Best Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures Podcasts (2025)

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Have You Considered This? | Don't Hide From Your Feelings 7:57

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The sooner you realize that you are not the center of the universe or the intended recipient of everything, the more understanding you can be, the less judgment you’ll feel required to have. 🎥 Watch Kate Bowler's episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCGloOAQOS8 📘 Grab the hardcover edition of The Daily Stoic by Ryan H…

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Why EVERY Generation Rediscovers Stoicism | Mark Manson & Ryan Holiday 35:48

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Every crisis creates the same instinct in people: go back to the wisdom that has outlasted everything else. In today’s episode, Ryan and Mark Manson dive into why Stoicism keeps coming back during moments of crisis, why world leaders and big thinkers have leaned on it for centuries, and what its modern resurgence gets right and wrong. Check out Rya…

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The Question That Haunts the World’s Most Successful People | Andrew Ross Sorkin (PT. 2) 44:41

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Even the giants of history couldn’t outrun insecurity, comparison, or the feeling of not having enough. In today’s episode, Ryan continues his conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin to talk about why success rarely feels satisfying in the way you expect, why the goalposts always seem to move, and how Andrew has seen this pattern play out in some of t…

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No One is Truly “Self-Made” | The Philosophy Behind High Achievers 15:47

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The myth of the self-made man is just that, a myth. There has never been such a thing. 🎥 Check out the Arnold Schwarzenegger episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBQlSMOVTAg 📚 Pick up a copy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's book Be Useful: Seven Tools For Life at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper …

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This Will Make You Stupid | Ask Daily Stoic 11:43

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It doesn’t matter how smart you are. In the moment, if you can’t control your emotions, you will be stupid. 🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion as a reminder to pause. A pause creates space. A pause creates clarity. A pause can change everything. | Grab The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion at dailystoic.com/pause 👉 Support the po…

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Why Andrew Ross Sorkin Spent 8 Years Chasing One Story 38:09

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How do you stay locked in on one project for eight years? Andrew Ross Sorkin shares what he learned while writing his bestselling book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation in today’s conversation with Ryan. They talk about what it really takes to write a massive, deeply researched book while juggling …

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It’s Not That Complicated 2:59

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Power is corruptive and corrosive no matter your age. To the young and inexperienced, it is even worse. 📕 Book Mentioned: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ 🎥 Watch…

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We Can Give This to Each Other | Be Stingy With Time 12:07

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We have to illustrate those virtues of courage and justice toward and for and through others. To help people from going hungry. To alleviate someone’s worry and fear. To put food on their table. Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000—which would provide over 3 million meals for fam…

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This is What’s Really Important | Pretend Today Is The End 10:09

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Let us be good Stoics today and prove that we don’t just talk about this philosophy—we live it. Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000—which would provide over 3 million meals for families across the country! Just head over to dailystoic.com/feeding—every dollar provides 10 meals, …

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The 12 Things You Need To Know About Stoicism 16:21

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Most of what people know about Stoicism is totally wrong. They might recognize names like Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus, or they assume the whole philosophy is about being stoic in the modern sense, cold, emotionless, shut down, resigned. But that picture couldn’t be more off. 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The …

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BONUS | The #1 Way To IMMEDIATELY Feel Better 11:01

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There’s so much happening in the world, and so much of it feels terrible. There is dysfunction. There is conflict. There is outright lawlessness. There is corruption. There is cruelty. But there’s a really easy way to feel better. Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000—which would …

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“I Had 90 Minutes To Live” | Sebastian Junger’s Near-Death Experience (PT. 2) 44:56

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Facing death rewires your view of the world. Today's guest, bestselling author and legendary war reporter Sebastian Junger, can explain how. In this episode, Sebastian opens up to Ryan about the sudden, freak medical emergency that nearly killed him in minutes and how that moment completely rewired the way he thinks about time, technology, fear, fa…

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Let Us Fulfill Our Obligation | 10,000 Pages That Will Change Your Life 16:42

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Let us try to put some of our energy towards helping the less fortunate. Let's alleviate someone else's worry and fear. Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000—which would provide over 3 million meals for families across the country! Just head over to dailystoic.com/feeding—every do…

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BONUS | An Important Message About Grace & Forgiveness 14:49

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Happy Thanksgiving! In today’s bonus episode, you will hear a powerful excerpt from Ryan’s interview with author and journalist Julia Baird about the real-life power of grace, forgiveness, and why letting go can be one of the bravest things you do. Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $30…

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Every Day Can Be A Thanksgiving | Ask Daily Stoic 13:57

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There's something wonderful about being together, family, traveling in from near and far good people enjoying good food, taking a break from the busyness of the world, reflecting on all the things you're grateful for, remembering and making new memories. That's what Thanksgiving, which we're celebrating here in the US today is all about. Feeding Am…

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Honesty Without Tact is Cruelty 2:52

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The Stoics said what needed to be said. But they weren’t jerks. Not on purpose anyway. 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ 🎥 Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel: https://www.y…

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You’re Addicted To The Illusion of Control | Sebastian Junger (PT. 1) 51:21

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After you have faced death, you can’t believe what people care about online. In this episode, Ryan sits down with bestselling author and legendary war reporter Sebastian Junger. Sebastian talks about why he refuses to get a smartphone, how technology gives us the illusion of control, Ambrose Bierce, and the multiple times he was nearly executed as …

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We’ve Always Done This | Balance The Books Of Life Daily 8:37

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This is what it is to be a human. Some of it good, some of it better to resist. 📓 Check out Ryan Holiday's favorite journals: The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living by Ryan Holiday: https://store.dailystoic.com/ One Line a Day (A Five-Year Memory Book): https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 👉 Support the podcast…

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We Are All Trying This | Train To Let Go Of What's Not Yours 8:57

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Seneca wasn’t perfect. He struggled, as all humans do, with inconsistencies between his philosophy and his actions. So, why should we listen to him? 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ 📘 Grab the har…

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The Philosopher Who Laughed in the Face of Kings 1:02:59

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Dive into the wild life of Diogenes, the philosopher who wasn’t afraid to challenge norms or even Alexander the Great. In today’s episode, discover how his bold actions and sharp wit left an enduring legacy and why historians still debate his famous sunbathing encounter with the young conqueror. Pick up a copy of Inger Kuin’s new book Diogenes: The…

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The REAL Difference Between Stoics and Cynics | Cynicism Expert Inger Kuin (PT. 2) 58:29

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What can Diogenes teach us about the roots of Stoicism? In today’s episode, Ryan and classicist Inger Kuin break down the real gap between Stoicism and Cynicism, discussing why one trusted order and structure while the other thought most of society was nonsense. They get into Diogenes’ legendary stunts, the Stoics’ attempt to distance themselves fr…

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Do This. It's Enough. | 7 Stoic Habits To Make You Wiser 20:44

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Marcus Aurelius didn't just study philosophy when he was young. To him, philosophy was a lifelong study, a process that he committed to. 🎟️ Come see Ryan Holiday LIVE: https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ Seattle, WA - December 3, 2025 San Diego, CA - February 5, 2026 Phoenix, AZ - February 27, 2026 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by s…

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It’s Mostly Froth And Bubble | Ask Daily Stoic 16:06

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Silly worries and petty rivalries. People arguing for no reason. People trying to accumulate more than they could ever need. This is what we do, isn’t it? 🎟️ Come see Ryan Holiday LIVE: https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ Seattle, WA - December 3, 2025 San Diego, CA - February 5, 2026 Phoenix, AZ - February 27, 2026 📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday …

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The Most Misunderstood Philosopher of All Time | Diogenes Expert Inger Kuin 37:56

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Diogenes wasn’t a Stoic… but without him, the Stoics don’t exist. His life was so bold, so uncompromising, and so brutally honest that it reshaped the entire philosophical world the Stoics inherited. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with classicist Inger Kuin to unpack the wild and brilliant philosophy of Diogenes, the original cynic. Inger Kuin …

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Do You Have One Of These? 4:09

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Whether we’re beginning some creative work or we’re trying to solve some complex problem, we should never be starting from zero. 📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday is out! Grab a copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-fr…