38. Loose Ends Tied—Scaling Connection 2026.05.13

Loose Ends Tied—All Tied Up 2026.05.24

38. Loose Ends Tied—Scaling Connection 2026.05.13

The trip was reported on in this episode: 39. Haystacks Update #5 (OTG, and preceded by an interesting, existential snapshot) 2026.02.23 | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/posts/39-haystacks-5-151467014]

37. Loose Ends Tied—Practical Information 2026.05.13

51. Kayfabe (probably Part 1 of 2) 2026.05.22

Apathy and attention are discussed in this episode: 7. Mallard Dandies and Pink Speedos 2025.06.21 | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-mallard-and-06-134269875] Samuel Taylor Coleridge coined the phrase, "the willful suspension of disbelief", and John Keats had "Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water" engraved on his tombstone. The current President of The United States gives Vince McMahon a clothesline in this YouTube clip: Donald Trump Attacks Vince McMahon [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9bY28ik2Fc] I think I talked about a collective lifting of the suspension of disbelief in this episode: 24. Loose Ends Tied—Methods of Protest 2026.05.07 | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/posts/24-loose-ends-of-157983828] P.S. Collective lifting of the suspension of disbelief wasn’t mentioned in the above episode, after all. I’ll look it up in the transcript database I’ve proposed, and link to it, if/when listener contributions pay for the cost of the transcription service I prefer to use for making such timestamped transcript databases😉 P.P.S. The grandpa said that he didn’t want the fish in the water to eat fish brains, because then they’d become too smart to fall for the bait that he and his grandson were using to catch them. Sorry, forgot the punchline.

20 Questions 14 2026.05.19

Don't start here! Start here: 20 Questions 0 Introduction 2026.01.25 | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/posts/20-questions-0-149097472] The concept of other people really feeling your sincerity is discussed somewhere in this episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/12-art-of-non-07-134440823 [https://www.patreon.com/posts/12-art-of-non-07-134440823] “Decoy”, not “placebo”, btw😉 ~HK