Best Alex Mathers Podcasts (2024)

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How Sunstone Therapies is Opening Doors to Psychedelic Treatment 46:49

1M ago46:49

46:49

In this episode I speak to Norma Stevens, LCPC, the Director of Therapy Operations at Sunstone Therapies in Rockville, Maryland. Sunstone partners with companies like Beckley PsyTech, COMPASS Pathways, MindMed, MAPS (Lykos Theraputics), Reunion Neuroscience, and Usona to run studies that aim to establish the gold standard for psychedelic treatments…

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Money! Love! Power! Ketamine & the Universe's Secrets 57:30

2M ago57:30

57:30

You're in for a treat! Kathryn DeYoung and Zach Berman are two friends and colleagues who are also therapists that got roped into joining one of Calliope's ketamine-therapy retreats. Actually they both volunteered, each for interesting personal reasons. Each of the several ketamine experiences I facilitated for them were always equally profound, hi…

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The Integral Guide to Well-Being 55:47

3M ago55:47

55:47

In this episode I interview the brainchild behind an increasingly influential online wiki for psychological healing, The Integral Guide to Well-Being. Levi, who prefers to stay behind-the-scenes and doesn't publicize his identity, created an interactive, graphic notebook that has around 1,300 pages, and has tens of thousands of unique readers each …

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Psychoacoustics and the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) 49:26

4M ago49:26

49:26

This episode features Paula Marie Scatoloni, a psychotherapist that uses sound vibrations to reset hyper- or hypo-active nervous systems after trauma. This method is called psychoacoustics, and Paula uses a tool called the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) to stimulate the tiny muscles of the inner ear, "massaging" the polyvagal nerve, and activating t…

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This is Your Therapist, on Ketamine 43:44

5M ago43:44

43:44

I believe that therapists, doctors, nurses and psychiatrists who recommend ketamine--and more and more are doing just that--should have a firsthand experience of ketamine themselves. Today I speak with Maria Hernandez, a psychotherapist in Philadelphia, who did just that. Maria was a participant at our Bethesda, Maryland ketamine assisted psychothe…

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Kilimanjaro Q&A and My Top Tips 1:01:38

5M ago1:01:38

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Is trekking on Kilimanjaro on your bucket list? For Summit to Talk About host, Ryan, it's been a long time coming. Having booked the trip 2 years prior, the day finally arrived in October 2023. Ryan answers your questions about his Kilimanjaro adventure and gives his top tip for anyone thinking of heading out on their own adventure to the roof of A…

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My Kilimanjaro trek 1:36:46

6M ago1:36:46

1:36:46

Is trekking on Kilimanjaro on your bucket list? For Summit to Talk About host, Ryan, it's been a long time coming. Having booked the trip 2 years prior, the day finally arrived in October 2023. Listen as Claire and Ryan chat about his recent trip to Tanzania and the ups and downs of trekking for 8 days on the Lemosho route. Ryan booked his trek wit…

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Nature Escapes - Fleur Boxall 59:59

8M ago59:59

59:59

After many years of teaching in schools, Fleur found that she had a passion for helping people in a pastoral role and retrained as a therapeutic counsellor. When a room indoors was being used, Fleur took her counseling session with a Young Person ,outside on the field. She instantly saw how powerful counselling without walls was. Fleur went on to s…

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Fancy a Walk Mate? - James Moon 1:28:14

9M ago1:28:14

1:28:14

James was the life and sole of the party. Fancy a drink? Yes, would be the answer, every time. But it didn't stop with just a drink here and there. James' life was soon fueled by alcohol and drugs. It was consuming him and having an affect on his day to day life and relationships. James seeked help and got his life back on track. Now sober, he has …

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Harrison Ward aka Fell Foodie - Cook Out 1:37:50

9M ago1:37:50

1:37:50

In 2016, Harrison decided it was time to change. After years of suffering with ill mental health and suicidal thoughts, he found alcohol whilst working in hospitality. Alcohol soon became the biggest part of his life, drinking up to 20 pints and smoking everyday whilst battling with depression. A relationship breakdown saw Harrison vowing to remove…

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S02E11 Create a successful business by building in public with Kevon Cheung 36:20

9M ago36:20

36:20

Today I talk to Kevon Cheung. Kevon ran a startup during COVID. He had to pivot multiple times but it failed anyway. That was the moment he started building in public. He created a lot of free courses before he finally started charging money. In this episode, you’ll learn how you can build in public and get your first products out quickly.…

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Kristin Neff: Fierce Self-Compassion - Replay 47:43

9M ago47:43

47:43

I speak with Dr. Kristin Neff, the person perhaps most responsible for researching the effects of self-compassion. She is the author of the 2011 bestselling book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and her newest book, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. Kristin …

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Lucy Keyworth - Team GB Paraclimber 43:26

9M ago43:26

43:26

Lucy discovered climbing whilst travelling in Australia and was instantly hooked. Back in the UK, she headed to the indoor climbing centre, where she trained hard, til now, the present. Lucy is now a part of Team GB as a paraclimbing athlete, competing in world championships and hoping to compete in the next paralympics. We met with Lucy at Big Dep…

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Alex Staniforth - Ice Fall 1:01:20

10M ago1:01:20

1:01:20

Alex Staniforth grew up in Cheshire and had a dream. A dream of climbing the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. For many, it is just that, a dream. But for Alex, it was a dream he couldn't shake off and he put his all into making it happen. In 2014, at the age of 17, he went to Nepal, ready to make his dream a reality. Unfortunately, dis…

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S02E10 Build your brand on X (Twitter) and make your first $ online with Kieran Drew 43:47

11M ago43:47

43:47

Today I talk to Kieran Drew. Kieran started his career as a dentist but actually hated it. He thought if he worked hard he would get rich and have the life he always dreamed of. Just before starting a new job at a dental practice he got the break he wanted. They called him to say they needed more time to open the practice. That was the moment he de…

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John Mather: Science Director of the James Webb Space Telescope 49:52

11M ago49:52

49:52

Dr. John Mather is a Senior Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.* He is also the Senior Project Scientist on the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and launched into space. It will fundamentally …

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S02E09 The best approach to becoming big on social media with Jay Yang 31:55

12M ago31:55

31:55

Jay might be just another teenager but he has tens of thousands of followers on Twitter and Instagram. When he was 15, he started posting self-help quotes and fast-forward a few years, building a nice little empire for himself. In this episode, you’ll learn how you too, can build an audience on social media without overthinking it and with the help…

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S02E08 How to capitalize on the Twitter AI-rage with Chase Curtis 43:59

1y ago43:59

43:59

Today I talk to Chase Curtis. Chase has been on the pod before. He laid low on Twitter for a while but now he’s back in action in a hot domain. AI. In this episode, you’ll learn how you can get good at a totally new subject and go viral every other day.By Hypefury, Inc. Yannick Veys

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S02E07 Build a personal brand online with Alex Mathers 38:21

1y ago38:21

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Alex was an illustrator when he reached out to other illustrators and designers. He wanted to coach them, and he made sure they got more clients. Fast forward to today, and Alex helps other entrepreneurs stand out online and build their own brand. In this episode, you’ll learn how you yourself can stand out and build your own powerful personal bran…

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Worldwide Walkies with Jackie and Mark 1:21:24

1y ago1:21:24

1:21:24

Jackie and Mark gave up the 9 to 5 life early when they were made redundant. This just meant their plans to hit the road were brought forward a couple of years. They set out to buy a caravan and started their adventure just 10 minutes later at a nearby campsite. Things escalated very quickly when they made the decision to sell all of their possessi…

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National Walking Month - GM Walking, Abigail's Trails & ABCD Nordic Walking 49:10

1y ago49:10

49:10

May is national walking month and in this episode, Claire is joined by Imogen from GM Walking, an online platform representing 122 walking clubs across Greater Manchester. Part of GM Walking are Abigail's Trails and ABCD Nordic Walking and they tell us what it means to them to be a part of GM Walking and what they have planned throughout May for th…

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S02E06 Stand out and find your voice on social media with Erica Schneider 31:48

1y ago31:48

31:48

Erica was an English teacher who didn’t want to go back to a day job so she started as a freelance copywriter. She applied to 80 jobs per day on Upwork when she first got started. One client stood out, and Erica took a job there. Her boss challenged Erica to build a personal brand. Her first post was on LinkedIn and immediately went viral. In this …

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S02E05 Increase your visibility on the Twitter timeline with Dagobert Renouf 37:04

1y ago37:04

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Dagobert is the Twitter meme king in our little Startup and Founder scene. But not only that, he's a Master at creating visibility for himself and his tweets in the timeline. In this episode, you'll learn how to get the same results as Dagobert. He reveals his biggest secrets from the Twitter Growth course he recently released. Even I learned a lot…

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Walk with Wallace - Robin Wallace 47:45

1y ago47:45

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Robin Wallace is a keen hiker, peak bagger and wild camper from Scotland, UK. He documents his outdoor adventures on his YouTube channel - Walk with Wallace. His relaxed yet informative style has seen him nominated twice in The Great Outdoors magazine awards. If peak bagging is your thing, Robin has completed his Munro bagging journey. That's 282 S…

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S02E04 This is how to build a ghostwriting business without having thousands of followers with Pauline Riviere 36:22

1y ago36:22

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Pauline has done what most Twitter noobs envy: she built a ghostwriting business without having thousands of followers. In this episode, we discuss how you can attract customers when the odds are not in your favor. Listen to this episode to find out how to get inbound ghostwriting clients without having thousands of followers and testimonials from …

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S02E03 The Lazy Person's Almanac to becoming a successful writer with Niharika Sodhi 35:22

1+ y ago35:22

35:22

Niharika found out that ordinary people can also build a writing business. You don't need to be famous. She started writing on Medium and wrote hundreds of articles. She's built systems for her content creation that are ideal for lazy people. In this episode, we'll discuss her journey and how you can create a thriving writing business and grow a la…

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The National Outdoor Expo 2023 59:27

1+ y ago59:27

59:27

The National Outdoor Expo is held at the NEC Birmingham. It showcases the best brands and well-known faces from the outdoors community . We went armed with the recorder to meet YOU - the listeners of the podcast and to have a mooch about the stalls and chat with lots of different people who all have a passion for our great outdoors. So, if you coul…

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The New Monogamy: Tammy Nelson, Author of Getting the Sex You Want 52:24

1+ y ago52:24

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* Replay from S2 * Dr. Tammy Nelson is a sex and relationship expert, and author of many books on sex including Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together. She's a psychotherapist, Director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, university teacher, TEDx speaker and is the host of the podcast The Tro…

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S02E02 Starting and running your own ghostwriting agency on LinkedIn with Shreya Pattar 30:11

1+ y ago30:11

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Shreya caught a lucky break by meeting (the now former) LinkedIn's CEO Reid Jeff Weiner and wrote about that experience on LinkedIn. The post blew up and went instantly viral. Most people will think the meeting with the CEO was the reason, but Shreya was writing all her life. The story about meeting the CEO was just the vessel of the story. She wou…

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The Bluetits with Sian Richardson 1:17:35

1+ y ago1:17:35

1:17:35

Sian Richardson spent years running, competing in triathlons, cyclosportive events, marathons, ultramarathons and swimming events. In 2014, she decided that cold water swimming would make for a great new challenge. Swimming into the colder months in the Pembrokeshire sea, others began noticing this solo swimmer braving the cold waters and soon star…

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S02E01 Fast track your Twitter growth with simple tactics from Sohaib Albadawee 35:08

1+ y ago35:08

35:08

Sohaib is an aviation engineer who works at ICAO as a marketer. He raised his hand while he was still an engineer, and they hired him as a marketer. These days he's on fire on Twitter, and in this episode, we discuss exactly how he grew his Twitter audience quickly and how you can do the same.By Hypefury, Inc. Yannick Veys

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Health, Happiness & Healing 56:32

1+ y ago56:32

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Martin Little has swapped 'Aggressive Camping' for the more relaxing wild camping experience. In his army days, camping was a necessity and built his resilience. That resilience helped him bounce back from a serious injury after a suicide bomber detonated a bomb which unfortunately killed three of his friends and put Martin out of action for 18 mon…

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Well Mental UK 44:15

1+ y ago44:15

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Julianne Noon, like many of us, was hit hard by the pandemic lockdown. She decided to get out walking in her local area to keep active and lose weight. After posting pictures of her walks on social media, John got in touch and they soon began walking together. A few small walks and big idea led to the birth of Well Mental UK - an opportunity for pe…

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Mountain Weather with Garry Nicholson from MWIS 43:09

1+ y ago43:09

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Love it or loathe it, the weather seems to be one of the most talked about subjects in the UK. For those of us who love spending time outdoors, its an important part of planning our adventures. That's where the Mountain Weather Information Service come to the rescue. Focusing on 10 upland areas of Britain, they produce detailed forecasts specific t…

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How the Mind Works (S2 Replay) 59:57

1+ y ago59:57

59:57

How do you know that you’re conscious? I mean, don’t you just kind of know? "The single thing that we know best from our own first person perspective and understand least from the perspective of objective science." But are we seeing signs of a dawning enlightenment in this field—signs of progress in how we understand and study consciousness? I thin…

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Hebridean Way and The Tour du Mont Blanc with Mullion Vagrant 55:15

1+ y ago55:15

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Mark aka Mullion Vagrant has lived in Cornwall all of his life and the outdoors has always been a big part of it. He is now a teacher and plans his adventures around his free time. Last year, he thru-hiked the Hebridean Way across its islands taking in Scotland's true wilderness. He also set off to Europe to trek the well known but stunning Tour du…

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Wild Camping on Dartmoor - The High Court Judgement 37:46

1+ y ago37:46

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In this special bonus episode, I'm joined by Mark aka Mullion Vagrant on Instagram to discuss the very important and hot topic of wild camping in Dartmoor since the High Court judgement on 13th January 2023 ruled that wild camping is no longer legal on any Dartmoor land without the permission of the land owner. This has sent shock waves across the …

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Bookworm Explores - Read the Road 1:01:34

1+ y ago1:01:34

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Amy aka Bookworm Explores is a lover of our great outdoors, from hiking to wild camping, skiing to paddle boarding, she has done it all! Amy has explored many parts of the world but up until just a few years ago had never ventured north of Birmingham in the UK. She has certainly changed that since and has thrown herself in to the depths of outdoor …

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Speaking with Alex Honnald's Mom 1:04:23

1+ y ago1:04:23

1:04:23

In this replay from Season One, I speak to Deirdre Wolownick-Honnald, the mother of Free Solo superstar rock climber Alex Honnald. I learn from his Mom about the human side of this person so many think of as superhuman. Alex’s Dad, she says, was a person with undiagnosed Asperger’s Syndrome. “He was in a bubble and no one could get in.” I ask Dierd…

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Richard Schwartz Discusses Trump Trauma 1:10:52

1+ y ago1:10:52

1:10:52

I speak with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the founder of an evidence-based psychotherapeutic model called Self-Leadership (also known as Internal Family System’s therapy or IFS) that is widely recognized as one of the most compassionate and comprehensive psychotherapies available. He is on the faculty of the department of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical…

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Mike Margeson OBE - Mountain Rescue England & Wales 1:09:13

1+ y ago1:09:13

1:09:13

With over 40 years experience in Mountain Rescue, there's not a lot Mike Margeson hasn't seen with over 1000 rescues under his belt. He is a member of the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District and is also the Operations Director for Mountain Rescue England & Wales - the umbrella body who oversee the 49 volunteer MRT's a…

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Lisa Outdoors - Finding the work life balance 1:04:00

1+ y ago1:04:00

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Lisa grew up with the Yorkshire Moors on her doorstep. She spent a lot of time in the outdoors and loved visiting family in Cumbria too, She got a taste for camping as she rose through the ranks of Brownies and Guides before heading off to University. A few years later, living in the south and realising that she was surrounded by people living to w…

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Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: MDMA 1:27:48

1+ y ago1:27:48

1:27:48

This episode is a "best-of" replay from S1 of The Soul of Life. In this episode of The Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Michael Mithoefer, the lead investigator that has successfully piloted the first-ever study of MDMA, otherwise known as ecstasy, into the third and final stage of FDA approval for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. …

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Damon.A.Cole - Hike yourself positive 1:06:57

1+ y ago1:06:57

1:06:57

Damon found himself without a job, going through a difficult relationship break up and homeless all in a short space of time. He had hit rock bottom and could see no way out. He had to re-frame his thinking and get out of the dark place he's found himself in. When you're living out of your car and showering at the gym there's only one thing for it …

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Matt Le Voi - Lakeland Mountain Guides & Mountain fitness 59:47

2y ago59:47

59:47

Matt Le Voi moved to Cumbria and set up his business Lakeland Mountain Guides, guiding people in the mountains to help them get outdoors. His passion for helping others didn't stop there and he also became a personal training, focusing on mountain fitness! Matt's own fitness has been stretched, especially this year having set himself some tough cha…

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Jailbreak: How to Escape Your Mental Prisons 44:23

2y ago44:23

44:23

"What if I could show you a way to reconnect with the whole of who you are, in service to your highest purpose as you know it? What if I could help you break out of the invisible prison in which you have been living--the one that keeps you small and scared?" Today on the Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Angela Heubner, author of Jailbreak: The Making …

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Wild Camping FAQ's 1:09:05

2y ago1:09:05

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If you're thinking of getting out on your first wild camp or even if you've been wild camping for a while, you've probably asked these questions! I am joined again by Dan Jones from @wildcamping.lifeuk with his expansive knowledge of wild camping and we tackle some of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to wild camping. It's my first …

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Alex Foxfield - The Alps are calling 1:08:05

2y ago1:08:05

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Alex grew up in Cumbria. He left school and moved to Birmingham to attend university before moving to London to become a teacher. In the metropolis of the capital, he fell in love with the outdoors and began to wonder of far away adventurous places and soon found himself frequenting the Alps! This had planted a seed for Alex and he returned on many…

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Taking Nicotine Addiction Seriously 43:40

2y ago43:40

43:40

George and I talk about the tragic mistake of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, who actually encouraged people to smoke if it helped them quit alcohol. "My alcoholic and drug addict people painfully but successfully get sober only to die of nicotine." Bill Wilson himself died a miserable death. Kolodner has been learning the cutting…

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The Pennine Way - Forty years Sixteen days 1:18:40

2y ago1:18:40

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In 1979 Chris Priest and Duncan Say were just youngsters with an ambitious idea to hike the Pennine Way. A practice hike over two days soon made them realise this wasn't a walk in the park and shouldn't be attempted with their 40lb packs! They had made all the necessary plans including coloring in their printed out maps and they set off through the…

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