In 1859, before he was president, before he suffered through that harrowing train ride to Washington on his way to office where many thought he would be killed before he arrived, before the Union tore itself to pieces and around 750,000 people died in the Civil War (the total number dead is still unknown), Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at the Wisconsin State ... Show More
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A Stoic's Guide To Looksmaxxing
Looksmaxxing promises to make you more attractive, more confident, and more powerful. But at what point does self-improvement become obsession? In today’s episode, Ryan looks at what the Stoics would say about this viral trend, the dangers of chasing external validation, and what ... Show More
20m 10s
Jun 13
A Stoic Masterclass for Ambitious People | Codie Sanchez
Ambition can open doors, but your principles determine where you go from there. In today’s episode, Ryan talks with entrepreneur and investor Codie Sanchez about how the four Stoic virtues of courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom can serve as a guide for building a successful ... Show More
1h 12m
Jun 12
BONUS | Not Everything Has To Be Productive (with Chris Guillebeau)
Heading into the weekend, here’s a reminder that not everything you do has to be useful, efficient, or productive. In this bonus episode, Ryan and Chris Guillebeau talk about making space for fun, following strange impulses, and doing the small things that make you feel more aliv ... Show More
3m 57s
Jan 2019
1865 versus 2018 and Why History Matters | 7
<p>We live in historic times, but how do they compare to that other tumultuous era of American history — 1865 and the years following President Lincoln’s death and the end of The Civil War? Steven Walters, writer of Lindsay Graham’s new scripted podcast “1865,” joins to discuss t ... Show More
39m 1s
Nov 2022
November 18th: Lincoln Travels To Gettysburg
On November 18, 1863, Abraham Lincoln travels to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a national cemetery. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.c ... Show More
7m 8s
Aug 2019
Remembering Emmett Till | 7
<p>The murder of Emmett Till galvanized the nascent civil rights movement. But the full story of what happened in Money, Miss., on August 28, 1955, is significantly different than the narrative that emerged at the time. <a href="https://tillapp.emmett-till.org/" target="_blank">A ... Show More
37m 42s
Mar 2022
EP231: The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C. and The Forgotten Grave
On this episode of Our American Stories, Marc Leepson tells us how on July 9, 1864, the Union army suffered a loss... that just so happened to save the United States and help solidify Lincoln's re-election. Jay Moore's family tale of loss, discovery, and selflessness will tug on ... Show More
38m 16s
Sep 2021
EP85: Abraham Lincoln: Our First "Wired" President, The Man Who Paints Rocks For Our Veterans and The Child Inventor Determined to Save Babies from Overheated Cars
On this episode of Our American Stories, the story of how President Abraham Lincoln used a telegraph to secure the win of the Civil War; Ray Bubba Sorensen II shares why he decided to start painting rocks to honor our veterans across all 99 counties in Iowa; and Danny Mefford sha ... Show More
38m 12s