A Word with Tom Merritt

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