On Nonsense and Silliness, or why Wittgenstein was right

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Day Trips for Nihilists

Neil Fitzgerald

4 episodes

7 months ago

An esoteric mix of music old and new, literary extracts, field recordings, gnomic utterances.

To get in touch: daytripsfornihilists@gmail.com

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An esoteric mix of music old and new, literary extracts, field recordings, gnomic utterances.

To get in touch: daytripsfornihilists@gmail.com

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

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)

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

Photo of a serious-looking Wittgenstein:

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