Daniel Wyche
@danielwyche.bsky.social
Professor of religious studies, Musician, Curator, and other stuff. Mostly here to talk about records.
Academics: https://danielwyche.weebly.com/
Arts: www.wyche.org
Academics: https://danielwyche.weebly.com/
Arts: www.wyche.org
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Daniel Wyche
@danielwyche.bsky.social
· Mar 4
The Care of the Self and the Care of the Other | Columbia University Press
What is the relationship between the ethical transformation of the self and the political transformation of the world? This book explores the ways several tw... | CUP
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A lot of hard things going on personally, professionally, and politically, but one thing I am happy about is that my book will be out with Columbia University Press on May 20th.
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As crazy as last year was, 2025 was an insanely amazing & productive one as well. Thanks to ALL of you. Artists, listeners, friends far & wide. I hope you've found something in this catalog to bring you peace & serenity during these interesting times. Much love from the AC ashram.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
As crazy as last year was, 2025 was an insanely amazing & productive one as well. Thanks to ALL of you. Artists, listeners, friends far & wide. I hope you've found something in this catalog to bring you peace & serenity during these interesting times. Much love from the AC ashram.
Werckmeister harmóniák (Tarr Béla, 2000, részlet)
YouTube video by Nemzeti Filmintézet
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January 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Oh fuck yes we’re doing public landlord denunciations
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Oh fuck yes we’re doing public landlord denunciations
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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I'm hardly original in saying this, but a lot of people are going to try to make this about whether Maduro being gone is good or bad as such, rather than the blatant violation of international and US law in a destabilizing act of aggression.
Don't fall for it.
Don't fall for it.
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I'm hardly original in saying this, but a lot of people are going to try to make this about whether Maduro being gone is good or bad as such, rather than the blatant violation of international and US law in a destabilizing act of aggression.
Don't fall for it.
Don't fall for it.
Well fuck this manufacturing consent bullshit! What the fuck kind of headline is this?
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Well fuck this manufacturing consent bullshit! What the fuck kind of headline is this?
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Ruin two bands by combining them: Nirvana and Sunny Day Real Estate
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ruin two bands by combining them: Nirvana and Sunny Day Real Estate
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Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
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Trump’s War on ICE-Fearing Catholics • Chico News & Review
We are a group of award-winning free alternative weekly newspapers published by Chico Community Publishing, Inc. We publish the Chico News & Review in Chico, California, the Sacramento News & Review…
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December 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
Merry Christmas all.
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Merry Christmas all.
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For those of us uneasy with religion, Diane Ackerman has a denomination – "Earth ecstatic" – and a poem-prayer about the spirituality of wonder www.themarginalian.org/2020/12/23/d...
Being an Earth Ecstatic: Poet Diane Ackerman on the Spirituality of Wonder Without Religion
Branchings of belief from the lovely common root of “holy” and “whole” in the interleaving of all things.
www.themarginalian.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For those of us uneasy with religion, Diane Ackerman has a denomination – "Earth ecstatic" – and a poem-prayer about the spirituality of wonder www.themarginalian.org/2020/12/23/d...
I am 100% going back to blue books this coming quarter and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Does anyone else bristle at this framing? WSJ says blue books are “torturing” students with hand cramps, and “nobody likes them.”
Listen, students have been outsourcing everything to AI and cheating their way through college. Blue books should be celebrated as a return to authentic human learning.
Listen, students have been outsourcing everything to AI and cheating their way through college. Blue books should be celebrated as a return to authentic human learning.
They Were Every Student’s Worst Nightmare. Now Blue Books Are Back.
Cheating with ChatGPT has become a huge problem for colleges. The solution is painfully old-school.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I am 100% going back to blue books this coming quarter and I couldn’t be happier about it.
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A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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Here you go. Radio Free America and all that
The pulled “60 Minutes” episode on the CECOT prisoners is down on that YouTube link but up now here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Here you go. Radio Free America and all that
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Great episode of Byzantium & Friends w/Aaron Butts!
While centering on Aksum, it engages key questions in the study of late antique empires, such as how to historicize the use of religious imagery in imperial self-presentation, & the proxy war model (e.g. Bowersock)
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While centering on Aksum, it engages key questions in the study of late antique empires, such as how to historicize the use of religious imagery in imperial self-presentation, & the proxy war model (e.g. Bowersock)
open.spotify.com/episode/4gkP...
146. Ezana of Aksum, the first Christian king in Africa, with Aaron Butts
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December 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great episode of Byzantium & Friends w/Aaron Butts!
While centering on Aksum, it engages key questions in the study of late antique empires, such as how to historicize the use of religious imagery in imperial self-presentation, & the proxy war model (e.g. Bowersock)
open.spotify.com/episode/4gkP...
While centering on Aksum, it engages key questions in the study of late antique empires, such as how to historicize the use of religious imagery in imperial self-presentation, & the proxy war model (e.g. Bowersock)
open.spotify.com/episode/4gkP...
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Brown mass shooting and MIT professor murder may be linked: Sources - ABC News
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Brown mass shooting and MIT professor murder may be linked: Sources
The mass shooting at Brown University and the murder of an MIT professor in Brookline, Massachusetts, may be linked.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Brown mass shooting and MIT professor murder may be linked: Sources - ABC News
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abcnews.go.com/US/brown-mas...
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My psychedelic king: From Erkin Koray: With a wild wind- Seasons pass- Distances between us, Distances- Distances- Distances- Distances-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNP...
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My psychedelic king: From Erkin Koray: With a wild wind- Seasons pass- Distances between us, Distances- Distances- Distances- Distances-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNP...
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"First-gen programs, when done right, are not remedial. They are revolutionary. They teach institutions how to become more humane, equitable and responsive. They’re not just about tutoring or financial literacy; they’re about belonging." 👇🏾
Being the First in Your Family to attend College Is Not a Deficit—It’s a Distinction www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... "It means learning how to do college while doing college—a dual curriculum that tests not only intellect but resilience, adaptability and faith." #edusky #firstgen #college
In Praise of Being First-Gen (opinion)
We should not retire the label; we should reclaim and revere it.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"First-gen programs, when done right, are not remedial. They are revolutionary. They teach institutions how to become more humane, equitable and responsive. They’re not just about tutoring or financial literacy; they’re about belonging." 👇🏾
I am profoundly sad to learn that Asad Haider has passed away. We had some limited interactions back on Twitter that were always wonderful, and he was, by far, among my favorite writers and thinkers of our generation. Our last conversation was back in 2021 >
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I am profoundly sad to learn that Asad Haider has passed away. We had some limited interactions back on Twitter that were always wonderful, and he was, by far, among my favorite writers and thinkers of our generation. Our last conversation was back in 2021 >
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thank you to everyone finding this essay in a brand new magazine - one that is trying to do something different in this time of media consolidation...
"And what about all those books with checklists on how to spot your country sliding into fascism? Why did so many of the people who read them—and even some of the people who wrote them—falter when a genocide was unfolding on their screens..." - @naomiaklein.bsky.social h/t @annfriedman.bsky.social
Surrealism Against Fascism • EQUATOR
A century ago, artists who survived the trenches captured humanity’s capacity for destruction. What can they teach us about confronting the far-right in a new age of genocide?
www.equator.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
thank you to everyone finding this essay in a brand new magazine - one that is trying to do something different in this time of media consolidation...
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On December 14th @ 2pm (EST), the Verso Book Club will be hosting a conversation on John Berger's vital contributions to the worlds of art history, politics, translation and criticism in anticipation of his centenary in 2026.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/w...
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/w...
Ways of Seeing: In Celebration of John Berger | The Verso Book Club Re
On the arrival of Berger’s centenary, the Verso Book Club will be hosting a conversation on his vital contributions to worlds of art history, politics, translation, and more.
www.versobooks.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
On December 14th @ 2pm (EST), the Verso Book Club will be hosting a conversation on John Berger's vital contributions to the worlds of art history, politics, translation and criticism in anticipation of his centenary in 2026.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/w...
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/w...
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How did Colorado Springs become the epicenter of evangelical capitalism? What's the link between the Air Force and Christian Conservatism? And how did Donald Trump become the Prayer Warrior In Chief? That's what Will Schultz and I are reckoning with this morning. Links below.
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How did Colorado Springs become the epicenter of evangelical capitalism? What's the link between the Air Force and Christian Conservatism? And how did Donald Trump become the Prayer Warrior In Chief? That's what Will Schultz and I are reckoning with this morning. Links below.
John Brown is absolutely up there as a contender for greatest American. Emerson relays a quote from Mattie Griffith that Brown’s execution would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”
During Bleeding Kansas, John Brown—perhaps one of the greatest Americans who ever lived—cut a slaver’s head in half with a 1832/33 U.S. Artilleryman's sword
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
John Brown is absolutely up there as a contender for greatest American. Emerson relays a quote from Mattie Griffith that Brown’s execution would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”
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I have very few good memories of my undergrad years, but one of them is listening to A Child’s Christmas in Wales for the first time performed by two brilliant Irish classmates. Thank you for the reminder @annelouiseavery.bsky.social. youtu.be/SDdEvkQf9ko?...
Richard Burton reads Dylan Thomas’ “A Child's Christmas in Wales” 1961
YouTube video by Historic Films Stock Footage Archive
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December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I have very few good memories of my undergrad years, but one of them is listening to A Child’s Christmas in Wales for the first time performed by two brilliant Irish classmates. Thank you for the reminder @annelouiseavery.bsky.social. youtu.be/SDdEvkQf9ko?...