Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to author and historian and author Barry S. Strauss about his new book “The War That Made the Roman Empire,” the mistakes and successes of the ancient stoics, the self-inflicted wounds that lead to the end of empires, the value of immigration and assimilation, and more.
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Nov 24
We Are All Trying This | Train To Let Go Of What's Not Yours
<p>Seneca wasn’t perfect. He struggled, as all humans do, with inconsistencies between his philosophy and his actions. So, why should we listen to him?</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" ... Show More
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Jan 2025
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday Book Summary and Review | Free Audiobook
Show notes | PDF & Infographic | Free audiobook | Explore The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday in minutes. Learn about the three Stoic disciplines, monthly themes like clarity, controlling emotions, and cultivating awareness, and how to apply ancient wisdom to modern life.
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Nov 2021
Writing a New History of the Middle Ages: Interview with Dan Jones on Powers and Thrones
<p>Friend of the Show, TV presenter, author extraordinaire, and historian Dan Jones returns to Tides to discuss his new book, <em>Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages</em>. It’s a wonderful book and a tremendous achievement, written with both a consummate grasp of ... Show More
52m 36s
Jan 2022
The Complicated World of the Bronze Age Near East: Interview with Aaron Burke
<p>The reality of the Bronze Age Near East was much messier and harder to understand than a straightforward story of city-states, empires, and kings. Different ethnolinguistic groups, lifestyles, dynasties of would-be rulers, migrating mercenaries, and ephemeral states were all e ... Show More
46m 38s
Dec 2022
From a World of Iron to Classical Empires
<p>Welcome to the Iron Age, and to a new season of Tides of History! The first millennium BC saw the emergence of two huge and enduring empires at either end of Eurasia - Rome and China - but it was also the time of Socrates, Confucius, the Buddha, and much more. Let's start gett ... Show More
35m 37s
Feb 2023
How to Write Historical Fiction | Interview with historian and author Dan Jones on his new novel Essex Dogs
<p>Every historian I know has a secret dream of writing historical fiction, but few ever do it. Dan Jones, a longtime friend of Tides of History and an outstanding historian, has actually done it: <em>Essex Dogs</em>, his fantastic debut novel about a group of soldiers during the ... Show More
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Jul 2021
"The Verge" Audiobook Sneak Peak: Mercenaries and the Military Revolution
<p>Listen to an exclusive sneak peak of Patrick's book, <em>The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World</em>, which comes out today, July 20th! This chapter looks at the one-armed German mercenary knight Goetz von Berlichingen, and the emergence of l ... Show More
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Aug 2020
MI052: Tesla, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Elon Musk with John Engle (Investing Podcast)
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Benjamin Graham’s book The Intelligent Investor
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