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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The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

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November 09, 2022Episode 11 - Sacrifice and Environmentalism
In this episode we talk about:
Scam recycling programs

First world countries indirectly polluting

Dairy farming and rivers

Environment vs. human pleasure

Generational lifestyle creep

Government environmental regulation

Infinite growth of a finite planet

The Amazon and palm oil

Sacrifice for children

Relationship sacrifice
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1h 21min
November 01, 2022Episode 10 - A Conversation About Alcohol (And Other Drugs)
In this episode we talk about:
Alcohols unfair advantage in culture

The gateway drug argument

Attitudes towards trying new drugs

Drunk driving

Considering other 'substances' as 'drugs'

Legalization of all drugs

Alcohol and primitive urges

Generational attitude changes to alcohol

'Drugs' vs 'Medicine'

Education, self medication and harm reduction

Ceremonial use of alcohol
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1h 28min
October 20, 2022Episode 9 - Algorithms of Social Media
In this episode we talk about:
The best algorithms worsening social isolation

Monetary influences on algorithms

Polarisation and 'boring' centrist content

People being blamed for the actions of their followers

Choosing to trust a personality for truth

Weaponisation of algorithms

Shadow work with the help of algorithms

Algorithmic lingering

Marketing and selling
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58min
October 14, 2022Episode 8 - Building a Life of Boundaries
**We had a technical difficulty in the middle of the podcast so apologies for the lost flow and tempo.
In this episode we talk about:
Misguided resentment to others/disappointment in yourself

Valuing your own time

Split personalities

Lack of education about boundaries

Boundaries are an attractive trait

Business and political boundaries

Utilising technologically enforced boundaries

Our boundary related weaknesses
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50min
October 05, 2022Episode 7 - Valuing Alone Time in a Distracted World
*Disclaimer* This recording was particularly conversational and more tangential.
Thank you to all who have listened so far, thank you for the support!
In this episode we talk about:
Our experiences examples of alone time

Avoiding alone time out of habit

Setting boundaries to avoid time vampires

Importance of environment for alone time

Boomers love to 'Go for a walk'

Noises, sounds and alone time

Bringing the alone time mindset into everyday

Gratitude
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1h 9min
September 22, 2022Episode 6 - Finding Freedom in Anxiety (Part Two)
In this episode we talk about:
What anxiety looks and feels like from an outsiders perspective

Body and mind connection

Mental health movement co-opted by narcissists

Evolutionary explanations

Making your emotions your personality

Learning with age and managing anxiety

Anxiety as a solo battle

Nature vs nurture

Boundary setting

Introverts and extroverts

Self betrayal

Should you even give anxiety advice?
Join us again for episode 7!
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57min
September 16, 2022Episode 5 - Finding Freedom in Fear (Part One)
Apologies, was a bit under the weather recording this one - *Nav
In this episode we talk about:
Fear as a teacher

Fear as a social tool

Exposure therapy

Modern/ technological fears

Building positive narratives from fear

Unlearning/ replacing a toxic attitude towards failure

How the 'tribe' responds to risk taking individuals

Quality friends and family

The selfish 'tribe' holding successful individuals back

Self love, self care, setting boundaries

The toxicity and the fun of 'the boys'
Join us again for episode 6!
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1h 5min
September 11, 2022Episode 4 - What Is The Antidote to Close Mindedness?
In this episode we talk about:
Parents/family closed mindedness

Fake news and falling for fake stories

Travel is Daniel's antidote to close mindedness

Evolutionary perspectives

VR artificially creating novel experiences

Open mindedness MUST come before proof or truth

Children as our teachers

The people you surround yourself with

A healthy balance between open and close mindedness on a nation state scale

Nation states reflecting their populations level of open mindedness

Money and capitalism encouraging open mindedness
Join us again for episode 5!
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1h 4min
September 08, 2022Episode 3 - Should Everyone Be Allowed to Vote? A Conversation About Democracy
In this episode we talk about:
Democracy definitions and impracticalities

How people choose who to vote for

Political parties taking advantage of the uninformed

Our ideal voting ages

Swing voters and short sighted policies

Wealthy politicians being out of touch

Accessibility to knowledge about our democracy

Governments taking credit for things outside of their control

Why this last election was historic

How COVID highlighted our voting behaviours

Hypocrisies and contradictions of elites

The importance of understanding business basics

Meaningless and manipulative numbers
Join us again for episode 4.
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1h 6min
September 02, 2022Episode 2 - The Mindset to Analyse Taking Risks
In this episode we talk about:
Late 20's and age related risks

Analysis paralysis

Strategies to deal with risk taking

Delaying risk taking

Leaving wealth to your children

Practice gratitude

Governmental risk taking

Middle class consumerism trap

Parenting limitations and repeating their lifestyles
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1h 13min

FAQs about The Friday Council:

How many episodes does The Friday Council have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.