Patterson in Pursuit

by Steve Patterson

Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas. stevepatterson.substack.com

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 10K to 60K

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: society · culture

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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~Weekly

200+ episodes since 2016

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Most discussed topics

philosophy

society

culture

christianity

metaphysics

personal experience

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Substack4

Steve Patterson's Substack4

Jeffrey Epstein1

Hijacking Bitcoin1

Catholic Christianity1

patrifriedman.com1

Free State Project1

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Medium Confidence

Total monthly reach

10K to 60K

Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.

By chart position

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AU · Philosophy
#107
5K to 30K
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US · Philosophy
#200
5K to 30K

Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
5K to 30K
🎙 Weekly cadence·205 episodes·Last published 3mo ago
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
10K to 60K
🇦🇺50%🇺🇸50%
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
3K to 18K

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On the show

From 10 eps

Host

Steve Patterson

10 eps

Recent guests

3 across last 10 eps

Simon Dixon

1 ep

Patri Friedman

1 ep

Eric Brakey

1 ep

Recent episodes

Ep. 115 - Simon Dixon on Bitcoin, Epstein, and Whether BTC was Hijacked

Feb 12, 2026

2h 04m 08s

Pure Reason and the Divinity of Love

Jan 4, 2026

5m 35s

Theoretical Pluralism and Chess [Narration]

Dec 7, 2025

4m 18s

Things I Like about Christianity [Narration]

Nov 30, 2025

13m 28s

Understanding Marxism through Metaphysics [Narration]

Nov 23, 2025

4m 05s

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Social Links & Contact

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Episodes

205

monthly

Avg length

32m 16s

3m 40s – 2h 28m 50s

Range

Sep 2020 – Feb 2026

Topics

philosophy, society +32

Guests

Simon Dixon +2 · last 10 eps

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
2/12/26	Ep. 115 - Simon Dixon on Bitcoin, Epstein, and Whether BTC was Hijacked✨	Bitcoinhijacking theories+3	Simon Dixon	Jeffrey EpsteinHijacking Bitcoin	—	Bitcoinhijacking+4	—	2h 04m 08s
1/4/26	Pure Reason and the Divinity of Love✨	philosophylove+3	—	—	—	divinity of lovePlatonism+3	—	5m 35s
12/7/25	Theoretical Pluralism and Chess [Narration]✨	theoretical pluralismchess+3	—	Substack	—	theoretical pluralismchess+5	—	4m 18s
11/30/25	Things I Like about Christianity [Narration]✨	ChristianityCatholicism+3	—	Catholic ChristianitySteve Patterson's Substack	—	ChristianityCatholicism+3	—	13m 28s
11/23/25	Understanding Marxism through Metaphysics [Narration]✨	Marxismmetaphysics+3	—	Steve Patterson's Substack	—	Marxismmetaphysics+3	—	4m 05s
11/16/25	Markets Fail to Solve the Complexity Problem [Narration]✨	marketscomplexity+3	—	Steve Patterson's Substack	—	marketscomplexity problem+3	—	15m 49s
11/9/25	Is AI an Empirical Breakthrough in Philosophy? [Narration]✨	artificial intelligencephilosophy+3	—	Substack	—	AIphilosophy+3	—	8m 15s
11/2/25	Ep. 114: Research and Experience with Sleep Apnea \| Patri Friedman✨	sleep apneapersonal experience+3	Patri Friedman	Substackpatrifriedman.com	—	sleep apneahealth+6	—	51m 55s
10/26/25	Why Language Machines do not have Souls [Narration]✨	languageAI+3	—	Steve Patterson's Substack	—	language machinesAI+3	—	10m 50s
10/19/25	Ep. 113 - Eric Brakey Detained at the Border✨	border detentionconstitutional rights+3	Eric Brakey	Free State ProjectSubstack	—	borderdetention+3	—	40m 41s
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10/5/25	"But What's the Mechanism?"	The desire to understand mechanism has led scientists, doctors, and researchers into grave error—the “mechanism fallacy”—thinking that correlations are not causally connected if the mechanism is not understood. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						9m 26s
9/21/25	Three Confirmed Paradoxes in Mathematics [Narration]	Article and mentioned links here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						4m 52s
9/14/25	Ep. 112 - The Historical Novelty of the Trinity \| Dr. Jared Ortiz	We've become desensitized to the novelty of the Trinity. I am joined by Dr. Jared Ortiz to discuss the history and importance of the Council of Nicaea. Guest's website: https://hope.edu/directory/people/ortiz-jared/index.html Guest's book: The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						59m 00s
8/31/25	Intelligence and Pattern Recognition [Narration]	Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						3m 59s
8/24/25	Everything in Discrete Space [Narration]	Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						6m 45s
8/17/25	Ep. 111 - Is Civilization Older Than We Thought? \| Michael Button	There are too many anomalies in archaeology to ignore. Our paradigms will have to be revised.My conversation with Michael Button, a rising star from the next generation of scholars. Check out his YouTube channel here. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						1h 18m 14s
8/9/25	Geometry as Logic [Narration]	Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						3m 40s
8/3/25	Mechanics before Ethics [Narration]	(From December 2022) Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						6m 56s
7/27/25	How to Deal with Spiritual Hierarchy [Narration]	Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						8m 03s
7/20/25	Ep. 110 - Fixing Calculus with Computers \| Ryan X. Charles	Textbook calculus is wrong because it's fundamentally continuous. We can do better, and a discrete calculus might even change how we build computers. Interview with Ryan X Charles. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						1h 30m 24s
7/13/25	Information and Spirit [Narration]	Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						4m 58s
7/6/25	Is Everything Quantifiable? [Narration]	Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						4m 18s
6/28/25	Ep. 109 - Order After Atheism \| Aaron Day	I'm joined by Aaron Day of the Daylight Freedom Foundation to talk about... a completely different subject than we originally planned. He shares his story about moving away from atheist materialism, and we also discuss the role (and dangers) of social hierarchies and other topics. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						1h 34m 03s
6/19/25	Complexity and Natural Systems [Narration]	Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						4m 17s
6/17/25	Ep. 108 - I'm Trying to Understand the Trinity \| TK Coleman	The biggest hangup I have with Catholicism (and all the mainline branches of Christianity) is the Trinity. I can understand a lower-case-t trinitarianism—that the concepts of “Father God”, “Son of God” and “Holy Spirit” are valid and useful—but the official doctrine of the Trinity still confuses me. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe						2h 28m 50s