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June 16 is Bloomsday, sometimes Father's Day, and always the anniversary of the date of my birth, which makes it the holiest day on my calendar.I invite you to celebrate it with me, my honored guests, and some colorful characters we'll meet together in our peripatetic wanderings.Happy birthday to me.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG. Music by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

When it's time to join a cult, make sure you join the right one.Do you belong here? Are you ready to receive the truth? Are you worthy of your own power? You may already be living The Lifestyle.Get the full experience of "Welcome to Los Angeles," "So You've Decided to Join a Cult," and "How to Know When You've Made It" on Instagram or Youtube.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG. Music by Winston Parker. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

CW: Lots of depressing stuff up to and including death, delusions of granduer, rhetoric free of contentBe shocked by the intensity of your feelings. Turn your pain into a fetish. Learn to torture others in ways they'll love. Try to be cool - you'll fail, but you'll learn something.  Become everything you hate and fall in love with yourself. Get to know your host, and, by extension, the most important person in the world: yourself.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Loops by Chris Rogers. Inspiration from Carolyn Elliot, Ernest Becker, Gail and Snell Putney, Museum of Home Video, and, most of all, you. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Explore the nine laws of the First Church of the Satanic Buddha. Experiment with interpreting the world from a Satanic Buddhist perspective. You may find yourself opening to new experiences as the laws work their magic in your life.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG, with support from the First Church of the Satanic Buddha.Music by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

CW: Depression, suicidal ideation, abuse, murder, self-pity, ramblingEmerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Music from Visions of the Universe. Inspiration from Daphne du Maurier and Alfred Hitchcock.

Renew for 2022. Cast out old curses. Shrug off outmoded adaptations. Fall madly in love with yourself. Honor the Satanic Budda within. Seek your payload of sensory pleasure. If someone wants to put you down, and you're not into it, say "get the hell out of my year." Hear all this and more on this month's episode of Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG, with support from the SlickWorks corporation and the First Church of the Satanic Buddha.Music by Chris Rogers. Inspiration from Erving Goffman, Ramsey Dukes, Mitch Horowitz, and many others. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Get convivial. Get festive. If you get it, you're invited to spend your holiday in lovely Marina del Rey, CA, where approximately 6,000 waves wash ashore every day. And some may ask, "where, and what, is the shoreline?"Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Master the inner game of Candy Land. Venture into the twilight shadows in a spirit of curiosity and levity.  From the height of your intelligence, do what you can, because it's all you can do, and there may be no "you," anyway. Get lucky.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Inspiration from Maria Konnikova. Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Conquering the fear of the blank canvas. Sharing painful confessions and heartfelt apologies. Stretching out my mind to prepare for an age of ongoing discontinuity.It's the first-ever Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes Halloween Special.Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Dress well. Move on. Get honest. Get inspired. Get motivated.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Inspiration from Mitch Horowitz. Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

A painfully candid interview with California gubernatorial candidate and Los Angeles character Adam Papagan, plus some bonus material.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.

Consecrate the ground with ash. Commune with your spirit guides and elders. Set healthy boundaries in relationships. Maintain your practice when you really don't want to. Be tough, yet playful. You're still standing. And so am I.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Includes an interpolation of "I'm Still Standing" by Bernie Taupin and Elton John. The Cards for Mindfulness are available from Mindfulness Everywhere. Apologies for the repeated use of the gendered expression "ball-busting." Also, self-flagellation is fine if you're into it and it's consensual. Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

"If you're reading it, it's for you." - The Last PsychiatristAn experiment with taking responsibility for my experience of current events.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.References:"Why You Should Quit the News" by Mark Manson"Petition Urging City Leaders to Act on Boardwalk Crisis Hits 2,000 Signatures and Growing" by Jamie PaigeThe ballad of Daniel ThorsonFractal psychologyLevity saves lives.

Recorded on Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California by Emerson Dameron.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.It's written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for the content of the show.Levity saves lives.

Prepare yourself for fleeting glory. Deal with rejection without taking it personally. Face your fears. Remember that the first time you die is the hardest. Embrace impermanence. Written, performed, and produced by Emerson Dameron. Broadcast live on KCHUNG. Music by Jesse Spillane, used with permission.Get the full experience of "How to Start Over" and "10 Fears (Live at Cole's in Chicago)" via my Youtube channel.Levity saves lives.

"Great Gradients" is a poem by Emerson Dameron, covering terrain from crushed blueberries to climate change. You don't necessarily need to listen now. It is here for you.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG. Loops by Chris Rogers. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Dip your toes in the brisk Pacific. Find a universe in each life on Ocean Front Walk. Get sucked into the sand, the contrast, the manic energy, and the vertigo of possibility. Embrace the uncertainty. Welcome to Venice Beach.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.The Venice Beach Drum Circle loop is from Free To Use Sounds.Everything else is written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for the content of the show.Levity saves lives.

You need a vision. You need a burning desire. You need specialized knowledge and smart organization. And you may need to get over yourself.Get the full experience of "How to Get Rich," "How to Make Big Decisions," and "How to Know When to Quit" on my Youtube channel.Dedicated to Napoleon Hill.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.It's written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.Levity saves lives.

Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is taking a holiday break, so enjoy this ten-minute story instead.It was recorded at Drunkalogue, hosted by my friend Janet Quinonez, in January 2020 at The Clubhouse, the home for underground comedy on the east side of Los Angeles.A version appears in the book The Addiction Diaries, published by the illustrious Anna David and featuring other stuff like it.

The beauty of practicality. The complexities of grief. The urgency of the mundane. The joy of breathing.Emerson Dameron's Medicated Minutes is a production of KCHUNG.Music by Visions of the Universe. Inspiration from The Baking Soda Bible. Written, performed, produced, and created by Emerson Dameron, who is solely responsible for its content.