Simo Sakari Aaltonen

What Now with Simo

Arts EN ↓ 82 episodes

A freeform, wide-ranging podcast by writer and composer Simo Sakari Aaltonen on any topics foremost on his mind at the time of recording. The seasons are also collected in book form. Some favourite topics include creativity and all the arts — music, films, screenplays, fiction, poetry, comics, games, comedy, and everything in between. Messages from listeners welcomed for possible inclusion in an episode. Note that sending a recording for inclusion in an episode of this podcast implicitly gives permission to do so.

Author

Simo Sakari Aaltonen

Episodes

1.7 First Message, Autism, and Always Possibilities 02.04.2020 23:35

My first audio message from a listener — Jumping from one topic to another — Writing — Day 7 of 14 — Maren’s message — Social interaction — Article on autism — Different possible origins of problems in social interaction — Sorting and processing information — Behaviours that resemble autism — Sensory input — Asperger’s — Lack of practice — Autism spectrum — Not fixed in stone — Studied some psycho...

1.6 Change, Tweets, and Brevity 31.03.2020 10:19

Like talking about another person — Changed so much — Some of the changes — Music — Listening to it — Odyssey through the history of recorded music — Writing my own — Discovery of Norm Macdonald — New discoveries in the area of comedy — Tough audience — Seinfeld — Checking out some tweets — David Lynch on the passing of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki — Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining — The Exo...

1.5 Day 4, Childhood, and the Future 30.03.2020 27:05

Day 4 of 14 — Low spirits — Slept — Flock of birds — Or bats? — Norm Macdonald’s bat song written and performed by Josh Gardner — Heart of Tampere — Courtyard — One single star between the Venetian blinds — ”Star light, star bright” — Introversion and extroversion — Extrovert forced into an introverted lifestyle — Happy childhood — Years alone — Everything builds on what went before — The years we...

1.4 Day 2, Gratitude, and a Dream 28.03.2020 15:10

A change of pace — More personal — Previous episode — Day 2 of 14 — 2nd food delivery — Thanks for comments — No pushing — First set of names — Super thanks to Norm Macdonald for his kind tweet — Ideal epitaph — Finding my way in the dark — A regular outlet — Norm’s comedy has helped many people — A form of healing — Importance of it coming naturally — Comedy an art or craft — Conscious evolving o...

1.3 Back Here, David Lynch, and the Dalai Lama 27.03.2020 18:34

Pronouncing my name — No call for dinner — Pass the salt — Finnish consonants — Day 1 of quarantine — Journey back to Finland — Keflavík — Heathrow — Finnair — Helsinki — Tampere — Exposure to others — Hand sanitiser — People creating ways to cope — No choice about returning — Thanks for caring — Pulling back on corona news — It won’t be like this forever — Some positive things — We are now missin...

1.2 Last Flight for Now, Comedy, and All Summer in a Day 25.03.2020 14:15

Krónur — My time in Iceland growing short — Weather report — Stronger measures — Brief episode — Travel preparations — Criminals asked to kindly cancel their plans — Iceland Monitor — Dame Vera Lynn at 103 — “We’ll Meet Again” — Some perspective on our situation — Value of awareness of history — Gratitude for our devices now — The freedom I’ve given myself — Recommendations — Comedy is important —...

1.1 Corona, Krónur, and Creativity 24.03.2020 34:28

A podcast more like a relaxed late-night radio programme — The title — Experimentation — My situation with regard to the epidemic — Trip to Iceland — Leaving a more lasting and meaningful legacy — Hearing a person’s voice — Ray Bradbury — Target audience and not — The only thing we can offer — What makes a person beautiful — Being yourself — My way of expressing myself — We can never know — What w...