Unedited, uncensored, unverified thoughts about how systems and their incentives (often invisibly) influence behavior and contribute to outcomes that we too often think of as being entirely caused by individual choices.

As the noted philosopher Jake the Dog from Adventure Time once said, "sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something."

Here's to a good day. I hope you had one, too.

EnterpriseSplaining is the podcast where the hosts try to explain Star Trek: Enterprise to each other! Join Jamie, Bill, and Maria as they attempt to make sense of this 22-year-old show that represents one of the strangest chapters of Star Trek history. https://enterprisesplaining.captivate.fm/listen

The Ezra Klein Show: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ta-nehisi-coates-on-bridging-gaps-vs-drawing-lines/id1548604447?i=1000728872635

On The Media: Jamelle Bouie Says Your Fear of Trump Isn't Helping

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jamelle-bouie-says-your-fear-of-trump-isnt-helping/id73330715?i=1000729978646

10 is only a round number because we've decided to treat it as such. That's true of many things we think of as inevitable or immutable. What if we decided not to?

They say there's a particular pronoun that's been giving people the vapors recently.

Every day the eighth, I am, I am.

I'm still trying to shrug off the vocal effects of this cold, and it's a good excuse to plug the podcast of my client Michèle Voillequé. Michèle is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. Her podcast, Can't Wait To Hear You, is at https://cantwaittohearyou.com, and her website is https://mvmusik.com.

It's an arbitrary milestone, but it still feels good. High fives all around.