Stevil Kinevil

The Most Important Person in the World. Self-love, not that kind, but also not not that kind, is critical to living a contented, fulfilling life. But many of…

In Which We Consider Bicycles. Even when you make a cycling podcast that’s not about bikes, occasionally bikes comes up. Not as often maybe as burritos or how…

Metamodern Sounds in DIY Podcasting. What are we even doing here? The only reason you’re hearing words right now is that you’ve become too lazy to read.…

The World Is Flatter Than You Might Think. In the vast info-verse we spend most of our days trudging around in, every voice is equal, which means the grifter…

Saloons, Saloonery, and Saloonacy. Humans love a bar. They love to drink. They love to talk. They love to shoot pool, and some of them even love to get thrown…

Never Ever Pay the Artist. Your eyeballs have been under assault since you were born. Other people really are desperate for you to see what they want you to…

Learning to Fiddle While Rome Burns. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1980, we thought the world was going to end in a nuclear winter. When George W…

Superstition as a Brain Eating Virus. People believe all sorts of crazy things. The world is flat. Gluten is a huge problem. There’s a mystical being who knows…

The Customer Isn’t Always Bright. Expectations are the enemy of happiness, which is why the Amazonification of customer service has ruined a lot of people.…

White Whales and Sinking Ships. All of life is a struggle between our best intentions and the predations of time. Will we land our great white whale before the…