Best Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures Podcasts (2025)

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Only The Wise Are Free | A Little Knowledge Is Dangerous 9:45

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Most people are enslaved and controlled and directed by their ignorance. Their impulses. Their temper. Their desires and delusions. 📚 The Four Stoic Virtues: Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, Courage, are timeless keys to living your best life. The Daily Stoic is releasing a limited collector’s edition set of all four books signed and numbered, with a t…

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Seneca Explains The Art of Argument 11:43

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In this letter, Seneca critiques sophistical argumentation, highlighting how it exercises wit without purpose and distracts from the essentials of living a good life. Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. Get the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca 🎙️ Listen to other letters from Seneca: Seneca on Despising De…

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Think About Death. Science Says You’ll Be Happier. | Dr. Laurie Santos 1:07:28

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The most misunderstood Stoic practice is Memento Mori - remember you will die. Dr. Laurie Santos, an expert on the science of happiness, joins Ryan to share the research behind why thinking about your mortality is proven to increase happiness. Dr. Laurie shares how to balance negative and positive visualizations for a fulfilling life, the Stoic pra…

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Can You Play Ball Like This? | Stoic Tips For Navigating Change & Disruption 21:06

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Win or lose, what matters, the Stoics believed, was that we tried. That we did our best. 💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeless wisdom into real c…

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Do You Know The Favorite Of Your Favorite? | Ask Daily Stoic 13:08

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It’s rather sad—almost sacriligeous—that more people don’t know who shaped Marcus’s philosophical worldview. 💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeles…

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It Does Make Sense 2:47

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It drives you nuts—the things some people believe and do and say. But here’s the thing: It does make sense. It makes sense to them. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/…

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Your Worldview Is Only as Wide as Your Curiosity | Chet Garner 1:08:12

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You can’t expand your perspective if you never step out of your bubble. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Chet Garner, host of The Daytripper, to explore how traveling, even just one town over, can completely change the way you see the world. They talk about why you don’t need to leave the country (or even your own state) to gain a new perspe…

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How The Powerless Become Powerful | Don't Look For The Third Thing 8:29

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Why is self-command and self-knowledge so elusive? How can we find it? Well, Epictetus can show us the way, as he did for Marcus and Hadrian and countless others over the centuries. 💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help yo…

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Forget Your Dreams. Do This Instead. | Our Duty To Learn 9:07

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The key to life, Epictetus said, was not to dream for things to be a certain way but to dream for them to be the way they were. To be grateful that you had the fate you had. 💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not ju…

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The 3-Step Formula for Difficult Conversations 18:33

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Looking for practical strategies to deal with difficult people? In today’s episode, communication expert Jefferson Fisher shares a 3-step process for navigating conflict, especially when kindness and empathy no longer work. Jefferson Fisher is one of the most respected voices on communication and arguments in the world. He is a Texas board certifie…

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You’re Not Wasting Time, You’re Wasting Your Life | Rutger Bregman (PT. 2) 40:32

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You’re not here to impress, you're here to make a difference. In this PT. 2 episode, historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman sits down with Ryan for a deep dive into what a meaningful life actually looks like and why so many people end up wasting their one shot at it. They talk about how easy it is to chase the wrong goals, why real impact …

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There Is No Freedom Without This (or Rather, Without These) | 8 Stoic Strategies To Beat Procrastination 24:47

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The American experiment—based as it was on individual liberty—was built on the necessity of virtue and honor. A people freed from the tyranny of government, they understood, still needed to be checked by their own morality, philosophy and religion. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://st…

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This Too Is Always Yours (And Can’t Be Taken) | Ask Daily Stoic 10:57

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There is something that can’t be taken from us by even the strongest strong man or the most unlucky of external events. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpo…

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You’re Not Wasting Time, You’re Wasting Your Life | Rutger Bregman (PT. 1) 45:43

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You could be doing anything with your life…so why are you choosing this? Historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman joins Ryan to question everything we tend to believe about success, work, and impact. They discuss why many “prestigious” careers might actually be pointless, how a few regular people pulled off one of the biggest moral wins in h…

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This Is How The Impossible Became Possible 5:21

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What Epictetus learned in his fascinating life—beginning in slavery and culminating in a legacy as one of the most influential philosophers of all time—was simple, profound, and enduring. It’s why countless Roman families sent their children to learn from Epictetus at his school in Nicopolis. And that’s why we’re spending this month doing a deep di…

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Do You Have This? | Protect Your Own Good 6:44

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Seneca practiced poverty. Marcus Aurelius mentally rehearsed being criticized and misunderstood. Why did they put themselves in these uncomfortable positions? 📓 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/ 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The S…

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The One Thing In Your Life You Can Control | The Obstacle Is The Way 8:25

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Our lives are unpredictable. We are at the mercy of so many forces. 📚 Books Mentioned: The Inner Citadel by Pierre Hadot The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagra…

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6 Stoic Tips to Being a Great Friend 14:55

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When we think of great Stoic figures like Marcus Aurelius, Cato, and Epictetus, we tend to focus solely on the individual, their perspective, their observations. But how did these brilliant thinkers treat those around them? Read this article here: https://dailystoic.com/6-stoic-tips-to-being-a-great-friend/ 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday…

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AI Isn't Stealing Creativity, It's Supercharging It | Rick Rubin (PT. 2) 45:00

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Is AI the end of creativity, or the beginning of a new artistic era? Rick Rubin returns for PT. 2 of his conversation with Ryan about how AI is reshaping creativity and why the real art still lies in the choices we make. They discuss the beauty of unexpected results, the difference between AI generating and iterating, timeless wisdom of the Tao Te …

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Look Around, How Lucky We Are To Be Alive Right Now | 10 Quotes To Improve Your Life 32:15

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For all the stupidity, for all the disasters, for all the noise and uncertainty, this is actually one of the least bad moments to ever exist. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.inst…

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This Also Cannot Be Taken (Only Given Up) | Ask Daily Stoic 12:50

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Why should a Stoic let the awfulness of the world make them feel awful? Why would we let someone else’s darkness cast a shadow on our own life? 📕 Book mentioned: Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 🎙️ Follow…

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AI Isn't Stealing Creativity, It's Supercharging It | Rick Rubin (PT. 1) 42:40

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What if AI isn’t replacing creativity, but expanding it in ways we’ve never seen before? Rick Rubin joins Ryan to discuss the mysterious nature of using AI throughout the creative process. They talk about what vibe coding is, why structure can unlock freedom, and revisiting ancient philosophy to uncover new insights. Rick Rubin is a renowned Americ…

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Stop Turning Challenges Into Catastrophes 2:45

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Stress, anxiety, and concern don’t exist outside us but within us—which means we have the power to do something about it, too. 🪙 We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. Gain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin today! https://store.dailystoic.com…

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Who Can Tell You You’re Wrong? | What's In Your Way Is The Way 10:30

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The thing about power is not so much that it changes you but that it changes the people around you. It changes what they’re willing to say to you…and how they say it. 🎥 Watch Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End) on The Daily Stoic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4gbvjdIao 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic…

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Letting Go Is Not Giving Up | The Long Way Around 8:32

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Coming to terms with pain and setbacks and unfairness is critical to moving forward, to affecting change, to being a leader, to basic happiness. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series…