Lach on Huffduffer

Ordinary people make last ditch efforts to get through to their loved ones.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/597/one-last-thing-before-i-go-2016

John Gruber has been writing Daring Fireball for nearly a quarter of a century, analyzing and cataloging a distinct array of internet ephemera, designer nerdery, and, of course, the meteoric rise of Apple. He joins Jim to talk about what the pre-platform internet felt like, the oppressive sameness of contemporary web publishing, the creation of Markdown, and covering Apple for half of the company’s life.

https://atproto.com/off-protocol/2026-09-11-make-your-own-thing-john-gruber

When we look across the broad sweep of human history, what needs explaining is not times of rebellion and upheaval, but the much more common periods of unjust rule facing little resistance. Why do people so often internalize the ideologies upholding systems under which they suffer? Why do they fail to fight back? Psychologist John Jost has an answer. I talked it over with him.

https://www.volts.wtf/p/why-social-change-is-so-excruciatingly

In this episode we’re discussing Field Notes 69th Quarterly release for the winter of 2025. Many of our limited editions have explored interesting chapters in the history of American, printing, publishing and design and this one goes deep (and sideways) into just such a story.

The “1943” Edition includes unique Two-Way Memo Books and a special edition of Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, published by Field Notes Brand Books.

Starting in 1943, the American government and publishing industry collaborated on creating what came to be known as the Armed Services Editions. More than 120 million books representing over 1,200 titles were printed and distributed to troops overseas during the Second World War. Until now, that list did not include the Falcon.

In this podcast Kevin Guilfoile chats with Molly Guptill Manning, author of When Books Went to War, the definitive account of the history of Armed Services Editions.

https://fieldnotesbrand.com/podcast

Listen to How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman) from How to Be a Better Human. Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In this episode, she joins Chris to talk about honesty and self-discovery. From sharing her artwork to discussing her sobriety journey to falling in love with running, Edith and Chris explore how creativity and pursuing new activities can help you overcome personal challenges.This episode is part of the How to Be a Better Human Bonus Videos series. You can find the extended video companion on the TED YouTube Channel.FollowHost: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | chrisduffycomedy.com)Guest: Edith Zimmerman (Instagram: @edithzimmermans | Website: https://www.edithzimmerman.com/) Linkshttps://drawinglinks.substack.com/Stop Drinking Now by Allen CarrSubscribe to TED Instagram: @tedYouTube: @TEDTikTok: @tedtoksLinkedIn: @ted-conferencesWebsite: ted.comPodcasts: ted.com/podcasts

https://shows.acast.com/how-to-be-a-better-human/episodes/tid163578tid

Deviant Ollam is a physical penetration specialist. That means he's paid to break into buildings to see if the building is secure or not. He has done this for a long time and has a lot of tricks up...

https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/134/

In this conversation, Philip spends time with Ruben Pater, author of Caps Lock and the Politics of Design. Philip and Ruben discuss his latest book Caps Lock and how design plays a central role in normalizing capitalist institutions and thinking and why the world doesn’t need more designers.

The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.

Philip’s Drop:

The Expanse (Amazon Prime)

Ruben’s Drop:

Octavia Butler

The Dispossessed – Ursula K LeGuin

https://www.thedeepdivepod.com/98

Hey horror fans!

This week we’re joined by Isaiah Saxon, director of A24’s The Legend of Ochi and co-founder of the visionary film and animation studio Encyclopedia Pictura.

We talk about Isaiah’s early creative roots, from drawing and stop-motion to building the kid-focused platform DIY.org, and how all of that shaped his unique approach to storytelling. Then we dive deep into the stunning handmade world of Carpathia—filled with puppets, animatronics, painted maps, 1930s lenses, and big heart.

Isaiah shares what it was like working with Willem Dafoe and Helena Zengel, how he blends mythology and music, and why he believes films should feel like moving paintings instead of hyper-reality.

We left this conversation genuinely inspired; Isaiah is someone bringing magic back to movies in a way we haven’t seen in a long time.

If you’re into bold storytelling, weird creatures, and fantasy flicks from the ’80s and ’90s, this one’s for you so...

COME HANG OUT!!!

https://wondery.com/shows/mostly-horror-movie-night/episode/10857-the-legend-of-ochi-a24-isaiah-saxon-on-bold-fantasy-amp-handmade-worlds/

Keg de Souza, an architecturally trained artist of Goan ancestry, sees plants as living witnesses whose roots trace journeys of migration, displacement and survival. From the colonial spread of eucalyptus to the politics embedded in everyday landscapes, her work asks us to look closer. In her latest project 'Plant Trials', a residency with the Melbourne Arts Precinct and the University of Melbourne, she turns a rooftop garden into a living laboratory investigating which plants can thrive in a changing climate to shape resilient urban landscapes.

https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/keg-de-souza-the-politics-of-plants/4iqyvlb7f

Step into a torch-lit world where dragons weren’t just monsters—they were symbols of power, chaos, faith and fear. Dr. Eleanor Janega explores the fire-breathing creatures that haunted the imagination of the Middle Ages. From the serpentine wyrms lurking beneath castles to the crowned basilisks whose gaze could kill, dragons shaped medieval mythology, religion and heraldry in profound ways.

Eleanor is joined by Dr. Sam Riches to uncover how dragons were used to represent everything from Satanic evil to royal might.

https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/dragons-from-eden-to-middle-earth