Podcasts by Voices in the Dark
Powerful conversations and interviews about real life psychology, philosophy, psychedelics, spirituality, social dynamics and much more.
Our mission is to entertain, provoke, inform, and make you question everything you think you know.
Have you ever been on the wrong end of “office politics”?
Or lost out to less talented people who are better at “playing the game”?
Join us as we our explore Robert Greene’s provocative and compelling study of the 48 Laws of Power, in which he lays bare the psychological principles that ultimately shape all human relations.
Often seen as a handbook for the ‘modern Machiavelli’, we take a closer look at how understanding and implementing these Laws can actually enrich your life personally, professionally and spiritually.
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The 7 Primes of Life from 2021-10-16T12:46:59
We live in a culture that prizes youth and tells us that, once our wild 20s are over, we're basically on the slow train to decay and death. But modern science tells us otherwise, as we set out t...
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(Economic) Apocalypse Now – Are We Weeks Away From Global Financial Meltdown? from 2021-06-18T16:38:01
Jon’s been getting disturbing dispatches from Andrea.
Is the economy about to crash like never before? Was 2008’s Big Short just a dress rehearsal for an incoming apocalypse that will shr...
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Righteous Anger – A New Beginning? from 2021-04-03T15:35:41
Andrea returns for a live, YouTube-streamed episode as we finally get back in the recording saddle!
And we're back with anger. Or at least, a certain kind of anger: the channelled variety...
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Solo Cast&The Conspiracy on Pushkin Street from 2021-02-13T12:50:24
This episode is an experiment.
Jon turns on the mic for a solo cast – to reflect on what life in the pandemic means and the challenges of finding meaning and direction in a world where it...
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Are You Conscious? Westworld, Neuroscience, And Living In The Virtual – With Special Guest Michael Garfield from 2020-12-30T15:35:40
Here's a hidden treasure from the VITD archives for you – our interview with the brilliant and fascinating Michael Garfield! Michael's the host of the Listen
The Laws of Human Nature 12: Poison Envy from 2020-11-21T16:54:48
Envy is an inescapable part of the human experience. But nobody likes to feel – let alone admit to – envy. Instead, whenever we feel the stirrings of the green serpent, we rapidly turn the feeli...
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The Laws of Human Nature 11: Discovering the Shadow from 2020-10-09T12:28:02
Maybe you've heard of the shadow? Even if you haven't, you've got one – and there's no escaping it. This episode, we discuss how to discover it, accept it, and stop being driven by negative emot...
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The Laws of Human Nature 10: The Attitude Adjustment from 2020-08-30T12:43:09
Time to escape the mind prison. This episode is like a shot of distilled Stoicism... are you ready?
Tapping into our true nature and living a good life often comes down to breaking the cy...
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The Laws of Human Nature 9: Five Strategies To Become a Master Persuader from 2020-08-05T12:14:20
This is our second episode exploring The Law of Defensiveness, but this time we're breaking it down into some clear steps on how to hone our ability to interact and work with other people!
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The Laws of Human Nature 8: Three Core Beliefs And How To Disarm Them from 2020-07-04T17:24:31
This could be the most important Law of all: The Law of Defensiveness.
At our emotional core, we're all desperately grasping onto three basic ideas – the sense that we're independent; tha...
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Corona Chronicles, Black Lives Matter and Poetry from 2020-06-05T16:50:12
It feels like we're living through a tipping point in world history. The year 2020 began with the Pope slapping a woman and the Australian wildfires (remember them?). That seemed dramatic at the...
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The Laws of Human Nature 7: Why Do You Want To Get Rich Quick? from 2020-05-16T16:59:35
Why do people get caught up in wild and implausible conspiracy theories, get-rich-quick scams and other tantalising pyramid schemes? As we learn in this episode, even brainboxes like Isaac Newto...
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Corona Chronicles: Conspiracies, Censorship and Life under Lockdown from 2020-04-17T13:52:40
It’s Week 4 of Lockdown in the UK and we’ve got the band back together. Well, the duo. Andrea and Jon are back in the virtual studio to make some sense of a world awash with fear, confusion, con...
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Coronavirus Cast – Laughing in the Dark from 2020-03-31T09:58:26
We're living through some damn strange times. We wanted to release something to stay connected with you and to share some thoughts on the current Coronavirus crisis and its effects.
Jon s...
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The Laws of Human Nature 6: Why Are You Always Dissatisfied? from 2020-02-08T13:03:41
In this episode, Robert Greene forces us to confront our inherently covetousness nature: we always want what we don't have. And yet, if we do get those things, we rapidly fall out of love with t...
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What Happened To Culture? from 2020-01-16T18:14:37
This episode we get together to discuss a variety of topics, ultimately centring around the seeming decline of popular culture into endless sequels and entertainment-by-algorithm. Where did it a...
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That Time of Year... from 2019-12-28T17:23:26
After an unintentional hiatus, Jon and Andrea return for their seasonal year in review, where they reflect on what they've learnt, how their goals and values have changed, and what the goddamn h...
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The Laws of Human Nature 5: Uncovering People's True Character from 2019-11-20T15:40:57
In this episode, we explore what 'true character' means and how to identify, deal with and master the major personality types we encounter in the world.
Apologies for the short notes – bi...
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What Makes A 'Perfect Gentleman'? – Zach Falconer-Barfield Interview from 2019-10-16T16:21:39
The idea of the 'gentleman' increasingly seems a thing of the past – a costume drama caricature, or an old fashioned toff whose connection to the present day is, at best, a pending #MeToo revela...
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The Laws of Human Nature 4: Mastering Non-Verbal Communication from 2019-09-23T19:47:07
In a vast modern world, where we're constantly encountering strangers and trying to work out where they're coming from and how we can operate and cooperate together, we're living quintessentiall...
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When Jon Became Part Of A Police Investigation from 2019-09-09T12:24:42
What would you do if the police called, informed you that you're a victim, and that they want you to give evidence about a sexual assault you've already tried to put behind you?
That's th...
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The Laws of Human Nature 3: How To Identify&Deal With Narcissists (2/2) from 2019-08-26T16:45:52
Last time we unveiled the disturbing psychology of narcissism; in this episode we explore some vivid historical examples and what we can all learn from them. From Joseph Stalin to attention-craz...
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The Laws of Human Nature 3: How To Identify&Deal With Narcissists (1/2) from 2019-08-02T11:18:36
Narcissists aren't what you think they are. We throw the word around so liberally these days that it's almost been drained of real meaning. But narcissists are real. Narcissists are dangerous. W...
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Closing Loops, Having Boundaries, And Giving Your One Last Talk from 2019-07-08T16:10:20
Jon's back from Indonesia and is experiencing reverse culture shock as he returns 'home' to London. From that unstable vantage point, in this catch-up episode we talk about getting things done, ...
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The Laws of Human Nature 2: Confronting Irrationality from 2019-06-25T10:50:48
Do you find yourself repeating the same negative patterns in life? Finding yourself in the same argument with your partner, friends or colleagues? Or maybe reacting to stress with the same emoti...
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We Know Who We Are from 2019-05-24T06:48:24
Time for a catch-up episode in which Andrea recounts what happened during the first psychedelic trip he's taken in quite some time, how the Disney film Moanamight be the most important ...
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The Laws of Human Nature 1: Start To See The Matrix from 2019-05-05T10:35:17
Welcome to the beginning of our new in-depth series on the work of Robert Greene, one of the most important and successful authors to explore what makes us human... and how we can all learn to d...
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Think&Grow Rich: The End of Self Help? from 2019-04-13T07:37:15
Jon's back in London because, in strange symmetry, his grandfather died shortly after Andrea's. So, we decided to make a mixed episode in which we finish off Think & Grow Richand add so...
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Grief, Death, Censorship, And #MeThree from 2019-03-27T10:54:21
This episode is a long overdue catch-up. We cover a lot of ground across the worlds of culture, censorship, sex and psychology. But it's also about grief. Andrea's grandfather died recently and ...
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Think&Grow Rich #10: Turning Sex Into Success! from 2019-03-04T10:34:21
We're filled with sexual energy, and it's down to us to harness this force and use it to transform our creative and business efforts into 'genius'-level achievements! At least, that's what Napol...
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Consent, Confusion and Toxic Narcissism: Sex&Relationships Series from 2019-02-17T09:33:42
What would you do if your physiotherapist's hands started wandering? Would you even know howto say 'stop'? Could you be sure something sexual was actually taking place before it was too...
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Think&Grow Rich #9: Overcoming Indecision&Procrastination from 2019-02-03T10:15:35
This week's foray into the world of Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich is all about the subtle art of making decisions. Procrastination is the destroyer of so many dreams, but how can ...
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New Year in Chiang Mai and Chiswick from 2019-01-17T11:24:08
It's 2019 and that means it's time for our annual catch-up and reflection episode as we contemplate how the year's gone, what we achieved, what we didn't, and where we see the podcast (and our l...
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Think&Grow Rich #8: The 30 Major Causes Of Failure from 2019-01-05T12:46:37
When it comes to self-help, everyone loves a good old fashioned list, and Napoleon Hill, as the man who practically invented the genre, has got plenty of them.
But this list is p...
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VITD's Poorly-Named 'Bro Talk' from 2018-12-22T11:42:20
The second instalment of our still-not-quite-entitled catch-up series in which Jon and Andrea discuss everything that's been hitting their radars over the past week.
This week, we trash g...
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Think&Grow Rich #7 – Influence, Power And What Makes A Real Leader from 2018-12-07T22:00:17
What makes a good leader? What makes a bad one? We certainly know the difference when we have to work for them, but do we really know what it takes to cultivate and sustain respect?
In th...
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VITD SPECIAL: Social Pressure&Social Conformity from 2018-11-25T12:02:05
With Jon moving to Thailand in the next few weeks, we've decided to start a new regular series where we catch up, share our experiences and dig deep into the cool and weird ideas and situations ...
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Think&Grow Rich Special Episode – What Happened When JJ Bitters Put ALL of Napoleon Hill's Advice Into Action? from 2018-11-12T22:24:16
We've been talking about Napoleon Hill's wildly popular self-help book, Think and Grow Rich, for the past few weeks, but whatever we make of the text itself, the question remains: Does ...
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Think&Grow Rich #6 – The Charisma Code from 2018-11-04T11:48:19
This week we explore Napoleon Hill's theories about using the power of the imagination in order to Think and Grow Rich. Without an active, well-oiled imagination, we don't dream big, we...
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Think&Grow Rich #5 – Should You Specialise, Or Start A MasterMind Group? from 2018-10-25T18:24:11
This week we tackle two chapters from Napoleon Hill's perennial bestseller, Think and Grow Rich, which focus on the importance of (you guessed it) auto-suggestion, but also on the impor...
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Think&Grow Rich #4 – The Confidence Code (You Gotta Have Faith?) from 2018-10-16T16:49:56
Napoleon Hill, author of the mega-seller Think and Grow Rich, believes that the single biggest thing holding you back in life is a lack of self-confidence. Thankfully, he's provided us ...
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Think&Grow Rich #3 – How To Programme Yourself With Auto-Suggestion (And Should You?) from 2018-10-10T11:47:06
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Think And Grow Rich #2 – Do Affirmations Really Work? from 2018-09-30T15:43:26
In Part 2 of Think and Grow Rich, we find Napoleon Hill riding the knife-edge between profound insight and total lunacy. He tells us that, in order to achieve anything, we need a burnin...
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Think And Grow Rich #1 – Become The Master Of Your Fate from 2018-09-24T18:03:32
Time for something new here at Voices in the Dark. By popular demand, we're going to dissect the original self-help classic, Think and Grow Richby Napoleon Hill. This baby has sold over...
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The State Of The Podcast: What Next? from 2018-09-16T15:58:02
This is a special episode of the podcast where we take stock, see where we're at, and think about where we're going to take the show next.
We've both been hitting some hard times, persona...
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How To Use Psychedelics Safely – With Psychedelics Today Host Kyle Buller from 2018-09-10T16:03
As psychedelics increasingly hit the mainstream, we need to educate ourselves about their risks as well as their incredible potential for healing and growth. While the headlines keep on coming a...
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OCD&Me: Lucy Danser Interview from 2018-09-03T13:42:34
These days, everyone's claiming to be 'a little bit OCD', but the popularisation of the term has been at the cost of understanding the condition. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a spectrum whic...
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I Joke, Therefore I Am: Repression, Resistance, And The Psychology of Humour from 2018-08-07T19:50:54
After ten years of blood, sweat and tears, Jon's book has finally emerged into the world! It hit the Amazon Bestseller lists on launch day and has been receiving excellent reviews. This week, we...
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You Are Not Your Ego: Personal Growth&Integration from 2018-07-30T10:17:42
For all the tales coursing through the veins of the internet about life-changing experiences brought on by a cup of Ayahuasca or a drop of LSD, something absolutely crucial is getting lost. The ...
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How Do Open Relationships Work? [Sex&Relationships Series] from 2018-07-23T17:38:44
Open relationships. We've all heard about them. But how do they work? Would one be right for you? And how can you even broach the subject with your partner?
And then, if you get ...
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The Modern Stoic #33: What Is Free Speech? Seneca Takes Down Social Justice Warriors from 2018-07-16T20:53:39
Why do flame wars happen? Why are so many people on the Left shutting down free speech through no-platforming? Do Social Justice Warriors even know what they're trying to do? How can we have con...
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The Modern Stoic #32: Drowning In Gurus from 2018-07-09T21:17:22
The devil is in the detail... and that's the problem. This week is about not becoming obsessed with detail at the expense of actually doing or creating something yourself. It's about not trying ...
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The Problems Of Consent [Sex&Relationships Series] from 2018-07-03T10:55:39
Consent. We intuitively think it should be simple – 'yes or no?' – but the Me Too movement and the maelstrom of Hollywood abuse scandals show us just how naive that idea is.
So we need to...
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The Modern Stoic #31: Chasing Happiness (Away) from 2018-06-26T16:01:56
Centuries before the arrival of social media and rolling news channels, people were still chasing happiness and still finding themselves miserable as a result. Seneca picks apart the issue, pre...
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Killing Gossip With Authenticity - The Modern Stoic #30 from 2018-06-18T20:58:17
Is there anything more immediately disturbing than hearing that someone's been talking about you behind your back? Whatdid they say? Whydid they say it? But wait... why do we c...
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The Modern Stoic #29: Does Power Corrupt And What Is True Wealth? from 2018-06-11T17:42:18
This week it's all about power, corruption, jealousy and pride! Do the things you own end up owning you, or, despite everything Seneca tells us, are there some things which should always be save...
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The Modern Stoic #28: How To Be Who You Are from 2018-06-04T16:10:26
It's time to get spiritual this week as Stoicism starts to merge almost imperceptibly with an even more ancient philosophy: Buddhism. This is Letter 41: 'On the God within Us', and it not only d...
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The Modern Stoic #27: Speak Proper, Bruv from 2018-05-28T18:53:32
This week Seneca's on the war path about oral. Communication, that is. Frustrated by Lucilius's admiration for a gabbling philosopher, Seneca lays out how to speak well and speak effectively in ...
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The Modern Stoic #26: Addiction And Moderation from 2018-05-21T17:40:04
This week Seneca's got a thing or two to say about over-indulgence and ending up controlled by our vices. Drawing from Letter 39, 'On Noble Aspirations', we explore how to indulge without losing...
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Being 'Open' [Sex&Relationships Series] – With Special Guest Carsie Blanton from 2018-05-15T14:16:09
Everyone's heard about open relationships, but what does it really mean to be in one? Just mentioning the concept can provoke intense debates, but because it touches on so many fears, insecuriti...
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Dre Is Dead from 2018-05-12T14:31:44
Here at Voices in the Dark we're doing our best at Learning How To Human, but sometimes we – like everyone else – face some stumbling blocks. This is a special episode where we share some recent...
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The Modern Stoic #25: How To Make The Right Friends And Influence The Right People from 2018-05-07T19:24:12
Drawing on Letter 38 from Seneca ('On Quiet Conversation'), this episode digs into the immense value of real, face-to-face conversation for all aspects of our lives. Emails and texts can be grea...
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We Need To Talk About Chemsex [Sex&Relationships Series] from 2018-05-04T09:17:33
This next instalment in our Sex & Relationships Seriesis a stunning episode that brings us into dialogue with some of the...
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The Modern Stoic #24: Entering the Arena of Life... With A Vibrator from 2018-04-30T18:10:26
This week we riff on Seneca's Letter 47, 'On Allegiance to Virtue' – it's short, but richly rewarding to dig into. It's about how life can seem like a battle – an unfair one – that we never cons...
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Peter Sage: Keeping It Real Behind Bars from 2018-04-27T10:56:17
This isn't the first timewe've crossed paths with Peter Sage, a world-renowned speaker, serial entrepreneur, author, and mentor...
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The Modern Stoic #23: Are You Ready For Love&True Friendship? from 2018-04-23T10:43:04
Riffing on Letter 35 from Seneca ('On the Friendship of Kindred Minds'), this one takes us deep into the nature of human connections and how we can find true love and true friendship.
Se...
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Join The Unknown – JJ Bitters Interview from 2018-04-16T00:00
Poet, writer, philosopher and artist JJ Bitters joins us this week midway through a tour through Europe and Africa. And he's just come out of the closet...
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Why Nice Guys Suck [Sex&Relationships Series] from 2018-04-09T13:41:18
What's wrong with being a Nice Guy? Isn't that what everyone wants in a partner?
No, they don't. Nice Guys aren't nice. Nice guys are a problem – for themselves and for the people they wa...
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The Modern Stoic #22: Stop Quoting, Start Creating from 2018-04-02T14:36:50
You know those people who can quote passages of Shakespeare, have read all the great novels, and who always seem to have an aphorism to hand? Well, fuck them. Having a moribund storehous...
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The Modern Stoic #21: What Progress Really Means from 2018-03-26T16:45:50
This one's about staying the course, knowing how to recognise progress from how it feels, and the dangers of internalising other people’s narratives of what your life should be.
In Lett...
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Finding Clarity In Life With Philip McKernan – Jon's Retreat Experience from 2018-03-24T10:25:32
After a successful Go Fund Me campaign, Jon raised enough money to spend an intensive weekend retreat with coach, speaker, author and emotional terrorist Philip McKernan. And he's still reeling ...
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The Modern Stoic #20: Stop Giving Advice, Start Making Connections! from 2018-03-19T20:20:24
This week: when and how to give advice; how people avoid seeing what's right in front of them; how to avoid getting overwhelmed in life; and what human connection and life are truly al... Listen
Can Psychedelics Cure Autism? from 2018-03-12T00:00
Can psychedelics cure Autism? It's a question researchers are only beginning to ask, but VITD's own Dre has already run the experiments – on himself.
Over the past few years, he's taken M...
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The Modern Stoic #19: Are You Running Away Or Going Walkabout? from 2018-03-05T18:14:29
Does travel broaden the mind, or are you simply running away from your problems? Can self-discovery happen on the road, or is it always a case of 'wherever you go... Listen
Psychology Of Dating Apps [Sex&Relationships Series] from 2018-02-27T18:17:14
Welcome to our new series on Sex & Relationships! VITD has long been about psychology, mental health, social dynamics and self-development, and these are all vital themes in the...
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The Accidental CEO: Saud Juman's Journey From Darkness To Light from 2018-02-23T09:55:21
These days Saud Juman is a clean-cut guy with a successful healthcare business dedicated to helping doctors and medical staff actually take care of themselves. But it wasn't always this way. Sau...
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The Modern Stoic #18: Fake It Till You Make It? from 2018-02-19T16:12:51
What's the difference between wisdom and experience; between faking it till you make it, or truly growing as a person; and why should you never try to clai...
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Psychology Of The Hustle With Award-Winning Actor David Bryan from 2018-02-16T17:59:47
Everyone's obsessed with 'the hustle' these days – it seems like we're meant to be on duty promoting ourselves and pushing to the next level 24/7... But what does 'hustling' even mean?
Ar...
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The Modern Stoic #17: Helping People Change from 2018-02-13T19:10:19
How and when to help other people; whether we can really get anybody to change after a certain age; how to check we’re not also in need of correction (and whether we should calibrate that by lo... Listen
Minisode: Why You Won't Find Steadiness Without Taking Action from 2018-02-07T13:23:33
Struggling to find equilibrium in your life? Need to choose between several options but can't quite make out which is the best path to take?
In this Minisode, Jon takes inspiration from <...
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The Modern Stoic #16: Make Fear Your Mentor from 2018-02-05T13:54:19
How to deal with and handle fear; how to find balance between accepting death and embracing life; and how to make fear your mentor.
This week we take a look at Letter 24 – 'On Despising...
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Why Does School Suck For So Many Kids? – Jim Sheils Interview from 2018-02-01T15:55:21
Jim Sheils is disarmingly friendly for a terrorist.
Well, that's what he's been branded in his community – they say he's an 'education terrorist' for taking his kids out of school and tea...
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The Modern Stoic #15: Littlefingering Your Way To Success from 2018-01-29T14:05:35
When's the right time to make change? Whether it's leaving a job or changing your life, this letter is all about facing some hard truths. When and how can we change for the bet... Listen
The Jordan Peterson, Cathy Newman Controversy Explained from 2018-01-23T16:54:24
A special episode where we break down what happened in Channel 4's recent controversial interview with Dr Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist whose statements about free speech, gender role...
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The Modern Stoic #14: Practising What You Preach from 2018-01-22T08:51:24
From ancient Stoic letters to modern-day S&M clubs, this one's a corker. We explore why actions speak louder than words; the benefits of taking action for mental health; why philosophy ... Listen
Jayson Gaignard Interview – From Darkness To Life from 2018-01-19T13:22:16
Jayson Gaignard is one of the best-connected people on the planet. His MasterMind Talks weekend for thought leaders and entrepreneurs is invite-only, rarely allows repeat speakers, and has a low...
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The Modern Stoic #13: Practical Exercises For Overcoming Fear from 2018-01-15T22:50:24
Tim Ferriss's favourite letter, this week's episode has direct, practical applications. It's time to intentionally do tough things to become sturdier mentally and physically. We explore ...
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Minisode: An Accidental Journey Through The Maze Of Life from 2018-01-13T13:20:26
A special minisode about the podcast phenomenon S-Town and how it (often accidentally) reveals deep truths about modern life, mental health, and what it means to be a genius.
To read the ...
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The Modern Stoic #12: Rich On Paper, Poor On Life from 2018-01-12T12:14:47
A letter that hammers home the need to put your WHY first – to find your mindset and your outlook before you do anything else; on avoiding becoming the slave to money in all that you do; the sw... Listen
New Year, Real You: Stoic Journalling&New Year's Dissolutions from 2018-01-08T17:20:13
It's 2018 and we've got a couple of powerful tools for you to make the best start in the new year, personally, socially, and professionally.
And we do it all through the lens of our incre...
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Tim Ferriss Asked – We Answered! from 2018-01-01T22:45:20
A special episode to bring in the new year in which we answer questions from podcast titan, angel investor and lifestyle revolutionary Tim Ferriss!
Tim's posed some of the most important ...
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The Modern Stoic #11: Humour And Fear from 2017-12-28T11:00:15
A rather messy letter which covers physical vanity; the three greatest fears people have; how to avoid getting lynched; when it’s useful to retire from the public eye; and why humour, f... Listen
The Modern Stoic #10: Are You Fears Real Or Imagined? from 2017-12-18T13:29:41
This episode is a Tim Ferriss favourite – the basis for his TED talk on 'Fear-Setting'. This one's about overcoming the paralysis of worryin... Listen
The Modern Stoic #9: Growing Wise Without Growing Old from 2017-12-11T09:21:25
This Episode: How to grow wiser as we grow older; how to be content when you go to sleep at night; what it means when pleasures grow stale; and a brilliant conceptualisation of the diff... Listen
Minisode: Ryan Holiday, Ego Traps, Depression and Creativity from 2017-12-05T18:55:43
This is a special minisode, in which Jon breaks down Ryan Holiday's bestselling book, Ego is the Enemy. Drawing on his own lifelong experience with depression, Jon asks: if egotism is t...
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Finding Your Gift&Building A Meaningful Life – Philip McKernan Interview from 2017-12-05T11:51:33
Philip McKernan is an emotional terrorist.
Quite a statement for a man who's advised the Pentagon, top business leaders, and even the Canadian Olympic Team, but this man has reduced audit...
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The Modern Stoic #8: Create Your Own Role Models from 2017-11-27T17:40:09
This episode is about not just having but creating role models, and on being your best self without needing a mentor directly involved in your life. We explore how to create yo... Listen
Metaprogramming Crosscast – Uncovering The Unconscious from 2017-11-24T16:44:53
This is a crosscast with the incredible Metaprogramming Podcast. After our phenomenal interview with Erick Godsey, we heard your feedback and are bringing you more of him!
This is the com...
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The Modern Stoic #7: What You Need vs. What You Want from 2017-11-20T21:27:06
This episode is all about being self-sufficient. Is it possible and, if so, is it really desirable? Do we need friends? Can we really be so ‘stoic’ that if everyone and everything we lo... Listen
The Modern Stoic #6: Success Vampires&The Madness of Crowds from 2017-11-13T22:57:47
This episode examines the subtle madness of crowds; why 'upgrading your peer-group' is a recipe for disaster if you don't understand what it really means; how to help others without them becomi... Listen
Metaprogramming: The Science of Becoming Who You Are – Erick Godsey Interview from 2017-11-08T19:06:39
This is one of the best interviews we've ever done. We sat down with Erick Godsey to talk metaprogramming: the science and art of changing your fundamental habits to become the best version of y...
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The Modern Stoic #5: Seeing Reality, Rejecting the Rulebook from 2017-11-06T18:16:54
This episode explores the psychology of sharing and over-sharing; understanding and cultivating true friendship; how to use your own eyes rather than society's rulebook; and how to jud... Listen
The Modern Stoic #4: On Not Being A Dick from 2017-10-30T10:40:58
Self-development – becoming better humans – is what Voices in the Dark is all about. But how do we set about it without showing off, making others feel insecure, or adopting the obnoxious air of...
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The Modern Stoic #3: Dying (And Living) Well from 2017-10-23T14:31:09
You forget to look before crossing the street; your foot slips as you walk down the stairs... and it's all over. Are you ready? Can you be at peace with that?
The Stoics took care to remi...
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The Modern Stoic #2: True And False Friendship from 2017-10-16T16:18:33
Who would you help to bury a body? Just how good a friend would they need to be?
Would they do it for you? How can you be sure?
Friendship is deeply human, but it's something we fr...
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The Modern Stoic #1: How To Know When You've Struck Gold – And Then How To Mine It from 2017-10-09T10:46:06
We all like to keep our options open – to play the field, diversify our portfolios, enjoy the freedom of an all-you-can-eat buffet. But there's a catch – a hidden, bitter price-tag we overlook a...
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DMT Before&After: Spirit Molecule Or Psychedelic Blackhole? from 2017-10-02T06:52:09
Ever been on a white-knuckle cosmic sleigh ride over the mountain peaks of enlightenment? Would you like to?
They call it the Spirit Molecule. Just a few quick breaths of DMT, and reality...
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Perfection In A Glass – David Waterlow Interview (Jon's Bro) from 2017-09-25T22:55:51
Do you know what makes the perfect dram?
By popular demand, we delve back into the world of whisky – the essential drink of the modern Renaissance Man. And this time, we've got insider kn...
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Legalising Drugs: Behind The Headlines – Anna Ross&Rosalind Roux Interview from 2017-09-18T15:13:25
Legalise drugs? Sounds crazy, right? Think again.
Drug policy isn't shaped by medical, sociological, or psychological data. It's shaped by tabloid scare stories and politicians' fears of ...
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Probably Offensive – Comedians Nick Dixon&Francis Foster Interview from 2017-09-11T18:19:54
Are you easily offended? It’s time to ask yourself why.
Offence is taken, not given. So do comedians really have a responsibility to tip-toe round your sensitivities?
Comedy is nev...
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We Need To Talk About Drugs – Jason Reed Interview from 2017-09-04T15:59:37
We need to talk about drugs.
Not a shouting match; not a series of threats. We need a real, unemotional and scientifically-based conversation which places harm reduction and a respect for...
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Romantic Encounters In A Darkened Room – Charlie Robb Interview from 2017-08-28T14:48:09
When should we hold on and when should we let go? It's one of the most challenging questions we face in our lives, and it's never more difficult to know than when it comes to love and lust.
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Trashed: When Life Goes Off The Rails – Sascha Moore&David Bryan Interview from 2017-08-25T07:32:08
Ever made a bad decision? Ever felt like life just wasn't playing fair?
In Trashed, the breakthrough, critically-acclaimed play hitting the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, o...
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Virtual Awakening: VR And The Future of Humanity – Visual Artist José Montemayor Interview from 2017-08-21T15:46:15
Virtual Reality is the future – but do we know what we're getting ourselves in for?
This is a powerful conversation about technology, the future, and if we can remain human as we continue...
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Psychedelic Philosophy: Dr Chris Letheby Interview from 2017-08-14T05:43:15
Chris Letheby
Asking big philosophical questions about psychedelic experiences and what they mean
If a delusion leads to positive outcomes for us in life, does it matter if it's a ...
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On The Whisky Trail from 2017-08-07T10:33:18
The modern Renaissance man needs a drink with culture and heritage.
So Jon and Dre hit Cadenhead's whisky tasting rooms to learn all about Scotch malt whisky: the amber nectar, its rich h...
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The 50th Law – Part 11: Confront Your Mortality. The Sublime. from 2017-07-31T14:53:37
Are you afraid to die? You don't have to be. You can overcome those fears – and in the process you'll unlock your truest potential.
This episode uncovers the real Robert Greene a...
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The 50th Law – Part 10: Push Beyond Your Limits. Self-Belief. from 2017-07-24T10:22:36
You are your own limiting factor. Who you think you are defines what you're capable of. If identity is an illusion (and it is), how do we set about changing it so we fulfil and surpass all our a...
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Bringing The Veterans Home: Ayahuasca&Healing PTSD from 2017-07-19T17:40:21
What happens when you come back from a war-zone and try to reintegrate into everyday, humdrum reality?
For countless veterans, coming home can be worse than war: depression, alienation, a...
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The 50th Law – Part 9: Respect The Process - Mastery from 2017-07-17T10:41:42
Stop scrolling. You're bored. But what sort of bored are you?
Remember blackouts? Remember how you managed to have fun, play games, and actually talk to each other when all the e...
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The 50th Law – Part 8: Know Your Environment From The Inside Out. Connection. from 2017-07-10T15:19:43
You don't know what you're talking about!'
We've all said it, at one time or another. When we receive criticism and feedback that disrupts our confidence or seems to utterly miss the poin...
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Psychedelic Therapy Goes Mainstream: Rick Doblin Interview from 2017-07-07T13:32:35
We're on the cusp of a profound cultural shift. Amidst a depression epidemic and huge numbers of veterans and others suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychedelic-assisted therapy o...
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The 50th Law – Part 7: Lead From The Front. Authority from 2017-07-03T21:25:19
We know it when we feel it. Sometimes we hate it. Sometimes we crave it. But how does authority work?
In these modern times, we often distrust authority by default, but in this e...
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The 50th Law – Part 6: Know When To Be Bad. Aggression from 2017-06-25T23:56:05
Will you stand your ground? Do you get what you want? Are you prepared to be uncomfortable to do what's right?
Probably not. In our society, we're taught to fear confrontation and to cons...
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The 50th Law – Part 5: Keep Moving. Calculated Momentum. from 2017-06-18T23:08:03
We're all creatures of habit, but creativity dies on the vine of inaction. Change is the only constant in the world, but why are we so resistant to it?
This episode shoves us all unceremo...
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The Shaman's Path: Don Howard Lawler Interview from 2017-06-16T21:28:20
For the last five decades, Don Howard Lawler has been practising shamanism, using his deep knowledge of plant medicines such as Ayahuasca and Huachuma (San Pedro) to heal people's depression, ad...
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The 50th Law – Part 4: Turn Shit Into Sugar. Opportunism. from 2017-06-12T08:39:29
Shit is abundant – a near infinite supply of it as available to you at any given moment. But like most things that're easy to come by, it's not what we want or what we value. So how can we trans...
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Ayahuasca and Huachuma Before&After: Back From The Jungle from 2017-06-08T20:03:17
Eighteen months after Ayahuasca turned his life upside-down, Jon headed back to the jungle to see what would happen this time around. For one thing, this time it was a veritable plant medicine o...
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The 50th Law – Part 3: Make Everything Your Own. Self Reliance. from 2017-06-05T06:49:41
Who owns you? Think about it. Who controls your time, your work, even your sense of self-worth? If someone else controls any of these things, you're neither free, nor powerful. But breaking thos...
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Time For A New Politics – Election Special from 2017-06-02T12:57:32
In this special episode, we sit down with musician, rapper and political activist Kayne Anthony to break down the upcoming UK General Election.
Where are British and world politics in 201...
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The 50th Law – Part 2: Intense Realism from 2017-05-29T09:32:16
More than likely, you're living in a dream world. A fabrication. A projection of how you think the world is or should be. And just as likely, the world has a habit of slapping you in the face wi...
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The 50th Law – Part 1: Becoming Fearless from 2017-05-21T16:51:49
When the hip-hop phenomenon 50 Cent asked to meet Robert Greene after reading his phenomenal bestseller, The 48 Laws of Power, it was only a matter of time b...
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Autism is my Superpower - Life On The Spectrum from 2017-05-18T14:18:54
We all know someone who’s ‘on the spectrum’. Someone a little weird. Not good with social cues, but passionately (perhaps disturbingly) intense in some other part of ...
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Law 49 - The Secret Power Principles | Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power from 2017-05-15T09:45:48
Now you know the Laws, but which ones should you put into practice first? And what are the underlying themes which bind them together? How can we truly practise the Laws in o...
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Ayahuasca Before&After: Back To The Jungle from 2017-05-11T13:44:44
Almost two years after he first went to the Amazon rainforest to drink the most potent psychedelic known to man, and after his whole life was turned upside-down as a result, Jon's heading right ...
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Law 48 - Assume Formlessness | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-05-08T10:38:23
One Law to bring them all and in the darkness bind them… Yes, it’s time for the final and most crucial Law of Power: Assume Formlessness.
Law 47 - Do Not Go Past The Mark You Aimed For - In Victory, Learn When To Stop | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-05-01T12:15:41
We've all done it. At certain times in our lives we've all settled for second best; accepted what we thought we could get, rather than pushing for what we really wanted.
But what about th...
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Law 46 - Never Appear Too Perfect | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-04-24T11:59:59
The green demon is among us! Envy is a dangerous affliction and one which we all fall victim to at times. But being a victim is obviously not what we're aiming for here... and if envy is somethi...
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Law 45 - Preach The Need For Change, But Never Reform Too Much At Once | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-04-17T11:31:17
There is only one constant in life: Change. It destroys, creates, excites... but also terrifies. Most of us, however opened-minded we claim to be, instinctively resist change and prefer to cling...
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Law 44 - Disarm And Infuriate With The Mirror Effect | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-04-10T14:04:31
Who's that in the mirror? And what are they trying to do to you? We all calibrate ourselves to the world around us, but if we're not careful we get caught in a hall of mirrors – lost in the warp...
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Law 43 - Work On The Hearts And Minds Of Others | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-04-03T00:27:31
Coercion is a dirty word; manipulation no better. But that's what social life is all about, down at its very core: we're all trying to get people to see our point of view, to join forces in some...
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Release Into Now: Cory Allen Interview from 2017-03-30T17:03:06
Cory Allen is a man of many parts: musician, producer, podcaster, meditation expert, philosopher... and now a full-time Professional Cory. He's gathered a huge audience for his work, but his dri...
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Law 42 - Strike The Shepherd And The Sheep Will Scatter | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-03-27T00:52:28
Bad apples, shit-stirrers and fifth-columnists. It only takes one to disrupt and destroy your power, but how can you spot and remove them before it's too late?
Purging, banishment, shame ...
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Law 41 - Avoid Stepping Into A Great Man's Shoes | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-03-20T12:01:17
You've got Daddy Issues. And you're going to have to deal with them if you want to find your way to Power.
Law 41 penetrates deeply into our psyches and draws back the veil on the automat...
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Law 40 - Despise The Free Lunch | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-03-13T00:26:42
Freebies? Surely we want them... Actually, we don't. Law 40 explains the enormous psychological burdens involved in accepting the free lunch, and how rapidly this can draw you into a web of obli...
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Law 39 - Stir Up Waters To Catch Fish | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-03-06T00:10:39
Control. We crave it, we scramble for it, and we hate to feel under the control of anyone else. Law 39 is all about learning how to retain control without even trying, explaining how it's precis...
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Feeding The Pleasure Monkey: Conner Moore Interview from 2017-03-01T14:50:35
From Bible-Belt town to living and then escaping the American Dream, Conner Moore can now be found exploring consciousness, making podcasts, lifting heavy, and changing lives at Onnit – a compan...
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Law 38 - Think As You Like But Behave Like Others | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-02-27T00:24:07
Behave like others?! Doesn't this contradict the very fabric of The 48 Laws of Power, a book designed to rev...
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The Great Acceleration - Robert Colvile Interview from 2017-02-23T14:48:14
Never got enough time? Always feel like you're spinning a dozen plates without a moment for yourself? Worried you're unable to remember anything without needing to Google it? You're right. The w...
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Law 37 - Create Compelling Spectacles | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-02-20T00:57:18
Words are wind, but images and symbols are unforgettable. Create a spectacle, tell a story, or imbue yourself with the resonant power of a symbol and you're well on your way to capturing the hea...
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Law 36 - Disdain Things You Cannot Have - Ignoring Them Is The Best Revenge | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-02-13T01:16:29
We've all tasted it now and then: the ability to shrug things off that might otherwise cause us distress and make us appear weak and needy is a fundamental and immense wellspring of power. The p...
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What Is Your Favourite Place In The World? – Minisode 002 from 2017-02-09T19:28
Inspired by our friends Nic Gregoriades and Thomas Faustin Huisking over at Digital Communion, this is the second of a series of short (20 mins) but dee...
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Law 35 - Master The Art of Timing | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-02-05T23:50:40
Do you have your shit together? Drowning under to-do lists? Time is the one resource you can never replenish, so mastering how to use it wisely is not only powerful, but essential. Law 35 gives ...
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Law 34 - Be Royal In Your Own Fashion - Act Like A King To Be Treated Like One | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-01-29T23:23:16
One of Dre's favourite Laws, this one treads the fine line between performing, lying, and simply showing the side of yourself that you most want the world to see. Are you ready to escape the rol...
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Law 33 - Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-01-23T19:49:41
Time to crack out the torture devices! Well, actually Law 33 turns out to be much less about tightening those thumbscrews than releasing the pressure of them, making it a rather neat counterpart...
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Mindset with Muscle - Jamie Alderton Interview from 2017-01-21T01:00:17
World record holder; iTunes chart-topping podcaster; creator of the world’s first online gym; fitness model; former soldier; body transformation coach; husband; father… and now author of the Ama...
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Law 32 - Play To People's Fantasies | Exploring The 48 Laws of Power from 2017-01-15T23:29:07
LAW 32: Play To People's Fantasies
You're living a fantasy, whether you know it or not. We all tell stories about ourselves and the world around us, making us intensely vulnerable when so...
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Make Sweet Beautiful Love To Your 2017 from 2017-01-13T18:57:30
What happens when you try to record a live podcast in the lounge of a 5-star hotel without asking permission? It turns out you have a really powerful conversation, an excellent cocktail, you bre...
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031 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Control The Options: Get Others To Play With The Cards You Deal from 2017-01-10T00:45:43
Control The Options: Get Others To Play With The Cards You Deal
How did I end up in this mess? All too often that's the question we ask ourselves when we look back and realise we've been ...
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After Nepal: One Month Meditation Retreat from 2017-01-06T22:21:48
It's been a whole month. A month of 2-3 hours of meditation every day, no internet or phone calls, 5am starts, amazing people from around the world, and no caffeine... So who is Jon aft...
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030 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless from 2017-01-03T15:35:58
LAW 30: Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless
Tim Ferriss breaks this Law all the time. So how does he get away with it, and to such great effect? The best magicians, artists and lead...
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Before Nepal - One Month Meditation Retreat from 2016-12-26T17:43:16
Jon's heading off to Buddhist monastery in Nepal for a whole month of meditation, reflection, and keeping silent most of the day. No internet. No phone. No caffeine. No 'sexual conduct'. Lots of...
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029 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Plan All The Way To The End from 2016-12-26T17:03:51
LAW 29: Plan All The Way To The End
Do you know where you’re going? Or are you just reacting in the moment, never planning beyond the next emerging crisis? Law 29 is all about overcoming ...
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028 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Enter Action With Boldness from 2016-12-19T00:51:35
LAW 28: Enter Action With Boldness
Don't half-ass it. Don't be the timid one at the back making everyone else feel uncomfortable. Fortune may not always favour the bold, but other people ...
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027 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Play On People's Need To Believe To Create A Cultlike Following from 2016-12-12T23:00:32
LAW 27: Play On People's Need To Believe To Create A Cultlike Following
Even more controversial than usual, Law 27 is a guide to building your own cult and actively duping people...
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026 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Keep Your Hands Clean from 2016-12-05T11:23:22
LAW 26: Keep Your Hands Clean
Have you ever scapegoated someone? Law 26 is about keeping your hands clean, a law which makes Jon uncomfortable. Together with Dre he explores why a scapego...
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025 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Re-Create Yourself from 2016-11-29T09:52:17
LAW 25: Re-Create Yourself
As Law 25 explores identity and the benefits of recreating yourself, Dre and Jon give you a peek into their personal lives as they discuss the differen...
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Jeet-Kune-Do Of Power, a MidBook Recap | Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power from 2016-11-21T14:01:28
We’re pursuing knowledge and philosophising over the morality and practicality of Robert Greene’s book The 48 Laws of Power. In episode 24 ½ we’re halfway to being excessively powerful.
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024 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Play the Perfect Courtier from 2016-11-16T00:14:14
LAW 24: Play the Perfect Courtier
Law 24 seems to be a combination of previous laws, and about taking stock and measuring your success so far, which makes it the perfect law to hit our mi...
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023 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Concentrate Your Forces from 2016-11-08T23:52:45
LAW 23: Concentrate Your Forces
We’re almost at the halfway point, so we’re aiming to do a review at the halfway mark, considering what we’ve done and reviewed so far. We hope to inte...
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Talking the Walk 03: Kate Armstrong – Telling Stories of Life and Depression from 2016-11-03T11:11:49
Kate Armstrong's debut novel, The Storyteller, is a compelling, innovative and at times disturbing tale of depression, recovery, and the fragility of the stories we tell ourselves. A yo...
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022 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Use The Surrender Tactic - Transform Weakness Into Power from 2016-11-01T16:15:22
LAW 22: Use The Surrender Tactic - Transform Weakness Into Power
Law 22 is all about knowing when to surrender and lose a battle so that you may live to fight another day. There ...
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021 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Play A Sucker To Catch A Sucker – Seem Dumber Than Your Mark from 2016-10-24T14:41:45
LAW 21: Play A Sucker To Catch A Sucker – Seem Dumber Than Your Mark
Are you a sucker? Or are you a show-off? Either way, you're not going to be powerful. In Law 21 we explore the delicat...
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020 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Do Not Commit To Anyone from 2016-10-18T09:49:56
LAW 20 Do Not Commit To Anyone
We all like to hear that someone – in love or in business – is committed to us, but talk is cheap and value grows from scarcity. So when it comes t...
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019 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Know Who You're Dealing With – Do Not Offend The Wrong Person from 2016-10-10T22:50:52
Law 19 Know Who You're Dealing With – Do Not Offend The Wrong Person
'Don't you know who I am?!' screamed the insecure person... But maybe you really should know who the...
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018 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Do Not Build Fortresses To Protect Yourself – Isolation Is Dangerous from 2016-10-03T10:48:02
Law 18 Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself – Isolation Is Dangerous
Think you're safe hidden away behind those walls, excuses, or personal assistants? Think again: isolat...
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017 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Keep Others In Suspended Terror: Cultivate An Air Of Unpredictability from 2016-09-26T20:52:14
Keep Others In Suspended Terror - Cultivate An Air Of Unpredictability
You'd have enormous power if you could predict the future. Learning to predict other people is the next best thing t...
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Peter Sage - LOVE&FEAR from 2016-09-23T10:36:02
There is a reason why a sizeable majority of London Real fans when asked "what is your favourite interview" reply Peter Sage without missing a beat.
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016 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Use Absence To Increase Respect And Honor from 2016-09-19T16:17:05
Law 16: Use Absence To Increase Respect And Honor
In Law 16 it's time to make yourself a limited edition and never outstay your welcome. The more you're available, the less value you'll h...
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015 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Crush Your Enemy Totally from 2016-09-13T08:38:17
Law 15 Crush Your Enemy Totally:
Perhaps the most controversial Law of all – Crush Your Enemy Totally! As ever, we are you guides to when a Law like this can be applied in a worl...
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014 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power- Pose As A Friend, Work As A Spy from 2016-09-05T10:30:01
LAW 14: Pose As A Friend, Work As A Spy
Who are you working for?? Well, yourself... or you should be. Law 14 isn't about insincerity or screwing your friends over, but it's a sharp lesson...
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Talking the Walk 02: Neo – Homeless Singer, Social Activist from 2016-09-04T13:37:07
Meet Neo: homeless by choice, musician by chance, and social activist by conviction. He's been a silver-service waiter to royalty, trained with the British karate team, travelle...
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013 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - When Asking For Help, Appeal To People's Self-Interest - Never To Their Mercy or Gratitude from 2016-08-30T10:35:32
When Asking For Help, Appeal To People's Self-Interest - Never To Their Mercy or Gratitude
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012 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Use Selective Honesty And Generosity To Disarm Your Victim from 2016-08-22T20:30:27
Law 12 - Use Selective Honesty And Generosity To Disarm Your Victim
When is honesty not truly honest? And when is generosity less than generous? Ethical issues unravel as we venture into ...
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What Is Your Greatest Fear ? Minisode 001 from 2016-08-19T12:09:35
Inspired by our friends over at Digital Communion, this is the first of a series of short (20 mins) but deep conversations between Jon and Dre. Each e...
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011 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Learn To Keep People Dependent On You from 2016-08-15T20:55:13
Learn To Keep People Dependent On You
An uncomfortable Law that makes us consider just who we are important to – and how precarious that can be as we struggle to become the power behind t...
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010 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Infection, Avoid The Unhappy And Unlucky from 2016-08-08T12:34:08
Infection: Avoid The Unhappy And Unlucky
Ever find yourself dragged down or enmeshed by the negativity of the people around you? Does misfortune rain on their heads with implausible regul...
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Episode 0: Meet Jon&Dre - What's It All About from 2016-08-04T14:49:48
Voices in the Dark, what's it all about...
Recorded during a massive thunderstorm over London (in mid-summer, of course), Jon and Dre dive into what Voices in the Dark is all about; why w...
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009 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Win Through Your Actions - Never Through Argument from 2016-07-18T17:00:53
Law 9: Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument
A Law that many smart people fail to observe... not least the big-mouthed hosts of this podcast! In this episode we dissect the cru...
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Talking the Walk 01: Seeking a High Existence with Martijn Schirp from 2016-07-15T08:01:10
Martijn Schirp is the co-founder of HighExistence.com, a website dedicated to exploring spirituality, self-development, philosophy, cultural critiques, futuristic angles, and interpersonal dynam...
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008 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Make Other People Come To You, Use Bait If Necessary from 2016-07-12T10:33:08
Law 8: Make Other People Come To You, Use Bait If Necessary
Just who's in control here? Grab your insecurities and self-worth and join us as we invite you to step into our office or call ...
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007 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Get Others To Do The Work For You, But Always Take the Credit from 2016-07-07T11:56:21
Law 7: Get Others To Do The Work For You, But Always Take the Credit
One of the most controversial Laws in the book, this one makes people very squeamish, evoking the same kind of moralis...
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006 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Court Attention At All Costs from 2016-06-29T17:42:21
Law 6: Court Attention At All Costs
They say all publicity is good publicity, but how do we deal with that in real life? How can we cope emotionally with others thinking ill of us? And do...
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005 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - So Much Depends On Reputation - Guard It With Your Life from 2016-06-21T11:08:43
Law 5: So Much Depends On Reputation - Guard It With Your Life
Reputation can make or break you, but how can you keep control of it when it's ultimately all about the opinion of other peo...
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004 - Exploring The 48 Laws Of Power - Always Say Less Than Necessary from 2016-06-14T19:35:52
Law 4: Always Say Less Than Necessary
Don't be fooled: this is a very dangerous Law in the wrong hands. What sounds like simple good manners can quickly become weaponised. Why is it power...
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003 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Conceal Your Intentions from 2016-06-09T12:30
Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions
Sex and seduction, politics and warfare… This episode has all of that and more!
Disagreements emerge as Jon and Dre discuss the Third Law of Power an...
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002 - Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Never Put Too Much Trust In Friends Learn How To Use Enemies from 2016-06-09T12:00:14
Law 2: Never Put Too Much Trust In Friends Learn How To Use Enemies
In this episode we take a look at the first of many Laws which on the surface seem to completely contradict social norm...
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001 Exploring The 48 Laws of Power - Never Outshine The Master from 2016-06-09T11:58:23
Law 1: Never Outshine The Master
Join us as we begin our exploration of Robert Greene’s provocative and compelling study of the 48 Laws of Power in which he lays bare the history, practic...
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