Last updated: June 2023
Projects & Pursuits
ABOUT ME
Simon A. Wilson | 1974 | Male | Cisgender | Poly | 5’7″
Atheist | Humanist
Philosopher | Creative | Writer | Podcaster | Musician | Songwriter | Activist
BA Philosophy | MA International Politics and Security
MY POLITICS
Transformationist | Universalist
Consent | Consensus | Diversity | Inclusion
Anti-Communist | Anti-Capitalist | Anti-Socialist | Anti-Fascist | Anti-Libertarian | Anti-Traditionalist | Anti-Conservative | Pro-Transformationist
MY KEY VALUES
Peace | Freedom | Universalism | Humanism
Democracy | Self-Determination | Community
Pro-SOGI Rights and Freedoms | Pro-Feminism
Pro-Science | Pro-Nature | Pro-Racial Equality
Work | Creativity | Imagination | Exploration
Honesty | Transparency | Authenticity
Projects & Pursuits
Projects
Shut Up and Listen! Podcasts
Proper Full-On Gay Podcast (from Jamie) – streaming now.
The 80s Movies Your Kids Can’t Miss – hiatus.
Lockwood & Co.: Season 1 – Complete/Unpublished.
Pod of the Rings: Season 1 – complete. Season 2 – hiatus.
Saul Rewind: Seasons 1-6 – complete.
Projects in the works
Books: Transformation | Phenomena
Podcast ideas on the backburner
Monkey Party: Monkey (1978-80) Rewind
Firewalker: Twin Peaks Rewind
Sweet Cicely: Northern Exposure Rewind
The Festivus Miracle Show
Pursuits, interests
Life | Happiness | Connection | Communication
Experience | Activity | Adventure | Exploration
Meaning | Conversations | Games
Travel
Song writing | Stories
Philosophy | Phenomenology
Political Activism / Transformationism
Ethics
Film / TV | Music / Podcasts
Synchronicity | Weird / Strange / Liminality | Dreams
80s and 90s Fandom
Self-Improvement
World Creation
Relationships
My Favourite Media
These lists include my favourite all-time movies, TV, music, books and podcasts. This is the media that has meant the most to me throughout life. Probably a few I’ve forgotten to include just due to memory lapse. This isn’t necessarily what I’m consuming the most of now.
FAVOURITE movies
Top 10 spots - in order
The Goonies
The Wizard of Oz
Labyrinth | Explorers
My Dinner with Andre
Fire Walk With Me
Mary Poppins | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Watership Down (1978)
Ghostbusters I & II
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Vanilla Sky
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Next 10 spots - any order
Monty Python: The Life of Brian
Star Wars (4, 5, 6)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Back to the Future trilogy
Austin Powers trilogy
Mulholland Drive | The Shining
Victor Victoria | Annie
Groundhog Day
Flight of Dragons | Time Bandits
Nacho Libre
The rest - rough order
My Neighbor Totoro | Kiki's Delivery Service
Repo Man
Bladerunner
Poltergeist
Indian Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Little Shop of Horrors
Herbie Goes Bananas
Monty Python: The Holy Grail
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny
The Godfather trilogy
Running Man
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Scooby Doo (2002 + Monsters Unleashed)
Aloha, Scooby Doo!
Pulp Fiction | Reservoir Dogs
I'm Not There
I'm Still Here
2001: A Space Odyssey
Superman (1, 2, 3, 4)
Wild at Heart
Flash Gordon
Inherent Vice
Star Wars (1, 3, 2)
The Lost Boys
Lost Highway
The Adams Family (1, 2)
FAVOURITE TV
Top 3 - in order
Twin Peaks (all seasons)
Northern Exposure
Monkey
Next 10 - in rough order
Star Trek (Original, TNG, Enterprise)
Red Dwarf
Father Ted
Scooby Doo
The Expanse
Black Adder
The Young Ones
Fraggle Rock
Shooting Stars
The X-Files
The rest - no real order
Andor
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Muppet Show
Only Fools and Horses
Bottom
Zig and Zag
The Twilight Zone
Big Bang Theory
Mr. Ed
The Dukes of Hazard
Columbo
Cagney and Lacey
Battlestar Galactica (1978 & 2004)
The Man in the High Castle
Black Books
Futurama
Stranger Things
Better Call Saul
The Witcher
The IT Crowd
Norsemen
W1A
Fresh Prince | Seinfeld | Friends | Curb | Parks and Rec
South Park | Family Guy
The Simpsons
Kids in the Hall
Would I Lie to You
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982)
Dogtanian and the Three Muskahounds
The Real Ghostbusters
Young Sheldon
Starsky and Hutch
Cojak
FAVOURITE MUSIC
Top 10 spots - in order
Paul Simon | David Bowie | The Beatles
Queen | Bob Dylan | Big Country
Tracy Chapman | Van Morrison
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
The Doors | K.D. Lang
Cyndi Lauper | Michael Jackson
Bruce Springsteen | Neil Young
The Tragically Hip
WASP
The rest - somewhat in order
Julee Cruise / Angelo Badalamenti
Iron Maiden
U2
Carole King
ABBA
The Beach Boys
The Cranberries
Gloria Estefan
Warren Zevon
Talking Heads
P.J. Harvey
The Waterboys
Blondie
Michael Jackson
R.E.M.
Weezer
Buffy Saint Marie
Fleetwood Mac
Chris Isaak
R. Carlos Nakai
Tenacious D
Nirvana
Metallica
John Denver
Various classical, ethnic musics
PODCASTS i like
Weird Studies
Future Fossils
Very Bad Wizards
Decoding the Gurus
Making Sense
We Can Do Hard Things
Hidden Brain
Phenomenology Club
Hidden Experience
Penny Royal
Rune Soup
Always Record | 42 Minutes
Ologies
RECENT MOVIES I'D RECOMMEND
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Stutz
Lightyear
Luckiest Girl Alive
Moonfall
Free Guy
T.V SHOWS I'VE WATCHED RECENTLY
Red Dwarf
Andor
Young Sheldon
Peripherals
Little Birds
'Allo 'Allo
Outer Range
Undone
Nine Perfect Strangers
P-Valley
Shining Vale
The Sinner
The Rings of Power
The Wheel of Time
Heartstopper
Forever
Wolf Like Me
Game of Thrones
Vox Machina
Disenchantment
Game of Thrones
Derry Girls
Still Game
Truthseekers
MUSIC I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
White Poppy
ABBA
Au Revoir Simone
Van Morrison
Gloria Estefan
Cactus Blossoms
King Gnu
The Waterboys
The Best of Hawaii
teams I FOLLOW
Manchester United
Gryffindor
The Rebel Alliance
A
Goonies
Bookhouse Boys
Mystery Gang
SOME ART I LIKE
John William Waterhouse
Henri Matisse
Andy Warhol
J.M.W. Turner
Rene Magritte
David Shrigley
Jackson Pollock
SOME books I LIKE
Lila
Foucault's Pendulum
The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
The Magic Cottage
Catch 22
Something Happened
The Magus
IT
Quantum Psychology
Slaughterhouse 5
The Wheel of Time
Tractatus Logico Philosophicus
The Consolations of Philosophy
Sophie's World
Manifold series
The Name of the Rose
The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power
Peter Rabbit
The Secret Seven
The Famous Five
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
BEST ALBUMS
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Graceland
Oh Mercy
She's So Unusual
Achtung baby!
Wildflowers
The Rhythm of the Saints
The Headless Children
One Trick Pony
Excitable Boy
The Voice of Love
Monster
A Kind of Magic
In a Big Country
No Place Like Home
Peace in Our Time
New Beginning
Tracy Chapman
Ingenue
Pet Sounds
Let it Be
PLACES I'VE LIVED
I have lived in each of these places for a minimum of three months, Tokyo being the only place I haven’t held employment.
Portstewart, Ireland
This is where I grew up. I lived in the Port from around the age of 1 until I went to Israel in 97/98.
Israel
I spent 3 or 4 months in Israel living on Kibbutz Deganya Bet. This would have been around 1997/98, not sure. I am not Jewish, btw, we just happened to know someone who recommended it to us. I also spent a bit of time in Tel Aviv. I loved being on kibbutz. I haven’t forgotten the beautiful people I met there.
Bradford, England
I studied my Masters degree at the Peace Studies department of the University of Bradford, WY, in 98/99. The best thing about Bradford was the kebabs and curries. There was a place called the Flying Fez with the best donner. I also had the best chicken makhani of my entire life. Met people from all over the world, and hung out at The Love Apple cafe.
Manchester, England
I spent a couple of years going nowhere in Manchester. I think I saw United twice. Should have gone more. Best thing I ate there was an incredibly greasy deep fried turkey stick from a near-by chippy, the likes of which I have never seen anywhere before or since. Most notable job was for John Rylands University Library of Manchester. I met some nice people there.
London, Ontario
Lived in London, Ontario for just over a year, 01-03. Not much I can say about it. Pretty boring place.
Victoria, Vancouver Island
I have a foothold on Vancouver Island.
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island
Lived in Nanaimo for 7 years, then again later for 1 year. I enjoyed being a radio show host on late night community radio. I studied First Nations Studies among other things at VIU. I met some lovely people and some woeful assholes too. I also came up with some of my key ideas during this time and wrote a bunch of songs.
Taoyuan, Taiwan
I lived in Taiwan for a year or thereabouts, most of that in Taoyuan city. I taught ESL for the first time. Pollution was terrible. Good fried chicken.
Las Vegas, USA
Lived and worked in Vegas for around 4 or 5 months in 2013. Didn’t do the night life. Did the 24 hour buffet and rode a few rollercoasters. I liked it. It was nice to have been where much of Twin Peaks: The Return takes place. I dyed my hair orange.
Valencia, Spain
Of everywhere I have lived, Valencia is the best, sharing the top spot with Tokyo. If I ever live in Europe again, Spain is where I would be. Lived there for over six months and I worked as an ESL teacher. Las Fallas is a wonderful festival. The beach was great. The old city was like being in Labyrinth, and coincidentally David Bowie died while I was there. It was trippy.
Tokyo, Japan
I love Tokyo. I love riding the bike around. The people are lovely, it’s safe, and there is so much to do. Good food. There are great parks. It’s a shame about the pollution, which is often visible and smellable in the air, but you can’t have everything.
