In this episode, Dara can't remember what a theremin is called. He talks about playing cricket with his daughter and then recalls watching the Detroit Tigers baseball team in Detroit 31 years ago. A discussion of the American baseball novel The Natural, its Arthurian roots, and Robert Redford's acting in the 1984 movie adaptation follows. Finally, sentimentality and resentment are discussed as oppositional and equally unhelpful forces in relationships.

The two actors from The Natural that don't get a shout out and should, are Wilford Brimley and Richard Farnsworth, whose easy and playful chemistry is a joy to behold. May they rest in thespian peace.

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In this episode, Dara relives some acting experiences he'd rather forget. He admits that clowns inspired him to want to become an actor and goes on to argue that clowns have a lot to teach about human wonder and vulnerability. Along the way he discusses being the owner of an interesting chin, a significant first date with his wife, and something fun to do with a blender!

Dostoyevsky and Shakespeare get shout outs, although the wrong Shakespeare play is referenced - it should be Two Gentlemen of Verona, not All's Well That Ends Well. Oh well.

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