Fugues

By: Gabriel Berezin
  • Summary

  • ***New episodes coming soon!*** What is Fugues? The quick answer - it’s The Moth with neuroscience and music (and a bit of sci-fi...) A fugue, conventionally, is: (1) a piece of music with multiple melodies played at the same time and... (2) a trance state where a person experiences amnesia, and loses their sense of self. Both uses of the word have a beginning, middle and end. Taking a bit of license, each story we tell in this podcast will be called a fugue. And each fugue will illustrate a handful of mental ingredients. A fugue will also refer to any temporary mental state one is in. For example, you are currently in a podcast description-reading fugue. Hosted by Gabriel Berezin, some fugues will be autobiographical, others are contributions from special guests. ***Episodes 1, 2, and 5 are great places to start!***
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Episodes
  • Dream Grief (with Brian Cox)
    Aug 21 2024

    Almost at the same time, my family experienced a loss I feared my whole life and a new addition I’d fantasized about for decades. And I had a dream as it unfolded that was so clear I wrote down every detail after I woke up. Actually it was more like dream theater. And this theatrical production’s imagery and characters were scripted by grief, memory, and anticipation.

    I’m pretty sure this little one-act was trying to tell me something, or at least Brian Cox was (obviously he was there). A new inner character appeared in this episode to decode what it was. He demystified dreams a bit, and shared how they work.

    He also helped me understand why celebrities make cameos in dreams so much. And while many think we should leave the metaphors to the artists and songwriters, he explains why dreams prove otherwise.

    Most oddly and importantly he shared the power of sneezing to cope with grief.

    So, if you’re grieving the loss of someone - the end of a relationship, the end of a life - maybe this will be cathartic. Maybe it could temporarily fill in for the therapy you've been avoiding, or couldn’t afford.

    (Just kidding, I am absolutely not saying that last part.)

    CREDITS

    Fugues is written and produced by Mr. Gabriel Berezin

    Playing the role of Gabe, Inner Gabe, Food vendor, Inner Voice and Dr. Hans Bob Zimmerman is....... Mr. Gabriel Berezin

    Playing the role of program announcer and script editor.......Ms. Monty Montan

    Playing the role of Brian Cox is.......Mr. Tim Lappin

    Playing the role of the "sneeze paradigm" sneezer.......Ms. Lulu Montan-Berezin

    In the orchestra pit, playing original compositions........Mr. Grant Zubritsky

    Artwork and logo design....... Mr. Justin Montan

    Special thanks to Oliver Turner for extra voiceover and Dr. Robert Berezin for insights based on his book, “The Play of Consciousness in the Theater of the Brain”

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    23 mins
  • The Mosquito in Me
    Jul 30 2024

    The age old question. Does empathy cure personal beef? Actually from a butcher’s perspective that’s no good. Curing actually preserves beef.

    Nevermind, nevermind...

    I had a psychedelic experience with a mosquito that reminded me of an aggressive driver. It may, or may not have, changed my life.

    Do I have to anthropomorphize EVERYthing?

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    CREDITS:

    Written, produced and performed by Gabriel Berezin.

    Script editing and Lady Inner Mosqutio voiceover by Melissa "Monty" Montan.

    Opening and closing music by Monuments (featuring Grant Zubritsky (bass), Robby Sinclair (drums) and Bryan Murray (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (guitar))

    Logo design by Justin Montan

    Follow: X | Instagram | Threads | TikTok

    The research behind mosquito nocebo here.

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    7 mins
  • An Asshole Walks Into a Group Meditation | 3
    Oct 27 2022

    The Reveal. 

    Find out how this Mediclub experience ends.

    The Assholes push the outer limits of the ASS scale. (What geminis!)

    They stumble on unexpected terrain, questioning the very nature of reality.

    This is Part 3 of 3.

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    Credits:

    Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin.

    Original music by Santiago Arias-Rozo.

    Opening and closing music by Monuments (featuring Grant Zubritsky (bass), Robby Sinclair (drums) and Bryan Murray (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (guitar)) 

    Script editing and voiceover by Melissa "Monty" Montan 

    Logo design by Justin Montan

    Follow Fugues on Twitter and Instagram.

    References:

    • Does the Multiverse Exist?
    • 4-7-8 Breathing Technique
    • Study about why certain people are gullible
    • English to Ned Flanders translator
    • Jesse Isreal
    • Mediclub
    • The Big Quiet
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    24 mins

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