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In 2020 Dan Lauer was a terrified new father, writer, and raconteur who suffered from anxiety, and major depressive disorder and had been diagnosed as falling somewhere on the autism spectrum. Each week for fifteen weeks, he attempted to get better by analyzing and attacking those parts of himself he wishes to change. He does not like talking to people, so he decided to talk at them instead and be as honest as possible. It is now 2023 and he is not all better.

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SPECIAL: THE PLATFORM | An Audio Play Based On "La Jetée" from 2023-11-17T02:44

THE PLATFORM is an audio play adaptation by author and filmmaker Dan Lauer of Chris Marker's seminal 1967 French film "La Jetée" which...

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Season 2 Episode 9 | Brain Damage from 2020-04-13T02:58:08

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Season 2 Episode 8 | Any Colour You Like from 2020-03-20T08:38:36

Leyla makes her triumphant return, while Dan drinks too much (for these days), shares too much and points to the sky, saying: "The sun's not yellow, it's chicken!"

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Season 2 Episode 7 | Us&Them from 2020-03-18T04:49:13

No update today. Just a thing I wrote. I don't remember when and cannot say why. It's called "Mrs. America".

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Season 2 Episode 6 | Money from 2020-03-09T22:52:17

Yeah, I was in the right! Yes, absolutely in the right! I certainly was in the right! Yeah, I was definitely in the right; that geezer was cruising for a bruising...Yeah. Why does anyone do anyt...

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Season 2 Episode 5 | The Great Gig In The Sky from 2020-02-26T11:38:28

For the first time in a long time Dan does an episode solo. He doesn't like it. This, actually, should be considered a spinoff called "Maybe Certainly Not." Regardless, Dan has some updates abou...

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Season 2 Episode 4 | Time from 2020-02-05T03:57:31

O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.

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Season 2 Episode 3 | On The Run from 2020-01-28T21:51:48

On Thursday, 23 January 2020 at 9:54 PM EST Leyla received a text message originating from Dan's phone number requesting that she call if available. She was and did. In the 13 years that Dan and...

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Season 2 Episode 2 | Breathe In The Air from 2020-01-20T05:58:08

Leyla is very gross in a lot of ways. Dan is very antisocial in every conceivable way. Leyla calls Dan a psychopath more than once. It turns out that Dan's imaginary friend made an appearance on...

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Season 2 Episode 1 | Speak To Me from 2020-01-13T17:33:14

Dan has had a very bad week, having lost much of his forward momentum and comes to some important, but difficult realizations that he and Leyla explore. Leyla still knows absolutely nothing abou...

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Season 1 Episode 22 | Aftermath from 2020-01-06T10:34:09

Leyla helps Dan solve a mystery. Dan discovers what breakfast is really all about. Leyla doesn’t want to get in touch with college Leyla for a variety of reasons. Dan relates multiple disquietin...

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Season 1 Episode 21 | Leyla Versus Pettyman and the Meaninggoround, Part One from 2019-12-26T04:50:42

WARNING: The contents of this episode may be disturbing or frightening to some listeners. This is not an enticement or a teaser. This is true. However, the audio is being released, in it's entir...

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Season 1 Episode 20 | Ye Mighty, And Despair! from 2019-12-23T03:10:31

The question time tables get turned on Leyla, much to Dan's delight. While Dan expounds on his tortuous thought process, particularly with regards to breasts. He also recites a poem.

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Season 1 Episode 19 | Ulysses from 2019-12-14T22:37:31

Dan makes some new, shocking revelations about that part of himself that shall not be named. Leyla asks Dan absolutely anything, in addition to taking on all social media responsibilities for th...

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Season 1 Episode 18 | Meddle from 2019-12-08T07:35:27

"Did you miss me?"

-- Jim Moriarty

MUSIC: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Season 1 Episode 17 | Mother Superior Jumped The Gun from 2019-12-01T08:29:24

The show takes a turn for the better with the addition of the one and only Leyla Lawrence as a permanent co-host, helping to add a voice of reason to a show that typically contains anything but....

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Season 1 Episode 16 | Young, Dumb&Full of Cum from 2019-11-25T07:18:23

The saga continues with guest Leyla Lawrence. Things get personal. Things get complicated. Things get serious. Things get fucking ridiculous.

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Season 1 Episode 15 | Failure Is An Option from 2019-11-17T11:14:41

There are many words one could use to describe me. Misanthrope. Curmudgeon. Loner. Prick. Asshole. And they’d be right. But a word not often associated with me, is friend. You, dear listeners, w...

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Season 1 Episode 14 | Kernel Panic from 2019-11-12T08:23:56

Kernel Panic: a safety measure taken by an operating system upon detecting a fatal error in which it either is unable to safely recover or cannot have the system continue to...

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Season 1 Episode 13 | Unfriendly Radio Unit Shifter from 2019-11-02T09:29:04

Memory is a funny thing, especially when yours no longer works properly. The worst part about not remembering something is that you can't remember that you can't remember. I explore this and mor...

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Season 1 Episode 12 | Lithium, Nicotine&Crippling Self Doubt from 2019-10-23T10:36:54

The extent to which life can at once become both simpler and more confused is maddening. As is consistent lack of sleep. Additionally, the second point has a lot of influence on the first. These...

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Season 1 Episode 11 | One of My Turns from 2019-10-17T02:34:11

It's always best practice to reach for the stars, but it's also possible to get burned. There can be a wide gulf between expectations, hopes, wildest dreams and reality.

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Season 1 Episode 10 | Shock Treatment from 2019-10-06T16:39:49

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes that entails resorting to a mental health treatment typically regarded in the modern age as barbaric and passe. The truth of the matter is ...

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Season 1 Episode 9 | Long Way Down from 2019-09-20T04:33:54

The view from the bottom is dark and lonely. But fighting is always an option. With the right kind of eyes, fighting is the only option.

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Season 1 Episode 8 | The Talking Cure from 2019-09-19T18:48:27

“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”

― Sigmund Freud

"Being entirely honest with oneself is a nearly unbearable exercise that often leaves one in a more tenuous...

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Season 1 Episode 7 | On The Topic of Murderous Rage from 2019-09-08T16:55:15

Have you ever thought: "I could just kill somebody right now"?

To what extent did you mean it?

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Season 1 Episode 6 | Drop a Line from 2019-09-03T19:39:40

It's a dangerous thing to live a life where you won't accept advice. It's worse still to not even seek it.

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Season 1 Episode 5 | Smoking from 2019-08-19T06:01:17

On bad days the craving is strong. On good days it is unbearable.

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Season 1 Episode 4 | Bloodsports from 2019-08-11T00:38:44

"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."

--Julius Caesar

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Season 1 Episode 3 | Bullshit from 2019-08-04T03:39:38

Some people just know it when they see it. Some seem to have their eyes turned to the wall. Which are you? Can we tell?

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Season 1 Episode 2 | Letting Go from 2019-07-16T15:10:16

"The past is never dead; it's not even past."

― William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

Can I learn to let go?


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Season 1 Episode 1 | Pilot from 2019-07-16T14:47:33

Let's get on the same page and figure out what the book is about.

MUSIC: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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