The Daily Stoic
Hosted by Ryan Holiday · Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures
4.6from 13,594 ratings
- 3,179
- Episodes
- 1,310
- Transcribed
- 13,594
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 180M
- YouTube views
About 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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures
- Category
- business · education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
1,310 of 3,179 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
3 Pieces of Advice Worth Keeping Close | Seth Wickersham
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
BONUS | Someone Else Is Spinning The Thread
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Don’t Lose the Day in Expectation of the Night | It's Not Too Late, But Don't Wait (ft. Chris Guillebeau)
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3 Pieces of Advice Worth Keeping Close | Seth Wickersham
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And by the way, just because it didn't work out doesn't mean you weren't right. Because like life is so much about probability. So like, let's say something was a good call 80% of the time and you make that call and then it doesn't work out. It still could have been absolutely the right thing to do. […]
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- Seth Wickersham
- Chris Guillebeau
- Stacey Abrams
- Kate Bowler
- Robert Greene
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- YouTube views
- 180,339,950
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 4,912 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 8,682 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts The Daily Stoic?
Ryan Holiday host the show. Published by Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures.
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