D for Digress

Peter and I came up with the idea for this podcast as a sort-of archive for our (unjustifiably) long conversations. Peter is, on most days, an astonishingly good musician and an even better conversationalist. I, Gathoni, am a sometimes-writer and all-time lover of abstractions. Each episode will explore whatever topic has captured our interest that week. It will—hopefully—be weird, wonderful, and full of laughter.

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2. Is tragedy necessary for art?

On this episode: does tragedy make art, what exactly is tragedy and are some people more attuned to their tragedies than others? Notes: 1. Resilience factors Resilience factors are aspects of your life that help you adapt to adversity. These include: social connections, self-esteem, optimism, positive family relationships and a sense of community. 2. Tragic comedies Tragic comedies are literary works that combine both tragedy and comedy. Think Bojack Horseman. I classified Dante's Inferno under ...

Dec 31, 2020•33 min

1. Is love a kind of devotion?

On this episode: is love a kind of devotion? And if yes, should it be? We also discuss the differences between the short story, novel, and poetry (the podcast is called D for Digress after all). Bonus : Peter reads out my poem 'Nightmares' and his song by the same name plays at the close. Happy listening! Notes: 1. The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway wrote this novel in 1926. I referred to When the Sun Goes Down (a completely different book) that was published in 2010. 2. Cesar Vallejo César Abr...

Dec 18, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing D for Digress

Alright, so as often happens when two people work together we did this take twice (because what even is an objective 'good'?). What we did agree on is that we largely wanted the people who would listen to feel the energy more than anything else. This captures that, even if it does fall a bit short of explaining the 'why' of the podcast. A few notes on some of the references made: 1. The fourth wall The fourth wall is an invisible wall that separates performers from the audience so the audience c...

Dec 07, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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