Show 883: The Argument Against Toothache
From Into Your Head by Neal O'Carroll
June 1, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 883
About this episode
Neal O'Carroll humorously explores various topics ranging from anatomy to childhood memories and cultural references.
Neal explains the flight simulator windscreen wiper dilemma, bemoans the poor design of the human lower skull, wonders if it’s lawful for dogs to eat themselves, compares Schubert’s The Trout to Masterchef Junior, recalls early childhood experiences of cutlery and daisies, considers why you’d play pitch and putt on a full size golf simulator, frets about his motives for raising a hand in an RDS exam hall three decades ago, wonders why you’d start a city near a swamp, remembers Tiger Woods’ name surprisingly swiftly, links his childhood self image to Dublin’s old gasometer tanks, remembers Ian Dury and the Blockheads, pinpoints where cats fall on Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and looks at how motorists bank their hill climbing progress, understanding the American prom experience through situation comedies, the AA, the other AA, the AAA, advice for procedural drama producers and quite a bit more.  VISIT IntoYourHead.ie for everything and more. IN THE FAR FUTURE? Feeds broken? Site dilapidated? Everyone dead? No problem! Find hundreds of Into Your Head shows and Matchstick Cats comics on Archive dot org. LICENSE: Creative…
People in this episode
Host: Neal O'Carroll
Topics covered
- toothache
- human anatomy
- childhood memories
- golf simulators
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- American prom experience
- procedural drama
Keywords
- toothache
- flight simulator
- human skull
- dogs
- golf simulator
- Maslow's Hierarchy
- American prom
- Ian Dury
- Tiger Woods
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Masterchef Junior, AA, AAA
Books & works: Schubert’s The Trout
Places: Dublin
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