The 7 Primes of Life
We live in a culture that prizes youth and tells us that, once our wild 20s are over, we're basically on the slow train to decay and death....
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Voices in the Dark
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20 of 198 episodes(Economic) Apocalypse Now – Are We Weeks Away From Global Financial Meltdown?
Jon's been getting disturbing dispatches from Andrea. Is the economy about to crash like never before? Was 2008's Big Short just a dress reh...
Righteous Anger – A New Beginning?
Andrea returns for a live, YouTube-streamed episode as we finally get back in the recording saddle! And we're back with anger. Or at least,...
Solo Cast & The Conspiracy on Pushkin Street
This episode is an experiment. Jon turns on the mic for a solo cast – to reflect on what life in the pandemic means and the challenges of fi...
Are You Conscious? Westworld, Neuroscience, And Living In The Virtual – With Special Guest Michael Garfield
Here's a hidden treasure from the VITD archives for you – our interview with the brilliant and fascinating Michael Garfield! Michael's the h...
The Laws of Human Nature 12: Poison Envy
Envy is an inescapable part of the human experience. But nobody likes to feel – let alone admit to – envy. Instead, whenever we feel the sti...
The Laws of Human Nature 11: Discovering the Shadow
Maybe you've heard of the shadow? Even if you haven't, you've got one – and there's no escaping it. This episode, we discuss how to discover...
The Laws of Human Nature 10: The Attitude Adjustment
Time to escape the mind prison. This episode is like a shot of distilled Stoicism... are you ready? Tapping into our true nature and living...
The Laws of Human Nature 9: Five Strategies To Become a Master Persuader
This is our second episode exploring The Law of Defensiveness, but this time we're breaking it down into some clear steps on how to hone our...
The Laws of Human Nature 8: Three Core Beliefs And How To Disarm Them
This could be the most important Law of all: The Law of Defensiveness. At our emotional core, we're all desperately grasping onto three basi...
Corona Chronicles, Black Lives Matter and Poetry
It feels like we're living through a tipping point in world history. The year 2020 began with the Pope slapping a woman and the Australian w...
The Laws of Human Nature 7: Why Do You Want To Get Rich Quick?
Why do people get caught up in wild and implausible conspiracy theories, get-rich-quick scams and other tantalising pyramid schemes? As we l...
Corona Chronicles: Conspiracies, Censorship and Life under Lockdown
It's Week 4 of Lockdown in the UK and we've got the band back together. Well, the duo. Andrea and Jon are back in the virtual studio to make...
Coronavirus Cast – Laughing in the Dark
We're living through some damn strange times. We wanted to release something to stay connected with you and to share some thoughts on the cu...
The Laws of Human Nature 6: Why Are You Always Dissatisfied?
In this episode, Robert Greene forces us to confront our inherently covetousness nature: we always want what we don't have. And yet, if we d...
What Happened To Culture?
This episode we get together to discuss a variety of topics, ultimately centring around the seeming decline of popular culture into endless...
That Time of Year...
After an unintentional hiatus, Jon and Andrea return for their seasonal year in review, where they reflect on what they've learnt, how their...
The Laws of Human Nature 5: Uncovering People's True Character
In this episode, we explore what 'true character' means and how to identify, deal with and master the major personality types we encounter i...
What Makes A 'Perfect Gentleman'? – Zach Falconer-Barfield Interview
The idea of the 'gentleman' increasingly seems a thing of the past – a costume drama caricature, or an old fashioned toff whose connection t...
The Laws of Human Nature 4: Mastering Non-Verbal Communication
In a vast modern world, where we're constantly encountering strangers and trying to work out where they're coming from and how we can operat...