The Friday Council

By The Friday Council

What started as a tabletop project of regular meeting and conversation, The Friday Council is a place of thought, questioning and seeking understanding of the ins and outs of life. Join David, Daniel ... more

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How many episodes does The Friday Council have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

The Friday Council episodes:

June 21, 2023 Episode 41 - Toxic Comfortability. Why we must stay conscious of our comfort and discomfort.
In this episode:
- Living in a comfortable rut can shrink your worldview
- Discomfort in relationships
- Gamifying life and uncomfortable tasks
- Planning spontaneity
- Self medicating against discomfort
- Deep work, deep rest vs little work, little rest
- Seeking discomfort online
- The role passion has to play in discomfort
- Seeking discomfort online
- Mainstream culture being comfortable
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1h 20min
June 14, 2023 Episode 40 - How to Choose Modern Role Models
In this episode:
- 'Resonating' with role models
- Controversial role models
- Being nonchalant about choosing
- Fraudulent role models
- Internet role models requiring more trust
- Parents as role models
- Cultivating self awareness is key
- The cultural 'gap' of masculine role models
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1h 21min
June 06, 2023 Episode 39 - Is There a Lingering Mental Health Stigma?
In this episode:
- Public mental health endgame
- Feelings and emotions vs mental health
- Is just talking more enough?
- Expectations of men
- Mentor/mentee relationships
- Men's attitudes towards professional help
- Conceptualizing life trajectories/momentum
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1h 13min
May 31, 2023 Episode 38 - Unleashing the Alpha Within: Exploring the Impact of Testosterone on Society
In this episode:
- Why isn't supplementing testosterone commonplace?
- The future of testosterone
- Pro's and con's of testosterone consumption
- Behavioural consequences
- Toxic Masculinity = Toxic testosterone?
- Less testosterone = more submission?
- Nicotine, vaping, ram raids
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1h 9min
May 23, 2023 Episode 37 - An Open-Ended Miscellaneous Conversation
In this episode:
- 'Dupe' products and brand loyalty
- New Zealand as a brand
- Country identities and travel
- Monetary inflation
- Tax Refunds
- Businesses at large scales
- Permanent gaps in the market
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1h 10min
May 16, 2023 Episode 36 - Neurotypicality & Mental Diagnoses
In this episode:
- David's ADHD experience
- Feeling defensive about other people's mental accomplishments
- Just harden up?
- Empathy
- Is overpathologisation a social issue?
- Increased recognition or increasing disorders?
- Drug use and neurotypicality
Thank you for listening!
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1h 19min
May 10, 2023 Episode 35 - Pornography & Politics
In this episode:
- The school system lacking porn education
- Impacts on children and how to teach it
- The future of pornography
- Porn relating to human fertility rate
- Conservatism vs Libertarianism
- Age restriction of pornography
- Censorship vs freedom
- Mental attitudes towards porn
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1h 33min
May 03, 2023 Episode 34 - Confidence & Resisting Outside Influences (With Special Guest - Lucas Devotion)
In this episode:
- Embracing 'cringe'
- Lucas' father's golden simple advice
- Outside opinions, positive and negative
- Early pickup artist culture
- Falling role model 'attention spans'
- Artificial Intelligence and Universal Basic Income
- Cycling through goals, settings new ones, the in between
- Parenting, families, and societal expectations
- Cookie cutter education and self help
Thank you for listening!
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1h 54min
April 24, 2023Episode 33 - Crime & Punishment
In this episode:
Drugs as mitigating factors in crimes

Individual cases being made an example of

Youth crimes/ram raids

The holistic causes of crime

Enforcement of laws

Serious crimes

Institutional racism

Different types of murder
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1h 19min
April 15, 2023Episode 32 - Is Society in Need of a Reality Check?
In this episode:
'Bring back bullying'

Online activism

Feeding the anger-reaction-anger cycle

How much a social issue impacts your life

The slippery slope argument

Are we all in need of a reality check?

Life reflects reality back to you regardless

Interactions with political adversaries in real life

A voting and taxation tangent
Thank you for listening!
Join us again for episode 33!
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1h 15min

FAQs about The Friday Council:

How many episodes does The Friday Council have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.