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

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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The travellator express to nowhere, or Put down that cereal, old man! – Episode 15

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In this episode Dara touches on sugar consumption and gut health and warns of the danger of big lunches if your afternoons are going to be demanding.

He talks about using social media to promote his stuff and realises he can barely remember how his points of view evolved, which leads to him confessing an inability to retain information.

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Wishing Others Away

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I sometimes think that the only sane way to live is to pretend no one else exists. Only in that way can anything resembling serenity be nurtured. That that is the only place where true strength can be cultivated.

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Spinning in Infinity

Drawing the line at madness – Episode 08

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Episode 8 of the podcast has me taking a good look at madness and placing it in a context of conflict and self-defence. My knowledge of karate and the systematised code of conduct in that world informs the discussion. I find counsel from one of the great fictional madmen – The Joker, and the words

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A big slab of handsomeness – Episode 04

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In this episode of the podcast I go from outer space and isolation and space music to cricket, and my attempts to introduce the finer points of that game to my daughter. From there it is a short jump to baseball and a deep dive into The Natural, both the Bernard Malamud novel of 1952

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Am I a clown or an idiot, or both? – Episode 03

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In episode three of the podcast I revisit some acting low points in my life before embarking on a discussion of clowns and their role in the formation of my acting identity. I argue that there is something clowns can teach us about living more honestly and happily. Along the way, I get to touch

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Every Fallen Tree

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My daughter is doing her absolute best to send me to an institution. She revels in breaking my concentration, in pulling my focus, in distracting me in any way she can from whatever task I am feebly trying to complete. Even though she runs the risk of being on the receiving end of an apoplectic

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

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

The travellator express to nowhere, or Put down that cereal, old man! – Episode 15

Wishing Others Away

Spinning in Infinity

Drawing the line at madness – Episode 08

A big slab of handsomeness – Episode 04

Am I a clown or an idiot, or both? – Episode 03

Every Fallen Tree

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