Humor is sometimes the best medicine, and it’s something we could all use a healthy dose of during these trying times. In this episode, we interview Frankie Boyle, comedian, writer, and host of Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland. Frankie shares about his current health journey, coping and confrontation strategies, and his relationship with anxiety and performance. The guys also open up about the pressures of show business, share their favorite yoga moves, discuss their fears about black holes, ponder the essence of our true reality, and ask important questions like, “How did a weasel get in there!?” 

About Frankie Boyle: Frankie Boyle is a Scottish comedian and writer. He is known for his cynical and often controversial sense of humour. He first gained recognition as a permanent panellist on the comedy show Mock the Week. Currently, you can find Frankie on his BBC Two satirical chat show Frankie Boyle's New World Order, as well as on his four part series on BBC Two, Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland. 

Find out more about Frankie: 

• Website: https://www.frankieboyle.com/
• Guardian Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/frankie-boyle 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankieboyle 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankie_boyle/ 

For Further Exploration: 

• Simulation Theory: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/ 
• Food and Mood Link: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/food-and-mood/about-food-and-mood/
• The Great Hack (documentary): https://www.netflix.com/title/80117542 
• Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential (Deepak Chopra book): https://www.amazon.com/Metahuman-Unleashing-Your-Infinite-Potential/dp/0307338339 
• Large Hadron Collider: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider 
• Hyperreality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperreality#:~:text=Baudrillard's%20idea%20of%20hyperreality%20was,%2C%20semiotics%2C%20and%20Marshall%20McLuhan.&text=Hyperreality%20is%20the%20inability%20of,especially%20in%20technologically%20advanced%20societies. 
• Ecosia (search engine): https://www.ecosia.org/?c=en 
• Anthony Jeselnik (comedian): https://www.anthonyjeselnik.com/
• Leaving Las Vegas (movie): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaving_Las_Vegas

   

   

Produced by Byron Knight

Camera by Christoph Ashok

Edited by Luna Wolf of disturbia-films.com & the multi talented Storm Stewart.

Podcast Assistant is expertly provided by Amanda Taylor 

Art & Design by Alice Vandy