Inspirational Decency

The final episode of Inspirational Decency. Oh, the hijinx! I spelled it with an "x" because it's funkier that way and lets people know that I'm extremely punk rock!Airdate: August 14, 2011.Download

A boss conducts an exit interview. A man both understands and doesn't understand a few things. Then Darren explains why he doesn't do the afterparty.Airdate: August 7, 2011.Download

A man offers a linguistics lesson. Another man offers a lesson in writing folk songs. Then Darren ends the show by discussing the split between high and low-brow listeners. (Not "high" listeners, who are evergreen and beloved.)Airdate: July 31, 2011.Download

A man tells you both who he is and how it is. A friendly game of frisbee takes quite a turn. A moving eulogy is delivered. Then Darren ends the show by discussing Spike Lee and a forgotten classic by Trooper.Airdate: July 24, 2011.Download

Another edition of Darren's DVD Enclave, followed by a man trying, and failing, to recall the plot of Hamlet.Airdate: July 17, 2011.Download

Darren complains about being unable to find love. Yet again. Then he reads from his wikipedia entry. Then he ends the show by explaining his prolonged absence from the airwaves.Airdate: July 10, 2011.Download

A man takes you on a tour of the Southeastern New Brunswick Hockey Hall of Fame. Then a Nobel Laureate attempts to deliver his acceptance speech.Airdate: July 3, 2011.Download

A man explains the secret to high-powered salesmanship. Then an esteemed Canadian actor gives you a sneak peek at his upcoming one-man show about a celebrated author.Airdate: June 26, 2011.Download

A repeat of the Divorce My Daddy! episode. Enjoy again or for the first time or for the last time!Airdate: June 19, 2011.Original airdate: April 17, 2011.Download

Darren gives you nothing less than the story of the beginning of the universe.Airdate: June 12, 2011.Download

A man cleanses his soul with the help of his local priest.Airdate: June 5, 2011.Download

A special one-hour "best-of" special compiling the "best" of Inspirational Decency's first twenty episodes. Including such classics as "Old Man Hates Gravy", "Koala With Breasts", and "Mr. Excited", who-wait for it- is almost never excited!Airdate: May 29, 2011.Download

Darren reads the first couple of pages of his memoirs. A man informs you of some problems he is struggling with. Another man tries to remember the cause of World War I. Then Darren concludes the episode by discussing various subjects, including the emotional makeup of bears.Airdate: May 22, 2011.Download

Darren unveils a new movie-review segment. A word from our leader. An advertisement for an exciting local event. Then Darren ends the show by discussing various matters, including small novelty coffins.Airdate: May 15, 2011.Download

The saga of one man's reentry into the world. Gripping, dumb.Airdate: May 1, 2011.Download

Darren informs you that he is good at the thing he does. An excerpt from a classic guide to acting. Darren reviews a new DVD release. Another excerpt from a classic guide to acting. Then Darren ends the show by discussing various topics, imagining in the process what Punk'd would have been like in vaudeville days. Timely reference!Special guest: Jonathan Gaboury.Airdate: April 24, 2011.Download

A very special episode in which Darren presents the Beverage Soap and Family Sanitizer Theatre radio production of the hit 1944 film Divorce My Daddy! Original airdate: January 10, 1945.Special guests in order of appearance: Matthew Scribner, Jonathan Gaboury, Amanda Balsys, Kate Hallemeier and Sarah Allux.Airdate: April 17, 2011.Download

Darren essentially gives you his life story up to now. No kidding.  He talks and talks! Did I mention he talks? Talk he does! A lot!Airdate: April 3, 2011.Download

Darren steadfastly denies that he has a problem. We hear a selection from the Canadian National Radio Archives from 1965 featuring Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Then Darren ends the show, trying all the while not to wake up his grandmother. Doesn't sound like enough stuff for a whole episode, does it? And yet there you have it!Airdate: March 27, 2011.Download

A man we have never met before, and whose name remains unknown to us, recounts the glorious, centuries-old history of this radio program. A 911 call takes an interesting turn. A man rather rudely interrupts a literary reading. Then Darren ends the show with a discussion of his own personal bellhop Gregor and the unusual ways in which he relaxes.Special guests: Wendy Huot and Jonathan Gaboury.Airdate: March 20, 2011.Download

Darren explains in great detail how all of you have angered him. Another man explains the situation he's in. A third man reads his will from beyond the grave. A fourth man attempts to recount the plot of Citizen Kane, and largely fails. Then Darren ends the show with a description of his new R&B alterego.Airdate: March 13, 2011.Download

A radio critic hijacks the opening to give his appraisal of the program. A radio show devoted to film is interrupted by a surprise guest. A man tries to remember the plot of E.T. An ad for a new movie is heard. Then Darren concludes the show by discussing subjects great and small, quoting in the process an old saying about the mouth and the lips.Special guest: Amanda Balsys.Airdate: March 6, 2011.Download

Darren describes the most repulsive monster known to humankind. A man tries to remember Monty Python's "dead parrot" sketch. A hockey game takes a surprising turn. A man (the same man from before?) tries to remember Abbott and Costello's "Who's On First?" routine. Then Darren closes the show by telling a tale involving Andrew Dice Clay and the public library.Special guests: Steve Guy and Matthew Scribner.Airdate: February 27, 2011.Download