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Elise is a Knight Fellow in Journalism at Stanford University. She used to run Marfa Public Radio. The conventional beats of journalism meet people's informational needs. This one aims to address existential ones.

Newsletter · By The Existential Beat · US · Official site

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Aug 12, 2026
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  1. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    The Week of July 19th-26th (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Jul 20, 2026

    Breakdown (opens the original)

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    This week I’m failing at my own project. Rather than sugarcoat it, here it is.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="5924" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qV-K!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-

  3. Issue · Jul 16, 2026

    Remix (opens the original)

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    I have a hypothesis that the way we present news stories impacts our sense of reality. A green gentian superbloom covered the mountains of Colorado. Ten thousand people sign up talk to a stranger. The World Cup rekindles mariachi. All about our mothers. Renters have more power in the housing market. AI bots are being taught to sound like political candidates. War continues in Iran. And the woman behind “Total Eclipse of the Heart” has died.Here’s last week’s summary.<a class="image-link image2 i

  4. Issue · Jul 7, 2026

    America at 250 (opens the original)

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