Show 798: How Silence Works 21 November 202327 June 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/show798.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:12 — 106.6MB) In an hour culminating in an elightening explanation, using the story of his recently departed mother’s 1950s or early 1960s Atlantic crossing, of how silence works, Neal discusses why animals need to become gardeners, your chances of getting a pharmacist to sell you tea or paracetemol or cocaine, the movie “Downsizing”, quicksand on a playing field, the pros and cons of having Anthony Hopkins as your family doctor, how cats buy rounds, the folly of wine tasting, Robin Williams, Robbie Williams, an over-empowered sweet shop proprietor, the philosophy of characters who exist only in a podcaster’s imagination, an old zoological gardens song, how The Beatles’ new song Now and Then has advanced this podcast, and more. About the show: IntoYourHead.ie/about Get in touch: Visit IntoYourHead.ie/contact License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International – with this attribution: Neal from Ireland via IntoYourHead.ie Share this post: Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Related Podcast