The Corrigan Cast

In this new phase in the rise of the machines, we risk becoming little more than pawns of artificial intelligence. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/04/more-artificial-intelligence-less-human.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0 https://youtu.be/DIlX_bmi9NE https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkg https://youtu.be/oDKkNR4NBoY https://youtu.be/fnGaf0p9x1U?si=57PLYHiJ0wrdZrV8 https://youtu.be/OkJU35IWTas https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-24/can-sam-altman-make-ai-smart-enough-to-answer-these-6-questions https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-07/deepfakes-energy-china-war-and-elections-ai-politics-is-here #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ChatGPT #RiseOfTheMachines #Luddite --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Pet owners who double up as radical climate activists would be making a big statement — and no small difference — if they ditched their furry friends. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-pet-hate.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/Q9DblkWqwUg https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001whc9 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/02/horse-it-into-ya.html https://youtu.be/OHAKs6XPKcs https://youtu.be/gByoYGZcxgY https://earth.org/environmental-impact-of-pets/ https://www.myclimate.org/en/information/faq/faq-detail/what-are-co2-equivalents/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/21/throw-a-dog-a-bean-how-to-reduce-the-carbon-footprint-of-your-pets https://youtu.be/KHQGOaRxZAA https://youtu.be/a2ag1BT7tkw #PetHate #pets #PetOwners #CarbonEmissions #ClimateAction #vegan #vegetarian --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

At a distance of 100 km, San Juan de Rioseco falls into the quick-getaway-from-Bogotá category. However, the journey can be stop-start so it's best to spend at least a night there. It is worth it. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/san-juan-de-rioseco-only-its-river-runs.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/08/colombias-plebeian-transport-riveting.html https://youtube.com/shorts/u41wQWa27Yc?si=rdr6F6g4IQTm7N5O https://youtu.be/hTy2ocU09So https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/09/an-alcoholic-me-no-way.html https://youtube.com/shorts/bFbQrpc8fKs?si=089HJ1H0WobEZceb https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/03/tibana-time.html #SanJuanDeRioseco #Cundinamarca #Colombia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Getting a rather surprising clean bill of dental health has made me reflect on what may have led to this apparent tooth triumph. Can you handle the tooth? For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/boosting-dental-health.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2015/07/foreign-teething-difficulties.html https://youtu.be/JIGXXSTngG4 https://youtu.be/OHAKs6XPKcs https://youtu.be/hT6EN_FGtts https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/seven-ways-your-home-is-damaging-your-health/ #DentalHealth #DentalHygiene #OralCare #dentist #IntermittentFasting --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

A lack of a clear career path — a particular problem for social studies graduates — can leave one feeling lost. 'I can do many things, but I don't want to do that.' For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/02/merging-life-vacation-with-vocation.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.britannica.com/biography/G-K-Chesterton https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/11/calling-out-illiberal-liberals.html https://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4 https://youtu.be/Pqf7TIdSznE https://youtu.be/VzgqYOlYDAw https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/02/to-marketing-agency-robin.html https://youtu.be/yJ66B6sxl_g https://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Q #vacation #vocation #SocialStudiesSyndrome #GKChesterton #WorkToLive #JobForLife --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Some actions that have an appearance of good about them often turn out to be all show but with little go. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/02/an-act-of-good.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/12/replacing-religions-false-comforts.html https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0h3ys8w/the-country-with-earliest-wake-up-time-in-the-world https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/12/work-work-work-work-work.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_kjctTbMHA #ActOfGood #ActOfGod #GoodForGoodnessSake #AllShowNoGo #StyleOverSubstance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Helping others is easier to do when you feel in a good place yourself. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/01/fly-on-through-turbulence-there-is-no.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/04/stop-dont-bin-that-food.html https://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-yc https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/06/cleanliness-next-to-godliness-ask.html https://youtu.be/oEZ1R0pKgqg https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2014/01/born-to-run-or-at-least-wander.html #HelpingOthers #HelpingYourself #OxygenMasks #turbulence #dementia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Humanity's overall health and well-being have never been better but we need some pain to make us feel alive. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/01/without-pain-pleasures-are-plain-and.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/08/ignoring-is-bliss.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-prostitute-by-any-other-name.html https://youtu.be/B33XRXo6fM0 https://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4 https://youtu.be/TWspGqN8Gnc https://youtu.be/DUjyPrazhD0 https://www.marathondessables.com/en https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/10/wake-up-to-pinkers-wonderful-world.html https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://youtube.com/shorts/7lniGESZonA?feature=share #NoPainNoPain #PainAndPleasure #FreedomIsPain #minimalist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Hell yeah or no may sound like good advice when one is uncertain about a decision, yet rarely is that simple. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/12/hell-yeah-or-no-its-no-so.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://sive.rs/ https://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Q https://twitter.com/ChrisWillx/status/1734257269045436817?t=3LxSXUuQ2Dm_dshuiIf_lA&s=19 https://youtu.be/hT6EN_FGtts https://youtu.be/oDKkNR4NBoY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice #HellYeahOrNo #ParadoxOfChoice #indecision #indecisiveness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

There is some hope, small as it may be, that today's generations can turn away from the evils of materialism. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/12/dawn-of-downsizers.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/DIlX_bmi9NE https://fortune.com/europe/2023/11/13/whoopi-goldberg-millennials-work-ethic-financial-problems-research-shows-wealth-gap/ https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-qualified-uneducated-elite.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/05/wrong-way-begins.html https://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4 https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/04/on-road-again-naturally.html https://youtu.be/a2ag1BT7tkw https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gt2m1r https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/02/me-myself-and-i.html https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/letters-communities-deserve-recognition-for-their-role-in-nurturing-integration/a343922666.html https://youtu.be/DQd5q3q5haw #downsizers #downsizing #LivingWithout #millennials #ReduceReuseRecycle --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

The state and its associates are taking greater control of the everyday lives of its citizens. We should be more concerned about this. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/11/goodbye-nanny-state-hello-overbearing.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/time-to-means-test-child-benefit/26688058.html (my letter) https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/families-already-being-put-to-the-test/26689397.html (Mr Muldowney's reply to my letter) https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/families-and-children/child-benefit/ https://youtu.be/PxtloOywMJs https://youtu.be/y2W2i_iLdLw https://youtu.be/TWspGqN8Gnc https://youtu.be/8DwrBRXecvs https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/10/letter-to-editor-china-in-our-hands.html https://theupheaval.substack.com/p/the-china-convergence #NannyState #WelfareState #OverbearingMotherState #benefits #handouts #Ireland #China --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Ireland in winter isn't a great place to be at the best of times. So when one is struggling for direction it can seem particularly bleak. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-little-blue-in-green-green-grass-of.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://youtu.be/XZ2GdkJ-tsY https://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-yc https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/10/any-which-way-but-lose.html https://youtu.be/yJ66B6sxl_g #Ireland #RuralIreland #Lisacul #GreenGreenGrass #WinterBlues --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Here are seven reasons why we feel Colombia is one of the world's best countries to live in for one's health and well-being. Do you agree? For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/10/seventh-heaven-seven-benefits-of-living.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/i6o-dhiPlhA https://youtu.be/fWg4sMMY8ZU https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A https://youtu.be/hT6EN_FGtts https://youtu.be/0CdttekQPyw https://youtu.be/-yih2X-2Oaw https://youtu.be/80FuwA3fvQQ https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/08/ignoring-is-bliss.html https://youtu.be/NY_ZfkRW44M https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/12/work-work-work-work-work.html https://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Q https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/02/to-marketing-agency-robin.html https://youtu.be/XZ2GdkJ-tsY https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-colombian-account-with-interest.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113517/ https://youtu.be/4qzFioAX5ss https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/four-ways-to-bolster-your-vitamin-d-before-the-cold-season/ https://youtu.be/JnJTIQh_8IQ https://youtu.be/fd2CI_C48ZA https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-extranjero-files-that-is-not.html #LifeInColombia #LivingInColombia #Colombia #SeventhHeaven --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Sexuality may be more fluid than some of us like to think it is. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/10/free-love-and-sexual-fluidity-queer.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/07/defenders-of-unfaithful.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/11/love-fool.html https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1474704919843892 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914001299 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/12/colombia-and-ireland-tale-of-two-old.html https://stellar.ie/real-talk/love-sex/throuples-polyamory-and-open-relationships-irelands-different-ways-of-dating/114126 https://unherd.com/2023/07/the-depravity-of-the-roman-peace/ https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-is-sexuality-spectrum https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/06/set-on-singlehood.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/05/lets-talk-reluctantly-about-sex.html #sexuality #LGBTQ #monogamy #polygamy #polyamorous --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

The snow-capped peaks near the town of Güicán in Colombia's Boyacá department are fairly easy to reach. The pre-trek bureaucracy can present its own challenge, though. And don't touch the snow! For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/09/yes-guican-but-you-just-cant-touch-snow.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/OkJU35IWTas https://youtu.be/jYeLzzyFNHg https://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/ https://youtu.be/fWg4sMMY8ZU #Güicán #RitacubaBlanco #ElCocuy #glacier #Colombia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

If he were an alcoholic, our podcaster would be following in the, um, fine tradition of heavy-drinking Irish writers. However, can he even come close to being associated with such esteemed (and steamed!) company? For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/09/an-alcoholic-me-no-way.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://insightcrime.org/news/tusi-the-pink-drug-cocktail-that-tricked-latin-america/ https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/09/our-alcohol-problem.html https://www.dictionary.com/browse/alcoholic%20 https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-the-disease-definition-of-addiction-does-far-more-harm-than-good/ https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/02/the-fantasy-of-addiction https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://youtu.be/9zy12C_HsX8 https://youtu.be/0CdttekQPyw https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://youtu.be/fWg4sMMY8ZU https://youtu.be/XFL7ynNLEBE #alcoholic #alcoholism #addict #addiction #AlcoholicsAnonymous --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

Many beer-serving tiendas in Colombia say they don't give credit. In reality, with the payment systems in operation, they often do. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/09/colombias-credit-contradiction.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/QdizFwr2uKE https://youtu.be/LYJOUMUtcmc https://youtu.be/NY_ZfkRW44M https://youtu.be/ihhISNo4lTk https://youtu.be/h5p41xsn3xA https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2014/10/youve-been-had-bogota-style.html https://youtu.be/EH7wFjh3_lM https://youtu.be/DIlX_bmi9NE #Colombia #CreditContradiction #credit #TabSystem #PayLater --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

It is said that less stress leads to more success. This doesn't mean, however, that we shouldn't push ourselves or look to get outside our comfort zone. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/08/less-stress-less-success-in-these-idle.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/nutrition/diet/eat-your-way-to-better-brain-health-in-six-weeks/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320839#boosting-endorphins https://youtu.be/Q9DblkWqwUg https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk https://youtu.be/NY_ZfkRW44M https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/02/to-marketing-agency-robin.html https://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Q https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A https://youtu.be/JnJTIQh_8IQ https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/10/measuring-success.html *'Less Stress, More Success' image used in the thumbnail taken from https://www.moresuccess.ie/leaving-cert/leaving-cert/irish-revision-leaving-cert-higher-level. #stress #StressRelief #LessStress #IdleTimes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

The fact that Cartagena is one of Colombia's top tourist destinations meant I wasn't keen to return. Yet, my recent visit had more positives than negatives. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/08/cartagena-costly-colombian-caribbean.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2014/11/colombia-only-risk-is-becoming-too.html https://youtube.com/shorts/n3ROHwUfWes?feature=share https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://youtu.be/XoJm5EUi3Jc https://youtu.be/jYeLzzyFNHg #Cartagena #Bocagrande #Getsemani #SunSeaSand #Aguachica --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message

From roadblocks to unruly passengers and jousting rival drivers, there's rarely a dull moment when travelling by bus in Colombia. For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/08/colombias-plebeian-transport-riveting.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/tH1A4erg1Bb https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://youtu.be/XoJm5EUi3Jc https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2015/07/escaping-with-masses.html https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/how-much-does-air-travel-warm-the-planet-new-study-gives-a-figure/ https://youtu.be/QdizFwr2uKE https://www.facebook.com/latorteriaartesanalfabricaaguachica https://youtu.be/AUSZ5Ntwy_U https://www.motor.com.co/industria/Es-una-verguenza-usuarios-de-la-Ruta-del-Sol-20230113-0008.html #PlebeianTransport #Colombia #Bogotá #Cartagena #Concorde #Copetran #BusTravel #OvernightBus --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendan-corrigan/message