This collection brings together history, science, philosophy and comedy to explore our age-old search for meaning. We live in an age of self-improvement and self-examination - lifehacking, wellbeing, self-care, mindfulness retreats - but this seemingly very modern phenomenon is a pursuit that dates back for millennia.Join comedian Robin Ince to explore how the ancient Greeks aimed to get happier, healthier and richer.Will Self asks some of Britain's key scientists, philosoph...

“This is gonna end badly!” Old Ferguson.Bob Barnaby runs an old drama theater and manages a drama troupe. But the night before they begin their new play, Marriage and Divorce, Bob’s actors—along with his male and female leads and their understudies—all quit over a lack of wage payment.Bob is left desperate. Financially, he’s on his last legs: theater mortgage, etc., and if he can’t put on the show tomorrow, he’s finished.After receiving no sympathy...

Mobster Ross Blakely is about to get into a difficult spot when his devout sister Samantha comes to him with an unusual request: rescue her daughter Jennifer from the life of drugs and the influence of her drug-dealing boyfriend.Shocked that his once religious niece had gone astray, he agrees to his sister’s request.However, when rescuing Jennifer doesn’t go as smoothly as planned, Ross finds himself in the company of some strange friends who hope to help him rescue his nie...

Yuna is an average girl from her era who wants to see her mother. But she accidentally travels to the future due to her parents' untimely deaths. Five years later, Yuna meets a mysterious young man, and they embark on their grand journey. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing at the Jotoheim of Chanines.