Episode 01: Friendly Universe

About this episode

The episode explores the idea that the universe may be misunderstood rather than hostile, questioning the nature of existence and solitude.

What if the universe is not hostile, just misunderstood. We open the season by asking whether being alone ever really made sense, and why the idea of something else out there feels oddly familiar now.   Want more? Our High Strange music playlist is now available exclusively on Apple Music. Visit the link in our show notes or go to apple.co/highstrangeplaylist  To access our book list, go to apple.co/highstrangebooks   To find us in Apple Maps, go to apple.co/highstrangeguide For ad-free listening and bonus content, subscribe to Tenderfoot+ now! Members get all episodes ad-free plus bonus content throughout the season. Sign up at apple.co/highstrange . For Spotify, Google, and other Android users, visit  tenderfootplus.com .   Follow along on social and the web: @highstrange on Instagram @highstrange on TikTok highstrange.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• universe
• existence
• solitude
• cosmic perspective
• misunderstanding
• familiarity

Keywords

• universe
• solitude
• cosmic
• misunderstood
• existence
• familiarity
• High Strange

Mentioned in this episode

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