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
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2024
#51 What Was the Point?
Sunday, February 18, 2024 • Duration 15:04
Having spent a year writing short stories for a podcast, the writer wonders what was the point.
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
The ‘Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal’ podcast
Sam Harris’ ‘Making Sense’ podcast
‘The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast’
Alan Watts
Fiction that makes you think
Philosophical fiction
Speculative fiction
Artificial intelligence
The afterlife
Simulations
Narcissism
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
Episode #3 of this podcast
Episode #13 of this podcast
Episode #44 of this podcast
#43 A Wise Man (Christmas story)
Episode 43
Sunday, December 24, 2023 • Duration 32:07
A silly story, especially for Christmas. Working the early-turn Christmas Eve shift, Sergeant Rod just wants to finish at five, collect his daughter’s bizarre choice of present and go home. But his boss, the local drug lord and south London’s canine population have other ideas.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Are you feeling Christmassy?
Comedy - Family - Christmas
A Wise Man is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
Comedic Monologues
Silly stories
Tom Sharpe
PG Wodehouse
Police
Dogs
Police dogs
Criminals
Gluten-free, fat-free, sugar-free brownies
#42 Prime Minister’s Questions
Sunday, December 17, 2023 • Duration 14:27
Thanks to developments in AI and VR, every voter now has the right to meet their political candidates one-on-one. These hyper-realistic chat bots look and sound exactly like their real-life equivalents and they answer questions with 99.9% accuracy. So what happens when the British primer minister’s chat bot starts making some very provocative statements?
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Would this type of hyper realistic chatbot enhance our elections?
Prime Minister’s Questions is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
Sci-fi
The Twilight Zone
Philosophical fiction
Episode #25 of this podcast
Prime ministers
Politics
War
France
War with France
Technology
#41 No Words
Sunday, December 10, 2023 • Duration 10:43
A new medical procedure will remove anxiety and allow you to live perfectly in the moment. The only downside? You have to give up your ability to comprehend language.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
What would you be prepared to give up in exchange for perfect peace of mind?
No Words is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
Sci-fi
The Twilight Zone
Philosophical fiction
Episode #2 of this podcast
Episode #7 of this podcast
Episode #28 of this podcast
Episode #37 of this podcast
Episode #40 of this podcast
Words
Silence
Family
Technology
#40 The Meaning of Love
Episode 40
Sunday, December 3, 2023 • Duration 10:13
Like most of his friends, Burt hates his job and lives for the weekend. And when his friends start installing modules into their brains that make them enjoy their work, Burt is furious with them. What’s the point of escapism if there’s nothing to escape?
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Could you live a good life if you enjoyed every part of it?
The Meaning of Love is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
Sci-fi
The Twilight Zone
Philosophical fiction
Episode #2 of this podcast
Episode #7 of this podcast
Episode #28 of this podcast
Episode #37 of this podcast
Work
Weekends
Relationships
#39 Losing the Plot
Sunday, November 26, 2023 • Duration 09:16
After a mental breakdown, Michael reconsiders his entire perception of the world.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Are there any narratives in your own life that you’d be better off without?
Losing the Plot is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
Alan Watts
Fiction that makes you think
Narratives
Plots
Brexit
Philosophical fiction
Speculative fiction
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
#38 Your Final Ambition
Sunday, November 19, 2023 • Duration 10:35
On your deathbed, in agonising pain, you are given the chance to reduce your suffering. But in order to do so, you must reduce your worldly success by the same amount.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Would you sacrifice the present for the sake of the past?
Your Final Ambition is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
The Twilight Zone
Philosophical fiction
Episode #2 of this podcast
Episode #7 of this podcast
Episode #28 of this podcast
Episode #36 of this podcast
Deathbeds
Nurses
Contemplating the nature of existence
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
#37 Don’t Blame the Children
Sunday, November 12, 2023 • Duration 07:04
In the near future, virtual reality allows couples to meet their potential children before they’ve been conceived.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Does having more options make us more free?
Don’t Blame The Children is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror
The podcast 'Modern Wisdom'
Sci-fi
VR technology
The Twilight Zone
Philosophical fiction
Episode #2 of this podcast
Episode #7 of this podcast
Episode #28 of this podcast
Babies
Breaking Up
Contemplating the nature of existence
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
#36 Iguana
Sunday, November 5, 2023 • Duration 13:17
A therapist is tasked with convincing a very clever eleven year old that there is a difference between fact and fiction.
Something to consider when reading/listening:
If all of your experiences take place in your mind, how can you be certain anything is real?
For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.
You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
The Twilight Zone
Philosophical fiction
Episode #2 of this podcast
Episode #7 of this podcast
Episode #28 of this podcast
Iguanas
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Fish tanks
Contemplating the nature of existence
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
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Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2024
Christmas
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
Contemplating the nature of existence
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
Contemplating the nature of existence
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
Contemplating the nature of existence
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann
(C) 2023
Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at doewilmann@outlook.com
This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.
If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@meaninglessproblems)
I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) account dedicated to the podcast.
Website:
Meaninglessproblems.com
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.
A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.
