The Absurd World is a podcast that dives headfirst into the chaos of existence, exploring life’s biggest (and weirdest) questions through the lens of existentialism, absurdity, and a healthy dose of humor. Hosted by existential psychotherapist Jesse Gill, LCSW, this show unpacks the meaning(lessness) of life, authenticity, and human nature—while also embracing the ridiculousness of it all. Whether you’re questioning reality, laughing at the void, or just trying to make sense of being alive, you’re in the right place. Because if life is absurd… we might as well have fun with it.
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The Absurd World is a podcast that dives headfirst into the chaos of existence, exploring life’s biggest (and weirdest) questions through the lens of existentialism, absurdity, and a healthy dose of humor. Hosted by existential psychotherapist Jesse Gill, LCSW, this show unpacks the meaning(lessness) of life, authenticity, and human nature—while also embracing the ridiculousness of it all. Whether you’re questioning reality, laughing at the void, or just trying to make sense of being alive, you’re in the right place. Because if life is absurd… we might as well have fun with it.
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Recent Episodes
August 9, 2026
Ep. 75 - Am I Living A Healthy Life?
<p>What does it mean to be healthy?</p><p><br></p><p>Really.</p><p><br></p><p>Not what the latest fad tells us. Not what we are constantly told we should be doing. And not even what the government says. What does it actually mean to live a healthy life?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we stop and seriously ask how we know what is healthy for us in the first place. Is health really as straightforward and scientific as we tend to assume, or is there something deeper going on? With the help of voices from across history, including American journalist and author Michael Pollan, we take a closer look at what it means to pursue health and how we might actually achieve it.</p><p><br></p><p>And we might be surprised by just how far into the past we have to look for some of the answers.</p>
August 2, 2026
Ep. 74 - Am I A Good Parent?
<p>Am I a bad parent?</p><p>Did I have bad parents?</p><p>Is there even such a thing as a good parent?</p><p><br></p><p>As a therapist, I am not sure there is a question I have heard more often or spent more time exploring. Throughout my career, clients have asked what it really means to be a bad parent, and whether anyone can truly be called a good one.</p><p><br></p><p>In this weeks episode, I dive into these questions with the help of British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott and his groundbreaking idea of the "good enough" parent. Together, we explore what it actually means to parent well, why we so often hold ourselves to impossible standards, and why the qualities that matter most may not be the ones we expect.</p><p><br></p><p>Perhaps being a good enough parent really is... good enough.</p>
July 26, 2026
Ep. 73 - Should I Have Kids?
<p>Should I have kids? Should you? Should anyone, for that matter?</p><p><br></p><p>Is anyone ever truly ready to become a parent? Do we really know why we want children? And if we do, how can we tell when we are actually ready?</p><p><br></p><p>In this weeks episode, I explore what it really means to have a child and the questions we should be asking before making one of the biggest decisions of our lives. With the help of thinkers like German psychoanalyst Erik Erikson and Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, we move beyond the practical concerns of parenting to ask what it truly means to welcome another human being into the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Perhaps being ready has less to do with having all the answers and more to do with understanding the responsibility of the question itself.</p>
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