Obsessions (April 2026)
I started Five Obsessions as an homage to my long defunct Pigeons and Planes column “5 On It.” Why confine myself to five of my favorite songs or albums when I could simply list more things I like?
Applied Science
One guy's experiment in thinking and writing about the music business.
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Obsessions (March 2026)
I started Five Obsessions as an homage to my long defunct Pigeons and Planes column “5 On It.” But why confine myself to five of my favorite songs or albums each month when I could simply list more things I like?
Obsessions (February 2026)
I started Five Obsessions as an homage to my long defunct Pigeons and Planes column “5 On It.” But why confine myself to five of my favorite songs or albums each month when I could simply list more things I like?
Obsessions (Jan 2026)
The flu delayed me, but not even a super virus can stop my obsessions!!
Applied Science #18(ish): The Future Is A Hollow Tree
A mailbag of my mind...
Obsessions 2025
I’m back with a year end list that fits my fancy and likely no one else’s.
Where Do We Go From Here? #16 - Kenji Summers
Listen now | My guest on this episode of Where Do We Go From Here?
Obsessions (November 2025)
I started Five Obsessions as an homage to my long defunct Pigeons and Planes column “5 On It.” But why confine myself to five of my favorite songs or albums each month when I could simply list more things I like?
Where Do We Go From Here? #15 - Dom McLennon
Rapper, community organizer, and world builder Dom McLennon joins the pod for a wide ranging conversations about independent artistry, the past and present of the internet, and our shared history.
Where Do We Go From Here? #14 - Barry Barnes Ph.D
Listen now | On this episode of Where Do We Go From Here?, I speak to Barry Barnes, Ph.D, an author and professor.
Obsessions (October 2025)
I started Five Obsessions as an homage to my long defunct Pigeons and Planes column “5 On It.” But why confine myself to five of my favorite songs or albums each month when I could simply list more things I like?
Where Do We Go From Here #13 - Chris Dalla Riva
It's all mathematics with the Can't Get Much Higher writer.
Applied Science: Lessons From a Half Year of Podcasting
At the beginning of 2025, I launched Where Do We Go From Here?, a podcast series in which I attempt to chart a better course for culture, media, and company creation by asking questions of really smart folks.
Obsessions (September 2025)
I started Five Obsessions as an homage to my long defunct Pigeons and Planes column “5 On It.” But why confine myself to five of my favorite songs or albums each month when I could simply list more things I like?
Five Obsessions (August 2025)
Five Obsessions covers five of my favorite songs or albums each month (and occasionally mentions things my kid loves).
Five Obsessions (July 2025)
Five Obsessions covers five of my favorite songs or albums each month.
Applied Science #17: We Are All Synthesizers
On human creativity.
All Roads Lead to Joe Rogan
I wrote this in what felt like a fever dream.
Five Obsessions (June 2025)
Five Obsessions covers five of my favorite songs or albums each month.
Applied Science #16: Lessons & Observations 2025
Another set of anecdotes and advice from my time in the music industry.