Andrew Sullivan on The Classics, Independence, and the Human Experience

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<p>Ryan talks to Andrew Sullivan about his new book <a href='https://geni.us/nFXb1'>“Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989-2021,&apos;&apos;</a> the common culture that we find through ancient and classic texts, the fine line between truth and being out of touch with reality, and more.</p><p>Andrew Sullivan is one of today’s most provocative social and political commentators. A former editor of The New Republic, he was the founding editor of The Daily Dish, and has been a regular writer for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Time, Newsweek, New York magazine, The Sunday Times (London), and now <a href='http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/'>The Weekly Dish</a>. Andrew is the author of several books, including “The Conservative Soul,” and &apos;”Virtually Normal: An Argument about Homosexuality.” He lives in Washington, DC, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. </p><p>For a limited time, <a href='http://ucan.co/STOIC'>UCAN</a> is offering you 30% off on your first order when you use code <a href='http://ucan.co/STOIC'>STOIC</a> at checkout Just go to <a href='https://ucan.co/STOIC'>UCAN.CO/STOIC</a></p><p><a href='https://novo.com/stoic'>Novo</a> is the #1 Business Banking App - because it’s built from the ground up to be powerfully simple and free business banking that Money Magazine called the Best Business Checking Account of 2021. This year, get your FREE business banking account in just 10 minutes at bank <a href='https://novo.com/stoic'>novo.com/STOIC</a></p><p><a href='https://newrelic.com/stoic'>New Relic</a> combines 16 different monitoring products that you’d normally buy separately, so engineering teams can see across their entire software stack in one place. Get access to the whole <a href='https://newrelic.com/stoic'>New Relic</a> platform and 100GB of data free, forever – no credit card required! Sign up at <a href='https://newrelic.com/stoic'>NewRelic.com/stoic</a>.</p><p>Try <a href='https://surfshark.deals/STOIC'>Surfshark</a> risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Get <a href='https://surfshark.deals/STOIC'>Surfshark VPN </a>at <a href='https://surfshark.deals/STOIC'>surfshark.deals/<em>STOIC</em></a>. Enter promo code <a href='https://surfshark.deals/STOIC'><em>STOIC</em></a> for 83 % off and three extra months free!</p><p>As a member of <a href='https://dailystoic.com/life/'>Daily Stoic Life</a>, you get all our current and future courses, 100+ additional Daily Stoic email meditations, 4 live Q&amp;As with bestselling author Ryan Holiday (and guests), and 10% off your next purchase from the Daily Stoic Store. Sign up at <a href='https://dailystoic.com/life/'>https://dailystoic.com/life/</a> </p><p>Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href='http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail'>https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>Check out the <a href='https://store.dailystoic.com/'>Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>Follow us: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/dailystoic'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic'>YouTube</a>, <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic'>TikTok</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic'>Facebook</a></p><p>Follow Andrew Sullivan: <a href='http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/'>Homepage</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/sullydish'>Twitter</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>