An episode from 5/16/22: Tonight, I continue my five-part series called Notes from the Grid. (A print version of NFTG has since been published.) In this part, I ask perhaps the core questions that inform the entire book: why do we assume that "civilization" is itself a civilizing force, when it oftentimes just presents articulate excuses for tribalism and arrogance? And why does our culture seem to be run by perpetual adolescents who can only sense doubt, ambiguity, and hypocrisy, but can find no meaningful way to deal with these difficulties?Don’t forget to support Human Voices Wake Us on Substack, where you can also get our newsletter and other extras. You can also support the podcast by ordering any of my books: Notes from the Grid, To the House of the Sun, The Lonely Young & the Lonely Old, and Bone Antler Stone.Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to [email protected].

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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