Podcasts about Absurdist

Director Andrew DeYoung has always had an eye for awkwardness ("Pen15," "Our Flag Means Death," and "Dave"), but with his debut feature, "Friendship," he goes from TV's quirky corners straight to the deep end of the cringe pool. You want relatable pain, emotional chaos, and jokes so uncomfortable you laugh, wince, and maybe break out in hives? Look no further. With a cast including Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara, and Jack Dylan Grazer, "Friendship" is the rare buddy comedy that leaves you feeling equal parts seen, unsettled, and surprisingly moved.DeYoung joins Mike DeAngelo on the latest episode of The Discourse. It was clear he's still riding the high from sharing his first feature with audiences at TIFF. "[The screening] went incredibly - more than I could have ever imagined. I've been in a theater that's laughing like that, and that wasn't necessarily my goal." Deyong said. "Of course, I wanted people to find this funny and interesting and whatnot, but to hear people laugh at that level was really a surprise."READ MORE: ‘Friendship' Review: Tim Robinson Is Riotously Hilarious In A24's Absurdist, Nightmare-Fueled Cringe Comedy

Can a urinal be funny? What about reading "The Great Gatsby" to a punch of comedy wanting college students? How can a shake, fries, a meatball, and fat crass Jersey man make great comedy? If it is absurd, it may be just the comedy we are looking for.Join Ty and RD as they discuss their favorite absurdist comedy from their past and what they love today.Download the episode for free.

Charles Holmes and Jodi Walker react to Episode 2 entering the Nathan Fielder cinematic universe (3:32), what the show has to say about Nathan (13:53), and MVP's of the episode (22:37). Plus, does this show change how you look at pilots (38:06)? Email us! prestigetv@spotify.com Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of ‘The Prestige TV Podcast' and so much more! Hosts: Charles Holmes and Jodi Walker Producers: Kai Grady and Donnie Beacham Jr. Video Supervision: Chris Thomas Additional Production Support: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.Vanishing flora, captured on handmade PaperMinneapolis-based visual and teaching artist Ilene Krug Mojsilov recommends “Vanishing Flora: Fiber Art,” an exhibition by Amanda Degener at the Northside Artspace Lofts Gallery in Minneapolis. The show runs through May 25. Visitors can enter the gallery by calling or buzzing the office, open Thursdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A poetry and potluck event will be held May 18.Mojsilov explains that Degener's work highlights endangered plant species. The exhibition includes 18 framed handmade paper works, with pulp manipulated to form plant imagery. Eight handmade planters, constructed from up-cycled wood, spell out “in danger.” Suspended discs depicting endangered plants, made from frozen paper, gradually melt into the planters, which are seeded with native flowers that will grow over the exhibit's duration.Krug said: I could go on and on about Amanda's artwork, because she's part scientist. She's a chemist. She researches all her subjects to the T. She's a specialist in handmade paper and the history of handmade paper, she collects fibers from all over the world.— Ilene Krug MojsilovA 21st Century Take on Theater of the AbsurdTheater maker Harry Waters, Jr. attended the opening night of Pangea World Theater's staging of “Rhinoceros,” directed by Dipankar Mukherjee. The absurdist play by French playwright Eugène Ionesco was written in 1958 and follows the transformation of a town's residents into rhinoceroses — all except one, the least heroic character.The show runs through April 19 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis.Waters praised the production's creativity: inventive lighting, a soundscape of Indigenous music, strong choreography and a diverse cast of professional and amateur actors.Harry said: The gift, I would have to say, of what Dipankar gives to this adaptation [is] that it starts huge, and then, as the story goes, it winnows down to this very simple, important issue of the one human being that's standing in resistance to all the totalitarianism and the conformity ... how are we also taking our own stands in spite of everything that's being thrown [at us] that really allows us to know that we're not crazy, that it is not insane that you're standing strong. So that's a conceptual thing that I was really quite pleased to see without being beaten over the head by it.— Harry Waters, Jr.A Multimedia Symphony in the South MetroRetired attorney and former St. Olaf Choir singer Maren Swanson of Burnsville is excited for a joint choral performance at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church in Prior Lake this Saturday at 4 p.m. South Metro Chorale will perform alongside Singers in Accord and Kantorei, with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kathy Saltzman Romey.The concert features “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci,” a multimedia symphony by Minnesota composer Jocelyn Hagen.Maren said: I heard Jocelyn speak once about having grown up in a musical family in a small town in North Dakota, and about singing and playing piano from the age of three, she said that she lay in bed as a as an older child, hearing orchestral music in her head and wishing she knew how to write the music down. Well now we get to hear the enchanting music in her head. The work has been performed all across the country and internationally. I actually heard it in Croatia in 2023. The libretto features an English translation of select texts from the notebooks of Da Vinci. The score is soaring, sometimes lyrical, sometimes percussive, always gorgeous. The video uses a new technology that allows it to be synced to the nuances of the music as conducted in a live event. In effect, the video is played like an instrument of the orchestra responding to the conductor, and so every performance is spontaneous and unique. The video features an unfolding of text and images from the notebooks and other animated images that bring the music to life.— Maren Swanson

You've heard of the Wars of the Roses—the epic struggle for England's throne—but you probably haven't heard the whole story (or maybe you have, how should I know?). It's a gripping tale of power, courage, and most importantly… water hoses. So sit back and enjoy an enthralling history lesson you won't find in the textbooks or on anything that starts with "Wiki"—either because it's total nonsense, or because it's so true that it had to be labeled as fiction to be believed (spoiler alert, it's the first one). Prepare to LAUGH with Nathaniel's humor/comedy book, "STUPID FUNNY"—out NOW! Grab your copy on paperback or eBook | https://a.co/d/bLGSQG7 ~ You'll like it. Unless ya don't. Check out more podcasts, music, and books from SSF host and creator Nathaniel David Knox here ~ https://www.treefortknox.com/ Like the original intro/outro theme song? You can listen to it wherever you stream your music. Just search: "So Silly (Theme From the SHORT STUPID FUNNY Podcast" by Nathaniel David Knox

On the latest episode of The Discourse, actor Will Poulter and writer-director Alex Scharfman joined host Mike DeAngelo to discuss their new A24 horror-comedy "Death of a Unicorn," a twisted genre mash-up that brings unicorns into the Spielbergian creature-feature fold. The film also stars Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Téa Leoni, Anthony Carrigan, Richard E. Grant, and Sunita Mani, and tells the story of a tech billionaire's lawyer and his daughter who accidentally hit a unicorn with their car and attempt to cover it up at an elite corporate retreat. Magical madness, death, and more unicorn action ensue!Poulter, having taken a break from comedy in recent years, said he relished playing Shepard, an Ivy League-bred man-child desperate for approval and woefully out of touch. "It's really fun to be conscious of the fact that everyone's going to be laughing at you, and never with you," he said. "You sort of feel like he's never really left the various ivory towers that his family own around the world, but thinks he's superior to everyone around him.”READ MORE: ‘Death of a Unicorn' Review: Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd Make Monster Movie Magic for A24 [SXSW]Despite his delusions of grandeur, Poulter was careful not to strip Shep of all humanity. "I don't want to absolve him of wrongdoing, but ultimately what it boils down to is the child-parent relationship," he explained. "What Shep really wants more than anything is approval from his dad, and he wants his mom to be more honest with him than she's ever been."

Jesse Vogelaar is a writer and director whose works spans across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, flitting between the stage where he masters the art of improvisation, to advertisements, where he transforms the products of Samsung or Specsavers into savvy slices of commercial entertainment, to his growing body of short films, which includes You Lose, a short that Junkee called Australia's Greatest Work Of Art to Room for One More, a tale of a bloke trapped under his collapsed house, calling his mate, asking him to make a short film for him, to Accoladia, an absurd comedy about being the best of everything in the world.Jesse's work stands as a way of exploring the complexities of society through an absurd lens. It's a style of creativity which Jesse dubs 'imaginative logic', a term that makes complete sense when you let his work wash over you and change your world view.In the following interview, recorded ahead of Accoladia's appearance at Flickerfest, Jesse talks about his creative process, the way critics or writers like me apply our own logic to absurdist work, the freedom of advertising, and a lot more.To view some of Jesse's work, visit JesseVogelaar.com. I highly recommend you watch Room for One More, a brilliantly executed short film that is both absolutely hilarious, and quietly moving too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesse Vogelaar is a writer and director whose works spans across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, flitting between the stage where he masters the art of improvisation, to advertisements, where he transforms the products of Samsung or Specsavers into savvy slices of commercial entertainment, to his growing body of short films, which includes You Lose, a short that Junkee called Australia's Greatest Work Of Art to Room for One More, a tale of a bloke trapped under his collapsed house, calling his mate, asking him to make a short film for him, to Accoladia, an absurd comedy about being the best of everything in the world.Jesse's work stands as a way of exploring the complexities of society through an absurd lens. It's a style of creativity which Jesse dubs 'imaginative logic', a term that makes complete sense when you let his work wash over you and change your world view.In the following interview, recorded ahead of Accoladia's appearance at Flickerfest, Jesse talks about his creative process, the way critics or writers like me apply our own logic to absurdist work, the freedom of advertising, and a lot more.To view some of Jesse's work, visit JesseVogelaar.com. I highly recommend you watch Room for One More, a brilliantly executed short film that is both absolutely hilarious, and quietly moving too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Absurdist new comedy digital series DAY PLAYERS following the delusional world of struggling actors made its highly anticipated world premiere on Image Killer's YouTube channel on February 7th, 2025 Created by Reelworld Film Festival Trailblazer Award winner Farid Yazdani (MOONSHINE/SUITS), directed by Aref Mahabadi (BECAUSE ONE DAY), and written by Chris D'Alessandro, DAY PLAYERS is a six-episode absurdist comedy that dives headfirst into the chaotic, delusional, and hilariously awkward world of struggling actors. Each episode centers around a different acting class assignment, from cringe-worthy studies of the “world's greatest Canadian actor” to producing an unwatchable short film, and even a case of murder through what can only be described as “criminal negligence.” The series delivers laughs for anyone who has ever stepped into an acting class and secretly wondered if they should have stayed in business school. The stellar cast includes Farid Yazdani, Patrick McKenna (THE RED GREEN SHOW), Brock Morgan (THE GOOD DOCTOR, WORKIN' MOMS), two-time Juno Award nominee Alex Bird, Nicolette Pearse (TRANSPLANT, KIM'S CONVENIENCE), Canadian Screen Awards winner Aisha Evelyna (THE DROP, SLO PITCH), and Canadian Screen Awards nominee Ashley Leggat (LIFE WITH DEREK).   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

This episode is dedicated to my girlfriend because she said she likes the episodes where I ramble on endlessly about nothing and so that's what I tried to do.  Now that I think about it, maybe she said that because she thinks it's really annoying and if I ramble on and on endlessly, eventually I will end up alienating my audience.  Without my audience, well...there's no need for this podcast, so maybe she told me this, so I'd give up doing the podcast and spend all of my time with her!  As I type that out though, that seems less and less plausible, but let's not worry about what's plausible or not plausible.  Let's just focus on this latest episode of this award winning podcast!!!Support the showGo to hunchbunny.com to see all the hidden secrets!!!

You've found Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith; the podcast about unrequited love.  Brrrr, cold innit. I'm ashamed to say I'm wearing a heated gilet. Height of glamour.  Today's episode features glorious comic, writer and ABSURDIST (get it right) sensation JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS. You can hear us mucking about on his excellent and hilarious podcast Soundheap (available wherever blah blah blah).  Loved this chat - did you know if you have a crush on someone you have to write their name in a heart? It's like, the law. We also discuss the brutality of being dumped with the words "you're not as fun as I thought you were". Thanks for downloading and supporting us. You're my people. Come and find us... On Substack https://crushedbymcs.substack.com/ where if you subscribe, you'll have access to the podcast ad-free and exclusive content from me as well as a lot of gushy love from me. On Instagram @crushedbymcs On email, where you can send us anecdotes, adoration and arguments crushedbymcs@gmail. Who doesn't love post!? And if you want to do nothing but simply chuck me £4 to buy myself some sellotape and a copy of the Radio Times to make a collage, head for ko-fi.com/crushedbymcs Just out of interest: you can see me in Cheaters on BBCiPlayer currently but be warned it's very much not safe for work. ie: it's full of boobs. AND THE REST. Thanks and Happy New 2025! MCS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the fourth episode of our series on Monty Python, and in this episode we switch from the TV series to the feature films. Today we discuss Monty Python and The Holy Grail. We go over our favourite moments, the best quotes, the genuinely cinematic nature of the production and then, weirdly, a short rant on Airplane / Flying High. If you don't listen to this then we fart in your general direction.

Ronald Snijders staat in het theater met zijn zesde voorstelling ‘Als Mens'. Wie is de man achter de absurdist? Snijders is schrijver, programmamaker en meester van het absurdisme. Hij maakte eerder shows als ‘Groot Succes 2' en ‘Een avond met mij'. Verder schreef hij o.a. het boek ‘De Alfabetweter' en maakt hij de televisietheatertalkshow ‘De Staat van Verwarring'. Presentatie: Willemijn Veenhoven 

Ronnie runs a disco walking tour with his son Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour it begins a competition between father and son for her affection. It also signals the arrival of an oily killer that stalks the street at night. On this week's episode… Join the crew as we discuss grease consumption, bullshit artists, and the bizarre cinematic experience that is, The Greasy Strangler (2016).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:24) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:00) Rotten Tomatoes (68:55) Cooter of the Week (76:55) What We've Been Watching () Hotline Scream: (83:22)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

It's Popzara's Movie Time! Podcast, where our in-house movie nerds Ethan Brehm and Nate Evans take you on an unscripted journey yakking and chatting about some of their favorite movie moments and cinematic scenes, from past and present, presented without snark and snobbery for your listening pleasure. On deck for this episode are two entries in Terry Gilliam's “Trilogy of Imagination”, the other being 1985's Brazil, that showcase what happens when absolute imagination is met with absolute ambition, a surefire recipe for disaster - and often something wonderful. First up is 1981's Time Bandits, which has the distinction of being the only “children's film” with executions, severed limbs, exploding parents (and exploding dogs). Gilliam presents an entirely original time-traveling comedy with inspired performances, dazzling effects, and just a touch of classic Monty Python humor that appeals to kids and adults alike, despite a fractured narrative with more holes in it than any map of the universe. Next is 1988's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a lavishly produced spectacle of fever dream storytelling just as famous for its off-screen spectacle as it has for what's on screen. A triumph of visual and aural absurdity, Gilliam's adaptation of the beloved German fable featuring perhaps the most unreliable narrator in literature can finally be viewed on its own considerable merits. And what lovely merits they are! Our hosts tackle both films with aplomb, discussing how sometimes style does triumph over substance, how Terry Gilliam may be the living embodiment of Auteur Theory, how both films skilly hide their megastar cameos (Sean Connery and Robin Williams), favorable comparisons to both 1939's Wizard of Oz and Spielberg's Hook, and the sad reality of how Hollywood has been replacing talented dwarf actors with CGI effects instead of hiring the real thing.

Welcome back, Skeleton Army! I We don't often support ship captains being murdered, but when we do, it's slave driving Captain Joseph White. How will his large fortune be inherited? Per Capita or Per Stirpes? My money is on the one that rhymes with herpes. !n this episode, we travel back to the eerie streets of Salem, Massachusetts in 1830 to recount the chilling murder of Captain Joseph White, a notorious shipmaster and slave trader. With a mix of dark humor and historical insight, we paint a vivid picture of a town grappling with its infamous past, including the witch trials, while uncovering the brutal details of Captain White's murder. His head bashed in and his body repeatedly stabbed, the grim scene sets the stage for a tale of greed, betrayal, and murder. Listen in as we unravel the complex web of inheritance laws in Massachusetts, shedding light on the implications for Captain White's estate and his relationships, particularly with his niece Mary and her husband, Joseph Knapp Jr. We explore the chaotic aftermath of the murder, highlighting the town's lack of a proper police force and the formation of the amateur Committee of Vigilance. The connections between Salem's prominent families—the Whites, Knapps, and Crowning Shields—are scrutinized, revealing how financial ruin and personal vendettas played pivotal roles in this scandal. As we journey through the trials and conspiracies surrounding Captain White's murder, you'll hear about the dramatic courtroom performances, media influence, and the eventual execution of Frank and J. Jr. Knapp. We touch upon literary references to the case in works by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, illustrating how this notorious event was woven into the cultural fabric of the time. Wrapping up with some delirious banter and fun facts, this episode promises a blend of historical intrigue and humor that will keep you entertained and informed. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Now with Beyond the Grave, a relaxed talk series with the crew! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on instagram(@deathandfriendspodcast)! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Nash Flynn @itsnashflynn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Angel Luna @GuerrillaJokes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok @deathapodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This is a KnaveryInk podcast.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have you seen our NEWER and GAYER website? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.deathandfriends.gay/⁠⁠ Topics: Salem, Massachusetts, Murder, Captain Joseph White, Witch Trials, Historical, Inheritance Laws, Estate, Greed, Betrayal, Scandal, Courtroom Drama, Conspiracy, Vigilance, Frank Knapp, J. Jr. Knapp, Execution, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Literary References, Dark Humor, Chaos, Fun Facts, Banter, Rollercoaster, History, Horror, Macabre, Haunted, 19th Century, Salem's Past, New Horrors, Economic Struggles, Autopsy, Murder Suspects, Committee of Vigilance, Prominent Families, Disinheritance, Financial Ruin, Personal Vendettas, Crowning Shield Brothers, Greed, Betrayal, Murder, Chaos, Conspiracy, Botched Investigation, Social Dynamics, Public Sentiment, Media Influence, Cultural Fabric, Humorous, Absurdist, Playful Banter, Whimsical

Absurdist Productions is an indie board game studio in Oklahoma City, owned by Will Thompson and David Thomas. They pride themselves in creating games with unique themes that are well-researched, beautifully produced, widely accessible, and above all, fun to play.Will Thompson (Cherokee Nation) is a professional game designer, writer, instructional designer, and co-founder of Absurdist Productions. Will's designs include several published games including PaleoVet, several RPGs, educational video games, and other applications.Winter Rabbit is Will's second published board game for general release, and he couldn't be more excited to share his culture. For Will, this game represents years of hard work developing the craft of game design to create something he can be truly proud of.In his spare time (which is far too infrequent), Will researches obscure lore, pines to get lost in the forest, and paints tiny spacemen.David Thomas is attracted to old and strange things. Antique tools, pulp magazines, pictures of dogs in military regalia. Similarly, he leans towards games with more esoteric themes like filling curio cabinets, working as a telephone operator, or fighting over food at a restaurant. In that last vein, David is the creator of Absurdist Productions' first game, Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony and has been co-author on both solo RPGs Transformation and Seven Murders til Midnight.For Winter Rabbit, David focused primarily on playtesting, streamlining mechanics, and balance as the game developed, as well as encouraging Will to inject as much Cherokee culture into the game as possible. The end result he hopes is a game that is authentic, engaging, and widely accessible.You can check out the Kickstarter for Winter Rabbit here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/941694206/winter-rabbitFOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebingeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebingeWHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7riHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U=Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.comElixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games

Hello tea friends! On this Teatime with Jesse, I hang out with Hasani Arnold at the Beijing Tea Market. Hasani Arnold is a content creator and Global Strategy Insight Manager. In this episode, we cover a lot! Hasani talks about growing up in New York and the cultural differences between the ethnic enclaves. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities of learning a foreign language and how policies have shaped public infrastructure in the China vs. US. Join us while we sip on some Ancient Tree White Tea and Qimen Red Tea. Try Duidui's Laobanzhang "Sakura Sea" Ancient Tree White Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/laobanzhang-sakura-sea-ancient-tree-white-tea Try Qimen Red Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-teahouse-qimen-red-tea Join Jesse's Tea Club: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service?variant=43241340567777 00:00:29 Meet Hasani Arnold 00:00:50 Duidui's White tea 00:01:33 Hasani's Journey from New York, USA to Beijing, China 00:02:42 Bilingual subtitling on social media 00:03:13 The Chinese community in Flushing, Queens 00:05:00 Disparate cultures in NYC 00:06:50 Cultural differences at school vs. local neighborhoods in NYC 00:07:29 Sensationalism in the media 00:08:30 Chinese populations in American school 00:09:29 Hasani's first time abroad in Korea 00:10:38 Feeling safe in Asia 00:11:07 A foreigner experience in China 00:11:38 Shanghai is Hasani's favorite city 00:13:44 Freedom of expression in New York 00:15:00 New yorkers breaking out of their shell 00:15:15 People in Los Angeles are fashionable 00:15:54 Pushing the envelope in Shanghai 00:16:25 Stop caring about what other people think 00:16:50 Improv and “failing big” 00:17:30 Changing lives through improv 00:18:00 It's hard to fight in the tea room 00:19:00 Coffee and tea 00:19:16 Hasani's favorite tea: darjeeling white tea 00:19:44 Chinese approach to coffee and tea 00:21:33 Flattening tea 00:22:09 Public infrastructure in China vs. America 00:22:34 Accessibility in China 00:24:23 Tea farmers are successful businesspeople 00:27:25 Access to chargers and batteries 00:28:38 Portable charging stations in China 00:31:00 Perceptions of the self and community in China vs. America 00:32:44 Communism and collectivism 00:33:16 Wealth and individualism 00:36:15 Racism in China vs. America 00:36:40 Racism and public services in America 00:37:12 The nature of democracy 00:39:15 Policies and public parks 00:41:45 Society and balance 00:42:15 Extremism and balance 00:42:33 The goals of China's government 00:43:00 The Cultural Revolution in China 00:44:58 Bureaucracy and policy  00:46:06 China's stability and yearly innovation 00:46:46 Understanding someone else's opinion 00:47:29 Acrimony in American  00:48:28 Breaking the timeline 00:49:48 Having all the information 00:50:30 Getting into content creation 00:51:07 Racial phenotypes 00:53:00 Types of ignorance 00:53:09 Hair in the Black community 00:55:38 Race in China vs. America 00:57:00 Qimen red tea 00:54:14 The obligation of education 01:02:05 Learning involves messing up 01:02:34 Intent vs. impact 01:03:03 The role of patience in understanding different perspectives 01:04:00 There's always something you don't know 01:05:00 Productive conversations 01:06:18 Absurdist memes 01:07:38 Donghua Jinlong industrial grade glycine and Tiktok 01:10:30 Outsourcing marketing for advertising 01:11:57 Make content!! Be yourself, just do it 01:13:59 Media and the relationship between Asian American and Black American communities 01:23:00 Dating abroad 01:23:58 Addressing cultural stereotypes 01:25:00 Connecting through language 01:26:30 Lightning round 01:27:20 Incorporating fashion in content creation 01:28:43 Resources to learn Chinese #looseleaftea #gongfucha #contentreator #languageimmersian #shanghaiculture #beijingculture #beijingteamarket #jessesteahouse #teatimewithjesse

Who knew insomnia can cause you to not sleep so good? Take a quick visit inside the racing mind of Nathaniel David Knox as he shares his most important, thought-provoking, and forgettable thoughts he's ever had while trying to fall asleep.   Check out more podcasts, music, and books from SSF host and creator Nathaniel David Knox here ~ https://www.treefortknox.com/   Prepare to LAUGH with Nathaniel's BRAND NEW humor/comedy book, "STUPID FUNNY" — out NOW! Grab your copy on paperback or eBook | https://a.co/d/bLGSQG7 ~ You'll like it. Unless ya don't.   Like the original intro/outro theme song? You can listen to it wherever you stream your music. Just search: "So Silly (Theme From the SHORT STUPID FUNNY Podcast" by Nathaniel David Knox   *Original story, narration, recording, editing, Intro/Outro theme music (excluding additional music cues), and production by Nathaniel David Knox.

It's killer rabbits and k-nig-hts and coconuts as NostalgiaCast journeys back to medieval times for what is arguably the most quotable movie of all time, MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. Jonny and Darin try to keep their hysterics in check as they recount their favorite lines and sketches from the film, as well as the history of Monty Python and how Chapman-Cleese-Gilliam-Idle-Jones-Palin & Co.'s subversive meta-commentary comedy lives in the SOUTH PARKs, RICK & MORTYs, and DEADPOOLs of today.

Yorgos Lanthimos on his latest absurdist black comedy Kinds of Kindness, about a man seeking to break free from his predetermined path.Australian filmmaking duo Jim Weir and Jack Clark on Birdeater, a psychological thriller that tells the story of a bride-to-be being invited to her own fiancé's bucks party.U.S. director Ti West discusses his horror MaXXXine, which stars Mia Goth as an adult film star and aspiring actress in 1980's Hollywood.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Beth StewartExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown

Yorgos Lanthimos on his latest absurdist black comedy Kinds of Kindness, about a man seeking to break free from his predetermined path.Australian filmmaking duo Jim Weir and Jack Clark on Birdeater, a psychological thriller that tells the story of a bride-to-be being invited to her own fiancé's bucks party.U.S. director Ti West discusses his horror MaXXXine, which stars Mia Goth as an adult film star and aspiring actress in 1980's Hollywood.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Beth StewartExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown

This is the inaugural episode of an on-going mini-series for the Riskgaming podcast we're dubbing the Orthogonal Bet. Organized by our scientist-in-residence Sam Arbesman, the goal is to take a step back from the daily machinations that I, Danny Crichton, generally host on the podcast to look at what Sam describes as “…the interesting, the strange, and the weird. Ideas and topics that ignite our curiosity are worthy of our attention, because they might lead to advances and insights that we can't anticipate.” To that end, today our guest is Matt Webb, a virtuoso tinkerer and creative whose experiments with interaction design and technology have led to such apps as the Galaxy Compass (an app that features an arrow pointing to the center of the universe) and Poem/1, a hardware clock that offers a rhyming poem devised by AI. He's also a regular essayist on his blog Interconnected. We latched onto Matt's recent essay about a vibe shift that's underway in the tech world from the utopian model of progress presented in Star Trek to the absurd whimsy of Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Along the way, we also discuss Neal Stephenson, the genre known as “design fiction,” Stafford Beer and management cybernetics, the 90s sci-fi show Wild Palms, and how artificial intelligence is adding depth to the already multitalented. Episode Produced by Chris Gates Music by George Ko & Suno

This month we sit down and try to figure out what makes us laugh, and boy do we laugh. Absurdist comedy is the big catch right now and we've reeled in a few of the best. We think... As always, please rate and review to help us get our dumb podcast out there.

Have you stopped to think about what makes music funny? What makes a good action score? And what can a composer do to suck the life out of their composition? In today's episode, we're talking to Composer Matt Novack. We discuss all of this and really get into the details, so if you want to learn about how to write music like this, this is the episode for you. Matt Novack is a classically trained composer and percussionist whose intuitively smart scores have created indelible moments in (mostly) comedy projects across series and film. Matt's music supports performances by many of today's greatest comedic actors, including Amy Poelher, Paul Rudd, Rob Corddry, Megan Mullally, Henry Winkler and Will Arnett. Some of his notable credits include working cult favorite Children's Hopsital, Netflix's a Murderville, as well as award-winning Dog Days and spots for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. His most recent work can be heard on TBS's Miracle Workers: End Times. Topics include: • Matt's background and education as a percussionist/composer • What makes good “action” music • Scoring a comedy • Absurdist comedies vs sitcoms • What I wish I learned in school • Working with a temp track while staying original • Using and manipulating digital samples to create analog synth sound • Nothing kills the music of a scene like trying to be funny • The project Matt learned the most from • Advice for aspiring composers/musicians https://www.mattnovack.com/ Music featured in this episode (and shared with permission): Better Than Heroes Overture Composed by Matt Novack I Regret Lots of Things from "Harley Quinn" composed by Jefferson Friedman, Matt Novack, Christopher French I Like it Here from "Miracle Workers" Composed by Matt Novack Sad Sid from "Miracle Workers" Composed by Matt Novack The Enchanted Workshop Composed by Matt Novack End Times Main Title From "Miracle Workers" Composed by Matt Novack

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This week on The Enemies List, Rick is joined by author political commentator Tara Dublin for a cheeky, candid discussion on the challenges and absurdities of the current political climate. They touch on their experiences with online trolling, the inefficacy of the GOP, and the impact of Donald Trump's legal troubles. Despite the serious subject matter, their conversation is laced with wit and humor, offering insightful commentary on American politics with a satirical edge. For more information on Tara, her Substack and book, find her on Twitter/X. Timestamps: [00:01:36] A week in Trump world [00:05:20] Crying about immunity [00:13:18] Who can run for office [00:19:35] When Trump came down the escalator Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the meticulously structured tragedies of Aristotle, emphasizing catharsis and mimesis, to the bold, rule-breaking experiments of the 1960s' Avant-Garde, and the existential, often bewildering narratives of Absurdist theatre, this narrative digs into the heart of what makes theatre a mirror and a mold of the human experience. As we unravel these threads, we discover not just the evolution of dramatic form and content, but also a reflection of the evolving human condition, revealing how each movement in theatre has left an indelible mark on the canvas of artistic expression.

Author Zeke Faux joins the podcast to discuss his findings while writing his absurdist masterpiece of a book titled "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall."

WOKE WEDNESDAY: Anti-anti-anti-anti woke news, an absurdist good game, a clip from the great Nell Minow, and a word from our sponsor ESGauge

Yer Boys go off the rails in their critique of SNOWPIERCER and the lose themselves in the animal sexuality of Jack Nicholson from THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. Plus-- The power of A.I. actors; P!NK Live; Absurdist humor; and the tragic story of drinking in theaters

More Uniparty Stunts. Lawsuit just now filed in Colorado to keep Trump off the 2024 Ballot. We check the legalese behind this latest desperate "Hail Mary pass" attempt to thwart "our democracy." Absurdist interpretations of the 14th Amendment are going nowhere, and will backfire, but will enjoy the full media echo-chamber treatment along the way. We sample the sound reasoning of law professors Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Turley on the matter. Plus, our sage analysis of the "Trump Or Bust" voter. At least 35% of GOP electorate, according to pollster Richard Baris. Will the RNC accept the reality of the GOP primary? With Great Listener Calls. Matt Dunn of Backbone Radio guest-hosting The Steffan Tubbs Show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Dunn of Backbone Radio guest-hosting The Steffan Tubbs Show. Lawsuit just now filed in Colorado to keep Trump off the 2024 Ballot. More Uniparty Stunts. We check the legalese behind this latest desperate "Hail Mary pass" attempt to thwart "our democracy." Absurdist interpretations of the 14th Amendment are going nowhere, and will backfire, but will enjoy the full media echo-chamber treatment along the way. We sample the sound reasoning of law professors Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Turley on the matter. Plus, our sage analysis of the "Trump Or Bust" voter. At least 35% of GOP electorate, according to pollster Richard Baris. Will the RNC accept the reality of the GOP primary? With Great Listener Calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y'all might have forgotten the one season of Stella that premiered on Comedy Central in the summer of 2005, but we certainly haven't! In this episode, we discuss what made Stella so great, how it changed our perceptions of what comedy could be, & how it impacted so much of the work that came after it. Believe us, this episode will have you wanting to binge the show right after. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find Stef on the web ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Brendan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!!! There's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠extra content for Patreon supporters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, as well as opportunities to interact with us in other ways besides listening to the podcast. We appreciate any & all help you can provide, & we hope to keep this going for a long, long time. Thank you in advance for your support and love! You are our brothers!

Host Reed Galen is joined by Financial Times columnist Jemima Kelly to discuss the comedic value of Donald Trump, the Mar-a-Lago ecosystem, and why our nation still cannot look away from Donald Trump. Plus, a UK lens on the American political landscape. Be sure to check out the latest from Jemima Kelly at Financial Times. If you'd like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Absurdist cricket with Pinter and Beckett at the crease in Shomit Dutta's play, Stumped at Bewley's Café Theatre; media images of the Women's World Cup 23 decoded by Orit Gat; new exhibitions at Galway International Festival from Ruby Wallis, and in Turin, exploring the fugitive art of Lee Lozano.

In this installment of The Pickup Shot, host Josh Dasal, and guest host NC Jones, screenwriter and filmmaker, expand their conversation about the Czech New Wave absurdist comedy, Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1979), and get to the bottom of what constitutes  absurdist filmmaking, it's polarizing nature, and why it can be so rewarding, if you give it a chance.Subscribe to Subgenre and check out the full episode, Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1979), for more about this film.Web: subgenrepodcast.comTwitter and Insta: @subgenrepodYour donations and 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts are always appreciated! Read more about Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1979)  at:IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213322/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_I%27ll_Wake_Up_and_Scald_Myself_with_TeaOur theme music: Still Room on the Night Train by Ketsa feat. SoularflairLearn more about Subgenre, make a donation, find out how to advertise on our show, and register for our mailing list, at https://www.subgenrepodcast.com/   ★ Support this podcast ★

Exploring the roots of this zany, super inclusive, internet-driven music genre. @hivemindpopculture

Inspired by a recent wave of "sped up remixes" going viral on TikTok, I look into the genre recently dubbed Hyperpop - from its early roots in 90s European dance music to its current iteration, where trans performers make all the rules. instagram: @hivemindpopculture twitter: @hivemindthepod

D.T. Robbins joins me to talk about his new collection of short stories Birds Aren't Real. Absurdist, funny, dark... everything I love in a book. Use PROMO Code: saltlake to get 10% off your purchase of Birds Aren't Real on the Maudlin House website. --- Book Synopsis: "Meeting minutes from a Satanic cult. Werewolves with orgasmic origins. Homemade puzzles made from human body parts. A family trapped inside someone's leg, hurling toward oblivion. Gaslighting birds. Bicycle tours through hell in search of a lost dog. A fake-your-own-death kit. The ultimate makeover. A carwash funeral. The end of the world in the back of an old Chevy Astro. Birds Aren't Real. The absurdist examination of what awaits us all at the end—for better or for worse." --- Episode Links: D.T.'s new book Birds Aren't Real DTRobbins.com Rejection-Letters.com Twitter: @dt_robbins Instagram: @dt_robbins --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Listen on APPLE Podcasts Listen on SPOTIFY Instagram: @saltlakedirt

Today on the 5: Ordinarily popular trends either blow right by me or just aren't my thing, but that changed last week. It's a bizarre Twitch streaming show called Nothing, Forever. I can't explain why I'm enjoying it so much, but it's riveting.

On this installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with artist Dan York about his delusionism paintings. What is delusionism, you ask? The paintings are certainly unique; some folks will call them funny, others might call them provocative, while even a few others will potentially label them deranged nonsense. Dan wouldn't have it any other way! We discuss his upbringing, artists and comedians he admires, his opinion on critics, the art scene in Nashville compared to other cities, his love of buck-toothed women with large breasts (or at least his love of painting women that way), and the potential future of art given the blockchain, NFTs, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Daniel Matthew York – if that is his real name – is one interesting cat!To learn more about Dan York's art, go to https://danielmatthewyork.com/

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On this edition of Parallax Views, a previously locked to Patreon subscribers episode of the show. I spoke with Ryan Koch and Tyler Cornack about their absurdist horror-comedy Butt Boy and their series (now a movie) Tiny Cinema. Butt Boy follows an unassuming man who becomes addicted to making things disappear up his butt. When children go missing a detective slowly unravels the horrific secrets of... the Butt Boy. What makes Butt Boy an interesting genre feature is that despite the ridiculous plot, the movie is played straight. It's a serial killer story with a weird sci-fi element that is never explained. How do people get abducted up a guy's butt? Not answered. But played completely straight throughout. Which, at the end of the day, is the joke. The fact that the film is also technically well made makes it all the more bizarre. It's a crime/cop thriller, serial killer horror movie with a comedic twist. SYNOPSIS FROM IMDB: Detective Fox loves work and alcohol. After going to AA, his sponsor, Chip, becomes the main suspect in his investigation of a missing kid. Fox also starts to believe that people are disappearing up Chip's butt. In order to preserve the quality of the audio there's no Producer's credits on this episode. My apologies, but due to the surviving files of this only being available in video and having to convert to audio I would have had to further compromise audio quality if I'd added in the Producer's credits. Producer's credits will be back in the next episode. Some minor audio glitches may be present.

So this is the penultimate episode of 2022. We were at the Garden Cinema on Tuesday 20th to watch The Coen Brothers Blood Simple. My co-host for the evening was the Producer and now regular contributor to the James Dean. James was absolutely superb, both an astute appreciator of the Coen Brothers as artists, but fascinatingly relaying some nuggets of personal experience from having actually met and watched the Coen's at work. Listening to James and watching the film, which was an absolutely incredible DCP restoration by Criterion with 5.1 sound, I just was reminded about the pure joy of watching a film. It's almost heresy to say, but the film seems to offer itself up for the pure joy of watching, without and underlying sense of message. It's cine-literate, but unpretentiously so, and it's refreshingly Apolitical. Of course, the argument arises that there is no such thing a culture product that is Apolitical. Everything is defined by an underlying ideology. As a well-trained cultural studies scholar, the notion of being always already within ideology is something that has been drilled into me. Indeed, one could suggest that the Coens, whether they would explicitly acknowledge or speak to the wider allusions of their work, have been knowing chroniclers of the Absurdist contradictions at the heart of the American dream. Yet, this is never imposed didactically. On the contrary there is arguably a respect for audiences literacy of, and practice in, to borrow from Stuart Hall, decoding and negotiating the signifiers of film. That might sound overwrought, in the way I've put it. What I mean is, they revel in the possibilities of cinema as form. Unlike many other filmmakers for who use references as pastiche or as an exercise in nerding out. The Coens invite you to the self-contained pleasure of the film they are presenting you with, without the necessity of connecting a reference external to the text. Even with the noir invocations, exploitation riffs, tours of pulp violence, one never feels excluding from enjoying the fundamental filmic pleasures. Watching and listening, to this pristinely recreated digital artifact, in such a perfect auditorium, and with the knowledge of a shared audience intent, my will to analyse interpret gradually just succumbed to a purity of pleasure. Looking back, if there has been a theme to this season of the podcast, it has been a kind of tension. Between how we define and categorise films; the push to define the status of cinema in a fractured and uncertain media landscape. And the ephemeral, fleeting joy of those minute of empathy and immersion. Where the mechanistic shaping of light and sound creates a canvas of illusion which offers the chance to connect the external universe with your internal dreamscape. With just the end of year review to come, I want to thank all the contributors to this season. Guest hosts James Dean, Caroline Catz, Mary Wild, Sarah Cleaver, David Lowbridge-Ellis, Catherine Wheatley, Savina Petcova, Chris Cassingham, Clarisse Lockree, the podcast really has functioned thanks to your generosity of time and insight. Also, thanks to all the other guests we have had on the show this season. Thanks to George and all the staff at the Garden for Hosting the live episodes. You should all join their membership scheme immediately. It's a magical and still largely undiscovered venue in the heart of London. And thanks to Neil of course, who has been on a break apart from the Sight and Sound episode.  His support and encouragement behind the scenes has been invaluable. It's been a challenge to do this without him and I'm looking forward to getting back to the main purpose of the show, which is our movie conversation (DL). --- You can listen to The Cinematologists for free, wherever you listen to podcasts: click here to follow. We also produce an extensive monthly newsletter and bonus/extended content that is available on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists. You can become a member for only £2. We really appreciate any reviews you might write (please send us what you have written and we'll mention it) and sharing on Social Media is the lifeblood of the podcast so please do that if you enjoy the show. _____ Music Credits: ‘Theme from The Cinematologists' Written and produced by Gwenno Saunders. Mixed by Rhys Edwards. Drums, bass & guitar by Rhys Edwards. All synths by Gwenno Saunders. Published by Downtown Music Publishing  

"I was most happy when pen and paper were taken from me and I was forbidden from doing anything. I had no anxiety about doing nothing by my own fault, my conscience was clear, and I was happy. This was when I was in prison." - Daniil Kharms "I'm exhausted." - MeLINKS:Buy "Today I Wrote Nothing" HERE (or wherever you buy books except Amazon).Buy a ME READING STUFF slut shirt or hoodie HERE! See my drawings in "HELL and the Paradisal" HERE.Watch the videos about my work HERE.Get free shipping on all books in my SHOP! (use Coupon Code "BOOK")And here's my WEBSITE. Thank you so much for listening. 

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This week, I had the opportunity to chat with the multi-talented Natasha Mott, a neuroscientist, writer, and podcaster. We talked about her views on multiple intelligences, epigenetics, absurdism, acceptance commitment therapy, and more!Time stamps: 1:26 IQ and multiple intelligences2:50 Emotional intelligence (EQ)3:50 System 1 and system 2 thinking5:27 Impulsivity and emotional self-regulation8:02 Acceptance commitment therapy9:00 Epigenetics and transgenerational trauma10:14 Cancel culture12:19 The nature of science and falsifiability16:19 Postmodernism and absurdism18:34 Anti-intellectualism20:22 Absurdism as a counterculture movement23:08 Being present and living intentionally32:34 Effective altruism34:39 Natasha's daily dialectical bookSubscribe to Natasha's newsletter and follow her on Instagram and TikTok! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nitajain.substack.com

Diane and Sean discuss an amazingly weird and fun film, Forbidden Zone. Episode music is "Forbidden Zone" by Danny Elfman, from the OST. -  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:-  IG: @whydoweownthisdvd-  Twitter: @whydoweownthis1-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplantsSupport the show

Newski sits down with Milwaukee Comedien Gary Z and chats amateur wrestling, standup comedy, and absurd places to visit in the underbelly of Wisconsin. More on Gary Z: https://www.instagram.com/garyzcomedy/ More on Newski: https://brettnewski.com/ NEWSKI ON TOUR: 4/5 NYC 4/7 DC 4/12 ATLANTA 4/13 ORLANDO, FL 4/14 TAMPA, FL 4/15 CLEARWATER, FL   EUROPE FULL BAND*** w @wearebonymacaroni April 29 - ARNHEM, NL April 30- ENSCEHDE, NL May 4 - WETZLAR, DE May 5 - HAMBURG, DE May 6 - KIEL, DE May 7- HOF, DE May 8 - MUNICH, DE May 9 - GRAZ, AT * May 11 - RORSCACH, CH May 12- NUREMBURG * May 13- ALMERE, NL May 25 - ZWOLLE, NL