None Sense

None Sense


Latest Episodes

Go To Court
May 31, 2020

11. On War
October 14, 2019

Pullback Leaves Green Berets Feeling ‘Ashamed,’ and Kurdish Allies Describing ‘Betrayal’ Obama hails death of Muammar Gaddafi as foreign policy success

10. And Then She Called Them “Wet Backs”
July 15, 2019

overcoming learned helplessness

To Drive – Ep. 201
February 14, 2018

TRANSCRIPT (by speechpad) - Hi. This is Jaime Escuder and welcome to another episode of None Sense. - I like to drive. I've always been kind of fascinated with mechanical things, and engines in particular are really fascinating.

V for Vulnerable – Ep. 107
November 20, 2017

"Novotna produced one of the defining sporting moments of the 1990s when she stumbled in sight of victory against Steffi Graf, and then dampened the Duchess of Kent’s shoulder with her tears." - Related: -

Grief Without God – Ep. 1.6
October 31, 2017

In this episode, I discuss how I, as a none, contend with grief. - MICHIKO DEAD - Día de los Muertos - a log - wind-blown plywood - Nevermore.

Enough – Ep. 1.5
October 25, 2017

This episode was inspired by an article I read about the race to develop artificial intelligence. It reminded me of a story that I heard about Jospeh Heller, which got me thinking about the concept of enough. - References -

Hamilton’s Warning – Ep. 1.4
October 20, 2017

In this episode, I explain why I believe that packing the courts with conservative jurists, as Trump and McConnell plan to do, will cause us to lose our rights. I also talk about John Rawls and Alexander Hamilton. What do they have in common?

Happiness Is a Mailed Letter – Ep. 1.3
October 11, 2017

My solution to the gun violence problem. (It's not what you think.) - CORRECTION: In this episode, I claim that the population density of Cook County, Illinois is 9,000 people per square mile. This is incorrect. It's about 5,500 per square mile.

Thank You, Tom Petty – Ep. 1.2
October 11, 2017

This is my tribute to Tom Petty, who was great. Transcript: Hi, this is Jaime Escuder and welcome to None Sense. - Tom Petty has died. - When I heard that, I, of course, was sad because I liked Tom Petty. He seemed like a really, you know,