James Haskell is; an author, keen reader of fiction, podcast Host, former international rugby player, DJ, MMA fighter, a participant in the 2019 season of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and even won Celebrity Master Mind (Specialist subject: Harry Potter).

I chat with James about; the importance of escapism with fiction books, his opinion on the ‘self-help’ genre, therapy, his future writing plans, how much Richard & Judy really read, speed reading, OnlyFans and of course a few of his favourite books.

James’ book ‘What A Flanker’ is out now.

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A review of Miguel Ruiz's 'The Mastery Of Love', Ruiz is also the author of 'The Four Agreements'. I discuss the key points in the book and rant about parenting, 'true love', self-love and if you're shopping for a dog why you'd bother getting a cat.

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In this episode I look at the psychology and neuroscience of storytelling via Will Storr's book. I also go in to four Novels I have read recently.

Books Discussed

The Science Of Story Telling - Will Storr

The Flipside - James Bailey

Where The Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

Call Me By Your Name - Andrew Acimon

No Winter Lasts Forever - Johnathan Epps

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***The Intro & Outro sound is a bit grainy, this does not impact the conversation with Molly. New recording equipment on the way. Skip to 2 minutes in if this is not bearable***

Molly Teshuva is a the host of the podcast ‘Progress Pure’, she was once in the realm of Fitness Influencing and left it behind to focus on providing more depth and value to her audience. Molly brought debate to the podcast and we discuss a wide range of topics including; cancel culture, classics, starting a business, following a passion, Buddhism, forgiving yourself and others, if all self-help books the same, judgement and much more.

You can find more from Molly on Instagram: @ProgressPure

Books Discussed:

The Score Takes Care Of Itself - Bill Walsh, Craig Walsh & Steve Jamison

7 Habits Of Highly Effective People - Steven Covey

Zero to one - Peter Thiel

The Art Of Happiness - Dalai Lama

Fools Die - Mario Puzo

Call Me By Your Name - André Aciman

Can’t Hurt Me - David Goggins

Principles - Ray Dalaio

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Malala Yousafzai was campaigning for girls rights for education in Northern Pakistan in 2012 when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for her efforts. This is her story. She has since gone on to win a Nobel Prize for her Campaigning and continues to work hard at getting all girls in to education around the world, despite there being a price on her head. 

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A chat with Diren Kartal, an online personal trainer who now runs one of the UK's leading programmes Project X. Diren has provided entertainment for thousands of people and managed to make the best out of what has been a challenging year with this Project-X. We discuss his dyslexia, learning from others, a book on 'rest', managing your network, travel, fear when trying new things, finding your niche and much more. 

You can find all you need for Diren at https://beta.direnkartal.com/ 

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Light on the books, heavy on the unsolicited advice.

I discuss; journalling, meditation, wanting a miserable life, taking responsibility, alcohol, creativity and therapy.

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Discussing Johann Hari’s book that explores the war on drugs, addiction, and much more. I go in to whether drugs be legalised and regulated. And discuss the poll on Instagram whether drugs are wholly bad. 

This book prompted some very deep thinking.

Resources

If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, there are a list of resources here: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/addiction-and-dependency/addiction-and-dependency-resources/ 

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A review of Rutger Bregman's 'Utopia For Realists'. Almost every key step forward for civilisation - from the end of slavery to machine's playing chess better than people - was once considered a utopian dream. But Rutger Bregman argues that there are better things on the horizon for the world and they're not just a fantasy.

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