# bonus post (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bonus post. Page: Feed: --- ## [On Not Writing](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/on-not-writing) _2026-08-18 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Main character syndrome, other people's trauma, and whether/ how to write about one's spouse ## [Nest-Besmirchers](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/nest-besmirchers) _2026-07-28 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Mann, "key-novels," autofiction, and the Google-compulsion ## [A Timely Follow-up For You! Authoritarianism and Investor Risk, Redux](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/a-timely-follow-up-for-you-authoritarianism) _2026-07-21 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ On considering two parts of a whole: Business and Investor Risk ## [Kierkegaard, Ice-Cream Garbage Cans, and More](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/kierkegaard-ice-cream-garbage-cans) _2026-07-13 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Founding Members bonus post ## [Thomas Mann, Lena Dunham, and Early Success](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/thomas-mann-lena-dunham-and-early) _2026-07-08 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Plus: vocation v. trauma, and "reading slumps" ## [Investing in America: A new offering from Antony Bugg-Levine](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/investing-in-america-a-new-offering) _2026-06-29 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ A Modest Review and Positive Shout Out! ## [Solstice Reading](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/solstice-reading) _2026-06-22 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ A journey with Valzhyna Mort ## [Making sense of today's diverse media options and audience segmentation](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/making-sense-of-todays-diverse-media) _2026-06-11 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ (Okay, so. not the most sexy click bait, but we call it like we see it!!) ## [Join a Conversation on Authoritarianism as Investor Risk!](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/join-a-conversation-on-authoritarianism) _2026-06-03 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ More good to come! ## [Didactic v. Ambiguous](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/didactic-v-ambiguous) _2026-06-03 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ ONLY ONE CAN SURVIVE....... (or maybe both) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rIQ6JFt5FKY7) _2026-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [What Genre Am I Even Writing?](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/what-genre-am-i-even-writing) _2026-05-08 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Tolstoy, Radical Feminism, Novel v. Essay, and the Dostoevsky Airport ## [Repetition Is the Only Interesting Thing](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/vital-spark-recovery-program) _2026-04-21 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Try a "mood board" ## [Berlin Album](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/berlin-album) _2026-04-01 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Founding Member Bonus Post ## [My Travels Through the Twentieth Century, With Cats](https://eliflife.substack.com/p/my-travels-through-the-twentieth) _2026-03-30 · Elif Batuman · The Elif Life_ Plus: how to access your inner "calm editor" ## [Post #25: Fuel for Freedom: Capital, Community, and the Work Ahead](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/post-25-fuel-for-freedom-capital) _2026-03-27 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ A Concluding Digest of Key Ideas, Tools, and Actions from the AtA Series ## [Post #24: Onward! Impact Driven Organizations and the Challenge of Autocracy](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/post-24-impact-driven-organizations) _2026-03-24 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Impact is in our Name--Let's get cracking! ## [Bonus Post: Institutional Drift, Fiduciary Duty, and the Evolution of Courageous Capital](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/bonus-post-institutional-drift-fiduciary) _2026-03-20 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ This post is co-authored by Isabel Huther and Jed Emerson ## [Post #23: Impact in Action: Capital Innovation as Democratic Renewal](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/post-23-capital-innovation-as-democratic) _2026-03-17 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ How Shared Ownership, Economic Democracy, and Inclusive Capital Counter our American Authoritarian drift ## [Post #22: Which of These is Not Like the Other? On an Aspiring King’s Accounts, Baby Bonds and IDAs](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/post-22-on-the-aspiring-kings-accounts) _2026-03-12 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Teasing out the differences between capital innovation and capitalism’s defense ## [Post #21: Refuge From Autocracy?](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/post-21-refuge-from-autocracy) _2026-03-10 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Refugee Lens Investing in the Antidote to Autocracy Toolkit ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lmx6N9nVn9XL) _2026-03-10 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [#20 Organizations in Action: Mainstream](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/15-purpose-driven-organizations-in) _2026-03-06 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Organizational Opportunities to Fight Our Emergent American Authoritarianism ## [Bonus Post: Wanna Be a Foundation Defending Democracy? Move Your Money, Then Move Your Mouth!](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/bonus-post-wanna-defend-democracy) _2026-03-03 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Digging Deeper: Moving from 5% Philanthropic Teaspoons to 100% Steam Shovel Justice ## [#19: Three Areas of Foundation Strategy, Six Types of Foundation Action and Four Ways to Raise the Bar in the Future](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/19-three-areas-of-strategic-philanthropic) _2026-02-27 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Maybe we can't grant our way out of autocracy, but we can certainly ramp up our philanthropic response through renewed activity and engagement ## [#18: If Not To Act, Why Does Philanthropy Exist?](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/18-should-philanthropy-exist-seven) _2026-02-24 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Seven Critical Questions for Foundations in this Moment ## [#17: Our Mainstream Response to This Moment: Learning from Minnesota, Acting in Community (Part Two)](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/17-our-mainstream-response-to-authoritarianism) _2026-02-20 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Options for a State and Community level response to these times ## [#16: Our Mainstream Response to this Moment (Part One)](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/13-reflecting-on-a-mainstream-response) _2026-02-16 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Acting in alignment with our history of positive, ethical action ## [Bonus Post: A brief word from our sponsor...](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/connecting-to-confront-the-rise-of) _2026-02-13 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Regarding the value of affirming the links between Self and Other ## [#15: Five Questions to Ask Yourself As You Prepare for Individual Action in the Face of American Authoritarianism](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/14-a-final-reflection-on-individual) _2026-02-06 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ A Summary of Questions to Consider as Personal Challenge and Reflection ## [Bonus Post: Get Ready to Get Out the Vote!](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/bonus-post-get-ready-to-get-out-the) _2026-02-06 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ A recent Editorial from the Times gives good guidance regarding the Mid Terms ## [#14: Seven Considerations, Historic Examples of Ethical Action and the Dilly Dally Dilemma](https://blendedvalue.substack.com/p/14-on-individual-action-to-face-the) _2026-02-03 · Jed Emerson · Antidote to Autocracy_ Social Change Begins at Home! ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7SLWfrqhTtKb) _2026-02-03 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [🤫 Whisper #25: Meta Superintelligence. Scale AI. Human Data.](https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com/p/whisper-25-meta-superintelligence) _2025-06-22 · Coach Erika Gemzer · The Career Whispers_ Things seem irrational in AI land with $100M job offers that people are actually turning down, $14B investments, and CEO grabbing. Is it a bubble? What does all of this mean? ## [2024 Year-end AMA](https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com/p/2024-year-end-ama) _2024-12-23 · Coach Erika Gemzer · The Career Whispers_ 2024 was another brutal tech job market, and 2025 is looking like more of the same. Check these questions from active job seekers and answers from Coach Erika. Plus, ask your own question! ## [Avoid the sunk cost fallacy and make a career pivot (even in the current tech job downturn)](https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com/p/avoid-the-sunk-cost-fallacy-and-make) _2024-11-25 · Coach Erika Gemzer · The Career Whispers_ It's never too late to pivot your career, but in this market you need a robust plan. And that plan probably shouldn't solely rely on bootcamps, certifications, or formal education. ## [A winning formula for your next performance review](https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com/p/a-winning-formula-for-your-next-performance) _2024-11-15 · Coach Erika Gemzer · The Career Whispers_ Start with the metric (that you drove up and to the right). Put numbers. Then, show how you did it (with artifacts, ideally) ## [✨BONUS POST✨ Staying Sane while Job Searching in the Tech Downturn](https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com/p/bonus-post-staying-sane-while-job) _2024-10-15 · Coach Erika Gemzer · The Career Whispers_ A FREE 30-minute Lightning Lesson taught by yours truly. How we got here, what the market looks like right now, and the top 5 candidate adaptations that are landing people in jobs despite brutal odds. ## [How to answer the failure question in interviews](https://thecareerwhispers.substack.com/p/how-to-answer-the-failure-question) _2024-09-29 · Coach Erika Gemzer · The Career Whispers_ The context is the failure. The context is the failure. The context is the failure. Adopt this new mantra and you're starting on the right foot.