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281. Pickleball Is My New Crucible
45:05||Season 1, Ep. 281After a few rough weeks on the pickleball court, your humble host confesses to consulting The Inner Game of Tennis to address his mental fragility, and waxes semi-eloquent about pickleball as a crucible for confronting self-consciousness, detachment, getting out of your own way, and new music by Earth Tongue.Join us on Substack at semieloquentpodcast.substack.com.Donate to the Mary Jennifer Payne cancer fundraiser here.Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast 2026 playlist here.
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280. The Curious Case Of Angine de Poitrine
52:00||Season 1, Ep. 280On this week's episode, your humble host contemplates the musical phenomenon that is Angine de Poitrine, and waxes semi-eloquent about happy accidents, synchronicity, joyful escape, the Dadaist art movement, and acting on strange creative impulses. Join us on Substack at semieloquentpodcast.substack.com. Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast 2026 playlist here.279. Four Things You Are Permitted To Quit
52:28||Season 1, Ep. 279On this week's episode, your humble host suggests four ways of withdrawing from modern culture, and waxes semi-eloquent about social media habits, sunk cost fallacy, decluttering, being authentically yourself, and new music by Grace Cummings. Join us on Substack at semieloquentpodcast.substack.com. Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast 2026 playlist here.278. How To Be Happy Anyway
01:02:15||Season 1, Ep. 278On this week's episode, your humble host further laments his audience's preference for pancakes over personal development, and waxes semi-eloquent about strategies for coping with difficult circumstances, new music by Chez Kane, and trivia from The Terminator. Join us on Substack. Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast 2026 playlist here.277. What Is Your Anxiety Teaching You?
42:01||Season 1, Ep. 277On this week's episode, your humble host contemplates anxiety, and waxes semi-eloquent about dark thoughts as a catalyst for personal inquiry, separating the thoughts from the thinker, questioning our stories, and real reality versus fake reality, all in the context of the song Monsters by Mountain Boy. Join us on Substack at semieloquentpodcast.substack.com.Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast playlist here.276. How To Be Less Cynical
52:27||Season 1, Ep. 276On this week's episode, your humble host contemplates cynicism, and waxes semi-eloquent about how cynicism keeps people stuck in life, Greek dog philosophers, how to take responsibility and shift to a more positive focus, and new music by Röxxi Red. Join us on Substack at semieloquentpodcast.substack.com. Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast 2026 playlist here.275. Oh Tranquility!
48:01||Season 1, Ep. 275On this week's episode, your humble host basks in the glow of a cottage weekend, and waxes semi-eloquent about the tranquility of birdsong, 'reaction' videos, Christian rock from the 1980s, and new music by Shout and DYYA.Join us on Substack at semieloquentpodcast.substack.com.Listen to the Referenced on the Podcast 2026 playlist here.