Jake has just seen his dad for the last time. Or has he? Their relationship has strained over the last ten years but the one thing the father and son have left is their love for the iconic Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day. So when Jake flies back home to see his dad one last time, he wonders if he’ll end up reliving this day over and over again.
Groundhog Day is an original short story by Doe Wilmann
Drama - Family - Philosophy
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You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Groundhog Day
Bill Murray
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Albert Einstein
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
Fiction with philosophical undertones
Contemplating the nature of the self
Complaining about long flights
Oasis
Carmen Electra
Things to consider when listening:
What would you do differently if you could live an important day of your life over again? Do you believe there is anything special about ‘now’ or might all times exist simultaneously? What is your favourite Bill Murray movie? What’s the highest number of people you can share this podcast with?
Credits:
Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.
Artwork by Katie Empett
Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.
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