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Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-07

Ryan Holiday & Chris Hayes: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic

If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2)

2 books · With Chris Hayes · Listen

In a world obsessed with attention, are we rewarding the worst in us? In today’s PT.

Ryan Holiday recommended The Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes, and discussed The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Brass Check

    Upton Sinclair · at 3:07

    The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair is a searing early twentieth-century journalistic exposé examining media corruption, propaganda, and the profound commercial pressures influencing American news reporting.

    Discussed
    “I'd been deeply influenced by this book that I read, we still carry on the painted porch today, called The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair”
    Ryan Holiday If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2) 2025-06-07
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The Sirens' Call

    Chris Hayes · at 5:39

    The Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes examines the modern battle for human attention and how constant digital stimulation has turned focus into an endangered resource.

    Recommended
    “And his new book is called The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource.”
    Ryan Holiday If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2) 2025-06-07
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Trust Me, I'm Lying
“And that book became Trust Me, I'm Lying, which went to an auction.”
Ryan Holiday If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2) 2025-06-07
Plugged Trust Me, I'm Lying
“Check out the siren's call. Check out Trust Me, I'm Lying.”
Ryan Holiday If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2) 2025-06-07
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