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Anxious Machine

True stories about modern humans

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The News

The News

I’ve always had a problematic relationship to the news, and I’ve struggled to navigate that even more since this pandemi... Read more

19 May 2020

17mins

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Contagion

Contagion

Like most people, I imagine, I've been having a lot of anxious thoughts these days. And I’ve been wishing I could get th... Read more

28 Apr 2020

10mins

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New Show Announcement

New Show Announcement

I'm announcing a whole new podcast, and giving you a listen to the first episode. The podcast is called Before It Had a ... Read more

8 Nov 2018

49mins

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If You Could Do Anything?

If You Could Do Anything?

Sometimes in your life, you reach a crossroads, go on a men’s weekend, spend too much time alone in the forest, have a m... Read more

11 May 2016

36mins

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Pay Attention All the Time

Pay Attention All the Time

Parents of young children have an especially fraught relationship with their smartphones. On the one hand, these devices... Read more

28 Sep 2015

24mins

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Do You Feel More Like Gods?

Do You Feel More Like Gods?

This past week, my kids went back to school. Summer vacation has come and gone. And that’s gotten me thinking about the ... Read more

14 Sep 2015

20mins

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Bringing Wes Home

Bringing Wes Home

Since the wide-spread adoption of embalming in the United States, most Americans have turned the process of handling the... Read more

31 Aug 2015

16mins

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A Horrible Experience

A Horrible Experience

My older brother Scott lives almost completely outside the network of modern life: he has no internet, no email address,... Read more

17 Aug 2015

28mins

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Teleportation Device

Teleportation Device

Humans have been reading for thousands of years, but ever since the invention of television, people have been worried th... Read more

3 Aug 2015

30mins

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These Things Is Miracles

These Things Is Miracles

When she was growing up, Adrienne didn’t want to believe she was losing her hearing, and she didn’t want to wear hearing... Read more

19 Jul 2015

22mins

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