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:

April 10, 2023Episode 31 - Exploring Vulnerability and Closed-Off Behaviours
In this episode we talk about:
Daniel's crackhead neighbour interaction

Drugs as a crutch for vulnerability and connection

Being comfortable initiating interaction

Context with being vulnerable

Risking betrayal

Vulnerability and trust as a currency
Thank you for listening!
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1h 11min
April 03, 2023Episode 30 - Negotiating Your Way Through Life
In this episode we talk about:
Failure to negotiate and missed opportunities

'Yes men', Doormat people taking L's

Negotiating non-negotiables

The rewards for developing your negotiating skills

Holding your own tongue as a form of negotiation

Negotiating with your own ego

Knowing your reasons giving your negotiations depth
Thank you for listening!
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1h 9min
March 28, 2023Episode 29 - Culture's Attitude Towards Food
In this episode we talk about:
Is food a medicine?

The health star rating system

Sugar taxes

Condensing all nutrition into one pill

Eating as a ritual

Limiting food options for beneficiaries?

The healthy food is too expensive argument

Fasting

Listening to the wisdom of the body

Diet trends

Join us again for episode 30!
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1h 10min
March 21, 2023Episode 28 - Upbringings (With Special Guest - Kieran Priest)
In this episode we talk about:
When we realised our parents were flawed human beings

Adult bad habits becoming engrained

The importance of intergenerational relationship

How to help children in bad living situations

Do different cultural upbringing help or hinder society?

Identifying your good and bad traits

Improving relationships can start with you

Join us again for episode 29!

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1h 25min
March 12, 2023Episode 27 - Execution of Self-Help Principles
In this episode we talk about:
Focusing on one skill/lesson

Making self help specific to you

An inch of action is worth a mile of thought

Copium. Copes and self owns

Are our desires truly our own?

Failure is success

Mainstream schooling and parenting deficiencies

Men's mental health

Our low hanging self help fruits
Join us again for episode 28!
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1h 12min
March 06, 2023Episode 26 - Interventions & Therapy
In this episode we talk about:
The urge to intervene in world tragedies

Being too empathetic vs too callous to tragedy

Government social campaigns

Deep internal change 'curing' addictions

Drugs, the need for connection

Religion

Normalized therapy

Generational trauma
Join us again for episode 27!
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1h 16min
March 01, 2023Episode 25 - Evolving Relationships
In this episode we talk about:
'Proxy' friends, as coined by David

Intentionality as an adult

Individuating as you age

Online relationships, romantic and platonic

Smart use of messaging apps

Handling break ups responsibly

Being consistently yourself across different relationship types

Parental relationships and family love

Cultural differences in familial relationships
Join us again for episode 26!
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1h 20min
February 22, 2023Episode 24 - Hindsight, Retrospection & Authority Figures
In this episode we talk about:
What are Universities good for now?

Authority figures were more ignorant than we realised

Great teacher stories

Using retrospection intelligently

First or early relationship Successes

Old people and wisdom from retrospection

Seeking out people who have already 'done it'

The power of retrospection to extract meta life lessons

Lack of open mindedness towards unusual life paths
Join us again for episode 25!
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1h 19min
February 15, 2023Episode 23 - Nostalgia, Collector Culture & Consumerism
In this episode we talk about:
Infantalisation of adults

Beta male hard-core collectors

Societal expectation to become adults

Is nostalgia useful?

It is easier to copy than to create

20th century consumer culture changes

Collecting as an entire personality

Fast food and nostalgic marketing

Changing attitudes to childishness

'Good times create weak men'
Join us again for episode 24!
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1h 25min
February 05, 2023Episode 22 - Financial Literacy & Avoidable Scams
In this episode we talk about:
The difference between great marketing and a scam

Large debts/money moves taking time to correct

Housing as a human right

The over 65's demographic mentalities

Facebook marketplace vs trademe

Quality of life trends and the wealth gap
Join us again for episode 23!
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1h 18min

FAQs about The Friday Council:

How many episodes does The Friday Council have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.