Beyond the basement

Beyond the basement

By Chris KenworthyComedyEducationSelf-ImprovementImprov
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Beyond the basement episodes

  • You're not a factory. Newsflash.
    Ever find yourself staring into space instead of being 'productive'? Not getting around to the things you enjoy? Maybe the old ways of brute force and planning just aren't for you. They certainly aren't for me any more.

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    16 min
  • What could have been "one of those days"
    Things began so well. An early start. A swim. Good intentions. Then s**t happened. A live experiment in how a problem often isn't really the problem. It's the way we relate to it. Maybe.

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    10 min
  • A taste of my own medicine: micro pokes, intuition and joylessness
    Here's what happens when we get stuck in our heads and repress our intuitive desire to be playful and do/make things we love. Micro-pokes is a product I'm building for you lot, to help with all the above. Yet it's stalled by the very same struggle.

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    13 min
  • Improv chronicles: the big showcase
    It's the last day of a 3 day improvised comedy intensive course. Some reflections on 'who shows up' by default when we're stressed, play as recovery and getting into your body (and out of your head).

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    19 min
  • Overdrawn from the emotional bank account
    The dog's being a b*****d after a week of taxing tribulations.

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    13 min
  • Live, high-stakes experiment in intuition and discernment
    Would you like to make better decisions? Listen along, as I put my head in the lion's jaw of contemporary capitalism. A very middle class story of how house-buying (or any situation riddled with uncertainty) becomes more tolerable, by attuning your head, heart and gut. Not only that, you gain comfort and foresight should things not play out as you'd hoped. You fool.

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
    33 min
  • Improv chronicles: day two of intensive for beginners
    Resting b***h face, how setting an intention maybe affects EVERYTHING. Reflections from the second day of an afternoon-long improvised comedy course.

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
    8 min
  • More improv chronicles: back to basics
    I've been running before I can walk, with improvised comedy. Time to slow down and get back to basics. Some ramblings from day one of an intensive course I'm attending. Much to learn. Much to share.

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
    12 min
  • When something's missing in life, or doesn't feel quite right.
    My hazy attempt at putting words to a feeling that might sound familiar. Life's OK, but you're not quite in control, you've plateaued maybe. There's restlessness in your work, relationships, career and general wellbeing. Yet who are we to complain? Here I'll explore the situation, volunteer some observations, and hopefully connect some dots that'll help.

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
    17 min
  • S**t haircut (a story of intuition gone wrong + some accidental racism)
    Oh look, a new hairdresser has opened, I wonder what it's like? Let's try it out. How we laughed *together* at what happened next. A counterpoint to the assumption that following your intuition or desire always leads to something good.

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
    9 min

About Beyond the basement

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Join Chris for unscripted reflections on the wild, tender and playful experience of being human. Each episode is like an intimate voice-note to you, with lively insight from the edge of discovery. People say you’ll recognise yourself in these adventures and encounters. And hear clarity, perspective and truth - with deep appreciation for life’s messy magic as it’s really lived through your body.