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Last week I had to skip our session to attend our first listener meetup. I am happy to report that things went well, and I hope you enjoyed the piece on Internal Monologue which I released in its place. This week I am home and I will be with you... [Read More]

I am riding high on praise from my recent interview with my old friend, Ian Freeman, which aired as Episode 20 of SurrealPolitiks. This renders news about the latest Trump indictment, a drag queen topping the “Christian” music charts... [Read More]

It has been said that it is no measure of mental health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. As I sought inspiration for today’s opening monologue, I realized that I was perhaps too well adjusted to this one. There is plenty going... [Read More]

As one who has dedicated his life to media and activism for over a decade, I am not infrequently asked, in a variety of contexts “How can I do more?” for whatever cause it is the questioner may find him or herself involved in. There is... [Read More]

I am more than a little rattled today, so I suppose it is good I still have the piece I was working on last week about beauty to share with you. I’ll tell you what has me rattled when we are behind the paywall. I have updated and expanded on... [Read More]

Last night I had occasion to contemplate beauty for awhile. Hours, as it were. I ended up binge watching videos by this female violinist named Lindsey Stirling. Turns out I have her discography up to like 2017 in my MP3 collection, but I don’t... [Read More]

There’s plenty in the news today, and I am inclined to recycle some social media and blog posts I’ve made in the last couple of days. For example, this email to my PO, and this detailed demonstration that Google and Microsoft are abusing... [Read More]

In the practice of Realpolitik, it is typically considered ill advised to go out of one’s way to antagonize the greatest possible number of political participants with one’s speech. Today we break that rule with our episode title... [Read More]

We live in, interesting times, as goes the curse. The member chat this came in advance of has been published. Logged in subscribers can access it here. Toward the end of Monday’s public show, a caller brought up recent indictments in... [Read More]

The Wednesday night SurrealPolitiks members only video chats have been a lot of fun so far. I have appreciated the audience interactions, and, not without consequence, that interaction has saved me the trouble of needing to do much show prep. 🙂 The... [Read More]