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by Milo & Shawn
Two long-time best friends wander through culture, politics, tech, and fatherhood and try to arrive at—stumble upon, alchemize and synthesize—something wise. satellitehaiku.substack.com
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- Yesterday1h 9m
065: Technology and Sports
We talk about penalty kicks and tiebreakers, the offsides rule, high-tech swimsuits, augmented sports, ABS, swim race time precision, Jude Bellingham vs Harry Kane, England vs Norway, biohacking, body optimization, fitness trackers, the stigmatization of pleasure, Tim Ferris, the five-minute mile, the purpose of meditation, Iron Man competitions, Dean Karnazes, ad hoc competitions with strangers, skiing until the mountain closes, the Orwell future vs the Huxley future, and a movie trope that needs to die. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
064: Middle Age and its Metaphors
We talk about forgetfulness, routine, middle age as a metaphor for Europe, San Francisco weather vs east coast weather, security vs convenience, the Jefferson-Adams death coincidence, birth/death synchronicities in general, Max Muncy x2 as proof of the simulation, dystopias, caterpillar epigenetics, past lives, the difference between personality and self, summer tomatoes, CA’s top predator, jet lagMentioned in this episodeRutger Bregman / Reith lecturesThe Truman Show (1998 film)My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte TaylorThis American Life: “Testosterone”Bob Odenkirk answers “who are you jealous of?” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- 2 weeks ago42 min
063: Weaving through Miscellany
We talk about solitude, the tech job hunt scene, MiLo’s conversion to “sports guy” for the World Cup, the offsides rule, bad landlords, MiLo’s work for the Pima County (AZ) Democratic Party, the ascendance of the DSA, asking whether Israel has a “right to exist,” the false binary of capitalism vs socialism, corporate monopolies, the conflation of anti-Zionism and antisemitism, anti-Zionism on the right vs left, the difference between England and Great Britain and the U.K., England fans doing side quests, one advantage of the parliamentary system, Republicans finding their spines when it no longer matters.Mentioned in this episodeFrancesca Albanese on whether Israel has a right to existPablo Torre and the Bulwark crew on the state of capitalismEngland fans singing for Michael Harris II This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- 4 weeks ago47 min
062: Imposter Syndrome
Shawn remembers the early days of the web, and we talk about our first office jobs, majoring in the humanities, MiLo’s brush with Theranos, buying Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk, yoga retreats, World Cup visitors experiencing Americana, the White House as reality tv fodder, Trump as a tragic figure, the enduring power of the MAGA mob, the reflecting pool episode.Mentioned in this episodeOur Cartoon President (tv show) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- Jun 27, 20261h 11m
061: Art, Sports, and Cultural Identity
We talk about doing voices to entertain our kids, Waldorf schooling and its prohibitions, audio book performances, art books, conceptual art, SpaceX and other IPOs, Elon’s race-baiting and other shenanigans, satellite launches, the World Cup, fans singing at sporting events, white American culture, sports as a melting pot, the Knicks game 4 comeback, Brazil’s humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in 2014, magical thinking, family heirlooms, American immigrants and assimilation, America as a melting pot versus salad, Hegseth’s Hitler speech at Normandy, UFC and Idiocracy at the White House, protests in the US versus Europe.Mentioned in this episodeJim Dale’s Harry Potter audiobooksThe Starn twins (artists Doug & Mike Starn)Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix, AZ)Marc Maron: “[progressives] annoyed the average America into fascism”American Gods by Neil Gaiman (books, tv show)This is the future that liberals want (meme) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- Jun 18, 20261h 4m
060: The Economics of Music and Healthcare
We talk about the podcasting ad ecosystem, the “long tail”, Ani DiFranco, the economics of music streaming, news hygiene, Trump and the depths of dumb, vestiges of the Internet’s golden age, public healthcare vs private insurance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- May 26, 20261h 25m
059: Wave of Change
We talk about Shawn’s patented microwave shortcut, first world problems™️, dumb uses of AI, the AI commencement speech “boo” trend, AI hallucinations, the AI “bubble” feeling (whether or not it’s actually a bubble), comparing this AI wave to the 2000 dotcom wave, the Trump firehose of s**t, finding solace and hope in things (Biosphere 2, radically zooming out, the overview effect, surrendering to the airplane), reframing the abortion debate, the gun control debate, political polarization and finding common ground, when your reality changes overnight, being intentional.Mentioned in this episodePowers of Ten (short film by the Eames Office Company)Pale Blue Dot (from Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” series)The Artemis II crew speaks following their successful mission Geshe Michael Roach TED Talk (including his famous pen story)The Hurt Locker (2008 film) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
- May 19, 20261h 26m
058: Journeys to Non-Belief
We talk about Shawn’s tenacious cold, the hantavirus outbreak, pandemic insanity, MiLo’s paintings, his upcoming show, and Bob Ross. Then we talk about for an hour about our current state of religious (non)belief and how we got here. Mentioned in this episodeEmmanuel Swedenborg, and especially his writings in Divine Love and Wisdom, Divine Providence, and Apocalypse Revealed.Rupert Sheldrake, and his hypothesis of “morphic resonance” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
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