A middlebrow look at all the mysteries of life with monologues, interviews, sketches, stories, music, comedy, and more! Built around a new subject every episode. FYI, a myoclonic jerk is that twitch that happens as you're falling asleep that wakes you up. Scientists think the brain confuses the feeling of your muscles relaxing with the feeling of falling or dying and sends a startle impulse to your body to save it. Why is that the name of this podcast? Why not? Don't be so uptight! Anyway, yetanothernarcissistwithamicrophonevyingforyourattention-dot-com was taken. These take a long time to make, so be sure to subscribe to make sure you get all future episodes. You can also be notified by joining the mailing list at the website. http://myoclonicjerk.com ℗ & © 2011 Daniel Kaufman en-us Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) A show about ideas. A middlebrow look at all the mysteries of life with interviews, sketches, stories, music, comedy, and more! Built around a new subject every episode. This show is made with a lot of love and care (and OCD) so it doesn't come out that often, so be sure to subscribe to get all future episodes. You can also be notified by joining the mailing list at the website.FYI, a myoclonic jerk is that twitch that happens as you're falling asleep that wakes you up. Scientists think the brain confuses the feeling of your muscles relaxing with the feeling of falling or dying and sends a startle impulse to your body to save it. Why is that the name of this podcast? Why not? Don't be so uptight! Anyway, yetanothernarcissistwithamicrophonevyingforyourattention-dot-com was taken. philosophy, comedy, nihilism, beauty, beauty and the beast, culture, sketch, discussion, interview Dan Kaufman mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com Dan Kaufman yes http://myoclonicjerk.com/mjlogo2-small.jpg http://myoclonicjerk.com 144 144 Why can't we all just get along (and why do people think that question is funny)? Dan talks to comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore, social psychologist Lee Ross, an Israeli who went from Right to Left, a Cypriot who lost his home in the Turkish invasion, a new episode of Plane Crash Follies. And much more! http://myoclonicjerk.com mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj-6.html http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj6.mp3 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Episode 6 - Enemies Why can't we all just get along (and why do people think that question is funny)? Guests include comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore, scholar Lee Ross, an Israeli who went from Right to Left, a Cypriot who lost his home in the Turkish invasion, a new episode of Plane Crash Follies. And much more! 01:24:00 politics, war, fundamental attribution error, naive realism, jimmy dore, Lee Ross, Isaac Witty, cyprus, turkey, israel, palestine Dan Kaufman yes Part 2 of the Gaming series! In this episode we look at the dark side of games, how they hook us and the damage they can do, and where they might be taking us. Dan talks to therapist and author Shavaun Scott about her time as an in-game therapist. Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani talks about his life in games. Writer/performer Justine Barron explains why games are more appealing than guitar lessons. Online gaming pioneer Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) and Vlad Cole of Blizzard Entertainment both return to defend games. All this and much more! http://myoclonicjerk.com mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj-5.html http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj5.mp3 Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Episode 5 - Addiction Part 2 of the Gaming series! In this episode we look at the dark side of games, how they hook us and the damage they can do, and where they might be taking us. Dan talks to therapist and author Shavaun Scott about her time as an in-game therapist. Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani talks about his life in games. Writer/performer Justine Barron explains why games are more appealing than guitar lessons. Online gaming pioneer Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) and Vlad Cole of Blizzard Entertainment both return to defend games. All this and much more! 01:01:00 gaming, World of Warcraft, Richard Garriott, Lord British, Kumail, Justine Barron, Bill Hicks, Doug Stanhope, addiction, games, virtual reality Dan Kaufman yes Part 1 of the Gaming series! In this episode we look at why games are so seductive, why we choose to lose ourselves in them, what they do for us and how. Dan talks to online gaming pioneer Richard Garriott as well as Vlad Cole of Blizzard Entertainment. Costaki Economopoulos talks Fantasy Football and Ryan Ridley talks about his time in Oblivion. David Cale performs a story about a troubled girl, and much more! http://myoclonicjerk.com mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj-4.html http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj4.mp3 Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Episode 4 - Escape Part 1 of the Gaming series! In this episode we look at why games are so seductive, why we choose to lose ourselves in them, what they do for us and how. Dan talks to online gaming pioneer Richard Garriott as well as Vlad Cole of Blizzard Entertainment. Costaki Economopoulos talks Fantasy Football and Ryan Ridley talks about his time in Oblivion. David Cale performs a story about a troubled girl, and much more! 01:00:00 arts, comedy, World of Warcraft, MMORPG, Richard Garriott, Lord British, David Cale, Costaki Economopoulos, Hannibal, escapism, role-playing, games, gamers, virtual reality Dan Kaufman yes Part 2 of the Beauty and the Beast series! In this episode we look at the beast's side of things. If you had to be one or the other in a relationship, which would you be? Dan talks to Jesse Case about a humiliation he suffered at the hands of a beauty. We hear more from our beauties from last episode, and more from therapist Sagit Schwartz. Ryan Ridley defends himself against Dan's ugly attacks. A cockroach writes a poem, and much more! http://myoclonicjerk.com mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj-3.html http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj3.mp3 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Episode 3 - The Beast Part 2 of the Beauty and the Beast series! In this episode we look at the beast's side of things. If you had to be one or the other in a relationship, which would you be? Why? Dan talks to Jesse Case about a humiliation he suffered at the hands of a beauty. We hear more from our beauties from last episode, and more from therapist Sagit Schwartz. Ryan Ridley defends himself against Dan's ugly attacks. A cockroach writes a poem, and much more! 00:56:20 philosophy, comedy, suzy mccopin, jesse case, sagit schwartz, beauty, cyrano, models, playboy, comic, ryan ridley, todd glass, Dan Kaufman yes Part 1 of a 2-part series - Beauty and the Beast! In this episode we look at beauty and ask, is it bad for you? Does it make people dumb, mean, shallow? Or is that just sour grapes from an ugly podcaster? Dan interviews several beautiful women including Playboy Party Girl, Suzy McCopin, he talks to podcasting pretty boy, Ryan Ridley and then sees a therapist who specializes in models. We hear a bit of Todd Glass, a new episode of Plane Crash Follies, and much more! http://myoclonicjerk.com mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj-2.html http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj2.mp3 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Episode 2 - Beauty Part 1 of a 2-part series - Beauty and the Beast! In this episode we look at beauty and ask, is it bad for you? Does it make people dumb, mean, shallow? Or is that just sour grapes from an ugly podcaster? Dan interviews several beautiful women including Playboy Party Girl, Suzy McCopin, he talks to podcasting pretty boy, Ryan Ridley and then sees a therapist who specializes in models. We hear a bit of Todd Glass, a new episode of Plane Crash Follies, and much more! 01:00:00 philosophy, comedy, suzy mccopin, kristi korzec, jc coccoli, sagit schwartz, beauty, models, attraction, playboy, comic, ryan ridley, grandma's virginity, todd glass, Dan Kaufman yes First episode! Nihilism hits everyone at some point. "What's the point of doing anything? We're all going to die one day..." So how do we get out of bed? Dan has to kick this demon before he can do any more podcasts so we might as well get it out of the way first. Dan interviews cartoonist Ivan Brunetti as well as writer and podcaster Ryan Ridley. Plane Crash Follies premieres. A story about a mouse. And much more! http://myoclonicjerk.com mailbox@myoclonicjerk.com (dan kaufman) http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj-1.html http://myoclonicjerk.com/mj1.mp3 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700 Episode 1 - Nihilism (Why bother?) First episode! Nihilism hits everyone at some point. "What's the point of doing anything? We're all going to die one day..." So how do we get out of bed? We have to kick this demon before we can do any more podcasts so we might as well get it out of the way. Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti is interviewed as well as writer and podcaster Ryan Ridley. Plane Crash Follies premieres. A mouse flirts with death. And much more! 59:04 philosophy, comedy, ivan brunetti, nihilism, depression, self-help, cartoonist, comics, ryan ridley, grandma's virginity, happiness Dan Kaufman yes