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Curious Brainfarts
by Lou and Paul
The place where two ordinary people talk about things people are curious about. We're not taking ourselves too seriously, and we certainly don't have all the answers. We're offering a light-hearted space to think about some stuff differently. We discuss the topics off the cuff based on how the theme strikes us in the moment! It's risky, we keep in the bloopers, and it keeps us on our toes. You can get involved by dropping us suggestions at [email protected] are dropping weekly.
Episodes
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Comfort Zone(s)
We say farewell to Eddie on this his last appearance for this mini-series, and in doing so we end up slip, sliding our way to the topic of Comfort Zone(s). What keeps us there? Why are they so hard to leave? What can we do about them? What's our experience of exploring beyond them. If you'd like…
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Beans
You heard it here first.... beans are broad church and our topic for today. It was kindly brought to you by Eddie, one of our super fans (OMG guys, stop it!!), so join him for chapter 2 of 3 in this mini series. Turns out Eddie doesn't like beans, or does he?! It's not as clear cut as he first...
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Privilege
Welcome to the last in the Superfan Mini Series before the summer break! This week we explore the very curious topic of Privilege and get under the skin of it with Edward Tebble. Eddie is an avid listener and has gets through all the episodes in record time!We make a curious discovery in our...
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Anxiety & Worry
Tune in for Cien's last appearance in this Super Fan Mini Series - let's call it the SFMS for short, it makes total sense. Anyway, this week we're getting curious about Anxiety and Worry along with what else shows up. Interestingly, when you're anxious do you worry too? If you'd like to suggest a...
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Brand, Character, Persona
Cien (pronounced Shen), our Super Fan Mini-Series guest, came up with a belter of a topic. It's definitely something that has a lot of publicity at the moment with the impact of social media. We also take an analogue look at the topic looking through many different lenses. If you want to get...
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Drama Triangle
**SUPERFAN MINI SERIES** We welcome the wonderful Cien to the pod this week as part of our Superfan Series. And we start with a boatload of drama. Drama, drama, drama. We explore the Drama Triangle, a dynamic that is present in our culture, our workplaces, our families, our relationships and...
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Pressure
Pressure is something we all feel, and too much pressure doesn't end well, with stress and anxiety at the end of that road. We muse about where pressure comes from, and how much choice we have about the pressure we put on ourselves and allow others or situations to place on us. If there's…
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No!
Computer says No! It's something we fear because of rejection. Gaaahhhh! Does someone saying no to me mean that I'm a defective person? Well, logically it doesn't, however it can cut us to the quick at times. We experiment with a re-frame of no as the gateway to yes enables it to be welcomed…
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Etymology
Straight from the horse's mouth, we swing cats, pull your leg and sleep tight. Fascinating to look at the origin of words and phrases, a real glimpse into history. Language is always moving, although there's no guarantee we are able to keep up! We get ourselves in a right pickle trying to...
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Sarcasm
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Is that fair, or does that give sarcasm a bad rep? Having given it some thought, we are here to say that the mocking and diminishing nature of sarcasm makes it problematic. It can be funny if someone directs it at themselves in a self deprecating way, but...
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Humility
This week we are chowing down on some humble pie as we consider all things humility. This inner state that is authentic, clear and grounded. Not needing validation or an ego stroke. Not humble bragging, or self deprecating. Why? Because you know you are enough, just as you are. Not perfect, but...
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Communication
We do this a lot. All the time. There are so many ways of communicating, but we don't seem to have become more skilled at it. This is a deep one, lots of layers. Culture, language, context, intent, verbal, non-verbal, silence, energy. Everything is a communication of some sort or another. In the...
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Alignment
Turns out alignment is more than just the wheels of your car. And it shouldn't be taken for granted. Alignment at one moment in time isn't a guarantee that it'll stay that way. Checking the alignment, paying it some attention and giving it some focus is vital. Otherwise a surprise (and not all...
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Holidays
Whether you like going abroad, staying at home, seeing the sights or relaxing to the max, there are as many ways of going on holiday as there are people. We agreed that for us, it's about who you're with. If that's right, you could be having fish and chips in the rain with a leaky tent and it...
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Camping
After some faffing with the RTG, and finding out Alex's pin number, it spat out Camping. Turns out we had a fair bit to say about it #You'reWelcome Anyhew, what would an episode about camping be if it wasn't for some jolly tales of yaw and yonder. We've absolutely loved having Alex come along and...
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Money
Welcome to the first episode in our Superfan Series, featuring the fragrant and absolutely delightful Alex Stillman. We felt it was time to add some additional brainfarts from our lush audience, so we hope you enjoy. Money. A necessary evil or freedom? A form of energy that you can magnetise? The...
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Triggers
TRIGGER WARNING! Here we chat about triggers, what they are, how they get activated, and crucially how to cope when that happens. It's not easy, and all triggers are rooted in our past experience. Get in touch with us if you'd like to suggest a topic for us to get curious about:...
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Vulnerability
Vulnerability. Our soft underbelly. We talk about whether this is at the heart of human connection and why. The cultural landscape that tells us it's dangerous and weak and leaves you exposed. There's a lot going on. Let us know what you think, and any topic you want us to chat about by getting…
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Debating
The debate we had about debating is, without fear of contradiction, an absolute cracker. From very structured debates with rules, opposing sides and persuasive rhetoric, to the rather less structured internal free for all that sometimes represents our inner debate club. We talk about it all, so…
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Reading
Of course we're on about the largest town in England with a thriving shopping centre, many pubs and canal running through it. Or are we.....? After doing some reading on Reading we realised that what we read was not so much about reading as it was Reading so we moved swiftly on! Read with your…
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Coaching
This was almost like being given a week off by the RTG as we absolutely LOVE coaching. We had a look at the wildly different definitions and noticed that what we're about doesn't fit into that definition. There's some interesting questions like: "how helpful is the term coaching?". Let us know…
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Say-Do Gaps
Say-do gaps are a beautiful leveller as we've all got them because they're part of our shared human experience. With that being said, we needn't shy away from them because what is in the gap has the power to unlock transformational growth and success. The trick we've noticed is finding which ones...
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Culture
In this episode, we decide to focus very much on our strengths and so you'll hear a lot about art history, biological lab techniques and possibly something about social groups. Needless to say this is a fascinating subject, and it turns out that Boy George was onto something :-) If you'd like to...
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Confidence
Um, well, this, er, episode was a bit of a tricky one to, er, get into really. Unsurprisingly there are lots of definitions of "confidence" and we knocked around a few of them. The one that felt most relevant to us will be revealed in this episode. Now, the key thing is to remember how to get...
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Lies
There's all sorts of lies, and it's something that literally everyone has done at some point! Paul and Lou are interrupted, by a now familiar character, with this interesting topic. What do you think about lies? How do they show up in your world? If you want to get involved, drop us an email to...
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Social Media
Lou and Paul accidentally stumbled upon this vibrant topic and took a good look around, noticing the many aspects of it. It's not about casting judgement, simply being curious about they're experience of it so far. How do you use social media? How does it enrich, support, develop things in your...
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Resolutions
The third Monday of January is referred to by some people as "Blue Monday" and the resolutions start dropping off. Lou started us off down this road and we wondered how helpful resolutions really are. Unsurprisingly, it depends (as we're all individuals)! On quite a few things actually and having...
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Rest
We were delighted to have this sent into us by Lucy off of England, The Internet. A very detailed location shout out for her there. Anyhew, this was an interesting topic indeed and there's quite a realisation we each have which took us by surprise! Why not give yourself permission to sit down…
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Excuses
So, what's your excuse then? This was a great conversations and we noticed the relationship to judgement and that's not all. Where does compassion show up? When we get curious about our own excuses and those that others share with us we are invited to see what's going on beneath the surface.…
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Time
This week we're introduced to "The Panty Sneaker" which we're pretty sure is not their real name and pseudonym. We were going to refer to them as Sue for short and couldn't be sure. Maybe we'll hear from them again soon... Hopefully they'll explain where their name came from too! Don't worry…
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Hair
You'll be glad to know we kept it tasteful!! Check out Roscoe's curly locks! He does love a cuddle with Paul. It turns out we have a lot of experience of different hair styles and the impact they have on us and those around us. Join us for the meanderings on this personal topic to us all. We've…
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Self-Care
Turns out, we're all rather busy and haven't readily got time without making some different choices. You'll also notice that Dizziee, Nigel and Roscoe appear at points, giving us their point of view on all things self-care. What you'll find is that they do a brilliant job of highlighting the...
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Judgement
Dizziee sneezes on one of Paul's speakers... Yuk!! Oh, and judgement is a tricky subject as we discuss there's no right or wrong way to approach it. There can be less and more effective ways to it though. Fundamentally we can choose how we want to show up, and let's not forget - we often judge...
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Choices
Dear listeners, today the RTG chose choices for us. We were thrilled with the choice and chose to dodge around for a while before getting stuck into the topic. Other choices include mild hysteria as well as some Dizziee farts. For the more eagle eared cerebral pumper you may notice that we sound…
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Dogs
We are grateful to Noah, Paul's youngest, who popped into the studio and offered us this topic. We've done animals before and not specifically dogs. We're not gonna lie to you, we love a dog, albeit couldn't eat a whole one (ba-dum, crash). Turns out we've been making friends with them for over...
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Education
This week took us completely by surprise because the topic just came out of nowhere! Yes, that's how it normally happens and what's different is that we didn't stop, we just kept going in stead of ask the RTG to kick in. What we know is that our educators are incredible, it's a privilege to have…
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Cheese
Well that was quite the surprise!! Join us on this magical mystery tour of cheese! From hills, to caves, to the universe and 8000yrs BC. We cover a lot of ground people!! Then of course there's the eternal question: soft, wet or hard? If you want to get involved with a topic, drop us an email to...
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Spontaneity
This podcast is founded on spontaneity, and of course quantum physics as we'll explain! Lou and Paul have no idea what they're going to discuss each week and rely on their years of experience, curiosity and skills to help navigate their way through. Turns out that keeping things natural better...
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Serial Interruptors
Well dear listeners, this was a magical mystery tour of an episode! You'll be pleased to know there's a hearty pre-amble as we surf through a myriad of waves before the RTG finally kicks into action. If you're not here for the giggles, you can jump ahead to the meat and potatoes. We really…
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Procrastination
Well, I'm sure we could have done this another day... We get curious about procrastination, how it shows up for us, how people deal with it differently and whether or not it serves a purpose. There are also a couple of little easter eggs in there for you too. Let us know if you spot them!! If you...
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Disruptors
Welcome to Series 2!!! We're very glad to be back with you all after our lovely break in Timeoffland. During our time away, we've come up with a whole load of exciting ideas to be introduced through Series 2. After sifting through the hefty mail sacks, we stumbled on an email from Alex off of...
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Timeoffland
This week we're in the lesser-known holiday destination, left of Cornwall, with high UV and Australian accents!! The place where top podcasters go to unwind between series. That's right folks, this is the end of our first series! We'll be back with you in early September to kick off Series 2! Let...
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Feedback
Feedback most definitely isn't always a gift and is something we often fumble through. We get curious about some of the aspects of feedback that are worth considering and there's a lot more besides. It's a team sport - it requires at least two people to play and the positions aren't static! If...
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Limiting Beliefs
Limiting Beliefs 'ey? What the ruddy Norah is that all about then? "Something only certain people experience I presume". Not! 😂 😛 This is a universal part of being a human, so it's less about whether we have limiting beliefs, and more about how we choose to re-frame them, manage them and tell...
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Music
We absolutely explore as many angles as possible in this episode which takes some surprising turns! Treat yourself and let us know what you think. If you want to suggest a topic drop us an email to [email protected]
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Growth
No, not lipoma, personal growth - and Paul's grass. It's a chunky topic that we take a quick stroll around to see what's going on. What's your experience of personal growth? Want to suggest a topic, drop us an email to [email protected]
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Journaling
So it turns out you don't have to just use a pen and paper, there are other ways of journaling. We hear about Lou's experience of journaling and how Paul applies it differently. If you want to suggest something for us to get curious about, drop us an email to [email protected]
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Kindness
A lovely gentle episode today about a lovely subject! Kindness shows up in lots of ways, and sometimes we show it to ourselves. We think it's worth practising more and notice the impact that it has on us and those around us. If you'd like to suggest a topic you can get in touch at...
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Numbing
This week we are talking about numbing. Wine and crisps anyone?! Tuning into and noticing how we numb, what we numb and why we numb these things is incredibly valuable. Noticing what is keeping us stuck, and sometimes we just want a bar of chocolate! Thanks as ever to our hosts Paul Dykes and...
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Purpose
What a thoroughly lovely chat and there's such beauty about this, apart from the slobbered on Kong that Nigel had. It will all make sense when you tuck in for a listen. If you'd like to suggest a topic, drop us an email to [email protected]
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The place where two ordinary people talk about things people are curious about. We're not taking ourselves too seriously, and we certainly don't have all the answers. We're offering a light-hearted space to think about some stuff differently. We discuss the topics off the cuff based on how the theme strikes us in the moment! It's risky, we keep in the bloopers, and it keeps us on our toes. You can get involved by dropping us suggestions at [email protected] are dropping weekly.
HOSTED BY
Lou and Paul
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