Why Are Tech Bros Obsessed with Stoicism? with Ryan Holiday

Hasan sits down with Stoicism expert Ryan Holiday to discuss his new book, Wisdom Takes Work, why men are drawn to Stoicism, and if it’s possible to change your parents (it’s not). Let's cut through the noise together. Go to https://groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. YOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Producer: Kayla Feng Producer/ Writer's Assistant: Annie Fick Cinematographer: Austin Morales Editor: Tyler Babin Assistant Editor: Zae Jordan Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland 0:00 Cold Open / Opening Monologue 2:22 Ads 3:26 Who said it??? with Ryan Holiday 4:47 Why stoicism? 8:29 Stoicism through history 10:28 Broicism vs. Stoicism 14:01 Philosopher kings 16:02 Feeling everything 18:19 Critiquing stoicism 22:39 Ads 25:41 Discussing “Trust Me, I’m Lying” 27:50 Fallacious confirmation bias 31:03 Updating the forward for a third time 34:37 The profiteer’s grip on the news 38:47 Disintegration 41:50 Asking your father not to vote for Donald J. Trump 44:15 Do you have an audience or does the audience have you? 47:32 Who is practicing stoicism in the best possible way? 50:54 Discussing “Wisdom Takes Work” 52:40 Passing stoicism on to understand paradox 54:55 Material compensation New to HMDK? 👉🏾 Watch past episodes    • Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know   👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram   / hmdk   👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram   / hasanminhaj   👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok -   / hasanminhaj   👉🏾 Listen to the podcast https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDo... And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians and public figures, as well as occasional interviews with celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, politics interview, science interviews, history interviews, culture interviews, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political, history interview, science interview