A reading and discussion of "What You Can't Say," a very powerful essay by Paul Graham, that shows the importance of tolerating thoughts and statements…
Christopher RyanMay 4, 2020
My discussion of "Cat Person," by Kristen Roupenian. The story offers a subtle, nuanced look at power, eroticism, and the confusion that often results when…
Christopher RyanApril 19, 2020
"Cat Person" offers a subtle, nuanced look at power, eroticism, and the confusion that often results when a man and a woman try (and fail)…
Christopher RyanApril 19, 2020
Mike had a tennis scholarship to college, but things went a different way. Within a few years, Mike was helping to run Reality Kings, one…
Christopher RyanApril 14, 2020
This first episode of What Makes This Book Great? (WMTBG?) features "The Liar," one of my favorite short stories, by Tobias Wolff. Music: "Home Again,"…
Christopher RyanApril 3, 2020
An unhinged opening rant from the good people at Profit-Driven Pharmaceuticals, followed by a mention of this very funny animation of Joe Rogan and I…
Christopher RyanMarch 29, 2020
Eli and his buddy, Jesse, run Back to Earth, an organization created to take groups of boys and young men into the wilderness for ten…
Christopher RyanMarch 18, 2020
Jody Armour is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California and author of Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs…
Christopher RyanMarch 9, 2020
I caught up with Zofia in Patong, Phuket (Thailand), along her journey from Poland on her motorcycle. She's a fascinating woman, who's been riding bikes…
Christopher RyanFebruary 28, 2020
