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Bert Kreischer's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

Bert Kreischer's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

The Daily Stoic
Feb 8, 2026 14 min
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<p>After <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHlRuY_S1SA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recording their episode</a>, Ryan and Bert Kreischer stopped by <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a>, where Ryan shared some must-read books with Bert.</p><br><p>Watch this episode on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VH7tzlzRwY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ryan Holiday's YouTube Channel</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VH7tzlzRwY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VH7tzlzRwY</a></p><br><p>📚 Books mentioned: </p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/memoir5?_pos=1&amp;_sid=5771cff75&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><u>The Crack-Up </u></em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-annotated-great-gatsby-100th-anniversary-deluxe-edition?_pos=1&amp;_sid=bb967c497&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Annotated Great Gatsby: 100th Anniversary Deluxe Edition</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/confederacy-of-dunces-anniversary?_pos=1&amp;_sid=0f12b6fe6&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Confederacy of Dunces</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-a-sunburned-country?_pos=1&amp;_sid=7353f51fa&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>In a Sunburned Country</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/pappyland-a-story-of-family-fine-bourbon-and-the-things-that-last-signed-by-wright-thompson?_pos=2&amp;_sid=29ed2ace4&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Pappyland</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/cost-of-these-dreams-sports-stories-and-other-serious-business-signed-by-wright-thompson?_pos=1&amp;_sid=29ed2ace4&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Cost of These Dreams</em></a></p><p><a href="https://store.dailydad.com/products/daily-dad-five-year-reflection-journal?variant=44079566749876" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Daily Dad Five Year Reflection Journal</em></a></p><br><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic Premium</a> - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store:<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> &nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</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>

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