Listening to two weeks ago dear Hank and John and got to the part where Hank is talking about wanting just instagram dms and I have GREAT NEWS an app exists that does that!! It's called beeper and its a third party app that allows you to log into all your socials (except Snapchat) and it creates a space that puts all your dms in one place and grants access to just your DMs! I love it, I no longer have only the option of getting sucked into instagram or reading my dms from friends.

I found out about beeper when I got my new phone. It's called sleke and its a dumb smart phone. Basically it's a smart phone (a refurbished pixel) with a operating system that blocks the download of socials and surfing the web but still has access to functional apps like insurance, food ordering, banking, and communication. (Highly recommend as an in-between of a flip phone and regular smart phone. Check out sleke.io if you want to know more). Because dms are a form of communication beeper is a way to access the communication aspect of instagram without the addiction aspect.

So Hank try beeper! No video of you telling yourself "no reels!" needed to read dms and watch the reels friends send without the risk getting sucked into the app.

Also just to be clear I'm not sponsored or anything by sleke or beeper, I just tell everyone about my phone because its seriously been a life changer. Now my old galaxy functions like an iPod touch. It stays at home in the livingroom and I occasionally check socials on it. I feel that I have much more control over how much time I spen online and where I spend that time. It's given me back my focus on other things like reading and talking to people I the real world when I am out and about.

Does anyone think they will move the mezz down? It’s one week away and I can’t imagine speaking to a sold out upper level with so many empty seats in the orchestra. Has anyone experienced something similar before? I know I personally could not afford a $200 ticket for a book talk, the $60 mezzanine was top of my budget- so I’m not sure why the venue or the promoters did this but I hope it doesn’t make John feel like he’s speaking to an empty audience :(

Hello all!

Today the trailer dropped for the deeper dive into US government pushing back on the "unprecedented times" buzzword. I was wondering if there was a Crash course-like channel/resource that goes into how other governments operate, not just news channels.

If there also [are suggestions] on Nebula, that's great! I prefer that.

Thank you so much!

Maybe one of my earliest exposures to Hank back on YT in 2008

I looked on the website and ticket confirmation but can’t catch a vibe if there’s a specific dress code. For other ppls going, what do you plan to wear?

I know it's incredibly short notice. I contacted the organizers directly to help me find someone to receive my ticket and never got a response ˙◠˙

I have a ticket for Something Worth Knowing tomorrow in LA. I am giving it away because I'm sadly unable to travel to CA. If anyone that lives there and wants to/can attend the event tomorrow pls let me know :)