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October 24, 2026 · 1 hr 55 min

I got an email yesterday telling me that one of my favorite people, Dr. Steve Herman, had died in Mexico. Steve (a psychologist) worked with legal professionals to help them think more clearly about an issue that all too often blinds even…
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AROMA 10.13.26 (What is Intimacy?)

October 14, 2026 · 2 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com What is “intimacy?” Is partial intimacy possible? Is “falling in love” really just falling into our own projections? What are we projecting? What are we…
Marcus Daniels (Musician, Former Cave Man)

October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min

Marcus grew up in a ghetto in Ohio, moved to Appalachia as a teenager, then to a houseboat among mangroves on Key West til the hurricane hit, stopped for a while in a cave outside of Crestone, and is now building a house for his family…
AROMA 10.06.26

October 6, 2026 · 2 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Trigger warning. This is a conversation about sexual assault. The obligatory commentary on the Cornell case. But really, we don’t know the details about…

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Spencer Grey (Japan/Travel)

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Originally from South Africa, Spencer has lived around the world. He’s been in Japan long enough to learn the language and get real insight into the cultures. I’ve never been, but I’m fascinated by the place. This is a public episode…
Shane Gardner

September 29, 2026 · 56 min

Shane has spent the past few years building out a schoolbus, and now he’s taking it out on the road. His first stop was Crestone. Our previous podconvo was ten years ago. Follow Shane’s travels on his Instagram. This is a public…
ROMA 9.28.26

September 28, 2026 · 3 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Is “genocide” the right word? Does it matter? Are our “leaders” psychopaths? Is it possible to do what they do and NOT be psychopathic?Instructions for…
ROMA 9.18.26

September 18, 2026 · 5 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Are we ruled by the Closetocracy? Is Andrew Tate a paragon of unresolved trauma? Would Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton work as national leaders? To what…
ROMA 9.15.26

September 15, 2026 · 3 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Is Super El Niño gonna kill us? Is AI gonna kill us? Is Donald Trump or Putin or Iran gonna kill us? Are things really as out of control as they seem, or…
James (Bison Rancher)

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 50 min

James grew up in suburban Chicago, studied philosophy in college, and after trips to Tanzania (living with the Hadza) and working on farms in New Zealand, he moved with his wife to Colorado’s San Luis Valley. They now run a 66-acre…
Chris Ingram

September 5, 2026 · 2 hr 5 min

Chris and I are old friends, from back in the 90s, when I lived in a mansion in Barcelona infested with fashion models. He and his lingerie-model girlfriend were my next-door neighbors. One night in Paris, Chris was drugged and raped by a…

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Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people. chrisryan.substack.com