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This episode contains spoilers for One Piece, specifically the Alabasta Arc. If you don’t want One Piece spoiled, don’t listen to this. The last episode of this podcast was December 9th, 2025 and I had just finished episode 90 of One Piece. As sometimes happens, time got away from me.(1) So anywayyys, time got away from me, 9 months of time to be specific! And in that time, I did a bunch of things...

One Piece Review: Episodes 50-90 Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

One Piece Review - Episodes 1-49 Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

Setting out to review One Piece! Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

Links to some information referred to herein: https://www.simplypsychology.org/what-are-hyperactivating-strategies.html https://chicagoanalysis.org/blog/conditions-and-diagnoses/annihilation-anxiety-cpi/ Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

Thanks for reading Intelleclectic! This post is public so feel free to share it. Intelleclectic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I just rewatched the end of a popular TV show. It was a fantastic ending, and one I enjoyed a lot when it first aired. But, as often happens, for no particular reason, I was suddenly...

Learning the true meaning of forgiveness Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

Venerable Shoushan picked up his “bamboo comb” and said to the assembly,  "You people of various ranks, if you call out ‘bamboo comb’ you butt your head into the norm. Not calling out ‘bamboo comb’ you turn your back to the norm. You various people, just say what do you call out?” Free radicals are best known as those things that are often vilified in pop science media for causing all kinds of pro...

My thoughts on home and homelessness. Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

Thinking about the origin of compulsive behaviors and how to overcome them vis-a-vis the illustrative example of thumb-sucking. Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

I review the movie Aniara - a film that bravely explores the limits of hope and hopelessness without pretending to have any easy answers. Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

I expound at length about my love for Godzilla Minus One Get full access to Intelleclectic at intelleclectic.substack.com/subscribe

A friend of mine suggested it might be a good idea for me to turn my extensive ramblings via text message into a Substack account - ostensibly to the end of making a profit. That ostensible purpose is, of course, absolutely ridiculous. But, the notion of engaging in public, online journaling is of interest to me. So, I’ll give it a shot. In terms of what to expect as a reader…well, first and forem...