Finneran's Wake
Finneran’s Wake – where the ART OF CONVERSATION lives.
Here, no topic is untouchable, no idea inadmissible, and no one too heretical to be heard.
As the great French essayist Montaigne once said, “To my taste, the most fruitful and natural exercise of our minds is CONVERSATION. I find the practice of it the most delightful activity in our lives”.
It certainly is the most delightful activity in my life. I want it to be so in yours as well.
To that end, I humbly welcome you to my channel.
Here, we'll exercise our minds together. Here, we'll practice this delightful activity as friends. We'll engage, now and forever, in the art--the highest and most human art--of conversation!
With affection,
Daniel
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 107
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
To Photograph is to Learn How to Live | Ulrich Baer
Ulrich Baer is an author, editor, and a professor of photography at NYU.
I wanted to chat with someone about photography in the “iPhone” age (along with a bunch of other things!), and Uli was kind en…
Art, Wonder, and Oscar Wilde | Joseph Pearce
Joseph Pearce is an educator, essayist, and author of over two dozen books.
I reached out to Joseph because I wanted to learn more about the great Irish playwright and wit, Oscar Wilde, about whom he…
Keju: The Ancient Test of China’s Strength | Yasheng Huang
Yasheng Huang is a professor at MIT and the author of many books, including his most recent work, “The Rise and Fall of the EAST”.
I reached out to Professor Huang because, after reading his book, I …
Run like a Philosopher | Sabrina Little
Sabrina Little is an author, ultramarathoner, and a professor of philosophy.
Her latest book, “The Examined Run” is suitable not only for competitive athletes, but for anyone who wants to:
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The Genius of Michelangelo | William Wallace
William Wallace is an author, a lecturer, and a professor of art history at the University of St. Louis.
Professor Wallace is America’s expert on Michelangelo, the great Renaissance sculptor, painter…
Race, Sports, and Revolutionaries: Black Quarterbacks in the NFL | John Eisenberg
John Eisenberg is a sports columnist and an author.
His latest book, Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football is an eye-opening account of the history of black quarterbacks …
What is Culture? | Marcus Collins
Marcus Collins is a marketer, cultural translator, professor, and an author.
His first book, For the Culture: The power behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be is now available for purc…
War, Douglas MacArthur, Israel, Hawaii & Investing | James Ellman
James Ellman is an investor and author.
His latest book, “MacArthur Reconsidered” treats its subject in a refreshingly unbiased way.
With a steady hand, James carves away the hero-worship, and leaves…
Slavery, Freedom, & The Unsung Heroes Of The Underground Railroad | Scott Shane
Scott Shane is a reporter, a research fellow, a lecturer, and an author.
His latest book, Flee North, tells the story of the two men responsible for freeing hundreds of enslaved people and establishi…
John Muir, Yosemite, & The Fight To Protect America’s Crown Jewel | Dean King
Dean King is an author, a journalist, and a documentarian.
His latest book, Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that saved Yosemite is available at all reputable booksellers.
This b…
Manliness, Modernity, Business, and Beauty | Logan Wright
Logan Wright is the founder of Greco Gum.
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Chewed since time immemorial, mastic gum offers a plethora of h…
Road Trips, Twizzlers, The Civil War & College Football | John Banks
John Banks is an author, editor, a journalist, and a Civil War aficionado.
His latest book, A Civil War Road Trip of a Lifetime is now available for purchase!
The book is a really fun travelogue-cum-…
Camping, Architecture, Nature, And The Hidden History Of S’mores | Martin Hogue
Martin Hogue is an author, architect, and a professor at Cornell University.
Martin’s latest book, Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping’s Most Essential Items and Activities is available everywhe…
Blues Guitar, Communist China, SRV, and The Allman Brothers Band | Alan Paul
Alan Paul is an author, a journalist, and a musician.
He was the founding member of the Beijing-based blues group, Woodie Alan, for which he served as the frontman.
Along with a delightful autobiogra…
Rockets, Race Cars, Cameras, and Extreme Weather | Scott Schilke
Scott Schilke is a photographer who specializes in capturing breathtaking images of rocket ships, race cars, and extreme weather events.
At the youthful age of sixty-two, after having worked in proper…
Exposing The MYTH of The Free Market | Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University.
She is the author of many books, including Why Trust Science?, The Collapse of Western Civilization, …
Jackie Kennedy: America’s Most Alluring Lady | J. Randy Taraborrelli
J. Randy Taraborrelli is an author, editor, reporter, journalist, and biographer whose latest work, “Jackie: Public, Private, Secret” is now available for purchase.
(For what it’s worth, I strongly e…
Raw Milk, Metaphysics, and Marxism: Nourishing the Mind and Body | Sally Fallon
Sally Fallon Morell is an author, a farmer, a businesswoman, and the founder of multiple organizations dedicated to human flourishing.
And how, as humans, do we flourish, you might ask?
Simple: it all…
Become a LION! Courageous, Carnivorous, and FREE | Dr. Robert Kiltz
Dr. Robert Kiltz is a physician, businessman, YouTuber, potter, pilot, and poet.
(I challenge you to repeat those last three words as quickly as you can without stumbling!)
One of America’s leading e…
Quarks, the Cosmos, Carmina Burana, and the Big Bang | Dan Levitt
Dan Levitt is a director, documentarian, and an author.
His latest book, What’s Gotten Into You: The Story Of Your Body’s Atoms, From The Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner, is now available for pu…