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

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Average duration: 51 minutes
Episodes: 107
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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Dismantling "White Supremacy Mythology" | Jill Nagle

Jill Nagle, with whom I had the great pleasure to talk, is the founder of Evolutionary Workplace, a company based in California whose aim it is to “dismantle white supremacy” mythology. In her approa…

01:06:50 | Fri 15 Jul 2022

Concise Recap - Ep. 7: Unrest in Akron; A Mass Shooting Carried Out in Highland Park (and Averted in Richmond); Boris Johnson Steps Down, While Shinzo Abe is Shot down

On this week’s Concise Recap, we cover the following: 1.) Unrest in Akron after the release of police footage (of Jayland Walker’s Death) 2.) A mass shooting carried out in Highland Park, and a ma…

00:26:49 | Sun 10 Jul 2022

Why We Should Celebrate the SECOND of July!

“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival…

00:28:28 | Sun 03 Jul 2022

Concise Recap - Ep. 6: 53 Migrants Die in a Semi Truck in Texas; January 6th Committee Welcomes a New Witness; Religious Freedom Prevails Again

An extraordinary week! The three items you must know: 1. 53 Migrants Die in a Semi Truck in San Antonio Texas 2. The January 6th Committee Welcomes a New Witness 3. Religious Freedom Prevails (Again…

00:32:43 | Sun 03 Jul 2022

Concise Recap | Ep. 5 - Uvalde Shooting Update; The Supreme Court Sluice Gates Open, Decisions Pour Out; Biden Falls off His Bike, As the Economy Falls of a Cliff | News

Wow...what a week! Here are its three most important news items of which you MUST be aware! 1. Uvalde shooting update (plus, the passage of Gun legislation) 2. The Supreme Court sluice gates open,…

00:31:00 | Mon 27 Jun 2022

Graduating high school in Moscow as the Soviet Union collapsed; Arriving in America; De-propagandizing herself; Reflecting on the conflict in Ukraine today | My interview with Olga, Part II

Part II to my fascinating interview with Olga. Here, Olga reflects on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a humanitarian crisis about which, sadly, the western world is quickly forgetting. As an America…

00:17:55 | Sat 25 Jun 2022

Graduating high school in Moscow as the Soviet Union collapsed; Arriving in America; De-propagandizing herself; Reflecting on the conflict in Ukraine today | My interview with Olga, Part-I

Upon her graduation from high school, when, with unalloyed excitement, most young men and women look hopefully toward the future, Olga’s home country of Russia—in whose greatness and infallibility sh…

01:33:15 | Sat 25 Jun 2022

Major Works | Christopher Marlowe | An Honest Book Review

The one writer under whose influence William Shakespeare squirmed: Christopher Marlowe. Born in the same year, Marlowe and Shakespeare were two of history's greatest geniuses. Of Shakespeare's genius…

00:17:28 | Mon 13 Jun 2022

The Truth and Beauty | Andrew Klavan | An Honest Book Review

An honest book review of Andrew Klavan's latest work, "The Truth and Beauty", in which the quick-witted, bald-headed conservative satirist marries the Romantic poets and the sacred Gospels--a union w…

00:15:48 | Sun 12 Jun 2022

Concise Recap | Ep. 4 - A California Man Threatens to Kill Kavanaugh; January 6th Goes Prime Time; Gun Legislation Moves Through the House | News

A concise recap of this week's news! The three most important news items of which you should be aware, with which you should be fluent, all brought to you in a half-hour's time: 1.) A California …

00:30:39 | Sun 12 Jun 2022

Red Handed | Peter Schweizer | An Honest Book Review

Gone are those optimistic days of youth when the glasses through which we viewed the world were "rose"-tinged. Now, it seems, everything is colored red. The red of communist China, that is. Into ever…

00:09:41 | Sat 11 Jun 2022

Concise Recap | Ep. 3 - Tulsa Shooting Leaves 4 Dead; The "Depp-Heard" Dénouement; The Commencement of Pride Month; BONUS item | News

This week's "Concise Recap" on Finneran's Wake! For those short on time, but on long on curiosity; for those to whom news and politics are an interest, but whose time is limited. The three most i…

00:25:23 | Sun 05 Jun 2022

White Fragility | Robin DiAngelo | An Honest Book Review

A candid book review of Robin DiAngelo's best-selling work, "White Fragility". Disclaimer: I am a white person. Worse still--a white man! And I'm not infrequently fragile. And yet, despite that, I'll…

00:14:42 | Sat 04 Jun 2022

How To Be an Anti-Racist | Ibram X. Kendi | An Honest Book Review

An honest book review of Ibram X. Kendi's 2019 best-seller, "How To Be An Anti-Racist". Dare I treat it critically? Yes. If there's a book of which you'd like me to write and record a review, ema…

00:08:31 | Thu 02 Jun 2022

Ticklish Topics | Ep. 2 - The Two Strongest Arguments AGAINST Abortion, Part II

Welcome to Part II of my first "Ticklish Topic": Abortion In this, part two of a two-part series, I'll list for you the two strongest arguments against abortion--arguments by which you might be repu…

00:30:38 | Tue 31 May 2022

Concise Recap | Ep. 2 - Uvalde, Texas Elementary School Massacre; Political Responses to the Aforementioned; Biden's Commitment To Defend Taiwan | News