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The Corrigan Cast
By Brendan CorriganSociety & Culture
The Corrigan Cast episodes
- Colombia's San Juan de Rioseco: Only its river runs (almost!) dry
At a distance of 100 km, San Juan de Rioseco falls into the quick-getaway-from-Bogotá category. However, the journey can be stop-start so it's best to spend at least a night there. It is worth it.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/san-juan-de-rioseco-only-its-river-runs.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/08/colombias-plebeian-transport-riveting.htmlhttps://youtube.com/shorts/u41wQWa27Yc?si=rdr6F6g4IQTm7N5Ohttps://youtu.be/hTy2ocU09Sohttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/09/an-alcoholic-me-no-way.htmlhttps://youtube.com/shorts/bFbQrpc8fKs?si=089HJ1H0WobEZcebhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/03/tibana-time.html#SanJuanDeRioseco #Cundinamarca #Colombia9 min - Boosting dental health
Getting a rather surprising clean bill of dental health has made me reflect on what may have led to this apparent tooth triumph. Can you handle the tooth?
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/boosting-dental-health.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2015/07/foreign-teething-difficulties.htmlhttps://youtu.be/JIGXXSTngG4https://youtu.be/OHAKs6XPKcshttps://youtu.be/hT6EN_FGttshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/seven-ways-your-home-is-damaging-your-health/#DentalHealth #DentalHygiene #OralCare #dentist #IntermittentFasting6 min - Merging a life vacation with a vocation: Overcoming Social Studies Syndrome
A lack of a clear career path — a particular problem for social studies graduates — can leave one feeling lost. 'I can do many things, but I don't want to do that.'
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/02/merging-life-vacation-with-vocation.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.britannica.com/biography/G-K-Chesterton https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/11/calling-out-illiberal-liberals.htmlhttps://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4https://youtu.be/Pqf7TIdSznEhttps://youtu.be/VzgqYOlYDAw https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/02/to-marketing-agency-robin.htmlhttps://youtu.be/yJ66B6sxl_ghttps://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Q#vacation #vocation #SocialStudiesSyndrome #GKChesterton #WorkToLive #JobForLife6 min - An act of good
Some actions that have an appearance of good about them often turn out to be all show but with little go.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/02/an-act-of-good.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/12/replacing-religions-false-comforts.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0h3ys8w/the-country-with-earliest-wake-up-time-in-the-worldhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/12/work-work-work-work-work.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_kjctTbMHA#ActOfGood #ActOfGod #GoodForGoodnessSake #AllShowNoGo #StyleOverSubstance6 min - Fly on through the turbulence — there is no better alternative
Helping others is easier to do when you feel in a good place yourself.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/01/fly-on-through-turbulence-there-is-no.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/04/stop-dont-bin-that-food.htmlhttps://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-yc https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/06/cleanliness-next-to-godliness-ask.htmlhttps://youtu.be/oEZ1R0pKgqg https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2014/01/born-to-run-or-at-least-wander.html#HelpingOthers #HelpingYourself #OxygenMasks #turbulence #dementia7 min - Without the pain, the pleasures are plain (and enslaving)
Humanity's overall health and well-being have never been better but we need some pain to make us feel alive.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/01/without-pain-pleasures-are-plain-and.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/08/ignoring-is-bliss.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-prostitute-by-any-other-name.htmlhttps://youtu.be/B33XRXo6fM0https://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4 https://youtu.be/TWspGqN8Gnchttps://youtu.be/DUjyPrazhD0 https://www.marathondessables.com/en https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/10/wake-up-to-pinkers-wonderful-world.htmlhttps://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://youtube.com/shorts/7lniGESZonA?feature=share#NoPainNoPain #PainAndPleasure #FreedomIsPain #minimalist6 min - Hell yeah or no?! It's a no, so!
Hell yeah or no may sound like good advice when one is uncertain about a decision, yet rarely is that simple.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/12/hell-yeah-or-no-its-no-so.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://sive.rs/https://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Qhttps://twitter.com/ChrisWillx/status/1734257269045436817?t=3LxSXUuQ2Dm_dshuiIf_lA&s=19https://youtu.be/hT6EN_FGttshttps://youtu.be/oDKkNR4NBoYhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice#HellYeahOrNo #ParadoxOfChoice #indecision #indecisiveness6 min - Dawn of the downsizers
There is some hope, small as it may be, that today's generations can turn away from the evils of materialism.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/12/dawn-of-downsizers.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/DIlX_bmi9NE https://fortune.com/europe/2023/11/13/whoopi-goldberg-millennials-work-ethic-financial-problems-research-shows-wealth-gap/https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-qualified-uneducated-elite.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/05/wrong-way-begins.htmlhttps://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/04/on-road-again-naturally.htmlhttps://youtu.be/a2ag1BT7tkw https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gt2m1r https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/02/me-myself-and-i.htmlhttps://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/letters-communities-deserve-recognition-for-their-role-in-nurturing-integration/a343922666.htmlhttps://youtu.be/DQd5q3q5haw#downsizers #downsizing #LivingWithout #millennials #ReduceReuseRecycle8 min - Goodbye Nanny State! Hello Overbearing Mother Society (it's beginning to look a lot like China!)
The state and its associates are taking greater control of the everyday lives of its citizens. We should be more concerned about this.
For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/11/goodbye-nanny-state-hello-overbearing.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/time-to-means-test-child-benefit/26688058.html (my letter) https://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/families-already-being-put-to-the-test/26689397.html (Mr Muldowney's reply to my letter)https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0 https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/families-and-children/child-benefit/ https://youtu.be/PxtloOywMJshttps://youtu.be/y2W2i_iLdLwhttps://youtu.be/TWspGqN8Gnchttps://youtu.be/8DwrBRXecvs https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/10/letter-to-editor-china-in-our-hands.html https://theupheaval.substack.com/p/the-china-convergence#NannyState #WelfareState #OverbearingMotherState #benefits #handouts #Ireland #China8 min - A little blue in the green, green grass of Ireland
Ireland in winter isn't a great place to be at the best of times. So when one is struggling for direction it can seem particularly bleak.
For the text of this audio blog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-little-blue-in-green-green-grass-of.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/hRKOBtmn_x0https://youtu.be/XZ2GdkJ-tsYhttps://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-yc https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/10/any-which-way-but-lose.htmlhttps://youtu.be/yJ66B6sxl_g#Ireland #RuralIreland #Lisacul #GreenGreenGrass #WinterBlues6 min
About The Corrigan Cast
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The Corrigan Cast, by Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan, takes a unique, usually light-hearted look at various aspects of life in Colombia and the region in general, as well as current affairs around the world. It makes for (usually!) fun, interesting listening!
The Corrigan Cast's predecessor, The Colombia Cast, can be found at: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-colombia-cast.
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