Josh Renaud

@Kirkman
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Husband to a Boliviana. Daddy. Emperor of the Renaud Empire. Journalist and developer for stltoday.com. Lover of Atari, BBSes and retro tech.
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Only one donor so far — Blackford "Beau" Brauer, president of Hunter Engineering — has donated to fund St. Louis police Chief Robert Tracy's side job at UMSL, but a pledge from Emerson may be on the way.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/article_ea389290-e181-43f1-aa28-17eeef51c4a3.html

#stl #stlouis #localnews #news #localjournalism #police #publicsafety

Excited to share this personal talk — given at the Tolkien Society's inaugural Westmoot conference in Kansas City — titled "Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot

"Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American" (Josh Renaud, Westmoot 2025)

YouTube

It has often been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot

Excited to share this personal talk — given at the Tolkien Society's inaugural Westmoot conference in Kansas City — titled "Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot

"Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American" (Josh Renaud, Westmoot 2025)

YouTube

It has often been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot

Just got some great news — my talk proposal for Westmoot 2026 has been accepted!

It's coming fast (next month), and I have a lot of work still to do.

#tolkien #westmoot #storytelling

Just got some great news — my talk proposal for Westmoot 2026 has been accepted!

It's coming fast (next month), and I have a lot of work still to do.

#tolkien #westmoot #storytelling

It has often been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found right here among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.

Excited to share video from my presentation ("Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American") at last year's inaugural Westmoot conference from the Tolkien Society!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #MiddleEarth #westmoot #midwest #stl #stlouis

"Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American" (Josh Renaud, Westmoot 2025)

YouTube

It has often been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found right here among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.

Excited to share video from my presentation ("Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American") at last year's inaugural Westmoot conference from the Tolkien Society!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4

#tolkien #MiddleEarth #westmoot #midwest #stl #stlouis

"Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American" (Josh Renaud, Westmoot 2025)

YouTube
Did @johncarreyrou crack the mystery of who invented bitcoin? Pretty convincing, definitely meets a preponderance of evidence standard. Beyond a reasonable doubt? Not sure. Thoughts? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.

The New York Times