Nick Capodice
@capodice.bsky.social
Co-host of Civics 101, author of A User's Guide to Democracy, How America Works.
I like to make long audio jokes for very very small audiences. I wore a washcloth on my head as a child.
I like to make long audio jokes for very very small audiences. I wore a washcloth on my head as a child.
And welp the next one was "Manifest Destiny."
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
And welp the next one was "Manifest Destiny."
All I need now is the actor who later learned it from Jeff Daniels
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
All I need now is the actor who later learned it from Jeff Daniels
Just want to say I love you two so much. Your distinct ways of thinking and speaking clang against each other so kindly.
It's not the over-the-top production that floats into my head years later, it's a ball of spaghetti, it's the slow eating of a platter of roast beef, it's a yarn machine.
It's not the over-the-top production that floats into my head years later, it's a ball of spaghetti, it's the slow eating of a platter of roast beef, it's a yarn machine.
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Just want to say I love you two so much. Your distinct ways of thinking and speaking clang against each other so kindly.
It's not the over-the-top production that floats into my head years later, it's a ball of spaghetti, it's the slow eating of a platter of roast beef, it's a yarn machine.
It's not the over-the-top production that floats into my head years later, it's a ball of spaghetti, it's the slow eating of a platter of roast beef, it's a yarn machine.
And while we're here, I once heard of a measurement of beauty called 'the millihelen.'
Each one implies the ability of the bearer's face to launch a ship.
Each one implies the ability of the bearer's face to launch a ship.
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
And while we're here, I once heard of a measurement of beauty called 'the millihelen.'
Each one implies the ability of the bearer's face to launch a ship.
Each one implies the ability of the bearer's face to launch a ship.
*I* want to take a class on Helen of Troy.
I read 'Menelaiad' whenever I lose my way. "'Helen of Troy taught me what love is,' I said," I said.
I read 'Menelaiad' whenever I lose my way. "'Helen of Troy taught me what love is,' I said," I said.
January 31, 2026 at 3:13 AM
*I* want to take a class on Helen of Troy.
I read 'Menelaiad' whenever I lose my way. "'Helen of Troy taught me what love is,' I said," I said.
I read 'Menelaiad' whenever I lose my way. "'Helen of Troy taught me what love is,' I said," I said.
No, you are very much! Anything that brings the question to the table of "why do we write about x?" is a net positive!
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
No, you are very much! Anything that brings the question to the table of "why do we write about x?" is a net positive!
You know what makes me mad? Simply because people are sharing it and saying "can you believe this??" it's going to be their most clicked story in a month and they'll say "welp, our most read story last month was the one where we heard people say murder was justified, so we gotta do more of those."
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
You know what makes me mad? Simply because people are sharing it and saying "can you believe this??" it's going to be their most clicked story in a month and they'll say "welp, our most read story last month was the one where we heard people say murder was justified, so we gotta do more of those."
If even one person reads about Leviathan because you took advantage of this it is a societal net gain.
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
If even one person reads about Leviathan because you took advantage of this it is a societal net gain.
ohhh this is what I need tonight. This is such generosity.
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 AM
ohhh this is what I need tonight. This is such generosity.
I been doin' this French, beef twist on a shepherd's pie (maybe technically a 'cottage pie' if it has beef??) and it has reaped many rewards.
www.thekitchn.com/hachis-parme...
www.thekitchn.com/hachis-parme...
"It Tastes Like French Shepherd's Pie!": Meet Your New Favorite Casserole
All that and a cheesy mashed potato topping.
www.thekitchn.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I been doin' this French, beef twist on a shepherd's pie (maybe technically a 'cottage pie' if it has beef??) and it has reaped many rewards.
www.thekitchn.com/hachis-parme...
www.thekitchn.com/hachis-parme...
This is tremendously useful for me today, thank you! Didn't know I needed the rundown/run-down rundown.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This is tremendously useful for me today, thank you! Didn't know I needed the rundown/run-down rundown.
(refraining from asking for a lowdown\downlow download)
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Ned Beatty's NETWORK speech-by Paddy Chayefsky
YouTube video by Gart Williams
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
