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Slate, Gizmodo, BBC, Audible Original, etc.
Substack at http://josephmatheny.substack.com
More writing at https://josephmatheny.com/portfolio/writing/
Also, for people like me who prefer their podcasts as audio only: pca.st/ksh1cab8
Meme Magick and the Unseen Internet with Shira Chess
Ken sits down with Shira Chess, cultural scholar and author of The Unseen Internet, for a wide-ranging exploration of magic, myth, and belief in digital culture, examining how the internet has…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It took me a while but I got used to it. It could be better to be sure, but it's a minimalist experience.
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Yeah, me too. I've moved those suckers alone, so I know how much it sucks to haul them.
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Once, when I hired a moving company to pack up and move my house, I heard one of the movers say, "Ah, sh*t!" when he saw all my bookshelves full of books. LOL
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Yeah, Eugene and Santa Cruz are kinda sister cities.
February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Been here for about 10 years. Finally had it with Cali, so I went to Alaska and the Artic Circle for 8 months and then moved here. I used to hang with the ELF folks in Santa Cruz so Eugene was part of our "underground network."
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Indeed I am.
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Plus the mythic resonance of it showing up on WSB's birthday.
February 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I am a character in some books. Sometimes my own and other times by mysterious, unidentified, cryptoterrestrial authors. 😜
I'm sure I'll enjoy it. It prompted Jonl to reach out and rattle my cage, so it has started balls rolling.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Ah, the "brawlroom." Such memories.
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I have a friend who came ot the US as a refugee from the Soviet-era Czech Republic. When he arrived in the US, he was gifted a welcome package that included some ICBINB packets, and the wording thoroughly confused his fragile understanding of US EN.
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Fits so many circumstances
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Best one ever
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM