Elegant Ramblings
Smart essays designed to make you think more deeply about the world around us
About the show
A podcast where I read self-written essays on anything that interest me!
Episodes
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Episode 18: Looking forward to 2025
January 20th, 2025 | 9 mins 35 secs
arts and culture, essays
My look at the movies, books, and music coming out over the next year
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Episode 17: Episode 17: A Premature Autopsy of the 2024 presidential election
December 1st, 2024 | 35 mins 29 secs
arts and culture, essays, government, politics
My look at the results of the 2024 presidential election, thoughts and takeaways
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Episode 16: Episode 16: What About Bob?
October 24th, 2024 | 31 mins 46 secs
arts and culture, essays
A look at the workings of rock stars selling their catalogs, with Bob Dylan as an example
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Episode 15: Episode 15: UBI - Dream or Nightmare?
September 27th, 2024 | 26 mins 42 secs
arts and culture, economics, essays
My look at the possibility of a UBI, pros and cons, and possible ramifications if it comes to pass
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Episode 14: Episode 14: Election 2024 - This time it's Global
September 2nd, 2024 | 22 mins 57 secs
arts and culture, election, essays, government, public policy, war
My look at the foreign policies of both Harris and Trump
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Episode 13: Episode 13: 9/11, The War on Terror, and the Future of Conflict
August 18th, 2024 | 14 mins 9 secs
arts and culture, essays, futurism, government, war
My look back on the War on Terror and where international conflict may be headed
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Episode 12: Episode 12: How to Save the Movies
July 27th, 2024 | 30 mins 20 secs
arts and culture, business, essays, movies
My strategy for forming the best movie studio - and if it would ultimately save the movie industry
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Episode 11: Episode 11: Trapped Inside the Walled Garden
July 7th, 2024 | 21 mins 36 secs
arts and culture, essays
A look at the current state of streaming services, subscription services, and how AI may impact both
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Episode 10: Episode 10: Are the youths wrong or am I just getting old?
June 24th, 2024 | 26 mins 14 secs
arts and culture, essays, music
My comparison of the recent Apple Music Top 100 Albums of all time to the Rolling Stone list of 2003, a review of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and a wild stab at extrapolating the critical future of music
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Episode 9: Episode 9: 4 Philosophies - 1 Thought Experiment
June 9th, 2024 | 25 mins 18 secs
arts and culture, essays, ethics, philosophy
A look at how different mainstream moral philosophies handle a single thought experiment
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Episode 8: Episode 8: 3 Cheers for Tolerance
May 27th, 2024 | 21 mins 38 secs
arts and culture, essays
A look at the concept of the Beloved Community and where it may fall short when compared to our current understanding of justice and fairness
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Episode 7: Episode 7: What I was Wrong About
March 27th, 2024 | 21 mins 50 secs
arts and culture, essays
Looking at two topics where I've changed my mind
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Episode 6: Episode 6: The one about College
February 26th, 2024 | 24 mins 1 sec
arts and culture, education, essays, government
My look at the rising cost of college and what steps can be taken to make college better for everyone
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Episode 5: Episode 5: The Past, Present, and Future of K-12 Education
February 26th, 2024 | 24 mins 34 secs
arts and culture, essays, government
My look at k-12 education in the United States from No Child Left Behind to today.
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Episode 4: Episode 4: Capitalism in the 21st Century - An Optimist's Vision
January 28th, 2024 | 25 mins 3 secs
arts and culture, essays, government, technology
Using Thomas Picketty's Capitalism in the 21st Century as a guide, I examine what the economy could look like over the next 75 years
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Episode 3: Episode 3: Will AI Take Over the World?
January 16th, 2024 | 20 mins 58 secs
arts and culture, essays, government, technology
My look at the promise, perils, and troubles with AI