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April 29 Kyle Carpenter on Courage, Survival, and What Comes After
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award in the United States, given for extraordinary courage in the face of danger. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Kyle Carpenter, the youngest living recipient, to talk about what that kind of courage really looks like and what comes after it.
Kyle received the Medal of Honor after throwing himself on a live grenade to save a fellow Marine in Afghanistan. It was a split second decision that changed his life. But as he explains, that moment was only the beginning.

Kyle Carpenter is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor in 2010.

📚 Grab a signed copy of Kyle’s memoir, You Are Worth It, at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/

👉 Follow Kyle on Instagram @ChiksDigScars

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39 min
April 29 Marcus Aurelius's Rules for Living a Better Life
To wrap up Meditations Month, today Ryan explores Marcus’s best rules for using the precious time in your life.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

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11 min
April 28It’s Right There. Take It. | Stoic Lessons Hidden in Bruce Springsteen Songs
You can’t learn history that you don’t take the time to look at, that you think you already understand.

📚 BOOKS:
Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Wisdom Takes Work

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13 min
April 27 Nothing Is As Encouraging As This | The Freedom of Contempt
It was a dark world…and Marcus Aurelius desperately needed some light.

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9 min
April 26 The Most Powerful Lines From Marcus Aurelius
How can a 2,000-year-old book still change the way you think today? In this episode, Ryan Holiday shares passages from Meditations that he’s returned to more than a hundred times over the years. Each reading has revealed something new, and these lines are the ones that have had the biggest impact on how he thinks and lives.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026
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32 min
April 25Why “Meditations” Needs a New Name—According to William O. Stephens
Most people read Marcus Aurelius the wrong way. In this episode, Ryan sits down with philosopher William Stephens to discuss why the title "Meditations" may be misleading, what these writings were actually meant to be, and how that changes the way we read them today.

William O. Stephens is a philosopher specializing in Stoicism, ethics, and ancient philosophy. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and spent over 30 years teaching at Creighton University, where he is now Professor Emeritus. His work spans topics like friendship, ecology, and human nature, with a focus on Stoic thought. His latest book is Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King (2025), and he is also the author of Marcus Aurelius: A Guide for the Perplexed, Epictetus’s Encheiridion: A New Translation and Guide to Stoic Ethics, and Stoic Ethics: Epictetus and Happiness as Freedom.
Check out more of William Stephens' work at https://WilliamOStephens.com/

📚 Grab a copy of Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King by William Stephens

LAST CHANCE | Grab your ticket to the live Q&A with Ryan on April 27 👉 https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you! Grab tickets here | https://www.dailystoiclive.com/
🇺🇸 USA dates:
Portland, Oregon - June 8
San Francisco, California - June 11
Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 18
Chicago, Illinois - August 19
Detroit, Michigan - August 20

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34 min
April 24 It’s Never an Accident | Ask Daily Stoic
Our true character comes out under pressure. So we must train that character, we must develop our bodies, we have to put in the work.

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17 min
April 23 Empower Yourself with This | Why You Need to Get In the Arena
We all have those days where we’d rather just not. Days where we’d rather not deal with that annoying co-worker or petty family member. Days where we’d rather not bother with all the work we have to do, all the responsibilities we have to manage. The ancients knew days like this.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

📚 Books Mentioned:
Meditations
River of Doubt by Candice Millard
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough
The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

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13 min
April 22Everything Is Connected. We Just Forgot.
It’s strange that we need a day to remind us we’re part of the planet we live on. In this Earth Day episode, Ryan explores the Stoic idea of sympatheia, the belief that we’re part of a larger whole and that what affects the world affects us too. He looks at how modern life, filled with noise, busyness, and constant stimulation, pulls us out of alignment with nature. Earth Day is a reminder of that connection, but the Stoics believed it should shape how we live every day.

📚 Books Mentioned:
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

🎥 Watch this video: A Conversation with Kai Whiting On Stoicism and Sustainability

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

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34 min
April 22 You Have Access to a Miracle of History
The Stoics weren’t just leaders and philosophers. They were parents, spouses, and friends, who experienced joy, who fell in love, who cherished the beauty of the world around them.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026
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4 min

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