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Platonism and Sport, or The Impossible Pursuit of Perfection – Episode 43

In this episode Dara presents his thesis that all sports fans are embroiled in a philosophical engagement with the team or sportsperson that they love. Namely, the relationship of our desire and emotional investment to a higher aspiration – the symbiotic realisation of sporting perfection. Dara argues that this desire is in essence a Platonic impulse to contemplate not only the ideal sporting moment, the physical and psychological expression of something exquisite that elevates fan and player alike, but also to be part of the collective good character of a club. When realised, therein lies the possibility of a moral edification.

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The Things We Shouldn’t Stomach, or The Violent Wellness of Expulsion – Episode 39

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This week’s episode is all about getting rid of the bad stuff in your life, and it starts with having a good old vomit! Having had that unpleasant experience recently, Dara decides to hang this episode’s theme around the body’s singularity of purpose when expelling something evil from the gut.

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Snowflakes, Pain Storage, and the Power of Subjectivity – Episode 36

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In this episode Dara delves into the places we carry and store our pain. He looks at how unaddressed wounds can wield a disproportionate amount of power over us and how that relates to our fear of uncomfortable places.

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Restructuring Time and the Pursuit of Evolution – Episode 33

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In this episode of the podcast Dara has a good look at why the arrival of a new year makes us feel change is both possible and something to which we have all been conditioned. He argues that we shouldn’t have to wait a whole year before we try to effect change in our lives.

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Acting Out in the Extreme, or When Private Pain becomes Public Tragedy – Episode 27

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In this episode Dara is prompted by the recent violent attack in Waukesha, as well as other car and truck attacks and shooting atrocities, to reflect on how we view the individuals who perpetrate such acts. His train of thought takes in cultural stereotyping, systemic social failure, and the expression of pain in both positive and negative ways. Newton’s Cradle – the metal ball office toy – is offered as a metaphor for profound pain and alienation finding its equal and opposite expression in extreme acts.

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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 Fallible Smotherboard and the Fear of Being Seen – Episode 24

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In this episode, Dara discovers the word ‘haecceity’, which stems from the Latin word for ‘thisness’, and is used to describe the quality that makes a thing or a person uniquely themselves. He argues that this is something we cannot hide, no matter what we do.

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Walking in the Shadow and Keeping her Light – Episode 21

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In this episode Dara stays firmly in mental health territory and discusses at length our fear of the dark side of ourselves. He talks about the unexpressed and the uncomfortable and argues for disciplined, non-hysterical acceptance of the parts of ourselves that make us turn away.

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The Thrum of the Machine, or The Beautiful Irreducibility of Character – Episode 19

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In this episode Dara explores the concept of character and how its uncovering might lie at the heart of true strength, happiness and resilience. He places it in firm counterpoint to the litany of reductive names, labels and titles and other identifiers we have put on us. That prompts a reflection on the tyranny of the word ‘Mother’.

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The weight of expectations and accepting loss of control – Episode 16

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In this episode, Dara gets stuck into expectations and how imposing they can be if they are too rigid. He draws a connection between unmet expectations and the loss of control, and the anger that results from that.

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Platonism and Sport, or The Impossible Pursuit of Perfection – Episode 43

The Things We Shouldn’t Stomach, or The Violent Wellness of Expulsion – Episode 39

Snowflakes, Pain Storage, and the Power of Subjectivity – Episode 36

Restructuring Time and the Pursuit of Evolution – Episode 33

The Bridges of Wellness and Bounty – Episode 25

The Fallible Smotherboard and the Fear of Being Seen – Episode 24

Walking in the Shadow and Keeping her Light – Episode 21

The Thrum of the Machine, or The Beautiful Irreducibility of Character – Episode 19

The weight of expectations and accepting loss of control – Episode 16

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