HeyJaredJosh Johnson's Compendium
Writing for the history-minded, intellectually curious reader + dispatches to the listeners of the Compendium Podcast.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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My AI Checklist (opens the original)
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“Hills Like White Elephants,” Part 2 (opens the original)
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This is part 2 of our close reading of Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants. If you haven’t yet read the story, download the PDF and give it a readHills Like White Elephants34KB ∙ PDF file
Q&A: Scythians, No World War 1? and Grant Biographies (opens the original)
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On Instagram, I put out a Q&A box asking for questions, especially related to history, because I’m pretty bad at talking about Compendium, my long-form history podcast. So, in that spirit, let’s talk a little history! If you want to check out The Sound of Distant Guns podcast series, start with Episode 1! Also, subscribe!Subscribe noworthodoxy_and_book asks, What is the Scythian connection to Russi
“Hills Like White Elephants,” Part 1 (opens the original)
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Writing is Anguish (opens the original)
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