Episode 49: To Provoke the Great Doubt

In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: The riddles of life, death, dementia, and medical loopholes; grandmothers and technology; a lack of excitement for Christmas, and whether or not people, indeed, suck.

SHOW NOTES

Special thanks to Jonah Mancino, who edits this podcast and is part of the merry-making machine.

Inscrutable riddles (Buddhist koans)

The sound of one hand clapping (The air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow)

Robin Williams had it (Lewy Body Dementia)

Life is sacred but it’s not gonna get better (Hospice and Palliative Care)

Whiskers versus Nando (iRobot Roomba vacuum - use this link!)

Mrs. Filholm is a little Bah, Humbug (A new word for the quiver: FAFF)

John and Merlin: People suck (The podcast on which our show is kinda modeled)