Meaningless Problems
autor: Doe Wilmann
Najnowszy odcinek
#73 The Last Thought
#73 The Last Thought
O tym podcaście
Short stories, big ideas.
Written by Doe Wilmann.
Performed mostly by Doe Wilmann with guest appearances from Taj Atwal, Kirsten Callaghan and Dot Major among others.
Common topics/ themes:
The absurd
Consciousness
Free will
Artificial intelligence
God
The Afterlife
Non Duality
Eternalism
You’ll like this if you like….
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
Inside Number Nine
Sum: Forty Tales of the Afterlives by David Eagleman
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
John Wyndham
Julian Barnes
Kazuo Ishiguro (I realise I’m now just listing writers I like…)
Margaret Atwood
Oscar Wilde
Anton Chekhov
George Orwell
Website:
MeaninglessProblems.com or loveyourwork.uk
Contact me at [email protected]
Thanks for listening
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- #73 The Last Thought · 22 min · Odcinek 73A man goes to the doctor and finds out he only has a few weeks left to think.
- #72 A Bear Called I · 7 min · Odcinek 72A kids story for adults about a bear who doesn’t want intelligence.
- #71 Figured · 8 min · Odcinek 71Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be really, really, ridiculously good looking? - An original short story by Doe Wilmann
- #70 The Village That Went Back to Sleep (performed by Lottie Bell) · 11 min · Odcinek 70Ten years ago something happened in Chloe’s village. But she’s not allowed to talk about it. - Original short story by Doe Wilmann, performed by Lottie Bell
- #69 Bar of Gold · 10 min · Odcinek 69A woman wants to buy their pub for five million pounds. But the deal will include all the pub’s memories. - An original short story by Doe Wilmann
- #68 The Man Who Gets Toothache Whenever He Experiences Happiness · 3 min · Odcinek 68A short story about a man who gets toothache whenever he experiences happiness.
- #67 Total Reincarnation · 11 min · Odcinek 67What happens when a well known comedian accidentally discovers the secret of the universe?
- #66 The World’s Happiest Company · 19 min · Odcinek 66Alan lands a job at the world’s happiest company. What could possibly go wrong?
- #65 Conquest · 10 min · Odcinek 65Governments are always promising to make things better. What would happen if they actively tried to make things worse? A short story by Doe Wilmann
- #64 High Church · 22 min · Odcinek 64Church, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. A new short story by Doe Wilmann.
- #63 The Sense of Happiness · 13 min · Odcinek 63A new technology makes it possible for a mother and father to forgive their son’s killer. Should they use it?
- #62 In His Shoes · 6 min · Odcinek 62For ten years, Eric has cared for his vegetative state brother with no hope he’ll ever recover, until scientific breakthrough changes everything. An original short story by Doe…
- #61 Combination · 19 min · Odcinek 61Sylvia’s understanding of reality is shaken by an encounter with her dressing gown cord, a padlock and a snake. - An original short story by Doe Wilmann
- #60 Liverpool Brain (performed by Ryan Hurst) · 29 min · Odcinek 60A new technology turn every human being into a super genius, ushering in heaven on earth. There’s just one problem: it doesn’t work in Liverpool. An original short story by Doe…
- #59 The Forced (performed by Kirsten Callaghan) · 1 godz. 13 min · Odcinek 59Short Story: What happens when every married woman on earth wakes up with the desire to divorce her husband?
- #58 Nothing’s Constant · 7 min · Odcinek 58He’s given his daughter an imaginary friend and she’s become quite attached. Does this make him a bad dad? - An original short story by Doe Wilmann
- #57 Mad Cow · 21 min · Odcinek 57Jerry’s new boyfriend appears to be perfect in every way. But he has a dark secret at the bottom of his garden.
- #56 The Two Brians · 7 min · Odcinek 56This is a story about two people called Brian. One is spiritually enlightened. The other is depressed. But do they have more in common than they realise?
- #55 Omnisilly · 9 min · Odcinek 55Some theories about the existence of god are silly. This one is literally… silly. Something to consider when reading/listening: What other qualities would a maximally great god…
- #54 Unspeakable Parenting · 24 min · Odcinek 54In the near future, it is widely agreed that children would be better off if they never learnt how to speak.
