We Are Not Saved
Jeremiah
We Are Not Saved discusses religion (from a Christian/LDS perspective), politics, the end of the world, science fiction, artificial intelligence, and above all the limits of technology and progress.
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Apr 17, 2025 • 16min
Horses in 1925 = Children in 2025
Getting people to have more children may be as difficult as getting people to abandon their four-door sedan for a horse and buggy.
Apr 1, 2025 • 21min
Short Fiction Book Reviews- Volume 3
Three translations of a classic, high brow literary fiction, a great book from a friend of and mine then a whole lot of pulp. Also something that might be the beginnings of a book by Neal Stephenson.
Mar 23, 2025 • 33min
The Case Against Superforecasting
Audio for the keystone chapter (Chapter Zero) of the book I'm working on.
Mar 19, 2025 • 7min
What Does the Recent German Election Say About Immigration and Integration
If integration is straightforward how is it that the former East Germany is so different ideologically from the former West Germany?
Mar 12, 2025 • 30min
Mid-length Non-fiction Book Reviews Volume 5
Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification by: Timur Kuran Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism by: Scott Horton The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Volume 1 by: Alexander Solzhenitsyn Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet by: Gernot Wagner & Martin L. Weitzman The Vertigo Years: Europe 1900-1914 by: Philipp Blom The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War by: Steven Pressfield
Mar 3, 2025 • 10min
Meta Discussion and Book News
Things are changing. Hopefully in good ways.
Feb 12, 2025 • 16min
Books I Want to Read vs. Books I Should Read (Sanderson's Latest)
In which I decide that I am not going to read "Wind and Truth". And also that 63 hours on audio is just ridiculous.
Jan 29, 2025 • 29min
Reviews of Strange Religious Books Volume I
The Evil Creator: Origins of an Early Christian Idea by: M. David Litwa Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power by: Carolyn Elliott The Ballad of the White Horse by: G. K. Chesterton American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology by: D.W. Pasulka Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences by: D.W. Pasulka Undreaming Wetiko: Breaking the Spell of the Nightmare Mind-Virus by: Paul Levy
Jan 24, 2025 • 15min
The Everest Fallacy
A method for making better decisions should you ever find yourself in Kathmandu, or paying for SEO, or hoping to see the Supreme Court.
Jan 15, 2025 • 26min
Mid-length Non-fiction Book Reviews Volume 4
Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine: Essays on Living Better by: Bryan Caplan Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by: Carlo Rovelli The Social Conquest of Earth by: Edward O. Wilson The Intellectual Devotional: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class by: David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by: Donald Miller The Power of Having Fun: How Meaningful Breaks Help You Get More Done by: Dave Crenshaw The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change by: Yoram Bauman and Grady Klein The Little Book of Aliens by: Adam Frank
