Rick Coste writer’s notebook

↓ who’s writing

Music, philosophy, and science.

I wrote a book on evolution, hosted a podcast about it for ten years, and these days I write about records and what it means to really listen.

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Rick Coste at his microphone, with his turntable and tube amplifier behind him
at the turntable, where most of it starts

— the body of work —

Book + Podcast Evolution Talk

A book and a ten-year podcast telling the story of life on earth — written for the curious, not the credentialed.

 YouTube Joy of Vinyl

Records, gear, and the listening life — the video companion to the newsletter.

 Audio Fiction Modern Audio Drama

Produced, written, and performed audio drama — storytelling made for the ear.

 Newsletter On listening & the mind

Essays on vinyl, consciousness, and free will — the writing I’m doing right now.
A shelf of vinyl records lined up spine-out

About

The thread through all of it is curiosity — how it all works, and why it matters.

I’ve spent years trying to explain big ideas — evolution, consciousness, free will — and I bring the same curiosity to writing about music and the act of listening.

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Also...

A few apps and small side projects.

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