-laws-of-marketing-exposed-and-explained-by-the-worlds-two?_pos=1&_sid=643131534&_ss=r


Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/business5?_pos=1&_sid=01f8feaf1&_ss=r


The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/rhmoo15?_pos=1&_sid=fc8fc570b&_ss=r


The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/lean-startup-how-todays-entrepreneurs-use-continuous-innovation-to-create-radically-successful-businesses?_pos=1&_sid=6654e5edd&_ss=r


Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/business19?_pos=1&_sid=d28793e26&_ss=r


The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/hard-thing-about-hard-things-building-a-business-when-there-are-no-easy-answers?_pos=1&_sid=0b4ef0043&_ss=r


Essentialism by Greg McKeown: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/rhmoo38?_pos=1&_sid=a012783cc&_ss=r


33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/33-strategies-of-war-signed-by-robert-greene?_pos=1&_sid=76476b86e&_ss=r


The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/48-laws-of-power-signed?_pos=1&_sid=eb6bc3ea2&_ss=r


Art of Seduction by Robert Greene: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/art-of-seduction?_pos=10&_sid=360eeb439&_ss=r


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2026-10-16
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BONUS: Toxic Masculinity, Cancel Culture & Politics

In this bonus episode, Ryan answers questions about handling other people’s opinions, toxic masculinity, keeping your ego in check, politics, and cancel culture. Have a question for Ryan? Bring it to one of his upcoming live shows!


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2026-10-15
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This Is a Very Important Conversation You’re A Part Of | Jaimie Alexander’s Daily Stoic Practice

That’s how this conversation survives. Someone reads something. Thinks about it. Shares it. Helps another person see something they might have missed.


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2026-10-15
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Stoicism Requires You to Stay a Student | Codie Sanchez

You might have a great idea, some success, or the confidence to risk everything. But you still have something to learn.


🎥 Watch the full episode with Codie Sanchez here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTRmrzSCbaI


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Check out Codie's NEW book: Own Or Be Owned: Build a Business So Good It Doesn’t Need You


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2026-10-14
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You Don’t Get To Do One Last Thing

It might be important to you. It might be long-planned. Maybe it’s unfinished business. Maybe lives even depend on it. But you know what? Life doesn’t care.


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2026-10-14
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Most Things Haven’t Changed (But This Has) | What Do the Stoics Say About Attachment?

Human beings are human beings. We have the same weaknesses. We have the same tendencies. We have the same potential.


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2026-10-13
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This Isn’t How Anyone Wants It To Go (So This Is What We Have To Do) | Practice Love

Nobody would choose most of the difficulties and troubles that they face. The question is how do you react when you get those difficulties and troubles anyway?


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2026-10-12
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The Most Important Things You Need To Stop Doing

We’re not the first culture to burn out and dream of getting away from it all. But the Stoics understood why the life you’re trying to escape has a way of following you.


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2026-10-11
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The New Gilded Age: Are We Repeating the Gold Rush? | Nathaniel Philbrick

From the California Gold Rush to the railroad boom to Silicon Valley, the promise of instant riches keeps convincing us that this time will be different. Nathaniel Philbrick, a bestselling author and National Book Award winner whose work explores the forces that shaped America, joins Ryan to talk about his new book, The Rush, and explore the unsettling parallels between the California Gold Rush and Silicon Valley. They also discuss how wealth becomes political power, the cost of progress, the lure of instant riches, and why we ignore history’s warnings.


Nathaniel Philbrick’s Books:

The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship EssexTravels with GeorgeMayflower

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2026-10-10
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Not Everyone Is Lucky Enough To Do This | 9 Core Stoic Beliefs

We have power of movement—literally and figuratively—that not everyone has, that we ourselves might not get forever, either.


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2026-10-09
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Go Back And Pick It Up Again | Is This the Life You Worked For?

Everyone has a book that changed their life. But how long has it been since you first read the book that hit you so hard?


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2026-10-08
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BONUS | A Selfish Reason To Be Good

“The person who does wrong, does wrong to themselves. The unjust person is unjust to themselves—making themselves evil.”

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.4


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2026-10-07
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How to Get the Most Out of Reading (A Stoic Guide)

To be a great reader, it's not enough that you read. It's how you read. In this episode, Ryan shares time-tested reading habits of the ancient Stoics (Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and more) that you can use to get the most out of your reading, find books with the potential of changing your life, think more critically, and digest books above your level.


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2026-10-07
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You Gave Them This For Free?

“Let no one rob me of a single day,” Seneca said, “who is not going to make me an adequate return for such a loss."


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2026-10-07
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What a Decade of Stoicism Teaches You About Life

Ten years ago, Ryan’s longtime literary agent and coauthor Steve Hanselman suggested a book that Ryan wasn’t sure he wanted to write. To mark the anniversary of The Daily Stoic, Ryan and Steve revisit the idea that started it all, the unexpected ways it changed their lives, the Stoic lessons they understand differently now, and what they chose to change in the new edition.


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2026-10-06
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So Much Has Changed. So Little Has Changed.

It’s been 522 weeks. Some 3,652 days. Over 87,000 hours. More than 5,241,600 minutes.


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2026-10-06
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When Everything Falls Apart, This Remains | Practice Silence

As bad as things seem today, it should console and inspire you that Stoicism is still here.


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2026-10-05
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BONUS | A Reality Check From Ryan

Before you convince yourself the world is falling apart, Ryan has a reminder you need to hear.


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2026-10-05
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7 Stoic Strategies To Deal With Jerks

Difficult people have been testing our patience for thousands of years. But the Stoics understood why these encounters can cost us far more than a few minutes of frustration.


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2026-10-04
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The Art and Obsession of Writing with Rich Cohen

After more than a dozen books and decades writing for publications like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, Rich Cohen knows how a great story can change the way we see both the past and ourselves. In today’s episode, Rich and Ryan trade stories about the books and writers that shaped them, the ambition behind creative work, how discarded material influences a finished book, the myths that can take over a writer’s life, and more.


Rich Cohen is a bestselling author, journalist, and screenwriter. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and The Wall Street Journal. He is also the co-creator, with Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Terence Winter, of the HBO series Vinyl.


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2026-10-03
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You Can Get Away From It All Anytime You Like | 12 Stoic Ways to Quiet Your Mind

You have to learn how to retreat into yourself. And then return, renewed, to whatever is waiting for you.


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2026-10-02
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Do You Know Where to Find It? | Why Does Ancient Wisdom Still Surprise Us?

That’s Stoicism. A philosophy to help us in our search. But where do we start with it?


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2026-10-01
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50 Stoic Rules to Live By

The Stoics wrote about almost every part of life, but which of their ideas are worth carrying with you every day? In this episode, Ryan shares 50 short rules from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and other Stoics that you can actually put into practice.


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The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. References to the APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account, including any APY increase, are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our cash sweep program (the "Program Banks”). Wealthfront Brokerage does not pay interest. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY.

Instant and same-day withdrawals use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or FedNow service. Transfers may be limited by your receiving institution, daily caps, or participating entities. New Cash Account deposits have a 2–4 day hold before transfer. Wealthfront does not charge fees for these services, but receiving institutions may impose an RTP or FedNow Fee. Processing times may vary.. Fees & Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features.

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2026-09-30
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It’s Happening To Them…and To You Too

Time has passed. The ideas haven’t changed, as the Stoics say, but you have.


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The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. References to the APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account, including any APY increase, are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our cash sweep program (the "Program Banks”). Wealthfront Brokerage does not pay interest. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY.

Instant and same-day withdrawals use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or FedNow service. Transfers may be limited by your receiving institution, daily caps, or participating entities. New Cash Account deposits have a 2–4 day hold before transfer. Wealthfront does not charge fees for these services, but receiving institutions may impose an RTP or FedNow Fee. Processing times may vary.. Fees & Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features.

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2026-09-30
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You Should Be In The Thick of It | How Oprah Discovered Stoicism

How are you making your impact felt? How are you bringing your beliefs—and virtues—into the world?


👉 Watch Ryan's episode with Oprah here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiua-LIB7MY


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Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/build-the-life-you-want?_pos=3&_sid=5d2d14f7e&_ss=r


Go Gentle by Maria Semple | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/go-gentle?_pos=1&_sid=c8df441a0&_ss=r


The Obstacle is The Way 10th Anniversary Edition by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/signed-books/products/the-obstacle-is-the-way-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition


🎙️ Listen to the full episode with Maria Semple on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch it on YouTube


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This experience may not be representative of other Wealthfront clients, and there is no guarantee of future performance or success. Experiences will vary. Ryan Holiday, who’s a client of Wealthfront, receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage for paid testimonials in his podcast, creating a conflict of interest. More details available via the referral link. The Direct Deposit Plus Investing Program from Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Brokerage LLC provides eligible clients a 0.25% APY increase above the base APY on eligible Cash Account balances (up to an overall boosted rate of 4.30% for a limited time when including the three month 0.75% APY boost for new clients) when you direct deposit $1,000 a month, plus open, fund, and maintain an investing account. Wealthfront may change or end the program at any time and determine eligibility at its discretion. Terms apply. Full details at wealthfront.com/promo-terms.

The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. References to the APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account, including any APY increase, are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our cash sweep program (the "Program Banks”). Wealthfront Brokerage does not pay interest. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY.

Instant and same-day withdrawals use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or FedNow service. Transfers may be limited by your receiving institution, daily caps, or participating entities. New Cash Account deposits have a 2–4 day hold before transfer. Wealthfront does not charge fees for these services, but receiving institutions may impose an RTP or FedNow Fee. Processing times may vary.. Fees & Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features.

Investment advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Securities investments are not bank deposits, bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.

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2026-09-29
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It Shows Us This | Your Actual Needs Are Small

On the one hand, history is a catalog of human misdeeds. On the other hand, is history not also a catalog of human greatness?


📚 History Matters by David McCullough


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The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. References to the APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account, including any APY increase, are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our cash sweep program (the "Program Banks”). Wealthfront Brokerage does not pay interest. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY.

Instant and same-day withdrawals use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or FedNow service. Transfers may be limited by your receiving institution, daily caps, or participating entities. New Cash Account deposits have a 2–4 day hold before transfer. Wealthfront does not charge fees for these services, but receiving institutions may impose an RTP or FedNow Fee. Processing times may vary.. Fees & Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features.

Investment advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Securities investments are not bank deposits, bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.

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2026-09-28
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11 Stoic Lessons Ryan Learned in Rome

The streets of Rome still carry the lessons the Stoics left behind nearly 2,000 years ago. In today’s episode, Ryan walks through the places where Stoicism was lived and tested and shares 11 lessons the ancient Stoic sites still have to teach us.


Watch on YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0uUe3wtB-E


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This experience may not be representative of other Wealthfront clients, and there is no guarantee of future performance or success. Experiences will vary. Ryan Holiday, who’s a client of Wealthfront, receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage for paid testimonials in his podcast, creating a conflict of interest. More details available via the referral link. The Direct Deposit Plus Investing Program from Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Brokerage LLC provides eligible clients a 0.25% APY increase above the base APY on eligible Cash Account balances (up to an overall boosted rate of 4.30% for a limited time when including the three month 0.75% APY boost for new clients) when you direct deposit $1,000 a month, plus open, fund, and maintain an investing account. Wealthfront may change or end the program at any time and determine eligibility at its discretion. Terms apply. Full details at wealthfront.com/promo-terms.

The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. References to the APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account, including any APY increase, are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our cash sweep program (the "Program Banks”). Wealthfront Brokerage does not pay interest. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY.

Instant and same-day withdrawals use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or FedNow service. Transfers may be limited by your receiving institution, daily caps, or participating entities. New Cash Account deposits have a 2–4 day hold before transfer. Wealthfront does not charge fees for these services, but receiving institutions may impose an RTP or FedNow Fee. Processing times may vary.. Fees & Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features.

Investment advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Securities investments are not bank deposits, bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.

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2026-09-27
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Inside the Final Years of Marcus Aurelius

By the final years of his life, Marcus Aurelius had lost nearly everyone he loved, endured years of war, and watched the Antonine Plague devastate the empire. In today’s episode, Professor William O. Stephens joins Ryan to examine how Marcus faced the end of his life, why Meditations may have been his swan song, the loneliness of being emperor, and what kept him getting out of bed when he had every reason to give up.


👉 WATCH ON YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM3h-VhQPvY


William O. Stephens is a philosopher specializing in Stoicism, ethics, and ancient philosophy. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and spent over 30 years teaching at Creighton University, where he is now Professor Emeritus. His work spans topics like friendship, ecology, and human nature, with a focus on Stoic thought. His latest book is Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King (2025), and he is also the author of Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed, Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics, and Stoic Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom. 


Check out more of William Stephens’ work at https://WilliamOStephens.com/


📚 Grab a copy of Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King by William Stephens


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This experience may not be representative of other Wealthfront clients, and there is no guarantee of future performance or success. Experiences will vary. Ryan Holiday, who’s a client of Wealthfront, receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage for paid testimonials in his podcast, creating a conflict of interest. More details available via the referral link. The Direct Deposit Plus Investing Program from Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Brokerage LLC provides eligible clients a 0.25% APY increase above the base APY on eligible Cash Account balances (up to an overall boosted rate of 4.30% for a limited time when including the three month 0.75% APY boost for new clients) when you direct deposit $1,000 a month, plus open, fund, and maintain an investing account. Wealthfront may change or end the program at any time and determine eligibility at its discretion. Terms apply. Full details at wealthfront.com/promo-terms.

The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of January 30, 2026, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. References to the APY for the Wealthfront Cash Account, including any APY increase, are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our cash sweep program (the "Program Banks”). Wealthfront Brokerage does not pay interest. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable APY.

Instant and same-day withdrawals use the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or FedNow service. Transfers may be limited by your receiving institution, daily caps, or participating entities. New Cash Account deposits have a 2–4 day hold before transfer. Wealthfront does not charge fees for these services, but receiving institutions may impose an RTP or FedNow Fee. Processing times may vary.. Fees & Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features.

Investment advisory services are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Securities investments are not bank deposits, bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.

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2026-09-26
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BONUS | 3 Stoic One-Liners You Need Today

Today's bonus episode: three Stoic one-liners to help you start the day with the right mindset.


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2026-09-25
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