Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2023-01-31
Ryan Holiday & James Pogue: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
James Pogue on Political Principles and Cultivating Virtue
Ryan Holiday recommended The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Brass Check
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.
Recommended“if you read the brass check no you should read it Upton Sinclair after the jungle wrote an expose of media in like 1913.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The New Sultan
“So like I mean, I’ve said this many times, so sorry to repeat it, but like people should listen to Curtis's latest episode on Good Old Boys; like it's not a joke; like it's like a blueprint for like how we get an American dictator, and there’s like a pretty detailed plan and description, but you listen to it and”
Plugged Chosen Country
“This reminded me of my time in the Teal world around 2016-2017 while writing my book 'Conspiracy,' which explains much of what’s happening, this conspiracy element.”
Plugged Trust Me, I'm Lying
“the performing for the my first book is called trust me I'm lying and I use this metaphor that Upton Sinclair did”
Passing The Jungle
“Upton Sinclair after the jungle wrote an expose of media in like 1913.”