Best David Spira Podcasts (2024)

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Sam Harris, PhD: Cutting Through to Consciousness Without a Center 1:27:17

1d ago1:27:17

1:27:17

How do meditation and mindfulness accelerate moral progress? Is spiritual insight alone sufficient to solve today’s problems? Dr. Sam Harris is a five-time New York Times bestselling author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and host of the popular podcast Making Sense. He is also someone who has practiced meditation for more than 30 years, having studi…

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The Housing Crysis. 47:39

5d ago47:39

47:39

In this week's cataloguing of our national decline the team is arrested outside the leafy setting of The Great British Bake Off and returned to their rightful place, a cramped mould ridden maisonette administered by a sadistic estate agent and the sort of landlord that sees the death of one of their tenants as "a real headache." And like any flatsh…

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Jeff Karp, PhD: LIT: Resensitizing Our Aliveness 1:10:29

10d ago1:10:29

1:10:29

The natural world has provided inspiration to poets, artists, and creatives of every ilk. And that includes inventors and innovators like Dr. Jeff Karp. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with the renowned biomedical engineer and founder of The Karp Lab about his new book, LIT (Life Ignition Tools): Use Nature’s Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spa…

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The Wicker Plan – David & Peih-Gee on The Infinite Escape Room 46:44

9d ago46:44

46:44

In April, David and Peih-Gee were guests for two episodes of The Infinite Escape Room, a comedy puzzle show where a group of pals sit down, have a drink, and work together to solve an audio escape room. This time around, they needed to escape a giant, flaming wicker man, and all sorts of silliness ensued. The game episode is now available on the Re…

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Superhero semen vision at the Soggy Bottoms Up (pubisode) 34:44

11d ago34:44

34:44

Jamie is joined at the Soggy Bottom's Up by Gord and Liz at Review the Room for a chat about last week's episode. We also get into: Colourblindness in puzzle games Which city is the best for escape rooms Why stakes matter when playing an escape room Which one of them has superhero semen vision Our list of cool shit to check out includes: Sasquatch …

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Tammy Mastroberte: Asking for Higher Help 59:23

17d ago59:23

59:23

The universe has a dream for you. Are you ready to become its partner on the path toward your highest good? In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Tammy Mastroberte about her new book, The Higher Help Method: Stop Trying to Manifest and Let the Universe Guide You. Here, Tami and Tammy discuss how to work with the benevolent figures and supporting …

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Bake Off but with more cocaine (with Review the Room) 33:38

20d ago33:38

33:38

This week Jamie is joined by Gord and Liz from Review the Room to desecrate several British national treasures in quick succession. There's copious sampling of unknown white powders in this one - completely unintended, promise.By Mike, Ben, Jon, and Jamie

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Nanci Danison: Messages from Deep Afterlife Experience 1:00:55

23d ago1:00:55

1:00:55

Spiritual teacher and former attorney Nanci Danison has a truly amazing story. When she was 43 years old and a highly successful lawyer in health care, she had the first of a remarkable series of beyond-death experiences that completely altered her understanding of herself and her relationship with the divine. In her popular Backwards book series, …

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Sniffing Petrol at The Dat Fuck. 46:55

26d ago46:55

46:55

Tuck into some Snail Porridge at Heston F***ing Blumenthal's legally different pub as Ben and Jamie try to make sense of last weeks room. Topics include the psychological harm caused by Anosmia, favourite smells (petrol, bacon), the dangers of writing puzzles with similar ingredients and then relying on the team to distinguish between them, and the…

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Sara Avant Stover: The Portal of Heartbreak 58:55

1M ago58:55

58:55

Heartbreak is a universal human experience. Yet we often lack the vocabulary and the skills needed to move through heartbreak wisely. This was certainly the case for Sara Avant Stover, whose decades of spiritual practice and deep inner work could not prepare her for the “serial heartbreaks” that upended her life. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks …

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Helping Heston 39:49

1M ago39:49

39:49

It's only taken five years but Jon has finally managed to start a recording ahead of time. It lasts thirty seconds and immeadiately fails. This is followed by an intro section that goes completely out of sequence and one of the most obscure puzzles we've ever done. There are no locks, no keys or codes. All that's needed is the answer to a simple qu…

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Anna Goldfarb: Wholehearted Friendship 48:55

1M ago48:55

48:55

Friendships aren’t always easy and fun. Like all meaningful relationships, they require work. They require nurturing and a willingness to grow. And in today’s world, explains author and journalist Anna Goldfarb, many friendships are being pushed to the brink and painfully ending. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Anna about her new book, Mode…

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S7E12 Bonus After-Show Teaser: Hatch Escapes 6:10

1M ago6:10

6:10

We're sharing a little bit of our Patreon exclusive Bonus Show from S7E12 with Tommy Wallach and Terry Pettigrew-Rolapp of Hatch Escape. In this clip, Terry talks about the qualities that intrigue him the most when playing Escape Rooms and how Immersia and Escaparium, located in Montreal, Canada, fit the bill. Listen to the rest of the Bonus Show n…

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Donna Eden and David Feinstein, PhD: The Power—and Proof—Behind Tapping 1:08:27

1M ago1:08:27

1:08:27

Tapping is a simple form of energy psychology that can help you transform difficult emotions; overcome addiction, anxiety, or depression; change self-defeating habits; and more. Today, there are more than 175 peer-reviewed scientific studies supporting its efficacy. Yet despite 20 years of growing evidence, many people remain skeptical. In this pod…

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S7E12 - Dreaming & Betting Big: Terry Pettigrew-Rolapp & Tommy Wallach of Hatch Escapes 1:12:31

1M ago1:12:31

1:12:31

"Where Terry and I live is between games and theater." If you ask any escape room enthusiast to recommend a must-play game in Los Angeles, you'll hear about Lab Rat. When it first opened in 2018, it was ranked #8 in the world on the TERPECA list. It has maintained a ranking in the top 100 games ever since, which is no small feat. Hatch Escapes' hig…

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Flavoured beers, stolen artefacts and Mike's new book [Pubisode] 40:43

1M ago40:43

40:43

Come join us at the "We've put a flag in it, so it's ours" pub, where Jamie, Mairi and Helen chat about last week's episode - The Museum Anti Heist. We also have a brief chat about weird-flavoured beers, get into just how much stuff the British Museum has stolen over the years, and Jamie leads a call to reclaim Stonehenge for the Welsh. Cool stuff …

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S7E11 Bonus After-Show Teaser: The Great Lore Debate 6:45

1M ago6:45

6:45

We're sharing a little bit of our Patreon exclusive Bonus show from S7E11 with Noah Nelson of No Proscenium. In this clip, Noah and David discussed the exposition dump and why writers should prioritize the audience's relationship with the characters first and foremost. Listen to the rest of the Bonus Show now by becoming a patron today at patreon.c…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

David Spira Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Reality Escape Pod - Escape Rooms & Immersive Games

David Spira & Peih-Gee Law

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The Infinite Escape Room

Mike, Ben, Jon, and Jamie

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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

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Travels Through Time

Travels Through Time

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The NASJAQ Show

NASJAQ

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Sam Harris, PhD: Cutting Through to Consciousness Without a Center 1:27:17

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The Housing Crysis. 47:39

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Jeff Karp, PhD: LIT: Resensitizing Our Aliveness 1:10:29

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The Wicker Plan – David & Peih-Gee on The Infinite Escape Room 46:44

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Superhero semen vision at the Soggy Bottoms Up (pubisode) 34:44

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Tammy Mastroberte: Asking for Higher Help 59:23

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Bake Off but with more cocaine (with Review the Room) 33:38

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Nanci Danison: Messages from Deep Afterlife Experience 1:00:55

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Sniffing Petrol at The Dat Fuck. 46:55

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Sara Avant Stover: The Portal of Heartbreak 58:55

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Helping Heston 39:49

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Anna Goldfarb: Wholehearted Friendship 48:55

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S7E12 Bonus After-Show Teaser: Hatch Escapes 6:10

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Donna Eden and David Feinstein, PhD: The Power—and Proof—Behind Tapping 1:08:27

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S7E12 - Dreaming & Betting Big: Terry Pettigrew-Rolapp & Tommy Wallach of Hatch Escapes 1:12:31

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Flavoured beers, stolen artefacts and Mike's new book [Pubisode] 40:43

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S7E11 Bonus After-Show Teaser: The Great Lore Debate 6:45

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