Wait, You What?

Two years ago, Rohit Roy (AKA No Fizzy Drink For Me Today guy) become an unlikely viral TikTok star for his quest to quit fizzy drink.

Now, on day 651 of no fizzy drink, Rohit is a different person. He's lost more than 15kg, amassed hundreds of thousands of followers, become a Weight Watchers ambassador, and most importantly - stayed off the fizz. 

So what has he learned along the way? What mindset tips can he share? And how can we all be as consistent as Rohit? 

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On this solo episode, Erica shares three philosophies from 3 different books that she wishes someone had told her in life. 

1. Simon Sinek - The Infinite Game 
2. Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi - The Courage To Be Disliked
3. Brene Brown - Dare To Lead

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The world of dating coaches is renowned for being full of men giving other men very bad advice. Enter: Cora Boyd, who's revolutionising the category with her advice.

She teaches people how to flirt, love and connect - and specialises in teaching heterosexual men about dating women. So how can we get better at flirting? How much of dating is mindset mastery? And how can we nurture both masculine and feminine energies within a romantic dance? 

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Recently Erica learned how to stick to things and be consistent with habits. And the only way she's been able to do this is because she learned something about herself that she wants to teach you, too - because it really helped her. 

The Quiz: https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com/

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Would you answer an unknown call if your life depended on it? For a hiker who was lost in the Rocky mountains, this was not an easy decision. 

If you feel fear around speaking on the phone, you might have phone anxiety. But what is it? What causes it? And what can we do to get better at the art of the phone call?

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And now, for something a little different!

For the season finale of Wait, You What? Erica is joined by her friend and comedian Sam Taunton for a casual, laid-back chat.

They explore questions like - are comedians sad? is being funny an identity? How can we enjoy the process, not the result? And is the audience the boss?

Erica will be back after a season break with more episodes of Wait, You What? In the meantime, you can message Erica on Instagram, or email [email protected]

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If you could live forever, would you?

We've seen this question explored in fiction for centuries, but according to a growing number of people, we might soon have to face it in reality. 

Meow-Ludo is part of a movement of DIY biologists called biohackers, who believe that they can hack the human body to enhance or change its functionality, including hacking it to be immortal. 

So what life longevity technologies are currently being developed? When will we be able to access them? And what do we know about the first woman in the world who is actually ageing backwards?

Contact Meow-Ludo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meowludo?lang=en

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Imagine if a single drop of water could ruin your life. It's the reality for Niah Selway, whose rare water allergy means that any contact with water triggers an allergic reaction which feels like an intense burning and itching sensation all over her body. 

So how does she cry? Or bathe? What if she sweats? Is there a cure? And how do you get a diagnosis when what you're saying is so bizarre that doctors don't believe you?

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Niah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niahselway/?hl=en
Niahs gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/niahs-healthcare-for-treating-allergy-to-water

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There’s this societal idea that once you get old, you shouldn’t be sexy. Elizabeth Burton refuses to comply with this narrative. As a 74 year old stripper who has been stripping for over 50 years, she says she’s going to be "sexy until the day she dies". 

So what can we learn from a 74 year old stripper about sex, self love and ageing? And how did Elizabeth manage to accidentally smuggle heroin into the US? 

Find Elizabeth's podcast with her daughter on Instagram: @missmodestypod

Elizabeth's book crowdfunding page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-get-elizabeth-burtons-memoirs-published

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Joshua Barbeau programmed an advanced AI chatbot to sound like his dead fiancé, so he could properly grieve her death.

So what has Joshua's story taught us about the potential role of AI in human grief processing? And why is OpenAI, the software's designer, so afraid of what it might be capable of? 

Joshua: @JoshuaBarbeau on twitter 
Erica: @erica_mallett on Instagram 

Thanks to Jason Fagone for his original article on the story in the SFH. 

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