Freedom Pact

Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster and writer who is the author of the new book, "Wisdom Of The Ancients: Life Lessons From Our Distant Past." In this episode, Neil Oliver takes us back in time, to grab hold of the ideas buried in forgotten cultures and early civilizations. From Laetoli footprints in Tanzania to Keralan rituals, stone circles and cave paintings, Neil takes us on a global journey through antiquity. A master storyteller, drawing on immense knowledge of our ancient past, he distils this wisdom into messages that have endured the test of time, and invites us to consider how these might apply to our lives today. The result is powerful and inspirational, moving and profound. Links: http://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter https://www.youtube.com/freedompact https://twitter.com/freedompactpod https://twitter.com/thecoastguy

Today on the show, we are joined by Gad Saad. Dr. Gad Saad is Professor of Marketing, public intellectual, holder of the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption, and advisory fellow at the Center for Inquiry. Professor Saad’s latest book The Parasitic Mind: how infectious ideas are killing common sense takes a wonderful look at some of the ideas which are so prominent in society today. We discuss the granddaddy of ‘idea pathogens’ as Gad calls it Postmodernism, we discuss the fear of biology, why in this era of social justice warriors you need to become like the honey badger, the war on science, truth and reason that we all have a stake in and much, much more. As a reminder, this interview is in video format along with all of our recent interviews are now live on our YouTube channel. Without any further ado, I hope you enjoy this conversation with the Godfather himself, Professor Gad Saad. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://twitter.com/GadSaad http://www.gadsaad.com Parasitic Mind: https://amzn.to/3jDPRH5

Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He leads a team of biology, nutrition & exercise physiology experts, and computer scientists at InsideTracker, and has been featured in CNN Money, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial times, The Boston Globe to name a few. Dr. Gil Blander received a Ph.D. in biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his Post Doctoral fellowship at MIT, before going on to found InsideTracker. The InsideTracker platform analyzes key biochemical and physiological markers and applies algorithms and large scientific databases to determine optimal zones for each marker. The system then provides nutrition, exercise, supplements and lifestyle interventions that empower people to optimize their markers, increasing vitality, improving overall health, as well as athletic performance and extending life. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://www.insidetracker.com/

Safi Bahcall is a second generation physicist, biotech entrepreneur and former public-company CEO. Safi received his Ba from Harvard and his PhD in physics from Stanford. In this conversation today, we discuss Safi’s fantastic book Loonshots: how to nurture the crazy ideas that win wars, cure diseases and transform industries.. Some of the the topics you’ll learn today include the importance of asking great questions, how to cultivate effective new learning, important lessons to teach children and the importance of nurturing crazy ideas. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://www.bahcall.com

Today on the show - we have a massive name in the health & nutrition space. Dr Neal Barnard. The question we’ll be exploring today - is a whole foods plant based diet optimal for our health? Who better to give us their side of the argument than the 2011 indictee into the vegetarian hall of fame than Neal. Neal Barnard, MD, is president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, founder of the Barnard Medical Center, an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. His federally funded diabetes research revolutionized the nutritional approaches to type 2 diabetes, and he now aims to empower readers with life-changing information on hormones and health. I know this is a tribal field. Whatever you’re dietary choices are, we don’t judge and there’s guaranteed to be something in this episode for everyone. We discuss erectile dysfunction, does soy really give you breast cancer, preventing Alzheimers, the role of hormones and so so much more. I hope you enjoy this episode with the renowned Dr Neal Barnard. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://nealbarnard.org

Today on the show, we are joined by Professor Donald Hoffman. Donald Hoffman is an American cognitive psychologist at the University of California. We’ve got a mind-blowing episode for you today, and one that may needed to be re-listened to multiple times. In Doanld’s book 'The Case Against Reality', Donald argues that perception doesn’t present things as they are but instead acts like a desktop interface enabling us to interact with the world. Donald’s theory in the Case against reality is that evolution has pulled the wool over our eyes and for that reason, we don’t see reality as it is. What a sensational claim. In this podcast, we examine the very foundations of consciousness. What it is, why we haven’t found a theory for it yet, will we ever find one and Donald’s mathematical theory of consciousness. We also explore other ideas that include why is evolution hiding reality from us? What is the nature of consciousness is one of the biggest unanswered questions in science today. Here, we take a crack at it. I hope you enjoy this episode, with the incredibly thought provoking Professor Donald Hoffman. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact

Tom Young is a Performance Psychologist (C.Psychol, HCPC) specialising in team dynamics and leadership. His academic study began at Lancaster University and continued at Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated from their globally recognised MSc programme in sport psychology. Tom has worked with teams and individuals at the highest level of professional sport, providing psychological support to organisations and individuals from the world of rugby union, football, boxing, rallying, track and field, and golf. Most recently he has been part of the coaching team to European Tour and Ryder Cup golfer Tommy Fleetwood and worked as a consultant to both the Belgian national team football ahead of the World Cup in Russia, and the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Paris 2018. Receive our Healthy, Wealthy & Wise' Newsletter for FREE: http://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter Watch video episodes of the podcast: Youtube.com/FreedomPact To get in touch with the show: Email us at freedompact@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/freedompact https://www.twitter.com/freedompactpod

Bret Weinstein is an American biologist and evolutionary theorist who came to national attention during the 2017 Evergreen State College protests. He is considered a member of the informal group of personalities known as the Intellectual Dark Web. Receive our Healthy, Wealthy & Wise' Newsletter for FREE: http://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter Watch this episode as a video: Youtube.com/FreedomPact To get in touch with the show: Email us at freedompact@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/freedompact https://www.twitter.com/freedompactpod

Today on the Freedom Pact podcast we are joined by Seb Carmichael-Brown. Seb is the Commercial Director behind Hashtag United FC. Starting out as a 'Youtube Football Team' on the SpencerFC channel, Hashtag United then went on in 2018 to apply for entry into the FA’s National League System (‘non-league’ football), looking to make the considerable transition from exhibition team to a competitive club in the 10th tier of English football. The team has also now found it's way in to the preliminary stages of the FA Cup (The World's most famous football competition). In this episode, Seb and I discuss: - How you can turn turn your passion in to what you do for a living - Seb's career in the world of business & sales - The creation of Hashtag United - His advice on how to achieve your dreams - Why passion and meaning is what we should all strive for in life and our career https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact For more on seb: @sebcbrown4

Today on the show, we are joined by Professor Massimo Pigliucci. Massimo is the professor of Philosophy at the city college of New York. Massimo holds a PhD in evolutionary biology, is a best-selling author and has written in a number of books including How To Be A Stoic and Massimo’s latest book a field guide to a good life - 53 brief reasons for living. In this episode today, expect to jump into a time machine and go back a couple of thousand of years. Stoicism, we’ve all heard of it but it’s become this fancy term that nobody quite knows what it means. Well that changes today! With Massimo you will find out what stoicism is and how it can benefit your life, why you shouldn’t fear dying young, how to make decisions like Marcus Aurelius, why it’s going to be beneficial for you to meditate on your own mortality and so so much more. Before we jump into today’s episode - the video interview of this live on our YouTube channel which you can access by swiping up and clicking the YouTube link or simply by heading to Youtube and searching freedom pact. If you enjoy our work, then we also offer a ‘healthy, wealthy and wise’ newsletter which goes out every Monday with a dose of all the goof stuff - book recommendations, articles, journals, questions for you and upcoming guests. There’s also a link for that below. If you get value from our work, if you subscribed and left us a 5* iTunes review then that would make us so so happy as it helps us get the best guests and grows the show. Without any further ado, I give to you the incredibly thoughtful and practical Professor Massimo Pigliucci. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://massimopigliucci.com Buy A Field Guide To A Happy Life: https://amzn.to/2DNK1TD