When veterans return to civilian life, the adjustment is immense, and the journey that people take from a life in the military to forging their own path in the civilian world is fascinating.Jon Duncan is a fantastic example of someone who has chosen positive growth, as well as being a wonderful guest on the show, and as such we will be dedicating a small series to his life and work, so stay tuned for future appearances. This is the second part of Jon Duncan's Story, to listen to the other...

To celebrate the release of their newest album, Tim and David speak to the frontman of Adelaide based, The Violets, to uncover what it is like to come back to a passion project after years of hibernation. Matt discusses the changes in the music industry today, the story of how the band reformed and uncovers some truths about how musicians tick. This episode features the first and final songs from The Violet's New Album, including "Sideways" to begin, and "Here I Am" to finish. The new album...

We're back listeners, and with a small insight into our absence we bring you a meditation on being tired, or in Tim's case, stressed. David offers sound methods and micro-actions to assist in the battles against overwhelm. Rather ironically, Tim hasn't adhered to this advice and thus there's been a dearth of episodes of late, but we are back with a vengeance! If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us...

Arthur Saniotis and Maciej Henneberg are David's colleagues from his days at the University of Adelaide and are Biological Anthropologists who have published extremely interesting research on what they term "endomyccorhizae ligand interface", or ‘ELI’ for short. David and Tim got to replicate the kinds of interesting discussions David has had many times in their old office, and discovered the incredible power of this prospective technology. Articles mentioned in this podcast: Integration of...

Dan Tyre from HubSpot joins David and Tim to discuss effective communication and the rise of Inbound Marketing. Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Support the show:...

David reflects on what has been described as a landslide election in ousting the existing Liberal government led by Steven Marshall, in favour of a new Labor government led by Peter Malinauskas. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy...

What is happening to Ukraine, why is Russia exercising power through violence, and how can the world respond to maniacal bullies? As a follow-up to David Olney's Blog post on the 28th February 2022, Tim and David sat down to record some further reflections and commentary to gain help make sense of Russia's intentions in the future. You can read David's Glod here. David suggests some further reading with this video and this book. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best...

David and Tim are joined by Stormie Andrews to discuss how The World’s Best Buyer Persona System can be used to identify and connect with your audience. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions. Support the show:...

After Tim's bucks show in 2021, David and Tim were interested in the dynamics of mostly female audiences for burlesque. Unsure of what to make of this, an expert was needed to dissect what burlesque means, how it differs from stripping, and where this seeming resurgence has come from. Tim and David are graced with the presence of miss Burlesque South Australia 2014, Miss Burlesque Australia Miss Pin Up 2014, and Miss Burlesque Adelaide 2013, Miss Nona Mona, to discuss these ideas and her...

With the resurgence of tabletop gaming, a phrase that may be unfamiliar, or even have unnerving connotations to some, what can we learn from this cultural practice? It turns out, as a microcosm for real growth, there's a lot to learn, and it truly is for everyone. David and Tim bring in special guests and DnD veterans Tom and Peter to discuss some of the intricacies and attractions to Dungeons and Dragons among other role-playing games. We also hear special cameos from Courtney Starling,...

Warning: Blind insights is not a medical health professional podcast. Luke sits down with Tim and David to discuss the lackluster coverage of Omicron and the availability of public health data and information. With the recommendations of our favourite medical health professionals, such as Dr. John Campbell, we distill some big takeaways for how Australia is facing up against COVID-19. Please seek your own medical advice from your doctor, we encourage you to ask about vitamin d...

David and Tim ask what Christmas means to them in 2021, and offer some lovely thoughts for the holiday season. From ours to yours, we wish you happy holidays and may the next year bring you the conditions for flourishing. Listen to our Christmas Special from 2019! If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work with David? Get in contact on his...

Tim was recently Married in 2021, to his beautiful Partner Jade. David, one of Tim's groomsmen, sat down with Tim to discuss how the day went, his own marriage to Karen, and why weddings are so impactful for not just the bride and groom, but their connected circle to witness. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work with David? Get in...

In a return to formula, Tim and David sit down to discuss the mental health ramifications of COVID-19 and the increasing atomisation of society. To prevent disconnection from others we need to be proactive in checking in on each other. We want to know if you're okay because it matters to us that our community is doing well, and it should matter to you to ask that of your peers, this episode explains why. A note around Blind Insights: We are not mental health professionals, though we'd like...

We want to talk to you in real-time, so we are going to have our first Blind Insights Live! You (our audience) have excellent ideas and questions, and we like trying to provide answers. Please start thinking about what you would like to ask us at 19:00 (ACDT) Adelaide time on 1 December. Technical details will be made available soon. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at...

David relies on accessibility software to get lots of things done, and today we are joined by Nathan Smith who created one of the software applications that increases David’s ability. Nathan is committed to coding to enable people to manifest their capabilities. You can find Nathan's work at Nathantech.net. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want...

Some people become high performers, while other people help to empower them. David and Tim are joined by Scott Murphy, an Australian physiotherapist living in Ireland who does both things at once. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy...

When veterans return to civilian life, the adjustment is immense, and  the journey that people take from a life in the military to forging their own path in the civilian world is fascinating. Jon Duncan is a fantastic example of someone who has chosen positive growth, as well as being a wonderful guest on the show, and as such we will be dedicating a small series to his life and work, so stay tuned for future appearances. This is the first story of Jon Duncan's Story, to listen to part IV...

Ian Bush has built Artist Guitars up from nothing, based on his experience in the musical instruments industry and his passion for putting exceptionally good value instruments into enthusiastic musicians’ hands. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim...

We went into doing something very complicated with the French, building an entirely new submarine with an entirely different propulsion system. It's been seen to be too expensive and too much of a time lag, and we've come up with a complicated, but not as complicated alternative, which is dealing with allies, doing something very complex, but at least believing it's doable. Now we'll get to have a debate about whether it's actually going to happen. And it's really important that people...

Life as an actor is colourful, or at least our guest Edmund's life has been. Through the years Edmund has played all kinds of roles and experienced some truly wonderful things, and with that career along came challenges. Detailed in his book "Forever Horatio" Edmund's life is a curious one and something we can all learn from, especially those looking to pursue creative careers. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community,...

In this episode we are joined by Richard Jacobs, the host of the Finding Genius podcast and the founder of the Finding Genius Foundation, to talk about his mission to reduce the impact of anxiety and depression. Too many people are suffering, and Richard is in the midst of doing something about it. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at [email protected] Want to work...

Roley Stuart is one of the Orientation and Mobility Instructors who taught David how to move around safely with a white cane while he was at primary school, and is now empowering children across South Australia as a Project Implementation Manager. Listen to former teacher and student discuss the relationship between competence and confidence, and the challenges of providing high quality education. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to...

Jeremy Cordeaux is an accomplished broadcaster who has worked in the radio industry for nearly 60 years. There have been many changes to the radio industry in that time and Jeremy has experienced all the highs and lows of stations forming, collapsing, and rebranding. David and Tim got the opportunity to talk to Jeremy Cordeaux to discuss his career and the industry after Jeremy's departure from 5AA. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute...

When veterans return to civilian life, the adjustment is beyond description, especially for us as podcasters who have never served. But what is fascinating is the journey that people take from life in servitude to forging their own path in the chaos of veteran life. Jon Duncan is a fantastic case study and a wonderful guest to appear on the show, and as such we will be dedicating a small series to his life and work, so stay tuned for future appearances. This is the sequel to the upcoming...