Stoicism for Turbulent Times (and Divisive Politics) | History of Rome Podcaster Mike Duncan on Political Parallels
The Daily Stoic
Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures
4.5 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2024
⏱️ 77 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
After the recent assassination attempt of former President Trump and the heightening political divide, it’s important to learn from history and turn to what we can control amidst the chaos.
There’s no better time to revisit Ryan Holiday’s conversation with Mike Duncan, author of Storm Before the Storm and podcast host of The History of Rome, to talk about the historical parallels between Roman history and today’s political turmoil. They debate the normalization of political violence and the consequences of ignoring systemic issues, as well as talk about how to use Stoicism to navigate today's political chaos and the need for introspection and corrective action within political systems.
📚 Grab copies of Storm Before the Storm and Hero of Two Worlds by Mike Duncan at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/
🎙️Listen to Mike Duncan’s podcast, The History of Rome
Connect with Mike Duncan on X |@MikeDuncan
✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail
🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/
📱 Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Wundry Plus subscribers can listen to the Daily Stiwick Early and Ad Free right now. |
| 0:04.8 | Just join Wundary Plus in the Wundry app or on Apple Podcast. |
| 0:08.8 | This is a paid advertisement from Better Help Therapy online. I don't know about you, but I'm drained I'm tired I do a lot I go all over the place |
| 0:17.8 | So squeezing in an hour to go sit down and talk to someone it seems like a lot but I'm always glad that I do. |
| 0:24.3 | That's what therapy does. |
| 0:25.2 | It recharges us, it gives you insights, it makes you a better friend, better father, better |
| 0:30.0 | person in a crazy unpredictable world and that's where today's sponsor comes in better help. |
| 0:35.4 | Although I do make time for therapy, I do it virtually, I do it remote because I don't have time to drive |
| 0:39.7 | across town. |
| 0:40.7 | That's one of the perks of online therapy. |
| 0:42.4 | If you're thinking of starting therapy, give better help a try. It's entirely online. You fill out a brief questionnaire to get matched with a registered therapist and you can switch therapists at any time for no additional charge. With over a thousand therapists in the UK already, |
| 0:54.8 | BetterHelp can provide access to mental health professionals with a wide variety of expertise in |
| 0:59.2 | mental health and our listeners get 10% off their first month with BetterHelp. |
| 1:03.0 | dot com. |
| 1:04.4 | Daily Stoic pod. |
| 1:05.4 | That's Better H-E-L-P. |
| 1:07.2 | dot com slash daily stoic pod. |
| 1:10.1 | Who can I talk to? |
| 1:11.9 | Can anyone relate to what I'm going through? |
| 1:15.1 | Who else understands what it's like to have cancer? |
| 1:18.6 | Sometimes you don't want to talk about cancer with people you know. |
| 1:22.1 | You just want to talk with someone who knows how you feel. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.