The Wednesday Audio

Recommended by Craig Burgess

deep thoughts on art, wit, and superficiality

My personal weekly column (Fridays) featuring my dry and (occasionally) witty questioning of the world

Kieran writes with an easy humour about topics I don't often think of. The best kind of newsletter that gets you thinking.

- Craig Burgess

The Zeitville Chronicle

By Paul Publisher

Documenting magic and mundane change in the 2020s.

I'm not a spiritual person in most ways, but Paul does a good job of helping me consider this more deeply.

- Craig Burgess

Tony Zentelis

The rambling thoughts of a degenerate wandering through the great mystery of life.

Tony reminds me of a young Anthony Bourdain. His Stream of Consciousness pieces are chaotic but in the best way. His writing makes me jealous of his talent.

- Craig Burgess

The Pulp Fictioneer

By Frank Theodat

Writings and opinion pieces regarding the continuing influence of pulp fiction literature. Plus, a private look at one man's mission to become a pulp writer in the 21st century.

I love the pulp fiction, so why the hell would I NOT recommend Frank's excellent newsletter about exactly that?

- Craig Burgess

Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble

By Lyle McKeany

Hanging out at the intersection between the stories we tell others and the stories we tell ourselves. Personal, vulnerable, and sometimes funny essays from a husband, father, and disability advocate, delivered every Saturday at exactly 8:08 am PT.

Lyle captures the everyday from often unusual perspectives. He's easy to read and you feel like you're sat at a bar with Lyle. Great stuff.

- Craig Burgess

MindVault

By Phil Hagspiel (MindVault)

A weekly drip of powerful ideas. Signal only. Zero noise.

Phil has a clear process of thought most others don't possess. Accompany that with his often short and punchy writing and his excellent visuals, and you have a great collection of wisdom.

- Craig Burgess

Travel is Dangerous

By Gavin Brennan

A newsletter about travel and what it does to us

Gavin's travel pieces transport me to a different world every time I read them. If you want to travel the global whilst reading, this is the one for you.

- Craig Burgess

I won't keep you

By Trilety Wade

a newsletter that is (usually) no more than 500 words

Trilety writes beautiful prose in a way I wish I could. They're almost like little still-life drawings in word-form. See, I'm rubbish at this word stuff.

- Craig Burgess

Theofuturism

By Pr0ph3t

I am a technological arms dealer for the spiritual war. Building a lighthouse beaming the grace of Christ into the chaos of the metaversal sea. WGMI 😎

Craig’s Cabinet of Meagre Offerings

By Craig Burgess

Iconoclastic fiction and essays about being on (and around) the internet.

This is the other substack where I write words, so of course I recommend you subscribe.

- Craig Burgess

Pod Chat

By Danny

Love podcasting - the news, the people, the tech? Get regular updates, episodes, and conversation threads to help with your podcasting goals.

It's the only newsletter about podcasting that I follow. That should say enough.

- Craig Burgess

Applied Philosophy

Stories in search of the odd and obscure.

Vanya writes excellent fiction and excellent essays. There's an almost other-worldly feel to his work I don't see anywhere else. That's the best way I can describe it, without you experiencing it yourself.

- Craig Burgess

Anti-Mimetic

By Luke Burgis

On becoming who we are in a mimetic world.

Luke Burgis wrote a book called 'Wanting', which is excellent. He also writes a newsletter, which is equally excellent. I read every week.

- Craig Burgess

The Threshold

By Zachary George

Tales of myth and meaning.

The Commonplace

By Thomas J Bevan

Short stories as well as essays on philosophy, Flâneury, the Via Contemplativa and the theory and practice of idleness.

Tom was the first person who got me into Substack, the first person who woke me up to the crazy Value Adding World, and the first person who I disagreed about beaches with. His writing is excellent and he has a unique perspective in our hustle-obsessed culture.

- Craig Burgess

Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

absurd, honest comedy delivered twice a weekish through the vulnerable personal essays of Alex Dobrenko: friend to all, father to one, and tv actor+writer to anyone hiring

The Athenaeum

By Thomas W. Gardner

Writing truthful stories and inquiring essays on Art, Creativity, & Idealism

Thought Bananas

By Charlie Becker

Original Writing and Weekly Curated Content from Charlie Becker

Psychophysical

By Kevin D Mackay

Psychophysical education | Movement practices | Techniques for self-experimenters.

I sit on my arse a lot. Kevin tells me how I should improve my posture as a result of that. It's a bit more than that, but his newsletter is great.

- Craig Burgess

Indulging a Second Look

By DB

Revisits, reconsiderations, reflections, and thoughts on self and the world around you.

DB writes movie review reviews that aren't really reviews that make me think "huh, I should probably watch that". The best kind of review.

- Craig Burgess

Think On These Things

By Brady

Essays on Philosophy, Literature, Art, Music, Jesus. Also Short Fiction

Reading a newsletter from Brady is often like sitting down and reading a book, with all the consideration one might put into writing a book. Each piece he writes is excellent. I recommend his piece on 'How To Be Happy'.

- Craig Burgess

Soaring Twenties

By Thomas J Bevan

A collective of essayists, storytellers, poets, photographers, painters, filmmakers all creating and collaborating to make the internet human again.

The Soaring Twenties Social Club is the online artist club that I'm part of. The group genuinely makes the greatest art on the web, and I'm incredibly proud to be involved. We release an Omnibus of everyone's work each week, a weekly podcast, and a monthly Symposium.

- Craig Burgess