<![CDATA[Slate Hill Dispatches: Read Aloud]]>
slatehilldispatches.substack.com]]>https://slatehilldispatches.substack.com/podcastSubstackSat, 30 May 2026 08:07:11 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/5683315.rssMichael ThompsonSignals, stories, and strategy from the edge of insight and experience.episodicMichael Thompsonslatehilldispatches@substack.comNo<![CDATA[The Invisible Work of Alignment (Read Aloud)]]>This is a full read-aloud of the essay The Invisible Work of Alignment.

It’s about the labor that lives between ideas and outcomes. The work of translation, positioning, and restraint that rarely gets credited, but determines whether anything actually moves.

The written version of this essay is available in the Slate Hill Dispatches archive.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit slatehilldispatches.substack.com]]>https://slatehilldispatches.substack.com/p/the-invisible-work-of-alignment-readsubstack:post:183960051Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:51:25 GMTMichael ThompsonNo318<![CDATA[What We Want Still Counts (Read Aloud)]]>This is a full read-aloud of the essay What We Want Still Counts.

It’s about desire, connection, and the slow erosion that happens when we convince ourselves that wanting less is the same as needing less.

The written version of this essay is available in the Slate Hill Dispatches archive.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit slatehilldispatches.substack.com]]>https://slatehilldispatches.substack.com/p/what-we-want-still-counts-read-aloudsubstack:post:183959770Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:48:49 GMTMichael ThompsonNo514<![CDATA[The Energy Budget (Read Aloud)]]>This is a full read-aloud of the essay The Energy Budget.

It’s about the quiet math most of us are doing every day. What we can afford. What we overspend. What we keep charging long after the account is empty.

The written version of this essay is available in the Slate Hill Dispatches archive.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit slatehilldispatches.substack.com]]>https://slatehilldispatches.substack.com/p/the-energy-budget-read-aloudsubstack:post:183959103Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:45:40 GMTMichael ThompsonNo334