115 Miles

Josh and Has dive into some topics that have been dominating headlines over the past two weeks.

During their conversation, amongst other things, they explore male privilege, being self made, how NOT to communicate, before stumbling into the fact that Josh is the UK's number one Westlife fan.

Although the topics covered are serious and important, there are plenty of laughs and light moments in this episode. Hope you enjoy!

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In this episode of 115 Miles, Josh and Hasan take a deep dive into authenticity.

They explore what it means to be authentic, why we sometimes hide our whole selves and tackle some of the consequences of being authentic.

Has and Josh then look at some of the patterns that have been emerging in social media and culture, particularly around work and politics.

Josh also talks about his flatmate Donald Trump's likely origins of his narcissistic behaviours.

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In the four months since George Floyd's death, has racism gotten worse? 

This is one of the topics that Josh and Hasan get into in this latest episode. They also move in the the furore of the Diversity dance performance that led to 25,000 complaints to Ofcom and whether taking the knee was still a powerful signal of intent for football clubs.

Josh and Hasan also dive into the latest Covid restrictions and assess the government's response, before heading into a nostalgic reasons to be cheerful!

Enjoy!

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After a short break for some much needed rest & recuperation, Josh and Hasan return with a focused conversation around young humans a.k.a children.

Much has been explored around the mental health impact of Covid & lockdown on adults, but much less about the impact on children.

With the return to schools in September, Josh and Hasan dive into the topics of what wisdoms they would share with their younger selves, how Covid has exacerbated the class divide and what needs to be done to support this generation that represent our future.

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In this episode, Josh and Hasan speak candidly about the loss of momentum around Black Lives Matter and the importance of staying personally accountable.

They then move into the topic of anti-semitism following Grime Artist, Wiley's recent tweet tirade, exploring the inconsistency in responses from society and culture. This leads into a discussion on whether artists should continue to be celebrated if their views, behaviours or actions are reputationally, morally or ethically questionable.

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On this episode, Hasan asked Josh when he realised that his life was about more than just his personal survival, and this led them into an expansive chat about the importance of living purpose and why it’s as important now in this current climate than ever before.

They then dissect whether rules are worth anything in society and why it’s important for us all to keep challenging oppressive structures.

As always, Hasan and Josh end on reasons to be cheerful, which in this episode, involves Josh’s inflexible joints!

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In this episode, Josh and Hasan discuss things that go south in lockdown, specifically a Friday night haircut for Has!

Onto a more serious note, they discuss the hypocrisy of relaxing the rules on lockdown, but chastising of people who headed out to the beaches during the heatwave.

Josh and Hasan then assess (as politically neutrally as possible) how the government is currently doing, and then discuss the lack of action around the Black Lives Matter movement by big brands after the hype has died down.

Finally, they move into reasons to be cheerful - winning titles after 30 years and boxing matches in gardens!

Enjoy!

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In this episode, Josh and Has talk about reaching number 10 in their podcasts, which for them means they are now official podcasters!

They explore some memories from when they were 10 years old, before heading into the aftermath of the right wing riots in London at the weekend.

On the topics of race, they dive into whether Winston Churchill’s statue and old British television shows should be removed

They talk about heroes, namely Patrick Hutchinson and Marcus Rashford, before diving into the reasons to be cheerful this week.

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In Episode 9, Josh and Hasan continue to explore the world's events around the Black Lives Matter movement. They dive into the the glimmers of positivity that are starting to shine through.

Josh and Hasan then unpack some of the more worrying trends emerging, from gaslighting to hypocrisy to wilful ignorance.

In the lighter moments, they discuss the upcoming return of football and accidentally trip into Josh doing impressions of former Eastenders hard man, Grant Mitchell.

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In Episode 8, Hasan and Josh reflect on the events over the last week. From the senseless murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis that has led to uprisings and protests across the US and other parts of the world.

This is a raw and vulnerable conversation, where they talk about the white privilege, race, virtue signalling, humanity and hopes for where the world goes from here.

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