What Julian Assange's release actually means, with Greg Barns SC, from Julian's Australia legal team. In 2012 Greg (a highly regarded human rights Barrister) took a call from John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father. Greg had already done advocacy on the Assange case for the Australian Lawyers Alliance. John wished to know if Greg would run Julian’s b…

A significant number of women experience sudden onset of severe anxiety/depression during mid-life resulting in problems such as forced early retirement or relational difficulties. Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, internationally acknowledged as an expert in the field of women’s mental health, discusses new approaches that deviate from the current trea…

Sheep graze nearby, as we talk ayahuasca, attachment & peace, with Martin O’Toole; former ad-man turned mental health professional. Martin offers a unique blend of holistic mental health coaching, writing, and podcasting to guide people toward a state of mental wellness. Drawing from his own transformative experiences and training, Martin combines …

Want more intimacy? This pilot of, 'F£cked @ 50 Podcast' is for you... Join Co-Hosts Caroline & Thor as they explore this, still surprisingly taboo topic, with a middle aged, but still got needs, mindset... Today's show sponsored by https://growthpresenter.com Enjoy Becoming a 100% Confident + Capable Presenter... Differentiate yourself - with enjo…

From corporate misery to microdosing mentor - Matt sold his business in 2014, and took the path of service, via an Ayahuasca journey in Costa Rica... Author of 'Worth The Fight', you can connect with Matt on linkedin.com/in/matt-simpsonwtf or at https://worththefightbook.org Today's show is sponsored by https://growthpresenter.com because, believe …

John Goodlad and I discuss Shetland's Nordic Island future, his latest book, 'The Salt Roads: How Fish Made a Culture' and of course, our shared love of boats... connect with John [Advisor at Sustainable Oceans Fund, and Author of fascinating books] on Linkedin linkedin.com/in/john-goodlad-275a0331

An encouraging conversation with, Maddy Harland, Editor of @permaculturemagazine - we talk Whale close encounter, the collapse of the current growth centric economic model, and how to live in harmony with people and planet... Check out the magazine here https://permaculture.co.uk and connect with Maddy on IG @MaddyHarland…

Greg Barns SC, tells you why Julian's case truly matters to EVERYONE, and what you can do about it. Greg is an adviser to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks; a Barrister practising in criminal law, administrative law and human rights. He is a sessional lecturer in the JD Program at RMIT University and teaches innovative Justice and Jurisprudence.…

If life feels desperate right now, please listen to this episode with Graeme Cowan, founding Board Director of R U OK? https://www.ruok.org.au/ In 2000 Graeme went through a 5 year episode of depression (2 of which he describes as suicidal) that his psychiatrist described as the worst he had ever treated. Graeme emerged from this crisis with a diff…

Why Edinburgh is the best city in the UK... Forth Valley competing with Silicon Valley... Skyscanner was Scottish, so was the pneumatic tyre! AKA inflatable tire if you are Joe Rogan ;) Andrew is enabling people to build their dream and share it with the world through universal app deployment https://fynelabs.com⁠ They are engaging early adopters o…

Psychedelic-assisted Therapy change maker Tania de Jong joins me to tell her story of sober choir starter to Psilocybin seeker. Tania is a ground breaking social change maker, acclaimed soprano, award-winning social entrepreneur, creative innovation leader and global speaker. Psychedelic-assisted therapy http://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au Singing …

Your 50's and 60's can be your best decades! Author of, 'The Rosie Project', former IT consultant, Graeme Simsion, turned his hand to fiction, aged 50. His novels have since sold more than six million copies in forty languages and all have had movie rights optioned. The Rosie Project was published in 2013, followed by The Rosie Effect and The Rosie…

Thor speaks from the heart, and introduces you to his 'Jamie' To be coached guest on Speak With Courage, and to connect with Thor go to, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorholt/

KWC Global, CEO, Russell Wardrop roams the field, from Stoicism to Alan Watts, with a dash of Viktor Frankl, and Scottish farm tales. Connect with Russell on LinkedIn here linkedin.com/in/russell-wardrop-60503211

Nothing is off limits in this positivity-micro-dose session. WW3 to C19 to Billionaires and Bra Baroness monkey business! If you'd like to naturally anaesthetise yourself to algorithm driven news angst, why not enjoy Rory's birds eye video views of Scotland; head to his beautiful mariner site https://westcoastpilotage.com - after all, stunning Scot…

Outdoorsman CEO, speaker on AI, Techy Founder Dan Hawtrey joins Thor in the HippiHut. Dan's company deals with Intranets, digital workplace, AI & people tech and he's got a nuanced take on AI - Connect with Dan here linkedin.com/in/danhawtrey

Ollie is the National Geographic Master of Ceremonies, but initially trained as a lawyer - fitting then, that he's delivered comedy to 4 people in a hen coop and been terrorised by a room full of drunken Primary School Teachers! Enjoy our upbeat conversation .... we end up with how to heal Brexit broken hearts! btw, Ollie's tech start-up was a comp…

The UK is wobbling! Says Ben James But ‘awful is also opportunity’ 💪 I sat down with Ben, Investment Director at Baillie Gifford, a drama school buddy of 20 years ago, for my HippiHut Podcast this week - a long overdue catch up! Our discussion touched on key topics relevant to the current business landscape. Here are some takeaways: 1. **Awful is O…

If you'd like a permission slip to come home to who you truly are, this episode with one of my own favourite coaches is a must listen. Rob Begg, previously a CEO in design and retail, joined me in the Hippihut and the sometimes controversial conversation flowed from personal adventures to personal un-development, to war, to divorce. Connect with Ro…

Managing Director Eric Doyle is truly resilient (Marathon d' Sable Veteran - 6 days, 250 kms of desert endurance running hell, check out his genuinely superb (i'm a public speaking coach!) Tedx talk https://youtu.be/FUSPIHHUrcs?si=4MEpcfjCRAgjDtzP ) about lessons learned... and yet something has been really bugging Eric lately... we sat down for a …

Antonia Rolls, tells her Son, Costya's story; his life, and death. We then explore the gift she is creating, from a truly gruesome situation. If you've been hit by the issues raised in this podcast, Antonia welcomes contact (https://www.instagram.com/antoniarolls/) or https://antoniarolls.co.uk

Canadian Comedian Tom Stade returned to the HippiHut for a chat and as you might expect, things got crazy and we ended up deep in the woods! @stade.tom on Instagram.

Trapped in his Israeli apartment, a Scottish Oil worker had tough decisions to make. Here he shares his sobering story.

Energy Medicine Yoga Teacher, Katie (@ktmac_ncheese on IG) went from corporate tech in NYC, back to the earth as a WOOFF organic farm volunteer this summer and ended up finding her edge as part of our family @NorthHouseCroft on a tiny Shetland Island.

Disruptive Element Music, Managing Director, Brett Leboff, tells his story of an Israeli/Palestinian creative coexistence project in Area C in the West Bank - a rare meeting place for Jews and Palestinians (both 'educated' by the powers-that-be, that the 'other' is a threat to their existence) to share perspectives, poetry, music and to experience,…