Sam Koppelman on Voting Rights and Serving the Common Good | Accepting The Little Facts of Life
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<p>Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Sam Koppelman about his new book <a href="https://geni.us/u1ozEw6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan</a>, serving the common good, the history of voting rights, and more.</p><p>Sam Koppelman is a New York Times best-selling author. He is currently a Principal at Fenway Strategies, where he has spent half a decade telling the stories of leaders working to make the world a better place—and he’s written for publications including the New York Times, Time Magazine, and The Washington Post.</p><p><a href="https://www.blinkist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic</a> is now available as a <a href="https://www.blinkist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shortcast</a> on <a href="https://www.blinkist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blinkist</a>. You can revisit past episodes or get through ones you missed—all with a fresh perspective and even a few updates in insight-packed listens of around 15 minutes. Check it out at <a href="https://www.blinkist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blinkist.com</a></p><p><a href="http://80000hours.org/stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">80,000 Hours</a> is a nonprofit that provides free research and support to help people have a positive impact with their career. To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at <a href="https://80000hours.org/stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">80000hours.org/stoic</a>.</p><p><a href="https://insidetracker.com/STOIC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">InsideTracker</a> provides you with a personalized plan to improve your metabolism, reduce stress, improve sleep, and optimize your health for the long haul. For a limited time, get 20% off the entire <a href="https://insidetracker.com/STOIC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">InsideTracker</a> store. Just go to <a href="https://insidetracker.com/STOIC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">insidetracker.com/STOIC</a> to claim this deal.</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>
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