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Meaningless Problems

Doe Wilmann

An original short story by Doe Wilmann every single week for at least a year.

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10:35

#38 Your Final Ambition

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/11/19

On your deathbed, in agonising pain, you are given the chance to reduce your suffering. But in order to do so, you must reduce your worldly success by the same amount. Something to consider when reading/listening: Would you sacrifice the present for the sake of the past? Your Final Ambition is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www.fairobserver.com/author/doe-wilmann/ For information about upcoming stories and live

07:04

#37 Don’t Blame the Children

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2023/11/12

In the near future, virtual reality allows couples to meet their potential children before they’ve been conceived. Something to consider when reading/listening: Does having more options make us more free? Don’t Blame The Children is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www.fairobserver.com/author/doe-wilmann/ For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage plays, go to meaninglessproblems.com and

13:17

#36 Iguana

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2023/11/05

A therapist is tasked with convincing a very clever eleven year old that there is a difference between fact and fiction. Something to consider when reading/listening: If all of your experiences take place in your mind, how can you be certain anything is real? Iguana is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www.fairobserver.com/author/doe-wilmann/ For information about upcoming stories and live performances of my stage

06:25

#35 Just Like Her

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2023/10/28

A widower uses an AR filter to make his new girlfriend look exactly like his ex wife. Something to consider when reading/listening: Is it possible to have a truthful relationship with someone if your perception of them is totally different to how they perceive themselves? Sc-fi - Augmented Reality - Family Just Like Her is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www.fairobserver.com/author/doe-wilmann/ For information

28:08

#34 Inside Voices (performed by Tamsin Dowsett)

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2023/10/22

Casting director Lydia has invited an actress along to a family meet-up so that the actress can model her next character on Lydia’s twin sister Tania. But Lydia soon realises that one Tania is quite enough. Something to consider when reading/listening: To what extent are we all actors playing characters? Dramatic Monologue - Comedy - Family Inside Voices is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to

23:01

#33 A Bench in West London (performed by Thea Collings)

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2023/10/14

Tania’s twin sister Lydia has bought a memorial bench for their mum in the family’s local park. There’s just one problem: their mum is still very much alive (Lydia was unaware that memorial benches are exclusively for the dead). Cue a series of tributes from people who want to pay their respects, including a man whose connection to Tania and Lydia’s mum threatens to completely undermine who they thought she was. Something to consider when reading/listening: How fragile is our understanding of

14:14

#32 As It Should Be

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/10/07

A married man purchases a memory of himself having sex with another woman. His wife finds out and kicks him out. He returns to the memory shop to try and put things right. Something to consider when reading/listening: Picture something you’ve always wanted to do. Would you rather do it and have no memory of having done so, or not do it but have a false memory of having done so? Sc-fi - Memory - Family As It Should Be is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read

08:24

#31 Tell Her I Was Kind

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2023/09/30

A father with a terminal illness has the chance to spare his young daughter from the pain of his death by erasing her memories of the times they’ve spent together. Something to consider when reading/listening: How far would you go to save someone you love from grief? Sc-fi - Memory - Family Tell Her I Was Kind is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to https://www.fairobserver.com/author/doe-wilmann/ For information about

08:22

#30 Cheek Biter (performed by Sebastian Brown)

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2023/09/23

An offhand remark from his dentist makes Mark question his entire existence. Something to consider when reading/listening: To what extent does our identity depend on other people's perceptions? Who are we when no one is looking? Dramatic Monologue - Psychological - Relationships Cheek Biter is an original short story by Doe Wilmann, performed by Sebastian Brown (sbvoices.co.uk) If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to

06:39

#29 A Backup

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/09/16

Gina has a fantastic relationship with her seven-year-old son, James. The trouble is James is actually an adult and this seven-year-old is simply a perfect VR simulation of how he used to be. And adult James isn’t willing to share his mummy with anyone - even himself. Something to consider when reading/listening: If someone created a perfect VR simulation of you as a child, would you be happy for it to interact with your loved ones? Sc-fi - Absurdism - Family A Backup is an original

12:41

#28 Skipping Through Life

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/09/09

Faced with the prospect of making half his workforce redundant, Mr Pomeroy is offered the chance to skip the experience by travelling twelve hours into his own future. He accepts the offer and, twelve hours later, finds he still has all the memories of having experienced the day. So how is ‘time skipping’ any different from our normal experience of life? Something to consider when reading/listening: How do you know your past isn’t simply a series of implanted memories? And would it make any

07:01

#27 Dreams and Memories

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/09/02

An old man is troubled by the fact that his late wife spent her final years reminiscing about memories that never actually took place. A doctor visits him with some unorthodox advice. Philosophy - Spirituality - Memory Dreams and Memories is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. You

13:22

#26 The World’s Ugliest Person

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/08/26

A new augmented reality app allows everyone to look beautiful. This makes Gary, who refuses to use any form of AR, the ugliest person in the world. He’s never been a particularly bad-looking bloke so how will he adapt to his new reality? Sc-fi - Comedy - Dating The World’s Ugliest Person is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form

13:53

#25 It Wasn’t Me

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/08/19

Kimi is delighted with Su-Z, a new personal assistant software that can send and respond to emails on her behalf. But her delight is punctured when her boyfriend receives a message from one of her email contacts claiming that he and Kimi have fallen in love. Will Kimi’s boyfriend believe her when she pins the blame on Su-Z? And what exactly has her personal assistant been saying in those messages? Sc-fi - Comedy - Relationships It Wasn’t Me is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If

16:18

#24 The Light Without The Filter

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/08/12

Lee has a strong memory of his dad’s last moments on this earth. Only it’s not his memory, it’s his dad’s. Somehow he can picture, with perfect clarity, the final thing his dad saw before he passed away. Is this just a trick of Lee’s imagination or is it pointing towards something deeper? Philosophy - Spirituality - Non-Duality The Light Without The Filter is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to

10:22

#23 Starmix and The Runaway Table

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2023/08/05

Harry Bow (aka Starmix), a part-time waiter and full-time life coach, has discovered the secret of the universe. Namely, that every living being shares the same consciousness. And now it is his mission to correct the bad behaviour of everyone he meets. Philosophy - Spirituality - Comedy Starmix and The Runaway Table is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email

04:21

#22 Making You Feel Better

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/07/29

There’s a secret that may well blow your entire world apart. ‘You wouldn’t recognise me but you have seen me,’ says the narrator of this story. ‘You’ve seen me many times. The day your partner left you. When you were fired from your job. The time you felt like you couldn’t go on…’ So who are they? And what is their secret? Philosophy - Spirituality - Absurdism Making You Feel Better is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to

13:41

#21 Instant Connect (performed by Taj Atwal)

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/07/22

There’s a new dating app that cuts out the dating. It connects two compatible people and implants a love story into their memories, while removing any recollection of ever having signed up to the service. As far as the two lovers are concerned, they met and fell in love in a totally normal, natural way. So when Selina’s best friend suddenly announces she’s getting married to a woman Selina has never heard of before, you can understand why she might be suspicious. Taj Atwal is a Bafta-nominated

06:46

#20 Failing Our Son

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/07/14

When her teenage son experiences failure, Gina is annoyed by her husband’s indifference. But did Martin secretly hope their son would fail all along? Philosophy - Comedy - Domesticity Failing Our Son is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. You might enjoy this episode if you

07:15

#19 The Loop

Meaningless Problems ·

2023/07/08

When we die, we come back as the person to whom we’ve caused the most harm. At least that’s what the plumber says… Philosophy - Spirituality - Absurdism The Loop is an original short story by Doe Wilmann If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. You might enjoy this episode if you like: Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

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