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The Case for History (Before It Repeats Itself) | Kenny Curtis

If you think history is boring, irrelevant, or just not your "thing", this episode is for you. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Kenny Curtis, host of the new podcast History Snacks [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-snacks/id1874130976], to make the case for history. They discuss why history isn’t about memorizing dates or dusty textbooks, but a superpower that gives you perspective, clarity, and calm. 🎥 Watch Kenny Curtis’ episode [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAu5_O-KZNg] on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAu5_O-KZNg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAu5_O-KZNg] 👉 Check out the National Geographic Kids’ Greeking Out [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greeking-out-from-national-geographic-kids/id1483233279] podcast and Kenny’s NEW podcast History Snacks [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-snacks/id1874130976] 📱 Follow Kenny on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kennycurtistalk/?hl=en]and X: @KennyCurtisTalk [https://x.com/kennycurtistalk?lang=en] 📚 Pick up a copy of Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/greeking-out-epic-retellings-of-classic-greek-myths?_pos=1&_sid=51ca47be1&_ss=r] and Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/greeking-out-heroes-and-olympians?_pos=2&_sid=51ca47be1&_ss=r] at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=kenny+curtis*] 🎟️ Come see Ryan Holiday LIVE [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/]: https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ [https://www.dailystoiclive.com/] * Phoenix, AZ - February 27, 2026 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daily-stoic-live-onstage-with-ryan-holiday-tickets-1830981698549?aff=oddtdtcreator] 🎙️ Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

You’ve Gotta Make Them Work For It | The Presidential Biographies You Can’t Afford to Skip

It’s discouraging. It’s distracting. All the stuff that’s happening in the world. But you know what you can’t do? You can’t give up your work, your freedom of thought, your freedom of choice pre-emptively. 🎥 Watch the video of this episode on Ryan Holiday's YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgYzLYPmO4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgYzLYPmO4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgYzLYPmO4] 📚 You can find all the books mentioned in this episode at Ryan's bookstore, The Painted Porch [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/]: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/] 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

What A Wonderful Thing to Measure | Stoic Strategies for Becoming More Resilient

We should pride ourselves on our ability to put up with these people, to be able to be nice to people who are not nice, to be able to turn the other cheek and not be made bitter and cynical. 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎥 Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

BONUS | This Stoic Idea Will Reset Your Week

The Stoics knew that wanting less increases gratitude, just as wanting more obliterates it. "Freedom isn't secured by filling up on your heart's desire but by removing your desire." - Epictetus 📓 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/products/the-daily-stoic-journal-signed-edition] https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎥 Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

They’re Not Thinking About You At All | The Dangerous Comfort of Half Measures

Day to day, it’s only our individual actions that are up to us: How we treat people, how we run our businesses, what we think about. 📚 Grab the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca [https://tim.blog/2017/07/06/tao-of-seneca/] 🎙️ Listen to the audiobook on Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Tao-of-Seneca-Audiobook/B01AIX9ZPY?source_code=GO1PP30DTRIAL54703142491H0&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1261256&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16881025087&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fju8RQyTuP1sHi7RL-o8U2wXvg47ovxIOaTBQLv67R2VJc4vV87ZLhoCHAAQAvD_BwE]: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Tao-of-Seneca-Audiobook/ [https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Tao-of-Seneca-Audiobook/B01AIX9ZPY?source_code=GO1PP30DTRIAL54703142491H0&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1261256&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16881025087&gclid=CjwKCAiAncvMBhBEEiwA9GU_fju8RQyTuP1sHi7RL-o8U2wXvg47ovxIOaTBQLv67R2VJc4vV87ZLhoCHAAQAvD_BwE] 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ [https://dailystoic.supercast.com/] 🎥 Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].