Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people. chrisryan.substack.com
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Ed Dupas is an Americana artist with a knack for crafting songs that stick with you — songs that balance grit and vulnerability while cutting to the heart of things. His music has earned airplay across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, resonating with listeners drawn to its emotional weight and lyrical honesty. This is a public episode. If you'd like t…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Does peak experience ruin normal experience? Why not just run ads? How can we know we’re not full of shit? Is community possible in the modern world? All this and more!By Chris Ryan
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690 - Jef Taylor (Editor, Producer, and Filmmaker)
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1:46:06Jef Taylor has worked in politics, advertising, and independent filmmaking. His podcast is called onefjef, and you can find on any platform or at onefjefpod.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Topics: How is a plate of peas a key to a life well-lived? A few pivotal moments in my early 20s. Respond to the argument, not the person making it. Are there really “rules of war?” The enraging hypocrisy of intelligent people concerning American foreign policy. Th…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com A recent health scare. What do I miss about living in Europe? Where do I think AI is taking us, and how will it affect human relationships? How is travel different now from 30 years ago? What food changed my thinking? What’s the evolutionary significance of celebri…
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687 - Adam Skolnick (Author of American Tiger)
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1:56:55Adam is a well-known author, journalist, and podcaster. He’s covered travel, adventure sports, human rights and the environment for many outlets. He’s perhaps best known as the ghostwriter and audiobook narrator of the pair of smash-hit memoirs by David Goggins, but he’s also the author of One Breath - Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Hum…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Does raging against the machine serve as a distraction from trying to control or unplug the machine? Gender reveal parties don’t reveal gender! Cameron Shayne's inspirational visit. My three-day fast. Did my dad give up or was he just tired?…
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685 - Kyle Thiermann, author of One Last Question Before You Go
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1:54:28An award-winning journalist, pro big wave surfer, and podcast host with more than four hundred episodes, Kyle Thiermann is a good friend and long-time tangentialista. His first book is called One Last Question Before You Go: Why You Should Interview Your Parents. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get …
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684 - Gabe Polsky (Filmmaker: The Man Who Saves the World?)
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1:20:24This one happened fast. A week ago, a publicist reached out to ask if I’d possibly be interested in helping to promote a documentary about a guy (a white guy) who thinks he’s supposed to bring together the native people of South and North America — whose combined teachings will then spread across the planet and save us all. My first impression was …
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683 - Before the Dawn, with Riley Morton (Part 4 of 4)
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4:00This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com In this last episode of the series, Riley Morton and I talk about the period beginning when I chose to write about prehistoric human sexuality in graduate school through the writing and publishing of Sex at Dawn. It gets personal. I talk about how some of my own se…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Words that mean both what they mean and the opposite of what they mean. Early days of learning Spanish and the psychological repercussions of not knowing exactly what you’re saying. When philosophy conflicts with reality. Open borders. “The past was horrible!”…
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Tom Murphy is a recovering astrophysicist. After spending the first part of his life learning the language of physics and mathematics, Tom started hearing a deeper message concerning our responsibility to the planet. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.subst…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com This one gets very personal. Riley and I talk about how my own erotic journey informed my doctoral research and what eventually became Sex at Dawn. We cover everything from my first heartbreak when my first girlfriend went off to college (and I stayed in high schoo…
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