What an absolute privilege! I just listened to the whole episode and I'm proud to say I only came off as 72% condescending asshole, which means I beat expectations!
In all seriousness, I really hope people take the time to listen. And please leave comments if you'd like to delve deeper on any specific topics.
Oct 6, 2023Liked by Samuel Lopez-Barrantes, Amran Gowani
Obviously, I enjoyed listening to you two talk for an hour.
Makes me excited for the invention of teleportation, which would allow us to convene IRL over wine and tapas for 3-4 hours on any given day. For now, I'll just wait for Samuel to visit his friends in New England and for Amran's book tour stop in Boston. If those two events occur at the same time, all the better.
I enjoyed the write up portion of this post as well. I'm drafting my one-year anniversary post now and thinking a lot about the connections I've made and how crucial they've been to my growth, as a writer and a person. I'm going back and forth about whether or not to publicly "name names" in that post, but I assume you both know how much your support and engagement has meant to me this year.
I love this project, Samuel, and feel so honored to have been a part of it. Amran, I gush about you too much as it is. So, fuck off. 😏And thank you. 💜
Oct 6, 2023·edited Oct 6, 2023Liked by Samuel Lopez-Barrantes, Amran Gowani
Ok well now I'm remembering that we had a zoom call together and I gave no thought whatsoever to the fact that it might be published in your newsletter lol. Please tell me our discussion was on the level of Amran and Meg?????
Oct 8, 2023Liked by Samuel Lopez-Barrantes, Amran Gowani
There are real hits here about cycles of dysfunction (micro) and civic principles (macro). I relate far too closely with feeling the family stone tied to your legs, mid-river, during a hurricane. Great conversation.
Oct 21, 2023Liked by Samuel Lopez-Barrantes, Amran Gowani
Kept meaning to listen, but: life. So I listened in like 10 minute segments and I really enjoyed getting to hear you actually voice some of what I’ve been reading in your newsletter and on Notes. (I don’t find you condescending in the least, BTW. You’re a straight shooter who has a healthy blend of confidence and humility, and I admire people like that the most).
All that said, I very much agree with your take on Substack not getting involved in content curation if they are not going to otherwise moderate problematic content. You said it well. Just don’t weigh in, either way. I never open the posts Substack recommends, because I immediately resent being told what I should like. (I also honestly can’t take another white woman’s post on slow living. Why do we need so many of those? I subscribe to one or two, maybe because I am a white woman and I need to slow my roll. But there are SO MANY).
Funny - just as you said that Substack recommendations feel like them putting their thumb on the scale, I was stepping on the scale in my bathroom. Coincidence? Yes...yes it was. But I laughed just the same 🤭.
What an absolute privilege! I just listened to the whole episode and I'm proud to say I only came off as 72% condescending asshole, which means I beat expectations!
In all seriousness, I really hope people take the time to listen. And please leave comments if you'd like to delve deeper on any specific topics.
Great stuff! You make me laugh every time.
Yay!! Got a long drive ahead today and will be listening.
Obviously, I enjoyed listening to you two talk for an hour.
Makes me excited for the invention of teleportation, which would allow us to convene IRL over wine and tapas for 3-4 hours on any given day. For now, I'll just wait for Samuel to visit his friends in New England and for Amran's book tour stop in Boston. If those two events occur at the same time, all the better.
I enjoyed the write up portion of this post as well. I'm drafting my one-year anniversary post now and thinking a lot about the connections I've made and how crucial they've been to my growth, as a writer and a person. I'm going back and forth about whether or not to publicly "name names" in that post, but I assume you both know how much your support and engagement has meant to me this year.
I love this project, Samuel, and feel so honored to have been a part of it. Amran, I gush about you too much as it is. So, fuck off. 😏And thank you. 💜
Ok well now I'm remembering that we had a zoom call together and I gave no thought whatsoever to the fact that it might be published in your newsletter lol. Please tell me our discussion was on the level of Amran and Meg?????
Sweet!
There are real hits here about cycles of dysfunction (micro) and civic principles (macro). I relate far too closely with feeling the family stone tied to your legs, mid-river, during a hurricane. Great conversation.
Kept meaning to listen, but: life. So I listened in like 10 minute segments and I really enjoyed getting to hear you actually voice some of what I’ve been reading in your newsletter and on Notes. (I don’t find you condescending in the least, BTW. You’re a straight shooter who has a healthy blend of confidence and humility, and I admire people like that the most).
All that said, I very much agree with your take on Substack not getting involved in content curation if they are not going to otherwise moderate problematic content. You said it well. Just don’t weigh in, either way. I never open the posts Substack recommends, because I immediately resent being told what I should like. (I also honestly can’t take another white woman’s post on slow living. Why do we need so many of those? I subscribe to one or two, maybe because I am a white woman and I need to slow my roll. But there are SO MANY).
Funny - just as you said that Substack recommendations feel like them putting their thumb on the scale, I was stepping on the scale in my bathroom. Coincidence? Yes...yes it was. But I laughed just the same 🤭.
Nice conversation here. I’m glad I listened.