A Word with Tom Merritt

Author and venture capitalist Rob Reid talks to us about danger. He's done whole books and podcasts about future dangers so it's fair to say he has some thoughts. But how do you make people take danger seriously? We'll explain.Featuring Tom Merritt and Rob Reid.Links:After On PodcastRob Reid on TwitterRob Reid's Substack

Is fear the mind killer? Can we live without fear? We talk to pilot Captain Brian Hoffman about his perspective on fear. He also has some good tips for dispelling it, espeically when on a plane. “No real Zombies were harmed in the making of this podcast.” Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman.Read Brian's Substack here.

A few extra minutes of Tom's conversation with Derrick Goold after the episode finished.

Derrick Goold, baseball writer and lead beat writer for the St. Louis Cardinals at the St. Louis-Post-Dispatch talks about what makes sports so popular. Especially spectator sports. Why do so many of us care so much about what other people are doing on a field or pitch.Acast+ members will get bonus content!Links:@dgoold on TwitterBest Podcast in BaseballBo Jackson's Wall Climb

Manipulation is the name of the game in tech. Is there any escape? How do we identify when we're being manipulated? Tom talks to Natalia Antelava about that and her thoughts on how to fight it.Coda StoryUndercurrents: Tech, Tyrants, and Us

Tom talks with the first guest to have also visited the actual front rooms of yore, his sister Meg, and they discuss avoiding issues with intent.Featuring Tom Merritt and Meg Sybert.Link:Marios Pizza

Tom uses the word authority to have a talk about how we don't always differentiate the medium from the message. Featuring Tom Merritt.https://www.tommerritt.com

Scott Johnson talks about what he thinks makes a good Dad, how he tried to be that and what he learned from his Dad.Featuring Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson.https://www.frogpants.comTwitter

Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega.The Middle Ages: A Graphic HistoryThe Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in SocietyGoing Medieval.com