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    Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

    Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people.

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    ROMA 112 Little Big Men Jul 06, 2026
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    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com

    Accents. The World Cup. How soccer strategies reflect on contemporary American politics. Marvin Harris, Cannibals and Kings, and the Big Man theory of leadership.


    Jan MacKell Collins (Wild Women of the Wild West) Jul 06, 2026
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    Jan is a historian specializing in telling the stories of the many extraordinary women of the Old West — many of them madams and prostitutes. She’s written many books, including: Brothels, Bordellos & Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930, Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains, and Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West.


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    Kevin Russell (Does AI Think Before Speaking?) Jun 29, 2026
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    I love talking with Kevin about cutting-edge technology. He’s up to his neck in the stuff. He doesn’t just dabble in it. He’s practically submerged in it. I hope you enjoy this conversation with someone who knows what’s happening, because he’s one of the people making it happen. If you appreciate commercial-free, bullshit-free conversations like this one, please consider helping to support the podcast.


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    Robert Wright (Author: The God Test) Jun 23, 2026
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    Robert Wright is the New York Times bestselling author of The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning. His previous books include: The Evolution of God (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Nonzero, The Moral Animal, Three Scientists and their Gods (a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award), and Why Buddhism Is True. He is the cofounder and editor-in-chief of the widely respected Bloggingheads.tv and MeaningofLife.tv. He has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Time, Slate, and The New Republic. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and at Princeton University, where he also created the popular online course “Buddhism and Modern Psychology.” He is currently Visiting Professor of Science and Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York.

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    Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range. Outro: “Losing My Religion,” by REM.

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    ROMA 111 Jun 18, 2026
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    Would it be such a bad thing if Iran nuked up? Robert Thurman lived a great life. Fukuyama on our innate lack of gratitude for liberal democracy. Some great writing advice. A beautiful song in mystery languages.


    Dadaonysus Jun 17, 2026
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    Dadaonysus is an artist, scientist, gamer, adventurer, deep-thinker. Our conversation covers a lot of ground, from a difficult childhood to homelessness to being neurodivergent to prehistory. I like this guy, and think you will, too.


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    DJCPR: The Wisdom Episode Jun 07, 2026
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    A collection of songs that impart wisdom and meaning. The DJCPR series is normally bonus material behind a pay-wall, but I figure it’s worth showing you what you’re missing every once in a while! Hope you dig it.


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    728 - ROMA 110 Jun 06, 2026
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    Is Graham Platner the Trump of the left? Could there even be a Trump of the left? Are the pitchforks about to come out? Here’s the article about the pitchforks that I mention. And this is another essay well worth reading, about how the super-rich are building bunkers to hide in when shit gets real.

    George Orwell, writing in 1943:


    726 - Mehran Seyed Emami (Iranian therapist) Jun 03, 2026
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    Mehran Seyed Emami is an Iranian therapist, podcaster, and founder of Ravannama (Persian Psychedelic Society), a community focused on psychedelic education, awareness, and harm reduction for Farsi speakers around the world.


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    Chris and Anya Live May 28, 2026
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    Thank you Bejinha, Midwest Timecapsules, John Climenhaga, david price, Ryan Hichens, and many others for tuning into this live video with Anya Kaats! Join us for our next live video in the app. Check out the documentary I mention. It’s awesome.


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