David Dault
@daultradio.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated writer-producer for hire / Host of Things Not Seen and Francis Effect podcasts / Professor at Loyola Chicago / ceo sandburgmedia.com
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David Dault
@daultradio.bsky.social
· Nov 11
it’s possible I’ve been added to a starter pack. Hello new followers! I am a philosopher with additional training in theology and religious studies.
I teach Christian spirituality at a Jesuit university. I comment frequently on Catholicism, politics, law, ethics, and science.
I teach Christian spirituality at a Jesuit university. I comment frequently on Catholicism, politics, law, ethics, and science.
My latest essay, in which I attempt to think with my friend @daviddark.bsky.social about his ideas regarding the “prayer trade” and the “God grift”
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/a-question-for-david-dark
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/a-question-for-david-dark
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My latest essay, in which I attempt to think with my friend @daviddark.bsky.social about his ideas regarding the “prayer trade” and the “God grift”
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/a-question-for-david-dark
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/a-question-for-david-dark
My regular reminder to myself that nobody owes me a like, nobody owes me a follow, and nobody owes me a conversation.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
My regular reminder to myself that nobody owes me a like, nobody owes me a follow, and nobody owes me a conversation.
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When your special orders come
into @thebookshopnash.bsky.social, & the lovely staff have them waiting at the counter for you (& after your serendipitous hellos w/looong-time friends), you create an impromptu display & celebrate, of course!
(esp. when one of the books is by @daultradio.bsky.social!)
into @thebookshopnash.bsky.social, & the lovely staff have them waiting at the counter for you (& after your serendipitous hellos w/looong-time friends), you create an impromptu display & celebrate, of course!
(esp. when one of the books is by @daultradio.bsky.social!)
January 18, 2026 at 11:21 PM
When your special orders come
into @thebookshopnash.bsky.social, & the lovely staff have them waiting at the counter for you (& after your serendipitous hellos w/looong-time friends), you create an impromptu display & celebrate, of course!
(esp. when one of the books is by @daultradio.bsky.social!)
into @thebookshopnash.bsky.social, & the lovely staff have them waiting at the counter for you (& after your serendipitous hellos w/looong-time friends), you create an impromptu display & celebrate, of course!
(esp. when one of the books is by @daultradio.bsky.social!)
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I want parents to stop saying “nobody taught me how to be a parent”
Yes somebody tried
Your children!
All you had to do was respect our humanity and listen to things we were telling about what we liked and what we didn’t and just consider our feelings and opinions
Yes somebody tried
Your children!
All you had to do was respect our humanity and listen to things we were telling about what we liked and what we didn’t and just consider our feelings and opinions
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I want parents to stop saying “nobody taught me how to be a parent”
Yes somebody tried
Your children!
All you had to do was respect our humanity and listen to things we were telling about what we liked and what we didn’t and just consider our feelings and opinions
Yes somebody tried
Your children!
All you had to do was respect our humanity and listen to things we were telling about what we liked and what we didn’t and just consider our feelings and opinions
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
My latest essay is a lecture I wrote for the opening session of my course in Ignatian Spirituality, which started this week at Loyola University Chicago Institute of Pastoral Studies. I hope you enjoy it, & if you do, please share. Thanks!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/go-set-the-world-on-fire
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/go-set-the-world-on-fire
"Go Set the World On Fire"
Ignatian Spirituality as a "Listening Spirituality"
daviddault.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
My latest essay is a lecture I wrote for the opening session of my course in Ignatian Spirituality, which started this week at Loyola University Chicago Institute of Pastoral Studies. I hope you enjoy it, & if you do, please share. Thanks!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/go-set-the-world-on-fire
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/go-set-the-world-on-fire
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This conversation with @daultradio.bsky.social looks at the Bible as a physical object and how it gets weaponized to protect power or used to make life more possible.
How we read the Bible is always a moral act.
Listen now: pod.link/1566243892
How we read the Bible is always a moral act.
Listen now: pod.link/1566243892
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This conversation with @daultradio.bsky.social looks at the Bible as a physical object and how it gets weaponized to protect power or used to make life more possible.
How we read the Bible is always a moral act.
Listen now: pod.link/1566243892
How we read the Bible is always a moral act.
Listen now: pod.link/1566243892
Dear friends and opponents! If you have a podcast, and would be willing to have me as a guest, I would very much like to come on your show and talk about my new book, The Accessorized Bible. Thanks and let’s please be in touch!
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300153125/the-accessorized-bible/
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300153125/the-accessorized-bible/
The Accessorized Bible
Drawing on cutting-edge work in biblical studies and ethics, David Dault explores how bibles shape and are shaped by contemporary culture The recent rise ...
yalebooks.yale.edu
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Dear friends and opponents! If you have a podcast, and would be willing to have me as a guest, I would very much like to come on your show and talk about my new book, The Accessorized Bible. Thanks and let’s please be in touch!
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300153125/the-accessorized-bible/
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300153125/the-accessorized-bible/
Well past the deadline, The Late World re-emerges! With a new long post! Enjoy!
https://lateworld.substack.com/p/failing-upward
https://lateworld.substack.com/p/failing-upward
Failing upward
"That means we lose. And lose, and lose, and lose ... Until we're ready." - Luthen Rael, Andor, season 2
lateworld.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Well past the deadline, The Late World re-emerges! With a new long post! Enjoy!
https://lateworld.substack.com/p/failing-upward
https://lateworld.substack.com/p/failing-upward
This is my latest essay about the pathology quadrilateral. It draws on ideas from Mark Fisher, Hannah Arendt, Timothy Beal, Burke Gerstenschlager, and others. As always, I welcome your responses. Thank you! #philosophy
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/capitalist-realism-failed-revolutions
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/capitalist-realism-failed-revolutions
Capitalist realism, failed revolutions, pathological phantasy, and palliative hope
"From a situation in which nothing can happen, suddenly everything is possible again" - Mark Fisher
daviddault.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is my latest essay about the pathology quadrilateral. It draws on ideas from Mark Fisher, Hannah Arendt, Timothy Beal, Burke Gerstenschlager, and others. As always, I welcome your responses. Thank you! #philosophy
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/capitalist-realism-failed-revolutions
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/capitalist-realism-failed-revolutions
New episode of our Superman podcast is out:
https://supermanpodcast.substack.com/p/truth-justice-and-the-way-episode-700
https://supermanpodcast.substack.com/p/truth-justice-and-the-way-episode-700
Truth, Justice, and the Way - Episode 6: Hope Is The Weaknesses of Superman (Not Kryptonite)
Listen now | Truth, Justice, and the Way: Superman and Spirituality Podcast
supermanpodcast.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New episode of our Superman podcast is out:
https://supermanpodcast.substack.com/p/truth-justice-and-the-way-episode-700
https://supermanpodcast.substack.com/p/truth-justice-and-the-way-episode-700
As I prepare for my spring classes, I am trying to think about “artificial intelligence” the way a Jesuit would. I welcome your comments and thoughts. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-in-an-ignatian
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-in-an-ignatian
Artificial Intelligence in an Ignatian context
Reflecting on "deep learning" though a Jesuit lens
daviddault.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
As I prepare for my spring classes, I am trying to think about “artificial intelligence” the way a Jesuit would. I welcome your comments and thoughts. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-in-an-ignatian
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-in-an-ignatian
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So, you ask, if they can’t just do a simple thing like release the files as the law requires, how can we trust them to do hard things like run the economy and keep us safe?
The answer, of course, is that we can’t. We can never trust they can and will do the right thing.
The answer, of course, is that we can’t. We can never trust they can and will do the right thing.
Lawless shambolic shitshow.
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So, you ask, if they can’t just do a simple thing like release the files as the law requires, how can we trust them to do hard things like run the economy and keep us safe?
The answer, of course, is that we can’t. We can never trust they can and will do the right thing.
The answer, of course, is that we can’t. We can never trust they can and will do the right thing.
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GenAI is destroying research mechanisms before our very eyes.
When viewing the fake article in Google scholar on my university network, there is a link to access the article via my uni's library. That link sends me to a library page that makes fake article appear real... Turns out library page is made programmatically from info on Google scholar 🤦
December 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
GenAI is destroying research mechanisms before our very eyes.
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All of this thread.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
All of this thread.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
I understand the self interest that AI salesmen have to push their product, but the grasping way they’re doing it — the internet version of a traveling salesmen putting his foot in the door so you can’t close it — is only going to drive more people away.
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This is my favorite version of the AI push — we don’t have any real ideas for how you should use it, but it’s not going anywhere, so you had better figure out a use for it and then start using it quick!
Uh, no. I don’t think I will.
Uh, no. I don’t think I will.
Figure out how to use it. Ostrich mode will help no one.
December 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is my favorite version of the AI push — we don’t have any real ideas for how you should use it, but it’s not going anywhere, so you had better figure out a use for it and then start using it quick!
Uh, no. I don’t think I will.
Uh, no. I don’t think I will.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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A mirror is not a map.
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A mirror is not a map.
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There's a lot to unpack here, but I appreciate the work of deconstructing narratives that are deceptively simple (or are designed to terminate thought before it has a chance to breathe!). Looking forward to the next one.
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
There's a lot to unpack here, but I appreciate the work of deconstructing narratives that are deceptively simple (or are designed to terminate thought before it has a chance to breathe!). Looking forward to the next one.
In this week’s essay, I continue thinking about the pathologies we employ to reduce feelings of anxiety as we move from the present to (non) futures. I welcome your questions, thoughts, and critiques. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/from-cruel-optimism-to-naive-pessimism
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/from-cruel-optimism-to-naive-pessimism
From cruel optimism to naïve pessimism
Charting our course through the Pathology Quadrilateral
daviddault.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In this week’s essay, I continue thinking about the pathologies we employ to reduce feelings of anxiety as we move from the present to (non) futures. I welcome your questions, thoughts, and critiques. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/from-cruel-optimism-to-naive-pessimism
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/from-cruel-optimism-to-naive-pessimism
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December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Very grateful to Publishers Weekly for this wonderful conversation about my book, #TheAccessorizedBible
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99302-the-object-of-the-bible-pw-talks-to-david-dault.html
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99302-the-object-of-the-bible-pw-talks-to-david-dault.html
The Object of the Bible: PW Talks to David Dault
Viewing the Bible as a material artifact, the theologian examines how the scripture’s interpretation, design, and use have influenced cultural power structures in his book The Accessorized Bible (Yale...
www.publishersweekly.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Very grateful to Publishers Weekly for this wonderful conversation about my book, #TheAccessorizedBible
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99302-the-object-of-the-bible-pw-talks-to-david-dault.html
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/99302-the-object-of-the-bible-pw-talks-to-david-dault.html
In my latest essay, I try to think through the perverse relation we have between present & (non) future that arises in capitalist realism, a regime of “reproduction without natality.” I welcome your thoughts, and please share. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/the-pathology-quadrilateral
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/the-pathology-quadrilateral
The pathology quadrilateral
Mapping our perverse trajectory from the present to the non-future
daviddault.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In my latest essay, I try to think through the perverse relation we have between present & (non) future that arises in capitalist realism, a regime of “reproduction without natality.” I welcome your thoughts, and please share. Thank you!
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/the-pathology-quadrilateral
https://daviddault.substack.com/p/the-pathology-quadrilateral
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Our last episode of the Francis Effect podcast of the season. See you in the new year! @daultradio.bsky.social
francisfxpod.com/current/2516
francisfxpod.com/current/2516
The Pope's first trip, the continuing saga of women deacons, and a pop-culture roundup — The Francis Effect
We end our 17th season with a look at the current state of the Catholic Church, as well as with a look at what we've been watching, reading, and listening to lately
francisfxpod.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our last episode of the Francis Effect podcast of the season. See you in the new year! @daultradio.bsky.social
francisfxpod.com/current/2516
francisfxpod.com/current/2516
There is a Christian practice that aims at incarceration, and a Christian practice that aims at liberation. Everything else is just public relations.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There is a Christian practice that aims at incarceration, and a Christian practice that aims at liberation. Everything else is just public relations.