In this episode, Dara admits to being a bit exhausted after moving house for the fifth time since the pandemic. It is not the most fun he has ever had and the ongoing grief ripples over Pepper the dog are adding to the load. However, the glass is (probably) half-full and at least the nickname for the new home has come very quickly and easily.

Dara found considerable solace from four different podcasts that he is happy to recommend - two movie-related, one about the psychology of grief, and the last about the very nature of being, knowing, and consciousness.

One of the film-related podcasts featured a clip from the Coen Brothers' No Country For Old Men (2007), and Dara found what was expressed so compelling that he tries to unpack its significance as a key tool of sustainable wellness and profoundly meaningful survival.

It's mortality, it's laughter, it's vulnerability - it's The ClearOut!

The Rewatchables do 'Witness' - https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables/2025/08/25/witness-with-bill-simmons-and-mallory-rubin

The Big Picture 2000s series 'Mission Accomplished' - https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/mission-accomplished

Hidden Brain podcast on trauma, loss, and grief - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/the-trauma-script/

Rupert Spira and Federico Faggin on consciousness - https://rupertspira.libsyn.com/episode-77-federico-faggin

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