Episode
064: Middle Age and its Metaphors
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- Satellite Haiku
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- Jul 22, 2026
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- 3649
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Summary
We talk about forgetfulness, routine, middle age as a metaphor for Europe, San Francisco weather vs east coast weather, security vs convenience, the Jefferson-Adams death coincidence, birth/death synchronicities in general, Max Muncy x2 as proof of the simulation, dystopias, caterpillar epigenetics, past lives, the difference between personality and self, summer tomatoes, CA’s top predator, jet lag Mentioned in this episode Rutger Bregman / Reith lectures The Truman Show (1998 film) My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor This American Life: “Testosterone” Bob Odenkirk answers “who are you jealous of?” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com