Brilliant Brains

Jillian Michaels, one of the most successful personal trainers in the US, reveals the six processes that underpin ageing - and how to keep them in check (you want to keep your telomeres happy).

‘The Biggest Loser’ star talks to Tim Samuels about awkward childhoods, the strained relationship with her father, and the particular psychology needed for lasting weight loss.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there. Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

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The yoga ‘teachers’ teacher’, Tiffany Cruikshank has spent decades scientifically researching how ancient practises like yoga can physically and mentally transform us.

The internationally acclaimed founder of Yoga Medicine, Tiffany talks to Tim Samuels about the physiological effects of yoga and acupuncture, the mental aspect of pain, how to keep the body’s ‘newest organ’ happy,  and what an ancient yogi would make if they wandered into a class today.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there. Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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Pioneering wellbeing guru and entrepreneur Liz Earle has been telling it like it is well before everyone else jumped on the wellness bandwagon.

She reveals to Tim Samuels how she separates the fads from the genuine breakthroughs, how she inadvertently built an empire and the inspiration she draws from her daughter.

Liz also tells Tim why hugs would be mandatory if she were made global dictator.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there. Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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When bestselling writer and psychotherapist, Lori Gottlieb, found herself single after a long-term relationship suddenly ended, she didn’t know what to do. So she saw a therapist. 

Lori reveals to Brilliant Brains host Tim Samuels how to actually break negative patterns, the difference between ‘idiot compassion’ and ‘wise compassion’, what modern relationships need to survive, and how to actually get sacked by your therapist!

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there. Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

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Between making ends meet, relationships work, staying healthy and living up to crazy expectations, it’s all too easy to not take any daily joy from being here on earth.

In search of enduring happiness - and what that actually means - Tim Samuels talks with Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of the ‘Happiness Project’. What are the proven habits we can all deploy to up our levels of happiness?

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there. Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

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The wisdom and extraordinary life learnings of acclaimed author Fatima Bhutto. Fatima's family have been deeply entwined with Pakistan since its inception - and that’s brought untold pain in the form of multiple political assassinations of her closest relatives.

But Fatima tells Tim Samuels how she’s turned tragedy into resilience - and how we can all build up our reserves. They also talk religion, radicalism and the importance of not being defined by our pasts.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there.

Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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A future in which we can pop pills to make us look and physically morph into being ten years younger… Well, according to biologist and Professor of Genetics, David Sinclair, it might not be as far-fetched as it sounds. 

In this episode of Brilliant Brains, Tim Samuels speaks to Dr David Sinclair about his groundbreaking book Lifespan: Why We Age - and Why We Don’t Have To, why we need to view ageing as an illness, the implications of people routinely living into their 120s, and his daily regime for keeping ageing at bay.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there.

Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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After publishing ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari’ from his kitchen, Robin Sharma went on to become one of the world’s top leadership and motivational coaches - whose wisdom is embraced by royalty, rock stars and business leaders.

He chats to Tim Samuels about the creative virtues of 5am starts, how to maximise your productivity, whether capitalism is the fairest system, and how to use the pandemic as a means to reboot your life.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there.

Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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Rent-a-friend schemes. Paying for cuddles. Bizarre relationships with our Alexa devices - all speak to an epidemic of loneliness we’re living through. 

Tim Samuels sits down with Noreena Hertz, esteemed economist and writer, to discuss her latest book, The Lonely Century - which notes that being lonely can be as bad for your health as smoking. Noreena calls for an urgent redesign of cities, big tech to be reigned in and suggests actions we can all take to feel part of a warm community.

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there.

Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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Yotam Ottolenghi, pioneering chef and restaurateur, has revolutionised the vegetable - from soggy afterthought to alluring centre of attention. And he’s been a trailblazer in gay surrogacy. 

Yotam talks to Tim Samuels about the fundamental rules which make a recipe work, how he (an Israeli) and his Palestinian business partner are received back home, why he’s so inspired by Nigella, and the profound lesson he’s learnt from Covid (they spoke just as a long period of lockdown was ending).

Brilliant Brains is a deep, deep - no holds - dive into the minds of some of the most fascinating thinkers out there. Find all the shows at karmacist.com/podcast.

Music by Natureboy - remixed by Mudd.

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