David von Drehle On The Pursuit Of A Good And Meaningful LIfe

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<p>Ryan speaks with David von Drehle about his new book <a href="https://geni.us/WCWCtm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man</em></a>, what he learned from one of the oldest people in the world, how being a Stoic shaped Charlie’s boundless optimism, and more.</p><p>David von Drehle is an author and deputy opinion editor and columnist at <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-von-drehle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Washington Post</em></a> whose work focuses on national affairs and politics. Prior to joining <em>The Post </em>in 2017, David worked at <em>Time </em>magazine, where he wrote more than 60 cover stories as editor-at-large, including high profile pieces on the 2008 Person of the Year (Barack Obama), Glenn Beck, and the deaths of Michael Jackson and Osama Bin-Laden. He started his career in journalism at the age of 17 as a sports writer for <em>The Denver Post</em>. David is also the author of five books, including the award-winning bestseller “<a href="https://geni.us/TpRU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Triangle: The Fire That Changed America</em></a>.”</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <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>