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. Hey there, Procaptan. Hope you're well. It is nearly Halloween here in the good old

U.S. V. And so, for that reason, I thought instead of a meditation

from Marcus this Monday, I might share with you some thoughts I have about dressing up as something

we aren't. Don't worry, this is probably not going where you might be afraid it's going,

and it is related to stoicism. This is, after all, a stoicism podcast, and I'm not going to let you down.

This story is about me and this podcast, and it might seem unrelated to stoicism when it starts,

or maybe even when it ends, but if you're paying attention, I think you'll understand pretty

readily exactly why it is about stooicism, and in particular,

my own failure in concerns to the topic I'll be discussing. This is an episode about me and

Stoicism in this podcast. I am certain, though, that you will get something out of it.

This story starts with the ending, and here it is. Due to creative

differences, the sorts that aren't resolvable, the band's not getting back together kind of stuff,

Glassbox media and I are parting ways. That means this podcast is about to go ad-free and

entirely independent.

Now, that is what I have wanted for the last little while, and it has been difficult to make happen.

And the things that we all collectively, on Glassbox's side, on my side and on you, the listener's side,

the things we've all had to suffer have been arduous and

obnoxious and difficult for everyone. But while it has been difficult to get here,

within a couple of weeks, I am back on my own. This is a very interesting moment in the

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