A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D

A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D

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A Ghost in the Machine by Daniel D episodes

  • A Reading of "How the Woke Debate" (Audio)

    In this lucky 13th episode of A Ghost in the Machine Podcast, released Friday the 13th of January, 2023, Daniel D reads and discusses yesterday’s post, How the Woke Debate: The Way Wokesters "Win" Debates Without Ever Making a Single Good-Faith Argument. This is a humorous sketch that illustrates the underhanded tactics the woke use to subvert discussions, as well as tips for how to counter them.

    Here’s a link to the comment thread referenced in the article (in which a wokeist attempted to use ICACA and got schooled for it): https://www.garbageday.email/p/on-the-cutting-edge-of-insurrectionist/comment/11771705

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    21 min
  • Study Shows COVID Vaccines Reduce Deaths from Old Age (Audio)

    This is a reading of an article published earlier today on A Ghost in the Machine: “COVID Vaccines Will Save Millions of People from Dying of Old Age…”

    If you’re listening to this episode in a podcast app, be sure to also check out AGhostInTheMachine.substack.com for written essays, some serious and some absurd, but all of them interesting and insightful (hopefully).

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    6 min
  • A Reading of The Zebra and the Lions

    In this episode, Daniel D reads the animal story, The Zebra and the Lions: Hector the Zebra Discovers the Value of Herd Membership, published this morning on A Ghost in the Machine under a new section for “Tall Tales and Absurd Allegories.”

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    You can read the story at aGhostInTheMachine.substack.com/p/the-zebra-and-the-lions:

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    17 min
  • Trans Cats ARE Cats (Audio)

    Should trans cats be able to use the cats’ bathroom (a.k.a., the “litterbox”)? That’s the question we discuss in this week’s episode of A Ghost in the Machine, the Podcast…

    This weird rant is based on the article I published this morning, Trans Cats *Are* Cats, which you can read below:

    I am hopeful that my cis-speciesist cats will be able to overcome their anti-trans bigotry, as they have learned to embrace other elements of the Holy Wokeist religion, such as fighting climate change.

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    28 min
  • Cats against Climate Change (Audio)

    In this episode, Daniel D reads his substack article Cats against Climate Change: On the important role our furry feline friends can play in saving the earth and protecting the Obamas' beachfront property from rising oceans...

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    21 min
  • Electric Cars Are ESG...Especially When the Power Goes Out! (Audio)

    In this episode, Daniel D reads excerpts from his article Electric Cars Are ESG…Especially When the Power Goes Out and rambles about green energy, California governor Gavin Newsom, electric cars, rolling blackouts, wokeism, and the economic miracle that is Sri Lanka, with its stellar ESG scores.

    Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast, so that you don’t miss out on any future propaganda from me! And if you’re listening to this in a podcast app or streaming service, be sure to also check out A Ghost in the Machine on Substack and subscribe there, so you get new articles and audio delivered seamlessly to your email inbox!

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    13 min
  • Blasphemy Laws (Audio)

    Daniel D reads and discusses excerpts from his essay on Blasphemy Laws, East and West: How Cancel-Culture Creates a Bond Between the Woke West and the Sharia-Law Abiding East.

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    31 min
  • Our Father Who Art The Science! (Audio)

    This morning, I opened my front door and came face-to-face with two missionaries from The Church of the Current Thing. They told me that they had a message of good news from Our Father Who Art The Science that they wanted to share with me. Their message of salvation through faith in The Science changed by life, and now I want to share that message with you!

    This is the audio version of an article published on A Ghost in the Machine on Sunday, August 21, 2022. You can view that article here: Our Father Who Art the Science!

    The Science bless you and keep you!

    Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast, so that you don’t miss out on any future propaganda from me! And if you’re listening to this in a podcast app or streaming service, be sure to also check out A Ghost in the Machine on Substack and subscribe there, so you get new articles and audio delivered seamlessly to your email inbox!



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    19 min
  • Vaxxed and Highly Favored (Audio)

    Sometimes I wonder if we’re not actually living in a simulation. And then I see something like this, and I stop wondering. This is definitely a simulation. Has to be. No way this is real: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla proudly and publicly proclaims, “I have tested positive for #COVID19. I am thankful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.”

    This is the audio version of the article originally published on A Ghost in the Machine on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. You can view the original article here: Vaxxed and Highly Favored!

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    5 min
  • Pigs, Dogs, and Sheep: Who's to Blame in Animal Farm?

    I was recently rereading Animal Farm by George Orwell, which unfortunately seems to be a useful guide for understanding our times, and I was struck by the question: Whom do you blame for the corruption and tyranny among the farm’s ruling class: the pigs, the dogs, or the sheep?

    This is the audio version of the Substack article I wrote examining this issue. To read the article, click this link: https://aghostinthemachine.substack.com/p/pigs-dogs-sheep-who-is-to-blame-in-animal-farm

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    56 min

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A Ghost in the Machine features hot takes on modern life from Daniel D, a regular human in a world gone mad. Daniel is nerdy and philosophical like Woody Allen, loud and angry like Sam Kinison, and…