Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-24
Ryan Holiday & Ron Chernow: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
PAIN, POWER, PURPOSE: The Emotional Struggles of Alexander Hamilton and Mark Twain (Ron Chernow)
Ron Chernow discussed The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and others and Cato by Joseph Addison and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a popular daily devotional offering 365 days of ancient Stoic wisdom, practical reflections, and actionable insights.
Discussed“I found myself after reading your daily stark meditations thinking about Mark Twain very differently because I felt like actually uh Grant Washington and Rockefeller all would would be lowercase stoics in in that sort of 18th century 19th century way of being in command of oneself.”
Where to get it
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Cato
Joseph Addison's classic classical drama explores themes of liberty, tyranny, virtue, and stoic resolve through the historical figure of Cato the Younger.
Discussed“And of course, his favorite play was uh Joseph Addison's Ko. So, we're talking, I think, 1712. Yeah. and there were all of these lines from Ko that he repeated.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Grant takes command
“Interestingly enough, uh, General Davis Petraeus during the surge in Iraq, packed in his suitcase, a book called Grant Takes Command by Bruce Kton, one of our greatest.”
Passing The Innocents Abroad
“And it's it's it's funny because uh you know uh he then goes out his first book the innocence abroad. He does this uh tourist cruise to Europe and the and the Holy Land.”
Passing The Daily Stoic
“Well, it's actually, you know, it's funny you should mention that because uh you know, I was reading your book on the on the plane down and when you publish a book, we've now had 31 reviews of which 28 have been raves.”