Archive - Tangentially Speaking with Chris Ryan

What the hell is going on?

Oct 4 •

678 - Tom Murphy (Recovering Astrophysicist)

Tom is a fascinating man. He’s shot lasers at the moon and measured their reflection. After studying astrophysics at Cal Tech he taught at UCSD for…

Oct 1 •

September 2025

677 - Lloyd Kahn, in Crestone

Lloyd is one of the most curious, delighted, resilient people I’ve ever known.

Sep 24 •

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The Sadness of the Symbol

In early 2010, I was one of thousands of English teachers in Barcelona. By mid-summer, I was the co-author of a very controversial New York Times…

Sep 23 •

Listen now (62 mins) | How was Charlie Kirk the same as the people who hated him most?

Sep 18 •

With Rick Beato

I stumbled upon this video of a conversation I had with Rick Beato a few years ago.

Sep 17 •

Substack on Film: Lloyd Kahn

The nonagenarian writer on curiosity, gardening, and the beauty of the Bay

Published on The Substack Post • Sep 17

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What happens to famous people who get lost in their own show and gradually start playing themselves in the movie of their lives?

Sep 9 •

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What's Up, Doctopher?

September, 2025

Sep 3 •

674 - Dan Blumstein (Author: The Nature of Fear)

Dan Blumstein and I explore the multifaceted nature of fear, its evolutionary significance, and its impact on both human and animal behavior.

Sep 1 •

August 2025

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.

Aug 30 •

Are we (am I) “stuck in honoring the context of the social media platform,” that is podcasting?

Aug 24 •

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