Episodes
In part one of this episode, Huda and Sahil speak to Kevin Volkan, Professor of Psychology at the California State University. They start off with a general discussion on the types of discrimination in society today, cancel-culture, and political correctness - whether it is effective. They then delve into the importance of childhood development, especially between the ages of 0-3 years of age, the effects of it as children grow-up, intergenerational trauma for different ethnicities that stems...
Published 04/28/21
This week Huda and Sahil speak to two wonderfully entertaining blokes from the UK who study why people believe in conspiracy theories. Together we dissect the different theories that made a huge trend, such as lizard people, QAnon, Epstien, Trump and COVID-19 and the vaccine. We speak about attachment styles and narcissism and how those have a role to play in the types of personalities that latch onto these beliefs and why we as humans have the tendencies to believe them even to an extent.
Published 04/21/21
In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to the creator of Lucid Mind Centre, Judith Schjorring. We discuss her journey at the Monroe Institute which specialises in the Gateway Experience and Hemi-Sync teachings to expand human conciousness. She talks about near-death experiences, lucid-dreaming and the recent buzz around FBI's secret remote viewing experiences at Monroe institute.
Published 04/15/21
We speak to Iye Bako who is a social influencer for social justice about her quest to abolish othering. We discuss racism in not just the black community, but overall, what it's like to be a person of color in a predominantly white community, what othering is and how important it is that we actively work towards a better understanding of collective equality.
Published 04/08/21
This week Huda and Sahil talk about their favorite documentaries, and from that they draw on parenting. They speak about different types of parenting and how children are affected by those different styles. They draw on thoughts about death, and how different beliefs and religions impact the way people view death. From that, discussions about why it is that humans often yearn for a sense of closure from a relationship lost, and whether it is ever effective for our healing. Finally winding...
Published 04/07/21
In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to American stand up Paul Gilmartin. He is a comedian, television personality best known as the longtime host of popular network TV show 'Dinner and a Movie' and now a podcast host of 'The Mental Illness Happy Hour' We discuss ways that Paul dealt with crippling depression in the late 90s on the back of his successful show Dinner and a Movie. He states the importance of realising that depression can affect anyone and the measures that we can take...
Published 03/31/21
In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to author of multiple award-winning books, writer of Forbes articles, and psychotherapist, Bryan E. Robinson, about his experiences, and his upcoming book #Chill. We discuss better ways we can all navigate through life's stresses, how important it is to do the internal work and shift perspectives, how to change your emotional state in a matter of minutes by using his world-famous micro-chillers in a quest to find your c-spot. Learn methods of...
Published 03/24/21
This weeks episode we speak to Anthropologist Barbara J King, who has spoken on a TED Talk called 'Grief and love in the animal kingdom'. Barbara has studied animal behaviours and written multiple books on animal love and grief. In light of her upcoming book release 'Animals' best friends', we speak to her about her journey into anthropology, her studies on monkey's, baboons and chimpanzees in Africa, her views on zoos, sanctuaries, hunting and how we can all do better for animals in our...
Published 03/17/21
Huda and Sahil discuss whether attractiveness effects the types of opportunities that one has in life. They also touch on the consequences colonialism has had on the past and present generations of India and Pakistan. Plus they delve into a topic about friendships, our fears when it comes to giving, our anxieties in life, and how to combat those.
Published 03/10/21
David Howe, a scientist in ethnocynology has studied and talks to us about the relationship between humans and dogs, some theories on how it began, the evolution of the different breeds of dogs we see today. We touch on climate change from an archeoligists perspective, and some consipiracy theories. Please head over to his website to check out his work, the projects he's involved in and furthermore, if you like this, listen in to his podcast 'A life in ruins' to hear all things archeology...
Published 03/03/21
In this weeks episode we talk to Brock Bastian who wrote the book 'The other side of happiness', together we focus on the psychology of suicide bombers, why people self-harm, end their life or feel worthless. We discuss why pain is important and why we need adverse situations in our lives. We also touch on why people are entitled and empathy and whether it's important in today's society. For more information and to read Brock's endless amount of research, head over to his page. Credits to...
Published 02/24/21
We speak to Tessa Carroll about her ethical and sustainable online fasion boutique that uses pineapple and cactus leather to make luxury wallets and handbags. We discuss how she started out, where the inspiration came from and how she envisions the future of fashion.
Published 02/18/21
Here we discuss the protests by Indian farmers and celebrity responses to it. We address the Japanese vaccine fiasco and shine light on cognitive dissonance when it comes to artists we love and admire. Also, listen in for some updates. Head over to our subreddit to have your say on 'whether the Internet has made us stalkers'
Published 02/17/21
Prof. Michael Drane, a psychotherapist and host of the UPC (Unpopular Culture) podcast talks to us about what drives a serial killer to do what they do, his take on cults and a brief insight into the Luka Magnotta case featured on the Netflix documentary 'Don't f*** with Cats'.
Published 02/10/21
In this episode, Sahil talks about his experience as a reddit investor in GME and provides a quick summary of the hedge fund debacle. Additionally, Huda and Sahil share some personal stories that lead to into a discussion about mental health. The show ends with a new kick arse-segment that will leave you in stitches!
Published 02/03/21
"Pete Paxton" from the Companion Animal Protection (CAPS) talks to us about the dangers of his investigative work, his book 'Rescue Dogs' and why he got into this field. Join us for some great stories, important information and a whole lot of banter.
Published 01/27/21
This episode will give you a light introduction to the hosts, with random discussions on taxidermy, star signs, personality tests, praying and a fun game of 'would you rather'. Introducing their first segment of 'please explain' on puppy mills, get to know these two and have a laugh.
Published 01/27/21
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Published 01/23/21