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PvI#4: Death at Not a Doctor’s Office

July 29, 2021 by Mark Leave a Comment

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Is death something to be feared? What’s next? What are the DETAILS? Do not adjust your listening device or call an ambulance. That sound you hear is not ground hum nor tinnitus but is the sound of improvisation.

Warning: We talk about suicide a bit. If you’re feeling depressed, don’t call the lava demon hotline, as it is a scam.

We make a few references in this one that might be clarified by some clips if you’re confused: It’s sad when Hulk has to leave. Watch Richard Pryor on Norm and Kirk Douglas post-stroke accepting an Oscar. Brush up on Chris Farley’s Matt Foley lest you end up in a van down by the river.

In the Post-Game, Bill recommends James Burke’s The Day the Universe Changed. Mark recommends Nathan for You; though I couldn’t find the pet cemetery episode online, the Ghost Realtor segment is fantastic.

For more on this argument about death Mark refers to, listen to the Partially Examined Life episodes on Epicurus and also Plato’s Phaedo.

Learn improv from Bill through chicagoimprovstudio.com. Get philosophy tutoring from Mark or listen to his reading group podcast at partiallyexaminedlife.com.

Audio editing by Tyler Hislop.

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Mark Linsenmayer (host of The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast) and Bill Arnett (head of the Chicago Improv Studio) each try to teach each other their crafts via conversation, scenes, and what can only be called performance art. No taking turns!

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Mark & Bill are well-matched in being able to so easily articulate the mental processes around their respective pursuits. Whatever sound range both their voices fall within, it's really pleasant on the ears, like listening to two small yet efficient air conditioners placed side by side.

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Tim Sniffen (from Jackbox, NPR, The New Yorker, Improvised Shakespeare, Hello from the Magic Tavern)

Mark & Bill are well-matched in being able to so easily articulate the mental processes around their respective pursuits. Whatever sound range both their voices fall within, it's really pleasant on the ears, like listening to two small yet efficient air conditioners placed side by side.
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