I appreciates Ryan’s podcasts as they make me think and ultimately improve

When I drive my kids to school we listen to The Daily Stoic…There are days when I feel there is a camera following me and the daily stoic message matches to my needs for that day. I know that it is a win - when my oldest mocks me and tells me “they know” because they too heard the message I am reciting from the the recent podcast episode. If you are looking to a litmus test on how you are living your life…I highly recommend listening. It just good practical advice on how to be a decent human! Thanks Ryan and team for all that you do!

Was hoping for balanced notes, the first episode condemned one political party (you can guess who) and attempted to bring levity to BLM riots by saying ‘Well the Republicans’ rioting was worse!’ Lost a great opportunity to dive into anthropological theories of exchange and mention books like Blood Revenge by Christopher Boehm or Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber. Sad to see it turn into political punditry so fast.

For me the conversations go beyond stoic philosophy. This is a reflection of what it means to be human. Thank you for that.

This podcast has the worst ad-to-content ratio of any podcast I’ve ever heard.

As Seneca once said: sell, sell, sell…promote, promote, promote!

Great listen and thought provoking

What a great find! Now, one of my favorite authors has a podcast! Thank you!! Part of my daily ritual!

I’ve just discovered this podcast and have a request. With, literally, thousands of episodes to choose from, I would appreciate a list of essential episodes in a sort of “Introduction to The Daily Stoic Podcast”. At this point, I’m overwhelmed with choices and can’t just start from the beginning! Thanks.

Ryan is a decent guy that puts out thoughtful content. I often reccomend this podcast to others.

I love the content. Dudes super smart, well written, and well spoken. I do feel like he’s sold out. All his shows (even the short ones) are so full of ads. And now this Wondery thing to listen to certain episodes?? I understand the guy wants to make a living… but holy moly. Between him pushing his products, the bookstore, all the ads, and Wondery… seems a bit much. I just feel like I’m being sold a used car.

Ryan has a variety and high quality guests

Always been a fan of Zen and Stoicism and try to incorporate it into my life. It’s nice to hear someone on a podcast who’s grounded and relative to your life.

I really enjoy Ryan and his content. Stoicism has brought me great joy and have incorporated it in my everyday life. I even do a Stoicism project in my world history class integrating Ryan’s videos as content. Lucky to have Ryan sign a copy of The Obstacle Is The Way a couple of weeks ago when a dear friend stopped by The Painted Porch. Keep up the great work!

Too much filler. It takes several minutes of ads, sponsorships, self promotion, long winded intros, and then there are ads in the middle and end too! It’s not something you can quickly put on and go for a jog while listening unless you’re willing to either pay for premium service or hit the fast forward button. Several minutes of ads for a short podcast is just too much. The show is cool though. It’s not easy to make an ancient philosophy popular. I know the host thinks his wall of books looks cool, but if doesn’t look practical with all those books essentially being wasted because you cannot pick horizontally stacked books off the shelf, so to speak. So, while it’s aesthetically ok, but the impractical waste outweighs the aesthetics. Again, I applaud this host. He’s young and doing his thing as a good family man, author, content creator.

This was a great interview and proves why this is my favorite podcast

Focus on the content and it’s great…if you listen to Ryan and his ego too much you’ll hate it. He has a level of ego that is distracting. He’s level 100 pompous…super odd for a stoic.

One of the best/interesting interviewers. I might not always agree with the interviewee, but I always learn something new, and always gain a better understanding of human nature, the Daily Stoic episodes are outstanding and a revelation from this crazy world we find ourselves in.

Came to listen to Mark and instead got Ryan. I understand Ryan is passionate about the subjects discussed and I so want him to accommodate his guests and his listeners who came to hear the amazing guests. Thank you!

Beginning in 2023 I found The Daily Stoic to be a refreshingly informative and helpful podcast while making my morning commute. It helped me reframe my thinking and improve my interpersonal thoughts, reactions and emotions. After finishing all the archived episodes, I began listening to Ryan Holidays newer uploads and messages. Unfortunately, I’ve found his 2024 episodes to be short and lacking in content. Rather, his episodes have become shameless ad plugs for whatever, or whomever he is sponsored by, or has a vested interest in. The episodes now feel “sales’y” where a pitch on product or service is the intent… rather than helpful information to unlock your inner stoic. This lends to two unfortunate scenarios, IMO. 1. His message has run its course. Meaning, all the data/information Ryan has cultivated for Daily Stoic teaching has been expended. 2. Ryan has moved on to other ventures, and has an underpaid staffer uploading mediocre Daily Stoic content just to appease the channel requirement, and keep the channel alive. Unfortunately, for me… I’ve now moved on, and unsubscribed. This channel and message is no longer useful, as there is nothing new to keep my mind fed.

Great talk with Martha McSally, thank you!!!

I really love the host and appreciate him sharing the wisdom of stoicism. However, I wish this podcast had more consistent structure. I listened to one show that was promoting a book - I thought it was going to be an interview with the author, instead it was 4 minutes of ads, a brief description by the host of an event in the book, and then an anecdote about cars that felt so unrelated I thought it was another ad. There are brief 10 minute episodes that feel like half ads or prolonged 1-2 hour interviews that feel like they could have been edited for conciseness. I’ll still listen for sure, and I remain a fan of the host’s books.

This is a long interview. But, when Ryan finally starts asking questions and listening to Adm. Mcraven, about 40 minutes in, it is outstanding. I wish Ryan would talk a little less and listen more while interviewing- but I think he talks a lot because he’s excited and passionate. For those that read his material, the talking instead of interviewing just prolongs the important message we want to hear from the guest.

I’ve taken to listening to this while I finish my coffee every morning as a sort of daily practice. I’ve been reading Ryan’s books for years and figured I wouldn’t gain much from the podcast. I am delighted to find out how wrong I was.

I’ve searched for a long time for something that would help me stop overthinking the things in my life that don’t matter. Why spend so much time worrying what others think, why fixate on how others have wronged me, why do I regret my reflexive and emotional reactions to events when I’ve had a little time to reflect? Ryan Holiday’s podcasts and books have put me on a path of self-reflection that are beginning to help me solve these issues in my life. Give the stoics a chance. Their wisdom is timeless and fits today’s problems as well as they did centuries ago.

This is my go to podcast daily!! Love it and love Ryan's books as well.

Ryan Holiday’s books and the Daily Stoic newsletter have directly helped me - and, by extension, my company - overcome many of the challenging times over the past several years. I appreciate both the long-form book and bite-sized newsletter formats, and the podcast adds extra dimensionality to the content he and his team share. In particular I like hearing how such a diverse array of guests - from entrepreneurs like Tim Ferris to entertainers like Matthew McConaughey - apply stoic principles in their own lives, which makes the concepts less abstract. My favorite episode by far is the one with neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris who similarly has brought practical ancient wisdom to the masses through clear and updated writing. Highly recommend!

Ryan has made me a lifelong fan of Stoicism. This podcast has become a part of my daily routine.

I feel like I can connect with Ryan and he is motivational for me. His guest are thoughtful and you don’t feel like Ryan has to over talk his guest’s or prove he is smarter. They have a balanced conversation that I always enjoy and benefit from.

Thank you for sharing the wisdom of Stoicism with a modern and relevant voice. I truly enjoyed your books. One served as a reminder and guide during a very tumultuous time. Your podcast is a daily gift of inspiration and grounding. Perspectives are clearer, actions are stronger and narratives have more depth and compassion. You’ve introduced a way of being that meshed with how I grew up and has challenged me to pursue higher thoughts and actions.

Ryan is *the* place to start learning how to practice the ancient wisdom. I have read Daily Stoic for three years running and I just started The Lives of Stoics. I try to listen to every podcast episode and am never disappointed. I find adding study in my daily routine really keeps me grounded and grateful. Keep doing what you’re doing Ryan. You’re nailing it. If you like the Hobbit- try Hobbit Virtues by Christopher Snyder. That’s what started this whole journey for me during the pandemic and I found Ryan almost immediately. That being said- I’m mostly writing this review because I want Apple fitness to do a walk with Ryan Holiday. I hope the algorithm picks it up. Time to walk. Apple fitness. Close your rings. Time to walk. Apple fitness. lol

This podcast is so fantastic and really informative. The discussions help ground what is practical and ageless perspective on living a good and noble life. I particularly like Ryan’s emphasis on books and stoicism with empathy. Ignore the bad reviews. Clearly people with an ax to grind.

Listen to a few of the short meditations and a few interviews, but use this pod as a jumping off point for future adventures in practical philosophy.

Not only does this give bad and often dangerous mental health advice, it boils down to “buy my books”. For example, in one recent 3 minute episode, there are two full plugs to purchase his products and little else.

As a psych nurse I think this could be dangerous. It’s intense, repetitive, and manic.

Discovering the daily stoic podcast has been a big positive in my life. It’s definitely helped me put things into perspective in n a better way. I would recommend this podcast to ANYONE!

5 min ads in every 10 min podcast. Info is good usually, but presentation is sometimes sloppy and lacks coherence. Today’s episode, Jan 9, 2024, on journaling was particularly jumbled and disjointed. Perhaps a bad edit from a longer episode? This one also had an irritating beat playing in the background continually. Losing interest in this.

A sell out who is the Joel Osteen of “Stoicism”…or at least his version of it. It’s his way or the highway. Goodbye, Ryan. You’ve become what you once reported on…a fraud.

Ryan has provided gifts to his listener through the wisdom of the Stoics. He’s relentless in giving the world tools for living a better life. Soooo glad to have found Ryan and this podcast.

Taking something so old (an ancient philosophy) such as Stoicism and making it pertinent in todays world is no easy task but Ryan Holiday does a brilliant job of making it once again relevant. His book “Ego is the enemy” helped me navigate a very difficult time in my life and introduced me to Stoicism. The podcast brings me Daily doses of good and positive thoughts to go forward in my day. There’s something for everyone on this podcast big bites and small nuggets. If it doesn’t resonate today, hang on to it because at some point in life. It will be helpful.

Great show, although many ads Love the wisdom that shared here, please reduce number of ads. I already do not have much time in my commute to work, I don’t need additional attachments to materialism and bombardment of The different things to buy, however, invested Ryan is into them. I would say, one or two ads would be fine, but not more than that. Once, again, otherwise, an amazing amazing show!

any short episodes have actual content for 1-2 minutes, everything else is ads. For 10-12 minutes episodes it is usually: 2 minutes ads, 1 minute intro, 2 minutes content, 1 minute self-promotion, 2 minute bad quality recording from the conference or outside where you can barely hear either question or answer and then closing remarks with self promotion and another series of ads. This is just disrespectful of the listeners. Longer episodes / interviews are usually much better.

I came to Stoicism late in life but Ryan and his work have changed the way I think and consequently the way I conduct my life. Very valuable, many thanks.

As a voracious reader, prolific writer, and skilled public speaker, Holiday plumbs the deep reservoir of his knowledge to incorporate nuggets of wisdom in every subject he and his guests tackle. Listen for yourself. You will glad you did.

The ad to content ratio feels like it’s about 1:1. The payoff isn’t worth the (suffering through ads) cost.

Great content and wisdom to listen to everyday, but the ads ruin it. There are two minutes of ads at the beginning of every podcast then more ads throughout the podcast. As a Wondery subscriber, I would think there would not be any ads, but that is not the case. Unfollowing this podcast until the ads get removed…

I found this podcast after listening to Meditations. I really enjoy the interviews. The short episodes that have an equal amount of ads, not so much. I skip those now. I read, “Loving What Is,” a couple years before listening to Meditations and Byron Katie’s work is a way to stoicism.

I’ve been listening to this podcast for some time. The content has become less and less as the entire podcast has become increasingly geared towards promoting his money-making ventures. Stoicism isn’t some magic secret, it is 90% practice. There are plenty of books and other avenues for its study, including some very fine podcasts.

Wanted to love this pod since I love love the books but the production seems to be haphazard for every episode. Latest episode is a bad quality recording of him at some talk where he is EATING and you can hear the plates and forks clinging. Other episodes are also super bad sound quality, recordings of a recording. Won’t be listening anymore.

He’s always selling something to the audience. 90% commercial 10% content