Empath Man

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Empath Man written and performed in front of a live audience by Matt Harvey Broadcast Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 June 2009 (The Afternoon Reading) The Incredible Hulk, Superman and Spiderman were created fit for purpose for the Cold War era, but poet and performer Matt Harvey wonders what their 21st-century counterparts might look like - in the form of Empath Man. Empath Man is the "Lone Listener", a thin-skinned "new man" whose caring insights send fear into the hearts of malefactors, fighting crime with advanced listening skills and has the uncanny ability to stay open and vulnerable in a tight situation. 160/44; 58 MB total; sound quality excellent It all began when, as a middle manager, he took part in a drugs trial that went horribly wrong. It was an anti-pessimism drug called Optiagra, for middle-aged men who find it difficult to get their hopes up. Part 1 - The Optiagra Effect In his first exposure to an unsuspecting nation, Empath Man foils and befuddles muggers and bank robbers who lose the will to live, in the face of his compassionate identification with their hapless plight. It's all in a day's walk for the Skinless Wonder. Part 2 - From Court to Cult The Skinless Wonder finds that springing the police chief's daughter from a dodgy organisation is not without its trials. Part 3 - Hot Air Rises Having excelled as a cult-buster, what becomes of the reconstructed male known as Empath Man when he falls into the clutches of his nemesis, the dangerously charming femme fatale Scorpio Rising?