Podcast
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Podcast Episode: The Art (and Joy) of Being Adequate
Pip: There's a podcast called Can You Hear Me Now, and today it's making the case that "good enough" might actually be the whole point. Mara: Andrew Prokop's latest post asks what it means to live well without chasing greatness — adequacy as a genuine philosophy, not a consolation prize. Let's start with that argument.… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Chasing the Ghost of Andy Rooney
Note. The underlying article can be found at https://ajprokop.com/2026/10/19/chasing-the-ghost-of-andy-rooney/ Pip: Can You Hear Me Now — a title that doubles as a question most of us ask at least once before noon. Mara: Today we’re sitting with one post from Andrew Prokop — a piece that uses Andy Rooney as a mirror, asking what separates… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Home
Note. The underlying article can be found here: https://ajprokop.com/2026/10/12/home/ Pip: What does it mean to feel at home somewhere? Not the address — the feeling. That’s the question Can You Hear Me Now keeps circling back to this week. Mara: Andrew Prokop takes that question seriously, and this episode follows him through it — from… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Too Much of a Thing
Note. The underlying article can be found here: https://ajprokop.com/2026/10/05/too-much-of-a-thing/ Pip: There is a certain irony in a technology podcast that keeps asking whether we have too much technology — but here we are, and Andrew Prokop keeps finding new angles on that question. Mara: This week on Can You Hear Me Now, we’re looking at… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Hong Kong Travelogue
Note. The underlying article can be found here: https://ajprokop.com/2026/09/28/hong-kong-travelogue/ Pip: Some journals survive the years by accident — a drawer never cleared, a box never tossed — and occasionally that’s a genuine gift. Mara: Andrew Prokop has been publishing exactly that kind of gift on Can You Hear Me Now. Today we’re spending the whole… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Traducation
Note. The underlying article can be found here: https://ajprokop.com/2026/09/21/traducation/ Pip: Can You Hear Me Now — where the memes are plentiful, the nuance is scarce, and somebody finally gave the tradwife movement and the trade school movement a shared name. Mara: Andrew Prokop is doing the naming this week, and the territory he covers runs… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: The Things We Keep, The Stories They Tell
Note. The underlying article can be found at https://ajprokop.com/2026/09/07/the-things-we-keep-the-stories-they-tell/ Pip: A coffee mug, a space-race tin, and a plastic cup from a baseball game that happened before some of our listeners were born — welcome to Can You Hear Me Now, where the objects on your desk apparently have opinions. Mara: Andrew Prokop’s recent writing… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: The Made Bed and Other Tales of Transformation
Note. The underlying article can be found at https://ajprokop.com/2026/08/24/the-made-bed-and-other-tales-of-transformation/ Pip: There’s a podcast called Can You Hear Me Now, which is either a question about recovery and dignity or a very pointed complaint about cell service — and today, Andrew Prokop makes a case for the former. Mara: He does. Today’s episode is about how… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: A Myth Understanding
Note. The underlying article can be found at https://ajprokop.com/2026/08/17/a-myth-understanding/ Pip: There’s a slab of concrete near a waterfall in Minneapolis, and the question of whether a president ever stood in it is doing more philosophical work than most graduate seminars. Mara: Andrew Prokop’s recent writing takes that question somewhere worth following — into what myths… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Let it Go
Note. The underlying article can be found at https://ajprokop.com/2026/08/03/let-it-go/ Pip: There’s a podcast called Can You Hear Me Now, and today it has something to say about the things we protect so carefully we forget to actually use them. Mara: Andrew Prokop’s writing this week works through one central tension — holding on versus letting… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Redefining Productivity
Note: The underlying article can be found at https://ajprokop.com/2026/07/06/redefining-productivity/ Pip: What does it mean to have a productive day when nobody’s keeping score anymore? That question turns out to be a lot harder than it sounds. Mara: Andrew Prokop takes it on directly in this episode — we’re looking at what productivity actually means once… Continue reading
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Podcast Episode: Where do the Children Play
Note: The underlying article can be found at Where do the Children Play. Pip: There’s a site called Can You Hear Me Now, which is either a meditation on human connection or a very long complaint about cell service — and today, Andrew Prokop makes the case that it’s definitely the former. Mara: Andrew Prokop’s latest… Continue reading
