https://www.spreaker.com/show/karlmarxdoesthewashingup
Sometimes insightful, often absurd, Ilyas and Shy journey towards the crux of their existence whilst doing the washing up. On this path to enlightenment (and clean dishes) they inevitably attract the attention of notorious cult figures who seek to thwart their attempts at transcendence. If you are looking for an existential comedy to heal you from the banality of existence and the pains of washing up, this may well be the sonic encounter you are looking for.]]>enPersonal JournalsIlyas Kassam and Shy Telihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fccd83b4e32cdaeda4ac838bba247c4c.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/karlmarxdoesthewashingupTue, 19 Nov 2024 14:27:42 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas Kassam and Shy Telikarlmarxdoesthewashingup@gmaill.comTwo people. One soul. And a pair of washing up gloves.
Sometimes insightful, often absurd, Ilyas and Shy journey towards the crux of their existence whilst doing the washing up. On this path to enlightenment (and clean dishes) they inevitably attract the attention of notorious cult figures who seek to thwart their attempts at transcendence. If you are looking for an existential comedy to heal you from the banality of existence and the pains of washing up, this may well be the sonic encounter you are looking for.]]>trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e10-souls--42570151https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42570151Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:30:21 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy, influenced by Shy's bathroom mirror, explore the concept of having multiple souls. Whilst exploring their differing "ruling souls," the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Lockdowns, Michael Jackson, Identity and...2158belief,comedy,debate,epistemology,history,illness,love,medicine,metaphysical,mystery,philosophy,poetry,politics,revolutions,soul,spirituality,theoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e9-patience--20807984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20807984Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:00:02 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy explore Patience; how patient they are, if its innate, and if it's really that important. Whilst becoming increasingly impatient with each other, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Babies, Anger, the Jungle and...2530child-rearing,choice,commitment,commitment-issues,freedom,higher-living,love,madness,meditation,natural-virtue,openness,patience,restraint,social-virtue,society,spiritual-growth,spiritual-health,spirituality,survival,virtuetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e8-eschewing-ft-the-ghost-of-ben-okri--24171683https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24171683Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:00:21 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy, saddened by the passing of Ben Okri, explore whether or not they actively eschew understanding aspects of their lives in order to maintain their sanity. Whilst trying to define the word eschewing, the conversation inevitably forks down...3091ben-okri,buddhism,cause-and-effect,comedy,epistemology,healing,healing-journey,knowledge,language,meditation,mental-health,philosophy,poetic-thought,poetry,rasselas,sainty,samuel-johnson,spiritual-journey,thinking,transformationtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e7-judgement--22277982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22277982Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:00:10 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss Postel's Law, exploring the function and nature of Judgement. Whilst judging each other's actions, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Survival, Forgiveness, Technology and Friendship.2133alturism,buddhism,freedom,grace,healing,higher-living,intention,judgement,kindness,love,meditation,non-attachment,non-judgement,spiritual-growth,spiritual-health,virtuetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e6-freedom--20958137https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20958137Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:00:18 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss Freedom; if we can attain it, if we need it, and what it really is. Whilst constrained by the recording equipment, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Boundaries, Solitude, Meditation and Physics.1945bodies,buddhism,diets,esoteric,expansion,forms,freedom,god,limits,love,meditation,nature,prison,quiet,religon,space,spirituality,suffering,sufism,transcedencetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e5-empathy-ft-marie-claire-springham--20948960https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20948960Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:00:19 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy are invited to Amsterdam, home of the notorious Marie-Claire Springham. Whilst discussing her extraordinary attempts to encourage male breast feeding, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Empathy, Love,...4055absurd,breast-feeding,child-rearing,empathy,feminism,formula,gender,gender-politics,healthy,hormones,hormone-therapy,lgbtq,non-binary,parent-child-bonding,parenting,relationships,sharing,stupid-ideas,this-should-be-banned,transtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e4-innovation--19411799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19411799Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:25:03 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss whether or not society has been interacting with God in the same way for centuries. Whilst debating if religion and spirituality is in need of some innovation, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Truth,...1661cult,development,god,gratitude,innovation,love,metaphysics,modern-religion,organisation,pantheism,philosophical,prayer,religion,religious-technology,spiritual-development,spiritual-growth,spirituality.,spiritual-tech,technology,traditiontruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e3-flat-earth-ft-mark-sargent--20610994https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20610994Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:00:08 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy are invited to Kidderminster, home of the UK Flat Earth Conference 2019. Whilst taking advantage of the free bar, they interview Mark Sargent (self-professed Head of the Flat Earth Movement) and attempt to ascertain if he really doesn’t...5321belief,biblical,biblical-cosmology,conspiracy,conspiracy-theories,cosmology,crazy-ideas,faith,flat-earth,flat-earth-society,god,gravity,mark-sargent,matrix,nasa,philosophy,psychology,religion,space,spiritualitytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e2-envy--19412523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19412523Sun, 01 Dec 2019 16:00:20 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliShy posits his theory on Envy, while Ilyas, envious of his wisdom, ridicules it. Whilst their envy of each other grows, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Jealously, Creativity, Altruism, and Ambition.1512alturism,competition,creativity,death,entropy,epistemology,generosity,growth,healing,jealousy,kindness,love,metaphysics,mysticism,nature,progression,self-development,selfishness,spiritual,spiritualitytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s3-e1-rebirth--19354217https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19354217Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:00:16 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy examine whether the way in which we die affects the quality of our rebirth and subsequently our next life. Whilst Ilyas debates with himself how he died in his past life, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of...1615absurdism,absurdist-comedy,afterlife,buddhism,cleansing,death,enligthenment,guru,healing,infinity,love,metaphysics,pastlives,ram-das,rebirth,reborn,reincarnation,spirit-animals,spiritual,spiritual-quotestruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e10-terrence-the-teacher--18260808https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18260808Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:00:04 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy meet a mysterious person in Cafe Nero who calls himself Terrence the Teacher. Terrrance's account of his near death experience inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Free Will, Mortality, Consciousness and Shopping at Harrods.2341advaita,afterlife,consciousness,death,destiny,freedom,free-will,god,grief,guru,meditation,mindfulness,nde,near-death-experience,self-development,simulation,simulation-theory,spirituality,sufi,universal-consciousnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e9-enlightenment--18122080https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18122080Sun, 02 Jun 2019 16:00:22 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss what enlightenment is; if its nonsense rouse, a flash of light or just pure happiness. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Happiness, Serenity, Anger and a realisarion that one of them is truly enlightened.1975ascetic,buddhism,enlightened,enlightenment,esoteric,freedom,god,happiness,health,meditation,oneness,peace,personal-development,religious,simple-life,spiritual-journey,sufism,unity,yoga,yogitruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e8-god-s--17949120https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17949120Sun, 19 May 2019 16:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss God(s); what they are, if they exist, and if we can communicate with them. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Narcissism, Delusion, Faith and their desire for Transcendence.3915advaita,comic-philosophy,community,delusion,desire,epistemology,god,indian-philosophy,love,ma-anand-sheela,mysticism,philosophical,polytheism,religion,sheela,spiritual,spirituality,story,sufi,transcendencetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e7-ambition--17803757https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17803757Sun, 05 May 2019 16:05:17 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss ambition, and their ambitious desire to rid themselves of their ambition. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Capitalism, Obesity, Car Adverts and Oneness with God.1776ambition,comic-philosophy,god,indian-philosophy,in-the-moment,journey,meaning,meditation,metaphysics,mysticism,poetry,presence,purpose,pursuit,self-care,self-development,transcedence,wellbeing,wisdom,work-life-balancetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e6-truth-ft-katie-hopkins--17682504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17682504Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:00:07 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy are invited to Amsterdam, home of the notorious Marie-Claire Springham. Whilst discussing her attempts to encourage male breast feeding, the conversation inevitably forks down the divergent paths of Empathy, Love, Parenting, and the...4301anger,epilepsy,epistemology,hate,healing,illness,inspiration,intolerance,katie-hopkins,listening,love,meaning,media,metaphysics,openness,purpose,race,resilience,surgery,truthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e5-ignorance--17141766https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17141766Sun, 31 Mar 2019 14:30:03 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy ignorantly discuss their differing disdain for ignorance. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Knowledge, Judgement, Wisdom and their own Gujarati roots.2348ambuguity,esoteric,fake-news,gujarat,gujarati,ignorance,indian-philosophy,infomation,knowledge,language,media,news,nihilism,social,socialmedia,society,spirituality,stream-of-consciousness,transcendent,truthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e4-ambiguity--17079587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17079587Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:00:19 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss the joys of ambiguity, and why they hold such an affinity for the ambiguous. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Poetry, Truth, Dyslexia and Ilyas' own existence.2105art,buddhism,epistemology,god,illusion,indian-philosophy,language,maya,mysticism,mystics,philosophical,philosophical-comedy,poetic-theory,poetry,science,simulation-theory,spoken-word,stream-of-consciousness,time,truthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e3-identity--17091113https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17091113Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:00:15 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss their identity, and whether they are the ones who construct it. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Judgement, Instagram, Ego and Shy's Turkish roots.2224advaita,collectivism,friendship,hinduism,identity,indian,indian-philosophy,indivdualism,individual,love,metaphysics,modern-philosophy,non-duality,philosophical-comedy,philosophy,spirituality,tolerance,transcedence,turkish,unscriptedtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e2-home--16951649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16951649Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:00:12 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss home; what home is, what makes them feel at home, and the places they look for it. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Family, Cities, Souls and Epistemological Nihilism.1615awakening,family,freud,god,grief,home,indian-philosophy,knowledge,love,meditation,metaphysics,mystic,nihilism,philosophy,relationships,romance,sex,sex-and-death,spirituality,transcendencetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s2-e1-faith--16810551https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16810551Sat, 02 Feb 2019 17:00:10 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss Faith; what it is, where it lurks, and how it is grown. This inevitably leads them into the murky waters of Nihilism, God, Fear and Ikea Furniture.2364buddhism,coincidence,faith,god,indian-philosophy,islam,love,mystic,nihilism,non-attachment,open-to-outcome,religion,self-development,self-improvement,serendipity,spiritual-growth,spirituality,synchronicity,time,yogatruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e27-love-ft-ma-anand-sheela--16523614https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16523614Sun, 23 Dec 2018 17:00:18 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy are invited to Switzerland, home of the notorious Ma Anand Sheela. Whilst exploring her ideas on love (and eating Sheela's potentially poisonous food) they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Polygamy, Tradition, Marriage, and ask...4631bhagwan,bhagwan-shree-rajneesh,bio-terror-attack,free-love,indian-philosophy,love,ma-anand-sheela,marriage,non-attachment,osho,osho-commune,osho-meditation,polyamory,rajneesh,rajneeshpuram,sex,sheela,sheila,spiritual,wild-wild-countrytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e26-telepathy--16402395https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16402395Sun, 09 Dec 2018 17:00:08 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy explore their obsession with synchronicity. Whilst trying to ascertain whether there lies any meaning in such moments, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Poetry, Karma, Noetics and Mcdonalds.2762astrology,indianphilosophy,karma,love,metaphysics,mystical,mysticism,noetics,observeraffect,ontology,philosophy,planets,poetic,poetry,poets,romance,spiritual,synchronicity,telepathy,tindertruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e25-suicide--16280750https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16280750Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:00:03 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy explore suicide. Whilst exploring if its as dramatic and abhorrent as their parents led them to believe, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Friendship, Astrology, Happiness and Mental Health.2042absurdism,affection,afterlife,camus,care,death,depression,existential,existentialism,god,love,meaning,mental-heath,ontology,philosophy,psychology,samaritans,spirituality,suicide,timetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e24-prayer--16091128https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16091128Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:00:13 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss Prayer. Whilst exploring why each one of them prays, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Gratitude, Sex, Food and Paradoxes.2544christian,church,development,god,grace,gratitude,hindu,indian,indian-philosophy,love,metaphysics,muslim,pantheism,philosophers,prayer,religion,sages,self,spirituality,sufitruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e23-truth--16016643https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16016643Sun, 28 Oct 2018 17:00:04 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy explore their concept of truth. Whilst exploring their contrary views on truth, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Language, Intimacy, Story-Telling and Chinese Food.2532attachment,chicken,chinesefood,dating,epistemology,indian,indianphilosophy,intimacy,love,metaphysics,nature,newage,nonattachment,philosophy,poetry,relationships,selfgrowth,spirituality,tarot,truthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e22-fetish-past-lives--15829755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15829755Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:00:04 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy chaotically explore shame. Whilst exploring their own shame, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Past Lives, Fetishes, Dinner Parties and Mario Kart.2160afterlife,dinner-parties,esoteric,fetish,idiots,indian-philosophy,indians,love,mysticsm,nonsense,past-live-regression,past-lives,philosophy,poetry,religion,sex,sex-workers,spirituality,storytelling,weirdtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e21-meaning--15829639https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15829639Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:00:06 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy ponder the meaning of their lives, and consequently the universe. Whilst exploring their own melancholic existence, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Nihilism, Happiness, Beauty and Purpose.1993depression,ecology,existentialism,frankl,god,happiness,logos,meaning,mental-health,metaphysics,mysticism,nature,nihilism,philosophy,psychology,purpose,religion,spiritual,spirituality,sufitruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e20-doubt--15481670https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15481670Sun, 16 Sep 2018 16:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy contemplate doubt. Whist exploring their own indecisiveness, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Vegetarianism, Erections, The I-Ching and the City of Birmingham.1521birmingham,choice,comedy,doubt,epistemology,freedom,funphilosophy,indecision,indianfamilies,indianphilosophy,infinite,love,metaphysics,ontology,philosophy,postmodernism,psychology,religion,self-development,spiritualitytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e19-loneliness--15446753https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15446753Sun, 02 Sep 2018 19:10:06 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIn this episode Ilyas and Shy explore Lonliness, and why their mums are so adamant that marriage is the solution to their lonliness. This takes them into the realm of Connection, Attachment, Onomastics and Art.1752art,breakups,connection,easternphilosophy,enlightenment,epsitemology,heartache,indianartist,indianphilosophy,lonliness,love,meditation,metaphysics,nonattachment,pain,philosophy,philosophyofart,psychology,spiritual,spiritualitytruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e18-memory--15432059
To read a full account of Ilyas and Shy's experience with Butterfly Man, and to vote which story is true, please visit :https://www.karlmarxdoesthewashingup.com/episodes]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15432059Sun, 19 Aug 2018 16:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIn this episode Ilyas and Shy, explore the tenuous grasp they have over their memory, and their unconscious impulse to distort their pasts; whilst taking us into the world of butterflies, truth, and identity. To read a full account of Ilyas and...
To read a full account of Ilyas and Shy's experience with Butterfly Man, and to vote which story is true, please visit :https://www.karlmarxdoesthewashingup.com/episodes]]>2011artist,butterflies,carljung,comedy,identity,indianartist,meditation,memory,metaphysics,nostalgia,past,philosophy,poetry,psychology,reality,reflection,self,spirituality,story,truthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e17-philosophy--15389534https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15389534Sun, 05 Aug 2018 16:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy explore the purpose of Philosophy. Whilst exploring their own obsession with asking Why they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Truth, Impotence, Rationality and Epistemic Curiosity.1470comedy,eco-spirituality,epistemology,existential,health,impotence,indian,indianphilosophy,love,meditation,metaphysics,philosophy,poetry,psychology,religion,socialogy,space,spirituality,truth,well-beingtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1-e16-fashion--15288695https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15288695Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss the subliminal world of Fashion. Whilst acknowledging their sadness at being deemed unfashionable, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Identity, Nudity, Technology and Pineapples.1470art,bodyandmind,comedy,consciousness,deepthinking,epistemology,fashion,glamour,indianartists,metaphysics,philosophy,pineapple,poetry,politics,psychology,sociology,spirituality,style,time,voguetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e15-violence--15121133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15121133Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:00:06 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss the impact of physical and emotional violence. Whilst exploring their own experiences with violence, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Power, Illness, Fear and Anger.1804breakups,comedy,dating,dialogue,emotions,epsitemology,fear,friendship,guru,healing,health,love,meditation,metaphysics,philosophy,psychology,self-help,sickness,spirituality,truthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/se1-e14-heroes--15011674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15011674Sun, 10 Jun 2018 16:00:07 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliShy and Ilyas explore the role of a hero. Whilst exploring their own heroes, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Vulnerability, Gandhi, Polytheism and Parenting.1525comedy,help,heroes,meditation,philosophy,self,spirirtuality,superheroesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e13-love--13455541https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13455541Sun, 27 May 2018 16:00:06 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy contemplate the unpredictable world of Love. Whilst examining their own relentless desire to say I love you, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of God, Ego, Aerial Economics and Five Guys.1883comedy,dating,epistemology,god,language,love,metaphysics,mysticism,philosophy,poetry,psychology,religion,romance,soul,spirituality,spokenword,sufi,symbiosis,truth,wisdomtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e12-spirits--14678749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14678749Sun, 06 May 2018 19:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy contemplate the existence of Spirits. Whilst exploring their own contact with spirits, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Curses, Psychology, Belief and Vitamin C.1729comedians,epistemology,esoteric,gravity,guru,halloween,metaphysics,mysticism,paranormal,philosophical,philosophy,poet,poetry,science,spirits,spiritual,spirituality,stories,tarot,yogafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e11-intimacy--14596355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14596355Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss intimacy. Whilst examining their own fears and desires, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Family, Dating, Humility and Tree Hugging.1684dating,epistemology,family,god,hinduism,humility,indian,intimacy,love,marriage,metaphysics,nature,philosophy,poetry,relationships,religon,self-development,sex,spirituality,truthtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e10-religion--14138441https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14138441Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:00:04 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy head to a church to explore Religion. With the church closed (but the crypt cafe open) they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Polytheism, Allegories, Architectural Memory, and God's Smell.2229atheism,chrisitanity,church,easter,eastersunday,epistemology,existential,god,hinduism,jesus,love,memory,metaphysics,philosophy,poetry,polytheism,religion,spirituality,theology,timefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e9-death--14138099https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14138099Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy navigate the emotive world of death. Whilst exploring death of Shy's Grandmother, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Grief, Acceptance, Faith and Afterlife Finance.1782art,buddhism,comedy,death,epistemology,existential,god,hinduism,meaning,metaphysics,microwavemeals,mourning,ontology,philosophical,philosophy,poetry,purpose,religion,writing,zenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e8-dreams--14030914https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14030914Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy explore their dreams. Whilst exploring why Shy only dreams in Spanish, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Repetition, Past Lives, Ego and Intimacy.1421comedy,consciousness,dreams,epistemology,existential,holsitic,indian,intimacy,meditation,metaphysics,mysticism,new-age,philosophical,philosophy,poetry,psychology,spanish,sub-conscious,tarot,therapyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e7-soul--13799729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13799729Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:00:05 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy discuss the Soul. Whilst exploring if they have one (and how to acquire one) they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Gardening, Narcissism, God, and Justin Bieber.1626dalailama,ego,epistemology,essentialism,god,inspiration,justinbeiber,love,metaphysics,philosophy,poetry,selfimprovement,selflove,soul,spirituality,stoics,truth,voltairetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/s1e6-afterlife--13970612https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13970612Sun, 04 Feb 2018 23:19:29 +0000Ilyas Kassam and Shy TeliIlyas and Shy contemplate the ramifications of this life upon the next. 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