Best Manaus Podcasts (2024)

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Navigating Art Galleries as a Newcomer 🖼 47:34

2y ago47:34

47:34

Dan talks about his recent new-found enjoyment taken from going to art galleries. He discusses some of his favourite paintings in the National Gallery, and Subaan shares some thoughts and reflections on these artists, as well as thinking about how art can be used in the modern day as a form of digital identity. Key points from this episode: Why do …

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Manaus: A City in the Amazon Rainforest - Manaus Reflections pt. 2 33:56

2y ago33:56

33:56

After a preamble about work setups and how the sun is increasing our drive to learn new things, Dan describes what a city in the middle of the Amazon rainforest is like. Unfortunately, Subaan's microphone stopped recording at around the ~31 minute mark, so you'll have to listen to Dan speaking to himself and imagine what Subaan is saying 🥴 Enjoyed …

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Living in the Amazon Rainforest - Manaus Reflections pt. 1 43:49

2y ago43:49

43:49

Dan is back from his 2-week stay in Manaus - a city in the middle of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. He talks about the geography of Brazil and the Amazon, as well as reflect on the experiences he had in the first couple of days staying with different peoples within the Amazon. Key points of this episode: The geography of Brazil and the Amazon - i…

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Transitioning to FY1, Holidays, and Awareness of Burnout 35:24

2y ago35:24

35:24

Dan talks about his experience transitioning into FY1 roles on placement as his time at medical school draws to a close. We also ramble a bit about the city of Manaus, going on holidays, and how Subaan's sign's that he might be hitting burnout. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a …

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Is One's Downfall Inevitable Once They Reach The Top? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 22 19:24

2y ago19:24

19:24

Nearly all Individuals and teams from sports, to business, to basically every other aspect of life, seem to lose their place at number 1 soon after hitting their peak. Is this downfall inevitable? How can this be avoided? Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new pe…

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What's the Point of Fasting in Ramadan? 45:30

2y ago45:30

45:30

After the number one question of "not even water?!", Subaan explains one of the key aspects on why fasting is mandated for Muslims during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by …

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Taking a Break From Medicine 39:51

2y ago39:51

39:51

Subaan takes a break from his medical studies to explore other avenues, and discusses what he has planned and his thought process behind making the decision. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by buying us …

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Managing the Mind During Exams | Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 21 30:43

2y ago30:43

30:43

Dan has finally completed all exams of his 6 years at medical school. Here, we talk about what he's learned about keeping focused in exams, particularly OSCEs. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by buying u…

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Sentiments After Being a Victim of Theft 48:09

2y ago48:09

48:09

Subaan had his motorbike stolen straight after the end of last episode (ironically talking about motorbikes). Dan's friend almost had their phone stolen. We reflect on what went through our minds at the time of the events, and how we feel now. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a t…

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The Sensations of Riding a Motorbike 30:50

2+ y ago30:50

30:50

We recorded this episode straight after Subaan took Dan on the back of his new motorbike. We talk about the various aspects of riding motorcycles from pros and cons to the feelings and sensations one experiences. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people disc…

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Reading and Retaining Information 28:57

2+ y ago28:57

28:57

We Facetimed and instantly starting recording. This episode is the result. Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by buying us a coffee (or any food item)! 👉🏽👈🏽 --- Get involved! Have a thought or insight about…

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Is There a Single Best Way to Travel? 44:48

2+ y ago44:48

44:48

Following Dan's recent escapades, we discuss on what makes travelling what it is.--- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by buying us a coffee (or any food item)! 👉🏽👈🏽 --- Get involved! Have a thought or ins…

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Conditional vs. Unconditional Gift Giving - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 20 22:51

2+ y ago22:51

22:51

We discuss how the meaning of a gift changes when given on an occasion (e.g. birthday, Christmas etc.) versus when a gift is given randomly. Are you truly giving a gift it is conditional to a date and the recipient is expecting a gift from you? In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in t…

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Death and Fears 39:45

2+ y ago39:45

39:45

This is the second half of last weeks episode where we talk about death and overcoming fears. We recommend you listen to episode 59 to gain some more context into the discussion, particularly about coming to terms with death. Topics discussed: Why do we fear death? Subaan’s childhood fear of rollercoasters Rationalising fears Overcoming different t…

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Attitudes Towards Exams and New Year Resolutions 25:14

2+ y ago25:14

25:14

We talk about how attitudes and motivations towards exams and studying have changed now that Dan has basically completed all exams for medical school. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by buying us a c…

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Book Discussion: The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy 43:25

2+ y ago43:25

43:25

Dan recently read The Death of Ivan Ilyich which fuels the subsequent discussion on chasing status, outwardly appearances, and death. Meme of the week: https://twitter.com/ResNeXtGuesser/status/1471314155068014592 --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people…

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Post-hiatus Ramblings 32:53

2+ y ago32:53

32:53

After 5 weeks of not uploading, we finally come back to waffling at our usual weekly schedule. We talk about why we haven't uploaded in the past 5 weeks, Subaan find his ultimate intrinsic source of joy, Dan's incorporated reading into his daily routine, and is practicing medicine as a doctor no longer in the books for Subaan? --- Enjoyed the episo…

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Armpits 💪🏽, Walking 🚶🏽‍♂️ and Maps 🗺 29:21

2+ y ago29:21

29:21

29 minutes of pure waffle. Basically a filler episode. It be like that sometimes. --- Enjoyed the episode?Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! You can also support us by buying us a coffee (or any food item)! 👉🏽👈🏽 --- Get involved! Have a thought or ins…

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Is Parenting Innate? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 19 21:59

2+ y ago21:59

21:59

How do animals (including humans) just know how to raise offspring? How much of it is innate, and how much is learned? In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. --- Enjoyed the episode?Please consider leaving us a r…

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Navigating the Transition of Responsibility from Medical Student to Doctor – Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 18 28:52

2+ y ago28:52

28:52

We talk about the shift in responsibility Dan has experienced as he's started his final year GP rotation. How confident are you 'allowed' to be in your clinical impression and formulation of a patient as a student? In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a …

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$TSLA Straight to the Moon? 🚀🚀🚀 33:54

2+ y ago33:54

33:54

We get excited, and talk, about the price action of Tesla stock over the past month/current day and the potential influencing factors. We also fangirl a little about Tesla and Elon Musk 🤗 Note: this episode was recorded on the 25th Oct. 2021. At the time of publishing, $TSLA has broken $1,100 and is currently sitting at $1,114 ($1,138 in premarket …

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Intentionally Enjoying the Present Moment - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 17 32:31

2+ y ago32:31

32:31

We explore the idea of quantifying and categorising personality traits and how we would interact with the objective inverse of our personality. We also think about whether this quantification is a bad thing, whether it's already happening and whether it's inevitable considering our ever-increasing interaction with technology and AI. In Shower Thoug…

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Is Quantifying and Categorising Personality Traits a Bad Thing, and is it Inevitable? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 16 28:12

2+ y ago28:12

28:12

We explore the idea of quantifying and categorising personality traits and how we would interact with the objective inverse of our personality. We also think about whether this quantification is a bad thing, whether it's already happening and whether it's inevitable considering our ever-increasing interaction with technology and AI. In Shower Thoug…

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Reflecting on Reading and Strategies to Optimise the Process 37:38

2+ y ago37:38

37:38

We follow up on last year’s reading/books episode. We discuss the way we choose books, audiobooks vs. kindle/reading physical copies, and the differences between reading fiction and non-fiction. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podca…

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Family and the Desire for Independence in the Modern World - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 15 29:59

2+ y ago29:59

29:59

Today we reflect on a situation that happened earlier this week where having family close by came in handy. As the world advances, will the importance of family in our lives change as well? Is this ultimately a bad thing? (Side note: apologies for the technical hiccup in the latter half of the episode - sometimes it just do be like that 😪) In Showe…

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Can You Be Insecure and Confident at the Same Time? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 14 29:49

2+ y ago29:49

29:49

We try to (and kinda fail to) understand the relationship between emotional security and self-confidence. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and re…

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Languages pt. 3: How Does Sentence Structure Influence Its Underlying Meaning? 42:21

3y ago42:21

42:21

We discuss how learning foreign languages can improve our own English, the role of sentence structure in our speech, and how changing the order of information in a sentence changes how the content comes across. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people di…

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Our Relationship With Clothing, Fashion and Outward Appearance - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 13 27:43

3y ago27:43

27:43

We talk about our approach to clothing and our general outward appearance, and the intention behind it. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and revi…

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Do We Create Narratives to Help Rationalise Situations to Ourselves? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 12 33:17

3y ago33:17

33:17

We talk about the ongoing narratives we have in our minds of our daily life and how they impact the way we perceive these events prospectively and retrospectively. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. --- Enjoy…

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Perspectives on Russia: The Languages, People and Culture ft. Marcus 55:21

3y ago55:21

55:21

We're joined by Marcus who discussed with us all things Russia. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! --- Get involved! Have a thought or insight about something we discussed? Or have a question/episode/new topic for us to delve …

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Looking Back on One Year of Getting It 👉🏽👈🏽 58:02

3y ago58:02

58:02

It's the 1-year anniversary of Getting It. We take a look back through the episodes we've made so far and see how things have progressed. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! --- Get involved! Have a thought or insight about som…

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Portugal, Passports and pLanguages 46:28

3y ago46:28

46:28

Yes, we wanted the alliteration in the title, so pLanguages it is. Today is a bit of a filler episode where we have a catchup and random conversation about random things, as well as some technical difficulties sprinkled in here and there. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a to…

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Dealing with Confrontation 47:09

3y ago47:09

47:09

We discuss how we should act in confrontational situations and the positive outcomes that can result from them. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! --- Get involved! Have a thought or insight about something we discussed? Or ha…

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Attention, Self-esteem, Parenting, and Googling 37:00

3y ago37:00

37:00

We go through a list of thoughts and tweets we've compiled over the past week, focusing on attention, what self-esteem means to us, our views on parenting, and the importance of being good at googling. Timestamps: 00:00 - Pleasantries 03:01 - The value of attention 09:20 - What is self-esteem? Self-esteem vs. confidence 19:52 - Preparing for parent…

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The Value of Accurately Perceiving How Good You Are at Something - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 11 26:47

3y ago26:47

26:47

We discuss why it's important to be able to accurately determine how good (or bad) you are at a particular skill and the different scenarios in which this skill may be useful. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversatio…

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Is Watching Sports a Waste of Time? 47:33

3y ago47:33

47:33

Today we discuss the role that spectator sports play in modern-day society, as well as questioning whether watching sport can be a valuable use of time. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! --- Get involved! Have a thought or in…

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Quality vs. Quantity 42:04

3y ago42:04

42:04

We talk about the balance between quality and quantity when trying to improve at something. We discuss why quantity often leads to a higher quality in itself, and relate it to this podcast and our approach to episode recordings --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in help…

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Dealing With Nervousness 43:19

3y ago43:19

43:19

We talk about why we get nervous, how we should/could deal with it, and how the feeling can be a good thing. (The hexcode of Subaan's slide background colour: #2A2A2A - the pengest grey) --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in helping new people discover the podcast! --- …

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The Nature of a Baby's Smile - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 10 13:10

3y ago13:10

13:10

In this Shower Thoughts episode we talk about how a baby's smile and laugh is the most genuine reaction possible and how laughter and crying are very similar physiological responses to different emotions. So if you make a baby laugh (or cry), are you objectively funny? In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thought…

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Talking (Good) Behind Someone's Back - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 09 30:02

3y ago30:02

30:02

In this Shower Thoughts episode we talk about navigating through conversations that portray someone in a negative light. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us …

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Football ⚽ pt. 1: Club Competitions 🏆 40:24

3y ago40:24

40:24

This episode is the first of the football series. We discuss the structure of the English league system, the most important tournaments in European club football, and some of the historical background that contributes to modern day controversies and future perspectives. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Appl…

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Are We Altering the Course of Evolution? 🧬 52:53

3y ago52:53

52:53

In this episode we explore (read: waffle) how the way we control our environment these days changes our body and potentially subsequent evolution. (Apologies for the occasional crackling/interference sounds that occur throughout this episode - one of us had our phone too close the the microphone cables 🥴 - we'll make sure not to let it happen again…

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Managing Expectations - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 08 24:36

3y ago24:36

24:36

Today we talk about the relationship between personal expectations and self-confidence. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podc…

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Studying and Revising for Exams in Medical School 53:47

3y ago53:47

53:47

In this episode we talk about the process of learning and revision with a focus on medical school exams. In particular, we discuss the roles of discipline, self-awareness, and natural fluctuations in focus during our study routines. Key discussion points in this episode: Understanding vs. memorising The pomodoro technique Maximising the utility of …

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Ramadan Reflections ☪ 51:50

3y ago51:50

51:50

In this episode we reflect on the month of Ramadan which is coming to a close. Subaan talks about what Ramadan is, why Muslims look forward to it, and some of the details surrounding particular dates and traditions within the month. --- Enjoyed the episode? Please consider leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps a tonne in…

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Is the Impact of Fortune Associated With Wealth? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 07 31:02

3y ago31:02

31:02

In this Shower Thoughts episode we talk about fortune, the role it plays in our day-to-day lives, and whether wealth itself affects our relationship with it. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe come to a conclusion, all in a casual conversation. Key discussion …

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The Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party ft. Thomas Sun 49:51

3y ago49:51

49:51

In this episode we welcome back Thomas to Getting It. We talk about The birth and rise of Nazi Germany, the factors that led to their ascension to power, and the actions that steered towards WWII. Key discussion points in this episode: A brief overview of some of Hitler's ideologies The eventual gain in power for the Nazi Party The changes in polic…

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What's the Best Way to Give and Receive Advice? - Shower Thoughts 🚿 ep. 06 21:09

3y ago21:09

21:09

In this Shower Thoughts episode we try to get to the bottom of what entails good advice. We discuss the nuances of giving good, effective feedback and advice, as well as maximising the opportunity when one is the recipient. In Shower Thoughts we overthink those random questions and life-changing thoughts we frequently have in the shower and maybe c…

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Do We Spend Too Much Time On Our Phones? 📱 37:14

3y ago37:14

37:14

In this episode Dan's overdue purchase of a new phone sparks a discussion of the role and influence of our phones in our daily lives. Key discussion points in this episode: How we use our phones in our daily lives What are the intentions behind the organisation of our home screens? The way we utilise social media --- Enjoyed the episode? Please con…

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An Overview of Formula 1 🏎 ft. Ian Redfearn 1:04:39

3y ago1:04:39

1:04:39

Today we welcome Ian Redfearn to Getting it. We talk about The rules and mechanics of Formula 1, its rich history, as well as an overview of the sport today and in the future. Key discussion points in this episode: How the sport of Formula 1 works How to get into Formula 1 The engineering feats within Formula 1 A brief history of the sport The infl…

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