When Dreams Change

I’ve been inconsistent here online over the last six months.

Jul 18 • 

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June 2025

Nine months since book launch

Somehow it’s been 9 months since my first book was published.

Jun 24 • 

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📚The Good Books: Disciples of White Jesus with Angela Denker

On the radicalization of American boyhood.

Jun 4 • 

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May 2025

📚The Good Books: Shame-Sex Attraction with Lucas FW Wilson

New episode out now, everywhere.

May 28 • 

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Introducing: Let's Talk About Text

A podcast that celebrates reading.

Published on Let's Talk About Text • May 28

The Metamorphosis of Guilt

One of the most insidious teachings in the world is the doctrine of original sin.

May 14 • 

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April 2025

📚The Good Books: How to Have An Enemy with Melissa Florer-Bixler

The first of two new projects launches in earnest today.

Apr 23 • 

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We need each other.

On Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and everything else.

Apr 15 • 

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"Why does everything have to be expanded?"

On reading Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Lynch, and more.

Apr 3 • 

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March 2025

March Update.

I’m writing this from a warm, undisclosed location outside the Midwest while on Spring Break with my family.

Mar 24 • 

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A Gnawing Sense of Disconnection

I’ve been struggling over the last couple of weeks to know what to say, write, or even think about everything that’s happening socially and politically.

Mar 5 • 

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February 2025

📚The Good Books: The NAR & Trump's Return to Power with Dr. Matthew D. Taylor

Now on YouTube! (And coming soon to your favorite podcast app!)

Feb 21 • 

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