Most of our media are owned by a handful of tech billionaires, but there's one place that still operates like the internet was never invented.

On the new season of the divided dial from On the Media, we're exploring shortwave radio, where prayer and propaganda coexist with news and conspiracy theories, and where an existential battle

for the public airwaves is playing out right now.

Listen to On the Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

Good morning and welcome back to practical stoicism. I'm your host, Tanner Campbell, and I've got a podcast suggestion for you.

This isn't a paid sponsorship. This is a friend of mine. And he's been doing this podcast for a while.

And if you're into travel related history, I think you'll probably like this one.

Why am I sharing this recommendation

on my Stoicism podcast? Because the host is a friend of mine, like I said, and it's a nice thing to do

when you can do it to support your friends with a bit of free marketing and exposure. I mean,

why not? And plus, I enjoy the show personally. The name of the podcast is Vanishing Postcards, and my friend Evan does a really great job with it.

It's all about the history, people, and places along America's famous Route 66 interstate highway.

Evan describes it a bit better than I just did in his description of the show, which is, quote,

Vanishing Postcards is a documentary travel log that invites listeners on a road trip exploring the hidden dives,

traditions, and frequently threatened histories discovered by exiting the interstates.

If that sounds interesting to you, search your podcast player for vanishing postcards and check

it out. Today, we're going to dive into Meditation 26 from book four, but just before we do,

there's a question at the end of this podcast submitted by a listener, and it is going to require

that I talk about intellectual disabilities. I don't particularly enjoy what I'm going to have to say in answer to this

question, and I want to let you know that you probably aren't going to either. And lastly, I want to

make sure you understand that I don't have a full answer on this yet. This answer is a work in progress.

I need you to be prepared to be potentially upset by it, but I also need you to understand that I am

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