Episodes featuring Ryan Holiday
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Jet Li joins Ryan Holiday to discuss ego, suffering, and mental discipline, drawing on martial arts mastery, a near-death experience, and decades of Buddhist practice.
Ryan Holiday talks with author Steven Pressfield about what actually blocks creative work, from internal resistance and despair to giving up creative power before any real obstacle appears.
Ryan Holiday draws on seven Stoic ideas to help listeners stop wasting time on things outside their control and live closer to their actual values.
Ryan Holiday and comedian David Cross talk through stoic philosophy and how to handle difficult people without losing your values or becoming bitter.
Ryan Holiday explores the life of Epictetus, a first-century Roman slave turned philosopher, and what his ideas about freedom and control mean for how we handle adversity today.
Peter Santenello, a travel creator with 4.27M YouTube subscribers, talks with Ryan Holiday about documenting America's diversity and why curiosity beats stereotypes.
Ryan Holiday draws on Homer's Odyssey to highlight stoic lessons about ego, restlessness, and decision-making that apply to modern leaders.
Ryan Holiday and David Epstein discuss why constraints, not freedom, lead to better creative work, learning, and parenting, with practical ways to apply limits to your own life.
Rich Roll and Ryan Holiday discuss Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of The Odyssey, using it to explore recovery, ego, hubris, and what the ancient story says about modern life.
Ryan Holiday draws on Stoic philosophers and figures like Harry Truman and Marcus Aurelius to show how to stay honest and avoid moral compromise when power, money, and status are on the line.
Ryan Holiday talks with Ezra Klein about why American institutions are struggling and what citizens and leaders can do to keep democratic life functioning.
Ryan Holiday draws on Stoic philosophy to outline nine daily habits for overcoming procrastination, perfectionism, and self-doubt, arguing that excellence is built through action, not talent.
Historian Barry Strauss joins Ryan Holiday to trace how the Roman Republic collapsed over a century, and what its fall reveals about the fragility of modern democracies.
Ryan Holiday outlines six Stoic practices for keeping ego in check, drawing on examples from fighter pilots, entrepreneurs, and Nobel Prize winners.
Ryan Holiday draws 12 practical lessons from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, applying Stoic ideas to modern leadership, anxiety, and everyday decision-making.
Ryan Holiday and Dr. Becky Kennedy discuss how to process intense emotions without being controlled by them, and why emotional mastery is not the same as suppression.
Ryan Holiday uses the story of Roman senator Helvidius Priscus to argue that Stoicism calls for active courage and public opposition to wrongdoing, not quiet detachment.
Ryan Holiday examines 14 lessons Marcus Aurelius learned from his adoptive father Antoninus Pius, drawing a practical leadership framework around humility, discipline, and integrity.
Ryan Holiday and Codie Sanchez discuss how the four Stoic virtues apply to running a business, covering pricing, team standards, ethical limits, and smarter decision-making.
Ryan Holiday applies Stoic philosophy to the looksmaxxing trend, arguing that real strength comes from virtuous choices and functional fitness, not appearance or outside approval.