Human Meme

David Boles

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The Human Meme podcast examines what separates human consciousness from mere biological existence. Each episode investigates the inherited behaviors, cultural transmissions, and cognitive patterns that replicate across generations, shaping how we think, grieve, speak, and remember. David Boles, a New York City writer, publisher, and teacher, hosts these conversations as mindfulness with teeth: no production music, no easy comfort, only the direct inquiry into what makes us recognizably human. Since 2016, the podcast has asked why we weep emotional tears, how language emerged from gesture, and whether memory constructs or reveals the self. The irrevocable aesthetic is the commitment to answers...

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Recent episodes

  • Standing at the RailJul 10, 2026 · 9 min
  • The Line in the StoneJul 8, 2026 · 9 min
  • The Direction of HopeJul 7, 2026 · 9 min
  • Held Until Called ForJul 6, 2026 · 9 min
  • The Animal We BlameJul 2, 2026 · 9 min
  • The Synthetic CauseJul 1, 2026 · 8 min
  • Synalosis: The Shape That ClosesJun 28, 2026 · 9 min
  • The Goldfish that Never SwamJun 24, 2026 · 9 min
  • How a Country Chooses Its FoolsJun 22, 2026 · 8 min
  • Not My ThingJun 19, 2026 · 9 min

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