Home
Categories
EXPLORE
Comedy
Society & Culture
History
Business
Health & Fitness
Music
Education
About Us
Contact Us
Copyright
© 2024 PodJoint
00:00 / 00:00
Sign in

or

Don't have an account?
Sign up
Forgot password
https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/da/de/c8/dadec892-184b-30dd-c05c-a3e439930073/mza_7775010467896533612.jpeg/600x600bb.jpg
Day Trips for Nihilists
Neil Fitzgerald
7 episodes
2 months ago

A meandering essayistic mix of music, film and literature, field recordings, and humour, all with one goal in mind: to provide a short audio day trip for nihilists wherein they slow down and enjoy the world.


All music clips and recordings are (hopefully) either out of copyright or used under fair usage.


To get in touch: daytripsfornihilists@gmail.com or neil-fitzgerald.com.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show more...
Arts
Music,
Society & Culture,
Philosophy
RSS
All content for Day Trips for Nihilists is the property of Neil Fitzgerald and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

A meandering essayistic mix of music, film and literature, field recordings, and humour, all with one goal in mind: to provide a short audio day trip for nihilists wherein they slow down and enjoy the world.


All music clips and recordings are (hopefully) either out of copyright or used under fair usage.


To get in touch: daytripsfornihilists@gmail.com or neil-fitzgerald.com.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show more...
Arts
Music,
Society & Culture,
Philosophy
https://assets.pippa.io/shows/660bfbc6699df5001645b219/1731182918943-6274d603-d12b-47cb-b4a4-0e6747d4864e.jpeg
On Nonsense and Silliness, or why Wittgenstein was right
Day Trips for Nihilists
23 minutes 53 seconds
1 year ago
On Nonsense and Silliness, or why Wittgenstein was right

Wittgenstein was right! Being silly is necessary for human happiness.


NB. This episode contains contextualised use of the 'n' word in a sound clip from a gangster rapper* (see bold and asterisked below)


  1. Photo of Wittgenstein (see below)
  2. A Life in Pieces (BBC), Peter Cook, Ludovic Kennedy, Ep. 1 Partridge in a Pear Tree (1990)
  3. Take The Money And Run (1969), Woody Allen
  4. Annie Hall (1977), Woody Allen
  5. Tim Dog, Phone Conversation with Reporter (1991)*
  6. Play Better Golf with Peter Aliss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTOGP7V2ezE&ab_channel=kiuvideo (?)


Photo of a serious-looking Wittgenstein:



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day Trips for Nihilists

A meandering essayistic mix of music, film and literature, field recordings, and humour, all with one goal in mind: to provide a short audio day trip for nihilists wherein they slow down and enjoy the world.


All music clips and recordings are (hopefully) either out of copyright or used under fair usage.


To get in touch: daytripsfornihilists@gmail.com or neil-fitzgerald.com.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.