Emmy-nominated writer-producer for hire / Host of Things Not Seen and Francis Effect podcasts / Professor at Loyola Chicago / ceo sandburgmedia.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mt5t7mefnh2xSo in this essay, I’m trying to figure out a pattern I’ve been seeing in the leadership of the Democratic party. I invite you to think with me. https://daviddault.substack.com/p/detrimental-victory15 Aug 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5t7mefnh2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mse4h6qbs624Writing is going much better today. Two pages (versus the two paragraphs I was able to get done yesterday). I’ve ended up researching and writing more about the Gregorian Reforms of the 11th century than I would have imagined possible.05 Aug 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse4h6qbs624https://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3msdokq6slw2k[nods] Funny way of saying the DSA runs competent candidates, and mainline Dems don’t, but here we are [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdokq6slw2khttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3msc6anhq6s2pSpent all afternoon writing two paragraphs. They have kicked my ass. They are not good paragraphs. This is writing.04 Aug 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc6anhq6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mql3y2knof2eI have determined that my only hope is to keep writing.14 Jul 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql3y2knof2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mpogblm67w2cSome thoughts here on our birthday. https://daviddault.substack.com/p/250-years-is-enough02 Jul 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpogblm67w2chttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mpgk7opq7j2qAs we near the end of Pride month, a shout-out of thanks to the Lesbian Avengers, who were a formative influence on my politics back in the day. https://gomag.com/article/queer-women-history-forgot-lesbian-avengers/29 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgk7opq7j2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mki4pfib5224After a busy couple of months that had me writing in places other than Substack, I am back to doing my weekly essays. This one is an overview of some of the core terms I use in my thinking. I welcome your feedback! https://daviddault.substack.com/p/keywords27 Apr 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki4pfib5224https://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mjqejgxao324The draft of the proposal is now complete. 8,268 words, around 30 pages. The final manuscript is scheduled at this point tobe 75,000 words, or about 300 pages. Really happy with how it hangs together. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqejgxao324https://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mjqeg657kd2eGrateful! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqeg657kd2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mj7zpn2vmp2sWorking on another book proposal. This one is for a more philosophical project. Working title is Synodality, Subsidiarity, Solidarity: An Essay on the Church in the Third Millennium. I’m in that wonderful phase where the energy is good, and I am very excited. More details to come!11 Apr 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7zpn2vmp2shttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mj6mrdezy325Can we start calling it the Ba’alroom now?11 Apr 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6mrdezy325https://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3miwbqaujh42mOne might ask: What is a 25th Amendment even for?07 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwbqaujh42mhttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mgwynuqbxd2hLast night in class, the students and I took an entire hour to discuss one sentence from M. Shawn Copeland’s book, Enfleshing Freedom. That, my friends, is graduate school. If this sounds like fun to you, come work with us at Loyola Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies!13 Mar 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwynuqbxd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mgrxgqcigc2iI am so grateful for this chance to talk to my beloved friends, the Paulist deacons, about my book, the #AccessorizedBible [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrxgqcigc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/daultradio.bsky.social/post/3mgrxduq3xk2iThank you Yale Center for Faith and Culture for this wonderful conversation about my book, the #AccessorizedBible https://faith.yale.edu/media/the-accessorized-bible11 Mar 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:i5bub5uohn7q7dleyynruk2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrxduq3xk2i