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Meaningless Problems

Meaningless Problems

Written by: Doe Wilmann
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An original short story by Doe Wilmann every single week for at least a year.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • #64 High Church
    Jan 25 2026

    Kenny finds church to be a mystical experience - but not for the reasons you might expect.

    Something to consider when reading/listening:

    Is there a single truth that connects religions, psychedelic experiences, and near enough every story ever told?

    Come and see my new play - While We Wait - on at Arches Lane Theatre 3rd-7th March 2026. Tickets here: https://buytickets.at/waitwithme/1962304

    You might enjoy this episode if you like:

    Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman

    Philosophical fiction

    Speculative fiction

    Church

    Drugs

    Nuns

    Contemplating the meaning of life

    Any form of philosophical enquiry

    Thanks very much for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe in your podcast app.

    And you can join the mailing list here: meaninglessproblems.substack.com

    Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at Craig@loveyourwork.uk (My real name is Craig Wilmann, Doe is a nickname I apparently gave myself when I was was two)

    Websites:

    Meaninglessproblems.com & Loveyourwork.uk

    Credits:

    Written and performed by Doe Wilmann

    Thanks to Katie Empett for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.

    Artwork by Katie Empett

    Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.

    A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.

    Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann

    (C) 2026

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    22 mins
  • #63 The Sense of Happiness
    Dec 21 2025

    A new technology makes it possible for a mother and father to forgive their son’s killer. Should they use it?

    Something to consider when reading/listening:

    Given the possibility to let it go, can it ever be right to hold on to hatred?

    You might enjoy this episode if you like:

    Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman

    Fiction that makes you think

    Philosophical fiction

    Speculative fiction

    Happiness

    Political debates

    Vegetarian shepherd’s pie

    Contemplating the meaning of life

    Any form of philosophical enquiry

    Thanks very much for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe in your podcast app.

    And you can join the mailing list here: meaninglessproblems.substack.com

    Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at Craig@loveyourwork.uk (My real name is Craig Wilmann, Doe is a nickname I apparently gave myself when I was was two)

    Websites:

    Meaninglessproblems.com & Loveyourwork.uk

    Credits:

    Written and performed by Doe Wilmann

    Thanks to Katie Empett for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.

    Artwork by Katie Empett

    Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.

    A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.

    Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann

    (C) 2025

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    13 mins
  • #62 In His Shoes
    Nov 23 2025

    For ten years, Eric has cared for his vegetative state brother with no hope he’ll ever recover. A scientific breakthrough changes everything.

    Something to consider when reading/listening:

    Would you accept a blissful inner life if it meant no interaction with the outside world?

    You might enjoy this episode if you like:

    Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman

    Fiction that makes you think

    Philosophical fiction

    Speculative fiction

    Shoes

    Ventilators

    Contemplating the meaning of life

    Any form of philosophical enquiry

    Thanks very much for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe in your podcast app.

    And you can join the mailing list here: meaninglessproblems.substack.com

    Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at Craig @loveyourwork.uk (My real name is Craig Wilmann, Doe is a nickname I apparently gave myself when I was was two)

    Websites:

    Meaninglessproblems.com & Loveyourwork.uk

    Credits:

    Written and performed by Doe Wilmann

    Thanks to Katie Empett for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.

    Artwork by Katie Empett

    Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.

    A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.

    Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann

    (C) 2025

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    6 mins
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