Wright Thompson On The Costs Of Greatness Throughout History

<p>Ryan speaks with Wright Thompson about his work studying the convergence of sports and culture, the evolution of society in conjunction with people’s emotional regression, why history is less distant than we think it is, and more.</p><p>Wright Thompson is an author and journalist who covers the intersections of sports and culture. Thompson has written for ESPN.com and <em>ESPN The Magazine </em>on topics like auto racing, MMA, bullfighting and more. Thompson wrote <em>The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business </em>and recently released the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling <a href="https://geni.us/W7OS6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last</em></a><em>. </em>Wright’s work can be found on his website <a href="http://www.wrightthompson.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.wrightthompson.com</a>, and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wrightthompsonbooks/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wrightthompsonbooks</a>.</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><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" targe