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Episode 36: Michael Jad Azkoul

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018

"Look - I'm not teaching you to be a badass. I'm teaching you skills that can help you to be a badass... What I'm really sharing is my own personal development, and tools that have helped me...let's see if those tools can help you..." Conversation with Michael Jad Azkoul (aka Dr Koul) - musician, MC, social activist, and Systema instructor-in-Training. Mike has only been training Systema since 2012, but found it so transformative that he was compelled to make a short film about Systema For Personal Development, which caught the eye of many practioners worldwide, including myself. He is also the co-founder of Systema Brighton (UK), and the founder of World Wide Connects - an organization dedicated to improving the world & combatting inequality through peace, unity, creativity, and other core values of Hip Hop Culture. Here, we talk about his motivation for making the film, comparisons between Systema and musical improvisation, and the many ways Systema has affected his life (including tolerance of cold, discomfort, and unfamiliar foods!) Watch Mike's short film here: Visit Systema Brighton at http://systemabrighton.co.uk/Learn about World Wide Connects at http://worldwideconnects.org

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Gist: Scaachi Koul on Surviving the Trolls

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 29:06

Scaachi Koul, a writer for BuzzFeed, talks about growing up as a brown girl in Canada’s “Cowtown,” and how she set off a tweetstorm by soliciting job applications from writers who are “not white and not male.” Koul’s book of essays is One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter. In the Spiel, legislative and executive reaction to the healthcare bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Scaachi Koul on Surviving the Trolls

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