Stephen Greenblatt: Why “This Time Is Different” Is Always Wrong

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<p>Why do the same patterns keep showing up in completely different centuries? In this episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Stephen Greenblatt joins Ryan to discuss how power, fear, ego, and insecurity keep producing the same patterns. They talk about why dangerous leaders do not look dangerous at first, how great thinkers learned to survive unstable rulers, and why some of the most important ideas in history had to be hidden inside art, literature, and fiction just to stay alive.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He has written extensively on English Renaissance literature and acts as general editor of&nbsp;<em>The Norton Anthology of English Literature</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Norton Shakespeare</em>. He is the author of fourteen books, including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-swerve-how-the-world-became-modern?_pos=2&amp;_sid=f2f569340&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Swerve</em></a>, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Will-World-How-Shakespeare-Became/dp/0393050572" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Will in the World</em></a>, a Pulitzer Prize finalist.</p><br><p>📚 Check out Stephen Greenblatt’s books:&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-swerve-how-the-world-became-modern?_pos=2&amp;_sid=f2f569340&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Swerve: How the World Became Modern</em></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/tyrant-shakespeare-on-politics?_pos=1&amp;_sid=f2f569340&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics</em></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Renaissance-Dangerous-Shakespeares-Greatest/dp/0393882276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival</em></a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Will-World-How-Shakespeare-Became/dp/0393050572" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Will in the World</em></a></p><br><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic Premium</a> - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥 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>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.instagram.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">&nbsp;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">&nbsp;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">&nbsp;Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;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>