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Can Women Love Monsters? Guillermo del Toro says ‘YES’! – Episode 228

After watching Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Dara finds himself wondering about the director’s world view, and specifically his perspective on beautiful, sincere women and their superficially unattractive love interests. The Mexican director has an established sympathy with those considered ugly and monstrous by society – could a Freudian reading be applicable?

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Reaching for the Tourniquet, or How to Stop the Bleeding – Episode 218

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In this episode, Dara admits to being a bit exhausted after moving house for the fifth time since the pandemic. It is not the most fun he has ever had and the ongoing grief ripples over Pepper the dog are adding to the load. However, the glass is (probably) half-full and at least the nickname for the new home has come very quickly and easily.

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Surprised by Beauty, or The Art of Piercing Armour – Episode 217

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In this episode Dara is reflecting on masculinity for a couple of reasons. One is the continuing aftershock of the death of Pepper the dog, the other is because of the continuing presentation of a narrow version of masculinity that seems somewhat inadequate for purpose.

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Puppy Love – A Good Time, Not a Long Time – Episode 216

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In this episode Dara is stepping carefully as he negotiates a painfully recent family tragedy – the sudden death of Pepper, the beloved family dog. Still too soon to fully unpack the depth of his grief, he nonetheless attempts to convey Pepper’s importance and unique brand of loveliness.

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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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‘Adolescence’ – Harrowing, Topical, and No Easy Answers – Episode 199

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In this episode, Dara shares his response to the compelling drama series ‘Adolescence’ that recently launched on Netflix. Covering the harrowing events around a 13-year-old schoolboy murdering a female schoolmate, the show is an extraordinary dramatic and technical achievement that has found itself at the heart of the dark side of the zeitgeist – namely, the changed social landscape that shapes the minds of boys and young men in insidious online spaces that are ubiquitous, ever-accessible and distressingly persuasive.

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Abdicating Duty of Care and Living in the Age of Comedy Evil! – Episode 194

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In this broadly care-centred episode, Dara moves from inside to out. He wonders about the sense some people have of the world owing you something and decides a more worthwhile and potentially fruitful query is to ask what you might owe yourself. He reckons care, forgiveness and love are a good place to start. But they can be particularly difficult to effectively embed in one’s internal landscape.

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Understanding Brotherhood, or Why ‘Bro’ is not a Dirty Word! – Episode 146

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In this episode, Dara is scratching his head over the idea of brotherhood. One of four sons, he feels he has a reasonably reliable perspective on his own experience of brotherhood, one he admits was not, nor continues to be, straightforward.

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love

Can Women Love Monsters? Guillermo del Toro says ‘YES’! – Episode 228

The Minding Days

Reaching for the Tourniquet, or How to Stop the Bleeding – Episode 218

Surprised by Beauty, or The Art of Piercing Armour – Episode 217

Puppy Love – A Good Time, Not a Long Time – Episode 216

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

‘Adolescence’ – Harrowing, Topical, and No Easy Answers – Episode 199

Abdicating Duty of Care and Living in the Age of Comedy Evil! – Episode 194

Time

Understanding Brotherhood, or Why ‘Bro’ is not a Dirty Word! – Episode 146

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