By Emerson Dameron
LA’s #1 avant-garde personal development program. Experimental storytelling and comedy. Power, drugs, and mental health. The home of Ask a Sadist, Bite-Sized Erotic Thrillers, and the First Church
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The brilliant and generous Michael Garfield took the time to chat on the phone about many subjects relatively quickly.
Slices of this conversation can be heard in S5E11: Whispers of the Infinite: Uncover Your Core Motivation.
This bonus mini-episode includes just those slices... because it's Thanksgiving.
Paleontologist-Futurist Michael Garfield helps "Rewild the Singularity" – restoring soul to the philosophy of technology, midwifing new myths for transition, and helping cultivate the curiosity and play we'll need to thrive in our accelerating age.
Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is LA's #1 avant-garde personal development program and the only good podcast.
Levity saves lives.
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Self-help shock jock Emerson Dameron takes you on a rockling odyssey through truth, fiction, flotsam, esoterica, and the foothills of High Weirdness designed to awaken your most profound natural, beastly drives. Savor surreal storytelling with gems, jewels, and insights scattered evenly throughout, a potent that will make you rethink reality itself, at least until you realize you're just thinking.
Dive into transformative tales and unconventional wisdom. Challenge everything you thought you knew. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, a snappy new perspective, or that elusive spark to propel your life diagonally upward into the golden realms of Paradise City, this podcast dares you to look beyond the ordinary and unlock your core motivation in ways you’ve never had the guts to imagine.
Are you afraid to get what you want? You’d better be.
Tonight's episode also contains two all-new Bite-Sized Erotic Thrillers!
Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG Radio. Donate to KCHUNG.
Many thanks to special guest Michael Garfield.
Everything else about the show is by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content. I love you, personally. Levity saves lives.
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What if the very things you think you can't control are exactly where your power lies? On this episode of Medicated Minutes, we challenge you to rethink the inevitability of life's events and the importance of personal responsibility, all wrapped in Emerson Dameron's signature humor and wit. We kick off with a passionate monologue that tackles these existential themes head-on, urging you to embrace life's chaos rather than resist it. From the ironies of trying to stop the unstoppable to finding freedom in the mundane, we present a philosophy that turns conventional wisdom on its head.
Can you love yourself without succumbing to the trap of fame? We then pivot to a deep-dive into the paradoxical dance between self-love and sadism, exploring how public attention can wreak havoc on mental health. By drawing parallels with historical figures and examining consensual sadistic practices, we illustrate the necessity of rigorous self-discipline and mutual respect for personal growth. This segment is a hard-hitting look at how embracing one's flaws and leveraging past pain can pave the way for true healing and transformation.
Finally, we explore the transformative power of shedding one's ego and embracing observational awareness. Through the poignant story of Scarlet Obscura, a Nova Scotian artist seeking meaning in Los Angeles, we emphasize the importance of creativity and curiosity in understanding both ourselves and others. This narrative serves as a testament to the power of art and self-expression amidst life's unpredictability. Tune in to discover how you can harness creativity, humor, and empathy to navigate the chaos of existence and find deeper meaning in everyday life.
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Dive into decadent, bodacious, strangely sensual, and frighteningly familiar new worlds of thrills, chills, and room-service bills.
It's another night of Bite-Sized Erotic Thrillers by Emerson Dameron - a sequel of sorts to EDMM S5E2: Sultry Secrets of Pulse-Pounding Passion - with re-ups on Sade, chardonnay, and rolls in the hay.
Written, produced, and performed by Emerson Dameron.
A production of KCHUNG Los Angeles.
I love you, personally. Levity saves lives.
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Welcome back to Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes, LA's #1 avant-garde personal development program and the world's first and only good podcast. This episode features appearances from the singular author and poet Sher Kirti and LA's most feared agony columnist Ask a Sadist, and that's just for starters.
In the next 60 minutes, you will learn how to:
- Do the one thing you must do to prepare for your next psychedelic cactus ceremony
- Dominate your world through the power of unforgiving mindfulness
- Keep any romantic relationship smokin' hot and spicy—at any geographical distance
- Quit your worst habits—for good
- Transcend and include all the world's suffering, frustration, and uncertainty—by allowing yourself to get off on it
Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is produced, written, scored, and performed by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content, made possible by support from KCHUNG Radio in Los Angeles, the First Church of the Satanic Buddha, and the makers of Sunrise Serenade, [NEW TAGLINE TK].
Excerpts from "I Am Not Here" performed by Sher Kirti. Everything else by Emerson Dameron. Don't complain; don't explain. I love you, personally. Levity saves lives.
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Felt cute. Will certainly delete later. For now, enjoy a sneak peak from a future project.
Emerson Dameron is LA's number-one avant-garde motivational speaker. I love you, personally. Levity saves lives.
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I destroy the world with lovingkindness meditation, so you don't have to.
This special bonus episode features a remix of The Love Bomber: A Bite-Sized Erotic Thriller by Emerson Dameron, initially appearing on EDMM S5E2: Sultry Secrets of Pulse-Pounding Passion.
The original version of On the Appropriate Use of the Metta Bomb is from EDMM S5E3: The Experiment Requires That You Continue.
If you're a heathen pervert like me, or you have a strong stomach and you love the arts, check out Crimson Transgressions: A Bite-Sized Erotic Thriller by Emerson Dameron based on the ideas of Georges Bataille, and Could Stop, Won't Stop, a dark and disquieting sojourn into the auditory landscape of adult entertainment.
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I spent so much time believing all the lies. To keep the dream alive. Now, it makes me sad. It makes me mad at the truth, for loving what was you.
Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is LA's number-one avant-garde personal development program... and so much more. On tonight's episode:
Music by Mr. Pancakes and Emerson Dameron. New episodes premiere on KCHUNG Los Angeles, which needs and merits your support. Special thanks to JOKERJOKERtv.
The sexy, psychedelic-cheerleading cover of Candide also exists in two alternate mixes:
I love you, personally. Levity saves lives.
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Dive into a world where pleasure is a weapon and oblivion is bliss.
A self-anointed philosopher, accordion player, and playboy slacker who glides through life, leaving a trail of used and discarded women in his wake. But now, his uppance is coming for him like a mack truck from Jupiter wrapped in silk sheets.
Enter Ava, a wealthy heiress with a penchant for debauchery. She’s got salons full of friends who want to push wild, rough sex to its carnal limits, and she’s more than happy to supply the playground. Ava's got her own agenda, and it involves watching Tango Boy dance to her twisted tune.
Then there’s Clover, the quintessential spacey, vibe-aware blonde. She’s our boy's favorite toy, easy to manipulate, and good for a hearty physical workout. But somewhere in the silence between his grunting and gloating, our Polka Dot starts catching feelings – and suddenly, screwing Clover is screwing with his lazy, self-serving, cynical worldview.
As Ava and Clover’s wild schemes unfold, our Squeeze Box Socrates finds himself tangled in a web of scary, sexy, psychedelic misadventures, criminal escapades, space opera, and multidimensional chaos. In this game, there are no rules – just a lot of twisted minds and sheets and even more twisted fun.
Created by Emerson Dameron. A different mix appears in Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes S5E2: Sultry Secrets of Pulse-Pounding Passion: A Night of Bite-Sized Erotic Thrillers by Emerson Dameron.
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Emerson Dameron's Carnal Candyland is a sexy and philosophical Bite-Sized Erotic Thriller from the strange world of Competitive Psychedelic Cheerleading.
Candy is the world's most present and passionate psychedelic cheerleader... until her ex's cynical machinations get her booted from the squad. When she opts for a synesthetic vision quest, it's clear her adventure is only beginning.
Inspired by Voltaire, Terry Southern, Terrence McKenna, and you.
This story exists in three mixes:
Words and music by Emerson Dameron, host of Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes, the only avant-garde personal development program that matters, as well as the home of the Bite-Sized Erotic Thrillers. I love you, personally. Levity saves lives.
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