September 2024

How Does That Sound? – Testing Opposing Belief Systems – Episode 174

In this episode, Dara reflects on a weekend spent with an old friend and his resultant fatigue, both psychological and intellectual. It prompts an interrogation of his belief and value systems and whether they are more or less valid than those of his friend’s. He argues that it is healthy, and perhaps even necessary, to have someone you regard challenge you with love.

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What Do You Do If You See a Space, Man? – Episode 173

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This episode is all about the presence of absence. How are your comfort levels with empty space and dead air? Do you struggle when the void isn’t filled with something to stimulate? And more importantly, with what do you fill empty spaces and awkward silences?

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Things Living and Dead, or The Strange Inertia of Nicole Kidman’s Upper Lip – Episode 172

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In this episode, Dara is looking for a pulse. After he and his daughter watched Adam Sandler’s 2004 romcom, 50 First Dates, Dara was reminded why he wasn’t a fan of the comedian’s factory line movies – there were too many moments and gags that were completely devoid of life.

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Readings from Brando and Durcan – Slimy Slugs and Penile Compasses! – Episode 171

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A very simple and straightforward episode this week – Dara reads a lengthy unabridged extract from Marlon Brando’s autobiography – Songs My Mother Taught Me, published in 1994. Brando’s voice is frank and accessible and he shares his thoughts on acting, fame, and various female lovers during the time of his emergence as America’s most captivating actor. He also speaks about being a damaged child and the difficulty he had trying to shake off feelings of worthlessness.

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How Does That Sound? – Testing Opposing Belief Systems – Episode 174

What Do You Do If You See a Space, Man? – Episode 173

Things Living and Dead, or The Strange Inertia of Nicole Kidman’s Upper Lip – Episode 172

Readings from Brando and Durcan – Slimy Slugs and Penile Compasses! – Episode 171

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