Soft Skills
A new podcast about Thomas Mann & The Magic Mountain, my impromptu mentoring at the Metropoitan Club, a Kirby-esque Instax throwback, & more
Hitting The Links: 12/7/25
A whole lot of links, + thoughts on literary canons, my book-buying addiction, BIRDY! in Sphinx-pose, some workout craziness, and the loveliness of wings
Surfacing
New podcast with Prue Shaw about Dante & the Commedia, my own journey through a dark wood, the lunchboxes of Yaddo, & more
Hitting The Links: 11/30/25
Lots of links to check out, + Stoppard & my dream list, BIRDY! in the sun, a flex, and more
With Thanks
No new show this week, but some Thanksgiving (US) thoughts, a series of great Instax pix, & more
Hitting The Links: 11/23/25
We've got a whole lotta links, Saturday's Stories From A Stranger, my attempt at getting off the depression track, BIRDY! looking up at the sky, and more
Showdown
A new podcast with Glenn Kurtz about the men who built the Empire State Building, my last trade show of 2025, the oncology vibration, a new Instax, and more
Hitting The Links: 11/16/25
Lots and lots of links, sunlit Birdy, the dread of the calendar, at-home podcastery, and more
Big Man Harmonies
New episode with Jennifer Hayden, a new Instax, and some resonances from my recent business travels.
Hitting The Links: 11/9/25
Lots and lots of links, plus a couple of doppelgänger updates, a LEGO Enterprise, some BIRDY!, and more
8 Ball
We've got a big new podcast with Rian Hughes about TYPERACTIVE, a post-travel update, a bunch of great Instax pix from the UK, and more
Hitting The Links: 11/2/25
Lots and lots of links, my travel winds down with a visit to The Scene Of The Crime, and more
The Fractional Self(ie)
TWO new podcasts, plus a long, dark, jet-lagged night of the soul, & more
Hitting The Links: 10/26/25
We've got a whole lotta links, plus some travel, a strange Halloween decoration, meditation-hijinks, and BIRDY!
A Widow’s Son, A Second Pillar, A Third Degree
We've got a new podcast about Bob Dylan with Ron Rosenbaum, some thoughts on the names we were never given, a new Instax, & more
Hitting The Links: 10/19/25
Lots & lots of great links, + thoughts on alchemy, some classic cars, BIRDY! & her eyelashes, & more
20K+1
We've got a great new podcast with Lance Richardson about Peter Matthiessen, thoughts on my 20000th day on earth and the odds of doubling that, a little art, & more!
Hitting The Links: 10/12/25
We've got a bunch of great links, some post-conference recovery, your weekly BIRDY!, and more
Witless Odin
A new podcast with Tom Tomorrow, a little art, more thoughts on anhedonia, mortality, vision, wisdom and the new Pynchon novel, and a more
Hitting The Links: 10/5/25
We've got a whole lotta links, some thoughts on self-motivation and slowing down, a pink Birdy!, my current reading, & more