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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Author Tom Mueller Talk Whistleblowers, Courage, and Doing the Right Thing

The Daily Stoic

Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures

Stoic Philosophy, Stoicism, Self-improvement, Ryan Holiday, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Education, 694393, Stoic, Daily Stoic, Business

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Ryan and bestselling author Tom Mueller talk about the history of whistleblowers, the crisis of courage in the world right now, how Stoicism helps us cultivate our conscience so we can do the right thing and why societies punish people who do.

Get Tom’s latest book, Crisis of Conscience: https://geni.us/AjG8

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:12.4

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0:22.2

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0:38.2

Hey y'all, I'm Kiki Palmer. I'm an actress, a singer, an entrepreneur, and a Virgo, just the name of you.

0:44.2

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0:52.2

But if you ask me, I'm just getting started, and there's so much I still want to do. So I decided I want to be a podcast host. I'm proud to introduce you to the baby Mrs. Kiki Palmer podcast.

1:02.2

I'm putting my friends, family, and some of the dopest experts in the hot seat to ask them the questions that have been burning in my mind.

1:08.2

What will former child stars be if they weren't actors? What happened to sitcoms? It's only fans, only bad.

1:14.2

So I asked my mom about it. These are the questions that keep me up at night. But I'm taking these questions out of my head, and I'm bringing them to you.

1:21.2

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1:25.2

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1:35.2

Hey, it's Guy Rise here, and on my podcast, how I built this, I talked to the founders behind some of the world's biggest and most innovative companies like Starbucks,

1:44.2

Apple, and Patagonia. And together, we discuss all of the skills these leaders have learned along the way.

1:50.2

Like how to solve complex problems and how to lead through uncertainty. But how I built this isn't your average business podcast.

1:58.2

By tapping into the hearts and minds of entrepreneurs, we better understand how they use adversity as fuel to help them persevere through challenges or overcome setbacks and achieve their goals.

2:10.2

And these aren't just conversations about the past. My guests and I also explore the novel and world-changing ideas they're pursuing right now.

2:19.2

The goal of our podcast is to inspire you to approach challenges like their opportunities, just like an entrepreneur. So check out how I built this on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

2:32.2

Hey, it's Ryan. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. When I was on Book Tour for Stillness, I read a bunch of books. I carried them all over the world with me.

2:42.2

I was in Budapest actually when I started reading today's guest's book. His name is Tom Mueller. And his book is called Crisis of Conscience. And it's a cultural history of whistleblowers and fraud.

2:56.2

I know the restaurant that I was at in Budapest when I read it and I was as I was going through my notes to prepare for interview. I could see it was all stained with soy sauce. I'd spilled some while I was eating at this sushi restaurant in Budapest.

3:10.2

Anyways, when I read the book, I was actually sort of depressed by it. It was sad. Even though whistleblowing as we talk about in the interview has sort of enshrined actually in some of the earliest laws passed here in the United States, Congress passed a law to protect whistleblowers during the Revolutionary War.

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