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How Did It All Happen?

By: Gerald Blackthorne
Narrated by: Richard Salem
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About this listen

Meaning does not attend status meetings.

What if organized religion ran like a startup, with launch decks, KPIs, and a product roadmap, and Jesus arrived as the prototype that refused to stay on script?

How Did It All Happen? follows a tiny celestial ops team in a glass room above Earth. Flo manages the rollout, Callisto guards her conscience, Anthrax spins the brand, and Dave lives inside the dashboard. Their job is simple in theory, optimize belief. Their result is two thousand years of miracles, memos, schisms, and fix-it patches, while a stubbornly human Jesus keeps choosing mercy over metrics.

From Bethlehem to Avignon to the modern megachurch, the book delivers a sharp, warm satire of bureaucracy, marketing, and the systems that try to monetize longing. It is irreverent toward institutions, respectful toward personal faith, and driven by character. The scope is epic, the cast stays intimate, the jokes land, and the heart shows.

You will enjoy this book if you like:

  • Smart, funny fiction that asks real questions about meaning and control
  • Big history seen from one small room
  • Satire that targets branding and bureaucracy, not belief
  • Inventive forms, including release notes, incident reports, and memos

Perfect for listeners of metaphysical comedy, corporate satire, and upmarket speculative fiction.

©2025 Neil Coghlan (P)2025 Neil Coghlan
Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Metaphysical & Visionary Satire Comedy Funny Witty Heartfelt
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I listened to this while doing chores and kept stopping just to catch everything. The workplace satire felt uncomfortably familiar, especially if you’ve ever watched leadership chase numbers over people. What worked for me was how personal it felt despite the big ideas. It pokes fun at systems without being cynical, and the humor never undercuts the heart. I laughed often, but I also felt oddly reflective by the end. Definitely not what I expected, in a good way.

Sharp Humor with a Surprisingly Human Core

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I listened to this on my commute and kept replaying parts because it hit close to home. It’s funny in a dry, smart way, but also kinda unsettling if you have ever sat through pointless meetings or watched meaning get turned into metrics. I liked how it pokes systems, not belief itself. Some parts made me laugh, others made me quiet for a bit. Didn’t expect that mix, but yeah, it worked for me.

This One Lingers After You Hit Pause

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I went into this expecting a casual listen during my commute, but I kept stopping to replay parts. It felt like sitting with someone who’s actually lived through the questions I’ve wrestled with about timing, choices, and consequences. The pacing kept me engaged, and the narration felt calm and convincing without trying too hard. I finished it feeling reflective, not preached at, and it stayed on my mind long after my headphones were off.

The Kind of Listen That Makes You Pause

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The way this little team upstairs scrambles with dashboards, urgent patches, and spin control while things down here keep going off plan had me chuckling out loud on the train. The incident reports and release notes are comedy gold, yet it quietly nails how easy it is to prioritize targets over people. Finished it over a weekend, still thinking about it weeks later. Sharp, funny, and surprisingly kind.

Heaven's Startup Drama Had Me Hooked

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I listened during quiet moments and found myself stopping the audio just to think. It walks through ideas in a way that feels natural, like someone talking through big questions without forcing answers on you. I liked that it didn’t rush or try to sound clever.

. It left me reflecting on my own experiences

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