A Russian Adventure, During Wartime - Charlie Walker - #524

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09/10/22

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Charlie Walker is an explorer, writer and public speaker.

What happens when the Russian government catch you taking photos and writing articles shortly after a war breaks out? Very little that is good. Unfortunately Charlie stumbled into precisely this situation, but thankfully he got out too so he can tell us what happened.

Expect to learn what it feels like to travel over 50,000 miles by bicycle, foot, horse, raft, ski and dugout canoe, how close Charlie came to spending his life in a Russian prison, how long a triathlon needs to be in order for it to takes 4 months to complete, why distinctions between European and Asian people makes no difference to anyone on the border and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:25) Motivation for Charlie’s Pursuits (05:05) Charlie’s 4-Month Triathlon (12:26) Experiences into Dicey Places (28:40) Finding Assistance in the Middle of Nowhere (35:52) Conflict Within Russia (42:00) Re-adjusting to Normality (46:37) Travelling 43,000 Miles on a Standard Bicycle (55:04) Lessons Taken from Charlie’s Travels (58:37) Where to Find Charlie

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The Science Of Personality Change - Dr Christian Jarrett - #523

September 8, 2022

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73m

Dr Christian Jarrett is deputy editor of Psyche and an author.

Most people believe that they are their personalities. That it's an immutable, unchanging, central part of them as a person. But psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying the science of personality change for many years and have uncovered strategies to nudge your personality in the direction you want.

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500k Q&A - Casual Sex, Political Idiots & Dealing With Depression - #525

September 12, 2022

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87m

I hit 500k Subscribers on YouTube!!

To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there's some great questions in here about whether Andrew Tate should have been banned, whether I'm autistic and my views on casual sex.

Expect to learn how long I spend reading each day, how rarely I drink alcohol and caffeine, whether I think the Red Pill is positive for young men, how to avoid the gravitational pull of mediocrity, how I dealt with depression in my 20's, whether I'll be writing a book and doing live events, whether I'd bring Peter Thiel on the show and much more...

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