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Rich Roll & Ryan Holiday on The Odyssey’s Biggest Moral Questions

Rich Roll & Ryan Holiday on The Odyssey’s Biggest Moral Questions

The Daily Stoic
Aug 13, 2026 22 min
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<p>In this episode, podcaster, author, and endurance athlete&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/richroll/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rich Roll</a>&nbsp;invites Ryan onto&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx33fD9o1Co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Rich Roll Podcast</em></a>&nbsp;to discuss the biggest moral questions at the heart of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/odyssey?_pos=1&amp;_sid=963467297&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Odyssey</em></a>. Together, they wrestle with the same questions&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/odyssey?_pos=1&amp;_sid=963467297&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Odyssey</em></a>&nbsp;has posed for thousands of years: What makes a good leader? When is deception justified? And what happens when ego takes over?</p><br><p>Listen to the rest of their conversation on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx33fD9o1Co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Rich Roll Podcast</em></a> on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stoic-lessons-from-the-odyssey-w-ryan-holiday/id582272991?i=1000779656947" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/195K4yWv8Xzghu2xei1ZzR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx33fD9o1Co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">watch the video on YouTube</a>. </p><br><p>📚 Pick up a copy of Rich Roll's book, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/sports10?_pos=1&amp;_sid=f9b52df52&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself</em></a>, at The Painted Porch: <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/sports10?_pos=1&amp;_sid=f9b52df52&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>👉 <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stoic-lessons-from-the-odyssey-w-ryan-holiday/id582272991?i=1000779656947" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rich Roll Podcast </a>| <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stoic-lessons-from-the-odyssey-w-ryan-holiday/id582272991?i=1000779656947" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/195K4yWv8Xzghu2xei1ZzR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx33fD9o1Co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/richroll/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Rich Roll </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/richroll/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://x.com/richroll?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://richroll.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></p><br><p>🎟️<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<strong>DAILY STOIC LIVE&nbsp;</strong></a>| Ryan Holiday is coming to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">city near you</a>!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grab tickets here</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailystoiclive.com/</a></p><br><p>🎙️<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;AD-FREE&nbsp;</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic Premium</a>&nbsp;- unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>✉️&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FREE STOIC WISDOM</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</strong>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">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</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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