#52 Hope for the Worst

When Poppy announces she wants to kill herself, her playwright husband employs a peculiar coping technique. 

 

Something to consider when reading/listening: 

 

To what extent does negative visualisation make you grateful for what you have? 

 

Comedy - Philosophy - Stoicism  

 

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You might enjoy this episode if you like:

 

Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman 

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads 

Sam Harris’ ‘Making Sense’ podcast 

Alan Watts

Fiction that makes you think 

Philosophical fiction 

Speculative fiction 

Plays

The Shard

Hoping for the worst 

Contemplating the meaning of life 

Any form of philosophical enquiry 

 

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Thanks for listening 

 

Credits:

 

Written and performed by Doe Wilmann

 

Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes. 

 

Artwork by Katie Empett

 

Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5. 

 

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