Writing

Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.

Find & Replace in Evernote Sep 2017

Cross posting this solution from the Evernote Support forum. If you are trying to work out how to find and replace inside Evernote (nb: this is a MAC…

How The Syrian Civil War Started Jun 2017

I’m quite proud of our new in-depth podcast series on how the Syrian civil war started. I think it’s the best work I’ve done so far. We’re 13 episodes…

How To Print Index Cards From Word Jun 2017

I’ve wasted hours of the last couple of weeks trying to work out how to print 3×5 index cards from Word via my Canon MP250. I finally worked it…

US Comes Clean On Iran Jun 2017

The US State Dept has finally released its official history of the CIA’s overthrow of the Iranian government in 1953. They managed to avoid mentioning it in 1989…

Oh The Humanity Jun 2017

150 people died in the Kabul truck bomb last week. It gets a tiny fraction of the coverage of Manchester or London Bridge. Not to mention Facebook outrage.…

Suicide, Free Will & A Monster May 2017

RIP Chris Cornell. I’m seeing a lot of posts on Facebook about suicide awareness today and I’m wondering if suicide hotlines work. If your brain is in a…

The Mythmaker May 2017

My latest obsession is using 3×5 cards as flash cards to improve my memory. Especially as I’m preparing for this documentary, there are so many people and dates…

Lou Reed Bids Farewell To The Wild Side May 2017

This has to be one of the last times Lou ever performed his biggest hit live. I saw him play live twice over the years and never saw…

Wardenclyffe Tower May 2017

I like to listen to instrumental music while I work, sometimes jazz, sometimes classical, sometimes techno, or Rob Zombie, or Brian Eno. Tonight I wanted to listen to Wardenclyffe…

Talking About Making Money From Podcasting Apr 2017

Here’s me being interviewed recently by Chris Ashmore from BE Media about how to make money from podcasting. If you want to know more, read my book.