Read or Die a Slave

By Curly Gruene Cahall

What's Read or Die a Slave about?

When you don't have knowledge yourself, you are a slave to those who do. I'm looking for the knowledge to power our lives, from psychology to productivity to woo-woo.

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Read or Die a Slave episodes:

02.17.2024
Find Your Buckets and Fill the Damn Buckets
Partially a strategy for hustle-free yet consistent content creation and partially an update on where we are going with Read or Die a Slave. Don’t miss the newsletter posts the Dispatches newsletter my X profile My EDC Youtube channel My...
02.12.2024
The Creation of Consumerism and Debt / from Shop Class as Soulcraft
Have you ever thought about where the desire to continually buy more came from? Have you ever considered that it might have be purposefully designed? And to what purpose? Shop Class as Soulcraft Get full access to Curlytown at curlytown.substack.com/subscribe
02.04.2024
The Natural By-products of Being Curious
Thoughts on being online less, dealing with the stimulation reduction, and finding ways to produce content from the activities I'm already doing. The links Get full access to Curlytown at curlytown.substack.com/subscribe
01.25.2024
Detoxing the Overload
I took a break. Too much noise. Input overload was impeding my output. But it's not just too much stuff coming in, it's too much current media. I’m focusing on books and reducing podcasts. And more importantly, I'm focusing my...
01.12.2024
How Much Should I Tell AI?
How Much Should I Tell AI? Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence and privacy. Watch Video on X The Age of AI & Our Human Future The thread of podcasts Get full access to Curlytown at curlytown.substack.com/subscribe
01.05.2024
Interrogate Your Thoughts, Understand Why You Think What You Think
Interrogate Your Thoughts, Understand Why You Think What You Think WATCH ON X Get full access to Curlytown at curlytown.substack.com/subscribe
01.02.2024
Sinister Long Island
WATCH THE VIDEO Getting into more of Maury Terry’s book The Ultimate Evil. Is there a possible connection between the Son of Sam case and the case of the Long Island Serial Killer? Did Terry really get lost on the...
12.28.2023
Satanic Confusion: The Distinction of Words
In order to read Maury Terry's book The Ultimate Evil we need to talk about the word "satanic." It's a messy topic but an important distinction to make when we talk about true crime books that dip into the idea...
12.21.2023
EX - The Creative Act (2023) Rick Rubin
It's time to penetrate deep into the creative process. These are my extensive excavation notes on Rick Rubin's book, which is more meditative than instructive; more philosophic than analytic; more silent than deadly. It's the kind of book you pull...
12.14.2023
ST - How To Listen To Jazz (2016) Ted Gioia
Punk rock was never as punk rock as jazz. It was a middle finger and a damn good time. But jazz is intimidating (and sometimes pretentious in modern times) we need bridge or maybe just a cracked window so we...
12.07.2023
ST - And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie
It’s finally time for fiction, for murder, for mystery, for butler’s and brandy…and lots of dead bodies. I put my glasses on for this. Maybe afterwards you can tell me why the candlestick is in the conservatory. Why the hell...
11.30.2023
ST - Benjamin Franklin (2003) Walter Isaacson
The ladies loved Benjamin Franklin. Bet you didn't know that. I guess he didn't always look like the Quaker Oats mascot. He was a man who did more that one life should be able to hold. And he refused to...
11.22.2023
ST - The Victorian Internet (1998) Tom Standage
I know it sounds like a Steampunk novel. It’s not. I don’t know if that turn you on or turns you off, but it’s the truth. (At least on of you came hoping for steamy H.G. Wells noooods—sorry to disappoint.)...
11.15.2023
ST - The Dip (2007) Seth Godin
Okay, we need to talk about Kevin...I mean Seth Godin's short book The Dip, let's talk about the concept of "the dip," and let's talk about how I am a dip who continually let's his fragile ego crap on getting...
11.08.2023
Read or Die a Slave: Introduction
The triumphant return of a short-lived show that nobody missed. I need to talk about all these damn books I’m reading. I hope you’ll all support me in this endeavor (I’m actually being serious for once.) Consider this a...
07.23.2023
Walking
Walking is an essential activity for me mentally, physically, and creatively. I’ve been thinking a lot about how that process has evolved for me over the years—and how it relates to index cards & the idea of re-reading books. *...
07.13.2023
Beginning Again, Again
I haven’t given up on podcasting, it’s just taken me a while to understand myself well enough to realize that I need a format loose enough to catch whatever I pitch at it. Much of that clarity came from dedicating...
06.21.2023
EXCAVATED: Why Vinyl Matters
Why Vinyl Matters by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Scouting books vs excavating books want more? I do more Get full access to Dispatches From Creative Isolation at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe
06.15.2023
Trust the Process
The creative act is suffering. If we intend to get anywhere we have to get used to it. We have to show up. We have to stick with it. We have to beat our heads against the wall and push...
06.14.2023
100% Chance of Work
I didn’t do shit today. I took a break. Mr. Peanut had a bath. I bought a record (any good guesses?) I’ve surrendered to an obstacle and I’m switching mediums (Those two tricks will save you a metric ton of...
06.10.2023
Waking Up the Writer
Scouted Books * Unleashing Your Dog Marc Bekoff & Jessica Pierce * Process Sarah Stodola Excavated Books * A World Without Email Cal Newport * Why Vinyl Matters Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Learn what I mean by scouting & excavating...
06.04.2023
Placing Buckets
Crawling out of the creative cave and trying to figure out how the hell to be professional without getting caught up in the vicious cycle of over-polishing everything. Excavated Books * The Internet Is Not The Answer Andrew Keen *...
05.17.2023
Just Be a Vessel
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05.08.2023
Going deeper on YouTube Trolls
More on the four rules for staying sane and behaving well in the face of dildos. Get full access to Read or Die a Slave at readordieaslave.substack.com/subscribe
07.12.2022
devil worshippers vs satanists vs objectivists
i’m cracking open one of the major books on the satanic panic “the ultimate evil,” but before diving down that rabbit hole i think it’s important to clarify how misused the word “satanic” is in this context. also, i also...
06.28.2022
new houses, cognitives loads, and trips to the er
new house . not wanting anything anymore . curated vs “you never you when” . minimalism . the utility of spaces . why my phone lives in the shitter . getting a tetanus shot is far too difficult . where...
06.14.2022
bad adaptations and permanent plumbing
resisting new new consumerism . they’re killing coffee stand in washington state . the progressive blindness to ripple effects . so you’re worried about the sustainability ornamental fish, are you willing to cut down the rainforests and inrease the cocaine...
06.06.2022
the looters and the brutes fight over the lever to destroy the world . hilarity ensues
i finally got a new macbook with a working battery . cowboys hats are old man magnets . competence requires interest . its fun to actually use your brain . whatg happened to having “your person” at companies ....
05.31.2022
dog-friendly chain of events
why tools do matter,, i ended up in an interesting place at the right time. video moving prep. getting social. do you even know what “dog-friendly” and “dog-person” mean? my dog will bite you. is that a pencil in my...
05.23.2022
the purposeless life
the speed in lack of presence, i like knives, idleness is eating of purpose. WARNING you can get addicted to the weather channel app // Texas has real storms. paracord crafts for everyone. more knife talk., journaling leads to...
05.17.2022
tall poppy terminators-2022
xzxz . the code of competence / the little things. finding life purpose [[ikigai]] as identity. nietzsche - will to power =? aliester crowley “:do as thou wilt” / true will. when the purposeless are told they are special @...
05.10.2022
shipwrecked and loving it
lactose intolerance means getting comfortable pooping in public with or without toilet seat covers — normal is probably just selective ignorance. twitter and the end of the world. nobody is 100% anything. i don't really care do u? we all...
05.02.2022
intellectual vacation
I’m in Texas FTW I drink Dr. Pepper almost every day now. I’m mostly imagined. the Instagram: @anobservingalien » also twitter because whatever @obsrvngalien Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe
04.03.2022
Reality Slap
Who will be the next Governor of California? Are lawn flags a bad thing? Is there a danger to advertising our beliefs? Are biologists the only people capable of defining women? If so where does that logic lead? What is...
03.25.2022
We Don't Need An Umpire To Play Ball
Why did I rename the show? Is there really a mass exodus from California? Why are the New York Times and Washington Post secret editing old articles? Why are we denying the eradication of smallpox? Should Lia Thomas be able...
03.16.2022
I'm Only Serving Culturally Appropriated Corned Beef
Why are we still masking on public transportation? Why are we canceling everything Russian? What is the purpose of the outsider? Why are we censoring The Cure? Are they secretly rewriting our digital media? Is Ron DeSantis the next president?...
03.08.2022
Highlights: The Dropout // I'm in a Hurry (audio version)
This is the audio version of my post about the first episode of the Hulu mini-series The Dropout Fuck off MCU The Dropout podcast John Carreyrou’s book Bad Blood Carreyrou’s podcast Bad Blood: The Final Chapter HBO documentary, The Inventor: Out for Blood in...
03.07.2022
The Great American Fask Mask Fetish
Does somebody actually believe that Biden’s State of the Union was strong? Should we institute a new no-fly zone over Ukraine? Do N95 masks have an electrostatic charge? And why the hell are you still wearing a mask? Biden’s State of...
03.03.2022
State of Incompetence
Marjorie Taylor Greene loves nazis, Trump’s Putin statement wasn’t as bad as I thought but he’s still a bitch, Ukraine is holding strong against Goliath, NATO grew some balls, thoughts on the state of the union (which I didn’t watch,)...
02.26.2022
Rise of the Boot-Lickers
Here we go. Let's see how many people I piss off now as I defend Marjorie Taylor Greene (I can't believe it either,) call Donald Trump a pussy, advocate war, compare climate change to the radio being on the wrong...
02.15.2022
Red Pill: Start or End Here
Consider this a rebirth. My plan is to start podcasting again but I’m in the process of moving, so I don’t have a studio or even much privacy to record. I wanted to plant a flag for the direction I...
12.03.2021
No Comfort in Broken Music
I think I’ve always wanted to be a more anal person than I actually am. I’ve tried to be the person who puts every task immediately into an app, schedules it, and adds the perfect emoji (the important part.) I...
11.03.2021
The Inward Dive
Thoughts on external vs internal creation and how they relate to the purpose of self-portraiture. Get full access to Curly’s Curated Books + at cahall.substack.com/subscribe
10.16.2021
Publishers Foreword | The Essays of Emerson
This is the first episode in my detailed exploration of the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson. I explain why I've chosen this project for the first half of the episode and then I dig into the publisher's foreword. There are...
10.15.2021
Publishers Foreword | The Essays of Emerson
This is the first episode in my detailed exploration of the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson. I explain why I've chosen this project for the first half of the episode and then I dig into the publisher's foreword. There are...
10.07.2021
The Problem is Choice
C. talks about changes in creative output, Lam and C. ponder the importance of deadlines and weekly routines, they question the meaning of things once the obvious goals are gone, Lam praises repetition while begrudging coming home to make choices,...
09.22.2021
Barfing Up Bonus Content
I'm altering the course of the ship in order to get to my destination and that means cataloging a new understanding of noise, both in what I consume and in what I produce.
09.21.2021
Barfing Up Bonus Content
I'm altering the course of the ship in order to get to my destination and that means cataloging a new understanding of noise, both in what I consume and in what I produce. Original post: Too Much of More Too Fast...
09.16.2021
44 - The Imaginary Magic Prick Machine
Trying to understand some of the details of the Theranos case, how frame-rates might alter the perception of truth, thoughts on the Wu-Tang TV show, possibly the best Ted Lasso episode, the mechanics of daily repetition in habit, learning a...
09.15.2021
The Imaginary Magic Prick Machine
Trying to understand some of the details of the Theranos case, how frame-rates might alter the perception of truth, thoughts on the Wu-Tang TV show, possibly the best Ted Lasso episode, the mechanics of daily repetition in habit, learning a...

What's Read or Die a Slave about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Read or Die a Slave episodes:

Find Your Buckets and Fill the Damn Buckets

The Creation of Consumerism and Debt / from Shop Class as Soulcraft

The Natural By-products of Being Curious

Detoxing the Overload

How Much Should I Tell AI?

Interrogate Your Thoughts, Understand Why You Think What You Think

Sinister Long Island

Satanic Confusion: The Distinction of Words

EX - The Creative Act (2023) Rick Rubin

ST - How To Listen To Jazz (2016) Ted Gioia

ST - And Then There Were None (1939) Agatha Christie

ST - Benjamin Franklin (2003) Walter Isaacson

ST - The Victorian Internet (1998) Tom Standage

ST - The Dip (2007) Seth Godin

Read or Die a Slave: Introduction

Walking

Beginning Again, Again

EXCAVATED: Why Vinyl Matters

Trust the Process

100% Chance of Work

Waking Up the Writer

Placing Buckets

Just Be a Vessel

Going deeper on YouTube Trolls

devil worshippers vs satanists vs objectivists

new houses, cognitives loads, and trips to the er

bad adaptations and permanent plumbing

the looters and the brutes fight over the lever to destroy the world . hilarity ensues

dog-friendly chain of events

the purposeless life

tall poppy terminators-2022

shipwrecked and loving it

intellectual vacation

Reality Slap

We Don't Need An Umpire To Play Ball

I'm Only Serving Culturally Appropriated Corned Beef

Highlights: The Dropout // I'm in a Hurry (audio version)

The Great American Fask Mask Fetish

State of Incompetence

Rise of the Boot-Lickers

Red Pill: Start or End Here

No Comfort in Broken Music

The Inward Dive

Publishers Foreword | The Essays of Emerson

Publishers Foreword | The Essays of Emerson

The Problem is Choice

Barfing Up Bonus Content

Barfing Up Bonus Content

44 - The Imaginary Magic Prick Machine

The Imaginary Magic Prick Machine