Bedletter

What are the days of our lives, if not the passing of time into tomorrow? The moments here and now are stolen away and buried under all that will be, cast long like a shadow of the future. That darkened image sketched before me, mirroring back my movements, copying my arm waves and leg shuffles—it grows the darkest in December. Always black as the evening tide in the ides of December. I hate the twelfth month of the year, when everything’s rounded out and times tick down and everyone’s busy...

“You ever look outside and just get lost in the seasons?” he said, pacing around the shop. His eyes were glued to the waves of tumbling leaves wafting around on the wind outside. It was their time to die, their time to break off the twigs and branches that once held them tight. Their time to gracefully flip over a few times before resting between the blades of brown and yellow grass. I’d seen Gavin in here many times before, but rarely ever talked to him. We usually just exchanged glances,...

The other day I was pouring through YouTube videos, crawling down rabbit holes, refreshing new clips every ten or fifteen minutes. Nothing was connected. It was video game reviews, politics, then a tutorial on French pressing coffee. Music videos for the new country songs I’ve been vibing out to. And boy, have I. Country music—the hidden genre I always thought I hated but am winding up loving. It’s strange, but I’m here for it. Just shrugging my shoulders and crawling down rabbit holes all...

In this week’s installment of Bedletter, I’m diving back into the discussion I had with Ashley Bernardi! Ashley is the author of the new book, Authentic Power: Give Yourself Permission to Feel. This is the second half of my interview with her, where we continue peeling apart ways we can get primal with our meltdowns, how Ashley’s FEEL framework can be used to navigate difficult emotions, how she has taken on the task of rebalancing her body after intense trauma, and what she learned from...

This week, I’m joined by Ashley Bernardi! Ashley is the author of the new book, Authentic Power: Give Yourself Permission to Feel. She’s also the founder of her own media company, Nardi Media, and has previously worked as a veteran news booker with CBS, energyNOW!, and the Washington Post Live—just to name a few. Ashley is the survivor of previous trauma and post traumatic stress disorder, as well as Lyme disease. Through her struggles, defeats, successes, and triumphs, she has formulated a...

I hate binging, and yet that behavior still worms its way into my life at times. My most recent slip came at the hands of Netflix’s new hit, Squid Game. This week I’m yapping about the dangers of binging T.V., why I enjoyed Squid Game so much, and how great South Korean movie and show productions are. Along with that, as I round one of the final corners of writing my book, I’ve been editing the early chapters in tandem. As I plan to have the main meat of the book finished by the end of...

Hurricane Ida was the second most destructive hurricane to make landfall in the United States, with winds reaching up to 149mph. While many civilians were busy evacuating or hunkering down in their homes, a large population of homeless people were outside trying to obtain shelter of their own. Some made it into hotels, apartments, hospitals, and homeless shelters, while others were forced to hide behind walls and use trees to shield from the wind. The homeless story of Hurricane Ida is an...

Where do the homeless go in a natural disaster? Do they find shelter, are they cared for? The answers may surprise you. In this Voices production, Christian heads back out on the streets to gather the stories of homeless people who endured Hurricane Ida. In the most intense hurricane since Katrina, Ida left destruction in its wake. This is the first in a two-part series detailing the homeless experience through Ida. Episode 60. Can't Drown a Fish column on Substack Subscribe at...

Unscripted, off-the-record, brain-dumping fun in this solo flight. Christian rants about Covid-19 vaccination passports in New Orleans, his experience hanging out with the homeless for the upcoming 'Voices' release, what hurricane damage looks like in-person, how his book is coming along, and why it's always good to get new shoes. Episode 59. Subscribe at bedletter.substack.com Follow Christian on Twitter Support the show (https://bedletter.substack.com/welcome) Get full access to...

Anam, a citizen living in Lahore, Pakistan, provides detailed insight on how the Pakistan government has handled the Covid-19 pandemic. Anam is an e-learning social studies teacher who records lectures for Pakistani students and uploads them to YouTube. In this episode, Anam and Christian discuss the restrictions and policies born out of the Coronavirus in Pakistan, whether or not she approves of them, and what the long term impact may be. Episode 58. Left With No Other Option column...

The events of 9/11 spurred our nation into a war that now, 20 years later, is coming to an end. It's been a long time coming. Christian takes to the streets, inquiring every-day people about their initial reaction to the war's end, how they perceive the job of the administration in the Afghanistan evacuation, and how this middle eastern conflict will be remembered. There's a myriad of opinions, thoughts, and ideas about how things have gone, or how they should have gone, and where we all go...

This past week left us with some interesting stories, starting with El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as it's national legal tender. Along with that, Rolling Stone published an Ivermectin article so false, the hospital they "reported on" had to make a statement to refute the lies. Peter Boghossian has finally had enough working for the woke at Portland State University, and put in his resignation. Lastly, Australia is testing new applications that blatantly invade your privacy. Episode 56. Show...

Malik and Christian continue their conversation. In part two, Malik details how he's dealt with imposter syndrome, his extensive research on algorithm bias, and the ways his work ethic has helped him overcome an intense workload on a day-to-day basis. There's a slough little wisdom-nuggets nestled all throughout this episode, definitely not one you want to miss. Episode 55. Subscribe and find out more at bedletter.substack.com Follow Christian on Twitter Follow Malik on Instagram Listen...

How Brown University professor Malik Boykin interlinks music production with the academic fields of psychology and sociology. Malik and Christian sit down to discuss the intersection of two seemingly different ends of society: art and music with science and academia. Through a host of brilliant metaphors, Malik details the way he was introduced to psychology and how one area of expertise has helped him gain success in another. Episode 54. Additional insights available at...

Jeopardizing the financial stream of pornography platforms and banks is the fastest way to enact change—it's all about the money through use of the public strong-arm. Original article published on August 26, 2021. Read the full article and subscribe at bedletter.substack.com. Support the show (https://bedletter.substack.com/welcome) Get full access to Bedletter at bedletter.substack.com/subscribe

How the ancient Greeks defined the never-ending battle between being right and being wise. Original article posted on July 9th, 2021. Read the article at bedletter.substack.com Support the show (https://bedletter.substack.com/welcome) Get full access to Bedletter at bedletter.substack.com/subscribe

Mental safe-spaces are destroying our greatest human distinction: the freedom of thought and speech. Original article published on July 8th, 2021. Read the article on Medium Donate via Paypal Find out more at cashliman.com Support the show (https://bedletter.substack.com/welcome) Get full access to Bedletter at bedletter.substack.com/subscribe

Give yourself a little more credit than the 280 characters Twitter gives you. Original article published on June 24th, 2021. Read the article on Medium Donate via Paypal Find out more at cashliman.com Support the show (https://bedletter.substack.com/welcome) Get full access to Bedletter at bedletter.substack.com/subscribe

What and how we choose to magnify the matters of our lives becomes the way we live them. Original article published on July 6th, 2021. Read the article on Medium Donate via Paypal Find out more at cashliman.com Support the show (https://bedletter.substack.com/welcome) Get full access to Bedletter at bedletter.substack.com/subscribe

This is the fourth and final part of Richard and Christian’s conversation where they discuss the differences in Western versus Eastern thought and Richard’s motivations behind writing his book. Richard recently released his new book Thinking: A Memoir, in which he details different human reasoning errors, why those errors occur, and how to improve your reasoning. Episode 48. Find out more at bedletter.substack.com Thinking: A Memoir by Richard Nisbett on Amazon Follow Christian on Twitter...