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Four More Years! Trump Restored and Gore Vidal’s Presidential Writings – Episode 180

In this episode, Dara reacts to the re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency. Did the Democrats and Kamala Harris once again fail to take seriously Trump and the Republican voter base? Whatever the cause, politicians of the liberal centre or centre-left have not been convincing enough to get themselves back into power. Four more years of Trump is a worrying prospect for the larger wellness of a very divided nation.

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Caring Enough to Act, or Do I Really Need to Laugh at That? – Episode 154

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In this episode, Dara has an update on the fox situation at Hashtag Blessed and admits he views the surviving chickens differently since last week’s attack. Is it just him, or do they seem to be grieving?

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July Miscellany! Movies, Weddings, and Reading the Signs – Episode 114

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In this episode Dara reviews some recently watched movies, including William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in LA (1985), and Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City (1981), two much-lauded cop thrillers that each have their strengths and weaknesses and are very much products of their time.

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Survival, Transcendence, and the Myth of Whatever Doesn’t Kill You – Episode 108

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In this episode, Dara talks about the affection for survival narratives and considers the respective legacies of the recently deceased singers and songwriters Tina Turner and Christy Dignam. He wonders whether we should be defined by what we’ve overcome in life. He also questions the value of legacy and argues for the need to be more concerned with our present-tense impact.

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Hugs, Threats, Non-Transferable Skill Sets, and a Day Told in Reverse – Episode 104

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This week’s episode begins and ends with a hug, because we all need a hug sometimes, right? Dara thinks so, and he looks at the idea of self-soothing in a wellness context, arguing that it is a particularly useful practice when aligned with mindfulness.

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The 100th Episode Stocktake, or Stick Your Teachable Moment Where the Sun Don’t Shine! – Episode 100

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In this, the 100th episode of the show, Dara permits himself a stocktake. He reaffirms the recurring themes he has continued to weave through the podcast and examines what wellness with attitude means.

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Laughing at the Wrong Things, or Why Cat Stevens is So Funny to Me – Episode 88

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In this episode, Dara looks at a couple of recent news stories in Ireland that have raised some confronting questions about where we’re at as a society.

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Goldfish Memory and the Things We Get Used To – Episode 85

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If last week was the wrap-up of the year, this week is assessing the landscape of the year to come. Dara acknowledges the generic themes he has embraced for the moment that’s in it and tries to contextualise his own attitude to the beginning of another year. Part of that attitude is informed by his birthday falling in January, something that has helped him cultivate a lifelong affinity for the month and what it can represent.

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Heading Fear Off at the Pass, or Oh No, Not Another Catastrophe! – Episode 77

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A mental health-focused episode partly inspired by Blindboy Boatclub’s ongoing commitment to sharing his own mental health and wellness journey.

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The Hateful Power of Hipsters, or Today’s Letter is ‘H’! – Episode 72

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In this tonally-light episode, Dara weaves a thread through 4 apparently unconnected words to create (what he hopes is) meaningful content. As they like to say on Sesame Street, “today’s letter is ‘H’. What begins with ‘H’?”

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Four More Years! Trump Restored and Gore Vidal’s Presidential Writings – Episode 180

July Miscellany! Movies, Weddings, and Reading the Signs – Episode 114

Survival, Transcendence, and the Myth of Whatever Doesn’t Kill You – Episode 108

Hugs, Threats, Non-Transferable Skill Sets, and a Day Told in Reverse – Episode 104

The 100th Episode Stocktake, or Stick Your Teachable Moment Where the Sun Don’t Shine! – Episode 100

Laughing at the Wrong Things, or Why Cat Stevens is So Funny to Me – Episode 88

Goldfish Memory and the Things We Get Used To – Episode 85

Heading Fear Off at the Pass, or Oh No, Not Another Catastrophe! – Episode 77

The Hateful Power of Hipsters, or Today’s Letter is ‘H’! – Episode 72

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