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The ClearOut

Dara Clear

Welcome to the turbulence!

Join Dara Clear, a domesticated Irishman who is trying to work out the best ways to cope with what life throws at him.

Husband, father, actor, writer, teacher, karate instructor and sea swimmer, Dara wants to take the wuss out of wellness.

Mixing storytelling, philosophy, humour, psychology, and emotional honesty as a recipe for increased wellness, positivity, and resilience.

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Episodes

272 episodes

  1. Writing Your Own Code to Stay on Track (or Trek?) 1:02:42
  2. The Version of You that Serves You Best 55:59
  3. A New Masculinity - Reconstruction or Remembrance? 1:00:31
  4. The Cornell 7, Rape Myth Acceptance, & Not Everything Happens Online! 1:02:00
  5. Burned Again? Lean Closer with Nietzsche 56:12
  6. Navigating Inner and Outer States 53:43
  7. Moving Day! - Home is Where the Heart Is 1:05:50
  8. Gloria! Tribute to a Feminist Icon 56:49
  9. Dolly, Dolls, and Puppets - The Ageless Beauty of Female Icons 1:17:17
  10. Musical Youth - The Albums That Took Me From Eight to Eighteen! 1:23:44
  11. Glen Hansard and the Unquantifiable Wonder of Mojo 1:02:51
  12. Christopher Nolan's Odysseus - Just Another Superhero? 1:28:25
  13. Feeling It In Your Guts! Connection vs Fracture 1:15:24
  14. England's World Cup Exit - Victims of Their Own Identity Crisis? 57:11
  15. Do the Right Thing! Healing the Sins of the Past 1:05:55
  16. The Instagram Detox! - Changing Habits, Changing Stories, Changing Pathways 1:07:58
  17. Props, Struts, and Straps - the Scaffolding of Self-Support 1:00:04
  18. Don't Look Now - The Scariest Movie Moments of my Life 1:07:45
  19. Keeping It Lit - The Flame of Idealism 56:45
  20. Lowering the Bar and Keeping Sight of What Counts 1:14:28
  21. The Taste of Victory and a Life Worth Sharing 50:58
  22. The Deceptive Exhaustion of Standby Mode 1:00:38
  23. Nobody Asked For This! - the 250th Episode 'Celebration' 1:11:00
  24. A Free Gift of Love - You're Welcome! 1:06:39
  25. What is Your Happy Place? 1:00:33
  26. The Wrestle for Selfhood - Maurice Hines, Carl Lewis, and Two White Boys in Scientological Love! 1:12:22
  27. The One Good Idea Episode! 55:18
  28. Holding Space for the Manosphere Confusion Vortex! 1:03:41
  29. Games, Conditions, and Invisible Cruelties - Love According to Laing 1:03:57
  30. Listen, Think, Talk - The Deeper Connection Toolkit 1:01:56
  31. Dry Your Eyes, Mate - The Tears of Octogenarians 1:01:40
  32. Don't Post That! - The Self-Sabotage of Online Misogyny 1:01:13
  33. Napalm, Keeping Quiet, and Sweet Country Music - The Lovely Career of Robert Duvall 55:29
  34. The Spectre of Mortality - Getting Older Ain't No Fun! 53:32
  35. Dogs, Dogs, and More Dogs! The Epstein Files 2.0 1:04:14
  36. Hamnet, Train Dreams, and the Dark Spells of the Natural World 56:24
  37. Giving Value to Invisible Living 1:06:44
  38. One Film After Another - Movie and TV Review of 2025! 1:28:45
  39. The 2025 Christmas Special! 58:49
  40. Saving Christmas and Other Miracles - Interview with Musician, Singer and Songwriter, Aengus Devine 1:31:10
  41. Mari Lwyd, a Sugar Mouse, and a Rake of Christmas Poems! 1:04:29
  42. Roses, Tears, and Paying for Lunch - a Multi-Millionaire's Masculinity Hack! 1:00:42
  43. Flipping the Script and Messing with Expectations 57:56
  44. Hand Me A Tissue, Somebody Just Scored a Goal! 54:15
  45. Can Women Love Monsters? Guillermo del Toro says 'YES'! 1:12:58
  46. You Silly Girl! Gender Roles from 1940s Hollywood 1:08:08
  47. It's Autumn - Get Your A** in a Cave! 1:03:16
  48. The Wisdom of Humanising the Enemy 59:53
  49. AI Love Connections - The Charm of Asymmetric Ones and Zeroes! 1:13:15
  50. PTA - One Brilliant Film After Another! 1:01:06