Samah Damanhoori speaks about her upbringing in Mecca, fighting for her freedom, and writing and producing the animated film 'Medina Papel.' Music: 'Low Blow' by Jo Obsession.

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#22 Samah Damanhoori

A talk with Toronto-based singer and songwriter Liron.

#21 Liron

A wicked DJ set by Xiorro. Recently featured on deviation.us, Felton Cortijo (aka Xiorro) and Christina Hernandez are the founders of the Brooklyn-based collective known as Alkhemy. Check em out!!

#20: Xiorro DJ Set

A talk with Merlin 'Otto' Marquart, spanning over half of a century of fun-filled, deviation-abundant living. Now in his 70's, the deviations proceed unhindered. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#19: Merlin "Otto" Marquart -- Deviant For Life

Whereby I make excuses for the recent dearth of podcast episodes, discussing the constraints of my NYC living situation, and gloriously making up for lost ground with a story of smuggling/deviating mushrooms into Qatar. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#18: Self Medicating in the Middle East

Back by popular demand, Mr Rui and I resume where our last talk left off. Touching on a range of topics from postmodern society to post-scarcity economics and the need for a new digital space, it's a doozy. Listen up and take notes! Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#17: Digital Space-Time: A New Continuum with Mr Rui

Can we be human? Humane? The story of a lighthearted trip to Lebanon in 2010, shared with the intention of humanizing our perception of people, and refugees, from the Middle East. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#16: A trip to Lebanon, and a touch of humanity.

A talk with Norman Steiner about the merits of life on the road. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#15: Hitchhiking, acting, and other good things with Norman Steiner

Trolls on the Internet, Trump running for office... It's all the same game. Don't feed the trolls. Rather, embrace the Deviation principle of non-opposition and dance on by. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#14: Trolling for Office: Trump and the Nature of Opposition

Chef Nahid Ahmed cut his teeth at a number of renouned restaurants such as El Bulli and the French Laundry before establishing his own name with Malt n Mash, a pop-up in New York's Meatpacking District. The Homeless Chef is now looking to find a home, marrying exquisite food with a casual dining atmosphere in a place he can call his own. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#13: A talk with Nahid Ahmed, aka the Homeless Chef

A backcountry taste of Myanmar's water festival. What happens to a lone Deviant traveling through rural Myanmar during the annual water festival? Includes a brief introduction to the Deviant's Dictionary. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#12: The Bumpkinville Water Gauntlet

Mr Rui is a good friend of mine. We discuss his atypical life and the nature of living with a free mind, as a Deviant. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#11: Living Freely, a talk with Mr Rui

As a non-oppositional pursuit, Deviation refuses to enter the religious debate concerning the existence of God. Hear why. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#10: God or No-God? The question is irrelevant.

Turn the water off, folks, and reap the rewards of curating a free mind. Also, a reading of the new first chapter to Myanmar 'n Me: Deviant Without a Cause in a (Former) Military State. May also contain some unspoken deviancy in the pauses between ums. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#9: Are we big boys and girls?

An honest and true stream of consciousness monologue about being back in the USofA and my general life situation. Also includes a reading about why Deviation principle #4 is Honesty and Truthfulness, not Honesty or Truthfulness. Music: 'Low Blow' by JO (https://vk.com/jimmieoder).

#8: Ash's Life Update

Deviation is how you don't become a clone. Listen and learn.

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