Read This Book Instead of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’

宁愿阅读这本书，而非《麦田里的守望者》

Old School with Shilo Brooks

2025-12-04

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According to Ryan Holiday, Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer is like the better, more mature cousin to The Catcher in the Rye. In this episode, Shilo Brooks sits down with the author and Daily Stoic founder to discuss the quiet Southern novel set in postwar New Orleans. The book follows a Korean War veteran who has money, women, and a respectable job but whose inner life is defined by existential malaise and a spiritual itch that he calls “the search.” In the end, he resigns himself to the humdrum responsibilities of marriage and everyday life. Brooks and Holiday explore the book’s philosophical themes and its continued relevance in a media-saturated world where many of us, still starved for meaning, try to turn our own existence into a social-media performance. Old School is proudly brought to you by the Jack Miller Center. If you believe in the importance of civic education and want to help prepare the next generation to carry on our democracy, join us at JackMillerCenter.org. Become a paid subscriber to The Free Press today to enjoy exclusive bonus episodes and reduced ads. Click here to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every once in a while, someone makes something that feels bigger.
Not another Hollywood reboot, but a story built on courage, faith, and meaning.
The Daily Wire did that with their new seven-part series, The Pendragon Cycle, Rise of the Merlin.
Based on a book series by Stephen R.
Lawhead, it's a retelling of the classic King Arthur legend.
The first official trailer just dropped, and you should go check it out.
In this world, while pagan gods fall silent and empires collapse,
one man's vision ignites a civilization's rebirth.
Merlin becomes the bridge between myth and history and shapes the destiny of kings.
The Pen Dragon Cycle, The Rise of the Merlin,
premieres exclusively on Daily Wire Plus January 22nd, 2026.
Go watch the full trailer now at DailyWire.com.
I'm Shiloh Brooks.
I'm a professor and CEO, and I believe reading good books makes us better men.
Today, I'm sitting down with Ryan Holiday.
Ryan is a marketer, best-selling author, and founder of The Daily Stoic,
a platform that promotes applying stoic philosophy in everyday life.
He also owns a bookshop in Bastrop, Texas called The Painted Porch.
The moviegoer by Walker Percy, published in 1961, changed Ryan's life.
Today I'm asking him why.

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