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The Deceptive Exhaustion of Standby Mode – Episode 251

In this episode, Dara is wondering why he feels so exhausted. Is it because he has switched from standby mode to being fully turned off? Do we struggle to fully relax because we so seldom do it? And does this connect to more than just the usual life concerns that trouble most of us? Is it possible it may be connected to the remorseless self-branding, self-commodification, and self-selling of the tech age?

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Listen, Think, Talk – The Deeper Connection Toolkit – Episode 243

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In this episode, Dara is leaning into the power of conversation as a means cultivating deeper thought and connection, both with others and with the self. Bumping up against parts of ourselves we would rather weren’t there at all, he argues for a radical humility that completely removes the ego from the equation. Aren’t we much better equipped to assess ourselves if we can do so without the burden of ego and its expectations?

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It’s Autumn – Get Your A** in a Cave! – Episode 226

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In this episode Dara argues that at a certain moment in autumn, the whole season starts to feel like a Sunday night, and not in a good way! The shortening days, the lengthening nights, it all combines to create a sense of nature closing in to usher us into a dark resting place. And isn’t that what Mondays can feel like?

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The Intimacy of Male Connection, or What Do Men Need to Talk? – Episode 208

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Dara kicks off this episode celebrating the extraordinary story of Tina Turner and how she overcame the worst adversity to reinvent herself as an iconic figure of 80s and 90s popular music. Having recently seen the astonishing stage musical based on her life, he has renewed enthusiasm for Tina’s inspirational girl power narrative.

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Innocence, Sex, and Sophistication: Who Do We Connect With and Why? – Episode 141

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In this episode, Dara responds to a music podcast he found surprisingly moving by exploring the idea of connection. Why do certain things or people connect with us more powerfully than others? What is it that speaks to us about a particular individual, or their work? And what is it about music and musicians and movies and actors that can so enrapture us?

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Running Like Clockwork, or The Challenge of Slowing Down – Episode 67

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What if we were all made by a toymaker and that toymaker set our internal tempo? Would that explain why some of us are so anxious while others remain calm? Is it possible that we all have a base setting that dictates how we interact with the world?

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The 1st Birthday Episode! – Receiving Transmissions of Joy – Episode 53

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In this episode Dara is very pleased to be celebrating a year of The ClearOut. He revisits the last twelve months and talks about some of the other ways he was spending his time.

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The Bridges of Wellness and Bounty – Episode 25

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In this episode Dara waxes lyrical about bridges of many kinds. He starts off with Lloyd, Jeff and Beau Bridges before turning his attention to the usefulness and aesthetic pleasure of actual bridges.

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The importance of connection

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Continuing to explore presenting my material in audio form, here is an adapted audio version of my post from last December, We have contact. Thanks for listening.

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We have contact

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“Are we living in end times? … Either way, it is hard not to feel that we are being shown a glimpse of a future to which we should expect to become accustomed. And when the world around you is physically changing, it is almost impossible for your perspective not to change with it… It

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The Deceptive Exhaustion of Standby Mode – Episode 251

Listen, Think, Talk – The Deeper Connection Toolkit – Episode 243

It’s Autumn – Get Your A** in a Cave! – Episode 226

The Intimacy of Male Connection, or What Do Men Need to Talk? – Episode 208

Innocence, Sex, and Sophistication: Who Do We Connect With and Why? – Episode 141

Running Like Clockwork, or The Challenge of Slowing Down – Episode 67

The 1st Birthday Episode! – Receiving Transmissions of Joy – Episode 53

The Bridges of Wellness and Bounty – Episode 25

The importance of connection

We have contact

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