What's a fugue? In this podcast it's a story - a story that sheds light on how our conscious experience of any given moment operates. Find out what each fugue tell us about the basic ingredients of mind. --Credits:Written, produced and hosted by Gabriel Berezin.Music and sound design by <a href="https://grantzubritsky.com/">Grant Zubritsky</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=5VDM6bgDSbONps3XXTCxcw">Monuments</a>.Logo and art design by Justin Montan.Follow Fugues on <a href="https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/">Instagram.</a>

Why So Irrational?

What is Fugues?  The quick answer - it’s The Moth with neuroscience and music (and a bit of sci-fi...)

The detailed answer - a fugue, conventionally, is:

(1) a piece of music with multiple melodies played at the same time and...
(2) a trance state where a person experiences amnesia, and loses their sense of self.

Both uses of the word have a beginning, middle and end. Taking a bit of license, each story we tell in this podcast will be called a fugue. And each fugue will illustrate a handful of mental ingredients. 

A fugue will also refer to any temporary mental state one is in. For example, you are currently in a podcast description-reading fugue.

Hosted by Gabriel Berezin, some fugues will be autobiographical, others will come from special guests, and others may be...science-fictional.