# Dingmantics

Reflections on life, storytelling, and radio.

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## ["It is an issue about human dignity."](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/it-is-an-issue-about-human-dignity)

_2026-02-16 · Sam Dingman_

A City Council meeting in Surprise, AZ becomes a four-hour battle for the soul of a city.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188150270/f1d72a5959bb03a4d9a748c04685191a.mp3)

## [Making Friends With Alex Clark](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/making-friends-with-alex-clark)

_2026-01-04 · Sam Dingman_

Or: how to have a conversation that upsets everyone.

## [Fool's Gold](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/fools-gold)

_2025-12-10 · Sam Dingman_

Why podcasters should be wary of the Golden Globes.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181191023/cc97d26db143d146f926d99a075da44e.mp3)

## [An Accidental Eulogy](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/an-accidental-eulogy)

_2025-11-17 · Sam Dingman_

R.I.P. Todd Snider: 1966-2025

## [All These Things That I Should Be](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/all-these-things-that-i-should-be)

_2025-08-04 · Sam Dingman_

Life, loss, and LakeFest: a conversation with Ben Kweller

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/170041181/82335f4dc6c0e0fb3e840cbd53b21fea.mp3)

## [They Call Me Yosemite Sam](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/they-call-me-yosemite-sam)

_2025-02-23 · Sam Dingman_

A visit with the benevolent outlaws of Arizona's Cowboy FastDraw League

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/157332404/13d2bf15efca366718672a5ef42746d5.mp3)

## [Lost in the Woods](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/lost-in-the-woods)

_2025-02-08 · Sam Dingman_

Or: Better know a J6-er. PLUS: Foucault and SpongeBob!

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/156749316/09cbbd2e8d4b60218166dfa0c71b4386.mp3)

## ["The Apprentice" writer Gabriel Sherman on Donald Trump and Roy Cohn's "depths of depravity"](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/the-apprentice-writer-gabriel-sherman)

_2025-01-24 · Sam Dingman_

A story the president realllllly doesn't want you to hear.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/155585933/ed60b4d25f8c12768d3713bd6b2e8167.mp3)

## [American Feelings](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/american-feelings)

_2025-01-19 · Sam Dingman_

Masculinity and its Turning Point. PLUS: Ani DiFranco!

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/155178497/2249f76eb50dcd669e2c1003d442f359.mp3)

## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PpSF72eASle1)

_2025-01-19 · **Sponsored**_

Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing.

## [Four RFK Jr Supporters Walk Into A Panera Bread...](https://samdingman.substack.com/p/four-rfk-jr-supporters-walk-into)

_2024-09-17 · Sam Dingman_

...and a healthy (?) debate ensues.