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#350: Dr Robert Sapolsky - You’ve Been Lied To About Testosterone, Dopamine, Depression & Free Will
Robert M. Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant'. In this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast, Lewis & Dr Sapolsky delve into the complexities of dopamine, testosterone, oxytocin, and depression, exploring how these biological factors influence human behavior and social dynamics. Dr Sapolsky also shares his personal struggles with depression and explains how it is rooted in biology. He also explains his stance on Free Will, and reacts to the main counter arguments he faces, and his debates with Daniel Dennett.
Chapters
00:00 Trailer
01:14 Understanding Dopamine & How It Effects Us
11:31 Testosterone: What People Get Wrong
17:56 Oxytocin: The Dark Truth
23:40 Dr Sapolsky's Personal Experience with Depression
33:07 Faith and Stress: The Role of Religion in Coping
36:43 Free Will & Why We Have 'None Whatsoever'
39:00 'The Sapolsky Paradox'
45:00 Debating Daniel Dennett on Free Will
50:37 What Makes Life Worth Living?
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10/19/2024 • 52 minutes, 26 seconds
#349: Allan Lichtman - The Election Expert Predicts The 2024 U.S Election
In this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast, historian Alan Lichtman discusses his renowned prediction system, 'the Keys to the White House', which has accurately forecasted presidential elections for over 40 years. Lichtman explains the nonpartisan nature of his predictions, the development of the prediction system and the significance of it's various factors. Allan explains how he predicted a Trump win in 2016 against all odds, why you shouldn't rely on political polls and pundits, hares insights on 40 years worth of elections, and makes his official prediction for the winner of the 2024 US Presidential Election.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Alan Lichtman and His Predictions
03:13 The Keys to the White House Explained
05:58 The Development of the Keys System
09:08 Understanding the 13 Keys
11:58 The Role of Scandal in Elections
15:05 The Limitations of Polls & Pundits
18:03 Confidence in Predictions and Historical Context
21:14 Facing Pushback and Pressure
24:00 Did The Trump Assassination Attempt Impact The Prediction?
27:00 Current Political Landscape and Predictions
30:55 The Official 2024 Prediction
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10/16/2024 • 33 minutes, 26 seconds
#348: Dr William Li - Heal Your Body: Using Food To Prevent And STARVE Cancer
Dr William Li is an award-winning scientist, medical doctor and New York Times best selling author.
William Li has served on the faculties at Harvard, Tufts and Dartmouth.
His groundbreaking research has affected more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes and obesity.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - What is driving increasing risks of cancer?
11:30 - Lifestyle Factors Driving Cancer
14:25 - The role of food in cancer
21:25 - Nutrition choices with a cancer diagnosis
29:00 - Starving cancer with diet
33:01 - Weight, Cancer & Ozempic
43:48 - Foods To stimulate weight loss
46:30 - Connect with Dr Li
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Connect with Dr Li, and buy his books:
www.Drwilliamli.com
DISCLAIMER: The content provided by the Freedom Pact Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Our content is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
Intro made by the very talented Shakhar. Connect here:
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9/26/2024 • 47 minutes, 36 seconds
#347: Dr Nick Spencer - Why Christianity Will Survive In The Age of AI
Nick Spencer an author, and Senior Fellow at Theos. He is the author of a number of books and reports, including Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion (Oneworld, 2023), The Political Samaritan: how power hijacked a parable (Bloomsbury, 2017), The Evolution of the West (SPCK, 2016) and Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury, 2014). He is host of the podcast Reading Our Times. Outside of Theos, Nick is Visiting Research Fellow at the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London and a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion.
Timestamps:
00:00 - The entanglement of science and religion
1:00 - Lessons To be taken from scientific conflicts
3:30 - Are scientific and religious views more similar than different?
6:53 - The religious worldview on immortality and ‘anti-aging’
12:01 - Ray Kurzweil and resurrecting people from the dead with AI
14:00 - What does it mean to be human?
16:30 - what are humans for?
19:30 - Should elephants have human rights?
23:48 - What would it mean for society if animal did have human rights?
26:28 - Alien life
29:50 - Is AI a threat to Christianity?
32:00 - Was Stephen Hawking wrong about AGI?
34:20 - What AI can never replace
37:01 - Should humans play God?
43:40 - Are religious people happier?
45:30 - The invention of anti-depressants
50:10 Debating Steven Pinker on Christianity
52:30 - What makes a life worth living
53:30 - Connect with Nick
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9/22/2024 • 55 minutes, 18 seconds
#346: Roy Baumeister - Failing Relationships Are Ruining Our Mental Health & Are Making Us Numb!
Professor Roy F. Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential psychologists. He has published over 700 scientific works, including over 40 books. In 2013, he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science, the William James Fellow award, in recognition of his lifetime achievements. As of 2023, He holds affiliations with Harvard University (USA), Constructor University Bremen (Germany), Florida State University (USA), BetterUp, Inc. (USA), and the University of Bamberg (Germany). Additionally, Baumeister serves as the president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association.
In this interview, Roy & I discuss the following:
00:00 - Why We Need To Connect With Others
11:07 - Why does rejection make us numb?
16:55 - Social media's effect on relationships
29:50 - The myth of self-esteem
42:55 - Differences between the male and female sex drive
53:27 - What stifles the female sex drive
01:01:10 - How men can become more attractive
01:06:55 - What makes a life worth living for Roy
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9/19/2024 • 1 hour, 10 minutes
#345: Darragh Ennis - The Wonders Of The Human Brain & Body
Dr Darragh Ennis is a professional quizzer and scientist. He has researched ecology and animal behaviour at Maynooth University in Ireland, outbreak dynamics of forestry insect pests on maple syrup plantations in Canada as well as brain development and RNA biology at both the University of Oxford and the University of Glasgow. In recent years he has also worked as a quiz professional on the ITV game show ‘The Chase’.
Check out Darragh’s new book here: https://amzn.eu/d/gobmkur
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9/2/2024 • 57 minutes, 34 seconds
# 344: Oliver Burkeman - An Unexpected Approach To Productivity & Making Time For What Matters
Oliver Burkeman is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller 'Four Thousand Weeks' and 'The Antidote,' and for many years wrote a popular weekly column on psychology for The Guardian, ' This Column Will Change Your Life'. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. He has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in the age of bewilderment.
Find the book, and more from Oliver here: https://www.oliverburkeman.com
8/26/2024 • 55 minutes, 51 seconds
#343: Prof. Eller Langer - Unlock The True Power Of Your Mind & Destroy Negative Thoughts
Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. In 1981, she became the first woman ever to be tenured in psychology at Harvard.
Dr. Langer has described her work on the illusion of control, aging, decision-making, and mindfulness theory in over 200 research articles and six academic books. Her work has led to numerous academic honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Contributions of Basic Science to Applied Psychology award from the American Association of Applied & Preventive Psychology, the James McKeen Cattel Award, and the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize.
In this conversation today, Ellen & I discuss:
00:00 - The Power of the Human Mind
07:57 - How The Mind Can Heal the Body
10:49 - Perceptions of time influence healing
17:23 - Challenging fixed beliefs
28:02 - Stress Management and Decision-Making
32:04 - Embracing the imperfect decision
39:18 - The True Power of Mindfulness
44:49 - Re-write the rule book
55:00 - What makes a life worth living?
56:00 - Connect with Ellen
Links:
https://scholar.harvard.edu/langer/biocv
http://ellenlanger.com
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8/20/2024 • 56 minutes, 44 seconds
#342: Dom Joly - Meeting 'Flat Earthers' & Travelling To 'The Edge of The World'
Dom Joly is a multi-award winning comedian and the author of several books, including 'The Conspiracy Tourist.' In this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast, Lewis and Dom discuss the world of conspiracy theories and the psychology behind them. Dom shares his fascinating encounters with conspiracy theorists, including a flat earther who he travelled l to 'the edge of the earth’ with, and discusses the allure of topics like UFOs and Bigfoot. He also delves into the psychology behind conspiracy theories and the impact of social media algorithms. The guys explore the challenges of debunking conspiracies and the role of experts in countering misinformation. They also touch on the tribalism and belonging that can drive conspiracy theorists, as well as the entertainment value of conspiracy content. Dom shares his experiences with conspiracy theorists during his tour and highlights the absurdity of some theories, including the belief that Finland doesn't exist.
Timestamps:
0:00 The World of Conspiracy Theories
03:40 The Yeti & Bigfoot Obsession
05:30 Speaking To Flat Earthers
09:30 UFOs & Aliens
13:25 ‘Square Flat Earth’ Theorists
17:40 The Conspiracy Rabbit Hole
20:50 Terrance Howard, Joe Rogan and Eric Weinstein
24:40 The People In Power
26:30 Tribalism & Conspiracy
30:00 Alex Jones
32:30 Taking A Flat Earther To ‘The Edge of The World’
34:00 Finland Doesn’t Exist Theory
38:30 Being Heckled By Conspiracy Theorists
40:00 What Makes Life Worth Living?
40:55 Connect With Dom Joly
More from Dom including the book and U.K. tour: https://www.domjoly.tv
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8/16/2024 • 43 minutes, 34 seconds
#341: Lawrence Krauss - On Religion, Academia, Space Exploration & More
Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author, as well as being an acclaimed lecturer. He has also appeared regularly on radio and television, as well as in several feature films. He received his PhD from MIT and then moved to the Harvard Society of Fellows. Following eight years as a professor at Yale University, he was appointed to an endowed chair while still in his thirties. He has made significant contributions to our understanding of the origin and the evolution of the Universe and has received numerous national and international awards for his research and writing.
00:00-09:00 Religion
09:00-14:20 How Something Came From Nothing
14:20-20:30 Modern Academia
20:30-24:20 Multiverse Theory
24:20-29:20 Brian Cox & Carl Sagan
29:20-32:40 Physics of Star Wars & Star Trek
32:40-37:00 Space Exploration
37:00-41:05 The Question That Keeps Lawrence Up At Night
41:04-42:07 What Makes Life Worth Living?
42:02-43:29 Connect with Lawrence
You can find everything mentioned in this podcast over on Lawrence's website: https://lawrencemkrauss.com
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8/15/2024 • 43 minutes, 28 seconds
#340: Emily Leeming - Optimise Your Gut Health With These Foods & Habits
Dr Emily Leeming PhD MSc RD is a microbiome scientist, registered dietitian, and chef. She is a Research Fellow at King's College London. Dr Emily writes for The Daily Mail and frequently appears in media outlets such as BBC radio 4, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian. She is the author of the brand new book, Genius Gut: The Life-Changing Science of Eating for Your Second Brain.
Timestamps:
00:00 The Second Brain
04:20 Why You Should You Take Gut Health Seriously
06:00 Biomarkers For Gut Health
09:00 How It Can Change Your Life
12:50 How Much Fibre You Need
17:20 Supplements
20:10 The Supercharged Breakfast
23:00 Gut-Brain Connection
27:30 Neurodiversity & Microbiome
29:40 Brain Deterioration
34:00 Gut Health Red Flags
36:20 Why Processed Foods Aren't As Bad As You Think
40:20 Daily Ferment
44:00 Chocolate Is Good For You?
47:30 You Should Know THIS About The Gut
49:25 What Makes Life Worth Living?
50:00 Connect With Dr Emily
You can find more from Dr Emily, including her newsletter, substance & her new book, Genius Gut by heading to https://www.emilyleeming.com
8/14/2024 • 51 minutes, 34 seconds
#339: Keith Thompson - The New UFO THEORY That Changes Everything
Keith Thompson is the author of The UFO Paradox, an independent journalist, talk radio host, former TV
talk show host, and former U.S. Senate staff member. His articles have appeared in the New
York Times, Esquire, San Francisco Chronicle, Idaho Statesman, and the Pacific Sun.
In this episode, we discuss Keith’s paranormal approach to UFOs, ‘abductions,’ famous UFO sightings, disclosure and much more.
Connect with Keith & find The UFO Paradox book: https://www.thompsonatlarge.com
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#UFO #paranormal
8/13/2024 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 10 seconds
#338: Michelle Dowd - Escaping My Grandfather's Ultra-Religious Cult
Michelle Dowd is a journalism professor and contributor to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, TIME magazine, Alpinist, and other national publications. She was raised on a mountain in the Angeles National Forest where she learned to identify flora and fauna, navigate by the stars, forage for edible plants, and care for the earth. Her memoir, Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult, showcases her life growing up on an isolated mountain in California as part of an apocalyptic cult, and how she found her way out of poverty and illness by drawing on the gifts of the wilderness.
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Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1643755773?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_N5YH96GYNS595Y3TYVG2
8/12/2024 • 54 minutes, 18 seconds
#337: Tim Coulson - Oxford Professor On The Incredible Story Of The Universe & Human Life
Professor Tim Coulson is the Head of Department of Biology, Oxford. Tim's latest book is called "The Universal History of Us: A 13.8 billion year tale from the Big Bang to you" Which you can find here"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-History-Us-13-8-billion/dp/B0CSZ8DRGT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9A8OCPLWOHTH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fdguUbcz6_kZ1SkWzon0m4Ml5PqiimzfJt8ojNC0Ql-BqwOQ4qIzoRJIZylZWeqDIrMtY9CiFLNG6iSLaW-ego7kMN651UyJfV8RwJn1jfiqv2evQDp3CVWGkEDzvKLtuCysJn89gfkh9REW1-lJeOxRX5kPygHpWxj-VaKCEl02kLR3qS8sdgWfcYi6raXfqdhkFkn1DZ78Pdf2pGnFLrpGJi7LyxGSqfQMv6aOT-U.H5nmOgNyR3hW7utoyHiz8rrjux9vNpzhYru2PWrempU&dib_tag=se&keywords=tim+coulson&qid=1718638826&sprefix=tim+coulson%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1
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7/31/2024 • 50 minutes, 29 seconds
#336: Professor Andrew Knoll - Harvard Geologist Explains The CRAZY History Of Earth In 60 Minutes
Prof. Andy Knoll is the Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University. Andy has been a member of the Harvard faculty ever since, serving as both Professor of Biology and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Professor Knoll’s research focuses on the early evolution of life, Earth’s environmental history, and, especially, the interconnections between the two. For the past decade, he has served on the science team for NASA’s MER mission to Mars.
Professor Knoll’s honors include the 2022 Crafoord prize, the Walcott Medal and the Mary Clark Thompson Medal of the National Academy of Sciences, the Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science (for his 2003 book Life on a Young Planet), the Moore Medal of the Society for Sedimentary Geology, the Paleontological Society Medal, and the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London.
Topics discussed:
00:00 - Introduction
01:36 - How do scientists know what happened billions of years ago?
05:17 - How scientists figured out the age of the planet
09:30 - 4.6 billion years ago - how stardust created a planet
15:14 - The probability of the earth and life existing
17:57 - Why earth can accommodate life
22:40 - What the earliest life on earth would've been like
29:46 - Photosynthesis and the Oxygen revolution
33:02 - How early life interacted with its environment
38:03 - How the oxygen revolution shaped the atmosphere
41:13 - 'The boring billion years'
44:19 - The Cambrian explosion
49:00 - The development of more advanced animals
51:30 - Andy's most mind-boggling part of the earths history
53:25 - How the major extinction events shaped earth
58:22 - The permian Triassic extinction
59:40 - The evolution of animals to humans
01:01:22 - Is the universe deterministic or stochastic?
01:03:20 - Connect with Andy
01:03:45 - What makes a life worth living?
Buy Andy's book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brief-History-Earth-Billion-Chapters/dp/B08N2QBVYJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B0ZS1FYJWHV7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nafWcNEL9ryJVvhwR8S4Onm8O9U7dbPb0BHcF6ReZZX6EIO1rjN4HfY8qN-58Hkq.1ZWBjgI3NyO0h_OH4pqyHS3xIE5XVoYdA1IEm891CRA&dib_tag=se&keywords=andrew+knoll&qid=1721587430&sprefix=andrew+knoll%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1
Read Andy's academic work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=F6mLNzoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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7/29/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 49 seconds
#335: Todd Interland - Lessons From Working With Music's Mega Stars
Todd Interland of Interland Music Management joins the Freedom Pact podcast to talk about his career including managing James Blunt, working with Elton John and more. Todd's story of leaving America for the U.K to chase a career in the music business comes with so many great lessons in what it takes to go after what you really want in life.
Expect to hear some incredible stories including the moment Todd first heard James Blunt's demo tape, and why it made him immediately pull his car over to the side of the road, and many more.
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7/24/2024 • 48 minutes, 35 seconds
#334: Professor Neil Lawrence - Are AI Doomsday Predictions Accurate Or Science Fiction?
Neil Lawrence is the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge. Neil has been working on machine learning models for over 20 years. Neil recently returned to academia after three years as Director of Machine Learning at Amazon. His main interest is the interaction of machine learning with the physical world.
In this conversation, Neil & I discuss the ideas that he shares in his latest book "The Atomic Human". Buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Human-What-Makes-Unique/dp/1541705122/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?pd_rd_w=DTWdc&content-id=amzn1.sym.8b590b55-908d-4829-9f90-4c8752768e8b%3Aamzn1.symc.40e6a10e-cbc4-4fa5-81e3-4435ff64d03b&pf_rd_p=8b590b55-908d-4829-9f90-4c8752768e8b&pf_rd_r=GTR62VTXY540GY7BHWZK&pd_rd_wg=9qErA&pd_rd_r=0f4320ea-6cee-4c57-aacc-6716a63eec50&pd_rd_i=1541705122
In this conversation, we discuss the following:
00:00 - Humans, Atomism & AI
01:58 - Public reactions to past technological breakthroughs
03:30 - Will AI really make people redundant?
06:56 - Sensationalising AI headlines
11:00 - Ray Kurzweil's claims
18:45 - Human intelligence vs AI intelligence
24:01 - AI's struggle with context
31:01 - The aspects of human intelligence that AI can't replicate
41:05 - Is Nick Bostrom right about AI?
47:18 - Will AI make students dumber?
58:22 - Connect with Neil
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6/14/2024 • 59 minutes, 49 seconds
#333: Dave Asprey - How I Will Live To 180 Years Old
Dave Asprey is regarded by many as the father of the bio-hacking movement. He is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, CEO of Upgrade Labs, founder of Danger Coffee, and host of The Human Upgrade podcast. Dave is an extremely successful entrepreneur and is noted as the first person to ever sell a product online.
In this good spirited conversation, Lewis and Dave challenge each other on topics related to longevity and bio hacking.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Are You Afraid Of Death?
02:00 Belief In Reincarnation
05:20 Why Would You Want To Live So Long?
10:08 The Psyche Of Dave Asprey
12:30 Are Biohackers Just Bored Rich People?
14:40 What Proof Do You Have?
17:00 Is Longevity Only For The Rich?
19:10 Mainstream Academia
29:40 The Good & Bad People In Longevity?
33:10 Dr Steven Gundry Vs Doctor Mike
37:10 Andrew Huberman Hit-Piece
42:40 Bryan Johnson
46:50 Dave Changed His IQ?
51:30 Connect With Dave
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#longevity
6/8/2024 • 53 minutes, 7 seconds
#332: Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan - Longevity Science EXPOSED? Nobel Prize Winner Reveals the Truth
Venki Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize winning scientist, Former President of the Royal Society, a structural biologist at the University of Cambridge and author.
Scientific and public interest into anti-aging has reached an all time high. With this has come a series of medical breakthroughs, as well as a detailed understanding of promising mechanisms that need to be targeted to slow down the aging process. However, there has also been a proliferation of misinformation, ineffective treatments and speculative claims, such as individuals suggesting that they may never die.
To sort the fact from the fiction, we invited Venki on to share his thoughts on the current state of the anti-aging movement.
00:00 - Why enter the conversation?
03:15 - Is the desire to live forever a modern phenomena?
05:45 - Where does the state of the anti-aging field lay?
07:30 - Should we tackle specific diseases or aging?
12:20 - Should aging be classified as a disease?
14:10 - Is aging inevitable?
15:10 - What is the maximum age that we could live to?
17:45 - Would we live forever if we eradicated all disease?
19:30 - Metformin, NAD boosters, NMN, Rapamycin - effective or not?
27:20 - Are blood transfusions effective?
30:10 - What actually causes aging?
33:01 - What happens when we die?
34:30 - Hormesis, Exercise, Diet & Sleep
42:10 - Venki's opinion on the anti-aging community and death
45:10 - Philosophical ideas on death
47:10 - Connect with Venki
49:50 - What makes a life worth living
Connect with Venki:
Why We Die: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-We-Die-S...
Profile: https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/group-...
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6/7/2024 • 51 minutes, 17 seconds
#331: Daniel Sheehan - Harvard UFO Lawyer On The Secrets Governments Are Hiding
Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard College, Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School–trained Constitutional Litigation and Appellate Attorney. He has worked on some of the biggest cases of public interest including the Pentagon Papers, the Karen Silkwood Case, the Iran/contra case and many more.
In this conversation, Daniel speaks to Lewis about what the government are hiding from the public, why major info is set to come out on October 18th 2024, how the world would react to proof of extraterrestrial life and much more.
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https://www.danielpsheehan.com
https://newparadigminstitute.org
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5/27/2024 • 52 minutes, 44 seconds
#330: Dr Iain McGilchrist - The Paradox of Living, Finding Awe & The Mental Health Crisis
Dr Iain McGilchrist is a former literature scholar at Oxford University before an interest in the mind and body led him to studying medicine, which paved the way for him to become a consultant Psychiatrist.
Dr McGilChrist is an associate of Green Templteton College in Oxford, a fellow of the royal college of Psychiatrists, a fellow of the royal society of arts and Iain has also conducted neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Iain is the author of the Master and his Emissary, a book that I was recommended by Robert Greene. Recently Iain has his latest book; ‘’The matter with things’’, which took him 12 years to write and his almost 600,000 words. The equivalent to 6 PhD Thesis’.
In this conversation today, Iain and I discuss the following:
00:00 - Hemispheric Differences
08:30 - The epidemic of mental illness
13:58 - Biohacking, Death & Finding Meaning
30:40 - Meditate On Your Mortality
40:45 - Don't Make Beautiful Things Explicit
46:00 - Know thyself or find flow?
53:30 - What To Do If you feel lost, hopeless and depressed
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5/7/2024 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 16 seconds
#329: Dr. John Delony - Can We Fix An Anxious Generation?
Dr. John Delony is a mental health expert who offers guidance on relationships, anxiety and wellness.
Before joining Ramsey Solutions in 2020, Dr. Delony spent over two decades in crisis response and working in higher education, earning two PhDs along the way. Now, he has become a national bestselling author and host of The Dr. John Delony Show.
In this episode, John & Lewis talk about why Gen Z have been dubbed “the anxious generation,” how we can help them, how to combat social anxiety and so much more.
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4/22/2024 • 54 minutes, 57 seconds
#328: Chris Hansen - Catching Predators, Hollywood Conspiracies, Protecting Our Children & More
Chris Hansen is a renowned journalist, best known for his investigative work in exposing predators on the hit television series 'To Catch a Predator’ and his new show ‘Takedown with Chris Hansen’ on the TruBlu network. With decades of experience in broadcast journalism, Hansen has become a trusted voice in uncovering truth and confronting wrongdoing. His dedication to justice and relentless pursuit of accountability have made him a household name in the fight against exploitation and crime. Join us as we delve into the fascinating career of Chris Hansen on this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast.
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- Takedown: https://www.watchtrublu.com/takedown-with-chris-hansen
- Chris’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ia78zSNRXH9n35pd4yNYf
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4/15/2024 • 52 minutes, 20 seconds
#327: Annie Jacobsen - What Nuclear War Would Look Like In 2024
Annie Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author. Her books include: AREA 51; OPERATION PAPERCLIP; THE PENTAGON’S BRAIN; PHENOMENA; SURPRISE, KILL VANISH, and FIRST PLATOON. Her newest book, NUCLEAR WAR: A SCENARIO is out now.
In this interview, Annie and Lewis discuss wether we are living through a nuclear warning in 2024, how quick the US government can detect and respond to a nuclear attack, the second by second breakdown of what would happen, and so much more.
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4/1/2024 • 41 minutes, 10 seconds
#326: George Kamel - 7 Realistic Money Rules To Go From Broke To Millions
George Kamel is a renowned Ramsey Personality and personal finance expert. His journey from a negative net worth to millionaire status in under a decade is not just inspiring, it's a blueprint for financial success. He shares how he got there and much more in this episode.
Timestamps:
00:00 - George’s path to being a millionaire
02:36 - The new normal is to be broke
04:10 - Why is Robert Kiyosaki bragging about being in debt?
06:15 - Why people go into debt
08:53 - How debt affects people psychologically?
13:13 - How to get out of debt
17:28 - Should you pay off your creditors or buy food first?
19:11 - Why you need to be HOPEFUL to become rich
22:00 - Lessons from the biggest study ever done on millionaires
23:02 - The boring path to wealth
25:30 - The STAGGERING power of compound interest in building wealth
30:10 - Avoid these investing traps
33:30 - The best wealth building professions, side-hustles and tactics
38:10 - Why you shouldn’t own a credit card
41:01 - Don’t go into debt for social experiences
43:30 - What makes George’s life worth living
45:05 - Connect with George
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3/31/2024 • 46 minutes, 15 seconds
#325: Paul Hughes - British Intelligence Spy On Coming Face To Face With Saddam Hussein
Paul Hughes is an ex specialist air crew in the royal airforce, qualified forensic engineer and weapons inspector who has looked for weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. He speaks Russian, Arabic and Pashto and has come face to face with notorious names.
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3/25/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 17 seconds
#324: Keith Banks - Undercover Cop Stories From Deep Inside The Drug World
Keith Banks is one of Queensland's most decorated police officers, a recipient of the Bravery Medal and twice awarded the prestigious Queensland Police Valour Award medal, among other honours. Keith is one of Queensland's most decorated police officers, working firstly as an undercover operative and then as a tactical special weapons cop.
Connect with Keith: https://keithbanks.com.au
Books: Drugs, Guns & Lies: My life as an undercover cop https://amzn.eu/d/05aVKOz
Gun to the Head: My life as a tactical cop. The impact. The aftermath. https://amzn.eu/d/2WWAjpK
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3/20/2024 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 32 seconds
#323 Dr Charlie Teo - Controversial Neurosurgeon on Being Cancelled & Trying To Cure Brain Cancer
Dr Charlie Teo is an Australian Neurosurgeon and the founder and director of the Charlie Teo foundation. Charlie has trained at distinguished centres such as the Barrow Neurological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University and Harvard University.
Charlie has been published in over 120 peer reviewed journals, has authored two books on keyhole approaches to brain tumours and featured as a guest editor for several journals. He was the Australian representative on the Tumour Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and CNS.
In this interview today, Charlie & I discuss:
- Charlie’s Background
- Why was Charlie cancelled?
- What it’s like having lives in your hands
- Charlie’s surgery success rate
- Do no harm vs necessary risk-taking
- How many patients has Charlie told that he wouldn’t operate on?
- The skill involved in brain injury
- Why not retire?
- Curing Brain Cancer
- What would Charlie do if he had brain cancer?
- Connect with Charlie
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Charlie's website: https://charlieteo.com.au
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3/19/2024 • 1 hour, 14 minutes
322: Dr Paul Halpern - The Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds & Parallel Universes
Acclaimed science writer and physicist Dr. Paul Halpern is the author of eighteen popular science books, exploring the subjects of space, time, higher dimensions, dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, particle physics, and cosmology. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholarship, and an Athenaeum Literary Award.
Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Multiverse Research
The Double Slit Experiment 18:30
What The Many Worlds Theory Solves 21:30
Multiverse Politics In Academia 27:00
Brian Cox & Neil deGrasse Tyson 30:30
Multiverse Movies 34:10
Scientific Heroes 45:00
A Life Worth Living 46:45
Connect with Paul 48:20
The Allure of The Multiverse book: https://allureofthemultiverse.com
Paul’s Top 10 Multiverse Movies (as mentioned): https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412521-the-top-10-movies-about-the-multiverse-according-to-a-physicist/
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3/18/2024 • 49 minutes, 38 seconds
#321 Nick Pope - UK Government UFO Investigator Reveals All About His Career & Strangest Sightings
Nick Pope worked for the UK Ministry of Defence for 21 years where he headed up the British government’s UFO programme. His duties included researching and investigating the UFO phenomenon, to assess the defense, national security, and safety of flight implications.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Nick Headed Up The Government UFO Program?
- The Purpose Of The UFO Program?
- How Serious The Government Take The Possibility Of Aliens
- Would The Government Tell The Public If They Had Proof of Aliens?
- Are The Government Drip-Feeding Us Information?
- The Cosford Incident
- The Rendlesham Forrest Incident
- Bob Lazar
- Area 51
- Ancient Alien Theory
- Project Blue Beam
- Mexico’s Alien ‘Proof’
& more
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3/11/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
#320: Michael Scott Moore - Kidnapped By Somali Pirates & Held Captive For 977 Days
Michael Scott Moore is a journalist and author. Michael was kidnapped in early 2012 on a reporting trip to Somalia and held hostage by pirates for 32 months. The Desert and the Sea, a memoir about that ordeal, became an international bestseller. He’s been a visiting professor at the Columbia School of the Arts and UC Riverside. He worked for several years as an editor and writer at Spiegel Online in Berlin.
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2/21/2024 • 52 minutes, 42 seconds
#319: Dr Karan Rajan - Surgeon’s Hacks To Bulletproof Your Health
Dr Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon and one of the biggest health and science content creators on the planet. He is also a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sunderland Medical School and the author of the new book, “This Book May Save Your Life.”
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2/12/2024 • 49 minutes, 32 seconds
#318: Tim Harkness - Chelsea FC Psychologist On Iconic Players & Managers Of Years Gone By
Tim Harkness is a Psychologist, Data Scientist and Writer who up until recently, worked at Chelsea Football Club for 14 years as Head of Sport Science and Psychology. In this interview, I speak to Tim about the psychological traits that set apart the elite athletes from their peers, and Tim's experiences working at one of the biggest football clubs in the world having worked closely with names such as Jose Mourinho, Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard and many more.
Timestamps:
0:00 The #1 High Performer Tim Has Worked With
05:30 Tim's Advice To Aaron Ramsdale
09:30 At What Level Does Psychology Make A Difference?
13:50 Penalty Kick Pressure
16:00 How UFC & Boxers Psychology Differ To Other Sports
26:40 Training Vs Matchday Performance
30:30 Motivation Vs Discipline (Thiago Silva)
35:10 Thierry Henry's Advice
38:20 Is Ego Important In Sport? (Ronaldo & Mourinho)
42:20 Is Self-Doubt Good For You?
44:10 The Barriers Of Psychology In Sport
46:30 National Team Vs Club Mentality
48:50 Tim's Favourite Chelsea Team He Was A Part Of
51:10 Champions League Atmosphere & Pressure
52:40 What Is Jose Mourinho Really Like?
54:00 What Makes Life Worth Living?
54:40 More From Tim
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1/30/2024 • 55 minutes, 59 seconds
#317: Dr Robert Lefkowitz - Nobel Prize Winner Shares The Secrets To Unlocking Your Genius
Dr Robert Joseph Lefkowitz is an American physician, biochemist and Nobel Prize winner. He is best known for his groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Brian Kobilka. He is currently an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as a James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University.
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1/29/2024 • 58 minutes
#316: Marian Tupy - Global Trends Expert On Climate Change, Human Progress, Innovation & More
Marian L. Tupy is the founder and editor of HumanProgress.org, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity.
Marian is the coauthor of the Simon Abundance Index, Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet (2022) and Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting (2020).
Marian's articles have been published in the Financial Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Newsweek, the U.K. Spectator, Foreign Policy, and various other outlets both in the United States and overseas. He has appeared on BBC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, and other channels.
Marian received his PhD in international relations from the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom.
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1/25/2024 • 47 minutes, 31 seconds
#315: Mike Massimino - NASA Astronaut Reveals All About Space, NASA Training, Big Bang Theory & More
Mike Massimino served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996 until 2014 and flew in space twice: STS-109 on space shuttle Columbia in March 2002 and STS-125 on space shuttle Atlantis in May 2009 – the final two Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions. Mike became the first human to tweet from space, was the last human to work inside of Hubble, and set a team record with his crewmates for the most cumulative spacewalking time in a single space shuttle mission. Mike has a recurring role as himself on The Big Bang Theory; appears regularly on late night talk shows, news programs, and documentaries; and is a much sought after inspirational speaker.
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#Astronaut #Space #MikeMassimino #BigBangTheory
1/17/2024 • 59 minutes, 24 seconds
#314: Brendon Batson OBE - Arsenal FC'S First Black Player Opens Up About His Struggles In Football
Brendon Martin Batson, OBE is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Arsenal, Cambridge United and West Bromwich Albion. Following the end to his playing days, Batson was thereafter appointed as the deputy chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association in 1984.
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1/16/2024 • 49 minutes, 37 seconds
#313: Neil Oliver - The Most Compelling Ghost Stories In British History
Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster, and writer. In this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast, Neil discusses the history of Ghosts in Britain and wether the famous tales of hauntings have any credibility as we dance around the age old question: Do you believe in ghosts?
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:55 Being Open Minded
7.50 The ‘Wee Black Car’
17:00 People Who Believe
28:50 Emotional Residue
33:20 Ghost Hunters
46:05 The ‘Brown Lady’ Photograph
52:20 Why does Britain have so many ghost stories?
1:00:40 Connect With Neil
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12/11/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 34 seconds
#312: Tammy Peterson - Terminal Illness, Religion, Marriage & More
In this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast, we are joined by the wonderful Tammy Peterson for her second appearance on the show. Tammy joins us to discuss her journey with being diagnosed with and recovering from a seemingly terminal illness, her relationship with religion and how it has developed, and what she has learned about marriage and relationships over the course of her strong and happy marriage with Jordan Peterson.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
00:46 Touring With Jordan
06:43 Diagnosed With Terminal Illness
09:50 Jordan’s Biblical Lectures
16:10 Fighting A “100% Fatal” Illness
21:38 The Night Before Surgery
28:17 Peterson Family’s Experience
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33:33 Peterson’s 30th Wedding Anniversary
35:48 Marriage Advice
45:00 Keeping Romance Alive
1:01:00 Connect With Tammy
1:02:32 More From Freedom Pact
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11/29/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 9 seconds
#311: Dr Patrick Porter - How To Reduce Your Chance Of Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease
Patrick K. Porter, Ph.D. is an award-winning author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, and speaker. With 20 years of experience operating the largest self-help franchise in the world, he has become a highly sought-after expert within the personal improvement industry, having sold over 3 million of his self-help products worldwide. Dr. Porter has been on the cutting edge of brainwave entrainment technology for 32 years.
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#BrainHealth #Dementia #alzheimer
11/21/2023 • 48 minutes, 12 seconds
#310: Marc Priestley - Formula 1 Mechanic On Pressure, Lewis Hamilton, High Performance & More
Marc Priestley is a former Formula 1 mechanic for the McLaren F1 Team. He is now a presenter, motivational speaker, Elite Performance expert and author.
In this podcast, Marc and I discuss:
- The traits that Lewis Hamilton had that took him to the top of his sport.
- Marc's process for dealing with high stakes pressure.
- The lessons Marc learned inside the world of F1 that you can use in your own life.
- Do you need an ego to succeed?
- & so much more.
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11/9/2023 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 34 seconds
#309: ‘The Food Babe’ Vani Hari - Exposing The Food Industry’s BIGGEST SECRETS
Vani Hari is a revolutionary food activist, a New York Times best-selling author, co-founder of the organic food brand Truvani, and was named one of the “Most Influential People on the Internet” by Time magazine. Hari started FoodBabe.com to spread information about what is really in the American food supply. She teaches people how to make the right purchasing decisions at the grocery store, how to live an organic lifestyle, and how to travel healthfully around the world. Visit her online at: foodbabe.com
Her new cookbook, Food Babe Family will officially hit stores October 17, 2023.
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11/6/2023 • 50 minutes, 35 seconds
#308: Dr Ophelia Veraitch - Don't Be Conned! How to ACTUALLY Get Great Skin & Hair
Dr Ophelia Veraitch ( @dr.ophelia7705 ) is an award-winning Consultant Dermatologist. Dr Veraitch holds influential positions in both academia and the skincare industry, as well as privately treating patients in a Harley street clinic in London.
The beauty industry is one of the biggest sectors in the world.
Unfortunately, trying to navigate what products and treatments are effective has become an ever-more difficult task.
You will learn about the dark secrets of the beauty industry, what causes acne, why tanning beds are so dangerous, treatments for hair thinning and hair loss, Dr Ophelia’s hair and skin routines and so much more.
Topics discussed:
- The link between skin problems and mental health
- Roaccutane
- What causes acne?
- Should you stop wearing makeup if you have acne?
- Lifestyle factors that cause acne
- What causes ‘Backne’, and how to treat it
- Are women more prone to acne than men?
- The problem with luxury skin products
- Are cheaper skin care products are better for your skin?
- Why is there so much misinformation in the beauty industry?
- Does the beauty industry need to be regulated?
- The biggest scam in the beauty industry
- Are collagen supplements a waste of money?
- The link between tanning beds and cancer
- Dr Veraitch’s skincare routine
- The importance of using sun block everyday
- What causes bags under your eyes?
- Chemical vs natural shampoo
- Finasteride & Monaxadil
- Turkish hair transplants
- Does cutting your hair make it grow quicker?
- The biggest mistake people are making daily for their hair
- Dr Ophelia’s haircare routine
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10/10/2023 • 54 minutes, 14 seconds
#307: Shane Parrish - Former Spy Reveals His Secrets For Better Decision-Making
Shane Parrish (@tkppodcast) is the founder of Farnam Street, the world's most-read blog on clear thinking. Described by Business Insider as 'Wall Street's biggest influencer', Shane's podcast The Knowledge Project has been downloaded 35 million times and his Brain Food newsletter has nearly 500,000 subscribers. Shane's work has been featured in nearly every major global publication, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
In this podcast today, we discuss how to think clearer, how to make better decisions and how Shane built Farnam Street and the knowledge project. To watch this interview on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHss9qawHAo&t=1668s
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10/9/2023 • 52 minutes, 38 seconds
#306: Gad Saad - Happiness, Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, US Election & More
Dr. Gad Saad, the host of the popular YouTube show The Saad Truth and a blogger for Psychology Today, is a professor of marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He held the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption (2008–2018) and is the author of The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption, The Consuming Instinct, numerous scientific papers, and the national bestseller The Parasitic Mind. He lives with his family in Montreal, Canada.
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10/8/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 seconds
#305: Dr Michael Gervais - The Psychological Secrets To High Performance & Finding Mastery
Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist, author and one of the worlds leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. Over the course of a 20 year career working with world class performers and organisations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the mental skills and practices that allow organisations, teams and individuals to thrive in pressure packed environments. His clients include the NFL’s Super Bowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks, world record holders, Olympians, and Fortune 500 CEOs.
In this episode, Michael and I discuss:
- Michael's involvement with Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos Space Jump
- The first rule of mastery
- How to feel the depth of every emotion without getting lost in them
- Techniques and tools for high performance
- & so much more
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9/22/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 46 seconds
#304: Emma O'Kelly - How Sauna & Deep Heat Could Transform Your Health & Wellness
Emma O'Kelly has been an editor and writer at Wallpaper magazine for 24 years – since issue 4. She has travelled extensively in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, scoping out Nordic design, architecture and art, and has met many of each country's leading talents.
In this conversation, you can expect to learn about the benefits that regular sauna use has on your physical and mental wellbeing, as well as gaining an insight in to the Scandinavian approach to sauna and how it differs from what we may be used to elsewhere in the world.
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9/21/2023 • 47 minutes, 50 seconds
#303: Professor Doug Stokes - Are The New Cultural Elite Destroying The West?
Doug Stokes is a Professor in International Security at the University of Exeter, UK. He is a fellow at the Council on Geostrategy and Senior Advisor at the Legatum Institute.
Following the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. In this wide ranging conversation today, Doug & I discuss how life has changed in the post-George Floyd era.
Some topics discussed include:
Is there an attack on the West?
Are universities to blame?
Is there a fall of objective truth?
The recent change in race relations
Why 'wokism' gets worse with a right-wing government
Modern racism
Is Britain a racist country?
Are the police discriminatory?
Should we have diversity quotas and equity hiring?
Much more!
His new book, ‘Against Decolonisation’ is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Deco...
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9/18/2023 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 35 seconds
#302: Dr Camilla Nord - Mental Health Expert: Tools For a Mental Illness-Free Future
Dr Camilla Nord is a group leader at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. Dr Nord's lab investigates the neural, cognitive, and computational mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders, with the aim of translating techniques and models from neuroscience to clinical applications in mental health. Camilla is particularly interested in combining discovery science with experimental medicine approaches to develop interventions that target disrupted body-brain processes across a number of mental health conditions.
In this wide-ranging conversation today, Camilla & I discuss the latest science of mental health treatment and the promising outlook of future breakthroughs.
Here are some things discussed:
- Can experiencing acute pain(such as an ice bath) make us happier? And does experiencing more pain make us more prone to pleasure?
- Good dopamine vs bad dopamine?
- Are low expectations the secret to happiness?
- The gut microbiome and the importance of diet in mental health
- How social laughter has an opioid like effect on the brain
- And then we discuss the future of mental health treatment. I ask things like when will we have a blood test for depression? What role does Electro convulsive therapy have? When will gene editing be available to enhance mental health circuits?
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9/15/2023 • 56 minutes, 37 seconds
#301: Professor Anil Seth - Are We Living In a Controlled Hallucination?
Anil Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where Anil is the Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science. Anil is also Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Program on Brain, Mind, and Consciousness, and of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation and Perception to Awareness.
Anil is the Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness (Oxford University Press); sits on the Editorial Board of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B and on the Advisory Committee for 1907 Research and for Chile’s Congreso Futuro.
My sincere apologies for any audio issues. My microphone broke prior to recording, so I had to use an external microphone, and I was sick with the flu at the time of recording. Both of those issues are now resolved, and normal service will resume next week.
In this conversation today, Anil and I discuss some of the biggest topics that scientific and philosophical questions in existence, such as:
- What is consciousness?
- Where does consciousness arise from?
- What happens after death?
- When will be able to measure how conscious we are?
- Why our brains are 'hallucinating reality'
- Much more
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9/7/2023 • 58 minutes, 48 seconds
#300: Darin Olien - These Everyday Items Could Be Killing You
Darin Olien is co-host of the Emmy™ Award Winning, #1 Netflix docu-series, Down to Earth with Zac Efron. He has spent nearly 20 years exploring the planet to discover new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants as a Superfood hunter and developed, Shakeology, which as grossed over $4 Billion in sales since 2008 for Beachbody. From his years of experience within the health space, he wrote the New York Times best-selling book, SuperLife: The Five Fixes That Will Keep You Healthy, Fit and Eternally Awesome. His new book “Fatal Conveniences” is out now and available here: https://darinolien.com/fatal-conveniences-book/
In this episode, Darin & I discuss:
- How deep ‘Fatal Conveniences’ go.
- Do we have to go all in, or is going from 1% to 10% transformational for our health?
- Trade offs between ‘fatal’ convenience’ and other benefits.
- How Darin’s father’s work with nuclear bombs lead him on this journey.
- The best way to filter your water
- How conscious of fatale conveniences is Zac Efron?
- & so much more
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9/4/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 16 seconds
#299: Prof Giorgio Parisi - Nobel Prize Winning Physicist On How To Generate INCREDIBLE Ideas
Giorgio Parisi is a Nobel Prize winning theoretical Physicist and Professor of Quantum Theories at Sapienza University.
In this episode today, Giorgio and I discuss:
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - Why Giorgio chose Physics
02:22 - Was Giorgio a gifted child?
03:29 - Did Giorgio’s parents help him make his career choice?
05:16 - What was it like to lose the Nobel Prize
09:03 - Did losing the Nobel prize Make Giorgio a better scientist?
11:16 - How did Giorgio decide what to study
14:27 - The role of randomness and chance in Giorgio’s success
19:11 - The biggest obstacle that Giorgio had to overcome
21:37 - Overcoming setbacks
25:26 - How to generate ideas
28:41 - Richard Feynman
36:51 - Dr Becky, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Brian Cox
39:15 - The moment Giorgio found about he was going to win the Nobel Prize
41:01 - Emotions of winning the Nobel Prize
46:45 - Connect with Giorgio
48:30 - What makes a life worth living?
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8/31/2023 • 50 minutes, 12 seconds
#298: Dr Karen Becker - World's #1 Veterinarian: "These are the Best Foods For Dog Longevity"
Dr Karen Becker is the world's most followed veterinarian. Dr Becker received her degree in veterinary medicine from the Iowa State School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Becker completed exotic animal internships in California and at the Berlin Zoo, Germany. She is certified in animal acupuncture, homeopathy and rehabilitation (physical therapy for pets). Dr. Becker founded the first proactive animal hospital in the Midwest in 1999, opened an exotic animal clinic in 2006 and a rehabilitation and pain management clinic in 2011. Since then, thousands of patients have benefitted from Dr. Becker’s unique approach to medicine.
In this episode today, @DrBecker & I discuss:
- Where Dr Becker's love for animals came from
- Are canned & kibble foods optimal for dogs?
- The politics involved in Veterinarian's nutritions advice
- What are dog's actual nutritional requirements?
- Best & Worst Dog Foods
- Lifespan differences in dogs who eat raw foods vs processed meals
- Other factors important for dog longevity
- Dr Becker's opinion on Spaying & Neutering
- How to know when you're ready to get a pet
- Dr Becker's honest opinion on Cesar Millan
- How to deal with the loss of a pet
- Connect with Dr Becker
- What males a life worth living?
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8/27/2023 • 59 minutes, 36 seconds
#297: Patrick Foster - My £2 Million Gambling Addiction Almost Cost Me My Life
Patrick Foster is a former professional cricketer, insurance broker and school teacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction that brought him to the verge of taking his own life in March 2018.
Now, a few years into recovery, Patrick is the Director of Educational Programmes for EPIC Risk Management, a leading independent gambling harm-minimisation consultancy in the UK and Ireland, specialising in the identification and prevention of problematic gambling. Using his experience, he works with schools, companies and individuals, young and old, raising awareness of the dangers of gambling and gaming. By sharing his own story, he hopes to help others identify if they, or someone around them, are experiencing addiction and inspire them to reach out for help.
He is the author of Might Bite, his brutally honest account of over a decade of pathological gambling addiction to recovery and beyond.
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Timestamps:
00:00-00:34 Intro
00:34-04:32 Contemplating Death
04:32-07:14 Stigma Of Gambling Addiction
07:14-09:40 Ivan Toney & Celebrity Addictions
09:40-12:46 The Invisible Addiction
12:46-16:12 Patrick’s First Bet
16:12-20:00 Gambling 2 Million Pounds
20:00-24:40 Increasing The Stakes
24:40-30:28 Borrowing Money To Gamble
30:28-34:48 Losing 50k On One Horse
34:48-39:40 Gambling & Relationships
39:40-44:50 How To Spot An Addict
44:50-48:37 Gambling Adverts
48:37-53:06 Kids Games & Gambling
53:06-55:51 The Problem With Dan Bilzarian
55:51-1:00:00 Educating Children
1:00:00-1:03:04 Where To Find Patrick
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8/26/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 6 seconds
#296: Dr. Stephen C. Meyer - Does God Exist? | The Scientific Case For Intelligent Design
Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He has authored the New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design, which was named a Book of the Year by the Times Literary Supplement in 2009, and now, The Return of the God Hypothesis.
In this episode, you can expect to hear Dr Stephen C Meyer on:
- The scientific evidence for intelligent design
- The identity of the 'creator'
- Richard Dawkins contributions to the debate on religion
- Does Jordan Peterson believes in God?
- Why God would create a world that has so much suffering?
- & Much more
You can find our more about Stephen C. Meyer and the books mentioned in this interview at https://stephencmeyer.org/books/
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8/24/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 10 seconds
#295 - Jefferson Fisher - THE ARGUMENT EXPERT: How To Never Lose An Argument Again
Jefferson is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the founder of Fisher Firm.
Jefferson has used the skills he has acquired throughout his career to make valuable content online, sharing tips on communication to his millions of followers.
In this episode, I speak with Jefferson about why communication is one of the most powerful skill sets in creating the life you want, Jefferson’s favourite techniques and tricks to use in an argument, his experiences with panic attacks and so much more.
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8/22/2023 • 51 minutes, 10 seconds
#294: Stephen Hussey - The Last Love Advice That You Will Ever Need
Stephen Hussey is a relationship coach, host of the "love life" and "speaking generally" podcasts, NYT best-selling author and a PhD graduate from the University of Oxford.
Finding love in the modern world can be particularly challenging for a variety of reasons. Technology, while offering more opportunities to connect with people across the globe, has also complicated the dating landscape.With over 300 million dating app users worldwide, online dating apps and social media platforms may lead to a paradox of choice, where having too many options can create anxiety and make it difficult to settle on a single partner.
The fast pace of modern life often emphasizes career and personal development, leaving less time for cultivating deep and meaningful relationships. Cultural shifts have also led to more diverse and individualized expectations around love and relationships, which can cause confusion and mismatches in values and desires between potential partners. Furthermore, the transient nature of modern living, where people frequently move for work or other opportunities, can impede the ability to build long-term connections.
However, these challenges do not have to be fate, and we should not be nihilistic about it.
In this episode today, Stephen joins the Freedom Pact to discuss:
- Is online dating a good thing or not?
- How can we set our lives up to navigate the dating world?
- Is there such a thing as 'the one'?
- The problem with romanticising Barbie, Christian Grey and James Bond
- How to know if you should go on a second date with someone
- Keeping the spark alive
- Is attraction overrated?
- Stephen's love letter to his future wife
& Much more!
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8/15/2023 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 28 seconds
#293: Professor Thomas Seyfried - A New Approach For Fighting Cancer
Professor Thomas Seyfried is an American professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1976. His postdoctoral fellowship studies were in the Department of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine where he served as an assistant professor in neurology.
Professor Seyfried's research focuses on mechanisms of chronic diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, neurodegenerative lipid storage diseases, and caloric restriction diets. Prof. Seyfried has been published in over 150 peer-reviewed publications. He previously served as chair, Scientific Advisory Committee for the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association and presently serves on several editorial boards, including those for Nutrition & Metabolism, Neurochemical Research, the Journal of Lipid Research, and ASN Neuro. His 2012 book is Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer.
In this episode today, Prof. Seyfried, and I discuss:
- What is cancer?
- Current outlooks for cancer treatments
- The causes of cancer
- Metabolic therapy vs other forms of cancer treatment
- Empirical data for metabolic therapy
- Common rebuttals to metabolic therapy
- Water only fasting vs the keto diet
- Cancer prevention
& more!
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8/13/2023 • 55 minutes, 16 seconds
#292: David Mearns - The Shipwreck Hunter On Recovering Emiliano Sala, MH370, Career Advice & More
David L. Mearns OAM, MSc, is a chartered marine scientist, historical researcher, author, and expedition leader of deep ocean projects. He is one of the world’s most experienced and successful deep-sea shipwreck hunters, having located 24 major shipwrecks with an overall success rate of 89%.
In this episode today, David tells us about:
- How he became a 'shipwreck hunter'
- How he was involved in major criminal cases
- His thoughts on the whereabouts of MH370
- How he found Emiliano Sala
- Career advice
- Much more
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8/10/2023 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 33 seconds
#291: Dr Jessamy Hibberd - How To Understand & Heal Trauma
Dr Jessamy Hibberd is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, best-selling author, and speaker.
Dr Hibberd received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Royal Holloway, and completed her accreditation in CBT from Kings College London.
In this episode today, Jessamy & I discuss Trauma. More specifically, I ask Jessamy:
- How does trauma change the brain and nervous system?
- What kinds of traumas hurt the most?
- Does the age at which we experience trauma have an impact?
You can expect to learn:
- The two types of stories that we can tell ourselves after a trauma
- How to let go of being wronged by others
- Why breakups can hurt so much
- The importance of social connection
& much more.
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7/30/2023 • 48 minutes, 56 seconds
#290: Laura Dodsworth - How To Think Critically In An Age Of Misinformation
Laura Dodsworth is an author, journalist and photographer.
Laura's brand new book 'Free your mind' is out now. Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Your-Mi...
In this conversation today, Laura & I discuss influence techniques that are being used commonly today to 'nudge' our behaviours in certain directions, and what we can do to think critically about them.
To watch this online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VYGV40ZeW0
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7/27/2023 • 48 minutes, 30 seconds
#289: Dr Rena Malik - Urologist Explains How To Optimise Your Sex Life
Dr Rena Malik, MD (@RenaMalikMD ) a urologist and pelvic surgeon on youtube to educate people about all things urology including erectile dysfunction, how to increase testosterone, problems with sex, premature ejaculation, urinary leakage, or incontinence, overactive bladder, urinary tract infections, prostate issues and more.
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7/20/2023 • 26 minutes, 51 seconds
#288: Dr Robert Glover - The Biggest Mistake That's Keeping Men Single In 2023
Dr. Robert Glover is a therapist, coach, speaker, and best-selling author. Dr Glover is a relationship expert with over 40 years of professional experience. Dr Glover is the author of the groundbreaking, No More Mr. Nice Guy, the best-selling Dating Essentials for Men, and the recently released, Dating Essentials for Men: Frequently Asked Questions, Dr. Glover has helped thousands of men world-wide transform their lives and get what they want in relationship, sex, and career.
In this episode today, Dr Glover and I discuss:
- How Robert's work has saved marriages and lives
- What nice guy syndrome is
- Why there are so many sexless people in the modern world
- Dating advice & much more
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7/19/2023 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 10 seconds
#287: Joseph William Foster - How I Founded & Sold Reebok For Billions
Joseph Foster is the founder of Reebok, author and keynote speaker.
Foster’s entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of inspiring, as he took the company through ups and downs, broke into competitive markets, and created a niche in the market for his brand. Acquired by Adidas in 2005 for a whopping $3.8 billion, Foster has since retired and authored a book: “Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand”.
As the surviving Founder of Reebok, Joe still welcomes the opportunity to travel and recount those early stories from start-up to taking the company to a $4 billion business, overtaking Adidas and Nike to become the World’s No. 1 sports brand. Joe has written his book Shoemaker to share his story and help inspire the next generation of budding entrepreneurs.
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7/17/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 20 seconds
#286: Ellen Langer - Famed Harvard Psychologist Reveals How To Get The Most Out Of Your Mind
Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. Her books written for general and academic readers includeMindfulness and The Power of Mindful Learning, and the forthcoming Mindful Creativity.
Dr. Langer has described her work on the illusion of control, aging, decision-making, and mindfulness theory in over 200 research articles and six academic books. Her work has led to numerous academic honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Contributions of Basic Science to Applied Psychology award from the American Association of Applied & Preventive Psychology, the James McKeen Cattel Award, and the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize.
In this conversation today, Ellen & I discuss:
- Her thought process behind some of her notable studies
- Why she was chosen to become the first tenured Professor of Psychology at Harvard
- Mindfulness and Mindlessness
- The illusion of control
- The power of mindset in dealing with stress
- The power of your vocabulary
- Much more
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7/16/2023 • 56 minutes, 54 seconds
#285: Professor Dacher Keltner - A New Intervention For Mental Health Problems
Professor Dacher Keltner is one of the world’s foremost emotion scientists. He is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the director of the Greater Good Science Centre. He has over 200 scientific publications and six books, including Born to Be Good, The Compassionate Instinct, and The Power Paradox. He has written for many popular outlets, from The New York Times to Slate. He was also the scientific advisor behind Pixar’s Inside Out, is involved with the education of health care providers and judges, and has consulted extensively for Google, Apple, and Pinterest, on issues related to emotion and well-being.
Dacher's new book is called: 'Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder;.
Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Awe-Transformative-Power-Everyday-Wonder/dp/B0BG8WXRTX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZR4B50WH1CR&keywords=dacher+keltner+awe&qid=1688722573&sprefix=dacher+keltn%2Caps%2C65&sr=8-1
In this conversation today, Dacher & I discuss:
- What is awe?
- How does neuroscience explain wonder?
- Should we make beautiful phenomena explicit?
- Can awe be used as a treatment for mental health conditions?
- Why being wealthy may mean experiencing less awe
- The power of music
- What makes a life worth living
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7/12/2023 • 49 minutes, 13 seconds
#284: Dr Andrew Steele - Longevity Expert On Bryan Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Blue Zones & More
After obtaining a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, Andrew Steele decided that aging was the most important scientific challenge of our time and switched fields to computational biology. He worked at the Francis Crick Institute, using machine learning to decode our DNA and predict heart attacks using patients’ medical records. He is now a full-time science writer and presenter based in London.
Andrew is the author of the book "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" and you can find more from Andrew at: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
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6/19/2023 • 56 minutes, 31 seconds
#283: Bret Weinstein - AI, 2024 Election, Intellectual Dark Web, Elon Musk & More
Bret Weinstein is an American biologist and evolutionary theorist who came to national attention during the 2017 Evergreen State College protests. He is considered a member of the informal group of personalities known as the Intellectual Dark Web.
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6/12/2023 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 25 seconds
#282: John Lisle - The Scientists Who Created Secret Weapons To Take Down Hitler
John Lisle is a historian from Azle, Texas. He earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas, where he currently teaches courses on the history of science. His first book, The Dirty Tricks Department, tells the story of the scientists who developed secret weapons, documents, and disguises for the OSS during World War II.
Buy "The Dirty Tricks Department" book: https://amzn.to/43paOMy
For more on John: https://johnlislehistorian.com/
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6/5/2023 • 57 minutes, 11 seconds
#281: Seth Godin - AI, The Future of Work, Industrial Capitalism, Finding Humanity & More
Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work. His books have been translated into 38 languages. Godin writes one of the most popular marketing blogs in the world, and two of his TED talks are among the most popular of
all time. He is the founder of the altMBA, the social media pioneer Squidoo, and Yoyodyne, one of the first internet companies. Find out more at seths.blog.
www.sethgodin.com
https://twitter.com/ThisIsSethsBlog
https://www.instagram.com/sethgodin/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethgodin/
Books discussed:
Buy: 'The Song of Significance' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Significance-Seth-Godin/dp/0241655544/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39CFFAC3Y5K81&keywords=the+song+of+significance+seth+godin&qid=1685355663&sprefix=the+song+of+signific%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-1
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6/1/2023 • 40 minutes, 58 seconds
#280: Josh Szeps - Will The World Ever Trust Mainstream Media Again?
Josh Szeps is a highly respected and prominent Australian media personality, journalist, political satirist, television presenter and radio host.
He currently hosts “Afternoons with Josh Szeps” on ABC Radio Sydney and is the former anchor of Weekend Breakfast on ABC TV. Josh has also recently appeared on The Project and Q&A.
Prior to returning to Australia to host Weekend Breakfast and Afternoons, Josh spent a decade working in the US, where he was the founding host and producer of HuffPost Live, interviewing high-profile artists such as Susan Sarandon, Dick Cavett Michael Moore, Sir Ian McKellen, Jeff Daniels, Ron Howard, Jeremy Irons, Neil Patrick Harris, Russell Brand and Sheryl Crowe.
Josh was also a regular contributor on the NBC Today Show and guest on the world’s most popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience.
Check out Josh's podcast, "Uncomfortable Conversations": https://open.spotify.com/show/2I6TDCnC5EuGHNhAsBmKl5
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5/26/2023 • 52 minutes, 8 seconds
#279: Andrew Bustamante -CIA Spy On UFO's, Government Corruption, 'Big Brother' & More
Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA covert intelligence officer.
In this podcast, we discuss:
- How someone becomes a spy
- Government UFO press releases
- Are we being watched at all times?
- How to disappear off grid
& much more
Check out Andrew’s work, courses and podcast here: https://everydayspy.com
5/22/2023 • 57 minutes, 50 seconds
#278: Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor - How To Understand & Overcome Grief
Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on the physiological correlates of emotion, in particular the wide range of physical and emotional responses during bereavement, including yearning and isolation.
In this conversation today, Dr O'Connor appears on the show to discuss several important topics, that include:
- What is grief? Why do we grieve?
- 'Everyday' grief vs complicated grief
- Are there really 5 stages to grief?
- Why grief is actually a motivated state
Connect with Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor:
Buy 'The grieving brain' here: www.maryfrancesoconnor.com/book
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctormfo
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctormfoconnor/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryfrancesoconnor/
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5/21/2023 • 51 minutes, 44 seconds
#277: Wendy Suzuki - How To OPTIMISE Your Brain And Learn Anything FAST
Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University.
She received her undergraduate degree in physiology and human anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 studying with Prof. Marion C. Diamond, a leader in the field of brain plasticity. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from U.C. San Diego in 1993 and completed apost-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health before accepting her faculty position at New York University in 1998.
Her major research interest continues to be brain plasticity. She is best known for her extensive work studying areas in the brain critical for our ability to form and retain new long-term memories. More recently her work has focused on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans. Wendy is passionate about teaching (see her courses), about exercise (intenSati), and about supporting and mentoring up and coming scientists.
Topics Discussed:
- What is anxiety?
- Why have we evolved to be anxious?
- What is better for the brain; meditation or exercise?
- The essential parts of learning
Connect with Wendy:
https://www.wendysuzuki.com
Buy 'Good Anxiety': https://www.wendysuzuki.com/good-anxiety
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5/8/2023 • 49 minutes, 45 seconds
#276: James Barrat - Will Artificial Intelligence End Humanity?
Elon Musk named Our Final Invention one of 5 books everyone should read about the future. The book's author, James Barrat is a documentary filmmaker who's written and produced films for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, and many other broadcasters in the United States and Europe.
In this episode, James addresses:
- The short and long term dangers of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Whether AI is sentient
- The future of AI and how it will effect humanity
- The existential risk AI poses to the human race
For more on James, please visit: https://jamesbarrat.com/
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5/5/2023 • 35 minutes, 35 seconds
#275: Professor Satchin Panda - How To Reset Your Circadian Rhythm & Supercharge Your Health
Professor Satchin Panda is a leading expert in the field of circadian rhythm research. He is a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and a founding executive member of the Center for Circadian Biology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Panda is a Pew Biomedical Scholar and a recipient of the Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research. As a recognition of the impact of his work regarding circadian rhythms and diabetes, Dr. Panda has been invited to speak at conferences around the world, including Diabetes UK, the American Diabetes Association, the Danish Diabetes Association, and the respective professional diabetes societies of Europe and Australia.
Important: This conversation does not constitute medical advice. All topics discussed are for informational and entertainment purposes only, and NOT a substitute for medical advice. The Freedom Pact Podcast, and guests assume no liability for the application of the information discussed.
Topics discussed:
Why Satchin's Grandparents had two different health outcomes
What is a circadian rhythm?
Health damage caused by a faulty circadian rhythm
The Benefits Of Morning sunlight
Mobile Phones offset circadian rhythm
Night owls vs morning larks
Time restricted eating
Any downsides into Intermittent fasting?
The 6 Pillars To Resetting Your Clock
Satchin's app
What makes Satchin's life worth living?
Book discussed: Buy 'The circadian code '- HERE: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Circadian-Code-Weight-Supercharge-Energy/dp/B07R6P6ZCQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F7H3C0DK89FY&keywords=the+circadian+code&qid=1679050533&sprefix=the+circadian+cod%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1
Connect with Dr. Satchin Panda
Salk Institute: https://www.salk.edu/scientist/satchidananda-panda
Panda Lab: https://panda.salk.edu
Publications: https://panda.salk.edu/publications
Support Dr. Panda’s Research: https://panda.salk.edu/giving
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/satchin.panda
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My Circadian Clock app: https://mycircadianclock.org
Ontime Health app: https://getontimehealth.com
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Dr Carole Hooven, PhD, is an academic and author.
Carole earned her PhD at Harvard in 2004, before becoming a lecturer and co-director in undergraduate studies in human evolutionary behaviour. Dr Hooven is now an associate in the lab of Steven Pinker.
Carole's book 'Testosterone: The story of the hormone that dominates and divides us' can be bought HERE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250236061?...
In this episode, Dr Hooven joins the show to discuss:
- What is testosterone?
- What does symptoms of low testosterone look like in males?
- The role of testosterone in sex drive
- The role of testosterone in dominance hierarchies
- Does NoFap work?
- Dr Hooven's Harvard row
- Much more!
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3/10/2023 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 16 seconds
#273: Peter Boghossian - THIS Is Why Academia Is Dying
Peter Gregory Boghossian is an American philosopher and pedagogist. Born in Boston, he was a non-tenure track assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University for ten years, and his areas of academic focus include atheism, critical thinking, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, and the Socratic method.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The downfall of academia
- Jordan Peterson
- Are we entering a post-woke era?
- The social justice movement
- Jiujitsu
& so much more.
For more on Peter: https://peterboghossian.com
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2/27/2023 • 49 minutes, 14 seconds
#272: Professor Bent Flyvbjerg - How To Get Big Things Done
Bent flyvbjerg is a Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management, Said Business School; Fellow of St Anne's College.
Professor Flyvbjerg’s research focuses on the better management of megaprojects, including the Olympic Games, and cities. He is the most cited scholar in the world in megaproject planning and management, and among the most cited in social science methodology. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 200 papers in professional journals and edited volumes. His publications have been translated into 19 languages.
In this conversation today, we discuss Prof Flyvbjerg's latest book: How Big Things get done. Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Big-Thin...
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2/21/2023 • 47 minutes, 2 seconds
#271: Prof Amy Zegart - Intelligence Agencies, Tik Tok, 9/11 Mistakes, Cyberwars & More
Dr Amy Zegart is a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Amy is also the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Chair of Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence and International Security Steering Committee, and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. Dr Zegart specializes in U.S. intelligence, cybersecurity, emerging technologies and national security, and global political risk management.
In this conversation today, Amy and I discuss a wide range of topics.
Such as:
- What is the role of an intelligence agency?
- How the US knew about Russia's invasion of Ukraine down to the hour
- The dangers of Tik Tok
- 2016 & 2020 election interference
- Are the UK & US prepared for a cyberwar?
- Much more!
Buy Amy's latest book, 'Spies, lies and algorithms' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/CIA-101/dp/0...
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Timestamps:
00:00 coming up
01:10 - The role of intelligence agencies
07:23 - How French bread Won The Revolution
09:33 - AI is changing intelligence agencies
12:54 - Russia & Ukraine
14:41 - Big Tech
16:61 - Tik Tok
23:26 - Policymakers are worried about Elon
26:18 - Russian election interference
30:01- 9/11 mistakes
37:30 - Social media exposed Iran
40:38 - Ethics
43:12 - Edward Snowden & Julian Assange
47:51 - Is Alexa listening to me?
51:00 - Connect with Amy
2/4/2023 • 52 minutes, 4 seconds
#270: Chris Robertson - Black Stone Cherry Frontman Opens Up On His Battle With Depression
Chris Robertson is the frontman and guitarist of the band @blackstonecherry . In this interview, he talks openly and honestly about his battles with depression and his process for handling mental health and well-being.
You can catch Black Stone Cherry on tour in the U.K.: http://www.blackstonecherry.com
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Instagram - @cbrbsc
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1/28/2023 • 39 minutes, 56 seconds
#269: James Haskell - Cancel Culture, Success Algorithms, Men's Mental Health & More
James Haskell is an English former rugby union player who played for Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership, and internationally for England.
In this interview today, we discuss James's life & career, cancel culture, men's mental heath and more.
Buy Approach with(out) caution here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Approach-Without-Caution-essential-upgrading/dp/000849584X
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https://jameshaskell.komi.io
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1/20/2023 • 39 minutes, 48 seconds
#268: Siddharth Kara - The Shocking Truth Of How Modern Slavery In The Congo Is Powering Our Lives
Siddharth Kara, MBA, is a British Academy Global Professor based at Nottingham University, an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has documented several thousand slaves in more than fifty countries across twenty-one years of research and advises several United Nations agencies, the United States government, foreign governments, charitable foundations, and the media on anti-trafficking policy and law.
Siddharth Kara is the author of "Cobalt Red: How The Blood Of The Congo Powers Our Lives": https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09Y462D6Z/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
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1/16/2023 • 42 minutes, 40 seconds
#267: Zack Telander - How I Helped Expose The Liver King Lie
Zack Telander is an athlete, fitness youtuber, weightlifter and coach. He has become well known for pointing out the charlatans of the fineness industry, and was recently part of creating "The Liver King Lie" on the More Plates More Dates youtube channel.
In this episode, Zack and I discuss:
- Attacking The New Year
- Fitness Charlatans
- How To Find Good Fitness Advice
- The Liver King Lie
- The Toxic Champion Mindset
- Jordan Peterson's Diet Advice
- Why Music Makes Life Worth Living
& Much more
1/9/2023 • 58 minutes, 19 seconds
#266: James Smith - The Difference Between Happiness & Pleasure
James Smith is a three time Sunday Times Best Selling Author, speaker, online PT and fitness personality. He is well known for his no nonsense approach as he became the fastest growing online PT, amassing over 3 million followers across his social media platforms to date.
He is the author of "Not A Diet Book," "Not A Life Coach" and "How To Be Confident."
Find James on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt/
https://twitter.com/jamessmithPT_
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1/2/2023 • 53 minutes, 2 seconds
#265: Kalyna Miletic - Lessons To Leave A Legacy & Live A Meaningful Life
Kalyna Miletic is a highly sought-after leadership coach, TEDx speaker, author and entrepreneur on a mission to help women build meaningful legacies.
She's founded two companies Kickstart Your Work and Chiefly, a podcast, the Lead Today Show, and a charitable giving clothing line, Lead. Apparel.
Kalyna was named one of Business Insider’s “Most Innovative Coaches” of 2020.
As a founder, author, and content creator she's helped clients from 54 countries to discover their calling.
In her latest book, Memorable, she shares lessons that will help you find fulfillment and meaning through your work.
Connect with Kalyna:
Kalyna Miletic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalynamiletic/
Kalyna Miletic Website: https://www.kalynamiletic.com/lead-today-show
Lead Today Podcast: https://www.kalynamiletic.com/lead-today-show-podcast
Kalyna's Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Memorable-Lessons-Legacy-Kalyna-Miletic-ebook/dp/B0BN4NSPVR/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670013228&sr=8-1
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/memorable-kalyna-miletic/1142741373?ean=9781620069530
12/6/2022 • 42 minutes, 59 seconds
#264: Brent Smith - Opens Up About Addiction, Mental Health & A Career In The Spotlight
Brent Smith is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Shinedown, who have the most number one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts with 18, and all of their released singles have reached the top 5 on the chart. Additionally, on June 3, 2021, Shinedown was ranked #1 by Billboard on the Greatest of All Time Mainstreams Rock Artists chart to date, the band has sold more than 10 million records worldwide.
Their new album, Planet Zero is out now, and you can catch them on tour by visiting https://www.shinedown.com/ for more info.
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Maclin is an artist and thinker based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the founder of MIND, LLC and is on the constant pursuit of innovation to make the world a better place for creative minds. You can find him online at: www.maclin.io
Maclin is the author of "Providence," his new poetry book which you can find on his website above, or on Amazon by searching "Providence by Maclin."
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10/31/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 27 seconds
#262: Adrian Chiles - How I Learned To Love Alcohol More By Drinking Less
Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, journalist and columnist. Over his career he has fronted ITV's football coverage, co-presented Daybreak, launched multiple BBC show including The One Show, and presented several documentaries and documentary series. As a radio presenter Adrian currently hosts Question Time Extra Time and Chiles on Friday, both on 5live. His writing regularly appears in the Guardian.
The recommended alcohol limit is 14 units a week. Adrian Chiles used to put away almost 100. Ever since he was a teenager, drinking was his idea of a good time - and not just his, but seemingly the whole nation's. Still, it wasn't very good for him: the doctor made that clear. If you lined them up, Adrian must have knocked back three miles of drinks. How many of them had he genuinely wanted? A mile?
Check out Adrian's new book, The Good Drinker: https://amzn.to/3RHmN1i
Adrian's 'The Gaurdian' column: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/adrian-chiles
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10/27/2022 • 48 minutes, 51 seconds
#261: Dan Hardy - On Philosophy, Dana White & The UFC, Bruce Lee & More
Dan Hardy would describe himself as "a professional reptile, amateur philosopher, part-time visionary - Student of the martial arts and commentator of UFC fights." I would describe him as one of the legends of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, and a pioneer of British MMA. He is a former UFC fighter who is now an entrepreneur, coach, analyst, commentator and martial artist. His next fight will see him face fellow legendary UFC fighter, Diego Sanchez in a boxing match.
Dan is the founder of the Full Reptile brand, the author of the book "Part Reptile," and frequently makes fight content on his very successful YouTube channel ( @Dan Hardy | Full Reptile ).
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10/23/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 33 seconds
#260: Niko Stoifberg - The Man Who Bought Nothing For 365 Days
Niko Stoifberg is an author and self-experimentalist. Niko summarizes non-fiction books for a living. In his spare time, he writes columns and fiction. His acclaimed debut novel Dort appeared in 2019.
On New Years Eve in 2015, Niko set himself the resolution to not buy anything for one year. The results were surprising.
In this episode today, we discuss:
- Niko's 365 day challenge
- The philosophy of 'Less but better'
- Adopting Minimalism
& More
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https://stoifberg.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QesWRLsWJA4 - Niko's Ted Talk
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10/23/2022 • 48 minutes, 34 seconds
#259: Dr Liz O'Riordan - The No BS Guide To Nutrition And Fighting Disease
Dr Liz O'Riordan ( @Liz O'Riordan ) is a breast cancer surgeon, two-time breast cancer survivor, author and speaker.
In this conversation today, Liz and I discuss:
- What it was like being diagnosed with cancer twice
- The irony in being a breast cancer surgeon and then getting breast cancer
- How having cancer has changed Liz's outlook on life
- The nutritional lies told about cancer
- Much more
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http://www.liz.oriordan.co.uk
https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan
https://dontignoretheelephant.podbean.com - Liz's podcast
instagram.com/oriordanliz
Buy Liz’s memoir: https://unbound.com/books/under-the-knife
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10/14/2022 • 50 minutes, 49 seconds
#258: Tobias Gutteridge - Special Forces Soldier On The Mission That Changed His Life Forever
Tobias (Toby) Gutteridge is a former member of the U.K. Special Forces (S.B.S). Toby was on tour in Afghanistan when he got shot through the neck, which left him instantly paralysed from the neck down. He has a miraculous survival story, and has overcome many of his own struggles but he still faces new challenges each and every day.
Links mentioned:
Check out Toby's new book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Will-Die-Toby-Gutteridge/dp/1787635465/
For more on Toby's brand, Bravery: https://bravery.org.uk/
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9/28/2022 • 57 minutes, 26 seconds
#257: Max Dickins - Is THIS The Biggest Problem Facing Men Today?
Max Dickins is an author, a playwright and a recovering stand-up comedian. He has had his own Sony Award-nominated show on Absolute Radio and appeared numerous times on BBC One’s Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Dickins’ critically acclaimed live shows have played to sell-out crowds at the Edinburgh Festival and on national tours. IRL he is also the co-director of Hoopla, the UK’s first dedicated improv comedy theatre.
Check out Max’s book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billy-No-Mates-Realised-Friendship-Problem/dp/1838853510
9/19/2022 • 52 minutes, 53 seconds
#256: Dr Louis Ignarro - Nobel Prize Winner Explains How To Supercharge Your Health
Dr Louis Ignarro is an American pharmacologist, Professor Emeritus in the UCLA school of Medicine and the co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize.
Dr Ignarro and colleagues won the Nobel prize in 1998 for their demonstration that nitric oxide, a molecule that we will discuss in depth, worked as a signalling agent within the cardiovascular system. This finding later gave birth to viagra. You heard that right.
Now if you’re listening to this, and wondering what the hell is nitric oxide, what the hell is the cardiovascular system, and why should I even care? Well, please don’t be put off. It’s explained very well throughout the podcast by Dr Ignarro. Moreover, the reason that you should care is that this molecule has the potential to make or break your health.
You can expect to learn what nitric oxide is, why it’s crucial for brain health, preventing diseases like Alzheimers, how it boosts learning and memory, why it’s key for reducing your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes and more. We talk about practical ways to boost nitric oxide and you can also expect to learn did winning the Nobel Prize make Dr Ignarro any happier..
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Buy 'Dr No' : https://www.amazon.com/Dr-NO-Discovery-Nobel-Viagra/dp/
9/16/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute
#255: Tova Friedman - My Story Of Surviving Auschwitz, The Gas Chamber, Starvation & More
Tova Friedman is a holocaust survivor of Auschwitz. After surviving the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto in Central Poland where she lived as a toddler, Tova was five when she and her parents were sent to a Nazi labour camp, and almost six when she and her mother were forced into a packed cattle truck and sent to Auschwitz II, also known as the Birkenau extermination camp, while her father was transported to Dachau.
Malcolm Brabant also joined us and co-authored the book. Malcolm is a veteran foreign correspondent with experience reporting from over 80 countries.
During six months of incarceration in Birkenau, Tova witnessed atrocities that she could never forget, and experienced numerous escapes from death. She is one of a handful of Jews to have entered a gas chamber and lived to tell the tale.
As Nazi killing squads roamed Birkenau before abandoning the camp in January 1945, Tova and her mother hid among corpses. After being liberated by the Russians they made their way back to their hometown in Poland. Eventually Tova’s father tracked them down and the family was reunited.
In this interview today, I spoke with Tova about:
- Her earliest memories of Auschwitz
- Having her head shaved and tattooed at 5 years old
- What it was like sleeping next to dead corpses
- How she survived the Gas Chamber
- What she would say to Adolf Hitler today & more
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Connect with Tova & Malcolm:
https://www.tiktok.com/@tovafriedman
More information about Tova and the Holocaust: https://linktr.ee/tovatok
https://www.malcolmbrabant.org
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BUY 'The daughter of Auschwitz': https://geni.us/DaughterofAuschwitz
9/5/2022 • 57 minutes, 25 seconds
#254: Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu - Premier League Footballer On The Power Of Reframing Your Thoughts
Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu is a former professional footballer who last played in the Premier League with West Bromwich Albion and with the Welsh national side. He is also the founder of The Turmeric Co.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The supplement that saved Thomas' career
- How to deal with pressure
- Why football sponsorships and advertisements are having a detrimental effect on the youth
- The mentality to make it at the elite level
- & so much more
inks:
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https://twitter.com/RobsonKanu
https://twitter.com/TheTurmericCo
https://www.instagram.com/theturmericco
8/29/2022 • 50 minutes, 3 seconds
#253: Dr Daniel Z Lieberman - How To Unlock The True Power Of Your Unconscious Mind
Dr Daniel Z Lieberman is a medical doctor, Psychiatrist and clinical professor of Psychiatry at George Washington.
Dan has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and was the best selling author of the Molecule of More, A book about Dopamine that I was personally recommended on the show by Dr Andrew Huberman when he came on.
Dr Lieberman’s latest book is called ‘spell bound’. Modern science, ancient magic and the hidden potential of the unconscious mind.
In this episode today, we discuss:
- What is the unconscious mind?
- Why are we so drawn to magic and myth?
- Why elite performing athletes are the most superstitious people on the planet
- What are the dangers of not exploring your unconscious mind
- How to explore your unconscious mind
& dopamine, how reward without effort can ruin a person, how to reset your brain for enhanced creativity, love and passion and much more!
I hope you enjoy this conversation with Dr Daniel Z Lieberman.
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Buy: The Molecule of More - https://www.amazon.com/Molecule-More-Chemical-Creativity_and-Determine/dp/1948836580/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid&sr
Buy 'SPELLBOUND': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spellbound-Science-Ancient-Potential-Unconscious/dp/B0B5PTJGWJ
Connect with Dr Daniel Lieberman - https://www.danielzlieberman.com
8/26/2022 • 57 minutes, 17 seconds
#252: Dr Karan Rajan - Inside The Mind of An NHS Surgeon
Dr Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon, clinical Lecturer at Sunderland University and social media influencer with more than 5 million social media followers.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a 5* review and subscribing to us. It really helps!
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8/22/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 16 seconds
#251: Dr Mark Goulston - Suicide Prevention Expert On How To Save Lives, Stop Bullies & Find Meaning
Dr Mark Goulston is a Psychiatrist, suicide prevention specialist, former UCLA professor of Psychiatry and former FBI and police hostage negotiator. Dr Goulston is the best-selling author of nine books including ‘just listen.’ Which has been translated into 28 languages, Dr Goulston is also the host of the highly rated podcast my wakeup call.
In this episode today, Dr Goulston & I got into a discussion about suicide prevention, dealing with depression, how to instil hope in others, deal with bullies and more:
Topics:
- Why Mark became a Psychiatrist
- How Mark became an expert in suicide prevention
- Why people want to take their own life
- How you can help someone that is suicidal
- Dr Goulston's advice for the person that is lost and depressed
- How to deal with bullies
- Much more!
You can watch the VIDEO interview of this conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/c/freedompact
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Links for things discussed:
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https://markgoulston.com
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Tell My Story - https://www.chooselife.org/film
https://www.stayalivevideo.com
8/19/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 54 seconds
#250: Rory Sutherland - The Metaverse, The Future Of The Working World, Optimisation, & More
Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK and the founder of the behavioural science practice. He writes the Spectator’s ‘Wiki Man’ column, presents series for BBC Radio 4, serves on the advisory board of The Evolution Institute, and is former President of the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising). The IDM (Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing) awarded Sutherland an Honorary Life Fellowship. His TED talks have over 6.5 million views. He authored a collection of blog posts, interviews, tweets and reference materials, The Wiki-Man, in 2011, and his first book Alchemy was published in 2019.
https://twitter.com/rorysutherland
8/15/2022 • 55 minutes, 25 seconds
#249: Amy Chan - How To Heal From Heartbreak & Find The Love You Deserve
Amy Chan is the Founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to healing the heart. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Heart Hackers Club – an online magazine that focuses on the psychology behind love, lust and desire. The Observer calls her “A relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw” and her company has been featured across national media including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline and the front page of The New York Times. Her book, Breakup Bootcamp – The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, published by Harper Collins, is available at all bookstores now.
In this episode today, Amy & I discuss:
- What led Amy to helping people heal from heartbreak?
- Why do breakups hurt so much?
- What is happening to the body biologically during a breakup?
- Why you're not crazy for making bad decisions post-breakup
- The WORST things you can do after a breakup
- The dangers of NOT moving on from your ex
- The scientific & spiritual method to heal from heartbreak
- Can you heal from heartbreak in a new relationship?
- How to stop picking the wrong partners
- Overcoming self-sabotage
- Much More
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving us a 5* review on audio platforms and subscribing on YouTube. It helps more than you could imagine!
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https://amy-chan.com
https://www.instagram.com/missamychan
8/12/2022 • 1 hour
#248: Julian Peterson - On Meaning, Purpose, Family & More
Julian Peterson is a software developer, musician, entrepreneur and the founder of 'Essay.' If you don't know Julian, you may know him as the son of former Freedom Pact guest, Tammy Peterson and Jordan Peterson.
In this episode we discuss:
- The power of writing
- Meaning
- Finding Your Purpose
- The importance of family
- & much more
Links:
Essay: https://essay.app
Essay Twitter: @essay_app
Essay Instagram: @essay.app
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/julianpeterson
Instagram: @julianpeterson1
Twitter: @julianpeterson1
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SXiwO59NFB9eyxPSr8lOV?si=GRsZM20bQUqBS946b4z34Q
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/julianpeterson1
8/8/2022 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds
#247: Professor Russell Foster - New Science Of The Body Clock Can Revolutionize Your Sleep & Health
Russell Foster is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Director of Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute and Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford.
Expect to learn all about the science of the body clock, and how your circadian rhythm has a direct impact on the quality of your sleep and health.
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7/27/2022 • 45 minutes, 12 seconds
#246: Oliver Burkeman - A Guide For Managing The Time That We Have
Oliver Burkeman is a feature writer for The Guardian. He is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and has been short-listed for the Orwell Prize. He writes a popular weekly column on psychology, "This Column Will Change Your Life," and has reported from New York, London, and Washington.
Oliver's latest book, is the fantastic: 'Four Those weeks: Time Management For Mortals' which draws on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management.
In the episode today, we discuss:
- What is time?
- Why we can never really control time
- The perils of not accepting our mortality
- Why trying to control our time only leads to more anxiety and stress
- Cosmic insignificance therapy
- The worst self-help advice
- More
Links:
Oliver's book: shorturl.at/CGX28
https://www.oliverburkeman.com
Watch the YouTube version of this interview (from 6pm UK Time), here: https://www.youtube.com/freedompact
Instagram: @freedompact
Email: [email protected]
7/14/2022 • 56 minutes, 52 seconds
#245: Ben Aldridge - The 10 Stoic Principles To Transform Your Life
Ben Aldridge writes about practical philosophy, comfort zones, mental health, and adventure. You can find him climbing mountains, learning Japanese, running marathons, taking ice baths and sleeping in unusual places. The challenges he sets for himself, and his readers are often demanding yet quirky and fun. Ben has suffered from severe anxiety and found adopting a Stoic mentality helped him enormously.
In this podcast, we discuss 10 of Ben’s favourite stoic principles to live your life by.
Ben’s Instagram: @dothingsthatchallengeyou
Our Instagram: @FreedomPact
Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Control-Uncontrollable-Changing-Resilient/dp/1801290423/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=cca986f8-edc2-449e-af6a-066c26605f08
7/10/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 20 seconds
#244: Dr Jenna Macciochi - Immunologist On The Science Of Staying Well
Dr Jenna Macciochi specialises in understanding how nutrition and lifestyle interact with the immune system in health and disease.
With over 20 years' experience she is on a mission to break down the science behind our health and share the secrets of how to be well, for good.
Based in Brighton, Jenna is a lecturer at Sussex University, a qualified fitness instructor and health coach and author of Immunity: the science of staying well.
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6/27/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 32 seconds
#243: Nick Yarris - Wrongly Convicted Death Row Prisoner of 23 Years On What Freedom Really Means
Listen to our first interview with Nick in which he details his full story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_-_at8H37E
Nick Yarris was sent to death row for 22 Years, for a crime he didn't commit and was the star of the documentary "Fear of 13." He is the author of multiple books, and a highly revered speaker.
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You can find out more about Nick and check out his books at https://nickyarrisofficial.com/
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6/22/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 11 seconds
#242: Barry Hearn OBE - How This Entrepreneur Built Massive Success From Nothing
Barry Maurice William Hearn OBE is an English sporting events promoter and the founder and President of promotions company Matchroom Sport.
Barry has developed Matchroom Sport into one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of quality sports programming. Aside from Matchroom Sport, Barry is Chairman of the Professional Darts Corporation, the World Snooker Association, and WPBSA Ltd.
In this interview, Barry & I discuss:
- How growing up poor was his secret advantage
- What separates the elite performers in sport from those that don't make it
- What happened in a fight between Barry and his son Eddie Hearn
- Who would in a fight out of Eddie Hearn and Jake Paul
- Advice for entrepreneurs
- The business deal that saved Matchroom from going bust
- Much more!
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https://matchroom.com
https://twitter.com/BarryHearn
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6/13/2022 • 41 minutes, 58 seconds
#241: David Pakman - Is It Possible To Be Political AND Happy?
Today on the Freedom Pact podcast we are joined by progressive political commentator, David Pakman. David hosts "The David Pakman Show," featuring the biggest political and news stories of the day, including lively debate with guests from all sides, analysis and stories no other shows are covering.
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6/6/2022 • 50 minutes, 19 seconds
#240: Dr Iain Mcgilchrist - Brain Hemispheres, The Sacred & Divine, Meaning & More
Dr Iain McGilchrist is a former literature scholar at Oxford University before an interest in the mind and body led him to studying medicine, which paved the way for him to become a consultant Psychiatrist.
Dr McGilChrist is an associate of Green Templteton College in Oxford, a fellow of the royal college of Psychiatrists, a fellow of the royal society of arts and Iain has also researched neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Iain is the author of the Master and his Emissary, a book that I was recommended by Robert Greene. Recently Iain has his latest book; ‘’The matter with things’’, which took him 12 years to write and his almost 600,000 words. The equivalent to 6 PhD Thesis’.
In this conversation today, Iain and I discuss the roles of the left and the right brain, we discuss the power of exploring opposing ideas and fields, the sacred and divine, mindfulness, meaning and much much more.
Links:
https://channelmcgilchrist.com
YouTube.com/freedompact
Instagram.com/freedompact
5/30/2022 • 54 minutes, 25 seconds
#239: Dr Will Bulsiewicz - Gastroenterologist Explains How Fibre Can Help & Heal Your Gut
Dr Will Bulsiewicz, or 'Dr B', is a board certified Gastroenterologist who both practises and researches at the cutting edge of science related to gut-health.
Long time listeners of the show will know that this is Dr Bulsiewicz's third appearance on the show! Our first podcast with Dr B (#33) is in our top ten most downloaded ever episodes and our second podcast was in the top 30 of the Educational iTunes Charts.
Dr B is the author of the New York Times selling book 'Fibre Fuelled', which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178504415X
Similarly, Will has just released a brand new cookbook which features over 100 recipes. Check it out here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785044176
In this episode today, Will & I discuss:
- How Dr B built his platform
- Why people relate to Will
- Is medical school failing young doctors?
- The role of Fibre in health
- The healing molecule. 'short chain fatty acids'
- Optimising the microbiome
- Much, much more!
Links:
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Instagram.com/freedompact
Instagram.com/theguthealthmd
https://theplantfedgut.com
5/23/2022 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 28 seconds
#238: Neil deGrasse Tyson - On UFO's, Time Dilation, Billionaire Space Race, Elon Musk & More
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. His new book, 'Welcome To The Universe: In 3D" is out now: https://welcometotheuniverse.net/
In this episode of the podcast, I ask Neil:
- Why does time get slower when you travel through space?
- What do the US Government UFO images tell us?
- Why are we so fascinated with finding alien life?
- Did Jeff Bezos REALLY go to Space?
- & Much more
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5/3/2022 • 46 minutes, 58 seconds
#237: Matt Hancock - Exclusive Sit-Down Interview On The Pandemic, The State Of Politics & More
We are joined by Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk and the former health secretary of the U.K during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic for a sit-down interview at Portcullis House, Westminster.
In the short time that we were together, we asked Matt about his dyslexia campaign, how working through Covid effected his mental health, did China influence the UK lockdowns, his battles with Piers Morgan and his advice to the future health secretary.
We really wanted to do our best with this one, and even though the interview itself may not be as long and in depth as we would have liked it to be, we are proud to release our first ever in person interview in stunning quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW9t8sYehYU&feature=youtu.be
Filmed & Produced by @Steff Morris
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4/30/2022 • 19 minutes, 39 seconds
#236: Kendra Lust - The Dangers Of Porn, Having Better Relationships & Being True To Yourself
Kendra Lust is an award winning American Pornographic Actress, content creator and entrepreneur.
Kendra has more than 7 million online followers, is a qualified nurse and won the hottest Milf award of the year for 2016.
Kendra Lust has years of experience and knowledge of the insides of the world of adult acting, and she is a very bright, warm and insightful woman.
It was a pleasure talking to Kendra about a range of topics that included why she left a career in nursing to pursue adult film, is porn good or bad for society, how she’s balanced a marriage whilst acting, should you go to porn to learn how to be better in bed, how to have better relationships, does size matter and much more.
4/5/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
#235: Dr Steven Gundry - The Dietary Approach To Longevity, Weight loss and Overall Health
Steven R. Gundry, MD, is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. After a distinguished surgical career as a professor and chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University, Dr. Gundry changed his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes. He is the bestselling author of The Longevity Paradox, The Plant Paradox, The Plant Paradox Cookbook, The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy, and Dr. Gundry’s Diet Evolution, and has written more than three hundred articles published in peer-reviewed journals on using diet and supplements to eliminate heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and multiple other diseases.
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For more on Dr Gundry: https://drgundry.com/
3/28/2022 • 56 minutes, 3 seconds
#234: Andy King - Reveals All About Fyre Festival, Throwing Multi-Million Dollar Parties & More
Andy King is an American entrepreneur and events producer. He is also one of the stars of Netflix hit documentary, FYRE FESTIVAL.
He catered his first wedding at the of 16 and went on to become a top event producer in New York City. He has been featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal as America’s first corporate concierge for his ground-breaking work at PepsiCo.
Links:
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Andy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realandyking/
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3/21/2022 • 1 hour, 55 seconds
#233: Dr Andy Galpin - The Science Of Optimising Athletic Performance
Dr. Andy Galpin is a tenured professor in the Center for Sport Performance at CSU Fullerton, where he teaches classes and runs the BMEP (Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology) Lab. He won a DIII National Championship in football while earning his undergraduate degree in exercise science at Linfield College (2005). He received his master’s degree in human movement sciences from the University of Memphis (2008) and his Ph.D. in Human Bioenergetics from Ball State University (2011).
In this episode today, we discuss:
- How muscle is built
- Why muscle is key for longevity
- Can you perform optimally on a vegan diet?
- Strength training vs Hypertrophy
- Andy's process for optimising athletes
- Blood Testing
- Supplements
& More
Links:
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http://www.andygalpin.com
3/14/2022 • 54 minutes, 56 seconds
#232: Ariel Helwani - Finding Success, Dealing With Setbacks, Turning Passion In To A Living & More
Ariel Helwani has been covering mixed martial arts professionally since 2006. He is the reigning multi-time World MMA Award Journalist of the Year winner. Helwani is a graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The "early grind" of chasing a dream
- Dealing with setbacks such as Dana White ending Ariel's involvement with Showtime
- Ariel's advice on turning your passion in to a living
- & Much More
Follow Ariel On Twitter: https://twitter.com/arielhelwani
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2/28/2022 • 36 minutes, 50 seconds
#231: Dr Caroline Leaf - Neuroscientist Explains The Connection Between Your Mind And Body
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology and a BSc Logopaedics, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input.
All of Dr Leaf's books & her app can be found at this link: https://drleaf.com/collections/all
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2/21/2022 • 48 minutes, 8 seconds
#230: Bret Weinstein - On Joe Rogan, Free Speech, Censorship & More
Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist, podcaster and author. He is the co-host of the Dark Horse Podcast, and the co-author of "A Hunter Gatherer's Guide To The 21st Century" with his wife Heather Heying.
This is Bret's third appearance on the Freedom Pact podcast, making him our most regular guest to date.
In this episode, Bret and I discuss:
- Joe Rogan & Spotify
- What is feels like to be censored
- What is going on with the Intellectual Dark Web?
- What is "misinformation" and how do we define it?
- Are love and grief embedded in our human nature?
- Why we aren't so different to the original people of the new world
- & Much more
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2/14/2022 • 46 minutes, 38 seconds
#229: Carrot Top - How Laughter Can Transform Your Life
Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson has been making audiences around the world laugh for more than three decades. Since his debut on “Star Search”, Carrot Top has soared to success and become one of the most recognizable entertainers in the world. Since 2005, fans have flocked to his Las Vegas headlining residency at Luxor Hotel and Casino to catch comedy’s King of Props induce sidesplitting laughter with his current take on pop culture, music, and headlines of the day in a continually evolving show.
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https://carrottop.com
2/7/2022 • 40 minutes, 1 second
#228: Professor Paul Bloom - Does Suffering Make Us Happier?
Paul Bloom (@paulbloomatyale) is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University.
Paul is a big name in the Psychological space, being widely known for his research and writing. Paul’s research has focussed on moral and cognitive psychology, with focusses on how people make sense of the world.
Today, Paul and I will be discussing his latest book: ‘’the sweet spot’’ - The pleasures of suffering, and the search for meaning. Which will explore the idea of why suffering may be crucial in living a meaningful and happy life.
Before we start today’s episode, on a personal note - I just want to say that after a 3 month break from the podcasting space - it feels so good to be back. With that said, I hope that you enjoy this episode, with Paul Bloom.
Links:
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https://paulbloom.net
Buy 'The Sweet Spot': https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-sweet-spot-paul-bloom?variant=33090880733218
1/31/2022 • 49 minutes, 56 seconds
#227: Samuel Whiting - Unlocking The True Power Of Your Breath
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Samuel Whiting is a leader in the field of human potential and has worked with and been inspired by revered mentors, coaches, and scientists like Dr. Jack Feldman and Dr. Andrew Huberman of Stanford University’s Department of Neurobiology, Wim Hof, and Baron Baptiste.
Sam is a certified Wim Hof Method Instructor and leads daily sessions, trainings, and programs with Our Breath Collective, in addition to consulting with high-level executives, athletes, special operators, pursuers of Guinness World Records, and beyond.
@whitingenergy
@ourbreathcollective
1/24/2022 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 43 seconds
#226: Mason Musso - Lessons From A Life Of Rock & Roll
Mason Musso is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is popularly known for being the lead vocalist of Metro Station where he created such smash hits as "Shake It." He is currently the main singer of the band Social Order.
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1/17/2022 • 54 minutes, 51 seconds
#225: Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Virtue That Will Change Your Life
Ryan Holiday is the author of ten books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, Conspiracy and Stillness is the Key which have sold more than 2 million copies in thirty languages and have a following among NFL coaches, world-class athletes, TV personalities, political leaders, and others around the world.
His new book, ‘Courage Is Calling’ is available now and can be found at RyanHoliday.net
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11/3/2021 • 44 minutes, 5 seconds
#224: Dr Emeran Mayer - The Mind-Gut Connection
Emeran Mayer is a gastroenterologist, lecturer, author, neuroscientist, filmmaker and a professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the School of medicine at UCLA. Dr Mayer is a pioneer of medical research into brain gut interactions.
In this podcast today, we discuss:
- The role of the microbiome
- Why your gut is your second brain
- How many microbes do we have in our gut?
- The role of food in mental health
- Can thoughts make you sick?
- The best foods for your gut
- Much more
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10/8/2021 • 56 minutes, 11 seconds
#223: Dr Christopher Kaczor - Jordan Peterson, God & Christianity: The Search For A Meaningful Life
Dr. Christopher Kaczor is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College and earned a Ph.D. four years later from the University of Notre Dame. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Kaczor did post-doctoral work as a Alexander von Humboldt German Chancellor Fellow at the University of Cologne. He was appointed a Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life of Vatican City, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. The winner of a Templeton Grant, he has written more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters.
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Dr Kaczor's Latest Book: https://www.wordonfire.org/peterson-book/
Video playlists referenced in this episode:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6cPgDv4oMrtJchjYwop0wYzsTXzRXJjn (Does God exist?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPixUeqAI0 (Does the Catholic Church oppose science?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWzgooQHxAM (Does Genesis oppose Evolution?)
10/4/2021 • 56 minutes, 32 seconds
#222: Bianca Miller-Cole & Byron Cole - The No-BS Guide To Success
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10/1/2021 • 48 minutes, 17 seconds
#221: Tammy Peterson - Meaning, Faith, Relationships, Creativity & More
On this episode of Freedom Pact, we are joined by Tammy Peterson. Tammy is a wonderfully creative and spiritual person with a story of real resilience. Tammy was diagnosed with terminal cancer, but after opening the door for miracles to happen, battled her way back to health. In this episode we discuss:
- Living a life in service
- Meaning & purpose
- What makes a healthy & happy relationship
- Love & finding "the one"
- The power of creativity
& so much more
You an find Tammy on instagram @tammymoropete. You can also find us on instagram @FreedomPact
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9/27/2021 • 59 minutes, 33 seconds
#220: Gauranga Das - The Art Of Resilience: Uplift The Mind & Transform The Heart
Gauranga Das is a monk of 26 years, a leadership and mindfulness coach, and the former teacher and mentor to monk-turned-self help sensation, Jay Shetty.
In his own words, Gauranga Das is "Working to solve the biggest problems in the world" and we touch on some of those in this conversation as well as:
- How To Build Resilience
- The Most Common Reason People Don't Achieve Their Goals
- Staying Present
- How To Deal With Conflict
- The Bhagavad Gita
& So Much More
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9/20/2021 • 35 minutes, 48 seconds
#219: Bill Beswick - Elite Sports Psychologist Shares The Secret Mindset Of Winners
Bill Beswick is an acclaimed sports psychologist. Bill has had roles with English football clubs Derby County, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland, and FC Twente in the Netherlands. Bill is the author of the new book: changing your story: 20 life lessons from elite sports. Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Changing-Your-Story-Bill-Beswick/dp/0241448018/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631783388&sr=8-1
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https://billbeswick.com
9/17/2021 • 55 minutes, 24 seconds
#218: Heather Heying - A Hunter Gatherer’s Guide To The 21st Century
Heather Heying is an evolutionary biologist, co-host of The Dark Horse Podcast and author of ‘A Hunter Gatherer’s Guide To The 21st Century” with her husband, Bret Weinstein.
In this episode, Heather discusses:
- How we have become a hyper novel’ world
- The the problem & solution are both evolutionary
- How are ancient bodies are out of sync with the modern world
- Why ‘anti-ageing’ research is futile
- Do dreams have meaning?
- Is love & grief in our human nature?
- Postmodernism
- The education system
- & much more
Check out the book at: https://heatherheying.com/hg-guide
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9/13/2021 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
#217: Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk - Understanding & Healing Trauma
Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk is a psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator based in Boston, USA. Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score. Bessel Van der Kolk served as a past president for the International Society for Traumatic stress Studies and former co-director of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. He is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Topics discussed:
- Are we all traumatised?
- What causes trauma?
- What is disassociation?
- How does trauma appear in the body?
- EMDR, psychedelics and Yoga
- The role of talk therapy
- Post traumatic growth?
- Much more
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https://www.besselvanderkolk.com
9/10/2021 • 44 minutes, 5 seconds
#216: Luke Burgis - The Real Reason Why We Want The Things We Want
Luke Burgis is an entrepreneur and author of 'Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life" and in this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast we discuss:
- What mimetic desire is and how it plays a part in your life
- Why Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs may be wrong
- The relationship between desire and goal setting
- Why we all tell romantic lies
& much more
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9/6/2021 • 53 minutes, 32 seconds
#215: Dr Anna Lembke - Dopamine, Addiction, Pleasure and Pain, Brokenness & The Importance of Truth
Dr Anna Lembke is an American psychiatrist who is Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University. Anna is a specialist in the opioid epidemic in the United States, and the author of Drug Dealer, MD and Anna’s new book is called Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, was released in August 2021. Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dopamine-Nation-Finding-Balance-Indulgence/dp/B08LQZ3QDT/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dopamine+nation&qid=1630619963&sr=8-1
In this conversation, Anna & I discuss:
- The role of Dopamine
- Dopamine and addiction
- The psychology of an addict
- Why Anna's patients are her hero's
- How to navigate difficult conversations
- The cost of cheap dopamine
- Recovery from addiction
- Why AA & 12 steps work
- Much more
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9/3/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
#214 Eric Jorgenson - A Guide To Happiness With The Wisdom Of Naval Ravikant
Eric Jorgenson is a startup growth guy, writer, and (rarely) an Angel investor. He is on the founding team of Zaarly, and has been publishing online since 2014. His business blog, Evergreen, has educated and entertained over a million readers. He is also the man behind the bestselling book 'The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant: A Guide To Wealth & Happiness."
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8/30/2021 • 56 minutes, 3 seconds
#213 Dr Samantha Boardman - Psychiatrist's Advice For Cultivating Incredible Mental Health
Dr. Samantha Boardman is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Assistant Attending Psychiatrist at Weill-Cornell Medical College. She has a BA from Harvard University, an MD from Cornell University Medical College.
Samantha's latest book is called 'Ready for anything: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everyday-Strong-Principles-Build-Resilience/dp/0241292212/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ready+for+anything&qid=1629998098&sr=8-1
Topics discussed:
- What are micro-stressers?
- What are the effects of micro-stress on our health?
- Why common mental illnesses may have been adaptive in other time periods
- Why we evolved to retreat into solitude when stressed
- Why disconnecting from others can become a vicious cycle
- The best mental health advice Samantha has been given
- Much more
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https://twitter.com/sambmd?s=20
8/26/2021 • 50 minutes, 47 seconds
#212: Diren Kartal - Why Your Approach To Health & Fitness May Be Making You Unhappy
Diren Katral is a personal trainer, online coach, creator, entrepreneur & so much more. He joins the Freedom Pact podcast today to discuss:
- The mindset you need to adopt towards health & fitness
- The type of goals that will never make you happy
- How social media impacts our health & self worth
- How to spot genuine advice in a world of influences fighting for your attention
- Habit forming & the habits that have changed his life for the better
- & So much more
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8/23/2021 • 51 minutes, 1 second
#211: Charlotte Worthington - Tokyo 2020 Gold Medallist On Perseverance, Failure & Handling Pressure
Charlotte Worthington is a British Olympic gold medallist who competes internationally in Freestyle BMX. She won the Gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is on the podcast today to discuss her Olympic story, her journey in getting there, handling pressure on the biggest stages, and how to pick yourself up from failure.
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8/16/2021 • 39 minutes, 5 seconds
#210: Sergey Young - Longevity Investor Explains The Why, When & How of Humans Living Until 200
Sergey Young is a visionary, longevity investor and a man on a mission to extend the healthy lifespans of at least 1 billion people. Sergey’s latest book is called the science and technology of growing young. Buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Technology-Growing-Young-Breakthroughs/dp/1950665879/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sergey+young&qid=1628801022&sr=8-1
In this episode, Sergey & I discuss:
- What is aging?
- Sergey's mission to extend the lives of 1 billion people
- Should aging be classified as a disease?
- When will humans be able to live until they're 200?
- What are the technologies that will enable add years to lifespan?
- Is it ethical to live to 150 or 200?
- What are some things that we can to do today to extend our lives?
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8/13/2021 • 51 minutes, 20 seconds
#209: Stephen Hussey - Expert Advice For Finding & Creating Lasting Love in 2021
Stephen Hussey is the host of love life and the speaking generally podcasts, a writer at gettheguy.com and a PhD graduate from Oxford university.
In this episode today, Stephen joins the Freedom Pact to discuss:
- Why has modern dating becoming so complicated?
- When did it ever become cool to not have any needs?
- Have we over-fetishised independence?
- Underrated 'green flags' in a partner
- The mindset of winners in dating
- 4 powerful questions to know if your relationship will last
- Stephen's love letter to his future wife
& Much more!
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https://www.howtogettheguy.com/other/questions-ask-committing-long-term-relationship/
8/6/2021 • 55 minutes, 10 seconds
#208: Dr Kelly McGonigal - Stanford Psychologist Explains Why Movement Will Change Your Life
This is episode 208. Today on the show, we are joined by Dr Kelly McGonigal.
Kelly is a world-leading health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. Kelly’s previous books include the joy of movement, the willpower instinct and the upside of stress. Kelly’s Ted talk’s combined have over 20 million views, and she was called by Oprah magazine a visionary.
In today’s episode, we discuss the effect that movement has on the body. We look at this from the evolutionary perspective, why we’ve evolved to feel so good after a run or a workout, we look at why exercise triggers what Kelly has called ‘’hope molecules’’, we discuss whether movement can end the epidemics of loneliness, anxiety and depression that are unfortunately so prominent in the world and we also examine how movement can be used as a tool for connection, not just to ourselves and others, but to the entire planet.
I hope that you enjoy this conversation, with the superb Kelly McGongial.
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7/30/2021 • 58 minutes, 32 seconds
#207: James Nestor - Why The Way You Breathe Is Hindering Your Health & Longevity
James Nestor is an author and journalist. His book, 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art' explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly over the past several hundred thousand years and is now suffering from a laundry list of maladies -- snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease -- because of it.
In this episode you can expect to learn:
- The dangers of mouth breathing
- What breathing through your nose can do to optimise your body and mind
- The link between breath and longevity
- The best breathing techniques
& So much more
https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/
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7/26/2021 • 45 minutes, 54 seconds
#206: Dr Stuart Clark - How Understanding The Universe Can Help Us In Understanding Ourselves
Stuart Clark is a widely read astronomy journalist. His career is devoted to presenting the complex world of astronomy to the general public. Stuart holds a first class honours degree and a PhD in astrophysics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a former Vice Chair of the Association of British Science Writers. On 9 August 2000, UK daily newspaper The Independent placed him alongside Stephen Hawking and the Astronomer Royal, Professor Sir Martin Rees, as one of the ‘stars’ of British astrophysics teaching.
For more on Dr Clark: http://www.stuartclark.com
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7/19/2021 • 54 minutes, 13 seconds
#205: Jamie Wheal - Rethinking God, Sex and Death In A World That's Lost Its Mind
Jamie Wheal is the author of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance.
Jamie is an expert on peak performance and leadership, specializing in the neuroscience and application of Flow states. He has advised everyone from the U.S. Naval War College and Special Operations Command, the athletes of Red Bull, and the owners of NFL, NBA, MLB, and Premier League teams to the executives of Google, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Cisco, and Young Presidents' Organization.
In today's episode, Jamie joins the show to discuss his latest book: Recapture The Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In A World That's Lost Its Mind. Buy here: https://amzn.to/3ihoHpW
In today's episode we discuss:
- The biggest lesson Jamie learned in 2020
- Can we save society?
- Why has society lost its mind
- Why are we experiencing a meaning crisis?
- Much more
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7/16/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 59 seconds
#204: Danny Trejo - The Journey From A Life Of Crime To Becoming A Hollywood Legend
Danny Trejo has developed a prolific career in the entertainment industry with a hard-earned and atypical road to success. From years of imprisonment to helping troubled youth battle drug addictions, from acting to producing, and now on to restaurant ventures, Trejo’s name, face, and achievements are well recognized in Hollywood and beyond.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Danny's time in prison from a young age
- Mentally preparing for the death penalty
- Escaping an attempt on his life
- Meeting Charles Manson in prison
- Transitioning in to Hollywood
- & Much more
For more on Danny, and to find out where you can purchase his new book, 'Trejo:' https://dannytrejo.com/
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7/12/2021 • 38 minutes, 43 seconds
#203: Ben Aldridge: Practical Philosophy, Stoicism & Becoming Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Ben Aldridge is a writer, teacher and musician from the UK. He writes about practical philosophy, comfort zones, mental health and adventure. His first book “How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: 43 Weird & Wonderful Ways to Build a Strong Resilient Mindset” is an exploration of unique ways to leave our comfort zones and face our fears. Heavily influenced by Stoicism, Buddhism, Popular Psychology and CBT, Ben’s challenges encourage us to get uncomfortable and experience the personal growth that we can only gain from pushing ourselves to the limit.
Links:
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7/5/2021 • 48 minutes, 19 seconds
#202: Dr BJ Fogg - Stanford Scientist On How Tiny Habits Can Change Your Life
BJ Fogg is an American social scientist who is currently a research associate at Stanford University[1] and author. He is the founder and director of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, later renamed as Behavior Design Lab.
as spent 20 years researching and teaching insights about human behaviour. He turned this insight into his New York Times best selling book Tiny Habits.
In this episode we discuss what a habit is, why it really matters, why New Years resolutions fail how to make and break habits, the difference between habits and addiction, the role that motivation and neurochemicals like dopamine play, and why if you’re looking to build a new flossing habit, you should start with only tooth.
I hope you enjoy this episode with the impressive BJ Fogg.
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7/2/2021 • 52 minutes, 54 seconds
#201: Akira The Don: The Power Of Music, Wisdom Of Jordan Peterson, Meaningwave & More
Akira The Don is a globally renowned artist & DJ, and creator of Meaningwave Universe.
Through the creation of his genre, 'Meaningwave,' he has collaborated with the likes of Jordan Peterson, Theo Von, Alan Watts, Joe Rogan & More.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The power of music
- The Wisdom Of Jordan Peterson
- How to live a more meaningful life
& Much more
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For more on Akira The Don:
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6/28/2021 • 48 minutes, 1 second
#200: Special Episode - Reflections On The Journey Of A Lifetime
200 Epsiodes!
What a journey. In this special episode, Joe & Lewis sit down to discuss the lessons, ideas and reflections that they have had from interviewing some of the most fascinating people alive.
In this episode, you'll hear the plans for the show in the future, dream guests, mistakes that they have made along the way and whether they would do it all over again.
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6/25/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 37 seconds
#199: The Best Of Freedom Pact (So Far)
[02:21] What Makes A Life Worth Living? - Douglas Murray
[06:14] What 3.5 Million Year Old Footprints Can Teach Us About Family & Love - Neil Oliver
[14:50] How To Deal With Loneliness - Robert Greene
[18:42] The Difference Between Sadness & Depression - Tal Ben Shahar
[24:20] How To Live Longer - Dr Michael Gregger
[28:20] How To Deal With Fear - Cristina Zenato
[34:55] The Real Life Lord Of The Flies - Rutger Bregman
[39:45] Do The Work - Darin Olien
[47:39] No Such Thing As Dying Young - Massimo Pigliuci
6/21/2021 • 53 minutes, 9 seconds
#198: Eric Kaufmann - Unmasking The Problem of Political Discrimination In Modern Universities
Eric Kaufmann is Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Whiteshift, Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth, The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America and other books.
He is co-editor, among others, of Political Demography and Whither the Child: causes and consequences of low fertility , and editor of Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities . An editor of the journal Nations & Nationalism, he has written for New York Times, Times of London, Financial Times, Newsweek International, Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines.
In this episode, Eric & I discuss:
- The attempt to 'cancel' Eric by students
- How progressive thought has taken control at Universities
- How students have gained power
- Similar attempts against Neil Thin, Steven Pinker and Bret Weinstein
- The role of political discrimination at Universities
- Can the Universities be saved?
- Will things get better or worse?
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http://www.sneps.net
https://cspicenter.org/reports/academicfreedom/
6/18/2021 • 52 minutes, 21 seconds
#197: Aaron Marino - Youtube's 'Alpha M' On Confidence, Charisma, Happiness & More
Aaron Marino is a youtuber and entrepreneur. Since 2006, Aaron has helped millions of men from around the world realize their true potential and feel great about themselves. He has made it his life's mission to reach as many men as possible in an attempt to develop a community of happy, healthy, well-adjusted and confident men. Some people say you can't learn confidence, but Aaron knows for a fact that you can.
More on Aaron: https://aaronmarino.com/
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6/14/2021 • 45 minutes, 47 seconds
#196: Marisa Peer - Award Winning Therapist's Advice For People That Don't Feel Enough
#196: Marisa Peer - Award Winning Therapist's Advice For People That Don't Feel Enough by Freedom Pact Podcast
6/11/2021 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 42 seconds
#195: Fraser Wilson - Youtube's Fitness Sensation On Building A Life You Are Passionate About
Fraser Wilson is an Australian fitness Youtuber with over 142 million video views, 1 million subscribers and 2 million social media followers, where he is producing informative and impactful content that helps millions of people achieve their health & fitness goals.
At just 24 years old, Fraser has turned his passion in to a career and is truly living a life of purpose.
In this episode, we discuss Fraser's journey, and Fraser gives his advice on how you can transform your life in to one of passion and purpose.
For more on Fraser: https://www.fraserwilsonfitness.com/
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6/7/2021 • 36 minutes, 49 seconds
#194: Dr Barbara Oakley - Learning How To Learn
Barbara Oakley, PhD, PE is a Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and Coursera’s inaugural “Innovation Instructor.” Her work focuses on the complex relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. Dr. Oakley’s research has been described as “revolutionary” in the Wall Street Journal—she has published in outlets as varied as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She has won numerous national teaching awards, including the American Society of Engineering Education’s Chester F. Carlson Award for technical innovation in engineering education.
Together with Terrence Sejnowski, she co-teaches Coursera – UC San Diego’s “Learning How to Learn,” one of the world’s most popular massive open online course. Her books include Uncommon Sense Teaching , A Mind for Numbers, Mindshift and Learning How to Learn. Dr. Oakley has adventured widely through her lifetime. She rose from the ranks of Private to Captain in the U.S. Army, during which time she was recognized as a Distinguished Military Scholar. She also worked as a communications expert at the South Pole Station in Antarctica, and has served as a Russian translator on board Soviet trawlers on the Bering Sea. Dr. Oakley is an elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
In this conversation today we discuss:
- How to Learn
- How to overcome procrastination
- Barbara's best career advice
- Memorisation and learning
- Is there such a thing as a 'learning style' eg auditory or visual?
- Does classical music help learning?
- Supplements for the brain
- Much more!
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https://barbaraoakley.com
6/4/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 4 seconds
#193: Brian Wood MC - Former Colour Sergeant On The Most Defining Battle Of His Career
"The odds were stacked against us, but they were just odds..."
Brian Wood MC, former Colour Sergeant, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. Brian Wood was awarded the Military Cross, one of Britain’s highest awards for gallantry in combat, by Her Majesty The Queen II, following his courageous leadership under enemy fire in Iraq. In the heat of a lethal close quarters battle, fighting outnumbered, he seized the initiative, taking a split-second decision to lead his men into the teeth of enemy fire in the first bayonet charge by British soldiers in 25 years. Leading from the front, he put his own life in great danger. Under his command, Brian’s men defeated the enemy without sustaining any serious casualties themselves. Their actions that day saved many other soldiers’ lives. During a 16 year military career, Brian led British troops across the full spectrum of battle from training to fighting; from operations in the Balkans to high intensity combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Throughout his Army career he had to make life-or-death decisions, frequently in hazardous battle situations, usually under great pressure and often against the clock. There is no greater leadership challenge than motivating men to put their lives on the line. To succeed they have to know that you are a meticulous and competent planner and commander who can be trusted with their lives. Brian’s military experience has equipped him to deliver highly inspirational and compelling sessions, sharing his experiences from the battlefield and suggesting ways that the lessons he has learnt can be applied in the corporate world.
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5/31/2021 • 49 minutes, 18 seconds
#192: Niall Ferguson - Historian's Thoughts On Covid-19, Political Divisions & The Next Disaster
Niall Ferguson (@nfergus) is one of Britain's most renowned historians. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard, and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. Niall's latest book is called 'Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe'.
Topics Discussed:
- Niall's reaction to Dominic Cummings latest press conference
- The UK's response to Covid-19
- Which countries handled Covid-19 the best
- Niall's thoughts on the current political divisions
- Are we more divided than ever?
- Is social media dividing us?
- Has academia become skewed?
- What is the next catastrophe that we will face?
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http://www.niallferguson.com
5/28/2021 • 53 minutes, 20 seconds
#191: Peter Singer - Morality, Effective Altruism, Ethics & More
Journalists have bestowed on Peter Singer the tag of “world’s most influential living philosopher.”
Peter Singer is an Australian moral philosopher, currently the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He specialises in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, utilitarian perspective. He is known in particular for his book Animal Liberation (1975), in which he argues in favour of veganism, and his essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", in which he argues in favour of donating to help the global poor.
For more on Peter, and to access the work mentioned in this podcast, please visit his website: https://petersinger.info/
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5/24/2021 • 53 minutes, 57 seconds
#190: Professor A C Grayling - The Case For Science, Knowledge and Humanism
Professor Anthony Grayling (@https://twitter.com/acgrayling?s=20) is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Until 2011 he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy and is a frequent media contributor.
Topics discussed:
- Anthony's new book: The Frontiers of Knowledge
- The Paradox of knowledge that we're facing
- The case for a multi-disciplined approach to collecting knowledge
- The dangers of knowledge specialisation
- Why the humanities and the sciences need to unify
- What's stopping us progressing as a society
- Can we be moral without a God?
- The case for humanism
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https://www.acgrayling.com
Buy 'the frontiers of knowledge' : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frontiers-Knowledge-About-Science-History/dp/0241304563/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+c+grayling&qid=1621514401&sr=8-1
5/21/2021 • 57 minutes, 28 seconds
#189: Darin Olien - Down To Earth, Superfoods, Hydration, Human Nature & More
Darin Olien is co-host with Zac Efron on the widely popular Netflix docu-series “Down to Earth with Zac Efron” and host of the #1 Health & Wellness podcast "The Darin Olien Show."
Darin is also a highly recognized exotic superfoods hunter, supplement formulator, and author of the New York Times bestselling book, “SuperLife: The five fixes that will keep you healthy, fit and eternally awesome."
He has traveled the planet discovering new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants. In early 2020 Darin launched 121 Tribe, a health APP created to help people live an optimal and sustainable life. Darin is the formulator of the whole-food supplement, “Shakeology”, as well as the plant-based, “Ultimate Reset” 21-day detoxification program. Darin is one of the founders of Barukas™, a new super nut from the Savannah “Cerrado” of Brazil. Through sustainable business practices, the company is committed to supporting this important biome by planting 20 million Baruzeita trees. In addition, Darin is a partner and advisor to several global environmental and health companies.
Connect with Darin:
IG: @darinolien
Twitter: @darinolien
Website: Darinolien.com
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5/17/2021 • 46 minutes, 45 seconds
#188: Dr Robert Cialdini - The 7 Principles of Influence & Persuasion
Dr Robert Cialdini is known as the foundational expert in the science of influence. Robert is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, with over five-million copies sold in 44 different languages. He is the president and CEO of INFLUENCE AT WORK. Dr. Cialdini received his PhD from University of North Carolina and post-doctoral training from Columbia University. Dr. Cialdini was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2018 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2019. Robert’s work and books have been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Inc and the Psychology Today Magazine and many more.
In this episode, expect to learn:
- The 7 Key principles of influence and persuasion
- The best influence techniques for Job interviews
- How to get more matches on dating apps
- How to use social influence to improve relationships
- The best techniques to get people to view you as an authority figure
- Much more
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https://www.influenceatwork.com
https://twitter.com/RobertCialdini?s=20
Buy 'Influence' New & Updated here: https://amzn.to/3og0D9f
5/14/2021 • 50 minutes, 27 seconds
#187: Bryan Callen - Bad Ideas, Cancel Culture, Free Speech, Creating The Perfect You & More
Bryan Callen is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster. He has appeared in such TV and films as The Goldbergs, Hangover 1 & 2, Joker & More.
A veteran Headliner, Callen performs in theatres and comedy venues across the world, but most often can be seen at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
Callen is known for being the co-host of the top-rated iTunes podcasts The Fighter & The Kid, as well at Ten Minute Podcast. Bryan is also a regular on The Joe Rogan Experience and Fight Companion podcasts.
For more on Byran, visit: https://www.bryancallen.com/
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5/10/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 10 seconds
#186: Chloé Valdary interview on Love, Race, Anti-Racism, Spiritual Healing, Flow & More
Chloé Simone Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company, Theory of Enchantment, teaches social and emotional learning in schools and diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies.
Chloe has lectured in universities across America, including Harvard and Georgetown. Her work has been covered in Psychology Today Magazine and her writings have appeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
Topics discussed:
- Chloe's thoughts on Robert Greene
- Where is the conversation at in America in regards to race
- Is the US systemically racist
- The issues with 'anti-racist' ideas proposed by Ibram x Kendi & Robin Diangelo
- Do concepts like white fragility and white privilege bring us closer together?
- The importance of flow states
- Using art as a tool to heal spiritual impoverishment
- Much more
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https://theoryofenchantment.com
5/7/2021 • 51 minutes, 17 seconds
#185: Calvin Robinson - Why We Must Defend Free Speech Now More Than Ever
Calvin Robinson is a political commentator, adviser, educator & columnist at The Telegraph, The Daily Mail & More.
In this podcast, Calvin speaks on questions such as:
- Is the UK really a racist nation?
- What did we learn from the UK Race Report?
- Why should we 'defund the BBC?'
- Did the left treat Prince Phillip's death in a 'kind' manner?
- What did we learn from Piers Morgan's GMB exit?
- How can we deal with political burnout?
- & Much More
To find more from Calvin, visit his website: https://www.calvinrobinson.org/
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5/3/2021 • 46 minutes, 26 seconds
#184: David Fuller - Rebel Wisdom Host on The Battle Between Alternative and Legacy Media
David Fuller ( @Rebel Wisdom ) is a journalist and filmmaker who previously worked for Channel 4 as a news reporter. David’s documentaries and news work into a variety of topics including Syrian refugees and psychedelics have previously been nominated for several tv awards. In more contemporary media, you may recognise David as the host of the very popular Rebel Wisdom channel which has more than 200,000 Youtube subscribers.
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http://davidfuller.tv
rebelwisdom.co.uk
4/30/2021 • 45 minutes, 40 seconds
#183: Dave Hollis - How To Get Our Of Your Own Way
Dave Hollis is the CEO of the Hollis Company, a company that exists to help people build better lives. Dave was previously president of distribution for the Walt Disney Studios until he left to apply his experiences to the expansion of the Hollis Company. Dave is a member of the Motion Picture Academy and has been an advisor or board member of technology incubator Fandango Labs, philanthropy start-up Givsum, film charity Will Rogers Pioneers Foundation, Pepperdine's Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Culture, and foster care champion National Angels.
Dave's Links:
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https://www.instagram.com/mrdavehollis/
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4/26/2021 • 51 minutes, 40 seconds
#182: Dr John Vervaeke - Awakening From The Meaning Crisis of 2021
Dr John Vervaeke ( @John Vervaeke ) is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology. John released a 50-part YouTube series entitled ‘’Awakening from the meaning crisis’’.
Topics discussed:
- What is the meaning crisis that we currently face?
- What are the symptoms of the meaning crisis?
- Are individual's higher on Maslow's pyramid more prone to meaning crises?
- Links between secularism and a crisis of meaning
- Joseph Campbell's work
- How do we awaken from the meaning crisis?
- Much more
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4/23/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 59 seconds
#181: John Butler - Stillness, Pain, Grief, Existential Anxiety & More
Born country boy and farmer, with a longing for God – John Butler has led an extraordinarily interesting but largely unknown life, recorded only in notes, diaries letters etc which, for many years lay, half forgotten in the cupboard - until he published his first books, ‘Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment’ in 2008 at the age of 71, and ‘Mystic Approaches’ in 2012.
Unexpectedly, in 2017, he was interviewed on Conscious TV which, to his surprise, was well received. Encouraged to make further videos and open a Youtube channel called ‘Spiritual Unfoldment’, this now, after 3 years, has attracted 7½ million views and over 100,000 subscribers.
With such unforeseen interest in his work, and the present day need for spiritual direction, John continued writing and, now, in 2021 has published another six books.
Check out Johns Website & Books at: https://spiritualunfoldment.co.uk/
Find more from John on his Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0TFuqj6eND-mJRf8i2Tnw
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4/19/2021 • 35 minutes, 15 seconds
#180: Jonathan Pageau - Grand Narratives, Heaven and Hell, Evolution, Meaning and More
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4/16/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 52 seconds
#179: Andrew Steele - How To Slow Down The Ageing Process
After obtaining a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, Andrew Steele decided that ageing was the most important scientific challenge of our time, and switched fields to computational biology. He worked at the Francis Crick Institute, using machine leaning to decode our DNA and predict heart attacks using patient's medical records . He is now a full-time science writer and presenter based in London.
For more on Andrew & his book 'Ageless' visit: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
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4/12/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 4 seconds
#178: David Heinemier Hansson - Self-Learning, Big Tech, Beginner's Mindset, Stoicism & More
David Heinemeier-Hansson, commonly known as DHH. David is the creator of Ruby on Rails, a best-selling author, co-founder and CTO at Basecamp and Hey, two software companies that our audience may remember from our chat with Jason a few months back. David was awarded the hacker of the year award in 2005, and interestingly was also named the ALMS rookie of the year award for his pursuit in race car driving.
Topics Discussed:
- Self Learning
- Big Tech
- Do we Need a Digital Bill of Rights?
- Cultivating a beginner's mindset
- How David has used Philosophy
- Career advice
- Much More
Please enjoy!
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https://dhh.dk
https://twitter.com/dhh
4/9/2021 • 59 minutes, 6 seconds
#177: Neil Oliver - Are We Encouraging The World We Wish To See?
Neil Oliver is a British television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author. He is best known as a presenter of several BBC historical and archaeological documentary series, including A History of Scotland, Vikings, and Coast.
Today on the show, we discuss:
- The Bristol 'Kill The Bill' Protests
- Cancel Culture
- The Scottish Government 'Hate Crime Bill'
- Piers Morgan
- Jordan Peterson
& much more
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https://twitter.com/thecoastguy
http://www.neiloliver.com/
4/5/2021 • 54 minutes, 8 seconds
#176: Robert Greene - Existentialism, Loneliness, Impermanence, Secularism and The Sublime
Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery.
In this episode, Robert joins the Freedom Pact podcast to discuss the events of the last year and what we've learned about the human condition.
Topics Discussed:
- Why Robert meditates on his own mortality
- How to deal with Existential thoughts
- The collapse of grand narratives
- The rise of secularism
- The meaning crisis
- Robert's advice for those that are lost and depressed
- How to deal with loneliness
- The law of the sublime - Robert's upcoming book
- Much much more!
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https://powerseductionandwar.com
4/2/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 12 seconds
#175: Dr Phillipa Kaye - A Doctors Diary Of Life And Recovery From Cancer
“It’s cancer.” Dr Philippa Kaye was 39 years old when she heard those dreaded words. The diagnosis of bowel cancer would change her life and mean crossing the divide from being a doctor to being a patient. She soon discovered that her years of training and experience had not prepared her for the realities of actually living with cancer.
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https://www.drphilippakaye.com/
https://twitter.com/drphilippakaye
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3/29/2021 • 37 minutes, 6 seconds
#174: Dr Irvin Yalom - Death, Love, Grief & What Truly Matters In The End
Dr Irvin David Yalom is an American existential psychiatrist who is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as an author of both fiction and nonfiction.
A year-long journey by renowned psychiatrist Irvin Yalom, and his wife, esteemed feminist writer Marilyn Yalom, after her terminal diagnosis, as they reflect on how to love and live without regret. With the wisdom of those who have thought deeply, and the familiar warmth of teenage sweethearts who've grown up together, they investigate universal questions of intimacy, love, and grief. Buy 'A Matter of Death and Life' here: https://amzn.to/3lQ3tRb
In today's episode, we discuss:
- Irvin & Marilyn's relationship
- The difficulties that they faced together
- Physician assisted end of life treatment
- Dying with few regrets
- Processing grief
- Living a meaningful life
- Much more
Quote: ''Mourning is the price that we pay for loving others.''
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https://www.yalom.com
3/26/2021 • 54 minutes, 28 seconds
#173: Dr Lindsay Browning - How to Sleep Deeper and Better for Longer
Dr Lindsay Browning is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist and sleep expert. As well as being a mother of two, she has a Doctorate (DPhil) from the University of Oxford, where she investigated the relationship between worry and insomnia. She founded Trouble Sleeping, her specialist sleep clinic, in 2006.
As we break down the content in her new book, you can expect to:
• Understand the difference between 'good' and 'bad' sleep.
• Cope better with temporary sleeplessness.
• Begin to unlearn unhelpful sleeping habits.
• Challenge your misconceptions about how well, or badly, you sleep.
• Practise tailored self-care that's likely to lead to improved sleep.
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For all of Lindsay's work mentioned in this episode, visit: https://troublesleeping.co.uk/
3/22/2021 • 48 minutes, 48 seconds
#172: Zev Weinstein - Generation Z, Philosophy During Difficult times, Self-learning & Language
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3/19/2021 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 45 seconds
#171: Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Decide What Is Right And Wrong?
Alex J. O’Connor is founder of the Cosmic Skeptic YouTube channel, podcast and blog, platforms dedicated to the publication of philosophical ideas and debates in an accessible format. He is currently reading for a degree in philosophy and theology at St John’s College, Oxford University.
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3/15/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 1 second
#170: Dr Judson Brewer - A Neuroscientist's Guide To Unwinding Anxiety
Dr. Jud Brewer is an internationally renowned addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist. His TED Talk ”A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit” has over 16 million views on YouTube. Dr. Jud is the director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor at Brown University, as well as the executive medical director of behavioral health at Sharecare. His new book is called Unwinding Anxiety, which you can purchase here: https://drjud.com/book
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https://www.unwindinganxiety.com - Unwinding Anxiety App
3/12/2021 • 53 minutes, 5 seconds
#169: Ben Bikman - This Is What Is Making You Sick & How You Can Stop It
Benjamin Bikman earned his PhD in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore studying metabolic disorders. Currently, his professional focus as a scientist and professor (Brigham Young University) is to better understand the origins and consequences of metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes, with a particular emphasis on the role of insulin. He frequently publishes his research in peer-reviewed journals and presents at international science and public meetings.
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3/8/2021 • 46 minutes, 22 seconds
#167: Dave Rubin - Why You Will Never Be Happy If You Always Look At Life Through A Political Lens
Dave Rubin's journey from a left leaning progressive to a free thinking classical liberal has been quite an adventure. As a gay married man living in America, Dave spent the majority of his adult life subscribing to a certain political belief system based primarily on his immutable characteristics. Fed up with the mainstream media narrative and click-bait news, Dave decided to open up about his awakening, for all to see. He came to realize that no person or idea should be expected to join a side, but rather they should embrace their status as an individual.
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3/1/2021 • 32 minutes, 41 seconds
#166: Rich Diviney - Former US Navy Seal on Leadership, Empathy, Courage & Optimal Performance
Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL Commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments-eleven of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rich draws upon 20+ years of experience as a Navy SEAL Officer where he completed more than 13 overseas deployments – 11 of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan. Through his career, he has achieved multiple leadership positions – to include the Commanding Officer of a Navy SEAL Command.
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2/26/2021 • 55 minutes, 1 second
#165: Darragh Ennis - ITV's Chaser On Pursuing Passion & Happiness In Your Life
Darragh Ennis is an Irish quizzer, scientist and postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University. He is one of ITV's 'Chasers' on the hit TV quiz show, 'The Chase.'
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV and catch up on the ITV Hub
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2/22/2021 • 42 minutes, 20 seconds
#164: Dr Will Cole - Using Intuitive Fasting To Regulate Hormones & Slay Disease
Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation and is a health expert and course instructor for the world’s largest wellness brands such as mindbodygreen and goop.
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2/19/2021 • 56 minutes, 8 seconds
#163: Dr Alan Christianson - How To Reset Your Metabolism & Maintain A Healthy Thyroid
Dr Alan Christianson is a naturopathic medical doctor who specializes in natural endocrinology with a focus on thyroid disorders. He founded Integrative Health, a physician group dedicated to helping people with thyroid disease and weight loss resistance regain their health. Named a Top Doctor in Phoenix Magazine, he has been featured in numerous publications and has appeared on national television, including The Doctors, Dr. OZ, CNN, and Today. He also trains other physicians in the United States and internationally on management of thyroid disease, weight loss, and hormone replacement.
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https://www.drchristianson.com/
2/15/2021 • 43 minutes, 54 seconds
#162: Patrick McKeown - The Mind-Blowing Science of How Your Breathing May Be Destroying Your Health
Absolutely mind-blowing episode today. Today on the show, we are joined by Patrick McKeown. Patrick is a world-renowned breathing practitioner. Patrick originally gained his education at the trinity college in Dublin, before completing his clinical training in the Buteyko Breathing Method in Moscow.
Patrick has written several best-sellers including The oxygen advantage, close your mouth, asthma free naturally - a book which he discusses how he cured his own asthma by following some of the breathing principles we discuss.
I have to say, this episode absolutely blew my mind. I had never considered that we could have evolved to breather incorrectly until I came into contact with Patrick. In this episode, we discuss why breathing your nose is pivotal to great health. We discuss the damaging effects of mouth breathing, how do women and women’s breathing differ, how is breathing affecting anxiety and back pain, should we tape our mouths shut when we sleep, what causes fatigue, how to correctly breathe and so much more.
I really can’t emphasise this enough - if you are knew to this subject, then prepare to have your mind blown.
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2/12/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 26 seconds
#161: Tony Horton - How To Optimise Your Health, Body & Brain
Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest motivational book, “The Big Picture” 11 Laws that will change your life. He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert to promote healthy living through exercise and proper nutrition.
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2/8/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 10 seconds
#160: Dr Frank Lipman - The New Science Of How To Age Well
Dr Frank Lipman is a New York Times Best-selling author, leading in functional medicine and the author of the new book: The new rules of Aging Well:
In this episode, we discuss:
- The yin & yang of anti-aging
- Hormesis: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
- The gut brain connection
- Why you need to eliminate sugar from your diet
- How to get a better nights sleep
- Why you should consider having your last meal at 3pm
- The benefits of fasting
- Supplements
- The role that purpose, love and connection has in how we age.
- Much more
Please enjoy!
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2/5/2021 • 56 minutes, 32 seconds
#159: Donald Robertson - How To Apply Stoicism In The Modern World
Donald is a writer, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and trainer.
Donald specializes in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and known as an expert on the relationship between modern psychotherapy (CBT) and and classical Greek and Roman philosophy.
Donald is the author of six books and many articles on philosophy, psychotherapy, and psychological skills training, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.
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2/1/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 seconds
#158: Dr Uma Naidoo - Harvard Psychiatrist On Using Your Diet To Fight Depression, Anxiety & PTSD
Dr Uma Naidoo is a Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist, Professional Chef and best-selling author.
Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space: a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a trained Nutrition Specialist. Her nexus of interests have found their niche in Nutritional Psychiatry.
Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
She was considered Harvard’s Mood-Food expert, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.
In today's conversation we discuss:
- Uma's South Asian background and how it impacted how she approaches medicine
- The best advice she's ever received
- How the foods that you eat affects your brain and mood
- The diet followed by the longest living people
- Uma's thoughts on the carnivore diet
- The best foods for mental health
- The foods to avoid in your diet & much more
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1/29/2021 • 56 minutes, 14 seconds
#157: Bret Weinstein - Achieving Unity: Trump's Exit, Biden Presidency, Big Tech & More
Bret Weinstein is an American biologist and evolutionary theorist who came to national attention during the 2017 Evergreen State College protests. He is considered a member of the informal group of personalities known as the Intellectual Dark Web.
In this episode we discuss:
- Donald Trump & His Whitehouse Exit
- President Biden & His Future In Office
- Capitol Riots & How They Will Effect The Political Landscape For Years To Come
& Much More
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1/25/2021 • 43 minutes, 50 seconds
#156: Shawn Stevenson - How To Reboot Your Metabolism & Upgrade Your Brain
Shawn Stevenson is a Podcaster, Science Educator & Best-selling author. Shawn is the author of the international best-selling book Sleep Smarter and creator of one the #1 health and fitness podcast - The Model Health Show.
Shawn is the founder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance, a company that provides wellness services for individuals and organisations worldwide. Shawn's latest book is Eat Smarter.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why our brains become inflamed
- How to prevent cognitive diseases like Alzheimers
- The best foods to eat for brain health
- Why weight loss is more confusing than we first thought
- How to lose weight effectively
- Supplements
- How food impacts relationships
- Much more
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1/22/2021 • 1 hour, 38 seconds
#155: The Happy Pear - The Plant Based Approach To A Healthier Body & A Happier Mind
The Happy Pear started out back in 2004 with Steve, Dave, a tiny shop and a dream of helping people to eat healthier food, and live happier lives.
Fast forward 15 years, The Happy Pear now consists of 4 cafes, 40 products, 6 online courses, 4 cookbooks, a farm, a roastery, hundreds of amazing employees and a community of over 1 million people living healthier.
All that said, the mission is still the same, to help everyone to get healthier and be happier.
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1/18/2021 • 47 minutes, 52 seconds
#154: Hal Elrod - Success Coach Reveals How To Create A Miracle Morning Routine
Hal Elrod is an American author, keynote speaker and success coach. He is the author of the bestselling book The Miracle Morning, The Miracle Equation, founder of the Miracle Morning book series and the host of the Achieve Your Goal podcast.
In this episode, we discuss the 6 Habits to creating a morning routine that is used by leading CEO's, movie stars and other high performers.
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1/15/2021 • 46 minutes, 37 seconds
#153: Georges St-Pierre - The Journey To Becoming The Greatest Of All Time
Georges "Rush" St-Pierre, also known as “GSP,” is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist and former UFC world champion.
Georges retired from the sport on December 13, 2013, holding the UFC record for most wins in title bouts and then returned to the octagon after a four-year layoff, on November 4, 2017 at UFC 217 in New York City (Madison Square Garden), where he defeated Michael Bisping by submission in the third round to win the UFC Middleweight Championship title, becoming the fourth fighter in the history of the organization to be a multi-division champion.
Today on the show, Georges and I discuss:
- His battle with insomnia and how he overcame it
- His everyday health habits
- The mindset behind becoming the best in the world
- The one fight that he learned the most from
- Calls to come out of retirement & fight Khabib
- Coming face to face with his childhood bully
- & More
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1/11/2021 • 58 minutes, 24 seconds
#152: Greg Lukianoff - How Good Intentions & Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation For Failure
Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt.
In todays episode we discuss How good intentions have gone bad and how we’re setting up a generation for failure. We discuss dealing with depression, anti-fragility and much more.
I hope you enjoy this thought-provoking episode with Greg Lukianoff.
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1/8/2021 • 57 minutes, 37 seconds
#151: Jason Bell - Why True Focus In The Skill You Need To Develop in 2021 To Achieve Your Goals
Jason Bell is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Giants. Jason is now a presenter of the NFL Coverage in the UK, featuring regularly on The NFL Show on BBC 1, and has become a fan favourite in the UK for his coverage of the Super bowl on BBC.
In this episode, Jason discusses why true focus is so important for achieving your goals, and how it helped him in his career. He also explains the main differences in mentality that separate the elite from the rest, and how you can develop those traits and more.
Also, we discuss the importance on living a life that makes you truly happy, and why a positive attitude will make all the difference to everything you do.
We hope you enjoy this episode with the infectiously positive, Jason Bell.
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1/4/2021 • 47 minutes, 38 seconds
#150: Dr Chatterjee - Health Expert Shares His Secrets For Losing Weight & Feeling Great
Today on the show, we are joined by @DrChatterjee.
Dr Chatterjee is on a mission to help 100 million people feel fantastic by restoring them to optimal health.
Multiple times New York Times best-selling author, medical doctor, podcast host of the Feel better Live More show and his latest book is called Feel Great, Lose Weight.
In this episode we discuss principles for effective weight loss, what foods to eat and what foods to avoid, why diets don’t work, why the food system is stacked against us and much more.
I hope you enjoy this episode with the superb, Dr Chatterjee.
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1/1/2021 • 58 minutes, 28 seconds
#149: Christmas Special - Reflections, The Future, Gratitude
Lewis & Joe sit down for a chat to reflect back on a crazy 2020.
To everybody that has supported us from the bottom of our heart we say thank you, and stay tuned.
Have a Merry Christmas! Stay safe and we'll see you on 1/1/21.
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12/21/2020 • 43 minutes, 36 seconds
#148: Professor Brian Keating - Exploring The Deepest Questions In Science Today
Today on the show we are joined Professor Brian Keating. Dr Keating is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of California, host of the Into the impossible podcast and best-selling author of Losing the Nobel Prize.
Going into this episode I had a bit of curiosity about the universe and how we got here, So in this episode expect to learn Professor Keating’s take on what happened right at the beginning of time, what set off the Big Bang, how did life emerge from non-life, how improbable it is that we should be here, why you should write an ethical will and how to bounce back from failures from the man that lost a Nobel prize.
I hope you enjoy this conversation with the eminent Dr Brian Keating.
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12/18/2020 • 46 minutes, 11 seconds
#147: Dean Stott - How To Develop A Relentless Special Forces Like Mindset
Dean Stott is The Frogman: one of the UK’s premier adventurers and motivational speakers. A former soldier in the British Special Forces, Dean helps ordinary people develop the ability to adapt, survive and thrive in any situation. Now a professional adventurer and renowned motivational speaker, he recently set a new Guinness World Record, cycling the entire length of the Pan-American Highway faster than ever before.
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12/14/2020 • 49 minutes, 56 seconds
#146: Dr Michael Shermer - The Sceptical Approach To Forming Helpful Beliefs
Dr Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and editor-in-chief of its magazine Skeptic.
Very sorry about the audio problems within this episode. Had a major microphone problem on my part (Not on Michael's.). I sincerely apologise.
Michael Shermer is the best-selling author of numerous books that include The Moral Arc, The Believing Brain and most recently 'Giving The Devil His Due'.
Topics discussed:
- Reinventing the education system
- Deepak Chopra
- The sceptic philosophy
- Whether we should cancel student debt
- Why people believe in UFO’s and conspiracy theories
- Jordan Peterson and much much more
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12/11/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 50 seconds
#145: Ora Nadrich - Using Mindfulness & Meditation To Live Your Most Authentic Life
Ora Nadrich is the founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity, named in the 100 Best Mindfulness Books of All Time by BookAuthority. She is a certified life coach and Mindfulness teacher, specializing in transformational thinking, self-discovery and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers.
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12/7/2020 • 50 minutes, 13 seconds
#144: Jason Fried - Basecamp CEO on Enough, Parenting, Jeff Bezos & Winning at Business
Jason Fried (@jasonfried) is the CEO & Co-founder of Basecamp.
Jason hosts the very popular Rework podcast, and has written and co-authored numerous best-sellers including Rework, Getting Real and it doesn't have to be crazy at work.
In today's day and age there is a common belief that to be successful we must burn ourselves into the ground. Hustle and the grind are celebrated, and whilst they may be important in some aspects, Jason argues that there may be another way to achieve success and fulfilment.
In this episode we discuss how a multi-billion dollar company like Basecamp functions, lessons Jason learned from his parents and how he will teach his kids, the value of time, parenting lessons, productivity tools, lessons Jason's learned from working with Jeff Bezos, winning at business and much much more.
I must warn you, Jason's philosophy is infectious.
I hope you enjoy this episode with the hugely respected Jason Fried.
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12/4/2020 • 48 minutes, 59 seconds
#143: Jimmy Conrad - Lessons To Take You To The Top
Jimmy Conrad is an American retired soccer player who played as a defender. During his 13-year MLS career, he was four-time MLS Best XI and the 2005 MLS Defender of the Year. He also earned 27 caps with the United States men's national soccer team and went to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After his playing career, Jimmy has worked in the media industry and currently stars on his YouTube channel. He currently serves as the head coach of USL League Two side San Francisco Glens.
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11/30/2020 • 51 minutes, 19 seconds
#142: Paul Chek - The Last 4 Doctors You'll Ever Need
Paul Chek is a world-renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology, stress management and holistic wellness.
Paul is a consultant for the Us Air Force, Chicago bulls and other major outlets.
In this episode we discuss the impact of modern life on health, the 4 doctors: diet, quiet, movement and happiness as well as practical health tips.
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https://chekinstitute.com/paul-chek/
11/27/2020 • 54 minutes, 33 seconds
#141: Dr Ed Adams - Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection
Edward M. Adams, PsyD, has been a psychologist in private practice for over thirty years. He founded the nonprofit organization Men Mentoring Men and has facilitated over one thousand men's meetings, workshops, and retreats.
The conventional notion of what it means to be a man--what Adams and Frauenheim call "Confined Masculinity"--traps men in an emotional straitjacket; steers them toward selfishness, misogyny, and violence; and severely limits their possibilities. As an antidote, they propose a new paradigm: Liberating Masculinity. It builds on traditional masculine roles like the protector and provider, expanding men's options to include caring, collaboration, emotional expressivity, an inclusive spirit, and environmental stewardship.
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11/23/2020 • 56 minutes, 8 seconds
#140: Dr Sue Johnson - Couples Therapist Reveals The Secrets To Healthy Relationships
Dr Sue Johnson is a Clinical Psychologist, Couple's Therapist and best-selling author of 'Hold Me Tight.''
Sue Johnson is often referred to as ''The best couple's therapist in the world.'' Was named the Psychologist of the year by the American Psychological Association in 2016 and is known for pioneering EFT (Emotionally Focussed Therapy).
In this episode, we discuss the science of human mating, adult attachments, romantic relationships and how to create and maintain close connections.
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11/20/2020 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 13 seconds
#139: Chesney Hawkes - How To Define Your Own Success & Deal With Setbacks
Today on the show, we are joined by pop royalty! Chesney Hawkes is an English pop singer, songwriter, and actor. He started his career at the age of 19, when he appeared in the film Buddy's Song, which featured his best known single "The One and Only", which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the Top 10 in the United States.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How defining what success means to you can unlock your happiest life
- How to deal with failure & setbacks
- How to tackle imposter syndrome
- How to chase your dream when you don't know how
- & Much more
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11/16/2020 • 47 minutes, 17 seconds
#138: Greg McKeown - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Today on the show we are joined by Greg Mckeown.
Greg is the new-work times best-selling author of the non-fiction smash hit book; Essentialism - The disciplined pursuit of less.
Greg is a Stanford Uni graduate, is the CEO of McKeown Inc who advises to some companies you may have heard of - Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Twitter,, just to name a few.
On top of this Greg is a Young global leader for the World economic forum and is a mentor for the Washington DC Policy Group resolve.
In today’s episode we discuss Essentialism, this great word. A systematic discipline that you can turn to decide what’s truly important in your life. The aim of this episode is to arm you with the tools to make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.
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11/13/2020 • 58 minutes, 1 second
#137: Jay Morton - What It Means To Be A True 'Soldier' In Life
Jay Morton is a former SAS Operator, having spent a total of 14 years in the military. He has since gone on to become a two-time summiteer of Mount Everest, a TV Star in Channel 4's 'SAS: WHO DARES WINS,' a businessman and now the author of the book 'SOLDIER: Respect is earned.'
In this podcast, you will learn how to successfully implement these 7 things in to your life:
- Self
- Opportunity
- Leadership
- Danger
- Intelligence
- Excellence
- Resilience
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11/9/2020 • 56 minutes, 49 seconds
#136: Morgan Housel - The Best Strategies For Making, Keeping & Managing Your Money
Morgan Housel is a partner at Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. Author of the book The Psychology of Money. In this episode, we discuss ways to make, keep and manage your money.
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11/6/2020 • 44 minutes, 29 seconds
#135: Dave Rubin - Why Thinking For Yourself Is The Most Important Thing You Can Do Right Now
Dave Rubin's journey from a left leaning progressive to a free thinking classical liberal has been quite an adventure. As a gay married man living in America, Dave spent the majority of his adult life subscribing to a certain political belief system based primarily on his immutable characteristics. Fed up with the mainstream media narrative and click-bait news, Dave decided to open up about his awakening, for all to see. He came to realize that no person or idea should be expected to join a side, but rather they should embrace their status as an individual.
In this episode, Dave and I discuss:
- His "political awakening"
- Cancel culture
- Censorship
- Why we are living out George Orwell's '1984'
-& so much more
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Mama Mia, today on the show we are joined by Seth Godin.
This is perhaps one of the biggest coups we’ve had on the show. Seth is a giant of reason, of intellect and of knowhow.
Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn. Seth’s most recent book This is Marketing, is now joined by his even newer book: ‘The Practise’ which you can buy here: https://amzn.to/3mEq5TR
Seth also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!).
In 2013, Seth was one of just three professionals inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. In an astonishing turn of events, in May 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame as well. He might be the only person in both.
In this episode, we discuss the myth of passion, professionalism, creativity and excellence.
I hope you enjoy this conversation with a titan of the business world - Seth Godin.
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https://seths.blog
10/30/2020 • 36 minutes, 58 seconds
#133: Gauranga Das - Monk On How To Control Your Mind And Avoid Distraction
Gauranga Das is a monk of 26 years, a leadership and mindfulness coach, and the former teacher and mentor to monk-turned-self help sensation, Jay Shetty.
In his own words, Gauranga Das is "Working to solve the biggest problems in the world" and we touch on some of those in this conversation as well as:
- Why Fear Of What Other People Think Is Holding You Back
- Why Distraction Is Your Biggest Enemy
- How To Find Peace & Happiness In What You Do
- How Living To Serve Can Change Your Life
- The Keys To Jay Shetty's Success
- Gauranga Das' Message To The World
- What Makes Life Worth Living
& More
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10/26/2020 • 54 minutes, 6 seconds
#132: Steven Pressfield - The War of Art, The Myth of Natural Talent & Turning Pro
Steven Pressfield is a historian, best-selling author of the War of Art and screenplay writer.
Steven's books include the behemoth ''War of Art'' which has sold more than 1 million copies, Turning Pro and do the Work.
Everybody from Seth Godin to Oprah has championed Steven's work and there's no surprise why.
In today's episode we discuss why Talent is a Myth, the difference between the amateur and the professional. How to Turn Pro, How to overcome resistance and so much more.
We hope you enjoy this conversation with the revered Steven Pressfield.
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10/23/2020 • 55 minutes, 14 seconds
#131: Gaur Gopal Das - Way Of The Monk: These Are The Steps To Peace, Purpose And Lasting Happiness
Gaur Gopal Das studied electrical engineering but after a brief stint in business decided to live life as a monk in an ashram in downtown Mumbai. He has been there for twenty-two years, learning the antiquity of ancient philosophy and modernity of contemporary psychology, to become a life-coach. Since 2005 Gaur Gopal Das has been travelling the world sharing the wisdom that he has learnt with corporate executives, universities and charities.. With millions of views on his videos on social media, he has now begun to lead a movement to help others achieve happiness and purpose in their lives. Now one of the most famous monks in the world, Gaur Gopal Das holds the title of 'The Ideal Young Spiritual Guru,' conferred upon him by the Indian Student Parliament, MIT Pune.
10/19/2020 • 48 minutes, 30 seconds
#130: Douglas Murray - Why More Than Ever We Need To Be Brave
Douglas Murray is a best-selling author, journalist and political commentator.
In this hour-long interview, Douglas joins the Freedom Pact Podcast for a conversation about the revised edition of his best-selling book The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race & Identity.
We discuss some of the most challenging, complex and divisive issues facing society today that include;
- Woke Supermarkets
- JK Rowling
- Black Lives Matter
- Sam Smith
- White Privilege
- Why we need reason and bravery more than ever
- Much, much more
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10/15/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 35 seconds
#129: Neil Oliver - Wisdom Of The Ancients: Life Lessons From Our Distant Past
Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster and writer who is the author of the new book, "Wisdom Of The Ancients: Life Lessons From Our Distant Past."
In this episode, Neil Oliver takes us back in time, to grab hold of the ideas buried in forgotten cultures and early civilizations. From Laetoli footprints in Tanzania to Keralan rituals, stone circles and cave paintings, Neil takes us on a global journey through antiquity. A master storyteller, drawing on immense knowledge of our ancient past, he distils this wisdom into messages that have endured the test of time, and invites us to consider how these might apply to our lives today. The result is powerful and inspirational, moving and profound.
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10/12/2020 • 58 minutes, 54 seconds
#128: Dr Gad Saad - The War On Truth, Science & Reason
Today on the show, we are joined by Gad Saad.
Dr. Gad Saad is Professor of Marketing, public intellectual, holder of the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption, and advisory fellow at the Center for Inquiry.
Professor Saad’s latest book The Parasitic Mind: how infectious ideas are killing common sense takes a wonderful look at some of the ideas which are so prominent in society today. We discuss the granddaddy of ‘idea pathogens’ as Gad calls it Postmodernism, we discuss the fear of biology, why in this era of social justice warriors you need to become like the honey badger, the war on science, truth and reason that we all have a stake in and much, much more.
As a reminder, this interview is in video format along with all of our recent interviews are now live on our YouTube channel. Without any further ado, I hope you enjoy this conversation with the Godfather himself, Professor Gad Saad.
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10/8/2020 • 53 minutes, 17 seconds
#127: Gil Blander, PhD - The Science of Reversing The Aging Process & Living Longer
Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He leads a team of biology, nutrition & exercise physiology experts, and computer scientists at InsideTracker, and has been featured in CNN Money, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial times, The Boston Globe to name a few.
Dr. Gil Blander received a Ph.D. in biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his Post Doctoral fellowship at MIT, before going on to found InsideTracker. The InsideTracker platform analyzes key biochemical and physiological markers and applies algorithms and large scientific databases to determine optimal zones for each marker. The system then provides nutrition, exercise, supplements and lifestyle interventions that empower people to optimize their markers, increasing vitality, improving overall health, as well as athletic performance and extending life.
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10/5/2020 • 49 minutes, 56 seconds
#126: Safi Bahcall - The Power Of Asking Great Questions
Safi Bahcall is a second generation physicist, biotech entrepreneur and former public-company CEO.
Safi received his Ba from Harvard and his PhD in physics from Stanford.
In this conversation today, we discuss Safi’s fantastic book Loonshots: how to nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases and transform industries..
Some of the the topics you’ll learn today include the importance of asking great questions, how to cultivate effective new learning, important lessons to teach children and the importance of nurturing crazy ideas.
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10/2/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 42 seconds
#125: Dr Neal Barnard - The Whole Foods Plant-Based Approach For Optimal Health & Avoiding Dementia
Today on the show - we have a massive name in the health & nutrition space. Dr Neal Barnard.
The question we’ll be exploring today - is a whole foods plant based diet optimal for our health? Who better to give us their side of the argument than the 2011 indictee into the vegetarian hall of fame than Neal.
Neal Barnard, MD, is president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, founder of the Barnard Medical Center, an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. His federally funded diabetes research revolutionized the nutritional approaches to type 2 diabetes, and he now aims to empower readers with life-changing information on hormones and health.
I know this is a tribal field. Whatever you’re dietary choices are, we don’t judge and there’s guaranteed to be something in this episode for everyone. We discuss erectile dysfunction, does soy really give you breast cancer, preventing Alzheimers, the role of hormones and so so much more.
I hope you enjoy this episode with the renowned Dr Neal Barnard.
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9/28/2020 • 50 minutes
#124: Professor Donald Hoffman on Consciousness, Reality and Evolution
Today on the show, we are joined by Professor Donald Hoffman. Donald Hoffman is an American cognitive psychologist at the University of California.
We’ve got a mind-blowing episode for you today, and one that may needed to be re-listened to multiple times. In Doanld’s book 'The Case Against Reality', Donald argues that perception doesn’t present things as they are but instead acts like a desktop interface enabling us to interact with the world.
Donald’s theory in the Case against reality is that evolution has pulled the wool over our eyes and for that reason, we don’t see reality as it is. What a sensational claim.
In this podcast, we examine the very foundations of consciousness. What it is, why we haven’t found a theory for it yet, will we ever find one and Donald’s mathematical theory of consciousness. We also explore other ideas that include why is evolution hiding reality from us?
What is the nature of consciousness is one of the biggest unanswered questions in science today. Here, we take a crack at it. I hope you enjoy this episode, with the incredibly thought provoking Professor Donald Hoffman.
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9/24/2020 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 31 seconds
#123: Tom Young - How To Become An Effective Leader
Tom Young is a Performance Psychologist (C.Psychol, HCPC) specialising in team dynamics and leadership. His academic study began at Lancaster University and continued at Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated from their globally recognised MSc programme in sport psychology.
Tom has worked with teams and individuals at the highest level of professional sport, providing psychological support to organisations and individuals from the world of rugby union, football, boxing, rallying, track and field, and golf.
Most recently he has been part of the coaching team to European Tour and Ryder Cup golfer Tommy Fleetwood and worked as a consultant to both the Belgian national team football ahead of the World Cup in Russia, and the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Paris 2018.
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9/21/2020 • 51 minutes, 40 seconds
#122: Bret Weinstein - Social Justice, Civil War, Election 2020 & More
Bret Weinstein is an American biologist and evolutionary theorist who came to national attention during the 2017 Evergreen State College protests. He is considered a member of the informal group of personalities known as the Intellectual Dark Web.
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9/18/2020 • 49 minutes, 9 seconds
#121: Seb Carmichael Brown - How We Built A Football Club: The Hashtag United Story
Today on the Freedom Pact podcast we are joined by Seb Carmichael-Brown.
Seb is the Commercial Director behind Hashtag United FC. Starting out as a 'Youtube Football Team' on the SpencerFC channel, Hashtag United then went on in 2018 to apply for entry into the FA’s National League System (‘non-league’ football), looking to make the considerable transition from exhibition team to a competitive club in the 10th tier of English football. The team has also now found it's way in to the preliminary stages of the FA Cup (The World's most famous football competition).
In this episode, Seb and I discuss:
- How you can turn turn your passion in to what you do for a living
- Seb's career in the world of business & sales
- The creation of Hashtag United
- His advice on how to achieve your dreams
- Why passion and meaning is what we should all strive for in life and our career
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9/14/2020 • 53 minutes, 18 seconds
#120: Massimo Pigliucci - Stoicism, Decision-Making Like Marcus Aurelius, Dying Young & Memento Mori
Today on the show, we are joined by Professor Massimo Pigliucci.
Massimo is the professor of Philosophy at the city college of New York. Massimo holds a PhD in evolutionary biology, is a best-selling author and has written in a number of books including How To Be A Stoic and Massimo’s latest book a field guide to a good life - 53 brief reasons for living.
In this episode today, expect to jump into a time machine and go back a couple of thousand of years. Stoicism, we’ve all heard of it but it’s become this fancy term that nobody quite knows what it means. Well that changes today!
With Massimo you will find out what stoicism is and how it can benefit your life, why you shouldn’t fear dying young, how to make decisions like Marcus Aurelius, why it’s going to be beneficial for you to meditate on your own mortality and so so much more.
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Without any further ado, I give to you the incredibly thoughtful and practical Professor Massimo Pigliucci.
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9/11/2020 • 59 minutes, 17 seconds
#119: Sarah Knight - The No F*cks Given Author On How To Get Your Life Together
Sarah Knight is the author of the massively popular No F*cks Given Guides. Her books tap in to feelings that most readers have, but are afraid to act upon. She gives them permission to follow through - whether it's casting off unwanted obligations (The Life Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F*ck); making big life changes (Get Your Sh*t Together); or just being themselves, flaws and all (You Do You). (Calm The F*ck Down) is about managing anxiety and problem solving in the face of adversity, and her latest book (F*ck No!) is a manual for saying no, meaning it, and being heard.
In this episode of the Freedom Pact podcast, I discuss the concepts in all of these books with Sarah and find out how we can make them work for us.
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9/7/2020 • 55 minutes, 4 seconds
#118: Dr Rick Hanson - Neuroscience, Ancient Wisdom & Practises For The Highest Happiness
Today on the show, we are joined by New York Times Best-selling author, clinical psychologist and professor Dr Rick Hanson.
Rick’s past books include Buddha’s Brain: The Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom, Hardwiring Happiness, and his latest book is called Neurodharma. Rick has spoken at Nasa, as well as at Harvard, Oxford, Stanford and other major unitversities.
In today’s episode, you will learn about the 7 practises that Rick has found for the highest happiness. He found these by looking all the way back through history at individuals like the Buddha and other enlightened individuals. He also combines those teachings with modern neuroscience.
In this episode Rick discusses practical suggestions, offers an inspiring vision of who we can be – and an effective path for embodying this wonderful possibility.
Before we begin, just as a reminder the video episode of this interview is up on our Youtube channel. The link below to our healthy, wealthy & wise newsletter is below and if you could get value from our work - a 5* iTunes review helps us massively to get on wonderful guests like Dr Hanson.
I did it again, I recorded this episode without my microphone set up properly and it recorded through my Mac microphone, this is the last time I promise! Fortunately, I’m only the host and not the main speaker so it should be of minimal disturbance to you. Either way I apologise and will do better!
Without any further ado, I hope you enjoy this episode with the enlightened - Dr Rick Hanson.
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9/4/2020 • 57 minutes, 32 seconds
#117: Glenn Holmes - How To Find Your Road Map To Success
Born and raised in Blackburn, England, Glenn loved sports his whole life, and began boxing and competitive running in 2007, shortly after permanently moving to Los Angeles, CA in pursuit of his dreams.
Since 2012, he has been the Fitness Director and Head Coach at Box 'N Burn in Los Angeles, CA (named CA's #1 gym by Men's Fitness & Yelp 2015, named LA's best Boxing class 2016 by Time Out Magazine).
Glenn is also a trainer to the stars, having trained Brendan Schaub, Debby Ryan, Travis Barker & More.
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8/31/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 32 seconds
#116: Rutger Bregman - Why You Should Feel Hopeful About The Future Of The World
“A cynical view of human nature has always been in the interest of those in power... It’s just easier to rule people who are scared.” - @Rcbregman
Rutger Bregman is an author and a historian. Rutger's first book 'Utopia for realists' was a best-seller and his latest book 'Humankind: A Hopeful History' is out in stores now. You may know Rutger from going viral multiple times. First he took on billionaires at Davos and raised the issues of taxes. Then he went toe to toe with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, and more recently he published his 'real life lord of the flies' story which also blew up.
In this episode we ponder the question of ''Are humans fundamentally good or evil?''
Show Notes:
- Rutger's view on human nature
- Why Soldiers return from war with PTSD
- The evolutionary basis of why we're actually pretty decent
- When Rutger discovered the real life Lord of the flies and what actually happened
- Why we should be asking more from institutions and less from people
- Is it a case of survival of the friendliest?
- How Power corrupts human nature
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8/28/2020 • 57 minutes, 45 seconds
#115: Cristina Zenato - The Shark Whisperer On How To Face Your Fears & Live With Purpose
Cristina is one of the first in the world to have been able to induce a state of relaxation in the Caribbean Reef sharks through gentle touch. To the observer, this looks like the shark is falling asleep in her lap.
Sharks know her and her touch and seem to seek the connection and contact. Witnessing this interaction, directly while diving with Cristina or remotely by watching her numerous contributions to television documentaries and reading about her work in magazines, has created a change in perception from the general public. It has helped dissolve misconceptions and preconceptions about sharks. Cristina and her sharks have become ambassadors for many other species and animals in the world. Through her work, she helps her sharks by removing hooks from their mouths and parasites. She helps scientists collect data to support research and has developed a Caribbean Reef Shark Diver Distinctive Specialty.
Cristina was the initiator of the movement that resulted in the full protection of sharks in the entire Bahamas.
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8/24/2020 • 46 minutes, 23 seconds
#114: William von Hippel - The New Evolutionary Science Of How We Came To Be Human
Today on the show, we are joined by Professor William von Hippel. Professor Von Hippel is a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland, who has keen research interests into evolutionary and social psychology.
This passion for understanding social dynamics lead to Bill writing ‘The Social Leap’ a groundbreaking hypothesis of human development that dates back to how our ancestors made it out from the Savannah. Escaping the African desert millions of years ago forever altered the way the human mind works and today we discuss some of the topics.
In this mind-blowing episode we discuss the new evolutionary science of who we are, where we come from and what makes us happy. We look at things such as why we are wired to collaborate and help others, why tribalism is at the heart of our species, the journey of evolution and other things like why it’s so painful to not get many Instagram likes, why rejection hurts so bad, why it’s so hard to be present in the moment. why it’s important for men to take risks as well as what women look for in a partner.
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8/21/2020 • 56 minutes, 26 seconds
#113: Ben Aldridge - How To Build A Strong & Resilient Mindset
Ben Aldridge offers a selection of strange and wonderful challenges designed to take you out of your comfort zone and into the unknown. Ben shows you that learning new skills, mental and physical, will help you to cultivate a stronger, healthier, more resilient mindset to face your everyday challenges.
Drawing on the theoretical roots of the Stoics, Buddhism, popular psychology and CBT, Ben has created a unique programme that anyone can follow. Join Ben on his journey from anxious mess to back in control.
Thanks to having undertaken these challenges himself, Ben now has an unusual selection of hobbies, a host of interesting new skills, some fantastic dinner party stories and plenty of wonderful experiences… and most importantly he now feels calmer, healthier, happier and more at peace.
Split into three types of activity – mental, physical and skilful – the challenges range from climbing a mountain to sleeping on a beach in a bivvy bag in a storm to having a conversation in Japanese. Follow Ben in learning how to pick a lock, how to solve a Rubik’s Cube in under a minute and how to memorize the order of a deck of cards after seeing it only once (the ultimate party trick). Along the way, he’s eaten some repulsive insects, whilst also creating a new morning routine that freed up the time to write this book.
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8/17/2020 • 50 minutes, 43 seconds
#112: Maria Konnikova - Professional Poker Player On Weaponising Self-Belief
What an episode we have for you. Today on the show, we are joined by Maria Konnikova.
Maria graduated from Harvard, holds a PHD in psychology, is a journalist for The New Yorker, an International Poker Champion and if all this isn’t enough for you, she’s also a 3x best-selling author of the confidence game, How to think like Sherlock Holmes and her latest book ‘’The biggest bluff.’’
Today we are discussing Maria’s latest book - The biggest bluff ‘How I learned to pay attention, master myself and win’ which details Maria’s journey from being a complete poker novice to recruiting Eric Seidel as a mentor and becoming an international Poker champion and winning $300,000 dollars in tournament winnings. All of this is not bad from someone that when she started didn’t even know how many cards were in a deck
In this episode we discuss so god damn much including the role that luck plays in our life, how to make better decisions using probabilistic thinking, becoming more confident, finding the right mentor and so much more. This is a barn-stormer into strategic thinking, mental models and making better decisions.
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8/14/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
#111: Nick From BookThinkers - How To Optimise Your Reading, Become Better, Faster & Retain More
Ever wanted to become better at reading & actually retaining the information you read?
In this episode of Freedom Pact, I sit down with Nick from BookThinkers to talk about how we can all optimise our reading and develop it as a habit.
Let us know your favourite book of all time! DM us on Instagram with your book recommendation and we will share it!
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8/10/2020 • 44 minutes, 11 seconds
#110: General Stanley McChrystal - Discipline, Self-Respect, Decision Making and Leadership
Today on the show, we are joined by General Stanley McChrystal.
General McChrystal is a retired four-star general, former top commander of the US and international Security Assistance Forces. Stan commanded a number of elite organisations including over-seeing the capture of Sadam Hussein in 2003, as well as taking charge of the 2009 NATO-U.S mission in Afghanistan.
On top of being one of the most decorated military general’s in American history, Stan is a senior fellow at Yale and teaches a graduate seminar about leadership, on top of this Stan can also boast being a 2x best-selling author of Team of Teams, as well as the book we discussed in today’s episode Leaders: Myth and reality.
In today’s episode we discuss so many things. To name just a few - respect, how to gain the respect of others and how to gain your own respect. How General McChrystal makes better decisions, how to build more discipline and also how to have difficult conversations.
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8/6/2020 • 50 minutes, 42 seconds
#109: Viddal Riley - Lessons Learned From Boxing, Youtube, KSI & More
Viddal Riley is is a Pro Boxer, a Youtuber, a rapper, a businessman, an influencer and a whole lot more.
He is also widely recognised as the former boxing trainer to Youtube sensation, KSI during his fights with Logan Paul.
Viddal joins the Freedom Pact podcast to discuss his secrets to success, and how he has managed to be so successful in numerous ventures.
In this podcast, Viddal also discusses the most important lessons he has learned through boxing, business and through friends like KSI, and most importantly, his family.
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8/3/2020 • 40 minutes, 44 seconds
#108: Dr. Michael Greger - How To Prevent Alzheimers & Live Longer
Michael is a physician, 3x New York Times Best seller, founder of Nutritionfacts.org and you may know him from his smash hit book ‘’How not to die’’ which is one of the perennial books within the field of nutrition science.
In today’s episode, we discuss Alzheimers, how to live a longer life, what one of the worlds most influential nutritionists would add and remove to someones diet to make them healthier, and also the damaging effects of a diet high in sodium.
For reference as to how much of a badass Dr, Greger is - he conducted this interview and all of his other remote interviews on a walking treadmill. So apologies if you hear what sounds like walking, because yes that is Michael walking on a treadmill!!
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Without any further ado, I hope you enjoy this conversation with the revered Dr Michael Greger.
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7/30/2020 • 32 minutes, 27 seconds
#107: Ricky Norwood - Why Gratitude Is One Of The Most Important Traits You Can Develop
Ricky Norwood is a British actor, known for his on screen portrayal of 'Fatboy' on BBC's Eastenders.
Ricky can also be seen starring in the upcoming Netflix original, 'The Princess Switch: Switched Again' alongside Vanessa Hudgens.
Ricky joins the Freedom Pact podcast to talk about his journey to success, how he dealt with setbacks, and how gratitude is the most important trait we can develop.
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7/27/2020 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 29 seconds
#106: Dr. David Perlmutter - How To Detox Your Brain For Better Health & Clearer Thinking
Today on the show, we are joined by Dr David Perlmutter. The best-selling author of Five New York Times books as well as being a board certified neurologist.
David was the recipient of the humanitarian of the year award, is one of the most sought after minds in the field of health and nutrition, has lectured at universities like Harvard, Colombia and New York, and on top of this has been interviewed by Oprah. He’s a big deal.
In. Today’s episode you will learn all about how modern life is destroying your brain. From the foods we eat, to the media we consume, to the hyper-reality of social media, you would think that it would think that modern life would make us happier. But it’s done the opposite. As a world, we’re more lonely and disconnected than ever before
In today’s episodes, David and I discuss some of his research into how we can detox our minds for clearer thinking, deeper relationships, and lasting happiness.
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7/20/2020 • 53 minutes, 28 seconds
#105: Ariane Andrew - Former WWE Superstar On How To Take Control Of Your Destiny
You can call Ariane a " Queen Of all Trades", because for as much work as she put in the ring (WWE Superstar Alumni), on TV (Total Divas on E! Alumni), and as an entrepreneur.
She puts just as much work into giving back to the community. Ariane works annually with the Special Olympics events and supports various organizations for children with special needs. She has additionally become affiliated with the Union Rescue Mission.
Since leaving the WWE Ariane has been groomed, excited and perfectly poised to carve out the next chapters of her career.
You can keep updated with her by following her journey across all social media outlets: @ArianeAndrew
@freedompact
FreedomPact.co.uk
7/13/2020 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
#104: Dr Tal Ben Shahar - The Creator Of Harvards Most Popular Ever Course On Becoming Happier
Today, we are joined by Dr Tal Ben Shahar. Tal is the creator of the most popular course in Harvard’s history. When Tal was teaching positive psychology at Harvard, there were over 1400 people that enrolled onto the course, which is just NUTS!
Tal is a renowned teacher and writer into positive psychology. His book Happier was a New York Times best-seller and he’s also a key-note speaker on topics such as the science of happiness, happiness studies, lasting change and flourishing in a changing world.
In today’s episode we discuss how to become happier, why gratitude is so powerful, the difference between depression and sadness, why we’re so unhappy in the west despite living in the best time in human history, relationships, mindfulness, flow, self-acceptance and also on building self-esteem.
Before we kick this off, just as a reminder - the video version of this interview is up on our YouTube channel and there’s also more additional notes on our newsletter which goes out every Monday morning which I’ll link below.
Links:
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise newsletter https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter
Instagram.com/freedompact
YouTube.com/freedompact
http://www.talbenshahar.com
7/6/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
#103: Bruce Buffer - Veteran Voice Of The UFC On How To Achieve Your Dreams
On today's episode of the podcast, we are joined by the LEGENDARY Bruce Buffer!
Bruce is the 'veteran voice of the octagon,' being the UFC announcer for over twenty years!
Bruce joins us to talk about how he achieved his lifelong dream, and gives us advice on how to pursue our dreams even when there is no blueprint to success.
For more on Bruce please visit: http://brucebuffer.com/
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7/3/2020 • 30 minutes, 2 seconds
#102: Ash Dykes - Hiking Mongolia, Madagascar & The Yangtze River
Ash Dykes is an explorer, extreme athlete, motivational speaker and 3x World First Record Holder.
Ash recently head-lined global news by becoming the first person to hike the entire length of the Yangtze River in China. A 4,000-mile journey that took him 352 days to complete, he faced bears, altitude, wolves, landslides, blizzards and more.
In 2014, Ash became the first ever recorded person to hike across Mongolia solo and unsupported, covering over 1,500 miles in 78 days. He trekked over the Altai Mountains, through the Gobi Desert and the Mongolian Steppe, all whilst pulling a wheeled trailer weighing 120kg, carrying everything needed to survive.
In 2016, Ash achieved his second world record by becoming the first person to walk the entire length of Madagascar’s interior, whilst summiting its eight highest Mountains. An expedition of over 1,600 miles, taking 155 days to complete and faced many challenges, from being held up by the military, avoiding bandits, contracting the deadliest form of Malaria, crossing crocodile infested rivers, hacking through near impenetrable jungle during the cyclone season and much more.
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6/29/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 16 seconds
#101 Patrick Bet-David - Legendary Entrepreneur On How Visiting The Cemetery Launched Him To Success
Today on the show we are joined by Patrick Bet-David. Patrick is the founder and CEO of PHP insurance which is the fastest growing financial services company in America.
Patrick started off with literally nothing. His family had to flee a war-torn Iran as refugees to come to America when Patrick was just 10 years old. He now has a net worth of roughly $150 million dollars.
You may also know Patrick from his other venture Valuetainment. Patrick’s video the life of an entrepreneur has more than 30 million views, he’s interviewed mob bosses, Steve Wozniak, Kobe Bryant, Mark Cuban and Patrick has a combined following of more than 7 million across all platforms.
In this episode we discuss Patrick’s life growing up as a refugee, relationships, building a family, decision making and also how Patrick’s visits to the Graveyard launched him to unimaginable success.
Links:
Instagram.com/freedompact
Youtube.com/freedompact
Freedompact.co.uk
Valutainment.com
Instagram.com/patrickbetdavid
6/22/2020 • 54 minutes, 42 seconds
#100: Special Episode - The Lessons, The Journey, The Future
“Thank you and stay tuned.” - @freedompact
In this special episode to celebrate the release of #100, Joe & Lewis sat down to discuss the journey so far, the lessons that they’ve learned from 140+ interviews with some of the most interesting people in the world and what the future holds.
You can expect to learn the commonalities amongst the worlds top performers, the most impactful mental models and thinking tools that the guys have used, the power of reframing past events and also a look at the idea of love.
If you enjoy our work, it would mean the world to us if you left a rating and a review as it really does help us grow the show even further and attract the most interesting guests possible.
Thank you for the support. This truly wouldn’t be possible without you.
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6/19/2020 • 1 hour, 55 minutes, 25 seconds
#99: James Smith - Escaping The Rat Race & Living A Life Of Meaning
James Smith joins the Freedom Pact podcast to talk about his journey in escaping the corporate life 'rat race' to pursue his passion and live a life of meaning.
Along with all the tools you can use for success such as habit forming, mindset & more, James talks openly and un-apologetically about the fitness industry and tells how how we are being lied to, manipulated, being made to feel inadequate simply to be sold to, and most importantly, how to avoid it and find the right information.
James is the best selling author of 'Not A Diet Book' which you can check out on James' website below.
James Website: jamessmithacademy.com
Our Website: FreedomPact.co.uk
James Instagram: jamessmithpt
Our instagram: FreedomPact
6/15/2020 • 1 hour, 37 seconds
#98: Vishen Lakhiani - How To Bend Reality And Make The Impossible Possible
Today on the show, we are joined by Vishen Lakhiani. Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of MindValley which Vishen built from nothing to having now surpassed 12 million students, activist and best-selling author of the hit book The Code of the extraordinary mind.
Vishen says that his mission is to raise human consciousness, he takes aim with Brules and coined one of my all time favourite phrases - the culturescape, which defines a set of limiting beliefs that stops people exploring unconventional paths.
In this conversation with Vishen, we discuss his latest book the Buddha and the badass, how to bend reality, we ask is hard work a myth or not, how to upgrade our identity and we also discuss Vishens activism work against Coca-cola and Nestle.
Links:
Instagram.com/freedompact
YouTube.com/freedompact
Instagram.com/Vishen
Buy Vishen’s Latest Book Buddha & The Badass: https://amzn.to/2BUbSQR
6/11/2020 • 46 minutes, 53 seconds
#97: Dr David Buss - The Sobering Science of Human Mating & How To Get Better At It
Today on the show we are joined by one of psychology’s most legendary ever figures - Professor David Buss.
David is a professor of psychology at the University of Austin, and his work into evolutionary psychology, specifically into human mating, mate selection, mate attraction and conflicts between the sexes have led to him winning multiple awards: that include being cited more than 70,000 times, being named one of the 50 most influential psychologists in the world, as well as one of the top 30 most influential psychologists living today.
We discuss the traits that you should absolutely look to avoid in a partner, as well as the ones that you should seek out, what happens when there’s a ratio imbalance of the sexes, we discuss human nature and how we can leverage it, how men and women differ in their mating strategies, why there’s so much more at risk for women when selecting a partner and what we can do to give us a better chance of finding a better mate.
I would highly recommend listening to the full thing as this episode really does kick into life.
Topics Discussed:
- What is evolutionary psychology?
- Why do people try to disown the dark sides of human nature?
- Why do women have so much more at risk in human mating?
- What happens when there’s more one of one sex in a specific location?
- Are 80% of women pursuing the top 20% of men?
- Why muscularity in men is valuable in the sexual marketplace
- What traits should we look to avoid in a romantic mate
Links & resources mentioned:
Social traits that raise your status: https://news.utexas.edu/2020/06/02/social-status-helped-and-hindered-by-the-same-behaviors-and-traits-worldwide/
Mating crisis amongst educated women: https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26747
Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfDavidBuss
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/freedompact
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6/8/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 44 seconds
#96: John Assaraf - How To Rewire Your Brain & Commit To Success
John Assaraf is one of the leading mindset and behaviour experts in the world and the author of the best selling book 'Innercise: The New Science To Unlock Your Brain's Hidden Power.'
John has built five multi-million dollar companies, written 2 New York Times Bestselling books and features in eight movies which include the blockbuster hit 'THE SECRET' and 'Quest For Success' with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama.
Today, he is the founder and CEO of NeuroGym which you can learn more about by visiting myneurogym.com
Johns Website: johnassaraf.com
Our website: FreedomPact.co.uk
Instagram: FreedomPact & JohnAssaraf
6/1/2020 • 1 hour, 8 seconds
#95: Dr Suzanne Iasenza - Sex Therapist On The Journey From Dysfunction To Erotic Discovery
I think this is one of the most interesting episodes we’ve done.
Today, on the show, we are joined by Dr Suzanne Iasenza.
Suzanne, is a practising psychologist that specialises in couples sex therapist and is a faculty member at the Ackerman Institute in New York City.
Suzanne also writes on topics like human sexuality. She’s just released her latest book ‘’Transforming Sexual narratives.’’ Which is what this conversation is all about.
We discuss these secret sexual stories that we carry, the implications that online dating has had on the modern world, whether Suzanne is still optimistic or not about relationships after 25-years of clinical practise. We also discuss whether you can have sex without desire, whether there needs to be an orgasm for sex to be pleasurable and so much more.
This was such a pleasure to be able to speak with someone who has the level of expertise and experience that Suzanne has, and I really think that this episode will blow your mind. No pun intended.
Topics Discussed:
- Can we have sex without desire?
- Does there need to be an orgasm for sex to be pleasurable?
- What are sexual narratives?
- What is Suzanne's view on modern dating & relationships?
- The impact of online dating apps
- Why all sex is group sex
If you enjoyed this episode, please like, share and subscribe. It really does help!
Links:
Suzanne's latest book Transforming Sexual Narratives: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0367205750/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1590338052&sr=8-1
https://www.suzanneiasenza.com/
https://www.facebook.com/IasenzaS/
https://twitter.com/IasenzaSuzanne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-iasenza-phd-8b53562b/
Instagram.com/freedompact
YouTube.com/freedompact
5/25/2020 • 58 minutes, 56 seconds
#94: Elizabeth Grullon - Why Self Compassion Is The Most Important Habit You Can Develop
Elizabeth Grullon is an actress, director, voice over artist, business owner, and meditation teacher. But really, she is so much more than the sum of her experiences. Listen on to find out why you are too.
Elizabeth has featured on Cartoon Network, Disney, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and much more.
Elizabeth is one of the most enlightened individuals we have spoken to on the podcast and through her meditation and mindfulness practices, she has come to realise what it takes to meet your true self, and the true power of self compassion.
Elizabeth "cant wait to meet you. Cant wait to help you meet yourself."
www.FreedomPact.co.uk
www.elizabethgrullon.com
Instagram:
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Elizabethagrullon
5/22/2020 • 53 minutes, 52 seconds
#93: Mark 'Billy' Billingham MBE - SAS Star On How To Unlock Your True Potential
Today on the show we are joined by Mark 'Billy' Billingham MBE.
Mark is an ex SAS mountain troop specialist who was responsible for planning and executing strategic operations and training at the highest level.
He was also the body guard to numerous high profile people including hollywood stars and political figures, as well as being heavily involved with charity work including the response to the Haiti earthquake.
Mark can currently be seen as one of the stars of Channel 4's hit show, 'SAS: WHO DARES WINS' alongside Ant Middleton and former quests of the Freedom Pact podcast, Ollie Ollerton & Jay Morton.
Our Links:
Instagram: FreedomPact
Twitter: @FreedomPactPod
Youtube: Freedom Pact
Mark's Links:
Instagram: billingham22b
Twitter: billingham229b
markbillybillingham.com
5/18/2020 • 57 minutes, 30 seconds
#92: Dr. Will Bulsiewicz - Fiber, Healing, Longevity and Optimising the Microbiome
Will is an award-winning, and board certified gastroenterologist who both practises and researches at the cutting edge of science related to gut-health.
Many of you will remember the episode we did with Will or Dr B, from an episode we did last year entitled “The scary secrets of the microbiome” that episode blew up, we still get tagged in it to this day. For our listeners that may be interested in hearing that episode it is episode 33.
Today on the show, I sat down with Will again, but this time it was to discuss his latest book Fiber Fuelled. We speak about the power of Fiber, using food as a tool to heal, Dr B’s superfoods recommendations, his thoughts on the increasingly-popular Carnivore diet, fasting and much much more.
Get a copy of Will’s latest book Fiber Fueled here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiber-Fueled-Plant-Based-Optimizing-Microbiome/dp/059308456X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fiber+fueled&qid=1589134873&sprefix=fiber+fuel&sr=8-1
Without any further ado. Please welcome back the guest who has our second most ever downloaded episode. Dr Will Bulsiewicz.
Links: YouTube.com/freedompact
Instagram.com/freedompact
Instagram.com/theguthealthmd
https://theplantfedgut.com
5/11/2020 • 1 hour, 37 minutes, 5 seconds
#91: Ollie Ollerton - How To Become ‘Battle Ready’
Matthew 'Ollie' Ollerton is a former Special Forces soldier and a member of the Directing Staff on Channel 4's hit show SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Ollie's military career began at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland and in Iraq for Operation Desert Storm. He subsequently spent six years in the Special Boat Service rising to team leader, before working in Iraq as a private security contractor and carrying out charity work in South-East Asia.
Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton knows more than his fair share about keeping going. As a recruit he survived the infamously tough SAS selection process on a busted ankle with the Directing Staff pleading with him to give up. But it's in Ollie's personal life that he really had to dig deep. At his lowest he was battling a failed relationship, substance abuse, depression and a pronounced death wish.
After leaving the services Ollie found himself at a loss. Feeling worthless, lacking purpose, he turned to drink to numb the pain. Looking for a way out, Ollie made a discovery. Often in life we find ourselves looking for an external fix - drink, drugs, other people's agenda. But the truth is the solution is not out there, it's inside. In Battle Ready Ollie teaches you how to access this potential, find your inner strength and transform your life.
From finding your purpose to visualising your outcome, to putting in a process to break bad habits and create positive new routines, Ollie's 12-step plan shows you how to make positive progress and recover when things go wrong. By following his plan, you can realise your full potential, find your happiness, and become battle ready.
‘Special Forces soldiers aren’t supermen. We’re just ordinary people, with the same frailties and vulnerabilities as everyone else. But ordinary people can achieve the extraordinary.’
Ollie Ollerton
Instagram: @FreedomPact
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5/4/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 32 seconds
#90: Dr Andrew Huberman - Stanford Neuroscientist On The Rules Of Long-Lasting Adaptive Brain Change
Welcome back!
We are in the middle of a global pandemic. Whilst we’ve placed such a focus on saving physical health, we’re socially isolated from the people and activities we love, gyms are closed and there’s a lot of stress over whether our physical and safety needs will be met.
Que, Professor Andrew Huberman. @hubermanlab
Andrew is a neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford University’s school of Medicine.
Andrew has made numerous contributions to the field of neuroscience particularly for brain development and brain plasticity.
In this episode with Andrew, we discuss the brain and how it’s affected, we discuss the rise in Internet pornography and Tik Tok during the pandemic and what it’s doing, as well as practical, evidence-based tools to aid with things like stress, to sleep better, the neuroscience of gratitude and how to re-wire our brains in the midst of everything that’s going on.
Before we start the episode, I want to give a big shout-out, to you the listener. After nearly 3 years, our friends at Chartable have now informed us that we’ve now officially made it to the top 100 of every global podcast chart, including number 1 in many of them, so I cannot thank you for enough for tuning in. From the bottom of my heart, it means so much and lets keep up this insane momentum.
If you like the work, please like, share and subscribe on iTunes as it helps us to get the best guests possible.
Without any further ado, please enjoy this deeply insightful conversation, with the incredible Dr Andrew Huberman.
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab
http://www.hubermanlab.com
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Youtube - Freedom Pact
4/27/2020 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 49 seconds
#89: Jay Morton - SAS Star On Why Complacency Is Your Worst Enemy
#89: Jay Morton - SAS Star On Why Complacency Is Your Worst Enemy by Freedom Pact Podcast
4/20/2020 • 50 minutes, 58 seconds
#88: Chris Voss - Everyday Negotiation Tactics From An FBI Hostage Negotiator
“Never be mean to someone that can hurt you by doing nothing.” - @fbinegotiator
Today on the show, we are joined by Chris Voss. Chris Voss was the former FBI Lead Hostage Negotiator up until 2007. Chris is the best-selling author of the book “Never Split the difference” and is also the founder of the Black Swan group.
Crossing the road is a negotiation. Getting a coffee at Starbucks is a negotiation. Anytime someone asks you for something it’s a negotiation. You’re probably in 3-7 different negotiations every single day, and your life could be in a much better place by learning how to negotiate.
In this episode you will learn negotiation techniques like how to use someone amygdala to your advantage, mirroring, labelling, tactical empathy, curiosity, the power of correction, the power of how and much more.
Chris can be found here:
IG: @fbinegotiator
TW: @vossnegotiaton
Blackswanltd.com
Never split the difference: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/B07T7L39TN/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=never+split+the+difference&qid=1586766724&sprefix=never+spli&sr=8-1
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4/13/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 36 seconds
#87: Dr Jessamy Hibberd - Mental Health Tools For The Coronavirus Pandemic
''You're not stuck at home, you're safe at home.'' - @DrJessamy
Whilst there’s so much focus in the world right now on keeping people physically safe, with added economical stress, stress of yourself or a loved one getting sick or perhaps os even sick, a lack of social connection and many places like gym’s being closed - mental health has taken a real hit.
I reached out to Jessamy a few weeks back to see if she would come back on and share her thoughts on dealing with loneliness, how to cope with so much uncertainty in the world, how to deal with the stress of the coronavirus, and also how can we try to make the best out of the situation.
Jessamy was happy to come back on and tackle these topics, and we are so delighted to have her back on, because she is so damn good at what at she does. I personally took so much away from this interview, and I hope that this podcast can help you or a loved on.
I hope you enjoy this much needed interview, with the incredible Dr Jessamy.
If you do, shoot us a message on Instagram @freedompact to let us know.
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Links:
https://www.drjessamy.com
@drjessamy - IG
Get Jessamy's latest book in a couple of clicks:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stars-Before-Bedtime-Mindful-Fall-Asleep/dp/0711255571/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0/258-8380216-1880535?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0711255571&pd_rd_r=aca8fcf7-ecd1-493d-9ce8-0f2d0b49d9b6&pd_rd_w=Crw5W&pd_rd_wg=Yc38V&pf_rd_p=e44592b5-e56d-44c2-a4f9-dbdc09b29395&pf_rd_r=8033M8WGQ1YHS4XT2GJA&psc=1&refRID=8033M8WGQ1YHS4XT2GJA
4/10/2020 • 48 minutes, 9 seconds
#86 Anthony Ogogo: Olympian Mindset & Dealing With Setbacks
Anthony Ogogo is a former Olympian, boxer & current professional wrestler.
Anthony won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London, before turning professional in 2013.
Anthony has dealt with many roadblocks in his career, which we discuss in depth throughout this conversation. These roadblocks eventually ended in Anthony having to retire from boxing due to injury.
Anthony is now signed to professional wrestling organisation AEW.
In this honest and cutting conversation, Anthony and I explore questions such as:
What mental traits do Olympians possess?
How do we properly set goals?
What is the right way to deal with failure?
How can we shift the 'goalposts'?
How can we avoid setbacks defining us?
How do we find our identity and meaning in life?
& Much more
Instagram:
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@AnthonyOgogo
4/6/2020 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 58 seconds
#85: Dr Jonah Berger - The New Psychology Of Influence
Today on the show, we are joined by Dr Jonah Berger.
Jonah is a marketing professor at the highly prestigious Wharton School of business at the University of Pennsylvania, and he received his PhD from Stanford.
As well as that, he is a 3x best-selling author of books that include the smash-hit Contagious, Invisible influence and his latest piece The Catalyst: How to change anybody’s mind.
Jonah has consulted for Nike, Apple, the Gates Foundation and is a world-renowned expert on change and influence.
Jonah has spent years studying influence, consumer behaviour and change. Today we are discussing the results of Jonah’s research into influence, that look at how we can change someone’s mind. Perhaps it’s a spouses mind you want to change, or a bosses or a peer group. Jonah found Five hidden factors through his research that impede change, and we look at this and the new psychology of influence.
I hope you enjoy this episode with Dr Jonah Berger.
Links:
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
https://jonahberger.com
The Catalyst: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1982108606?tag=simonsayscom
TW: @J1berger
3/30/2020 • 55 minutes, 39 seconds
#84: Abigail Harrison - Astronaut Abby On Finding Your Mars
Today on the show, we are joined by Abigail Harrison, also known as astronaut abby.
Abby is aiming to be a part of the first ever space mission to Mars as well as being a Tedx speaker, founder of the non-profit Mars Generation, a Forbes listed 30-under-30 and is also working towards a PhD in astrobiology.
In this hugely inspiring conversation, we discuss International Women’s day, Abby’s journey to becoming one of the first people to Mars, the importance of role models, goal-setting, failure, burnout and much much more.
I hope you enjoy this conversation, with the phenomenal Abigail Harrison.
Links:
https://www.astronautabby.com
https://www.themarsgeneration.org/
@astronautabbyofficial - IG
@freedompact - IG
3/16/2020 • 1 hour, 41 seconds
The Secret Advantage YOU Don't Realise You Have
This clip is taken from episode 71 of Freedom Pact with Dean Graziosi.
The full one hour long episode can be found here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freedom-pact/id1411593229?i=1000458507945
3/6/2020 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
#83: Aaron Alexander - Principles For A Stronger Body & A Sharper Mind
Today on the show, we are joined by Araron Alexander.
Aaron is a world leading manual therapist and movement coach and host of the top rated show 0 the align podcast which has featured legends like Wim Hof, friend of the show Steven Kotler and also Mark Sisson.
Aaron’s mission is to inspire millions of driven individuals to confidently re-inhabit their bodies to be strong, flexible and pain-free by moving functionally during every daily task.
We speak to Aaron today about the subject of his book the align method, which is how to align the body and the mind.
I hope you enjoy this conversation with Aaron Alexander.
2/28/2020 • 54 minutes, 30 seconds
#82: Lauren Zander - Being The Hero Of Your Own Story
Lauren Zander is one of the most accomplished life coaches in the world. Lauren is the Co-founder of Handel group and has coached Grammy and academy awarding artists, Fortune 500 CEO’s, handle method has been taught in 35 university across the world like MIT, Yale and stamford.
Lauren has been featured in just about every major publication you can think of, from the Harvard business review, to Forbes to the New York Times to Mens’s and Women’s Health, the BBC and many others.
Lauren is also the author of the fantastic book - Maybe it’s you. Which is a phenomenal book that looks at the philosophies of personal power and how to take ownership of your life.
I had a sensational conversation with Lauren about relationships, self-sabotage, raising consciousness, overcoming limiting belief and so much more.
Forest Whitaker once said that Lauren does not mince words, and her authentic and straight to the point, self-ownership style is exactly what I believe in.Without any further ado, I hope you enjoy this conversation, with Lauren Zander.
Links:
https://www.handelgroup.com/lauren-handel-zander/
https://www.instagram.com/laurenzander_coach/
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2/17/2020 • 1 hour, 7 seconds
#81: Beth Weissenberger - How To Overcome The Voices Of Self-Sabotage
Beth is a masterful coach and personally coaches our most senior executive clients as well as leads corporate seminars on a variety of topics. She was also a featured Executive Coach on Businessweek.com where she wrote articles and appeared in educational videos, addressing topics that related to leadership development, organizational integrity and other important corporate issues.
Links:
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Talk to a human and see if Handel Group coaching options are right for you: http://bit.ly/freedom0117-con
On the web: HGLife.Coach
Facebook.com/HGLifeCoaching
On Instagram @handelgroup
Freedom Pact - YouTube
@freedompact - IG
2/10/2020 • 56 minutes, 21 seconds
#80: Shane Parrish - Mastering The Best Of What Other People Have Already Figured Out
Shane is the host of the Knowledge Project podcast which is my go-to listen, for a slight tangent - I think Shane is one of the best interviewers around and someone I’ve been learning from myself. Shane has interviewed the likes of Jim Collins, Esther Perel, Daniel Kahneman and some mutual guests like Robert Greene and Annie Duke for the show.
The knowledge Project is just one of the notches under Shane’s hugely impressive umberella. Shane is also the founder of Farnam Street, an online learning community that Shane founded whilst working for a leading intelligence agency in Canada that can be found at fs.blog. Farnam Street is dedicated to mastering the best of what other people have already figured out, that now gets over 1 million page views per month.
Shane is an absolute learning machine, so much so that I’ve made it one of my life goals to go and see this guys bookshelf with my own eyes, and to emphasise this point, Shane told me that in 2013 he read 153 books in one year. I view Shane as a North star when it comes to Education, and speaking to Shane has made me want to improve even more.
When Shane isn’t interviewing leading scholars and notable people, you may find him managing Syrus Partners which is an investment company operating out of North America.
Farnam Street also released a book called The Great Mental Models which covers general thinking concepts. Shane & I discuss Volume 1 in today’s episode which is all around general thinking concepts. Now why is this important? As the saying goes, to the man with a hammer - everything looks like a nail. Having a clear and concise understanding of these mental models will greatly improve your decision making. And considering your life is the conclusion of the vast amounts of decisions we make everyday, becoming a better decision maker will ultimately make for a much better life.
Links:
Fs.blog
@farnamstreet - IG
@ShaneAParrish - TW
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
The Great Mental Models - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Mental-Models-Thinking-Concepts-ebook/dp/B07P79P8ST/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+great+mental+models&qid=1580810056&sr=8-1
2/4/2020 • 53 minutes, 25 seconds
#79: Nick Santonastasso - Overcoming Depression To Inspire Millions
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Today on the show, we are joined by Nick Santonastasso is a medical miracle. Nick is one of four people alive with the rare genetic condition, Hanhart Syndrome.
Nick is an entrepreneur, inspirational keynote speaker who has opened shows at Tony Robbins events, an author of the hit book ‘victim to victor’, is an internationally known bodybuilder and fitness model, has released his own song – Nick has accomplished all of this before 25, despite the fact that he’s missing both his legs and one arm since birth.
Nick’s truly one of, perhaps if not the most inspirational person. And the fact this guy was even a varsity junior wrestler, and finished higher in his bodybuilding show than other abled body competitors is testament to the champion mindset that Nick has, which is something that we discuss today.
In fact, Nick is such an inspiration that when Nick met Dwayne The Rock Johnson, The Rock asked Nick for a picture and later dedicated an instagram post to him.
This was a real pleasure to have this conversation with Nick, I hope you enjoy!
Links:
Youtube - Freedom Pact
IG - @Freedompact
@Nicksantonastasso
booknicksanto.com
1/27/2020 • 59 minutes, 53 seconds
#78: Olesya Rulin - Disney Star On How To Take Action When You're Most Afraid
Hey Hey, Welcome back to the Freedom Pact Podcast. The aim of this brand is to challenge conventional thinking and to give you the tools required to live your damn best life, and to be the person you’ve always wanted to become.
Today on the show, we are joined by Olesya Rulin, who was a star in one of Disney’s most successful ever franchises.
Olesya was cast as Kelsi Nielsen in High school musical 1,2 and 3 which as of 2019 have now been viewed more than 200 million times.
As well as featuring in one of the largest Disney franchises ever, Olesya has featured in other series that you may have heard of - like CSI and Family guy.
Olesya was born 4 hours north of Moscow, is fluent in Russian, is trained in Ballet and is also the writer of the notable literature ‘Hounds of Love’ which is unbound poetry which Olesya created.
In this episode, we delve into following an unconventional career path, how to bounce back from failure, how Olesya handles the uncertainty and unpredictability of the acting business, which is also highly relevant to entrepreneurs, and how Olesya handled devastating heartbreak.
This was a beautiful episode, and I hope you enjoy this conversation, with the brilliant Olesya Rulin.
Links:
http://www.girlacrosstheblvd.com
@olesyarulin - IG & TW
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - Youtube
1/20/2020 • 57 minutes, 17 seconds
#77: Erik Salzenstein - How To Break Out Of Your Own Prison Walls
“From Prison To Prosperity.” - @salzenstein
Today on the show, we are joined by Erik Salzenstein. Erik battled addiction, anxiety and greed before facing the worst day of his life when he was sent to prison for 4-years.
However, whilst inside Erik was determined that there was more out there for his life. Between reading books, running masterminds for other prisoners, working out, meditating, re-wiring and re-creating himself on the inside, by the time it came around to be released Erik had completely transformed himself.
In this episode you will hear about how Erik did it, including his R.O.C.K formula for massive personal growth.
Links:
@salzenstein - IG
Eriksalzenstein.com
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
1/13/2020 • 1 hour
#76: David Meerman Scott - How To Build A Fanocracy & Turn Fans Into Customers
Today on the show, we are joined by marketing strategist, entrepreneur, advisor, Venture capitalist strategic partner and the best-selling author of 10 books that include the ‘new rules of marketing’ and his latest book which he co-authored with his daughter Reiko ‘Fanocracy’ turning fans into customers and customers into fans - David Meerman Scott.
David is the lead marketing speaker at the Tony Robbins business mastery events, has been hired to speak in more than 40 countries as well as offering strategies and tactics through his presentations to the worlds biggest companies Iike Google, Microsoft, PWC, the Ford Motor Company and Hewlett Packard.
As well as being one of the world’s leading business strategists, David worked as a male model in Japan, has attended 751 live music shows that he keeps track of with an excel spreadsheet, and is a raving fan of collecting artifacts from the Apollo lunar program.
This idea of creating fans is an idea in which we brought to the podcast in our episode with Kevin Kelly the CEO of wired. Kevin’s premise is that you can live a very comfortable life if you can make 1000 true fans. When Kevin wrote that essay it went viral, and is very much used as an entrepreneurial benchmark, we will link that article below if you haven’t checked it out.
https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
We know that you guys loved that concept, so we reached out to David because he has done a deep dive into how to build raving fans for your organisation. In an age of business in which everything has become automised, when we’ve lost the art of human connection, creating true fans with your audience is the way out of the matrix.
Please enjoy this fantastic and in-depth conversation with the amazing David Meerman Scott.
Links:
https://www.davidmeermanscott.com/books/fanocracy
@Dmscott - TW
@Freedompact - IG / Freedom Pact - YT
1/6/2020 • 59 minutes, 2 seconds
#75: Alan Weiss - On Why You're Only A Failure If You Never Try
Welcome back ladies & gentleman.
We want to start this episode off by paying our enormous gratitude to you. Lewis & I reminisced over this year and there’s just such a surreal feeling around the show. Since January, our downloads have increased by 1900%, we’ve brought legendary figures like Robert Greene, Dean Graziosi, David Sinclair and many others to the show, and this sincerely wouldn’t be possible without you.
Thousands of you tune in each month, and as the year comes to an end we’re promising you that on your own journey to Freedom, we’re going to bring you the best guests and the best content to help you in that journey.
So from us here, we hope that this holiday season brings you blessings, and re-join us at the start of the year, because we’re going to take things to a whole another level.
Today on the show, we are joined by the legendary entrepreneur and the man that Marshall Goldsmith described as ‘’the finest entrepreneurial coach in the world’’ - it’s Alan Weiss.
Links:
Freedom Pact - YouTube
@freedompact - IG
Alanweiss.com
@bentleygtcspeed - Twitter
12/24/2019 • 38 minutes, 53 seconds
#74: Dr William Li - On The Foods That Can Defeat Cancer
Today on the show, we are joined by one of the leading pioneers in health-care Dr William Li.
Will, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of the best-selling book EAT TO BEAT DISEASE – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself.
He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity.
His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on: Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America; and in The Atlantic, TIME, and The New York Times.
An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and The Lancet, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School, Tufts University, and Dartmouth Medical School.
The beginning of this conversation is all about Will’s background. And then we delve deep into eating to beat disease. There’s so much gold in this conversation, I hope you enjoy it.
Links:
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
Drwilliamli.com
https://drwilliamli.com/shopping-guide/
@drwilliamli - TW & IG
Eat To Beat Disease: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Beat-Disease-science-itself/dp/1785042157/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=eat+to+beat+disease+by+dr+william+li&qid=1576796927&sprefix=eat+to+bea&sr=8-1
12/20/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 48 seconds
#73: Kute Blackson - On Why We Should Embrace Death To Live Fully
Welcome back to the Freedom Pact Podcast.
The show that will deliver Freedom from limiting beliefs, societal and social conventions. It’s our job to interview the best in the world in business, health and personal growth to give you leverage over yourself and ultimately freedom of circumstance.
Kute was born to the miracle man of Ghana in Western Africa, and by the age of 8 his father who is a revered spiritual leader, thrust Kute into the limelight and started delivering weekly congregations in his family church. By the age of 14 Kute was speaking to 100’s of thousands of people through a network of over 300 churches.
Despite a path looming as the leader of his father’s religious network, Kute decided that this wasn’t his path and decided to move to Los Angeles in 1995 with next to no money to become the next Opera. In this pursuit of greatness, Kute hunted down the likes of Steven Spielberg and Richard Branson to give him his shot in the limelight, all which we cover in today’s episode.
Today, Kute is a best-selling of author of the book ‘you are the one’, an expert into the human potential, and a highly demanded key-note speaker.
Kute’s revloutionary program called the Liberation Experience, in which he travels across India one-on-one with a client is the most transformative program I’ve ever heard of. The client is removed of their passport, their money, and their sense of self. Kute begins the trip by asking the client to write their will, and letters in which they don’t come back. Along the way, they will bathe in the Ganges river, visit the poorest slums in the world and encounter enlightened yogi’s along the way amongst many other things.
Kute is certainly an expert in the human potential and freeing ourselves from societal conditioning and we couldn't be any more excited to connect.
Links:
https://kuteblackson.com
http://boundlessblissbali.com
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
12/17/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 40 seconds
You Can Design Your Dream Life
A clip taken from episode #51 with Nick Yarris, a man who wrongly served 22 years on death row.
Full episode available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freedom-pact/id1411593229?i=1000446152921
12/12/2019 • 1 minute, 53 seconds
#72: Daniel Coyle - The Secrets Of The World's Highest Performing Teams
Today on the show, we are joined by the best-selling author of The Talent Code - Daniel Coyle.
The talent Code has been on my bookshelf for years, I put it down as one of the best individual books into high performance I’ve ever read. When I first found out that Daniel Coyle had released another book - this time into high performing teams like Pixar, Navy Seal Team 6, San Antonio Spurs, Zappos and many more, we simply had to get him on the show.
Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code, The Little Book of Talent, The Secret Race (co-authored with Tyler Hamilton), Hardball: A Season in Projects, and other books. Winner (with Hamilton) of the 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Prize, he is a contributing editor for Outside Magazine, and works as a special advisor to the Cleveland Indians.
In this fascinating conversation, we look at what makes a team a high performing team. And how are the best in the world doing it. Seth Godin described this book as ‘’an urgent read.’’
Links:
Danielcoyle.com
@danielcoyle - TW
Daniel Coyle - FB & LI
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
12/10/2019 • 51 minutes, 3 seconds
#71: Dean Graziosi - On Why Being An Underdog In Life Is Your Biggest Advantage
Today on the Freedom Pact Podcast. We are joined by one of the biggest names in the entrepreneurship space today - Dean Graziosi.
Dean is an absurdly successful real-estate entrepreneur having featured on television every single day for 16 years, in what was one of the most-profitable direct-selling television shows ever generating $100’s of millions of dollars.
Dean Is a multiple time best-selling author, with his previous book the Millionaire Success Habits having sold over a million copies, as well as Dean’s other books 30 days to real estate cash and totally fulfilled completely dominating the non-fiction charts.
These days, you’ll find Dean recognised as one of America’s top success coaches, who has masterminds that will cost in excess of 6 figures to enter into them, as well as Dean business partnering with Tony Robbins. Pretty Cool.
However, it hasn’t always been like this for Dean. Dean grew up in extreme poverty. As a child he was sleeping on a mattress inside a bathroom, never made it to college and he had a learning disability. Dean built his life with literally nothing other than sheer determination as a teenager when he was chopping wood, repairing cars and knocking on 1000’s of doors.
Dean says that he is no smarter than the average person, however he has utilised the power of being an underdog in life and how it fuelled him.
Lets give it for the man that Sir Richard Branson paid tribute to by saying ‘’Dean is the type of entrepreneur that makes the world a better place.
Dean Graziosi, Welcome To the freedom pact.
Links:
@freedompact - IG
Freedom Pact - YouTube
@freedompactpod - TW
https://dgachieve.com/underdog
@deangraziosi - IG & TW
12/3/2019 • 52 minutes, 23 seconds
Why You Must Live A Life True To Yourself
This is a clip taken from Episode 55 with Palliative Care Physician Bronnie Ware. Full episode here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freedom-pact/id1411593229?i=1000448343733
Links:
Instagram: @freedompact
Youtube: Freedom Pact
Twitter: @freedompactpod
11/29/2019 • 3 minutes, 41 seconds
#70: Jon Gordon - On Why Success Requires A Microscope And A Telescope
Today on the show, we are joined the author 18 books, multiple New York-times best seller and keynote speaker - Jon Gordon.
His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 18 books including multiple best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team.
Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, The Golf Channel, Fox and Friends and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Los Angeles Dodgers, The Atlanta Falcons, Campbell Soup, Dell, Publix, Southwest Airlines, LA Clippers, Miami Heat, Pittsburgh Pirates, BB&T Bank, Clemson Football, Northwestern Mutual, West Point Academy and more.
Links:
https://jongordon.com
Jongordonpage - FB
Jongordon11 - TW
Jongordon - IG
@Freedompact - IG / YT
@freedompactpod - TW
Enquiries:
[email protected]
11/25/2019 • 45 minutes, 59 seconds
Let The Enemy Be A Wasted Life
This is an audio clip from our interview with Dr BJ Miller on episode #48. Link to the full interview is here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freedom-pact/id1411593229?i=1000444475773
Or here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd4N4s_U2xI
Links:
Freedom Pact - Youtube
@Freedompact - IG
@Freedompactpod - TW
Join the conversation:
[email protected]
11/22/2019 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
#69: Scott H Young - How To Learn Anything Rapidly Through The Science Of Ultralearning
Today on the show we are joined by Scott Young. Scott is a writer, a programmer, traveler and self-experimentalist.
In 2012, Scott became known in Interweb circles for famously completing a 4-year MIT undergraduate computer science course in 12 months. All without taking a single class. In one year, Scott successfully managed to complete 33 classes and all of the required classes, all whilst saving himself $100,000’s of dollars worth of debt.
In 2014, Scott undertook another extensive self-directed learning project, this time with the focus on languages. Going an entire year without speaking a word of English whilst living around the world, Scott achieved an excellent level in Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese and Korea.
Scott’s other aggressive learning projects include learning quantum mechanics and becoming a skilled portrait artist. The progress that he made on all of these projects was insane.
So what do all of these crazy projects have in common? The answer, my Freedom Pact family is.. all of these projects are what Scott would define as an Ultralearning project.
Ultralearning is the detailed and practical science of learning hard skills at a rapid pace with a high level of effectiveness. The world isn’t the same anymore. 50 years ago, a 4-year degree would guarantee you a great career, now it’s not even a guaranteed foot in the door for a minimum wage position.
Links:
@freedompact - IG
@freedompactpod - TW
Freedom Pact - YouTube
@scotthyoung - IG & Tw
https://www.scotthyoung.com
11/18/2019 • 1 hour, 37 minutes, 4 seconds
#68: Dr. Jack Wolfson - The Caveman Approach To Reversing Heart Disease
oday on the show we are joined by Dr Jack Wolfson.
Jack is a board-certified cardiologist with more than 17 years of practise under his belt. Jack is now recognised as one of the leading voices into holistic health, natural and preventative heart health care.
Having been featured on CNN, Fox and NBC countless times as well as being a best-selling author of the smash hit book The Paleo Cardiologist, Jack has made it his life’s mission to promote an overall approach to wellness. As well as being an in-demand Key-note speaker, Jack has been awarded the top holistic MD award in Phoenix for 5 out of the last 6 years, which is just insane to think about.
Jack is certainly not a man who is afraid to speak his mind, and his often hard-hitting opinions have seen him recieve death threats, complaints to his medical board, being banned off of social platforms like Pinterest. However, he feels so strongly about an evolutionary approach to living that he says he’s never felt more empowered to speak his truth.
In this episode we cover so so much. We cover Jack’s core philosophy of the caveman approach to holistic living, we delve into sleep, exercise, how modern society is so detrimental to mental health, why Jack goes to sleep at 7:30pm, how modern society is causing erectile dysfunction in young men, and Jack shares his thoughts on naturally reversing heart disease.
I highly highly highly recommend you listen to the full thing.
Links:
The Drs Wolfson - FB
@thedrswolfson - TW & IG
https://thedrswolfson.com/carnivore
https://www.wolfsonintegrativecardiology.com
@freedompact - IG
@freedompactpod - TW
Freedom Pact - Youtube
Join the Conversation:
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11/15/2019 • 53 minutes, 11 seconds
#67: Anthony Trucks - Former NFL Player On Living A Life Forged By Fire
Welcome back! So good of you to join us again.
Well, there’s a big one today guys.
Today on the show, we are joined by former NFL player for the Buccaneers, redskins and steelers, American Ninja Warrior, International keynote speaker, best-selling author and identity coach - Anthony Trucks.
I said a while back that there was big things happening around here. Big changes, big name-guests, and I’m sorry I go on about this, but this show is our baby, and to think we’ve gone from voice recording on our phone in a carpark to interviewing NFL players, as well as building up this community of action takers. I couldn’t be any damn prouder. And, stay tuned for what’s to come.
Anyway, I digress.
The title of Anthony’s book is ‘a life forged by fire.’ ‘’Please tell my children who their father was’’ was the text message that Anthony had sent out at 28 to who his loved ones as he drove around searching for rat poison to take his own life.
Throughout Anthony’s life, he has experienced what he defines as ‘’20 life shattering identity shifts’’ that have taken him from being given into a foster care home at 3, beaten and abused as a child, not finding his biological father until he was 21, discovering his wife had an affair, getting divorced, having his playing career in the NFL cut short, it’s safe to say that this man has endured trauma.
One of the fascinating things about Anthony, is that he’s endured so much, but yet he always made it through the other side. My question then is ‘’why and how??’’ How does one make it through all of that and prosper, when just one of those pieces of trauma are enough to send others down the precipice. Well, we’re going to find out today.
This was a real wide-ranging conversation, from relationships, to the benefit of coaches, to recovering from trauma, to how to like yourself more. It really was a great conversation.
Links:
AnthonyTrucks.com
Sloworgo.co
@anthonytrucks - IG / @freedompact - IG
Join the conversation:
[email protected]
11/11/2019 • 55 minutes, 58 seconds
#66: Dr. Anna Yusim - The Art Of Fulfilment
today on the show, we have got a wonderful, thought-provoking and highly-actionable conversation to bring to you to close the week.
We are joined by Dr Anna Yusim. Anna is a private psychiatrist located on the upper-east side of Manhattan, and is also a lecturer at Yale Medical school.
I could spend an entire podcast listing out all of the awards that Anna has won both as a student and in the field of psychology, but to name just a few Anna was awarded the Golden Award for the top thesis written in the humanities at Stamford, the Glasgow-Rubin award for women leaders at Yale medical school and also the National Institute of mental health outstanding research resident award.
Anna is also now a published author, with the release of her brand new book ‘Fulfilled: The Science of spirituality’ which our conversation is largely predicated upon today.
In today’s episode we delve into major concepts like fulfilment - what are the commonalities between the most fulfilled lives, how does one become fulfilled, how do we avoid fulfilment decoys, why fulfilment is more of an art than a science, then we look at things like spirituality and the incredible health benefits related to it. Overall, this is a fascinating conversation, and one I hope you guys enjoy.
Marianne Williamson once said that she admired those like Dr Anna Yusim, as they are the ones who are leading the charge.
Without any further ado,
Dr Anna Yusim - Welcome to the freedom pact.
Links:
https://www.annayusim.com
TW - @Drannayusim / IG - @annayusim
Fulfilled: The science of spirituality - https://www.amazon.com/Fulfilled-Science-Spirituality-Happier-Meaningful/dp/1455596795/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489456671&sr=8-1&keywords=fulfilled+yusim
@freedompact - IG
Join the conversation:
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11/8/2019 • 54 minutes, 54 seconds
#65: Alex Hutchinson - Overcoming The Mental-Shackles Of Limiting Beliefs
Hey Hey!
Welcome back - Freedom Pact family! What do you guys think of the new intro? We’ve ben playing around with it lately, we may make some slight changes to it. What do you guys think? Let us know if you like it by emailing us your thoughts - [email protected]
Anyway, Happy Monday. Today on the show, we are joined by nationally acclaimed journalist Alex Hutchinson.
Alex is the best-selling author of the fantastic book - Endure,which looks at expanding the human limits of the body and the mind.
The timing of this podcast couldn’t be any better, as I’m sure many of you know that on October 12th Eliud Kipchoge ran the first ever 2-hour marathon. Which we delve into, as well as many other aspects related to self-talk, increasing your cognitive and physical stamina.
I’ll give a quick sidetone, as many of you may be listening to these and thinking? Wait Joe, I’m not a runner I don’t care about running. What we discuss in this conversation isn’t specific to running. We discuss how to increase the human potential, and how to overcome the limiting beliefs and mental shackles that our mind plays on us. Which could be applied to growing a business, studying for an exam, writing a book.
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I highly recommend listening to the full thing as I feel like there’s so many takeaways throughout the episode.
Without any further ado, Alex Hutchinson - Welcome to the Freedom Pact.
Links:
Alex Hutchinson Social Media: @sweatscience - FB / TW
http://www.alexhutchinson.net
Endure - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Endure-Curiously-Elastic-Limits-Performance/dp/0008308187/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2L4F1X48Y7HVA&keywords=endure+alex+hutchinson&qid=1572816932&sprefix=endure%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1
@freedompact - IG
@freedompactpod - TW
11/4/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 4 seconds
#64: Lara Rebecca - One Woman's Journey To Helping Millions Online With Eating Disorders
Welcome back to the Freedom Pact.
The show that will give you the mindsets, strategies, tools and tactics to help you achieve the next level of success.
We are back this Monday morning with another episode. Our listens have gone through the roof lately, and we’re so grateful for all of you that tune in week in, week out, we never could’ve imagined the show would grow this fast so thank you.
Today on the show, we are joined Lara Rebecca. Lara is a health and fitness enthusiast from my native Cardiff, in Wales, who is using social media as a platform to help change the lives of millions of people with eating disorders.
For context into this episode, we’ve linked Lara’s story below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3uRjM4p2Kc&t=356s
- which is a video she posted entitled ‘anorexic to athlete’, which now has around 8 million views, summarises Lara’s journey with an eating disorder, how it transpired into anorexia, how it almost claimed her life when Lara had a BMI of 13, to put this into context, Lara was around 16 years old and was weighing in around 5 stone.
This conversation delves into the scary reality of living with an eating disorder. We cover topics like the forums involved that give people with eating disorders tips to lose even more weight, the mindset in which someone with an eating disorder would have, how Lara would trick her parents into believing that she was eating, what does it feel like to be 5 stone, a clue - Lara’s fingers turned blue.
But remarkably, the reason why we wanted to connect with Lara is that what followed on from this battle is truly inspiring. Since then, Lara has helped millions of people online with her story being featured with major news networks like the BBC & ITV, is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and is also doing tremendous work into mental health awareness. Lara is one of the very few people that I’ve ever seen that is using social media for the right reasons.
It is my pleasure to bring such an important conversation to you, I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed learning about this subject and connecting with Lara.
Lara Rebecca - Welcome to the freedom pact.
Links:
ig: @lara__rebecca & @freedompact
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0V4nRv0JLSFVrVQS_VLh4w
blog: lararebecca.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Join the conversation:
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10/28/2019 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 14 seconds
The Keys To Building A Successful Personal Brand From Scratch
This is an audio clip taken from our interview with Evan Carmichael.
Full interview with Evan Carmichael & David Meltzer can be found here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freedom-pact/id1411593229?i=1000446687554
10/24/2019 • 4 minutes, 31 seconds
#63: Frank Turner - On Why 'Little Changes' Can Lead To Monumental Results
Hey Hey Freedom Pact!
Welcome back to the show, happy Monday to you all.
Well, what an episode we’ve got to kick the week off for you.
Today on the show, we are joined by Frank Turner. @frankturner
Frank Turner is an English Punk and folk singer, having released 8 solo albums, and is the winner of multiple highly notable music awards such as the Kerrang & AIM awards.
Frank has created an incredible listenership, and one of the most amazing things about Frank is how he’s used his platform and his music to tackle issues which are so prominent in today’s society.
Having played over 2400+ shows, visiting 48 countries in the process, Turner is noted for his work-ethic as well as the meaning that drives his songs.
Frank is also an author, studied at the London School of Economics, and studied alongside prince William at Eton - Not bad!
We sat down with Frank to discuss major aspects of his journey, things like his career start, work-ethic, how do you deal with getting 100 death threats per day, mastering your craft, mental health - Frank’s experiences with CBT, and much much more.
before we start, I have to say that Frank is obviously a very renowned name and it’s fairly difficult to get an interview with people of this stature. At the time of the recording, Frank was on tour of America playing live shows, when we contacted him to do to the interview, he was about 30 minutes away from a sound check, so about half way through the interview you will hear live music - we apologise, but hope that the content can make it up.
If you guys enjoyed this podcast and our work, please leave us a rating and a review as it helps us so much with the show visibility.
Without any further ado, Frank Turner - Welcome to the freedom Pact.
Links:
IG, YT & TW: @frankturner
Website: https://frank-turner.com/
IG - @freedompact
TW - @freedompactpod
Join the conversation:
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10/21/2019 • 44 minutes, 12 seconds
#62: Brad Lea - Patience Will Destroy You; Do THIS Instead
‘’Patience will kill you, it will rob you of your hopes and dreams.’’ - @therealbradlea
Happy Monday Freedom Pact Family! We are delighted to start the week with another fantastic episode.
Today, on the show, we are joined by the founder of Lightspeed VT - which is a world-leading platform into interactive based sales training - it is Brad Lea.
Brad is a widely renowned speaker, entrepreneur, podcaster, and influencer.
Brad has been involved in the sales world for more than 25 years, and is right at the helm of the current sales-world through the business which he does.
We sat down for this engaging chat with Brad, and we covered so so many topics. In this podcast, you will learn:
- Why Brad elected for a sales based career and the ability to do so
- The 7B model that will take your life to the next level
- Why opportunity is abundant & the analogy that Brad gives to back this up
- Brad’s opinion on why you shouldn’t save money
- What Brad would do if he was starting over again & so so much more
If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a rating & a review on iTunes - It helps us so much with the visibility of the show.
Without any further ado, lets welcome a man onto the show that Daymond John commented saying ‘’no one is leading the way better than Brad Lea.’’
Brad Lea, welcome to the Freedom Pact.
LINKS:
@therealbradlea - IG
bradlea.com
Brad’s Podcast - Dropping Bombs
@freedompact - IG
@freedompactpod - TW
Contact us:
[email protected]
10/14/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 12 seconds
How Anton Chekhov Changed The World By Changing His Attitude
This is a clip taken from Episode 54 of the Freedom Pact Podcast with Robert Greene.
Full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freedom-pact/id1411593229?i=1000447797675
Join the conversation:
If you’d like to get in contact with us, please email us! [email protected]
Alternatively, you can find us on social media:
IG: @freedompact
TW: @freedompactpod
10/11/2019 • 6 minutes
#61: Rob Moore - The Disruptive Entrepreneur On How He Went From Dead Broke To Millions
“If you risk nothing, you risk everything” - @robmoore
Welcome back, Freedom Pact family!
Today on the show, we are joined by the Disruptive Entrepreneur himself - Rob Moore.
This conversation is specifically related to money. Debt, abundance and freedom. Wherever you are in relation to your financial journey - you will gain something from this conversation.
Who is Rob Moore? Rob is multiple time best-selling author, investor, podcaster, speaker, world record-holder and winner of the business of the year 2016.
LINKS:
Robmoore.com
FB & LI - Rob Moore
IG - @robmooreprogressive
TW - @robprogressive
Rob’s latest Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Im-Worth-More-Realize-Potential-ebook/dp/B07NCZ1HP6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=rob+moore&qid=1570659871&sr=8-2
Join the conversation:
IG - Freedompact
TW - freedompactpod
CONTACT US: [email protected]
10/10/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 26 seconds
#60: Laura Vanderkam - On Time Management, Productivity, 100 Dreams And More
"You have more time than you think.'' - @lvanderkam
Today on the show, we are joined by NYT best-selling author Laura Vanderkam.
Laura is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Juliet’s School of Possibilities, Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours.
This is a fascinating and highly practical interview with Laura, in this episode you will learn:
- Why you have more time than you think
- How your language around time is so critical
- What Laura has learned from studying time diaries of high performers
- Practical steps to getting more things done
- Laura's fascinating idea of 100 dreams
- & so much more
JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
If you'd like to connect with us, please do! We love to connect.
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: @freedompact (IG) / @freedompactpod (TW)
Laura:
TW & IG: @lvanderkam
168 hours: https://www.amazon.co.uk/168-Hours-Have-More-Think/dp/159184410X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=168+hours&qid=1570398535&sr=8-1
Laura's Website: https://lauravanderkam.com
Laura's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/before-breakfast/id1450018819
10/7/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
#59: Mark Mastrandrea - On His Most Valuable Lessons From Building An 8-Figure Business
Today on the show, we are joined by Mark Mastrandrea (@MarkBrazil).
The legend and co-founder of the fastest growing digital-art company in the world - ikonick.
iKonick, which embodies a number of thing like pop culture, and motivational art, was started by Mark and his co-founder Jeff Cole, after they spotted a niche in the affordable digital art market, and were sick of their dead-end jobs. Since then, they have scaled the brand from a dream into an 8-figure machine.
iKonick have partnered with entrepreneurial icons, like Scooter Braun, like Gary Vaynerchuk, like Eric Thomas the GOAT, as well as earning the licensing rights to the NBA, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, etc etc.
Quotes:
“I always say ‘learn or leave.’”
“I read to get something out of it.”
“We don’t do stuff to like look like we’re being successful, what we care about is actually being successful.”
“The biggest keys to our success has been a crazy work-ethic with being extremely self-aware.”
“You have to be a psycho to be an entrepreneur.”
If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, or if you’re currently an entrepreneur and need a motivational message. This is the episode for you.
Without any further ado Freedom Pact Family, lets welcome a man that Dax Miller once commented ‘’He's got more energy than a Duracell, more style than the Dutchess, and can smell opportunity like a pig smells truffles.’’
Mark Mastrandrea - Welcome to the Freedom Pact.
LINKS:
Mark Mastrandrea - LinkedIN
@MarkBrazil - IG
@Cole - (Jeff Cole - iKonick’s Co-founder)
Shop iKonick - http://ikonick.com
Freedom Pact - @freedompact
9/30/2019 • 56 minutes, 22 seconds
#58: Professor David Sinclair: Why We Age And Why We Don't Have To
What an absolute phenomenal episode we have in-store for you today.
Happy Monday, welcome back Freedom Pact Family!
Today on the show, we are joined by the current rockstar in the field of genetics and anti-aging - Professor David Sinclair.
David is a professor in the department of Genetics and is the co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Centre for the biology of ageing at Harvard Medical School.
The primary concern of David’s work is that of ageing - why we age, how to slow it down, and how to reverse it’s effects.
David’s work has been featured in 5 books, two documentary movies, 60 minutes, Morgan Freeman’s ‘’through the wormhole and various other media.
David is the owner of over 35 patent’s, and has received more than 25 awards including: Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, The Australian commonwealth prize, the bio-innovator award, top 100 Australian innovators, the CSL prize and the Thompson prize.
As you can see - this guy is a fucking big deal.
The podcast David did with Joe Rogan, was recently at #2 worldwide, David’s also just released a fantastic book called ‘Lifespan: Why we age - and why we don’t have to which I read last week, and have already been applying to my own life.
As you can guess, this episode is all around the science of ageing and the strategies we can use to prevent it. I highly recommend you listen to the full thing, it’s a mind-blowing conversation.
So, before we jump into this.. Could I just ask you for a favour that would mean the world to me? We love delivering great content and interacting and helping anyone who reaches out to us. If you could leave us a rating and a review on iTunes it helps us so much to grow the show and to attract the best guests.
Links:
Lifespan: Why we age and why we don't have to: https://amzn.to/31ISa2w
David's social media: @davidsinclairphd - IG / @davidasinclair - TW
@freedompact - IG / @freedompactpod - TW
Get in touch! Personal / Business queries: [email protected]
9/23/2019 • 56 minutes, 4 seconds
#57: Ryan Stewman - The Hardcore Closer On How To Recover From Devastation
What is going on Freedom Pact Family!
Happy Monday to you all, it’s the start of the week. Time to get after it, and turn these dreams into reality.
Today on the show, we have one of our most demanded guests on ever. We always ask you guys who you want on the show, and the amount of times in which people responded to our instagram stories on the Freedom Pact instagram or have emailed us with this guys name is absurd!
Today, we are joined by the @hardcorecloser himself - Ryan Stewman.
Ryan is a 6x best-selling author, is a regular contributor to sites such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post and the Goodlife Project.
Ryan started his sales journey when he was 13 years old. Ever since then this guy’s story is just crazy. Ryan built himself up to become a millionaire, then spent time in and out of prison, lost everything, then gained it all back. Now he’s the CEO of hardcorecloser.com which is an online resource for sales people, with more 2m in gross sales.
So, before we jump into this.. Could I just ask you for a favour that would mean the world to me? We love delivering great content and interacting and helping anyone who reaches out to us. If you could leave us a rating and a review on iTunes it helps us so much to grow the show and to attract the best guests. I’d really appreciate it.
Back to the episode, on today’s show we have a man that Bryan Katzen described hiring Ryan as a mentor and a coach as ‘’the single best decision that he had ever made for his business.’’
LINKS:
@hardcorecloser - IG
@freedompact - IG / @freedompactpod TW
Hardcorecloser.com
9/16/2019 • 45 minutes, 34 seconds
#56: Nir Eyal - How To Block Out The Chaos And Become Indistractable
“Becoming Indistractable is the skill of the century.” - @Nireyal
Welcome back, Freedom Pact Family!
Today on the show, we are joined by New York Times best-selling author, writer, consultant, angel investor and behavioural psychologist - Nir Eyal.
You may know Nir from his smash-hit book - Hooked. We’ve been trying to interview Nir for months, it’s finally happened and Nir now has a new book out which is called Indistractable.
We live in the most chaotic of times. How can we ever expect to achieve greatness when there’s so many dings, pings and internal triggers going on around us? Nir has the answer - become Indistractable.
In this Podcast you will learn the 4-step process for becoming Indistractable.
LINKS:
Nir’s latest book Indistractable: http://nirandfar.com/Indistractable
Nir’s socials: @NirEyal - IG/ TW
Nirandfar.com
Distraction Guide: https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/
Scheduler tool: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/
Freedom Pact: @Freedompact - IG / @freedompactpod - TW
We love to hear from you! Please send us an email: [email protected]
9/9/2019 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 31 seconds
#55: Bronnie Ware - These Are The Top 5 Regrets Of The Dying
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9/2/2019 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 12 seconds
#54: Robert Greene - These Are the Keys To Becoming A Master Of Human Nature
Today we are speaking to one our heroes.
Today’s guest is the best-selling author of multiple books that include the 48 laws of Power, The art of Seduction, Mastery, 33 strategies of War and his latest book - The laws of human nature.
Robert Greene has regularly featured in rap culture as he is viewed as one of history’s most prominent figures into power, seduction and strategy. Robert’s name has been mentioned in songs by people like Drake, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Rick Ross. Robert also released a book with 50-cent which was conveniently named the 50th law.
Robert’s books have sold millions and millions of copies. In fact, the content underpins such key elements in power and human nature that his books have been banned by the majority of US prisons, and it’s even widely reported that Fidel Castro has even read his books.
Robert is also fluent in 5 languages, is a student of Zen Buddhism, and is the mentor to Ryan Holiday.
As you can guess, Robert’s a major hero of ours. This is an enormous privilege for us, and it seems so surreal that this is where we’re at in our journey.
Today we’ll be discussing the laws of human nature, mastering our emotional selves, strategies for influencing others and a few personal questions into Robert’s life.
GET ROBERTS LATEST BOOK ‘THE LAWS OF HUMAN NATURE’ HERE: https://amzn.to/31ZjoBC
Links:
Powerseductionandwar.com
@robertgreene - TW
@robertgreeneofficial - IG
@freedompact - IG
8/26/2019 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 49 seconds
#53: Carmine Gallo - How To Influence People Like Steve Jobs
What is going on Freedom Pact Family!!
Today on the show, we’re joined by Author, keynote speaker and executive coach to some of the most powerful speakers and organisations in the world - Carmine Gallo @carminegallo
Gallo’s books have been endorsed by billionaires such as Howard Schultz, Vinod Khosla and Marc Benioff, CEOs like Gino Blefari (Berkshire Hathaway Home Services of America) and Tony Hsieh (Zappos), and a wide range of experts from Tony Robbins to Adam Grant.
Gallo is one of the most influential voices in communication, business and leadership and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Success Magazine as well as on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and ABC’s 20/20.
Gallo has built a reputation for transforming leaders into powerful storytellers and communicators at the world’s largest and most admired brands including: Amazon Web Services, Accenture, Allstate, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Chevron, Coca-Cola, Google, HCA Health, Intel, LinkedIn, McKinsey, Medtronic, Merck, Microsoft, Walmart, and many others. Carmine Gallo writes popular columns for Forbes.com and Inc.com, and the Harvard Business Review.
In this episode, we will be discussing how you can get your ideas heard, how you can become more influential and persuasive, and also, how the greatest leaders of our times - people like Abe Lincoln, Steve Jobs, Nelson Mandela influenced the masses. This is a thought provoking conversation and highly useful episode, with one of the most highly sought after coaches in America.
Links:
carminegallo.com
TW: @carminegallo
IG: @Freedompact / TW: @freedompactpod
Email us! [email protected]
8/19/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 59 seconds
#52: Evan Carmichael & David Meltzer - How To Gain Millions Of Followers
Welcome Back! So Freedom Pact family, we’ve got a CRAZY episode for you guys today.
This episode is specific to social media strategy and how we can get our message, our products and our services seen by the market place.
This episode is perfect for anyone trying to grow a social media presence, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogging whatever your platform is you should be able to get some great advice.
To do so for this episode, we’ve tracked down some of the most effective people on the planet at doing this. Our guests today are people that are absolutely smashing the social media game, and they haven’t had to make any porn videos to do so. If you combine the number of followers between these guys, there’s more than 3 million active followers.
We’re joined by Evan Carmichael @evancarmichael & David Meltzer @davidmeltzer
Let’s start with Evan. His official bio is that Evan sold a biotech company at 19, was a venture capitalist at 22 raising $15m dollars. Now he runs one of Youtube’s biggest entrepreneurials channel’s with more than 2m subscribers, is the founder of believe nation, holds 2 world-records.
Evan has recieved accolades such as being one of Forbes Top 40 Social Media talents and one of Inc’s 25 must-follow Key note speakers you need to know.
David Meltzer on the other hand - wow. David won the 2014 Humanitarian of the year award for sports, is the founder of Sports 1 Marketing, has a net worth of $120m dollars, is a best-selling author, podcaster, judge and star of the brilliant elevator pitch.
This episode will give you the strategies tactics and knowledge to be able to build your personal or business brand as big as you could possibly want it. We’ve recruited the best people in the world for this episode, so I’m sure you’ll be able to take something from it.
if you guys enjoy this episode and take value from it, please leave us a rating and a review - it’s our only ask and it helps us so much with the visibility of the show -
The format of the show will be Evan up first, and then David will swiftly follow afterwards.
Without any further ado - Evan Carmichael & David Meltzer - Welcome to the Freedom Pact.
Links:
Evan Carmichael IG/TW/YT - @EvanCarmichael
David Meltzer IG/TW/YT - @DavidMeltzer
Freedompact Ig - @freedompact / TW - @freedompactpod
Contact us: [email protected]
8/12/2019 • 50 minutes, 26 seconds
#51: Nick Yarris - This Man Spent 22 Years on Death Row (Wrongly Convicted)
Hello Freedom Pact Family!
Welcome back to today’s show and episode 51.
Now, we promised you guys big things were coming on the show.. Well, listen to what we’ve got coming up for you today.
We’re joined on Today’s podcast by Nick Yarris @nickyarris.
Nick was the subject of the monster Netflix documentary The fear of 13, as well as being the best selling author of Seven days to live my life.
Nick spent 22 years, 8057 days to be exact, in one of the most brutal prisons in America whilst he was on death row having been charged with the rape and murder of Linda Minda Craig. To cut a long story short - Nick was wrongly convicted, and DNA testing in 2003 proved his innocence.
On today’s podcast, we speak down with Nick to discuss his story and all things Freedom. Before we start, if you enjoy the episode could you please leave us a rating and a review as it helps us so much with the visibility of the show. Thanks guys.
Links:
@NickYarris - IG / TW
Nickyarris.org
@freedompact - IG
@Freedompactpod - TW
8/5/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds
#50: Noah Galloway - Injured Soldier On How To Turn Setbacks Into Success
Welcome back for Episode 50! What an unbelievable journey it’s been, and I promise you, we’re only just getting started.
For everyone that has listened, supported and interacted, we are eternally grateful and we couldn’t have picked a better group of people to share this journey with.
Stick around, because I assure you, things are growing fast.
On today’s episode, we are joined by American War-hero, best-selling author and previous star from the hit show Dancing with the stars Noah Galloway.
After Noah witnessed 9/11 happen, he felt so passionately about it that he immediately dropped out of college and went straight to the front lines.
It was during his second deployment, that his Humvee caught a tripwire and blew his vehicle up, leaving him within inches of life. The aftermath of this explosion saw Noah as an amputee losing his left arm and his left leg.
Overcoming the loss of two limbs wasn’t the only issue that Noah had to deal with. Since returning home, Noah has done multiple rounds in the ring with depression which he speaks so openly about and he’s spent 10 days in a county jail for a DUI.
Determined to not let this be his life, Noah completely reinvented himself and found solace in fitness. Noah decided to change his life, and since he made the decision he has run marathons, tough mudders, featured on the cover of Mens Health, appeared on Ellen, The today show and more notably he scored a 3-rd place finish on Dancing with the stars.
We were so intrigued by Noah’s story we wanted to find out what drives him, how he has managed depression and what we can do to reframe a negative set-back, which I assure you, is a huge component of success.
As always, if you enjoyed the show all that we ask is that you leave us a rating and review. It helps us so much with the visibility of the show. Also, if you want to reach out to us if you’re struggling with anything in your life - please send us an email: [email protected]. We love hearing from you guys, and we read every email.
Links:
Noah on social media
@noahgallowayathlete - IG
@Noah_Galloway - TW
Noah Galloway - FB
Living With No Excuses - https://www.amazon.com/Living-No-Excuses-Remarkable-American/dp/1455596914
@freedompact - IG
@Freedompactpod - TW
7/29/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 26 seconds
#49: Dr Jessamy Hibberd - Strategies & Tactics For Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Welcome back my Freedom Pact Family!
Today on the show, we are speaking to best selling author Dr Jessamy Hibberd
Jessamy is a London based clinical psychologist, and I was absolutely delighted to sit down with her and tackle the subject of imposter syndrome.
Jessamy is a Tedx speaker, an active consultant and spokeswoman. If you tune into LBC or women’s hour regularly, you’ll have more than likely have heard Dr Jessamy, alternatively you may have seen her work featured in major publications like the Guardian and Telegraph.
Have you ever been in a social or skilled setting and looked around and thought - I don’t belong here, I’m not as good as they think I am, I’ve got lucky etc It’s likely that it’s imposter syndrome. This is a hugely prevalent subject, something I myself have faced and I was so happy to discuss it with Jessamy.
We look at what it is, where imposter syndrome comes from, strategies, tactics, self-talk ideas for how to deal with it. If you would like more information on this, Jessamy does have a fantastic book on this called The imposter Cure, which you can pick up from the link below should you wish.
Can I ask you for a favour? If you liked this episode, could you leave it a rating and a review? It would mean the world to us!
Social Links:
@Drjessamy - IG & Twitter
Imposter Cure - https://www.amazon.com/Imposter-Cure-mind-trap-imposter-syndrome/dp/1783253061/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=imposter+cure&qid=1564005442&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Dr Jessamy's Ted Talk -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZzyMF6bPgM
@FreedomPact - IG
@FreedompactPod - Twitter
[email protected] - Personal/ Business enquiries
7/25/2019 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 41 seconds
#48 - Kevin Kelly - This Is How To Gain 1000 True Fans
Welcome back Freedom Pact family!
Guys before we begin, I want to issue an apology. In today’s episode, there was a slight sound issue which we’re really upset about.
We’ve invested heavily in recent months to provide you guys with the best possible audio experience possible, but something went wrong at parts in this episode. It’s not horrendous, but we are conscious of it and we’ll try our best to not let it happen again.
Today on the show we have the co-founder of Wired Magazine - Kevin Kelly. Kevin has been a multiple time Best seller, is a legendary futurist and has led Wired to winning the national magazine award for excellence which is the equivalent of the oscars. Pretty big deal if you ask me!
Kevin, is a go-to guy from Hollywood who have sought after his advice for the realistic future portrayals, and on top of this Kevin has had his own work featured in major publications like Life, Science, The New York times and the economist.
Just considering the magnitude of that achievement is something, but when you consider that Kevin actually dropped out of College to spend a decade photographing around Asia, in which he had to run a newsletter in Tehran to survive financially.
Many people know Kevin from his ideas surrounding the 1000 true fans. In this episode, we direct 3 major topics: How Kevin operates and how he made the decision to leave behind the standard path to go and create his own way, 1000 true fans, the meaning of it and how to get and keep them, and lastly we talk about AI.
Links:
Kevin Kelly - https://kk.org
Twitter: @kevin2kelly
IG: @freedompact
7/22/2019 • 50 minutes, 7 seconds
#47: Dr. BJ Miller - Why Living a Life Of Regret Is Worse Than Death
Hey hey!
Welcome back my Freedom Pact family.
Today on the show, we are joined by Dr Bruce Miller @bjmillermd commonly known as BJ Miller.
I first stumbled upon BJ many years back through his Ted talk which has been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube.
BJ is a hospice and palliative care physician at the UCSF Medical centre. Dr Miller previously worked as the executive director for the zen hospice project in which he treats hospitalised patients with terminal or life-altering illnesses.
BJ has been featured in many major publications. He’s appeared on Oprah’s super soul Sunday, the New York Times and he’s just releases a book alongside Shoshana Berger called the Beginners guide to the end, which one imagines will go on to be a best seller.
So by this point, you may be thinking what does this have to do with our brand? Like we’re a peak performance podcast? Well, I think this is a hugely important topic to cover. BJ has overseen the deaths of thousands of people, so there’s no other better person to tell us what really matters in life.
In this podcast, we’re going to talk about life and death. We’re going to discuss what really matters in life, what the biggest regrets are that people have at the end, and also how to live a life so you don’t mind when your time comes.
I think this could be one of the most important and captivating pieces of content we’ve produced, and I highly recommend you listen to the full thing.
BJ’s website: https://www.abgtte.com
BJ’s Twitter: @bjmillermd
A beginners guide to the end: https://amzn.to/2l8wMmQ
@freedompact
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
7/15/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 25 seconds
#46: Dr Tracey Marks - How To Recover From An Exhausted Brain
Welcome back Ladies & Gentleman!
Today on the Freedom Pact we are doing a very special episode into burnout with Dr Tracey Marks.
Before we go any further, we’re trial running this episode for the Thursday slot. We always release episodes on a Monday, but we’re trialling Thursdays to see how they do. We’re always looking for constructive feedback about the show. If you have any feedback, any guests you’d love to have on, or anything else you’d love to discuss please send us an email to [email protected] - We read everyone so please let us know.
Dr Marks is a psychiatrist who operates out of Atlanta, Georgia. I first stumbled upon Tracey on YouTube, as she has one of the biggest mental health and wellness channels on the internet.
Dr Marks is also a contributor to sites like the Huffington Post and has featured on Anderson Cooper.
In this episode, we are going to dig deep into one of the most problematic areas that you, our listeners have experienced or are experiencing - burnout. We’re going to look at how it happens, how to beat it and also numerous other self care strategies.
Remember, as an entrepreneur, student, executive, CEO, your greatest asset is yourself. I hope this episode goes someway to helping you with that.
If you enjoyed this episode.. Could I please ask for a favour? We love trying to solve interesting problems. If you want us to keep doing so, could you please leave us a rating and subscribe? It helps us SO much with the show visibility.
Links:
Dr Marks:
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/user/MarksPsych
Twitter: @traceymarksmd
Instagram: tmarksmd
@freedompact - IG
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
@freedompactpod - Twitter
7/11/2019 • 58 minutes, 40 seconds
#45: Steven Kotler - This Is What Mastery Looks Like Up Close
Welcome back for today’s episode, to the show that will actionable ideas, strategies, tactics and concepts that will take your performance and business to the next level.
We’ve got Steven Kotler @kotler.steven on the show today. Steven is one of the world’s leading experts into the science of peak performance as well as an award winning journalist.
Steven’s is a multiple time best-selling author, his work Stealing Fire was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, whilst President Bill Clinton said that Steven’s book ’Bold’ was a “visionary roadmap for change.” On top of this, Steven’s book “The rise of superman” was the first book in history to be on the best selling list for sports, psychology, science and business simultaneously. Not too bad! Steven’s also just released his latest work - Last Tango in cyberspace which I highly recommend you checking out.
Steven’s done fascinating work into the optimal human experience - commonly known as flow, he’s also broken more than 80 bones as an amateur extreme athlete.
Steven’s work has been translated into more than 40 languages and he’s appeared in more than 100 publications like Forbes, Wired and the Wall Street Jorunal.
In this conversation we discuss, flow, ultimate human performance, box breathing, Steven’s battle with Lyme disease and how he came within inches of killing himself, we also venture into eco psychology and discuss a lot of hugely important concepts.
Links:
@Kotler.Steven - IG
@steven_Kotler - Twitter
Last Tango In Cyberspace (Steven’s latest book) - https://amzn.to/2JiA0Ok
@freedompact
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
7/8/2019 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 21 seconds
#44: Ollie Ollerton - Special Forces Soldier On How To Live Life On Your Own Terms
“The obstacles are the path.” - @ollie.ollerton
Matthew 'Ollie' Ollerton is a former Special Forces soldier and star of Channel 4's hit show, 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' alongside Ant Middleton, Jason Fox and Mark Billingham.
Ollie's military career began at just 18 years of age when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland and Operation Desert Storm in Iraq.
After a 6-month -long SAS selection process, Ollie joined the Special Boat Service where his missions included hostage rescue, counter terrorism and more.
Following his time in the Special Forces, Ollie headed to South East Asia, using his training to help others under a charity. Ollie led an operation to infiltrate child trafficking rings, one in which he saves 22 children destined for the sex trade.
In today's episode, Ollie recounts these stories and many more, including being attacked by a circus chimp at just 10 years of age.
OllIe‘s book - Break Point: https://amzn.to/2Xbev5x
Ollie’s social media: @ollie.ollerton
@freedompact
@lewisedwardcoach
@josephnewtonpd
7/1/2019 • 44 minutes, 9 seconds
#43: Dan Schawbel - The #1 Networking Mistake We Need To Avoid
Welcome back Freedom Pact family!
Very special guest today on the show - As you can see from the title of this podcast we have Dan Schawbel @danschawbel on social media.
I’m not sure anybody can look at Dan and not be inspired by what he’s achieved by such a young age.
This is a man that Business Insider said that “If there’s anyone who knows about the keys to building a successful career it’s Dan Schawbel.”
Some of Dan’s other feats include being on the Forbes & Inc 30 under 30 lists, being a New York Times best selling author, working with companies like IBM, Google, Oracle and 33/500 of the Fortune 500 companies.
But for me, the tip of the Iceberg goes much further than that. Dan is a research expert. By numbers he’s interviewed more than 2000 people that were defined as successful people like Warren Buffett, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sheryl Sandberg.. you get the idea.
Dan has conducted 48 research studies into the keys to workplace and in doing so has had more than 2000 articles published for publications like Forbes, Fortune, The Harvard Business Review and The world economic forum.
In today’s episodes, you’re going to learn about Networking, mindset and also how we can become as Dan describes it “Back to human.”
If you guys enjoy the episode, please subscribe and leave a review. It helps us so much with the visibility of the show.
Links:
Dan’s Podcast - 5 Questions With Dan Schawbel iTunes link: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5-questions-with-dan-schawbel/id1401344839
@DanSchawbel - Social Media
@Freedompact
@lewisedwardcoach
@josephnewtonpd
6/24/2019 • 50 minutes, 24 seconds
#42: MJ DeMarco - Why Millionaires Don’t Follow Their Passion
“Don’t chase your passion, chase market needs.” - @mj.demarco
What is going on Freedom Pact family!
Back today for another episode - Today on the show we’re joined by none other than MJ DeMarco.
MJ is the best selling author of the book The Millionaire Fastlane, his latest book Unscripted has just hit the shelves and it is a very very interesting read.
MJ has a very interesting background - He founded limos.com which is a directory for people searching for Limos. From this site, MJ profited from leads. The business had both scale & magnitude so essentially he had created a money printing machine.
MJ sold the business once, then bought it back a year later - improved it and sold it for many, many more millions years later. MJ is also the founder of the Fastlane forum - which is an entrepreneurship based forum that will be linked alongside all of MJ’s other work below.
I see MJ as a real genius in the field of entrepreneurship and I don’t say that lightly. Most of the business decisions that I’ve made in my life have been based on the work that MJ has done. This is a fanastastic interview - I hope you all enjoy it.
If you guys liked the episode - please could you leave us a rating and review? It really helps us so much, and we love hearing from you.
Any questions for us? Email us: [email protected]
Links:
@mj.demarco - Instagram
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/
MJ’s Latest book Unscripted - https://amzn.to/31BliJ9
Millionaire Fastlane - https://amzn.to/31wGobX
@Freedompact
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
6/17/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 51 seconds
#41: Julian Treasure - How To Get Your Voice Heard
“If we start to listen consciously, we will achieve understanding.” - @JulianTreasure
Do you want to become more effective in your communication? Maybe you’re a public speaker. Maybe you’re a student giving a presentation. Maybe you’re giving a pitch to investors. If you said YES, then this podcast is for you.
Julian Treasure is a sound and communication expert. His Ted talks have been viewed more than 80 million times. Wow!
In this episode, you’re going to learn effective listening and speaking practises to help you become better understood, as well as becoming more understanding.
Julian’s also put together a free public speaking workshop you can use for FREE! Juliantreasure.com/Freedompact
If you want to purchase Julian’s book, you can get it here: https://amzn.to/2WTuFEP
Social links:
@juliantreasure
Juliantreasure.com
Freedom Pact:
@freedompact
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
6/10/2019 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds
#40: Dr Loretta Breuning - Leveraging Your Neurochemicals For Happiness
“Nothing is wrong with you.”
Today on the show, we have got Dr Loretta Breuning.
Loretta is the founder of the inner mammal institute and a professor at California State University.
Loretta is the author of major neuroscience books such as Habits of a happy brain & The Science of positivity.
Loretta has been featured in major publications like the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Psychology Today and Dr Oz to name a few.
This is a wonderful episode with Dr Breuning, which will help you build some sort of control over your mammalian brain.
Why should you be interested in this episode? I’ll explain. Essentially we’ve all inherited chemicals. Oxcytocin, Seretonin, endorphin and dopamine are all in continual flux within our brain.
This episode will give you an insight into so much practical lessons from Loretta that include what these major chemicals are and how we can use them. We delve into questions like anti-depressants, when they are useful to use and how to use them.
This idea that Loretta has called ‘victim goggles’ which I highly recommend listening to and we look at Loretta’s ideas on gratitude, and focusing on the locus of control and we delve into Loretta’s frameworks that is talked about in her works.
Overall, I thought it was a thoroughly engaging conversation with Dr Breuning and I hope you guys enjoy it.
You can find Loretta here:
https://innermammalinstitute.org
@innermammal - Twitter
Loretta Breuning PHD - Facebook
Dr Breuning’s books:
Habits of a Happy Brain - https://amzn.to/2QDv9JF
The Science Of positivity - https://amzn.to/2WkhYDh
How I escaped Political Correctness And you can too - https://amzn.to/2EQRHll
Freedom Pact Links:
Joe - @josephnewtonpd
Lewis - @lewisedwardcoach
@freedompact
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6/3/2019 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 25 seconds
#39: Annie Duke - How to make decisions like a world Poker champion
''Life is more like Poker than chess.'' - @annieduke
What's going on guys? Back once again for a very special episode! We've been speaking to former world series of Poker champion Annie Duke.
Annie's story is so fascinating. Originally Annie began her journey flourishing academically. Majoring in english and psychology, before pursuing a doctorate in cognitive linguistics. It all looked set for a nice life in academic circles...
But everything changed for Annie, when she got sick and needed to find a way to make some money. This led her to poker. The combination of a cognitive psychology base, Annie's own characteristics and ''luck'' as Annie says, led her to become the 2004 World series of Poker champion.
Annie's book is called 'Thinking in bets: Making Smarter Decisions when you don't have all the facts.' And I can testify and say it's a fantastic read. You can get a copy here: https://amzn.to/2YQPBcW
As always guys, if you enjoy the work could you guys please leave us a 5* review and subscribe? It helps us so much!
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Links:
Annie Duke Twitter: @annieduke
www.Annieduke.com
Hosts Instagrams:
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
“The antidote to hopelessness is gratitude.” - @amymorinauthor
What’s up Freedom Pact family! On today’s episode we are joined by a very special guest - Amy Morin.
You probably know Amy from her TedX talk “The Secret Of Becoming Mentally Strong” which has now been viewed almost 10 million times.
Amy is a 3x best selling author, psychotherapist, and has been honoured with accolades such as being named one of the most influential women by VeryWell and one of the top 100 leadership speakers by Inc.
The background behind that story is that during after having lost her mother and her husband passing away, Amy had become a widow at 26.
With Amy at one of her lowest points, her battle with mental strength became personal. Amy decided to write a letter to herself of all the bad habits she wanted to avoid, so she composed a list of 13 things that could rob her of her mental strength is she let them.
Amy published that letter online and it was later viewed over 50 million times. Remarkable. This became the back
In this episode, you’re going to learn many of the secrets to becoming stronger mentally, how to set effective goals that don’t hinder your self-esteem, the things that mentally strong women do, the rules that Amy loves to break and much more.
Links:
Amy IG: @amymorinauthor
Amy Twitter: @amymorinlcsw
Amy’s website: https://amymorinlcsw.com
13 things mentally strong people don’t do: https://amzn.to/2QdHfZw
13 things mentally strong women don’t do: https://amzn.to/2QeBjzB
Freedompact:
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
@freedompact
Productivity planner:
https://www.intelligentchange.com/?rfsn=2583960.cf7e48
5/20/2019 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds
#36: Productivity Hacks - The Tools To Take You To The Next Level
#35: Dr. Meg Jay - A Talk For The Twenty-Something’s
“This is probably the only life you’ll ever have, go ahead and start living it today.”
What is going on Freedom Pact Family! Back for episode 35, and on today’s episode we are speaking to Dr Meg Jay.
Dr Meg Jay released the epic book “The Defining Decade” and you may know her more personally from her Ted talk “Why 20 is NOT the new 30.” Which has been viewed some-10 million times. Wow!
In today’s episode you’re going to learn all about the myth that if you’re in your 20’s you’ve got time to make things happen. A relationship, a career, a family.. We’re always told that there’s time. That everything will just work it ourself out. Trust me, it won’t. And holding out for a miracle won’t help either.
You’re going to learn why Dr Jay believes that people that take on more responsibility have more meaning and are also happier people, whilst simultaneously why people that avoid meaning and responsibility are conversely unhappier.
Overall, this was a fantastic episode, and we can’t thank Meg enough for coming on. You can find her at: megjay.com
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Her book: The defining decade - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Defining-Decade-Your-Twenties-Matter/dp/1782114920/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+defining+decade&qid=1557753116&s=gateway&sprefix=the+definin&sr=8-1
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5/13/2019 • 52 minutes, 56 seconds
#34: Nick Littlehales - Sleep Coach To The Elite
“It’s time we educate the world on sleep.”
Hey, hey family! On this episode of the , delighted to say on today’s show we are joined by sleep expert, author of the best-selling book ‘sleep’ and coach to the elite Nick Littlehales @_sportsleepcoach.
Nick has one of the most decorated CV’s you could imagine, having coached elite athletes along the likes of Team Sky’s record breaking athletes, premier league football stars and elite level athletes such as Cristiano Ronaldo.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How bad the sleep crisis really is
- Why society should be more adapted to your circadian rhythm & how you can optimise your life by knowing yours
- The effect caffeine has on sleep
- Why 8 hours sleep is a ‘myth’ and we should focus on 5-6 cycles of R90’s
- Why the quality of our sleep is hugely impacted by the sun
- Nick’s app recommendations for tracking light
- Much, much more!
PS. Check out the productivity planners from our friends over at intelligent change. These guys have put so much effort into the design, I’ve been using it every day for the last 2 months and it makes an enormous difference to how effective I am! https://www.intelligentchange.com/?rfsn=2583960.cf7e48
Joe Instagram: @josephnewtonpd
Lewis Instagram: @lewisedwardcoach
Nick Instagram: @_sportsleepcoach
5/6/2019 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 47 seconds
#33: Dr. Will Bulsiewicz - The Scary Secrets Of The Microbiome
“Learning about the microbiome has changed the way I think about myself on this planet.”
”All health and disease starts in the gut.”
Hey, hey Freedom Pact family! Today on the show I am delighted to introduce leading gut health expert - Dr. Will Bulsiewicz.
Will or ‘Dr. B’ @theguthealthmd is a medical graduate from Georgetown university, is a speaker, blogger and microbiome specialist. Some of Will’s works has been publicised in leading magazines such as Men’s health, Readers digest & The huffington Post.
In today’s podcast you will learn:
- What the microbiome is & why it essentially controls who we are
- Why it matters so much
- The scary correlation between the microbiome & mental health
- The reason that having a C-section birth is dangerous for your child
- The research-backed diet for optimising gut-health
- The potential reason you can’t lose any weight
- Books for optimising gut health & much more
Dr. B’s Instagram: @theguthealthmd
Dr. B’s website: https://theguthealthmd.com
Hosts:
Joe: @josephnewtonpd
Lewis: @lewisedwardcoach
@freedompact
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4/29/2019 • 1 hour, 37 minutes, 9 seconds
#32: Caroline Adams Miller - Grit
''You can't keep, what you don’t give away.'' - Caroline Adams Miller
In this episode of the Freedom Pact, we are joined by psychologist Caroline Adams Miller @cmcoaching. Caroline's a best-selling author with books such as 'Getting Grit', 'Creating your best life', and the book entitled 'My name is Caroline' documents Caroline's personal journey with recovery from bulimia, and has been credited with deeply impacting thousands of women's lives.
In this episode, you will learn all about Caroline's personal struggles with bulimia, that she kept secret for many years, as well as her dysfunctional home relationship. You'll learn about goal-setting, building positive self-esteem, all about this new hot topic of 'Grit' and also many other things including Caroline's routines & rituals, her favourite books, and her advice to women trying to break through the glass ceiling.
Could I ask for a favour? If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a 5* review as it helps us SO much!
Host links:
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
[email protected]
Caroline:
@cmcoaching
carolinemiller.com
Getting Grit: https://amzn.to/2KTBL7j
Creating Your Best Life: https://amzn.to/2UNp4iZ
My Name Is Caroline: https://amzn.to/2INVpiz
4/22/2019 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 27 seconds
#31: Mikhail Kuznetsov - Copywriting, Tai Lopez & Suicide
“People don’t want to be sold, they want to be empowered to buy.”
In this episode of the Freedom Pact Podcast, we are joined by Mikhail Kuznetsov @mvkbiz. Mikhail is the current CMO of Real Social Dynamics, former copywriter for Tai Lopez and is one of the best worlds best copywriters.
Mikhail joins us today to discuss the mechanics of copywriting from a psychology point of view, as well as giving extremely practical tips & models that Mikhail uses himself that you can use to become a better marketer.
This episode breaks down other topics such as NLP, Mikhail’s recommended books to become an expert copywriter, abundance mindset, burnout, self-leadership and so much more.
Trigger warning: Mikhail’s extremely open and vulnerable about his mental health struggles and his close run in with suicide. If you feel as if this would impact you, please don’t listen between 1:14:06 - 1:36:05
Could I also ask you guys for a favour? If you enjoy our content, could you please let us know by leaving a 5* review. It helps us grow the show and to keep getting these amazing guests. We’d greatly appreciate it!
Mikhail’s Instagram: @Mvkbiz
Mikhail’s book list: https://www.mvkbiz.com/books
Mikhail’s morning ritual: https://www.hustlesystem.com/morning-ritual
Joe Instagram: @josephnewtonpd
Lewis Instagram: @Lewisedwardcoach
Freedompact: @freedompact
4/3/2019 • 1 hour, 40 minutes, 40 seconds
#30: Dr Gareth Ward - Inside the universe of a self-experimentalist
“You have to become okay with ambiguity.”
On this episode of the Freedom Pact Podcast, we are joined by Dr Gareth Ward. Gareth has a PHD in physics, and his thesis looked at the manipulation of sound with acoustic meta materials.
Gareth is a keen self experimentalist, and I know him more informally for completely turning his life around. Gareth lost 95lbs and has undergone a number of psychological paradigm shifts throughout his life.
In this episode you will learn: the formula Gareth used to lose 95lbs of weight and to gain a substantial amount of muscle, how to beat addiction, the books that have changed Gareth’s life and studying tips from a PHD graduate.
Other topics covered: mindfulness, meditation, nofap, pornography, overcoming social anxiety, and much much more.
Could I also ask you guys for a favour? If you enjoy our content, could you please let us know by leaving a 5* review. It helps us grow the show and to keep getting these amazing guests. We’d greatly appreciate it!
If you’re interested in Gareth’s work, you can check out his blog here - http://garethpaulward.blogspot.com/?m=1
Lewis: @lewisedwardcoach
Joe: @josephnewtonpd
Freedompact: @freedompact
3/27/2019 • 2 hours, 33 minutes, 11 seconds
#29 Heather Morris: Writing Tips From The Best In The World
Heather Morris is the author of the number 1 international best selling book, ' The Tattooist of Auschwitz.'
'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' is based on the true story of Lale Sokolov, the Tatowierer of Auschwitz-Birkenau, who fell in love with fellow prisoner named Gita.
Simply put, Lale recalls that he "tattooed her number on her left hand, and she tattooed her number in (his) heart."
Heather's writing journey began in 1996 when she enrolled in The Professional Scriptwriting Course through the Australian College of journalism, and her passion quickly became writing screenplays.
In 2003, Heather was first introduced to Lale Sokolov, and originally wrote Lale's tale as a screenplay, before starting her own kickstarter campaign to self-publish the story as a novel.
Since then, 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' has gone on to be met with monumental success world wide, and can now be found at the top of the charts in any book store you were to visit.
For more information on Heather Morris, please visit her website at: www.heathermorris.com.au
@josephnewtonpd - Joe’s Instagram
@lewisedwardcoach - Lewis’s Instagram
@Freedompact - Podcast Instagram
3/20/2019 • 53 minutes, 54 seconds
#28 Patrick Flynn: How To Be Better At Everything
“If you want to be a hyper-specialist, a lot of those factors are out of your control.”
Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength is the New York Times best selling author of the book “How To Be Better At (Almost) Everything.”
Pat Flynn is a proud generalist, a writer, entrepreneur, and many other things. Pat runs multiple six- and seven-figure businesses around his various interests and skills.
To order Pat’s Book, visit the link below:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Better-Almost-Everything/dp/194688541X
Pat’s Instagram: @chroniclesofstrength
Pat’s website: chroniclesofstrength.com
Pat’s free Kettlebell workout guide: 101kettlebellworkouts.com
3/13/2019 • 57 minutes, 57 seconds
#27 Sara Bliss: Take The Leap
Sara Bliss is the New York Times best selling author behind the new book, “Take The Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life”
For further information in to Sara’s work, you can check out her website at: https://www.sarabliss.com
To purchase your copy of Sara’s best selling Book, Take The Leap:
https://www.amazon.com/Take-Leap-Change-Your-Career/dp/1501183184
3/6/2019 • 57 minutes, 12 seconds
#26 Chris Williamson: Spiritual Journey from Love Island To Modern Wisdom
“You are not your thoughts.” - Chris Williamson
Chris Williamson is a former reality TV star appearing on Love Island & Take me out, before he realised that the life that he was living wasn’t being true and virtuous to himself.
After doing some deep reflection, Chris decided to stray away from reality television and pursue his passion of trying to understand the world that we live in.
This led Chris to starting up his own podcast called Modern Wisdom, in which he’s interviewed some of the most intelligent people in the world & leading experts in their fields, that include, doctors, physicists, life coaches, authors, and many more.
We took the time to try and delve into the lessons that Chris has learned along the way, and also find out about the remarkable spiritual journey that he went upon.
Modern Wisdom:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/modern-wisdom/id1347973549
https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Chris’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
2/27/2019 • 1 hour, 35 seconds
#25 Beth Comstock: Why Imagination Is The Key To Tomorrow
“If failure isn’t an option, then neither is success.” - Beth Comstock
Beth Comstock @bethcomstock is a legendary business-woman, known for personally rejecting Steve Jobs twice, as well as a former CMO and Vice-chair of GE, and is now a current director at Nike. Beth has been Forbes listed in 2015 & 2016 as one of the “Top 100 most powerful women in the world” and is here today to discuss her new book ‘Imagine it Forward’ which looks at courage creativity, and the power of change.
In today’s @freedompact episode, Beth answers questions like; How she define’s imagination/ What Beth believes are the skills that we’ll need to develop for the future/ Her advice for driven women in the work place/ How Beth has dealt with failure and much more.
Twitter: @bethcomstock
Instagram: @bethcomstock
Website: https://www.bethcomstock.info
Freedom Pact:
Instagram: @freedompact
@josephnewtonpd
@lewisedwardcoach
1/30/2019 • 27 minutes, 50 seconds
#24: Susan Quilliam - Relationship psychology
Relationship and sex expert Susan Quilliam joins @josephnewtonpd and @Lewisedwardcoach in today’s @freedompact episode dedicated to relationships. This episode covers modern dating, more options vs less, partner selection, creating and maintaining desire, conflict resolution & healthy communication, when to leave a relationship and much more. For more information on Susan, you can find her here - http://www.susanquilliam.com
1/23/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 40 seconds
#23: Alejandro Sanoja - Positive Suffering
In episode 23 of Freedom Pact, Lewis & Joe are joined by TEDx Speaker & mindful businessman, Alejandro Sanoja. Alejandro explains the premise behind his Tedx talk, and also talks about the importance of reading, developing habits, the education system & much more.
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@MindfulBusiness
@JosephNewtonPD
@LewisEdwardCoach
1/16/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 13 seconds
#22 How To Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet!
In episode 22 of Freedom Pact, Lewis & Joe (lewisedwardcoach & josephnewtonpd on instagram) tell you how you can make 2019 YOUR year!
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1/6/2019 • 30 minutes, 37 seconds
#21 - Why The Need To Feel Significant Is Ruining Your Life
We all have 6 driving human needs. These go as follows: Love & connection, contribution, certainty, significance, variety and growth. If one has significance or certainty as two biggest drivers, then one will always have a lifetime of problems. In this episode, high performance coach @josephnewtonpd explains this concept in full, and explains what to do if this is a problem you or a loved one is struggling with.
Freedom Pact Instagram: @freedompact
Joseph: @josephnewtonpd
Lewis: @LewisEdward96_
12/27/2018 • 17 minutes, 52 seconds
#20: Confidence: A Practical Approach To Building Your Confidence
In episode 20 of the Freedom Pact Podcast, we take a look at the generalisation of the phrase "believe in yourself," and learn how this generalisation can be actually be approached with practicality. By listening to this episode, you will gain practical techniques that will allow you to actively build and work on your confidence.
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Instagram.com/freedompact
twitter.com/freedompactpod
email: freedompact@gmail,com
12/21/2018 • 21 minutes, 35 seconds
#19 - Effectiveness: The drug we should be prescribing
Have you ever felt like your schedule is filled up morning to night with no time at all left for yourself and still feel as if you're not accomplishing that much? Well you're not alone. The parepto principle teaches us that 20% of the which we do will produce 80% of the results in which we get. If you're looking to be more effective, then this Podcast will show you how to move away from busyness, and put you on the highway to effectiveness!
11/20/2018 • 23 minutes, 44 seconds
#18 Luke Rees - This is how you can turn your life around
This week on Freedom Pact, Joe & Lewis are joined by the inspirational Luke Rees who went from being a disengaged school student, battling depression, with four GCSE's to his name, to speaking at 10 Downing Street and achieving a first class honours degree. Listen to the story of how Luke realised his full potential, and the steps he took to reach it. The guys also discuss mental health, failure, networking & so much more.
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Learn more about today's guest: LukeRees.co.uk
10/18/2018 • 34 minutes, 8 seconds
#17 Networking: How To Make Better Friends
In episode 17, Joe & Lewis break down networking; the power it has, how to do it effectively, and our top networking tips!
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10/13/2018 • 34 minutes, 24 seconds
#16 Anxiety: The Noncontagious Cognitive Plague (World Mental Health Day Special)
It's World Mental Health Day 2018, and in episode 16 of The Freedom Pact Podcast, Lewis attempts to raise awareness towards anxiety, something that means a lot to him on a personal level, the effects it can have, coping mechanisms, anxiety in business/entrepreneurship & more.
10/10/2018 • 30 minutes, 21 seconds
#15 The Power Of Your Inner Circle
This week, Joe and Lewis discuss the power of your inner circle; How those around you can effect you both positively and negatively, how to cut negative people out of your life, the type of people to surround yourself with and networking tips to find the right people for your inner circle!
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#12 Advice From The UK's Leading Motivational Speaker - Cameron Parker
Cameron Parker is the UK’s top motivational speaker, inspiring tens of thousands of individuals across the country. Cameron works with schools, colleges, prisons, and on individual cases, bringing motivational speaking to where it is needed. Cameron prides himself on delivering as much impact and value as he possibly can; this has been his mission for the last 6 years, resulting in huge success.
To find out more about Cameron and check out his work, visit:
www.cameron-parker.com
https://www.facebook.com/CamParkerHUD
https://twitter.com/CamParkerHUD
http://instagram.com/camparkerhud/
https://www.snapchat.com/add/CamParkerHUD
9/12/2018 • 35 minutes, 43 seconds
#11 Failure: The Power Of Failure And Why It Is VITAL To Your Success
On episode 11 of Freedom Pact, Lewis and Joe break down the power of failure; how to deal with failure, why it is so important to your success, and famous examples of powerful failing!
On episode ten of Freedom Pact, the guys break down entrepreneurship; why you should choose it, how to start your journey and more!
8/30/2018 • 32 minutes, 3 seconds
#9 Self Esteem: You Need It More Than You Know
On episode 9 of Freedom Pact, the guys give a base introduction to the topic of self esteem, dealing with many of the questions that surround it.
This episode was inspired by the book: Six Pillars Of Self Esteem by Nathaniel Branden Ph.D. You can check it out below.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pillars-Self-Esteem-Nathaniel-Branden-Ph-D/dp/0553374397/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534957315&sr=8-1&keywords=6+pillars+of+self+esteem
8/22/2018 • 30 minutes, 47 seconds
#8 Negativity: Why Negative People Are Literally KILLING You!
On episode 8 of Freedom Pact, the guys discuss negativity; its damaging effects, their personal experiences, how to avoid it, and much more!
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8/15/2018 • 34 minutes, 39 seconds
#7 Leadership: How To Be A Great Leader!
In episode 7, the guys discuss what leadership means to them, what makes a great leader, the difference between a manager and a leader, the core beliefs of leaders, their personal favourite leaders, and much more!
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8/11/2018 • 26 minutes, 53 seconds
#6 Struggling With Motivation? We've Made This For YOU!
On episode 6 of Freedom Pact, we discuss motivation: the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, how to boost your motivation and dopamine levels, and so much more!
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8/8/2018 • 31 minutes, 39 seconds
#5 The Failing Education System: The Lie We Were All Sold!
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7/30/2018 • 44 minutes, 59 seconds
#4 Happiness: The Simple Equation To Achieve Happiness
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7/25/2018 • 38 minutes, 28 seconds
#3 - Habits: Small changes that will change your life!
Freedom Pact is an entrepreneurially spirited show designed to educate and inspire listeners to take them closer to achieving their goals. Follow Joseph and Lewis, two young entrepreneurs on their journey to escaping the rat-race and achieving freedom.