Show 879: Edible Cigarette Addiction and Other First World Problems

Show 879: Edible Cigarette Addiction and Other First World Problems

From Into Your Head by Neal O'Carroll

April 29, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 879

About this episode

Neal O'Carroll humorously explores various absurdities of modern life, from edible cigarette addiction to the responsibilities of dog owners.

Neal warns scout leaders about their responsibility regarding the eventual death of the sun, demands a compulsory national bone registry for dog owners. issues a stark warning about tiny front gate book libraries, tries to figure out how fishes reproduce, looks at a problematic character on Criminal Minds, staunchly defends so called light pollution, asks if dogs can commit crimes of passion, considers installing an artificial meadow in your sitting room, explains why your subconscious might be successfully fighting off criminal charges while you sleep, recalls the laziness of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), looks at the miracle of synchronised winking, wonders about night court opening hours, remembers an underground Billy Bunter book lending operation, wonders how surgeons navigate your horse’s spacious Interior and discvusses illicit drugs in dog prison, microwave popcorn, the back seat of a horse, adult candy cigarette addiction, how vets and clerics bamboozle you with Latin, Clin-ons, cling film, how a simple cardboard chimney could make you a better parent, the short lived Coca Cola Life, the Wild West versus Ireland’s west, Gangs of New…

People in this episode

Host: Neal O'Carroll

Topics covered

  • first world problems
  • addiction
  • dog ownership
  • light pollution
  • criminal justice
  • pop culture
  • parenting

Keywords

  • edible cigarettes
  • dog crime
  • light pollution
  • Stanley Kubrick
  • synchronized winking
  • Coca Cola Life
  • Irish culture
  • adult candy
  • first world problems

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gangs of New York, The Sixth Sense

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