If life is a game, Harvey Rain is determined to win. But what does winning actually look like? And what does this mean for the other players?

Something to consider when reading/listening:

Is it true that the only thing worse than not getting what you want is getting it?

You might enjoy this episode if you like:

Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman

Sam Harris’ ‘Making Sense’ podcast

Alan Watts

Fiction that makes you think

Philosophical fiction

Speculative fiction

Chicken farming

Lab grown meat

World domination

Contemplating the meaning of life

Any form of philosophical enquiry

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Credits:

Written and performed by Doe Wilmann

Thanks to Katie Empett for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.

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