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Gimme Empathy episodes
- 30 - A Character Flaw (with Cam Smith)
Five years after recording episode 29's interview with Cam Smith, Scott returns to the squeaky chairs of Incremental Records to go over what's changed in the recording engineer/musician's musical and personal life.
1 hr 9 min - 29 - Only Talking Sense I (with Cam Smith)
Musician/recording engineer Cam Smith talks to Scott about his upbringing in rural Western Australia, how he built a name for his studio (Incremental Records) and playing in a whole lot of Brisbane bands. Originally recorded in May 2013 for Scott's first attempt at a podcast, Only Talking Sense.
2 hr 22 min - 28 - Bitch, It's Been A Week (with Linda Dark)
Scott talks to drummer and fellow community radio host Linda Dark about journaling, drawing, Townsville and why she's taking a break from playing in bands.
1 hr 17 min - 27 - Parameters Moving (with Kellie Lloyd)
Kellie Lloyd from the band Screamfeeder joins Scott to talk about managing her music and work commitments, learning how to be calm, the process of giving up alcohol and the writing of her song "Stopless".
1 hr 24 min - 26 - There Was One Boy In Hurstville... (with Mabel Bingham & Ruth Rowan)
Travel back in time as teenage Scott interviews his grandmother, Mabel, about her life and travels before present-day Scott fills in the blanks with a follow-up interview with his mother, Ruth.
1 hr 32 min - 25 - Accelerator (versus Jeremy Neale)
Past guest Jeremy Neale turns the tables and interviews Scott about childhood, playing music and the evolution of life priorities.
1 hr 29 min - 24 - Everything I Do Is Political (with Alex Campbell)
Radio host, zine-maker and punk rocker Alex Campbell talks to Scott about discovering riot grrrl culture, starting bands and staying DIY in a capitalist system.
1 hr 1 min - 23 - Everything Else Comes After (with Phillipa Perrott)
Violinist, singer and microbiologist Phillipa Perrott talks to Scott about orchestral tours of Europe, experimenting with bioaerosols and pulling pranks with her identical twin sister.
57 min - 22 - Inside Out And Back To Front (with Harley Young)
Scott's bandmate Harley Young talks about his travels around the world, his home suburb of Sandgate, getting nervous onstage and the huge blowup the two had while on tour in Newcastle.
1 hr 16 min - 21 - Ekko & Sidetrack At The Movies (with Jeff & Jono Hansen)
Scott talks to his cousins Jeff and Jono Hansen about universal basic income, the value of art, crowdfunding and a whole lot about movies.
1 hr 18 min
About Gimme Empathy
From the publisher's feed
A podcast about a man trying to reconnect with a shattered, shattered world... by talking to his friends about their everyday habits!
Following an unfortunate series of life oopsy-daisies, musician and community radio broadcaster Scott Mercer found himself feeling alienated by the desires and habits of his fellow human beings. He began questioning the idea of the Golden Rule, centrepiece of so many philosophies and religions. In a world of myriad subcultures, mental states and identities, does "do unto others" really make sense when everybody seeks to be treated differently according to their own values? Determined not to fall into misanthropy and cynicism, Scott set about talking to his friends about their personal likes and dislikes, their dreams and routines. By finding out how others approach life, from the most mundane detail to the freakiest far-out thoughts, he attempts to fumble his way to understanding, one conversation at a time.
This podcast is rated 'T' for Tangents about movies and television shows.