Author Tom Nichols on the Assault on Modern Thinking | The Story We Tell Is Powerful

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🗓️ 8 September 2021

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Tom Nichols about his new book Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from within on Modern Democracy, how to bridge the gap between detailed knowledge and the public conversation, what it means to take your responsibilities as a citizen seriously, and more.

Tom Nichols is Professor of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College, a columnist for USA Today, and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of The Death of Expertise and is also an instructor at the Harvard Extension School and an adjunct professor at the US Air Force School of Strategic Force Studies. He is a former aide in the US Senate and has been a Fellow of the International Security Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic Podcast early and add free on Amazon music. Download the app today.
0:11.2	Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast where each weekday we bring you a
0:16.3	Meditation inspired by the ancient Stoics a short passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you find strength and insight
0:24.3	here in everyday life and on Wednesdays we talk to some of our fellow students of ancient philosophy
0:31.9	well-known and obscure
0:33.9	fascinating and powerful with them
0:36.1	We discuss the strategies and habits that have helped them become who they are and also to find peace and wisdom in their actual lives
0:44.7	But first we've got a quick message from one of our sponsors
0:48.9	As an author as an entrepreneur as a creative in this world
0:51.8	I wear like a lot of hats
0:53.8	And that's why I'm excited about today's sponsor actually from a dear friend of mine
0:59.5	AppSumo the leading digital marketplace for entrepreneurs has awesome tools for authors and creatives as well
1:06.1	AppSumo is the best way to automate all of your busy work that comes from running a business so you can boost your productivity
1:11.9	Scale beyond your skill set and focus on what matters most to you
1:15.0	Just go to social.appsumo.com
1:17.7	slash Ryan Dash holiday and you can use the code Ryan holiday at checkout for 20 bucks in free credits
1:24.8	That's social dot app sumo dot com slash Ryan Dash holiday and if you want to of course make it
1:31.9	These are just click the link in the show notes of today's episode that's social dot app sumo dot com
1:37.7	slash Ryan Dash holiday use code Ryan holiday at checkout at app sumo dot com
1:43.1	And you'll get 20 bucks in free credits that's social dot app sumo dot com slash Ryan Dash holiday
1:51.0	The story we tell is powerful
1:53.9	Do you think Marcus are really as believed he was living in the hopeless decline in fall of Rome that he was the last of the five
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