Scrolling Towards the Void
'Scrolling Towards the Void: Proof of Life from the Edge of the Cultural Abyss' features essays from the Substack of writer and playwright Brent Henry. Read by the author, each episode ranges from existentially bent personal memoir to dispatches from the dumbest possible timeline. You’ll find cultural criticism, continual evaluations of what it means to be a human searching for meaning amidst the varietal blight, and needlessly deep ruminations on topics such as: “Why do creepy animatronics actually make me feel like a way less authentic person, despite being human?” To read more, or to subscribe to free or paid editions, please visit brenthenry.substack.com You can also find Brent Henry on Instagram @Brent_Henry_ brenthenry.substack.com
Episodes
In this episode, Brent reads his July 18th, 2025 essay, Our Shared Symbology of Dread: How Carrie Bradshaw helped me connect with my ancestors, process my emoji trauma, and come to accept things as they are, about how what started as an ambient watching of season 3, episode 2 of HBO’s And Just Like That… spiraled into a deep contemplation of how he compares to his ancestors and an examination of existential dread stretching from 17...
In this episode, Brent reads his July 4th, 2025 essay “Brent Henry’s Sexcellent Adventure and Other Lives I Might Be Living,” a candid, funny, and deeply personal exploration of alternate lives, questionable choices, and the search for meaning in a world that rarely makes sense, all spawned by a case of mistaken identity.
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