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The David Cross Episode

The David Cross Episode

The Daily Stoic
Aug 15, 2026 54 min
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<p>Ryan sits down with comedian and actor&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidcrossofficial/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Cross</a>&nbsp;for a conversation that goes just about everywhere. They talk about Stoicism, comedy, politics, free speech, parenting, privilege, entitlement, and more.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidcrossofficial/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Cross&nbsp;</a>is a comedian, actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring in HBO’s&nbsp;<em>Mr. Show</em>, playing Tobias Fünke on&nbsp;<em>Arrested Development</em>, and his decades-long stand-up career.</p><br><p>David’s latest comedy special,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfqMkJwVgmo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The End of the Beginning of The End</em></a>, is available to watch here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfqMkJwVgmo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfqMkJwVgmo</a></p><br><p>He also recently teamed up with longtime friend Bob Odenkirk for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38351005/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu</em></a>, a documentary about their 2024 trip on the Inca Trail.&nbsp;</p><br><p>David won a Primetime Emmy for his writing on&nbsp;<em>The Ben Stiller Show</em>&nbsp;and has received multiple Emmy and Grammy nominations for his television and comedy work.</p><br><p>Follow David |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidcrossofficial/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>@DavidCrossOfficial</strong></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>🎥&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO EPISODES</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</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><p>--</p><p><strong>Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://ironwall.com/DAILYSTOIC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ironwall.com/DAILYSTOIC</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are.</strong></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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