Essays

5 Funny Things You Didn't Know About My Channel

Hitting one million subscribers last month had me feeling a touch reflective, and thinking back on the history of my channel and podcast, five moments…

Dec 19, 2024 • Alex O'Connor

Please, Stop Playing Music Everywhere

A relatively trivial complaint, but a passionate one.

Oct 11, 2024 • Alex O'Connor

Biblical Inaccuracies in Religious Art

Further to the well-known French tradition of upsetting religious sensibilities, last month’s Olympic opening ceremony in Paris provided us with one of…

Aug 6, 2024 • Alex O'Connor

Did God Save Donald Trump?

On the invocation of "providence" over the events in Pennsylvania last Saturday.

Jul 21, 2024 • Alex O'Connor

Everything I Didn't Say to Ben Shapiro

An old joke involves photographing two books together: “Everything They Teach You At Harvard Law School,” alongside “Everything They Don’t Teach You At…

Jul 6, 2024 • Alex O'Connor

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