Clowns without Borders: Samantha Holdsworth, Ping Pong, and the Mystery of the Mundane Psychic

We Can Be Weirdos

Global

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

" I didn't believe in ghosts up until about three weeks ago and I saw a cat walk down our steps."

Clowns Without Borders are a non-profit organization that brings laughter, humour, and clowning to communities in crisis around the world. The organization focuses on providing emotional and psychological support to people affected by war, poverty, and natural disasters through clown performances and workshops. Founded in 1993, Clowns Without Borders operates in a variety of settings, including refugee camps, hospitals, and disaster-stricken areas, aiming to offer moments of joy and a sense of hope to those facing difficult circumstances.

Learn more and donate here: https://clownswithoutborders.org.uk/

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0:00.0	This is a Global Player Original podcast.
0:05.0	Warning! The following podcast contains strong language, bizarre theories,
0:11.0	unexplainable experiences, and a military-trained ninja clown.
0:15.0	It may not be suitable for younger weirdos.
0:18.0	This group of military men came out of nowhere,
0:25.1	but they flagged down the vehicle,
0:27.9	and they had their guns and so on,
0:30.9	and were pretty hostile and intense,
0:35.0	and our local artists that don't say anything,
0:38.3	just sit in the car and be quiet.
0:41.3	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hey everyone. Welcome to another episode of We Can Be Weirdos. My name is Dan Schreiber,
1:08.6	and I am coming to you today from my home at Roughway by Sea.
1:12.3	Hope you're all having a good holiday break.
1:14.6	I've had a pretty awesome one so far, mainly because of a massive milestone that I managed to reach as a dad,
1:20.7	which is I got my sons, the older two, Wilf and Ted, to sit down and watch what is one of my favorite movies of all time. Actually, it's weird.
1:28.9	You're going to learn a lot about my questionable favorite movies in this episode. But yeah,
1:33.5	I sat them down to watch my childhood favorite cool runnings. And not only did they love it,
1:39.4	they went ballistic over it. We've watched it four times over the last 24 hours. I mean,
1:44.0	it is one of the funniest movies ever made.
1:45.0	You've got John Candy, Dougie Doug playing Sanka.
1:49.0	So yeah, seeing my boys cry with laughter over lines that I myself was laughing at over two decades ago.
1:55.0	Just awesome stuff.
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