Cassettes with William July

Matt Segall, philosophy professor and writer, joins me to talk about abiogenesis, the phenomenon of religion, and what happens when you die.

Michael Tremblay, BJJ black belt and modern stoic, joins me to talk about basketball, ancient schools of thought, and debate good-heartedly about the notion of white privilege.

Don Guerra, visionary baker and entrepreneur, joins me to talk about baking bread, heritage grains, and having the right attitude.

Tamás Danyikó, aquascaper and car buff, joins me to talk about aquascaping, döner kebab, and Top Gear.

Mark Vernon, psychotherapist and writer, joins me to talk about The Divine Comedy, the Beguines, and bobbit worms.

Antonio Zadra, sleep scientist and dream explorer, joins me to talk about the importance of backcountry hiking, the value of dreams, and the multilayered nature of reality.

Michael Levin, frontier biologist and friend of the pod, joins me to talk about why aliens might want to visit Earth, if we agree that a fire hydrant is a fire hydrant, and why the Star Wars cantina makes sense.

Mathias Clasen, nervous person and horror researcher, joins me to talk about scary movies, the virtues of horror literature, and why we're drawn to the dark side.

Ashley Zhang, Twitter whisperer and metamorphosing butterfly, joins me to talk about writing, the tension between external and internal, and finding your way as a young person.

Due to a recent injury, Cassettes is going on a three week hiatus and will return Monday November the 22nd. Patreon members will not be billed for the month of November. During this time I'll still be conducting interviews and there will be plenty to look forward to when we come back and I've healed up. Thanks for your patience and thanks for listening.