Muselings

Museling 34

December 24, 2019 06:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MB

In the 34th Museling, Charles Adrian talks about wants and needs. You can find an excellent account of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia by a since-disgraced writer here: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/is-tom-stoppards-arcadia-the-greatest-play-of-our-age-1688852.html Podcast homepage, where you can also find links to episode transcripts: http://muselings.uk/

Museling 33

December 17, 2019 06:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MB

In the 33rd Museling, Charles Adrian remembers that he has long wanted a love to leave him alone. More information, including episode transcripts, at http://muselings.uk/. You can hear Will Young singing Eg White’s song Leave Right Now on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbrSLLv0AlA The opening quotation is a reading of 8: postscript from why you should not like me (https://charldrian.wordpress.com/why-you-should-not-like-me/8-postscript-2/). See also: Museling 17 - Drea...

Museling 32

December 10, 2019 06:00 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MB

In the 32nd Museling, Charles Adrian explains that he wants to speak out of silence. More information about the podcast, including links to transcripts of all episodes, is at muselings.uk.

Season 5 is coming!

December 06, 2019 18:25 - 1 minute - 2.02 MB

Another three Muselings are on their way to your feed, going out over the next three Tuesdays. Today, it is Friday the 6th of December, 2019, here in London, UK, so the episodes will appear on the 10th, 17th and 24th of December respectively. None of them is Christmas-themed. More information about the podcast, including transcripts to all episodes, is at muselings.uk.

Museling 31

November 08, 2018 15:22 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

This is the fifth episode of the fourth series of Muselings. Charles Adrian talks about profit and product and reads the Dream Dates, which made up the third season of the podcast. (Incidentally, Charles Adrian doesn’t say so here but there are 14 Dream Dates.) You can find all the other episodes from this series right now wherever you found this one, which might include at muselings.uk, where you can also find links to episode transcripts. Marked as explicit on iTunes beca...

Museling 30

November 08, 2018 15:20 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MB

This is the fourth episode of the fourth series of Muselings. Charles Adrian talks about confession and reads a collection of writing put together towards the end of his thirties. You can find all the other episodes from this series right now wherever you found this one, which might include at muselings.uk, where you can also find links to episode transcripts. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of swearing. Links: Elements of Co-Dependency on Charles Adrian’s Wo...

Museling 29

November 08, 2018 15:18 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MB

This is the third episode of the fourth series of Muselings. Charles Adrian talks about romantic expectations and reads a collection of writing put together in the first third of his thirties. You can find all the other episodes from this series right now wherever you found this one, which might include at muselings.uk, where you can also find links to episode transcripts. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of swearing. Links: why you should not like me on Charl...

Museling 28

November 08, 2018 15:16 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

This is the second episode of the fourth series of Muselings. Charles Adrian talks about turning 30 and reads something that he wrote around that time. You can find all the other episodes from this series right now wherever you found this one, which might include at muselings.uk, where you can also find links to episode transcripts. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of swearing. Links: You have gone on Charles Adrian’s Wordpress site: https://charldrian.wordpre...

Museling 27

November 08, 2018 15:15 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MB

The fourth series of Muselings is now out in the world! In this, the first episode, Charles Adrian talks a little bit about writing. You can find all the other episodes from this series right now wherever you found this one, which might include at muselings.uk, where you can also find links to episode transcripts. This episode is marked as explicit on iTunes not so much because of bad language as because of straightforward, honest-to-goodness vulgarity. Links: The...

Museling 26

April 22, 2018 06:00 - 4 minutes - 5.56 MB

The 14th Dream Date is drying off after dancing. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 25

April 21, 2018 06:00 - 3 minutes - 4.19 MB

The 13th Dream Date is about getting up and having a shower. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 24

April 20, 2018 06:00 - 3 minutes - 5.17 MB

The 12th Dream Date might be a hook-up. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 23

April 19, 2018 06:00 - 2 minutes - 3.25 MB

The 11th Dream Date takes us onto the apps. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 22

April 18, 2018 06:00 - 3 minutes - 4.43 MB

The 10th Dream Date starts with a film about the financial crisis. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 21

April 17, 2018 06:00 - 3 minutes - 4.95 MB

The 9th Dream Date takes us to a quiet place. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 20

April 16, 2018 06:00 - 2 minutes - 4.02 MB

The 8th Dream Date is a bad date, for some reason. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 19

April 15, 2018 06:00 - 2 minutes - 3.15 MB

The seventh Dream Date is about a drink. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 18

April 14, 2018 04:18 - 2 minutes - 3.46 MB

The sixth Dream Date is set in a café. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 17

April 13, 2018 06:00 - 2 minutes - 3.97 MB

The fifth Dream Date dwells on beauty. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 16

April 12, 2018 06:00 - 3 minutes - 4.45 MB

The fourth Dream Date is about relationships. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 15

April 11, 2018 06:00 - 2 minutes - 3.92 MB

The third Dream Date is mostly on ice. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 14

April 10, 2018 06:00 - 4 minutes - 6.34 MB

The second Dream Date is an exchange of text messages. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Museling 13

April 09, 2018 06:00 - 4 minutes - 5.64 MB

The first of 14 Dream Dates, this one takes place on a train. The Dream Dates are short, solipsistic, not-necessarily-autobiographical pieces of audio that listeners are welcome to download and mess with themselves. More information about the podcast is at http://muselings.uk/

Series 3 Trailer

April 08, 2018 12:10 - 2 minutes - 2.89 MB

This is not a Museling but an introduction to the next 14 Muselings, which will make up the third series of the podcast. These are the Dream Dates. The Dream Dates are short pieces of audio about encounters or non-encounters that, while still solipsistic, are less rigorously autobiographical than previous Muselings. Please feel free to mess with these episodes – remix them, rerecord them, provide background music or a soundscape, etc – and repost them with a link to the website h...

Museling 12 - How Do I Stay Naked part 3

February 23, 2018 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MB

A year to the day after it should have gone out, here is the last episode of this second series of Muselings. It features the sound of footsteps in the snow, distant traffic, aeroplanes, trains, birds and a dog. CN: There is some discussion of poor mental health in this episode. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of swearing. The Gunnersbury Triangle: http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/reserves/gunnersbury-triangle Muselings website: http://muselings.uk/

Museling 11 - How Do I Stay Naked part 2

February 16, 2017 20:00 - 12 minutes - 17 MB

In part two of this short series of Muselings, Charles Adrian brings you sound from the small island of Hydra and talks about the kind of nakedness he experiences in a relationship. Muselings website: http://muselings.uk/

Museling 10 - How Do I Stay Naked part 1

February 09, 2017 20:00 - 13 minutes - 17.8 MB

Charles Adrian's journey towards nakedness begins on Lesvos, in Greece. Hear the sound of the wind in the olive trees, the cicadas, the goat bells, the sea. And hear Charles Adrian talk about what it means to him to be naked in front of an audience. Ensemble Duende: http://duende-ensemble.com/ Muselings website: http://muselings.uk/

Museling 9 - How Do I Stay Naked intro

February 02, 2017 23:33 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

Muselings returns this February with four episodes on the subject of nakedness, in art and life. As ever, we are listening to the inside of Charles Adrian's head but, with any luck, some of this will find some resonance inside other people's heads too. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of swearing The first voice you hear in this episode belongs to Anna Beecher. You can read about how the interview with Anna came about here: http://showmethemon3y.tumblr.com/post/151681003638/artist-w...

Museling 8 - Water Your Herbs

December 03, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 17 MB

This is the last episode of this series of episodes and, in it, I offer some philosophy. In that sense, it is the most didactic episode so far. Oh, and after doing a recount in my head, I am pretty sure there are 18 or 19 traffic lights between the top of Holland Park Avenue and my house. You might say "Why don't you go out and check?", in which case I would reply that Holland Park Avenue is a nasty hill to cycle just for the sake of counting traffic lights and that every time I've been ou...

Museling 7 - Privilege

November 26, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MB

The penultimate episode of this series of Muselings is an essay on privilege given from a position of privilege. I make much mention of a show by Jamal Harewood that I have mistakenly called Privilege throughout; it is actually called The Privileged. [Edit: Having re-listened to this episode, I notice that I have misgendered Hari Ziyad, whose pronouns are they/them.] Some links: Jamal Harewood website: http://harewooo.com/ Information about The Privileged (which I have misnamed throu...

Museling 6 - Suicide

November 19, 2015 20:00 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MB

CONTENT NOTE: I talk about suicide and depression in this episode. Please don’t listen to this if you think it might be at all triggering. Also, I should stress that this is a very personal account. You may find my ambivalence troubling and unhelpful. Links: The Samaritans online Émile Durkheim's Suicide on Wikipedia (last accessed on 18th October, 2015) A Ted Talk on Depression by Andrew Solomon (October 2013) Another excellent resource for anybody trying to understand or articula...

Museling 5 - Sex Work

November 12, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MB

This episode is about sex, sex work, intimacy and honesty and is the most confessional Museling so far. Some of you might want to skip this one. Some links: Open letter to Amnesty in support of their policy change Effect of Whorephobia (Guardian article) Difference between decriminalisation and legalisation explained (New Statesman) Spark London: Sex Worker Stories Part I Spark London: Sex Worker Stories Part II Criminalising clients does not help sex workers stay safe

Museling 4 - Control

November 05, 2015 20:00 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MB

The fourth episode of Charles Adrian's solipsistic new podcast series is about control and self-control and responsibility. It is a little more confessional than previous episodes. Here is a video about the Good Chance Theatre, which is a beautiful project happening in The Jungle. You can find them on Twitter as @GoodChanceCal. Here are some ways you can help refugees from your front room (article from September 2015 – some of it is now out of date).

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