Therapy sessions is a podcast based on therapeutic conversations about family business jobs current events
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Two guys helping to provoke Godly principles in everyday life.
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Heroes and Legends is a channel dedicated to exploring the lives and stories of great and inspiring individuals that have made an impact on history, culture or our way of life. Some of these may be little known to the wider world, even though they impacted significantly on the destinies of their own people. Others may have been condemned unfairly by history and deserve to have their contributions reviewed. We hope that by bringing their stories to light, we can all learn from their experienc ...
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Ep. 29. Nikola Tesla: Tragic Hero and Forgotten Prophet
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Most people today have heard of Tesla, the electric car company, and its controversial CEO, Elon Musk. Some might even know a bit about the company’s namesake: Nikola Tesla, the enigmatic genius who was responsible for promoting the electrical system that made our modern world possible. But the story of his rise to fame, incredible discoveries, his…
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Ep. 28. Mughals, Merchants, Marauders & Henry Every's Heist of the Century
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Everybody loves a good heist story – especially a successful one. Chuck in corrupt politicians, corporate gangsters and billionaire warlords and you’ve got yourself a winning formula. Set your story in the 17th century, make your protagonist a handsome, mutinous pirate on the run and you’re looking at a sure-fire Hollywood blockbuster. Except that …
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Spartacus Life caro1inabluebey & neb ra teoti heru baku el, take part in furthering the conversation of community love. Join in for this heart felt podcast as we dive deep into this therapy session to find the true meaning of community love, and please feel free to leave a comment, that you may feel we should address next, until then peace and love…
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Spartacus Life embarks on the topic of Community Love and what does it mean, and how do we use it to rebuild broken communities, this will be a three part podcast with this one serving as the introduction. May you enjoy the frequencies of free thoughts on this subject.
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Spartacus Life & The Phantom King, uncover the topic, the world of if’s and the consciousness it creates. Join us as we explore the rabbit hole of if’s. Put an ear on it!!!
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Ep. 27 Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Adventurer Gertrude Bell
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Most people have heard of Lawrence of Arabia, and the romantic tale of his involvement in the revolution that liberated the middle East from Ottoman rule during World war One. But few people are aware that behind TE Lawrence there stood an even greater champion in the cause for freedom. And no, it wasn’t some moustached army general or cigar chompi…
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Ep. 26. Kingdom of Kongo: Slaver Kings, Amazon Queens & the Brazilian Spartacus
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When many people think of Africa, they visualise wide open spaces, incredible wildlife and colourful friendly people with vibrant cultures, costumes and music. We might also contemplate the tragedy of the African slave trade and the consequences of colonialism. But what if I told you there was one powerful African kingdom in particular, that, when …
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Ep. 25. Voltaire: The Rascal Philosopher
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Few enlightenment thinkers are as famous as the French writer Voltaire. Born into a modest though socially ambitious family, he found his talent for writing early and by his late teens was punching way above his weight as a playwright and poet earning accolades and raising eyebrows for his witty use of satire to make not-so-subtle criticisms of chu…
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Ep. 24. Margaret Thatcher: The Life and Times of the Lady Who Wouldn't be Turned
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Few politicians have been as polarising as UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who led her country during a tumultuous time in history, between 1979 and 1990. She was the first female leader of a major political party in British History; and its longest continually serving prime minister of the 20th century. She led her country to victory in the F…
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Ep. 23. Codfish Heroes: Vikings, Basques and the Fishermen who Changed the World
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We often look at history through the actions of great individuals, technological developments and natural events that initiate social, political and economic change. Sometimes animals play a role in those changes - such as the domestication of sheep, cattle and horses thousands of years ago as sources of food and burden or the ability to travel qui…
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Ep. 22 The Irish Problem, Fenian Rebels and Catalpa Rescue
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Few people know about the broader history of Ireland, and its long and tragic relationship with England: the uprisings and repression, the famines and exodus, or the political persecution that condemned activists to rot half way round the world as convicts in the brutal penal colonies of Australia. In this video, we’ll take a brief look at Irish hi…
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Ep. 21. Roald Amundsen: Quiet Conqueror of the Polar Regions
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This is a story about a little known, yet much misunderstood hero. But more than that it is also a story about a clash of philosophies, the dawn of a new era; a young nation, and a once mighty one - both in their own way experiencing an identity crisis. In 1912, a young Norwegian explorer called Roald Amundsen reached the south Geographic Pole in a…
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Ep. 20. The Incredible story of the Magellan-Elcano Circumnavigation of 1519-1520
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September 2022 marks the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the globe by the expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan (Fernando de Magallanes/Fernão de Magalhães), and completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano- and it should be mentioned, a young slave boy by the name of Henry (Enrique) of Malacca. The story of how the spurned Portuguese Capta…
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Ep. 19. The Incredible Journey of Medieval Adventurer Ibn Battuta
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When most people are asked to name an epic traveller from history, they usually come up with names like Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, or any number of other well-known European explorers and adventurers that come to mind. Very few could name an explorer or traveller outside the realm of medieval and renaissance Europe, despite the obv…
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Ep. 18. Joan of Arc: The Girl Who Crowned a King and Saved a Nation
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Joan of Arc; the Maid of Orleans; Jeanne D'Arc, Jehanne la Pucelle: she goes by many names. A provincial French peasant girl, barely in her teens, living in relative poverty, illiteracy and complete subordination during a time of total war and medieval brutality. Imagine this traumatised though deeply pious child having visions of angels and saints…
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Ep. 17. Thomas Paine: The Forgotten Father of Western Democracy
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Thomas Paine was a plain talking, big thinking common man - self educated in matters of science, philosophy, activism and political theory. His pamphlets and books inspired ordinary people throughout the colonies of America to stand up for their rights and throw off the yoke of British domination. Soon after, these books were smuggled into France, …
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Ep. 16. Iron John (Der Eisenhans): A Brothers Grimm Fairytale Interpreted as an Initiation Manual for Men
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The Grimm brothers fairy tale Iron John (or Der Eisenhans in German) was the subject of study by prize winning American poet and author Robert Bly, who was a prominent figure in the mythopoetic men's movement that began in the 1980's. In it he saw the remnants of pre-industrial male initiation, told through the story of a young prince, who goes off…
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Ep. 15. The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell and the Monomyth
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The hero’s journey is the mythological representation of the challenges we all face in life and the path that must be travelled to overcome them. But more than that, it represents what famous mythologist Joseph Campbell saw as the generic-representation of the process of personal development and maturity that each person must undergo in order to be…
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Ep. 14. Shakespeare: The Genius we never knew
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William Shakespeare was arguably the greatest writer in history. His works have been translated into every living language. He’s been credited with literally inventing a tenth of the entire English language, or almost 2000 new words and phrases, many of which remain in common usage to this day. Yet, he was an aspiring tradesman’s son during a time …
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Ep. 13. Brutus: Traitor to Caesar or Liberator of Rome?
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Marcus Junius Brutus is a name that has come down through history as being synonymous with unexpected betrayal. Dante- in his Divine Comedy portrays Brutus as being in the lowest pit of the underworld. He was however a far more complex character, and even William Shakespeare, in his play The Death of Julius Caesar, portrays him as a man torn by his…
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Ep. 12. Pemulwuy: The Aboriginal Guerrilla Warrior who almost broke the British
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Pemulwuy was a member of the Bidgigal Clan, of the Eora nation that inhabit the Sydney Basin on the East Coast of Australia. When Arthur Phillip arrived in Kamay (Botany Bay) with the First Fleet in 1788, to establish a convict settlement, tensions soon arose between the British and the Aboriginal clans that inhabited the area. Under pressure from …
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Ep. 11. Bartolomé de Las Casas: The Conscience of Christian Europe and its first Social Justice Warrior
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In today’s episode, we will look at the life of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, a Dominican Priest who, during the 1500’s at the time of Spanish conquest in the Americas, has been called the “world’s first Social Justice Warrior”. But his isn’t a cosy story of messianic devotion to a cause held firmly in his breast from the outset. He was, in the begi…
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Ep. 8. Prince Philip: Unlikely Stoic role model in a time of Woke
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Born Prince Philip of Denmark and Greece; the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has often been maligned in the media for his frequent gaffes and politically incorrect comments. Yet his troubled youth, intense study and courageous actions in World War 2 marked him as a man of substance. A man's man and avid sportsman, he abandoned …
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Ep. 9. Admiral Robert FitzRoy: The troubled genius who made Charles Darwin
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Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy is one of the forgotten heroes of the mid eighteenth century. An aristocrat of the old school, he became an outstanding naval officer, rapidly rising through the ranks. He became most famous, as the taciturn and melancholy captain of the Beagle - taking the young and inexperienced Charles Darwin, as a mere companion, on …
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Ep. 10. AB Facey: The Ordinary Aussie Bloke who exemplified Old-School toughness of character
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Albert Facey, born at the desperate tail end of the Australian gold rush, suffered incredible hardship, poverty and even child slavery, only to escape and survive like so many other Huckleberry Finns of his time, purely by his wits and determination, in a harsh, unforgiving land. Illiterate, he taught himself to read and write, and was soon swept u…
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Ep. 7. James Cook: The incredible true story of the worlds Greatest Navigator and Cartographer
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Captain James Cook, a British Navigator, Cartographer and explorer was one of the pre-eminent sailors and innovators of his age. Now a controversial figure for indigenous cultures who see him as the instigator and symbol of European colonial expansion and genocide; the real James Cook was actually quite a different man to what has been imagined. Co…
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Ep. 6. Napoleon Bonaparte: Evil Despot or Enlightenment Genius?
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May 2021 marks the bicentenary of the death of French Emperor and ethnic Corsican, Napoleon Bonaparte. A military and political genius and champion of the French Revolution, he has been much maligned by history as a dictator, and precursor for Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and other modern despots by victorious British, Bourbon and other European monar…
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Ep. 5. The Perfect Medieval Storm: Jan Hus (John Huss)- the reformer who inspired Martin Luther
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This episode explores the geopolitical situation of the late medieval period wherein an enabled papacy, thanks to its projection of spiritual authority onto temporal powers, became increasingly political and corrupt. With the advent of climate change that caused the little ice age in the early 1300's, there followed the great famine of 1315 that ki…
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Ep. 4. General Jose de San Martin: The Unknown Hero of South America. Part Two
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La guerra de la independencia: Arriving in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata; San Martin and his companions were faced with a colonial government in disarray. Not quite revolutionary, and not quite loyalist; attempting to form a new United Provinces; factional infighting so preoccupied them that they proved ineffective not…
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Ep. 3. General Jose de San Martin: The Unknown Hero of South America. Part One
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Jose de San Martin, champion of the "guerra de la independencia", was an Argentine General, provincial governor and innovative commander who played a key role in the liberation of the viceroyalties and colonies of Latin America from the Spanish Crown in their post-Napoleonic struggle for independence. His youth was spent training as a professional …
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Ep. 2. The 12 Labours of Herakles (Hercules)
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Herakles (Hercules) was a demigod (half human, half god) within the mythological pantheon of ancient Greece (and later, Rome) and illegitimate son of Zeus. Off to a bad start, he was the target of assassination attempts by Zeus's wife Hera, who was appalled at her husband's insatiable lusting after mortal women. But Heracles' sheer strength and naï…
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Ep. 1. The Knights Hospitaller and the Great Siege of Malta 1565
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The siege of Malta, defended by the knights of St John, otherwise known as the Knights Hospitaller, or Knights of Malta, is one of the great military actions in history. They were a religious military order established prior to the crusades, in order to assist pilgrims on their journey to Christian holy sites across the levant. As the crusades bega…
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This week Spartacus picks a topic to discuss without pryer knowledge of David. He ask the question "How important is memorizing scripture?" So the topic this week is memorization of scripture.
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Why the Church? We dive into the five functions of the church and the importance of them.
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Church is vital to a Christians life. But Why?
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You might ask the question "Why Jesus?" In this podcast we answer that question.
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How important is our testimony? In this episode we discuss just that and share parts of our testimony.
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In this podcast we are discussing how and why a Christian can get complacent and how to fight off Christian complacency.
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In this episode we tackle the importance of prayer and it's benefits.
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We discuss the role that Satan plays in our Christian life.
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In this episode we unpack just what pride is and how we overcome pride.
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In this episode of the podcast we explore what it looks like to have a Godly forgiveness for one another.
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In this podcast we dive into what biblical accountability means and looks like in the life of a Christian.
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This episode is a small view of the battle that we’re in, keep your minds guarded and your families protected it’s a war going on.
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Spartacus Life and the Phantom King dive into another therapeutic conversation about men women and family structure
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Topics that need to be talk about in every house to help build a stronger family unit
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Spartacus Life & The Phantom King take a deeper look down the rabbit hole on topics most people refuse to ask or answer. With bonus track from EP Chaos To Consciousness (Crooked Man last stand)
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Spartacus Life & Jason Bartlow embark on a conversation about how many different ways things can be viewed in today’s Society. With bonus track by Spartacus Life & Sitruc NiVri (Wingless Demon)
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Spartacus Life & The Phantom King, dive in deep on the topic of complacency and the harm that it has done to the powers of growth.
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