In this episode, I talk with David Sparks. David is a self-described lifelong nerd in the world of Apple technology, and for more than 15 years, has been publishing his writing, screencasts, and other content on his website, MacSparky. He's also a podcast host on several Relay.fm podcasts (Mac Power Users, Focused, and Automators), and runs a membership program on his site through which David offers even more content that others can use to help improve their lives through technology.

Links to David's Work

MacSparky.com

MacSparky Labs

Automators - Relay FM

Focused - Relay FM

Mac Power Users - Relay FM

A Collection of David's Posts on Hyper Scheduling & Time Management

Links to Other Work Mentioned

Focused #149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne - Relay FM

Behind the Human (Marc Champagne)

Wall Street Journal's Study on TikTok's Algorithm

David's Inspirations & Recommendations

Detectorists

Doc Martin

Show Links

Creative Consumption Website

In this interview, I speak with Dr. Brandon Gauthier about his newly published book, “Before Evil.” In the book, Brandon writes about the lives and formative experiences of six terrible dictators (Adolf Hitler; Joseph Stalin; Benito Mussolini; Mao Zedong; Kim Il Sung; and Vladimir Lenin) and, through that lens, seeks to answer the question: “Should we humanize the world's most inhumane leaders?” Through his writing, Brandon brings a level of emotion to the work of historiography that helps emphasize the difficulty of the topic. He challenges readers to consider what evil means, and what commonalities the lives of these awful leaders contain which may have led them to commit atrocities beyond imagining. Brandon and I also spoke in detail about why he wanted to write this book, and how his other passions (like music, gardening, and watching YouTube science videos) contribute and intersect with his work as a teacher and historian. Enjoy!

Brandon's Work

Twitter

"Before Evil" Website

Academia Profile

Brandon's Recommendations

Caroline Rose

NileRed

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Steve Anwyll

Jonas Reinhart

Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategy Cards

Paul Bloom (Chosen Suffering Podcast)

Megan Boyle, “Liveblog”

Steve Hauschildt

Show Links

Creative Consumption Website

Instagram

Patreon

Rebecca Murillo is an actor, singer, dancer, composer, writer, choreographer and assistant director. She's performed in New York City on legendary stages like the Green Room 42 and Feinstein’s/54 Below, and has also traveled internationally to perform in a Tokyo production of West Side Story. Rebecca has also received acclaim for her original musical, Not Quite Extinct, and in her most recent project, she was a member of the writing and composing team for the new musical “Breathe,” which was conceived and created by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald.

Links to Rebecca's Work

Rebecca's Website Rebecca's Instagram Listen to Breathe License & Read Breathe

Rebecca's Inspirations & Recommendations

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Star Trek: Original Series (on Hulu) Working it Out with Mike Birbiglia

Show Links

Creative Consumption Website

Instagram

Patreon