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EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 2 MIN

#68 The Man Who Gets Toothache Whenever He Experiences Happiness

from Meaningless Problems · host Doe Wilmann

A short story about a man who gets toothache whenever he experiences happiness.    Something to consider when reading/listening:    What would you do if you got toothache whenever you experienced happiness?    You might enjoy this episode if you like:   Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman  Philosophical fiction  Speculative fiction  Toothache Happiness Contemplating the meaning of life  Any form of philosophical enquiry  Thanks very much for listening! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe in your podcast app.   And you can join the mailing list here: meaninglessproblems.substack.com    Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole by emailing Craig at loveyourwork.uk (My real name is Craig Wilmann, Doe is a nickname I apparently gave myself when I was was two)     Websites:   Meaninglessproblems.com & Loveyourwork.uk    Credits:   Written and performed by Doe Wilmann   Thanks to Katie Empett for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.    Artwork by Katie Empett   Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.    A license to use the media (Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.    Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann (C) 2026

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