Ryan Holiday: What we can learn from Marcus Aurelius ...Brave New World podcast

Rachelle Abbott

20 June 2024 at 1:18 pm

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In this episode of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev talks to author and podcaster Ryan Holiday about the modern media landscape, echo chambers and the value of Stoic leadership. The two discuss:

The common misunderstanding of stoicism as apathy
Why we need stoicism now more than ever
Why it's so hard to be stoic in the information age
Why we ought to be more cautious about live news

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