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Josh Brolin on Embracing Life’s Messiness With Stoicism (PT. 2)

Josh Brolin on Embracing Life’s Messiness With Stoicism (PT. 2)

The Daily Stoic
Feb 15, 2025 42 min
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<p>In today’s Part 2 episode, Josh Brolin and Ryan talk about shedding the ‘young talent’ image, the transformative power of gratitude, and the evolving journey of parenting through life’s different phases.</p><br><p>Josh Brolin's breakout role was in <em>The Goonies</em> (1985), and after a hiatus from Hollywood, he made a powerful comeback in <em>No Country for Old Men</em> (2007). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dan White in the biopic <em>Milk</em> (2008). Brolin is also known for playing Thanos in the <em>Avengers</em> series, Cable in the <em>Deadpool</em> films, and Gurney Halleck in the <em>Dune</em> franchise.</p><p>You can grab a copy of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/from-under-the-truck-a-memoir?_pos=1&amp;_sid=65d0a6b6d&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>From Under The Truck </em></a>at <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/from-under-the-truck-a-memoir?_pos=1&amp;_sid=65d0a6b6d&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Josh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joshbrolin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JoshBrolin</a> and on X <a href="https://x.com/thejoshbrolin?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheJoshBrolin</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to PT. 1 on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7fY99FB3bNyn7nEdXCoBeB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify </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>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.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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