Exploring Fiction, Freedom, And Philosophy With Author John C. A. Manley
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
John C. A. Manley joins the podcast once again to discuss his daily email newsletter, Blazing Pine Cone Posts, and his work as a writer of fiction, freedom, and philosophy. John is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping, and other works of speculative fiction…
With a background in Eastern philosophy, fine art, and freelance ghostwriting, John's perspective on the world is varied and analytical. Want to learn more about his worldview and upcoming projects? Tune in now!
Jump into the conversation to find out:
- What John learned as he wrote his debut novel.
- How Much Ado About Corona addresses the 2020 pandemic.
- What "moral injury" is, and how it is connected to society's standards of being.
- What John is trying to accomplish with his newsletter.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
| 0:02.3 | Common sense. |
| 0:03.2 | Common knowledge. |
| 0:04.1 | Or Google. |
| 0:04.8 | How about advice from a real genius? |
| 0:06.9 | 95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license. |
| 0:11.3 | 5% go above and beyond. |
| 0:13.1 | They become very good at what they do. |
| 0:14.9 | But only 0.1% are real geniuses. |
| 0:18.2 | Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you. |
| 0:22.2 | He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field. |
| 0:25.1 | Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. |
| 0:28.7 | Here come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | The Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:41.3 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast. I have a returning guest. |
| 0:42.3 | I get his newsletter. |
| 0:43.3 | His name is John C.A. Manley. |
| 0:46.3 | He's the author of a newsletter called Blazing Pine Cone. |
| 0:49.3 | I get his emails pretty much every day. |
| 0:51.3 | They range on a whole bunch of topics. |
| 0:53.3 | John's pretty thoughtful guy and has commented |
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