The Daily Stoic podcast

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. 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] (http://dailystoic.com/premium)

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] (http://dailystoic.com/premium)

 

#2898

What Can You Notice?

There is beauty and peace in noticing. The world is filled with things to see and hear. 📚... more

13 hrs Ago

03 MINS

03:26

13 hrs Ago


#2897

The Day Control Was Taken From Us

Most people remember exactly where they were the week of March 11, 2020. Life suddenly sto... more

13 hrs Ago

37 MINS

37:32

13 hrs Ago


#2896

Have You Lost The Beat, Tune, or Rhythm? | Think About It From The Other Person's Perspective

You will get knocked off course. You will fall off the wagon. You will get out of sorts. T... more

Yesterday

10 MINS

10:34

Yesterday


#2895

They Should Have What They Want

We should think about where we have made our happiness conditional on this or that achieve... more

09 Mar 2026

07 MINS

07:34

09 Mar 2026


#2894

Jordan Klepper's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

After their conversation for [The Daily Stoic Podcast] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut... more

08 Mar 2026

12 MINS

12:45

08 Mar 2026


#2893

The Complete Stoic Playbook To MASTER Your Emotions

Do your emotions ever get the best of you? Someone says one thing and it ruins your whole ... more

07 Mar 2026

30 MINS

30:29

07 Mar 2026


#2892

Will You Face This Truth?

Even though we can’t control time or slow it down, even though we can’t control external f... more

06 Mar 2026

02 MINS

02:46

06 Mar 2026


#2891

Jordan Klepper: How Mob Thinking Takes Over | PT. 2

When does belonging start to matter more than being right? In Part 2 of Ryan’s conversatio... more

06 Mar 2026

41 MINS

41:34

06 Mar 2026


#2890

Use This As Practice | 3 Stoic Exercises For Your Best Month Yet

Get your reps in…because none of us have any idea what life has in store for us in the fut... more

05 Mar 2026

09 MINS

09:50

05 Mar 2026


#2889

Jordan Klepper: How to Talk to People You Disagree With (Without Losing It) | PT. 1

What do you do when someone says something you completely disagree with or something that ... more

04 Mar 2026

40 MINS

40:06

04 Mar 2026


#2888

Now Is The Time

It’s been a long winter. But now? Now you can feel something is in the air. 💡 Go to [ ] ... more

04 Mar 2026

02 MINS

02:58

04 Mar 2026


#2887

You Can’t Forget What You Don’t Put Off | (Dis)integration

We plan to do it. We mean to do it. We just tell ourselves that we’ll do it tomorrow. The ... more

03 Mar 2026

08 MINS

08:15

03 Mar 2026


#2886

They’re Not Wrong (They’re Just Cut Off From Truth) | What Expensive Things Cost

Haven’t you been wrong before? Haven’t you done stuff that in retrospect seems dumb or wei... more

02 Mar 2026

07 MINS

07:32

02 Mar 2026


#2885

Why Thinking About Your Death Will Save Your Life

Meditating on death isn’t depressing, it’s clarifying. In this episode, Ryan explains how ... more

01 Mar 2026

17 MINS

17:44

01 Mar 2026


#2884

The Discipline That Made Marcus Aurelius

The greatness of Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius was not perfection but progress. They were ... more

28 Feb 2026

30 MINS

30:43

28 Feb 2026


#2883

Who Would Ever Want to Be King? | Stop Letting Yourself Off the Hook

Power doesn’t wait for the perfect person to raise their hand. Someone will wield it. Some... more

27 Feb 2026

08 MINS

08:19

27 Feb 2026


#2882

BONUS | 3 Practices to Improve Your Life In a Week

What if it only took five minutes each morning to feel more in control of your life? In th... more

26 Feb 2026

10 MINS

10:33

26 Feb 2026


#2881

It Picks You Up. It Puts You Down. A Hundred Times A Day. | Cultivate Indifference

Is this what we’re here for? To be the passions’ slave? To be the plaything of emotions an... more

26 Feb 2026

07 MINS

07:08

26 Feb 2026