Nick Richtsmeier
@nickrichtsmeier.com
The subtext is the text.
Former religion guy. Former finance guy. Former C-suite guy. Current and always lover of books, film, and paying radical attention.
Former religion guy. Former finance guy. Former C-suite guy. Current and always lover of books, film, and paying radical attention.
A little late in saying this but @tkingfisher.com’s A Sorceress Comes to Call was a lovely piece of story and wordcraft. One of my favorite pagebound experiences of the summer.
August 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A little late in saying this but @tkingfisher.com’s A Sorceress Comes to Call was a lovely piece of story and wordcraft. One of my favorite pagebound experiences of the summer.
Absolutely obsessing over Palo
Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
- and -
Dante’s Divine Comedy.
So light reading… and very on topic. 🤣
Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
- and -
Dante’s Divine Comedy.
So light reading… and very on topic. 🤣
July 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Absolutely obsessing over Palo
Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
- and -
Dante’s Divine Comedy.
So light reading… and very on topic. 🤣
Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
- and -
Dante’s Divine Comedy.
So light reading… and very on topic. 🤣
They say a logo reflects the brand's promise.I
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
They say a logo reflects the brand's promise.I
Loved making this episode exploring the question we all should be asking - do we own anything on the internet anymore? Welcome to Remix Culture and the Scraped Internet.
www.buzzsprout.com/2365925/epis...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Loved making this episode exploring the question we all should be asking - do we own anything on the internet anymore? Welcome to Remix Culture and the Scraped Internet.
www.buzzsprout.com/2365925/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2365925/epis...
at some point reasonable people have to call this shit out as batshit crazy.
the tech bro "thinkers" are not ok.
the tech bro "thinkers" are not ok.
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
at some point reasonable people have to call this shit out as batshit crazy.
the tech bro "thinkers" are not ok.
the tech bro "thinkers" are not ok.
Let’s not leave out Hasan Piker, the ultimate Gigachad Lib, holding down the fort on Twitch.
March 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Let’s not leave out Hasan Piker, the ultimate Gigachad Lib, holding down the fort on Twitch.
Do you ever look at your iPhone and think: who in the Steve Jobs horrified ghost approved that? And by “that” I mean this:
March 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Do you ever look at your iPhone and think: who in the Steve Jobs horrified ghost approved that? And by “that” I mean this:
The rules of how we show up online are shifting at a breakneck pace. I talked with my cohost Brad about this and his drive to ditch the internet (maybe you resonate) on this week's episode of Working/Broken:
Is Authenticity Working or Is it Broken?
www.workingbroken.com or your favorite podcatcher.
Is Authenticity Working or Is it Broken?
www.workingbroken.com or your favorite podcatcher.
March 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The rules of how we show up online are shifting at a breakneck pace. I talked with my cohost Brad about this and his drive to ditch the internet (maybe you resonate) on this week's episode of Working/Broken:
Is Authenticity Working or Is it Broken?
www.workingbroken.com or your favorite podcatcher.
Is Authenticity Working or Is it Broken?
www.workingbroken.com or your favorite podcatcher.
If you're not listening to Roberta Flack today, what are you doing?
February 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you're not listening to Roberta Flack today, what are you doing?
Good reading month in January with the blend of topics, styles, and formats that keeps me motivated and clear-headed.
Other than the top 3 listed the others were not my favorite, but still good.
The Bee Sting’s ending… WTF.
#booksky
Other than the top 3 listed the others were not my favorite, but still good.
The Bee Sting’s ending… WTF.
#booksky
February 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Good reading month in January with the blend of topics, styles, and formats that keeps me motivated and clear-headed.
Other than the top 3 listed the others were not my favorite, but still good.
The Bee Sting’s ending… WTF.
#booksky
Other than the top 3 listed the others were not my favorite, but still good.
The Bee Sting’s ending… WTF.
#booksky
Mr. Free Speech finally says the quiet parts out loud.
I will always hold the Muskheads the most responsible for whatever happens from all of this.
I will always hold the Muskheads the most responsible for whatever happens from all of this.
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Mr. Free Speech finally says the quiet parts out loud.
I will always hold the Muskheads the most responsible for whatever happens from all of this.
I will always hold the Muskheads the most responsible for whatever happens from all of this.
February 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The more years go by the more I'm convinced that everything, yes, everything, that we think is happening is really the cerulean sweater.
February 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The more years go by the more I'm convinced that everything, yes, everything, that we think is happening is really the cerulean sweater.
10,000 words on False Spring complete.
A personal look at the cultural implosion of the pandemic up seen through the lens of a Gen Z content creator, his Q-Anon mother, and the secrets and future promises of their middle America community, under the shadow of technofascism.
Let's keep going...
A personal look at the cultural implosion of the pandemic up seen through the lens of a Gen Z content creator, his Q-Anon mother, and the secrets and future promises of their middle America community, under the shadow of technofascism.
Let's keep going...
January 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
10,000 words on False Spring complete.
A personal look at the cultural implosion of the pandemic up seen through the lens of a Gen Z content creator, his Q-Anon mother, and the secrets and future promises of their middle America community, under the shadow of technofascism.
Let's keep going...
A personal look at the cultural implosion of the pandemic up seen through the lens of a Gen Z content creator, his Q-Anon mother, and the secrets and future promises of their middle America community, under the shadow of technofascism.
Let's keep going...
This is gladiator murder monkey erasure and I won’t stand for it.
January 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is gladiator murder monkey erasure and I won’t stand for it.
A message worthy of Christmas Eve.
(From the back cover of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer)
(From the back cover of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer)
December 24, 2024 at 11:35 PM
A message worthy of Christmas Eve.
(From the back cover of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer)
(From the back cover of The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Finished You Dreamed of Empires. A gorgeous and one-of-kind work. Like nothing I’ve ever read. Deserving of all the year end lists it’s making.
#books
#books
December 15, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Finished You Dreamed of Empires. A gorgeous and one-of-kind work. Like nothing I’ve ever read. Deserving of all the year end lists it’s making.
#books
#books
📚I🩶ed: My First Book by Honor Levy:
Levy has been framed as the first GenZ Wunderkind of Letters and she certainly shows she deserves it with this collection of essays.
It sparkles and burns. Giving us a window in the current currencies of youth culture without any need to explain or defend. 1/2
Levy has been framed as the first GenZ Wunderkind of Letters and she certainly shows she deserves it with this collection of essays.
It sparkles and burns. Giving us a window in the current currencies of youth culture without any need to explain or defend. 1/2
December 14, 2024 at 8:19 PM
📚I🩶ed: My First Book by Honor Levy:
Levy has been framed as the first GenZ Wunderkind of Letters and she certainly shows she deserves it with this collection of essays.
It sparkles and burns. Giving us a window in the current currencies of youth culture without any need to explain or defend. 1/2
Levy has been framed as the first GenZ Wunderkind of Letters and she certainly shows she deserves it with this collection of essays.
It sparkles and burns. Giving us a window in the current currencies of youth culture without any need to explain or defend. 1/2
Lots of big questions legimately questioning the entire ecosystem for marketing and growth in 2025. The rules have dramatically changed. We're gonna talk about it.
#marketingsky #marketing
culturecraftagency.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#marketingsky #marketing
culturecraftagency.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 10, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Lots of big questions legimately questioning the entire ecosystem for marketing and growth in 2025. The rules have dramatically changed. We're gonna talk about it.
#marketingsky #marketing
culturecraftagency.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#marketingsky #marketing
culturecraftagency.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Finally getting to this. Very excited!
December 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Finally getting to this. Very excited!
A month of incredible books! But the two that will live with me the longest will definitely be “Lies of the Land” - a look at the story we tell ourselves about rural America and “A Children’s Bible” the breathtaking and swift climate dystopia novel. They go well together!
December 2, 2024 at 1:28 PM
A month of incredible books! But the two that will live with me the longest will definitely be “Lies of the Land” - a look at the story we tell ourselves about rural America and “A Children’s Bible” the breathtaking and swift climate dystopia novel. They go well together!
Mrs. Holland had a Squirt can she would put on the corner of her desk for 25 minutes every day after lunch recess and we knew what time it was: Super Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time.
November 25, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Mrs. Holland had a Squirt can she would put on the corner of her desk for 25 minutes every day after lunch recess and we knew what time it was: Super Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time.
Should finish Blackouts this week. Chilling. Just starting The Will of the Many based on a BlueSky recommendation!
November 25, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Should finish Blackouts this week. Chilling. Just starting The Will of the Many based on a BlueSky recommendation!