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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
Again, I am so grateful for your engagement with my thoughts. Please keep doing that, as much as you are able! Thank you! 4/4 end for now
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You are also correct that this is a painfully slow process. We’re not just shifting rationality, but basic reflexes, and the very way that we tell stories, Ursula LeGuin’s “carrier bag” theory might be helpful here 3/
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You remark about Buddhism is really helpful. I think there is a *westernized, individualized* form of Buddhism that is just as you describe. But I also think about what has been called “engaged Buddhism.” I admit I do not understand this well, but that seems to avoid the trap 2/
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Matt, I am so grateful for the close and careful manner in which you have read and engaged with my words. I share your confusions and your concerns here - I am not sure how to get out of the zero-sum trap, even as I talk a good game 1/
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Dignified Agents: A Queer Theology in the Key of Laudato Si’
Humanity and Differences
Materialism: A Critical Primer
The Problem of Paul
Hypothetical Readings
Being Media
Misreading Feuerbach
Jesuit Trickery
Julian’s Cat

Basically I would write the books I am already in the process of writing :)
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
As Ta’nehesi Coates recently said, “I’m not leaving the country, and they’re not leaving the country,” so that leaves us with finding a path to work it out, or die trying.
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM