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Off The Lead
by Frano Mc Keown
This podcast is my attempt to push back against what I call 'The Domestication of Our Species'. Over the years I've become increasingly convinced that we [humans] have in recent decades become 'Bred to Consume'. The podcast is called, "Off The Lead" and it's main purpose is to have and spread open and frank conversations with different people from all walks of life. Please feel free to comment [publicly or privately] with thoughts/recommendations etc to [email protected] Thanks for listening, Frano. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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2026 Ep#10
In this episode I talk through how I only made it to 104km of the 200km in The Kerry Way Ultra , what broke down, and what I’m taking from that into the next block of training. I also walk you through a hunting trip I’ve got lined up for next weekend: the rifle and scope I’m running, how I plan…
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2026 Ep#9
In today’s episode, I reflect on my growing fame and recognizability—and compare it to the attention received by people with three ears and attractive women. I also make a quick Tesco stop to stock up for the Kerry Way Ultra, which takes place in just two days, and reveal who’s joining me as my...
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2026 Ep#8
In this episode, I reflect on the enthusiastic response to my recent physical challenge—running the Border of Meath—and the curious silence around the social-media content I create alongside it. I also share my plans, nerves, and expectations ahead of the Kerry Way Ultra, which is only a few days...
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2026 Ep#7
In today’s episode, I’m talking about the benefits of not putting things on the long finger and why taking action now can make such a difference. I also share a bit about my upcoming race next week, the Kerry Way Ultra, and explain how Des will be joining me to capture the social-media side of…
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2026 Ep#6
Fancy a bottle of red? An Off The Lead Cabernet Sauvignon? Or maybe some Off The Lead wild Irish venison jerky? Get your pre-orders in at [email protected]. In this episode, I discuss my apparent need to keep myself accountable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2026 Ep#5
In this episode, I revisit a note I wrote on my phone about a year ago and unpack what’s changed since. I explore the difference between fully committing to something versus half‑arsing it, and what I call being a “high achiever” versus a “wide achiever.” I share some honest thoughts about…
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2026 Ep#4
The Psychological Significance of a New Haircut Can a new haircut be more than just a change in appearance? Hair is closely tied to identity and self-expression, so changing it can become a small but meaningful act of autonomy—one that reflects an internal shift or a desire to be seen…
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2026 Ep#03
Do you feel like you’re not fully yourself in your life? Like you’ve been hiding parts of who you are? If so, this episode is for you. As always, you can contact me at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2026 Ep#2
In this episode, I explore the idea of “attention farming”—the process of uploading to social media in order to grab and hold people’s attention. Controversy is a tried-and-tested way to do that, so I discuss my plans to “weaponise” some of the more controversial opinions I hold to catch people’s...
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2026 Ep#1
I’m finally back, taking my own advice and getting out of my own way. In this episode, I explain the main reason I’ve recently started uploading to social media and why, at least in part, I decided to take on the 337 km Co. Meath Border run. I also outline my creative process and expand on Rick...
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Ep#43 Caolan Ward
Kicking off 2026 with a superstar! With millions and millions of views and tens of thousands of adoring fans Caolan Ward is BY FAR my most famous guest {he'll love that intro! Hahahahahahahaha}. As is the norm, our conversation meanders between all sorts, from his professional goals as a social...
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D'ya miss me?
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Ep#42 Aidan Carolan
I love the idea of people who have listened to my conversations {or that have just heard that I'm doing podcasts} and then deciding to reach out to me asking to come on. However, this practically never happens, ever. So bareing this in mind I was bowled over when Aidan text me explaining that he...
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Ep#41 Graham Macken 3
Endurance athlete Graham Macken joins me again to walk us through his most recent epic challange, a 5,000km coast to coast 'Race Across America' or Raam for short, otherwise known as the toughest race in the world. We talk death, psychedelics, near death experiences, depression, mortality,...
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Looking Forward, Not Back Ss8Ep#42
Instead of doing a 'season in review' episode I decided to have a think about what's next and do what I can to exorcise some ideas that have been rattling around the auld head. I'm also completely starved of conversation around the types of topics that I tend to talk about on the solos so if this...
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Volume Over Time Ss8Ep#41
The thumbnail that accompanies this episode (@offtheleadofficial on Instagram) is a graph depicting someone's weight loss. I use this graph as an analogy for visualisations generally. I also speak of the importance of volume when it comes to creative output. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
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Institutional Inbreeding And Temple Grandin Ss8Ep#40
I finally added a girl to my list of boyfriends! 'Human centric' viewpoints, the autistic spectrum, real world applications, jiu jitsu, taeqwondo, sharks, bears and antidepressants, just your usual 15 or so minutes of madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Being Beside Yourself In Pain Ss8Ep#39
I begin by explaining how a sneeze just happens and 'you' are just along for the ride as it takes place. Which reminds me of when I left a puddle of tears on the floor of Drogheda A&E. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Organising (or going out of) My Mind Ss8Ep#38
Today's episode is essentially an attempt to organise what's bubbling around the old noggin. I cover the physiological, psychological, behavioural, turmeric, placebo, attention, multitasking, consciousness, Pat Macnamara, Terence Mckenna, cultural, natural, spiritual, cortisol, hemispheric...
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Scratching The Surface Of The Tip Of The Iceberg Ss8Ep#37
Don't underestimate the extent to which we create our own realities, outside of objective facts. The stories we tell ourselves (and others) are of the utmost importance, how we frame our experiences is of the utmost importance, the 'labels' and language we use are of the utmost importance. I get...
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Horse and Cart Analogy Ss8Ep#36
By viewing my current conundrum from a few different perspectives I feel like I've inched closer to knowing what my next steps are in relation to the whole Off The Lead 'thing' and by proximity if nothing else, my own next steps personally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Specifying Your Terms For Success Ss8Ep#35
I open this episode with a quote from one of my boyfriends, a guy that's been hugely influential on my life, Jordan Peterson. The episode is essentially about defining your terms for success and managing your motivation to achieve said goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Knowing Where You're Going Ss8Ep#34
I start off by talking about visualisations and end up with somewhat of a dilemma. In some sense it's as though I'm tirelessly striving to become something but I haven't yet identified exactly what that 'something' is. Food for thought! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In The Age Of Information Ignorance Is A Choice Ss8Ep#33
I give myself a bit of a pat on the head in this episode (something I'm not exactly prone to do) and appreciate the feeling of (to some small degree at least) that I might be on to something. I also flesh out a little more of Ian Mcgilchrists viewpoint that we have become 'left brain dominant' in...
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Defining My Terms With Help From Phineas Gage Ss8Ep#32
This is an episode whereby I try and outline the difficulty I have in determining which words to use in relation to 'the soul' and 'the mind'. I mention a landmark case that blew open our understanding of how the brain functions and how we can literally have 2 separate and independent...
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Loaded Words and Defining Your Terms Ss8Ep#31
This episode should probably come with the trigger warning of, "if you're black, autistic or German then brace yourself". Having endlessly used the words soul, ego, mind, spirit etc, what has come out of the wash of this episode is the idea that I should probably work towards concretising them…
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Improving, Perfecting and Creating Your Enviornment Ss8Ep#30
Much is made of the idea that we are products of our enviornment. This episode is an exploration of the idea that not only can you change your enviornment, but you can also create it. And in keeping with the idea of creating an enviornment, would anybody have any interest in a live version of an...
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Your Body Is Not Just A Container Ss8Ep#29
In a previous episode I feel as though I may have demoted the body to a container and this episode is an effort to clarify my thoughts on the roles of all 3 compoment parts of us, namely Mind Body and Soul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Swimming In Perversions Ss8Ep#28
Having spoken about how fame has been corrupted I now make the analogy that our politics have suffered the same fate. The principle has remained the same, those in power are serving those who put them there, but increasingly it's corporate interests that have put the politicians in place and...
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Why The Irish Drink So Much Ss8Ep#27
I MISPOKE IN THIS EPISODE; I said that the way music effects us on an emotional level is a perversion of 'real' soulful experiences. I meant 'manufactured music'. The kind of music that is created by industry experts, unlike music that is created by genuine artists, which absolutely 'is' soulful...
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Kokoro - Mind Body Spirit Ss8Ep#26
I've spoken a lot before about the distinction between our ego and our soul and today I explore the idea that there is a container that encapsulates both, our body, our 'meat vehicle'. 'Mind, body and soul', a trinity if you will. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Difference Ss8Ep#25
I often if not mostly talk about what makes us different and today I explore the fact that we are more more alike than different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You can't maintain a peak Ss8Ep#25
Today's episode is an effort to further quantify my idea of setting a new standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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'The New Standard' Ss8Ep#24
I've doubled up on a few of the episodes so that's why it 'appears' that I've 'jumped' to 24, I haven't, count'em! It's the 25th of March so our new years resolutions are well fucked. But, perhaps (in Irealand at least) January 1st is possibly one of the worst times to try and initiate some…
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The New Standard Ss8Ep#24
I've doubled up on a few of the episodes so that's why it 'appears' that I've 'jumped' to 24, I haven't, count'em! It's the 25th of March so our new years resolutions are well fucked. But, perhaps (in Irealand at least) January 1st is possibly one of the worst times to try and initiate some…
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Obsolescence Ss8Ep#22
This is a topic I'd like to revisit as there's a lot left unsaid. I essentially compare how the legal profession has been decimated by the advent of the internet in a way that the medical profession hasn't, but should. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Psychological Maintenance 'Ss8Ep#22
Hedges, lawns and growrooms. 3 things in my life that are a proxy for my psychological wellbeing. This episode trys to underpin some of the ways that we can ensure we don't drown when the inevitable flood comes. It also trys to explain how we have an unconscious 'counter' of sorts that is keeping...
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Metrics for Experience Ss8Ep#20
What do pilots, martial artists, stand up comedians and podcasters have in common? Time spent perfecting their craft. This episode is an exploration into the idea that just because you've been 'doing something 10 years' doesn't necessarily mean that you've been doing it for 10 years. It delves…
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Emotional Stock Ss8Ep#19
For the most part we find it easy to know how well we're doing financially. But when it comes to our 'emotional bank ballance' we don't have anything like the black and white figure at the end of our statement. This episode is an exploration of the idea that how well you're doing/feeling...
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My Recent Anxiety Attack Ss8Ep#18
For the record, I don't suffer from anxiety per se. At least no more than most of us. However, I also don't suffer from brittle bones but that hasn't stopped me breaking a few over the years. In this episode I explain how I've recently had an anxiety attack, thankfully the first one I've had in...
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If you haven't found what you're looking for, keep looking.
Mark my words the day will come that I'll do a deep dive episode on Christopher Hitchens, Tom Mac Donald, Airsoft and Mixed Martial Arts, but untill then this 'blend' will have to suffice. In hindsight this episode is about the idea that you should never think you know anything, let alone...
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Identifying Your Problems Ss8Ep#16
We all know that there are 1, 2, maybe 20 things we'd like to change about ourselves. But we often fail to formally identify them. Because of this we are doomed to never formally even start rectifying any of them. Which leaves us destined (to some degree at least) to keep making the same mistakes...
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Tom Mac Donald is My Spirit Animal Ss8Ep#15
Haven't done a 'getting out of my own way' episode in ages. Inspired by Blindboy Boatclubs advise of taking the fear of failure out of any creative endeavour, I said fuck it, I'll just do it for the sake of doing it and not bother about making it 'good'. This is essentially getting rid of the…
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Understanding Yourself Ss8Ep#14
For the most part we've all ended up in jobs that we hated. Jobs that we just couldn't make work. Jobs that just 'weren't for me'. And hidden amongst all the stress related to this phenomenon is your personality. We are largely the same but are differences matter, enormously. This episode...
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Out of Ego Experience
I'm both claiming to have coined the phrase 'Out Of Ego Experience' and claiming that I'm most likely not the first to do so. This episode essentially turned out to be my attempt to define 'soulful experiences' and to highlight some of the differences between creative and non creative people....
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Running And The Creative Process
We generally don't care if our running times aren't at a high level but when it comes to creativity we seem to have been convinced that if it's not very good them you shouldn't bother. You could probably imagine someone wondering why you bother painting/singing/writing/podcasting etc if they're…
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Off The Lead And On Your Tobler Ss8Ep#11
Creative people like creative things and non creative people don't like creative things (BSGA). My guess is that my audience is disproportionately creative, as this whole Off The Lead 'thing' is nothing if it's not creative. No pre or post production, just raw unfiltered content. Not for everyone...
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Let Them Buy Teslas Ss8Ep#10
In continuation from yesterday's episode I expand on what we are to do in order to ween ourselves off being fed a narrative. The fist step being to notice that we are. I touch on education, fake news, narrative, echo chambers, "parroting", the staus quo and the elites. Hosted on Acast. See...
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War Profiteering In A Moral Vacuum Ss8Ep#9
Ho boy. I went from talking about 'flow states' to the difference between an internal and external loci of evaluation to how pervasive immorality has become and is increasingly becoming. And then topped it all off by comparing war profiteers with child molesters and rapists. What came out of the...
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Identity Ss8Ep#9
Back onto the whole personality/identity 'thing'. I also end up talking about where I get my news from, internal and external loci of evaluations, Blindboy Boatclub, being an asshole, pidgeon holes, mainstream media aka 'corporate press' and much much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast is my attempt to push back against what I call 'The Domestication of Our Species'. Over the years I've become increasingly convinced that we [humans] have in recent decades become 'Bred to Consume'. The podcast is called, "Off The Lead" and it's main purpose is to have and spread open and frank conversations with different people from all walks of life. Please feel free to comment [publicly or privately] with thoughts/recommendations etc to [email protected] Thanks for listening, Frano.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This podcast is my attempt to push back against what I call 'The Domestication of Our Species'. Over the years I've become increasingly convinced that we [humans] have in recent decades become 'Bred to Consume'. The podcast is called, "Off The Lead" and it's main purpose is to have and spread open...
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