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Welcome back to Stone and Signal. I am excited about this episode. I hope you enjoy it. The Podcast Links Episode 5 on Substack Edpisode 5 on YouTube Episode 5 on Spotify The Essay The Transcript The Thin Line Between Cancelling and Censoring Every year, Banned Books Week comes around like a mirror we’re…
Another Warning from the Pen of Lawrence Nault — About AI, and About Us CHILDREN OF THE ROGUE By Lawrence Nault Publication Date: December 3, 2025 ISBN: 978-1-997568-09-4 In his newest speculative saga, author Lawrence Nault delivers another searing warning about artificial intelligence, creation, and the uneasy mirror it holds up to humanity. Children of…
Like Gaza, the acts of genocide are hidden beneath the manufactured reality we are presented with, but you don’t need to kill with guns and bombs when you can starve people out, deny them medicine, and make their very existence illegal. The methods differ, but the systematic elimination remains the same—dressed up as urban planning,…
Sometimes a passing phrase cuts through the noise of the day and stays with you. I recently came across a video shared by @modelstrangers on Threads, where a man—soft-spoken but resolute—spoke about the loneliness we often feel even when surrounded by millions, and the deep importance of respecting every person, no matter their role in…
In a world unraveling—from genocide in Gaza to war in Ukraine and Congo, from rising fascism to ecological collapse—many choose silence, hoping distance will spare them. But silence is not neutral. It is not protection. This poem is a reflection on complicity, comfort, and the cost of staying quiet while the world burns. How That…
Welcome back to Stone and Signal. I am excited about this episode. I hope you enjoy it. The Podcast Links Episode 4 on Substack (NEW) Edpisode 4 on YouTube Episode 4 on Spotify The Essay The Transcript Companion Essay on Substack (NEW) – What Are We Really Afraid of? What Grows Beyond Us We…
Welcome back to Stone and Signal. If you haven’t heard the first episode yet you can find information on Episdoe 1 here and Episode 2 here. The Podcast Links Edpisode 3 on YouTube Episode 3 on Spotify The Essay The Transcript What Doesn’t Scale Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-boat-with-oars-on-both-side-during-golden-hour-panoramic-photography-33582/ We’ve built a culture obsessed with scale. If something…