Spirit Pig with Duncan CJ: The ‘How To Live A Fulfilled Life’ Podcast

Today I’ve got a friend back on the show for round 2, Carl Honoré. Carl is the author of the international bestseller, ‘In Praise of Slow’ which dissects our speed-obsessed society and celebrates those who...

Today I have the pleasure of having Dr. Michael Shermer back on the show for round 2! Dr. Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the host of the Science Salon podcast, and a...

Today’s guest is Mark Wolynn. Director and founder of The Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco, Mark is a world leader in the field of inherited family trauma. A bestselling author and sought-after lecturer, he...

Marci Shimoff is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher and an expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Her books include the international bestsellers ‘Love for No Reason’ and ‘Happy...

Today I’m speaking with Laura Huang. Many of us sit back quietly, hoping that our hard work and effort will speak for itself—only to be left frustrated and discouraged. Or we try to force ourselves...

Best selling author, Dr. John Ratey M.D. is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognised expert in Neuropsychiatry. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books...

Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, an internationally recognised speaker on a number of important public health issues, and a bestselling author of multiple titles including the instant New York Times bestseller ‘How Not To...

Hank Greely is a professor of law and a professor of genetics at Stanford University. He specialises in ethical, legal and social issues arising from advances in the biosciences, particularly from genetics, neuroscience and human...

Dr. Scilla Elworthy is a three time Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with the Oxford Research Group, a non-governmental organisation she founded in 1982 to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide...

Maria Konnikova is an award winning journalist and the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes and The Confidence Game which is an investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of...

Dr. Dan Siegel is a: Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a clinical professor of psychiatry, an award winning educator and an internationally acclaimed author of five New York Times bestselling books. Amongst these...

Greg Lukianoff is: an attorney, a New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of FIRE, which stands for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. His books include, ‘Unlearning Liberty’ and ‘The...

Adam Alter is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which investigates how hidden forces in the world around us shape our thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and his recent work,...

David Meltzer grew up really poor so all he wanted to do was make a load of money so he could buy his mum a house and a car. He became the CEO of the...

(Guest Interview) Hi everyone, my name’s Atuksha Poonwassie and I’m the co-founder of the UK crowdfunding platform Simple Crowdfunding. For this podcast we’ve decided to mix things up a bit and I’m going to interview...

Mastin Kipp is the author of 2 bestselling books and is a world renowned public speaker recognised by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins and Arianna Huffington as a thought leader in accelerated life...

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to her book ‘How Emotions are Made: The Secret...

Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker and one of (if not the) foremost bitcoin and blockchain experts in the world. He is one of the rare experts who approaches the subject from an...

Dr. Iain McGilchrist is a world renowned psychiatrist, neuroscientist and writer. His is the man behind the book ‘The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World’ which Rowan...

What does it mean to be human? Is it our thoughts? our soul? our intelligence? If these things could live on beyond the decease of our bodies, then would we still be alive? Would that...

Today I’m speaking with Joe Quirk. The Seasteading Institute believe that experiments are the source of all progress: to find something better, you have to try something new, but right now, there is no open...

Buck Angel is a human rights activist, speaker, innovator and one of America’s most successful porn stars. ‘Mr. Angel’, the documentary about his life and transition from female to male has helped to inspire and educate...

This is PART 2, of a two part conversation with Johann Hari. Check out PART 1 first for context. Johann Hari is the author of the New York Times bestselling book; ‘Chasing the Scream’ which...

Johann Hari is the author of the New York Times bestselling book; ‘Chasing the Scream’ which is being adapted into a feature film. His TED Talk ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong’...

Kevin Kelly is the co-founder of ‘Wired’ magazine. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of titles such as; ‘The Inevitable’ which explores 12 technological forces that will shape our...

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 80 scientific papers and 10 books including his latest: ‘Science and Spiritual Practices’. After studying philosophy and history of science at Harvard University he...

Dr. Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioural psychology and career development. He is the author of the books; ‘Black Hole Focus’ (which became...

Professor Paul Dolan is a best selling author of the book: ‘Happiness by Design’ which Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman described as ‘Bold and Original’. He is an internationally renowned expert on happiness, behaviour and...

Dr. Guy Winch is a psychologist, author and speaker whose books have been translated into 24 languages. His most recent are: Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure and Other Everyday Hurts and How to...

Dr. Dennis McKenna is an ethnopharmacologist, author and founder of Symbio Life Sciences. He has dedicated his career to the study of hallucinogens and psychedelics and is a founding board member of the Heffter Research...

Oliver Burkeman is the author of the books ‘The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking’ which explores the upsides of negativity, uncertainty, failure and imperfection, as well as the book: ‘HELP!: How...

Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. is the professor of psychology at Saybrook University. He is internationally known for his pioneering work in the scientific investigation of human consciousness, especially areas such as creativity, parapsychological phenomena and altered...

Do you listen to your gut? Are we more intuitive than we realise? Dean Radin describes a fascinating study called Presentiment.  

Gregg Braden describes some of the fundamental questions we need to be asking ourselves during this ‘time of extremes’.  

Carl Honoré is the author of the international bestseller; ‘In Praise of Slow’ which dissects our speed-obsessed society and celebrates those who have gotten in touch with their “inner tortoise” as well as the books,...

Lynne is an award-winning journalist and the author of 7 books, including her latest book, ‘The Power of 8’ and the 3 worldwide bestsellers ‘The Field’, ‘The Intention Experiment’ and ‘The Bond’ which are all...

Dr. Wallace J. Nichols is a scientist, activist and New York Times best selling author of the book ‘Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make...

Sean Swarner talks about the technique he uses to achieve all the goals in his life; from love life to climbing Mt. Everest.  

Duncan Goose spent 2 years motorbiking around the world and describes his greatest revelation from that experience.  

Sonja Lyubomirsky Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. She has been conducting research on happiness for 28 years and has been awarded numerous grants including $1 million from the National...

Roko Belic describes what happened when he visited ‘The Longevity Village’ in Okinawa, Japan.  

Arielle Ford describes what happened when she lost 80% of her business, was dumped by her boyfriend and got really sick all at the same time.  

Chen Lizra describes what happens when we stop finding flaws in one another.  

Bruce Muzik describes why feeling numb becomes the norm for many people and what they can do about it.  

Cal Newport graduated from Dartmouth College, earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and is now an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University where he explores the theoretical foundations of our digital age. He also...

Marci Shimoff describes one of the most important things we can do in order to be happier.  

Sean Stephenson discusses whether it is possible to completely get rid of insecurity and the feeling of ‘I’m not enough’.  

Dr. David Hamilton describes how visualisation can be used to heal even serious illnesses.  

Eric Edmeades describes a powerful personal story of how to be grateful and find the good in even our ‘worst’ moments in life.  

Dr. Moshe Szyf is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics, the study of how living things reprogram their genome in response to social factors like stress and lack of food. His research suggests that...

(This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview, for context it would be worth checking out part 1 first) John Gray, Ph.D. is the #1 bestselling relationship author of all time and has spent...