Beyond the basement
Beyond the Basement podcast is the playground of Chris Kenworthy - an improviser, facilitator and coach, who’s exploring a broader range of what it is to be human.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The shittiest job I ever had
Mildly amusing reflections on my time as a kitchen porter at a hotel in my home town.
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00:17:03 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
Something's coming...
Quick newsflash on a shift in direction and an upcoming project that might pique your interest. Also, THANKS FOR LISTENING x
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00:08:52 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
It's probably good enough
Misty reflections on how we humans are probably the worst judges of the things we create. And why just bringing a thing into the world might be where our role and responsibilities end.
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00:13:43 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
Holding lightly to what you've committed to
Companion follow-up ramble to my recent episode about committing, to an action or decision. Disjointed. Hey, I'm tired.
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00:13:44 |
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Improv diaries: Jesus approves
Dressed in Lycra, lurking in the shadows of Liverpool catholic cathedral, here's some before and after reflections on week two of a new improv course I've joined.
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00:26:53 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
SLOW DOWN (you urgent so-and-so)
What happens when we do nothing...
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00:10:55 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
What's your body up to?
Slumped? Swaggering? Today's wander is about body posture and position - what it tells you, and the power it has over us.
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00:14:02 |
Sat 05 Nov 2022
F%#k self-love!
No effort required. No trying. You're doing this REALLY WELL already.
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00:13:02 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
What committing really means (maybe).
Ever second-guess yourself? Doubt yourself before you even get started? This one's for you. A recent improv adventure might offer a helpful way forward, when it comes to throwing yourself behind what…
00:16:46 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Improv diaries: day 4 at the Maydays retreat
Final installment of excitable me mansplaining principles from improvised comedy and drama. Also, insight and reflections from the retreat as a whole.
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00:36:57 |
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Improv diaries: day 3 at the Maydays retreat
It's the penultimate day at The Maydays improvised comedy and drama retreat. Here's a bundle of reflections and nuggets. Maybe they'll help. They're helping me alright.
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00:22:06 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
Improv diaries: day 2 at the Maydays retreat
Not baked but lightly boiled and al denté after the second day at the Maydays improviswd comedy and drama retreat. Highlights from my favourite workshops of the day, plus enlightening learns we can a…
00:26:54 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Improv diaries: day 1 at the Maydays retreat
First frantic bulletin from the Maydays improv retreat, about slowing down, ironically. I'm in Warwickshire for a four day retreat playing improvised theatre.
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00:12:24 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
The universe doesn't get it wrong
What's your thing? Fate, faith, serendipity, god, fortune? Something about 'the universe doesn't get it wrong' links all this stuff together. Let's see if we can find the wisdom in this meandering mo…
00:13:47 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
Love: you GOT IT ALL WRONG!
Is closeness the best we can hope for in relationships? Why do we keep fcking up? Mind-blowing gems from a little book with big ideas - Undefended Love. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/827262.…
00:19:08 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Get s**t done without killing yourself
Experiments in productivity and cyclical living; ways of noticing where you're at and what you're capable of. Here's my friend Vix Anderton's website, who I mention in this episode: https://vixandert…
00:18:06 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Happy startup school summercamp - what I learned
It seems a few of you from Instagram are curious about what went down in a field near Brighton, mid last month, with me and a load of other business hippies. Here's the lowdown. https://www.instagram…
00:31:37 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
What excites me about you
The joy of surprising yourself, to cope and adapt better than you thought you would to the unexpected, is your birthright as a human being. And I f*cking love it. Wanna play?
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00:17:19 |
Sat 01 Oct 2022
Creative destruction and the liminal void
Humans HATE uncertainty. It's why we avoid disrupting the status quo. Here's what it's really like on the other side of profound upheaval. Spoiler: it ain't all bad.
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00:15:20 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Mummy & daddy still love you
Change. Mid-life. Grief. It's been a while since we last spoke, but here's a bumper edition of reflection from life's latest shitstorm / call to adventure. Too soon? Probably. Something for everyone …
00:21:46 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
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