Journalist Kati Marton on Angela Merkel’s Remarkable Stoicism
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<p>Ryan talks to journalist and author Kati Marton about her new book “<a href='https://geni.us/UwiUN'>The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel</a>,” the unshakable calm that she exuded as the chancellor of Germany, the stoic qualities that she embodies, and more. </p><p>Kati Marton has combined a career as an acclaimed reporter and writer with human rights advocacy. Since 1980, Kati has published nine books and is an award-winning former NPR correspondent and ABC news bureau chief in Germany. She also contributes to The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair, to name a few. Her latest book, “<a href='https://geni.us/UwiUN'>The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel</a>” is not only a political biography, but also an intimate human portrait and revelatory look at successful leadership in action, unveiling the unique political genius and moral chacter of one of the world’s most successful female leaders. </p><p><a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinkist</a> takes top nonfiction titles, pulls out the key takeaways and puts them into text and audio explainers called <a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinks</a> that give you the most important information in just 15 minutes. Go to <a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinkist.com/STOIC</a> to start your free 7 day trial and get 25% off of a <a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinkist</a> Premium membership.</p><p><a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/'>The Jordan Harbinger Show</a> is one of the most interesting podcasts on the web, with guests like Kobe Bryant, Mark Manson, Eric Schmidt, and more. Listen to one of Ryan's episodes right now (<a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ryan-holiday-solving-for-what-you-really-want-from-life/'>1</a>, <a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/ryan-holiday-stillness-is-the-key/'>2</a>), and <a href='https://www.jordanharbinger.com/'>subscribe to the Jordan Harbinger Show</a> today.</p><p><a href='https://shopify.com/stoic'>Shopify</a> has the tools and resources that make it easy for any business to succeed from down the street to around the globe. Go to <a href='https://shopify.com/stoic'>shopify.com/stoic</a> for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to <a href='https://shopify.com/stoic'>Shopify’s</a> entire suite of features.</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>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&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 Kati Marton: <a href='https://twitter.com/katimarton'>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>
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