Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan (private feed for markostanovi@gmail.com)

673 - Student Loan Justice (Alan Collinge)

Alan Collinge is the founder of StudentLoanJustice.Org, author of The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History and How We Can Fight Back. 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

672 - ROMA 92

Are we (am I) “stuck in honoring the context of the social media platform,” that is podcasting? Is there a way not to be trapped in playing the commercial game? Did Joe and Duncan sell out, or did their platforms just capture them? I discuss some of the accusations leveled in “Comedy Jonestown” and Marc Maron’s recent appearance on Pod Save America. 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

670 - Mike Gross

Mike just finished his stint in the army and is celebrating by riding a bicycle from El Paso to Canada. He passed by Crestone recently, and we sat down to get to know each other. Pull up a chair and join us! 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

669 - ROMA 91

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.comMore blathering. This time, talking about: — Epstein and how fame/power/money distort one’s sense of the possible/permissible;— The joys of watching the Little League playoffs;— A friend’s hard fall. Here’s the link to give Charles some love.

668 - Before the Dawn, Part II (with Riley Morton)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.comMy friend Riley Morton and I sat down for about six hours over two days and he picked my brain about who I am, who I’ve been, and the experiences and ideas that formed the foundation for what eventually became a book called Sex at Dawn. This is the second of a four-part series.