Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Midlifing
158: I could be held over a barrel
Lee and Simon don't quite talk about bribery and corruption, and instead think through if the world is uniquely crazy in this moment.
Some other details: Simon is gifted an advent calendar; being bribed and/or blackmailed; John Wick (pre-emptive revenge); illegal Russian websites; how shit the weather has been; how small human beings are; the wonkiness of the world; Simon's clunk on 9/11 (and not quite censoring the thought); the 24 hour news cycle; Martin Luther's 95 theses (in 31 October 1517); emergence of a Protestant Church; German accents (and a bit of German itself); JFK calling himself a doughnut; the telegraph and the historical slowness of communications; queques (Portuguese lemon-orange cakes); being content creators; closing the lid when flushing; fecal plumes; and a big apology for the poo talk at the end.
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Related links (and necessary corrections):
- JFK was assassinated on 22 November 1963: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
- Martin Luther's 95 Theses: https://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html
- JFK did not really call himself a doughnut: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-everybody-think-jfk-said-im-jelly-donut-180963779/
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
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