{"id":775,"slug":"thompson-clive","name":"Thompson, Clive","type":"person","created_at":"2026-08-08T04:38:13.179321+00:00","hidden":0,"aliases":[],"episodes":[{"id":"1dfa4c26-363e-4e56-afef-de38a6c01b8e","slug":"s21e17-it-was-supposed-to-be-different-reading","subject":"s21e17: It Was Supposed To Be Different; Reading Material","title":"It Was Supposed To Be Different; Reading Material","publish_date":"2026-08-06T00:23:38+00:00","year":2026,"month":8,"season":21,"episode":17,"episode_label":"s21e17","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s21e17-it-was-supposed-to-be-different-reading/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1689,"context":" … The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World\n, by\n<mark>Clive Thompson</mark>\n\nRuined by Design\n, by\nMike Monteiro\n\nSeacritters! 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