I'm joined by comedian, Co-host of the 'Ain't Got A Clue' podcast  Kae Kurd to discuss his favourite books, activism, koalas being stupid, Australia, writers' block, Arnold Schwartzenegger, American Politics and much more.

Kae's first special is on Youtube for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SO3869lfv0 

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In this episode I discuss; the book Radical Compassion by Tara Brach, nurturing ourselves, my mental health, reading for a reason, and my ten-hour meditation attempt. 

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Jamie Clements is the founder of The Breath Space and host of the Man Down podcast. He joins me for a candid chat to discuss; relationships, men opening up, masculinity, ignorance, offending people, making mistakes, moral psychology, feminism, psychedelics and so much more. 

For more from Jamie head to  www.thebreathspace.co.uk 

Books Discussed 

The Righteous Mind - Johnathon Haidt

This Is Your Mind On Plants - Michael Pollan

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ESSENTIAL READING ALERT

Your most valuable asset is your attention. What you decide to pay attention to could just be the decider between a good, or a bad day. 

John Zaratsky and Jake Knapp both worked for the masters of attention-holding; YouTube and Google. So, they're very well qualified to help you take back your attention and start placing it in places that matter. Their book 'Make Time' provides a framework for choosing what you want to focus on, building the energy to do it and breaking the default cycle so you can start being more intentional with the way you live your life.

Please consider getting a copy of the book from your local bookstore. 

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Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google X, host of the Slo-Mo Podcast, and best-selling author of Solve For Happy and Scary Smart- his most recent book, which is a call to action for all of us to wake up to the reality of Artificial Intelligence. We discuss; how exactly we can work with A.I for a better future, his predictions for when A.I will be a billion X smarter than a human, how YOU can save the world today by setting a good example, and much more. 

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of your order confirmation to [email protected]  Mo will pick 50 winners over the course of the next

few weeks who will all win a signed copy of the limited edition pre-lease copy.

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'By diagnosing the internal obstacles you face and consistently using solutions customized to help you succeed, evidence and experience suggest you really can get from where you want to be.' Katy Milkman

This episode summarises the book 'How To Change' which is a comprehensive guide to the science of behavior change. Looking at the roles that; getting started, impulsivity, procrastination, forgetfulness, laziness, confidence and conformity have to play in whether you can really change your actions for good. 

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I welcome David Hans-Barker to A Need To Read for the second time. We discuss; how to manifest your dreams into reality, the importance of visualization, how just 22 seconds of focus can change your mood, leveraging your emotions to get you what you want, his Spiritual hustlers Club and his new book 'Vision' which is available to buy on Amazon

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