The Daily Stoic

By: Daily Stoic | Wondery
  • Summary

  • 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.

    Listen to The Daily Stoic on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/the-daily-stoic/ now.

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Episodes
  • This Has Been Passed Down To Us
    Dec 25 2024

    Remarkably, Seneca and Jesus lived nearly parallel lives. More incredible is just how much their teachings overlap. And it’s worth taking some time this Christmas morning to consider those similarities.


    The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.

    Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up.


    🎙️ 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 https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail


    🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/


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    6 mins
  • The Four Stoic Virtues | Real-Life Role Models to Inspire You
    Dec 25 2024
    Courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom are not just abstract concepts from Stoic history, they are virtues that are still embodied by individuals today. In 2024, several guests on The Daily Stoic podcast demonstrated these principles, not as theoretical philosophers, but as real people who actively apply these Stoic values in their lives.Courage: Colonel (retired) Martha McSally, former U.S. Congresswoman and U.S. Senator, and author of Dare to Fly: Simple Lessons in Never Giving UpListen to Martha’s full episode: Why You Should Run Towards Your FearYou can follow her on Instagram @marthamcsally. Discipline: Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Buzz WilliamsListen to Buzz Williams’ full episode: Be An Everyday PersonWatch Buzz Williams’ full episode on YouTube Follow Buzz Williams on Instagram: @TeamCoachBuzz and on X: @TeamCoachBuzz.Justice: Sharon McMahon is a former high school government teacher who now runs the non-partisan, fact-based Instagram account @sharonsaysso and is the bestselling author of The Small and the Mighty. Listen to Sharon McMahon’s full episode on The Unsung Americans Who Altered the Course of HistoryCheck out Sharon’s podcast Here’s Where It Gets Interesting and follow her on Instagram @SharonSaysSo and on X @Sharon_Says_SoWisdom: Mark Matousek is a teacher, speaker and bestselling author of Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life. Listen to Mark Matousek’s full episode Self-Reliance and the Confidence in Trusting Your Inner Wisdom You can follow him on IG: @mark.matousek and @theseekersforum. 📚 Check out the Virtue Series 3-Book Bundle which includes Ryan Holiday’s books: Courage is Calling, Discipline is Destiny, and Right Thing, Right Now 🎙️ 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 https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/📱 Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    57 mins
  • Surprise People Like This | Powerful Life Lessons From Epictetus
    Dec 24 2024

    Perhaps your own position affords you certain advantages. The true measure of your character, however, lies in how lightly you wear these honors.


    The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.

    Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up.


    🎙️ 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 https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail


    🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/


    📱 Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    12 mins

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