Today I’ve got a friend back on the show for round 2, Carl Honoré. Carl is the author of the international bestseller, ‘In Praise of Slow’ which dissects our speed-obsessed society and celebrates those who...

#145 – Dr. Michael Shermer returns

Nov 20th, 2020 26m 37s

Today I have the pleasure of having Dr. Michael Shermer back on the show for round 2! Dr. Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the Science Salon podcast, and a...

#144 – Mark Wolynn

Nov 2nd, 2020 32m 34s

Today’s guest is Mark Wolynn. Director and founder of The Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco, Mark is a world leader in the field of inherited family trauma. A bestselling author and sought-after lecturer, he...

Marci Shimoff – My Favourite Forgiveness Tool

Sep 21st, 2020 4m 57s

Marci Shimoff is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher and an expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Her books include the international bestsellers ‘Love for No Reason’ and ‘Happy...

#143 – Laura Huang Ph.D.

Sep 14th, 2020 28m 28s

Today I’m speaking with Laura Huang. Many of us sit back quietly, hoping that our hard work and effort will speak for itself—only to be left frustrated and discouraged. Or we try to force ourselves...

#142 – John Ratey M.D.

Sep 7th, 2020 29m 32s

Best selling author, Dr. John Ratey M.D. is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognised expert in Neuropsychiatry. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books...

#141 – Dr. Michael Greger

Aug 31st, 2020 18m 28s

Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, an internationally recognised speaker on a number of important public health issues, and a bestselling author of multiple titles including the instant New York Times bestseller ‘How Not To...

#140 – Hank Greely

Aug 24th, 2020 38m 53s

Hank Greely is a professor of law and a professor of genetics at Stanford University. He specialises in ethical, legal and social issues arising from advances in the biosciences, particularly from genetics, neuroscience and human...

#139 – Dr. Scilla Elworthy

Aug 17th, 2020 29m 55s

Dr. Scilla Elworthy is a three time Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with the Oxford Research Group, a non-governmental organisation she founded in 1982 to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide...

#138 – Maria Konnikova Ph.D.

Aug 10th, 2020 32m 52s

Maria Konnikova is an award winning journalist and the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes and The Confidence Game which is an investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of...

#137 – Dr. Dan Siegel

Aug 4th, 2020 42m 11s

Dr. Dan Siegel is a: Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a clinical professor of psychiatry, an award winning educator and an internationally acclaimed author of five New York Times bestselling books. Amongst these...

#136 – Greg Lukianoff

Mar 1st, 2020 32m 44s

Greg Lukianoff is: an attorney, a New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of FIRE, which stands for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. His books include, ‘Unlearning Liberty’ and ‘The...

#135 – Adam Alter Ph.D.

Feb 17th, 2020 33m 46s

Adam Alter is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which investigates how hidden forces in the world around us shape our thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and his recent work,...

#134 – David Meltzer

Feb 9th, 2019 20m 27s

David Meltzer grew up really poor so all he wanted to do was make a load of money so he could buy his mum a house and a car. He became the CEO of the...

#133 – Duncan CJ

Nov 1st, 2018 35m 34s

(Guest Interview) Hi everyone, my name’s Atuksha Poonwassie and I’m the co-founder of the UK crowdfunding platform Simple Crowdfunding. For this podcast we’ve decided to mix things up a bit and I’m going to interview...

#132 – Mastin Kipp

Oct 16th, 2018 39m 32s

Mastin Kipp is the author of 2 bestselling books and is a world renowned public speaker recognised by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins and Arianna Huffington as a thought leader in accelerated life...

#131 – Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

Oct 4th, 2018 39m 31s

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to her book ‘How Emotions are Made: The Secre

#130 – Andreas M. Antonopoulos

Sep 3rd, 2018 39m 37s

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker and one of (if not the) foremost bitcoin and blockchain experts in the world. He is one of the rare experts who approaches the subject from an...

#129 – Dr. Iain McGilchrist

Aug 16th, 2018 32m 7s

Dr. Iain McGilchrist is a world renowned psychiatrist, neuroscientist and writer. His is the man behind the book ‘The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World’ which Rowan...

#128 – Bruce Duncan

Jul 19th, 2018 28m 25s

What does it mean to be human? Is it our thoughts? our soul? our intelligence? If these things could live on beyond the decease of our bodies, then would we still be alive? Would that...

#127 – Joe Quirk

Jun 27th, 2018 37m 15s

Today I’m speaking with Joe Quirk. The Seasteading Institute believe that experiments are the source of all progress: to find something better, you have to try something new, but right now, there is no open...

#126 – Buck Angel

Jun 13th, 2018 27m

Buck Angel is a human rights activist, speaker, innovator and one of America’s most successful porn stars. ‘Mr. Angel’, the documentary about his life and transition from female to male has helped to inspire and educate...

#125 – Johann Hari ‘Lost Connections’ (part 2)

May 7th, 2018 27m 38s

This is PART 2, of a two part conversation with Johann Hari. Check out PART 1 first for context. Johann Hari is the author of the New York Times bestselling book; ‘Chasing the Scream’ which...

#124 – Johann Hari ‘Lost Connections’ (part 1)

Apr 30th, 2018 33m 9s

Johann Hari is the author of the New York Times bestselling book; ‘Chasing the Scream’ which is being adapted into a feature film. His TED Talk ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong’...

#123 – Kevin Kelly

Apr 16th, 2018 35m 55s

Kevin Kelly is the co-founder of ‘Wired’ magazine. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of titles such as; ‘The Inevitable’ which explores 12 technological forces that will shape our...