

Hello Unknown
Jonathan Wright
Stories exploring the hidden parts of the human experience. Host Jonathan Wright re-examines moments from culture and history that tell us about the feelings we avoid and the big questions we don't know how to answer.
Send comments or questions to hellounknownpod@gmail.com. I'd genuinely love to hear from you!
Send comments or questions to hellounknownpod@gmail.com. I'd genuinely love to hear from you!
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Sep 6, 2022 • 15min
Sleep to Dream Her
You probably hate Dave Matthews Band. We don't blame you. But Dave knows what it takes to create. In this episode Jonathan Wright tells the story of one particularly terrible DMB song and also bares his soul about what it took to write his novel. Sources David Fricke, "Everyday", Rolling Stone, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/everyday-251759/ Sal Cinquemani, "Review: Dave Matthews Band, Everyday", Slant, https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/dave-matthews-band-everyday/ Christopher John Farley, "And the Band Plays On...", Time, http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2047891,00.html David Browne, "Everyday", Entertainment Weekly, https://ew.com/article/2001/02/26/everyday/ David Marchese, "In Conversation: Dave Matthews", Vulture, https://www.vulture.com/2018/05/dave-matthews-in-conversation.html Ray Waddell, "An American Band", Billboard, https://books.google.ca/books?id=xg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22When+five+guys+in+Charlottesville,+Va.,+started+making+a+joyful+noise+in+1991,+the+Grateful+Dead+was+still+a%22%22&source=bl&ots=hq8dDrlpNk&sig=ACfU3U3xMEghVNqQurbRPTDenhCVEqKcRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3577K1JL6AhU4GjQIHdj1DPMQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sep 6, 2022 • 14min
Windows
In this episode Jonathan Wright confronts OCD and his fear of death, telling the stories of a lawyer who bounced against windows and a near-death experience for Jonathan's son.

Aug 31, 2022 • 21min
Cheater
In episode 1 Jonathan Wright tells the story of Enron and takes a trip to Vietnam to ask what Enron's disgraced CFO, and Jonathan, can learn from the spirit of the cheater. Sources Lauren Muskett, "First Person: Andy Fastow and Me", CFO Magazine, https://www.cfo.com/corporate-finance/2019/04/first-person-andy-fastow-and-me/ Sharron Watkins, "The corporate conscience", The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/jun/21/corporatefraud.enron Emily Primeaux, "Numbers manipulator describes Enron's descent", Fraud Magazine, https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4294991880


