What was it Really Like to Be a Lighthouse Keeper?

The BrainFood Show

Cloud10

Documentary, Society & Culture, Education, History

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

For anyone sitting in gridlocked traffic on the way to a soul crushing job surrounded by other humans nattering on all day about their TPS reports as you truly internalize the pointlessness of everything because we’re all going to die and everything we ever said or did will be forgotten someday, you may at some point find yourself daydreaming about the life of a lighthouse keeper- kicking back, enjoying the sounds of the ocean waves, and, similar to with your current job, periodically checking the light is still on. But, you know, the light in the lighthouse, instead of the ever dimming one in your soul… And otherwise enjoying peace and quiet in a stress reducing environment. But does this bear any resemblance to what it is actually like to be a lighthouse keeper? Just what do such individuals get up to throughout their days and nights historically and in more modern times? Well, put on your galoshes and rain slicker, prepare to go positively straight jacket mad, and let’s dive into it all, shall we? Author: Daven Hiskey Host: Simon Whistler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.6	crushing job surrounded by other humans gattering on all day about their TPS reports
1:27.7	as you try to internalize the pointlessness of everything because we're all going to die
1:31.7	and everything we've ever said or done will be forgotten someday.
1:34.5	You may!
1:35.5	Stopwork by yourself, daydreaming about the life of a lighthouse keeper, kicking back and enjoying
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