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— Werner Herzog
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Mayhem
Mayhem
A sci-fi comedy podcast that documents the aftermath of an extraterrestrial subjugation of Earth and the efforts of the Artileans (the subjugating force) to convince Earthlings that they are better off for it.
Post Meridiem
Post Meridiem
An unreliable memoir of events that occurred in Los Angeles County between June and September 2009; a search for respite from a severe depression-driven psychotic break from reality in the wrong places.
READ POST MERIDIEM
READ POST MERIDIEM
Post Meridiem: An Unreliable Memoir of Madness in Los Angeles is available for purchase as a beautiful ebook and paperback from Amazon for $4.99 and $13.99 in all territories. It is also a KINDLE UNLIMITED BOOK.
The ebook and paperback versions of Post Meridiem include additional illustrations, content, and even an additional Fifth Part not included in the free podcast audiobook version.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
"Psychosis and delusions are usually represented in books and movies as an outside factor, and usually the driving force of horrific behavior the rest of us “sane” people couldn’t imagine, let alone perpetrate. Or at best it is described by writers in the grip of some narcotic or in the throes of alcoholism. Hunter Thompson’s proud highway, Burroughs Tangier, you get the idea. Dan Lauer humanizes the experience by taking us deep into his own psychotic break. This is exactly the sort of thing I’m looking for when I pick up a book. I want to immerse myself in the perspective of someone with experience and circumstances different than my own. I have my own mental health issues, but Lauer took me much further down the rabbit hole.
★★★★★
"I approached this book with some trepidation, wondering what I was getting into and whether I would even be able to finish it. I was wrong. This book is riveting from the prologue to the epilogue, and I inhaled the entire 300+ pages in just three sittings.From the onset, we are greeted with the madness of the streets of LA, which soon seeps into our narrator's mind. This is not a happy story, but it is hilarious and poignant, as well as beautifully narrated. There are sections I would revisit, reread, savor. Thoughout, we are deeply connected with our protagonist, riding along with him through all the lows, including his time spent in a state-run psychiatric hospital while he suffers from a severe depression-driven psychotic break from reality."
★★★★★
"Dan Lauer's explosive debut comes on with numb malaise, like a bad taste in your mouth when you realize the entire night is about to go right down the gutter. First, the crazy is out there - around the narrator, in the batshit streets of L.A. But it's not long until the storyteller starts to realize that maybe the crazy is creeping up from inside. Or maybe you realize it. Which of you is living this? If you've dealt with mental health issues or destitution before, there's not as much comfortable room between you and the narrator as you might like. This is not a pleasant story to read. Hilarious, yes - and readable, and beautifully told. But not pleasant."
★★★★★
THE TEAM
THE TEAM
Founder | Writer | Director | Producer
Dan Lauer is the founder, writer, director, and producer of Wetwork, a media company devoted to films, podcasts, documentaries, and memoir. He created Wetwork to pursue the stories he longs to encounter but rarely finds in the mainstream. Away from the camera and microphone, Dan works as a professional technical writer, a discipline that funds his creative ventures and sharpens the precision he brings to every project.
Narrator | Producer
Leyla Lawrence is the narrator of Almost Certainly Not, the flagship show and documentary series from Wetwork, where she also produces—pitching stories and giving each cut a final, merciless pass before release. An accomplished actor by trade, she likes to say her work is “doing and saying things others cannot for money,” which is a long way of calling herself a professional liar. She trusts Dan more than she probably should.
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