A Need To Read

Dr Richard Wiseman is one of the UK’s best-known Psychologists, his studies have covered Luck, Lying, Paranormal activity and have been featured widely in national press and television, he has sold over 3 Million books, been in the Magicians Inner Circle since he was 17 and holds the UK’s only professorship in Public Understanding of Psychology. 

We discuss; How you can bring more luck into your life, how to deal with your own self-perceived high intuitiveness, how being in the Magic Circle has influenced luck in his life, how he came up with the idea of changing your life in under a minute, and other now-popular self-help concepts, the psychology of motivation, what you can learn from the moon landings and how his simple approach to life has helped him succeed in getting psychological studies in the eyes of the public en masse.

Find more for Richard on Twitter https://twitter.com/RichardWiseman and his website  www.richardwiseman.com 

Books Discussed 

The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman

David Copperfield’s history of magic by David Copperfield and Richard Wiseman

59 seconds by Richard Wiseman

Quirkology by Richard Wiseman

Paranormality by Richard Wiseman

Shoot for the moon by Richard Wiseman

How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie 

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey

Carter beats the devil by Glen David Gold

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Will Storr is an award-winning writer. He’s the author of five critically acclaimed books, including the novel The Hunger and The Howling of Killian Lone. His journalism has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. His work on sexual violence against men earned the Amnesty International Award and a One World Press Award. His new book “The Status Game” is available now. 

We discuss; What status is, why it’s so important. the dangers of a reduction in status (Not even Paul McCartney is safe) and how you can play the game in the least harmful manor, just how Hitler managed to achieve God status among the Nazi’s, we answer the question of whether Is it more important to be successful or virtuous and explain why self-esteem isn’t as desirable as you’d think. 

Find all you need for Will on https://willstorr.com/ 

Books Discussed

The Status Game. Selfie, The Science Of Story Telling (All by Will)

The Righteous Mind by Jonathon Haidt

The Elephant In The Brain by Simler & Hanson

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathon Haidt

And When Did You Last See Your Father by Blake Morrison

Them by Jon Ronson

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In this episode, I review Sam Harris’ short book ‘Lying’. I chat about; Why I love Sam Harris, What a lie is, The paradox of lying, why we lie, what the different types of lies are, when it’s ok to lie, why Immanuel Kant was wrong about lying, the impact lying has on your mental health and where I’ve made changes in my life since reading this book for the first time last year. 

Books discussed

Lying by Sam Harris

Waking Up by Sam Harris

Letters To A Christian Nation by Sam Harris

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Lucy Davis is Personal Trainer, YouTuber, Podcast Host, and former elite swimmer. She joined me to discuss; Mental health in sport, why having a training program is so important, training like a navy seal and Mo Farah, my 6-hour meditation, therapy, remembering what you’ve read, the time Tom Hardy called me a c*nt and I prescribe Lucy a book as ‘The Book Doctor’.

Lucy’s Podcast (The Not So Fit Couple), Youtube, Instagram, and Coaching can be found through this link: https://linktr.ee/lucydavis_fit 

Books discussed

Atomic Habits by Atomic Habits

Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Unfuck Yourself by Gary John Bishop

How To Change by Katy Milkman

Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson

Chimp Paradox by Prof. Steve Peters

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I'm joined by Adam Lind (@adam.floatinghome) to discuss his, far from the ordinary, journey through life. We discuss; his experience joining the circus, naked retreats and digital detoxes for happiness, hitchhiking to Iran, existentialism, managing anger and rage,  NLP, acute stress relief, and we openly discuss intrusive thoughts. 

Lost Connections by Johann Hari 

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Homecoming by John Bradshaw

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

You Can Heal Your Own Life by Louise Hay

Uneasy Paradise

Educated by Tara Westover 

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Coming up next: Episode 127 Lucy Davis

Chris Hall comes to chat all about how one TikTok kick-started his recent journey. Chris has entertained the nation through the past lockdowns with his comedy sketches, WHICH I HAVE LOVED. His new podcast ‘Unguilty Pleasure’ aims to give people the tools to add more fulfillment to their life through various methods of spirituality. We discuss; Instagram banning me for comment, how straight cis-men are not great at talking about emotions, religions impact on the LGBTQ+ community, the concept of Anita Reid, how I am scared to say certain things on the internet, and why I shouldn’t be, and so much more. 

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Welcome to part two of my conversation with Emilia Thompson and Emma Storey Gordon. Emilia and Emma are both Nutritionists, Podcast Hosts, and fitness enthusiasts, together they run EIQ Nutrition. In my conversation with them, we discuss ‘The Way Of The Superior Man’ by David Deida and other topics the book had us thinking about such as; how easy it is changing your mind, how you and I can be an ally, dating a feminist, dating ‘up’, and the age-old question should men pay on a date?

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Welcome to part one of my conversation with Emilia Thompson and Emma Storey Gordon. Emilia and Emma are both Nutritionists, Podcast Hosts, and fitness enthusiasts, together they run EIQ Nutrition. In my conversation with them, we discuss ‘The Way Of The Superior Man’ by David Deida and other topics the book had us thinking about such as; Purpose Vs Love, how men should ‘penetrate’ the world, balancing feminine energy and being a feminist, Tiktok being poison for young men and women, being cat-fished and What Makes a superior man? 

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Emilia Thompson Phd: https://www.instagram.com/emiliathompsonphd/ 

Emma Storey Gordon: https://www.instagram.com/esgfitness/ 

EIQ nutrition: https://www.instagram.com/eiq_nutrition/ 

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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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