Karl Marx Does The Washing Up

Ilyas and Shy are invited to Switzerland, home of the notorious Ma Anand Sheela. Whilst exploring her ideas on love (and eating Sheela's potentially poisonous food) they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Polygamy, Tradition, Marriage, and ask Sheela if she really did commit those atrocities that she is accused of.

Ilyas and Shy explore their obsession with synchronicity. Whilst trying to ascertain whether there lies any meaning in such moments, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Poetry, Karma, Noetics and Mcdonalds.

Ilyas and Shy explore suicide. Whilst exploring if its as dramatic and abhorrent as their parents led them to believe, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Friendship, Astrology, Happiness and Mental Health.

Ilyas and Shy discuss Prayer. Whilst exploring why each one of them prays, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Gratitude, Sex, Food and Paradoxes.

Ilyas and Shy explore their concept of truth. Whilst exploring their contrary views on truth, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Language, Intimacy, Story-Telling and Chinese Food.

Ilyas and Shy chaotically explore shame. Whilst exploring their own shame, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Past Lives, Fetishes, Dinner Parties and Mario Kart.

Ilyas and Shy ponder the meaning of their lives, and consequently the universe. Whilst exploring their own melancholic existence, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Nihilism, Happiness, Beauty and Purpose.

Ilyas and Shy contemplate doubt. Whist exploring their own indecisiveness, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Vegetarianism, Erections, The I-Ching and the City of Birmingham.

In this episode Ilyas and Shy explore Lonliness, and why their mums are so adamant that marriage is the solution to their lonliness. This takes them into the realm of Connection, Attachment, Onomastics and Art.

In this episode Ilyas and Shy, explore the tenuous grasp they have over their memory, and their unconscious impulse to distort their pasts; whilst taking us into the world of butterflies, truth, and identity.To read a full account of Ilyas and Shy's experience with Butterfly Man, and to vote which story is true, please visit :https://www.karlmarxdoesthewashingup.com/episodes

Ilyas and Shy explore the purpose of Philosophy. Whilst exploring their own obsession with asking Why they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Truth, Impotence, Rationality and Epistemic Curiosity.

Ilyas and Shy discuss the subliminal world of Fashion. Whilst acknowledging their sadness at being deemed unfashionable, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Identity, Nudity, Technology and Pineapples.

Ilyas and Shy discuss the impact of physical and emotional violence. Whilst exploring their own experiences with violence, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Power, Illness, Fear and Anger.

Shy and Ilyas explore the role of a hero. Whilst exploring their own heroes, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Vulnerability, Gandhi, Polytheism and Parenting.

Ilyas and Shy contemplate the unpredictable world of Love. Whilst examining their own relentless desire to say I love you, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of God, Ego, Aerial Economics and Five Guys.

Ilyas and Shy contemplate the existence of Spirits. Whilst exploring their own contact with spirits, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Curses, Psychology, Belief and Vitamin C.

Ilyas and Shy discuss intimacy. Whilst examining their own fears and desires, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Family, Dating, Humility and Tree Hugging.

Ilyas and Shy head to a church to explore Religion. With the church closed (but the crypt cafe open) they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Polytheism, Allegories, Architectural Memory, and God's Smell.

Ilyas and Shy navigate the emotive world of death. Whilst exploring death of Shy's Grandmother, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Grief, Acceptance, Faith and Afterlife Finance.

Ilyas and Shy explore their dreams. Whilst exploring why Shy only dreams in Spanish, they drag each other down a rabbit hole of Repetition, Past Lives, Ego and Intimacy.