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In this final curtain call of How My View Grew, I describe why I'm bringing the podcast to a close and offer ways for us to stay connected. Resources Every episode of How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts Keep up with my writing on my Medium page Listen to my interview on the Lucy Ann Lance Show about ScreenWise Ann Arbor's initiative to make the Ann Arbor Public Schools phone-free all day. Watch a Detroit TV story about this initiative, in which I appear. Sadly, the reporter neglected to mention that according to school safety experts, phones make students less safe during school shootings. **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Another engaging riff with David Storey, Boston College philosophy professor and Spartan Race athlete. This time I take center stage. We explore why Americans are collectively depressed, why Democrats ignore power politics, why turning off phones and turning toward each other feels great, and how all of this is related. I make a case for phone-free schools. Dave helps me see even bigger benefits. We get political. We get personal. We refuse to give advice or answer the question, "What should the average person do?" **Key takeaways** 11:00 Feeling bottled up? Recapture the oomph and lock arms with others 15:00 The Tit-for-Tat strategy from the Prisoner's Dilemma 21:00 Reclaiming power. "Don't step on me." 23:00 Two reasons Democrats get complacent about power politics 28:00 Want advice on what to do? Instead, ask yourself these four questions 32:00 Conscious phone use through PSAs and intentional points of friction 35:00 It's time to make public spaces public again 38:00 Stricter phone policies in schools free teachers to teach, not police 41:00 Adults exerting their agency. "Trust your moral compass." 45:00 Moving beyond the hyper-individualistic story of America 47:00 Laughter is something we create together **Resources** David's web site, including his podcast, Wisdom@Work **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
In this five-minute episode of How My View Grew, I offer six ideas for Democrats and Never-Trumpers who haven't given up: Doing something is better than doing nothing. We're lousy at predicting the outcomes of our actions. The 2026 mid-terms are super-important. Winning in 2026 requires two distinct tasks. Dems and Never Trumpers need a new mood. Biden-to-Trump voters need permission structures, not shaming. **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Status differences, real and perceived, and the resentment that comes with them. Republicans use them to fire up voters and win elections. Democrats largely ignore them. To regain power and reverse the authoritarian tide, Democrats will need to take status differences seriously. My five-minute take. **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
In this five-minute episode, which concludes season three, I share five thoughts that I think you will enjoy even though they're neither profound nor useful. Co-ed Sleepovers Love Overestimated Pronouns Everywhere What Men Do A Bold Child **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Part two of a provocative conversation with David Storey, associate professor of philosophy at Boston College. **Key takeaways** 0:45 The right has coded expertise as feminine 2:45 How ironic: the manosphere exists in disembodied cyberspace 6:00 What Fight Club was all about 11:00 The retro-romantic part of MAGA 13:00 The war on terror was a weak halfway house between the Cold War and MAGA 17:00 The tech right as Nietzschean supermen 19:00 Funneling alpha energy into a mass movement against Big Tech 21:00 Can Democrats become more fluent in Christianity as they embrace economic populism? **Resources** David's web site, including his podcast, Wisdom@Work **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Part one of a fascinating and just plain fun conversation about the manosphere with David Storey, associate professor of philosophy at Boston College. Our first experiment in doing a "high-brow brocast." Big ideas with a casual vibe. **Key takeaways** 4:00 Beards, mustaches, and the aesthetics of Trumpism 7:15 When my mask threatens your identity 12:10 Why this philosophy professor competes in Spartan races 17:00 The laptop class manipulates bits, not its 19:00 The economics behind the rise of the manosphere 24:00 The impact on young men of #metoo and the rise of girl-boss culture 26:00 When the male body feels stuck, where does testosterone go? **Resources** David's web site, including his podcast, Wisdom@Work **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
This past Saturday, I attended the No Kings protest in a Midwestern college town. I walked in with a spring in my step, yet left early with a frown on my face. In this 5-minute episode of How My View Grew, I explain why. It's a good-news, bad-news tale. **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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