Tristan Verboven breaks down the narrative elements of Star Wars based on motivational psychology. What makes the fantastical world building of the Star Wars Saga so plausible? How does the narrative structure follow the principles of motivation? What was so riveting about this world that other worlds don't have?…

Motivation in the workplace is a careful balance of economics and mutual identity . Why do people work? What motivates them to work? There is a Codified Motivational Profile to tell you. Find out why you work. And why you don't work.

Motivation is the key to Education and learning. Codified Motivational Profiles can be used to design curriculum and identify obstacles. In the learning process, motivation is fluid, not driven. Education is the path of least resistance. Students are already motivated to learn, educators need to put learning in their path instead of trying to contr…

Motivation comes from flow, not determination. It cannot be created. It already exists, you just need to know where to find it. Understanding motivation is the key to harnessing it, and helping others find it too.

In order for Motivation to flow, we need the world around us to believe in us, to share our self-efficacy, and to trust us. In turn, we need to believe the world needs our skills, we need to believe the world believes what we believe, we need to trust the world is on our side. Intrinsic Investment is not about what we can do. It's more about who we…

Our motivations, behaviours and decisions are tied up in a culture. Layers of concentric rings that influence us, presenting obstacles and opportunities. For better or for worse, we are limited by the health of our culture. Culture can provide momentum. And it can create obstacles. Having the wind in our sails can generate a great deal of motivatio…

Pleasure and pain may be in the driver’s seat of motivation, but they are not what makes the car go. Regardless of how much you want something, and how much drive and will-power you put into it, the world around you can make or break your plans. You can’t do it alone. You can’t do it on an empty stomach. And you can’t do it with a boot on your neck…

Some psychologists believe that pleasure and pain are the basic currency of motivation. Intrinsic Instrument definitely runs on it. But it's more complex than that. It's one thing to be able to do something. It's another to know you can do it. It's still another to accurately predict the outcomes. The pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain i…

Your Codified Motivational Profile (CMP) is a story broken down into its parts. A simple action is rooted in a wide range of actions. In this episode, we learn how to map them out.

Having motivation does not mean motivating yourself. There are no bootstraps. There is science to it. Turns out it's a complex web of factors, most of which are out of your control. Like any engine, it needs gas, lubricant, maintenance, and a driver. There's more to it than giving it gas. You need to keep it properly tuned. In this episode, Tristan…

A quick intro to motivational profiling. What it's about, how it can help you, why you should listen.

The unsung hero of the Vandal Wars is not Belisarius, but an obscure officer named Stotsas. While Rome marched its armies to their doom, he rose to become king of the Africans, raising a multi-ethnic rebellion against a great empire.

Rome is dead, long live Rome. The post-apocolyptic ruins of the empire are inhabited by barbarians. But somehow, Rome did not completely die. A small cabal of Monks keeps it alive in the pages of books hoarded in a vault. Like its saviour, it shall rise again from the grave. As it claws its way back from obscurity, an ambitious new leader has an ey…

A hundred years since the Fall of Rome, but Rome is far from dead. The Dark Ages may be dark in Europe, but in Africa, Roman Catholics are about to rise up against the Arian Barbarians who have inherited the empire. The delicate peace of Vandal Africa is about to be broken forever by a small gang of hired goons, courtesy of Rome`s long lost cousin …

The Fall of Rome and the Rise of the Barbarians comes down to this. Atilla, king of the Huns,is hell bent on settling accounts. He is demanding the hand of a Roman princess, and will not take no for an answer. The court at Rome has no place for an enraged psycopathic Hunnish maniac, so Aetius is willing to do anything, including betraying his old a…

Tension is high in the court of Valentinian. In a surprise attack, the Vandals have taken Carthage, and an enraged Attila the Hun is taking Gaul. As Rome sees its empire slipping into the hands of ruthless barbarians, the Great Boy Leader must take control of his house. But it is up to Aetius to keep a cool head. Now that diplomacy has failed, only…

Rome struggles to maintain its glory as Huns and Vandals threaten its borders. But they are not dead yet. Young Aetius, the last of Rome's great generals is doing his best to keep it all together. He and his childhood friend Atilla, a Hunnish prince, have a deal going. The delicate peace will not last long, though. These new barbarians are bigger a…

Carthage must burn. Rome knows it. Carthage knows it. But Hasdrubal won't give it up without a fight to the death. Time to call in Skippy - that's Consul Skippy now - to finish the dirty job. Carthage is going down with the ship.

Carthage rises up against Rome again, with another Hasdrubal and another Scipio the African. Carthage is not dead yet. Rome will have to earn it the hard way.

Hannibal stands at the brink of victory. At the gates of Rome, he savours his final blow as he awaits his brothers' reinforcements. But Skippy takes advantage of Hannibal's hesitation and makes a last ditch attempt at saving his civilization.

Father and son marshals, Scipio and Scipio jr. defend Rome from deadly terror raids. A band of bloodthirsty warriors, led by Hannibal, seeks revenge in an audacious attack by marching giant beasts over a mountain range, leaving a trail of destruction. Can the marshals fend off these barbarians? Or is there more to this Hannibal than meets the eye?…

Africa's control of the Mediterranean is threatened by a northern upstart called Rome. Then along comes Hannibal. Terrorist to some, freedom fighter to others. Never has the fate of the world been so beholden to a single man's lust for vengeance. To defend the empire of Carthage, Hannibal does more than cross the mountains with elephants. He shows …

A Travel Show for Time Travellers - Travel Time travels back in time to 1st Century Rome during the time of Trajan to investigate a Roman obsession. One thing that brings all Romans together in a giant stadium is the thrill of a chariot race. Join us in exploring the Circus Maximus.

The conflict between Rome and Gaul is here. Vercingetorix, with the support of his massive relief army, attempts to break out of his surrounded fortification. But Caesar, a master of the art of war, has prepared for the worst with the might and industry of the Roman Republic.

Now encircling the rebel king's stronghold with a Roman engineered seige wall, Caesar anticipates the arrival of a Gaulish relief force by building yet another wall to fend off an enemy from the outside. Now Rome's finest find themselves facing a formidable enemy on two fronts. But they are ready and able, preparing to confront an enemy force far g…

The Roman army begins its attack on Vercingetorix's fortress in Alesia. The tide turns for Rome as Caesar encircles the Gauls with a seige wall. Please excuse the sound quality of this broadcast. These recording are very old.

Julius Caesar vs Vercingétorix - The Radio Newsreels - Rome's campaign in Gaul has come to a final showdown. Vercingetorix and his band of barbarians have retreated to a mountain fortress. But Rome's expeditionary force, under the leadership of Caesar, takes position at the foot of Gaul's rebel fortress.…

Spartacus - The Police Interview tapes - Warrior turned gladiator; mafia goon turned champion of the workers. His rebellion took the greatest nation in the world to the brink of chaos. So brutal that no survivors lived to tell the story. None but Oenomaus, his fight trainer, whose candid interrogation can be heard here.…

Stalin vs Hitler - Adolphus and his powerful army, driven by the dark magic of the broken cross, consumed by hunger for blood, march east to confront the Great Uncle and the nation of Muskovia. But it will take more than just kicking in the door. The Muskovians, who live by the power of blood and fire, have long sworn to rid the world of magic. And…

Hitler vs Stalin - The story of World War II told as Gothic Mythology. A nation and its ambitious leader are desperately seduced by black magic. Driven by the brutal curse of the Broken Cross, they spread their dark shadow of winter to their neighbours. But to the West they find a powerful Island nation bent on revenge, and to the East, a barren wa…