Podcasts by Lifefulness: Live Life Fully
Lifefulness: Live Life Fully is all about helping you live life fully through Lifefulness - the clue is in the name.
Join Sanderson Jones, James Croft and an incredible guest in a no bullshit conversation about reimagining religion and remixing spirituality.
Think of Lifefulness as Thought for the Day after 4 beers, or On Being gone day drinking.
What will you get?
Each guest will have something to teach you, and us, about how to live life fully by looking to modern science as well as ancient wisdom.
What's Lifefulness? Lifefulness is a practice that reinvents the spiritual community, and approach to life, in a way that everyone can take part.
The pioneering approach was developed by our host, Sanderson Jones, at Sunday Assembly - the global network of secular and inclusive congregational communities. Now he and James are writing a book on Lifefulness.
So what are you waiting for?
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"Let's Celebrate Ordinary Human Flourishing" - w/ Gillian Straine #Ep 66 from 2021-10-14T12:20:38
Gillian Straine is a remarkable woman, who has a physics pHd, then became a priest and now runs a charity that is exploring how churches can create health. As the healthcare system in the UK fac...
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'The Neuroscience of Pandemic Grief' w/ Dean Burnett - #Ep 65 from 2021-10-07T04:40:37
We love Dean Burnett: neuroscientist, comedian, author, journalist and general spreader of wisdom. On the pod we talk to him about the neuroscience of grief, which became a major focus w...
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'Who Goes To Non-Religious Church?' w/ Dr. Josh Bullock - #64 from 2021-09-29T04:30:32
In 2013 Sunday Assembly launched, it was a new movement of non-religious congregations that spread across the world. Today we interview Dr. Josh Bullock who wrote his pHd on the sociology of Sun...
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'1st Birthday Pod!' - Sanderson Jones & James Croft - Ep #64 from 2021-09-23T04:48:56
It's our birthday! Or at least it was two weeks ago. Yes, the Lifefulness Podcast is 1 year old, which totally blew our minds.
We decided to do a special episode reflecting on wh...
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'Can Online Community Replace In-Person Connection?" - Rosie Sherry - #Ep 63 from 2021-09-16T04:15:12
Great new podcast today with a legend in the world of online community building, Rosie Sherry. Rosie turned her first community into a $1.5 million business, before being hir...
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'Companies Can't Save Us From Climate Change' - Ed Gillespie - #62 from 2021-09-08T23:34:02
Our guest on the Lifefulness Podcast is climate campaigner, sustainability consultant, podcast futurist and renaissance man, Ed Gillespie. Ed has dedicated his life to regenerating the planet by...
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"Where To Find Hope" w/ Cassie Robinson - #Ep 61 from 2021-08-26T05:12:12
We're so lucky to be joined by Cassie Robinson - designer, social change maker, systems theorist and much more - to speak about the power of stories. After years of pushing the field of social c...
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'How To Make Friends As An Adult' - Jillian Richardson - #Ep 60 from 2021-08-19T04:30:47
Jillian Richardson is a loneliness expert, professional facilitator, and bestselling author. She’s also the founder of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter of community-centered ev...
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"A Spiritual Atheist and Scientific Theist Have A Chat' - Mark Vernon - #Ep 59 from 2021-08-12T05:06:10
Mark Vernon is psychotherapist and writer, with a keen interest in spirituality and inner life. He has a PhD in ancient philosophy, as well as degrees in physics and in theology. His latest book...
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"A Spiritual Atheist and Scientific Theist Have A Chat' - Mark Vernon - #Ep 59 from 2021-08-12T05:06:10
Mark Vernon is psychotherapist and writer, with a keen interest in spirituality and inner life. He has a PhD in ancient philosophy, as well as degrees in physics and in theology. His latest book...
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'What Do People Get From Going To Mosque' - Tez Ilyas - #Ep 57 from 2021-07-29T08:39:08
Tez Ilyas is one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, an author and an activist.
The guy is also one of a new generation of British Muslims who are pub...
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'What Do People Get From Going To Mosque' - Tez Ilyas - #Ep 58 from 2021-07-29T08:39:08
Tez Ilyas is one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, an author and an activist.
The guy is also one of a new generation of British Muslims who are pub...
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‘This Interview Has An Insane Twist’ w/ Kai Whiting - #Ep 57 from 2021-07-22T03:44:53
Forgive the Buzzfeed headline but, sometimes, they’re totally deserved. I’d been looking forward to speak to Kai Whiting for a while. Why? Because he’s a Stoic philosopher lecturing at Louvain U...
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'The Perils of Overthinking' w/ Gwendoline Smith - #Ep 56 from 2021-07-15T04:45:20
Gwendoline Smith is our amazing guest today, who dives into her specialist subject of overthinking. What is overthinking? Why does it affect so many people today? And how can you break the cycle...
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'The Perils of Overthinking' w/ Gwendoline Smith - #Ep 56 from 2021-07-15T04:45:20
Gwendoline Smith is our amazing guest today, who dives into her specialist subject of overthinking. What is overthinking? Why does it affect so many people today? And how can you break the cycle...
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"Don't Bring Your Whole Self To Work" w/ Cate Sevilla - #Ep 55 from 2021-07-08T08:39:57
If you've ever been stressed or overwhelmed at work then this is the podcast for you. Cate Sevilla is an author and journalist who has written a book that's an antidote to the business guru, hus...
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'Why Political Polarisation Is Bad For Your Health' w/ Jon Yates - #Ep 54 from 2021-07-01T04:45:46
Well, this episode was a lot of fun. Jon Yates is an expert in the fabric of society itself, and his latest work shows how division in society isn't just unpleasant but bad for our economy, soci...
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'The Philosopher Who Predicted Trump (Maybe)' w/ David Rondel - Ep #53 from 2021-06-24T04:22:49
Today we interview the social and political philosopher David Rondel, who has recently edited the 'Cambridge Companion to Richard Rorty'. Why did we want to interview one philosopher about anoth...
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"Self-Care isn't Selfish" w. Meg-John Barker - #Ep 52 from 2021-06-17T04:17:46
I love Meg-John Barker, and you will too. We met for the first time on the pod but her wisdom, kindness and laugh won me over. An esteemed academic psychologist, theraprist and author they were ...
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'How To Transform Insight Into Change' - Matthew Elton 51 from 2021-06-09T23:13:20
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"Community is a Muscle" - Rich Watkins - #Ep 50 from 2021-06-03T04:21:14
Today our guest is an old friend Rich Watkins who is a poet, community builder, spiritual adventurer, business strategist and much more. Rich is someone I ring up for guidance because he straddl...
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"Lessons From A Personal Development Pioneer" w. Judy Piatkus - #Ep 49 from 2021-05-28T05:17:32
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'Kindness Before Everything' w. Bernadette Russell from 2021-05-20T04:15:49
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"Lead Like You're Hosting A Dinner Party" - Mark McKergow - #Ep 47 from 2021-05-13T04:18:55
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'Eat Your Way To A Healthy Life & Planet' w/ Cassandra Coburn - #Ep 46 from 2021-05-06T04:15:28
Our food production systems are the single biggest cause of environmental change, while diseases linked to our eating habits are at epidemic levels and increasing. Our guest Dr....
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'STONKS As A Spiritual Pathway' w. Carlos Saba - Ep #45 from 2021-04-29T04:15:27
Our guest is the brilliant Dr. Carlos Saba has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and purpose-driven business hippies through the Happy Start Up School. Carlos is an old friend of mine who is...
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'The Lighter Side of Trauma' w/ Emmy Brunner - Ep#44 from 2021-04-22T04:30:11
Forgive the slightly flippant title but Emmy Brunner, psychotherapist, trauma specialist and author, makes talking about trauma fun. So, don't get put off by the word trauma, and dive in for a fasc...
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'The Lighter Side of Trauma' w/ Emmy Brunner - Ep#44 from 2021-04-22T04:30:11
Forgive the slightly flippant title but Emmy Brunner, psychotherapist, trauma specialist and author, makes talking about trauma fun. So, don't get put off by the word trauma, and dive in for a fasc...
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'Conflict Will Make You Happier' w/ Ian Leslie - #Ep43 from 2021-04-15T07:44:37
You need more conflict in your life. That's the position of Ian Leslie author of the book 'Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together'.
Did you k...
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'When Is Critiquing Islam Islamophobia?' w/ Andrew Copson from 2021-04-08T07:00:30
Andrew is a brilliant guest to have on a podcast dedicated to reimagining religious practices because Chief Executive of Humanists UK (formerly the British Humanist Association). We dive into al...
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'Meaning Is A Practice Not An Answer' w. Dr. Tanya Luhrmann - ep #41 from 2021-04-01T04:15:22
Do you want to really feel alive? Do you to feel like you’re living a meaningful life? Do you want to feel more connected to your values?
We’re spending time with Professor Tanya Luhrm...
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'Ritual Feeds The Soul' w/ Tiu de Haan - #Ep 40 from 2021-03-25T05:15:09
That was our guest Tiu de Haan who is a Ritual Designer, Creative Facilitator and Idea Doula. James and I will speak to this midwife of creativity about the power of rituals. There are ideas in ...
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'What Schizophrenia Teaches Us About Being Human' w/ Bob Kolker - Ep #39 from 2021-03-18T05:58:52
In Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy famously wrote "All happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way".
Join our interview with author Robert K...
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Why the F*ck Can't I Change? - Gabija Toleikyte - #Ep 38 from 2021-03-11T05:15:49
Gabija Toleikyte is a neuroscientist who received training as a coach while doing her PhD in neuroscience. We're speaking to her because she wrote a brilliantly title book called 'Why The F*ck C...
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'What's Going To Fill The Hole Left By Religion?' with Greg Epstein from 2021-03-04T05:15:36
All around us the old systems of thought, meaning, belonging and identity are collapsing. Humanity is shattering into a million and one digital niches each one with their own myths, valu...
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'Being Purposeful Is More Important Than Finding Your Purpose' - Vikas Shah - Ep #36 from 2021-02-25T05:15:18
Vikas Shah MBE is a remarkable entrepreneur who started his first business aged 14, runs a thriving trading operation today and has coolest side-hustle you've never heard of.
In 2007 V...
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'Be Selfish, Set Boundaries And Cut People Out Of Your Life' with Michelle Ellman - #Ep 35 from 2021-02-18T05:15:20
Today we have a brilliant interview with super coach Michelle Ellman and it's all about boundaries. Michelle's no-nonsense advice has led to her getting over 300 000 followers on social media. Listen
'Complexity Theory For Dummies' with Nora Bateson #Ep 34 from 2021-02-11T05:15:24
We've wanted to interview Nora Bateson for ages because she lives a fascinating life, does great work and is an absolute expert in the field of Complexity and Systems Thinking. The wait was wort...
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'Happiness Isn't The Key To Happiness.' w/ Shamash Alidina from 2021-02-04T05:22:58
Our guest today is one of my favourite people - Shamash Alidina! Shamash is an amazing teacher who spent this conversation exploring brilliant ways to cope with negative thoughts, reduce anxiety...
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'The Only Way Out Of This Crisis Is Through Conversation' - Fred Dust (Ep #32) from 2021-01-28T06:02:54
Fred Dust was a Senior Partner and Global Managing Director at international design firm IDEO. A leading voice and practitioner of human-centered design and networked innovation, he helps organi...
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'Get Reading or Die Trying' with Ben Keene (ep 31) from 2021-01-21T05:19:45
Our guest today is Ben Keene who is an adventurer, community builder, coach and a confident reader. This makes perfect sense as he's the founder of the incredible Rebel Book Club community, whic...
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'The Rise of Conspirituality' with Jules Evans Part 1 (Ep #30) from 2021-01-14T05:16:56
Jules Evans is a brilliant philosopher who is at the forefront of research into 'Conspirituality' - the meeting of conspiracy theory and spirituality. Conspirituality is the reason why there was...
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Ep #29 - 'The Spirituality Of Global Supply Chains' with Lucy Siegle from 2021-01-07T05:15:45
The title of this podcast is so us: The Spirituality of Global Supply Chains. I love it.
You get to a great episode name like that by interviewing journalist and broadcaster Lucy Sieg...
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Ep #28 - 'Changing The World, The Sixth Pillar of Lifefulness' from 2021-01-05T05:16:41
James and I explore Changing The World - the sixth Pillar of Lifefulness. Changing The World is the secular translation of evangelism - the work of remaking the world as it should be through act...
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'An Atheist Vicar Talks Secular Spirituality' with James Croft from 2020-12-31T07:14:49
This is an interview with our brilliant co-host James Croft. It's a huge delight to write this intro because I love James and listing off his accomplishments makes me feel proud as punch. Mr. Cr...
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Ep #26 - Serving Others, The Fifth Pillar of Lifefulness from 2020-12-29T05:15:51
The Fifth Pillar of Lifefulness coming straight at you! This is the fifth episode of the Lifefulness Mini-Series on the 6 PIllars of Lifefulness.
James and I explore Serving Others - ...
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Ep #25 - 'The Infinite Joy of Life Itself' with Sanderson Jones from 2020-12-24T05:23
It's our Christmas Special! Sanderson Jones (host) is being interviewed by James Croft (the other host). Sanderson is the founder of The Lifefulness Project, a social enterprise that is dedicate...
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Ep #24 - Personal Growth - The Fourth Pillar of Lifefulness from 2020-12-22T05:15:57
BONUS EPISODE! What a delightful Christmas surprise for you, I'm sure. When James and I first launched the Lifefulness podcast we released the first 3 parts of a 6 part mini-series on the 6 Pill...
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Ep #22 - 'How To Drink More Mindfully This Xmas' with Laura Willoughby from 2020-12-17T05:30:47
OMG! It's Laura Willoughby MBE! She's a brilliant guest to have in the holiday season because even though we're social distancing, there's still going to be a lot of booze around. Laura is co-fo...
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Ep #22 - 'How Can We Find Meaning & Belonging Online?' - with Chris Stedman from 2020-12-10T05:23:03
We’re so excited to bring you a brilliant guest Chris Stedman, who is the ideal interviewee for a podcast about adapting spiritual practices and ideas in a way that is secular.
Ep #21 - 'Ways To Cope With Mental Health Problems In Your Family' - Suzanne Alderson from 2020-12-03T05:30:49
Suzanne Alderson is a mental health expert, author and community builder who founded the charity Parenting Mental Health following the attempted suicide of her daughter Issy.
Whilst h...
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Ep #20 - 'Say F*** It To Stress' with John C Parkin from 2020-11-26T06:14
John C. Parkin is the author of publishing phenomenon 'F*** It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way' which has sold over 600 000 copies. The book has changed people's lives with its simple message of say...
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Ep #19 - ''The Meaning Crisis & How We Escape It' with John Vervaeke from 2020-11-19T07:46:52
Our guest today is John Vervaeke - a cognitive scientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. James and I were both so excited to speak to him as he has undertaken an amazing ex...
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Ep #18 - 'We Need To Rethink The Whole Shebang' with Jonathan Rowson from 2020-11-12T06:30:16
Jonathan Rowson is a chess grandmaster and philosopher who is at the forefront of rethinking society at every level. Jonathan founded a research institute called Perspectiva that is pub...
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Ep #17 - 'Finding Meaning Saved Me From Addiction' with Shappi Khorsandi from 2020-11-05T11:35
Today our guest is Shappi Khorsandi comedian, actor and author. I've known Shappi since we gigged on the stand up circuit together, and always loved her way of dealing with all manner of topics ...
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Ep #16 - 'A Pan-Religious Life: Ancestor Worship, Gospel Choirs and Sober Raves' with Sam Moyo from 2020-10-29T01:25:57
Our guest today is Samantha Moyo. Sam is vibrating harpstring of a human. In 2013 she founded MorningGloryville - an early morning sober rave. The concept went off like a bass bomb. City workers...
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Ep #15 - 'Ever Wondered What People Actually Get From Church?' with Elizabeth Oldfield from 2020-10-22T06:34:30
Liz Oldfield is a remarkable woman who began life in TV and radio, before becoming director of the Theos Thinktank - which is dedicated to studying faith in the UK.
This means sh...
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Ep #14 - 'Embodied Cognition And Aliveness!' - with Guy Claxton from 2020-10-15T05:48:13
Today my guest is Guy Claxton - emeritus Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester, cognitive scientist, author of over 30 books and a world leader in the fie...
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Ep #13 - You Don't Find Your Purpose, You Build It. - Dan Snow from 2020-10-08T05:58:23
Today we're speaking to Dan Snow who is one of Britain’s most recognisable historians. Dan’s a BBC TV presenter, filmmaker, author podcaster and even runs his own History Channel, History Hit. Listen
Ep #12 - 'Transform Your Workplace, Think Like A Chaplain' - Vanessa Gomez-Brake from 2020-10-01T05:00:50
Today we speak with Vanesa Gomez Brake, the Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. Vanessa’s amazing because she is the first Humanist Chaplain to be a Dean o...
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Ep #11 - 'How To Create Meaning (In A Meaningless Universe)' with Tim Minchin from 2020-09-24T07:43:33
Today we are interviewing Tim Minchin - a comedian, musician, actor, songwriter and multi-talented genius. He’s played sold out comedy shows at the Sydney Opera House, his songs have gone mega-v...
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Ep #10 - How To Get Your Finances Under Control with Dasha Kennedy from 2020-09-18T06:21:46
Today we’re going to be talking money - which doesn’t seem that spiritual. Why are we doing that? Because before we launched our podcast we did a survey of the Lifefulness community asking one q...
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Ep #9 - How To Remix Spiritual Practices - Casper Ter Kuile from 2020-09-11T05:24:46
OK. This is our favourite Lifefulness podcast so far. Start here. We love the other shows but this was special. Why? Because we changed the format to make it more loosey-goosey,...
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Ep #8 - Community Life (Part 3 of our 6 Part Mini-Series on Lifefulness) from 2020-09-11T05:22:52
Community Life is the third pillar of Lifefulness and is obviously vital to spiritual communities. We think of a congregation we think of community!
We look through our own personal ex...
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Ep #7 - Celebration (Part 2 of our 6 Part Mini-Series on Lifefulness) from 2020-09-11T05:19:01
The second pillar of Lifefulness is Celebration because gathering together to adore what is sacred, or taking time to connect to your meaning individually, is a vital part of spiritual community...
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Ep #6 - Ultimate Meaning (Part 1 of the Lifefulness Mini-Series) from 2020-09-11T05:16:02
This is the Lifefulness podcast from The Lifefulness Project but what is Lifefulness? This 6 Part Mini-Series goes over the 6 Pillars of Lifefulness and number 1 is Ultimate Meaning.
M...
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Ep #5 - Hedonism Is Healthy & Ecstasy Is Essential - Zoe Cormier from 2020-09-11T05:14:40
Our guest this week is Zoe Cormier, author of Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll:...
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Ep #4 - How To Change The World - Mark Stevenson from 2020-09-11T05:09:54
Mark Stevenson is an author, futurologist, entrepreneur and podcaster. The book that catapulted him to renown was The Optimist’s Guide To The Future - which examined how humans could ma...
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Ep #3 - How Community Can Transform Grief Into Connection - Lennon Flowers from 2020-09-11T05:06:19
Our guest today is Lennon Flowers - an amazing thinker, doer and creator who is an inspirational figure in this world of reimagining spiritual community in a way that is non-religious.
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Ep #2 - What Do You Learn When You Lose Your Tribe? - Matthew Parris from 2020-09-11T05:04
Matthew Parris is a legendary broadcaster, author, journalist and quasi-national treasure. We wanted to speak to him because frankly, who wouldn't? It's Matthew bloody Parris.
But, he'...
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Ep #1 - Why Are We Looking For Something More? - Lisa Smosarski from 2020-09-11T05:00:08
Why are we looking for something more? - Lisa Smosarski
James and I were so pleased to speak to Lisa Smosarski because as the founding editor of Stylist Magazine, she ...
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'Lifefulness: Live Life Fully' - The Trailer from 2020-09-03T15:38:05
This is the trailer for Lifefulness: Live Life Fully a new podcast that is dedicated to (maybe you can figure it out from the name) helping you live life fully through Lifefulness. Cong...
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