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#160 Pierre Schoeman - Why I Gave Up My Childhood Dream for Scotland

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#160 Pierre Schoeman - Why I Chose Scotland Over My Springbok Dream

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#159 Chris Williamson - The Price of Modern Wisdom

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#158 Craig Ferguson - The Man Who Walked 3,300 Miles Across America

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#157 First Minister of Scotland: John Swinney - Opportunity, Identity & Scotland’s Future

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#156 Jackass: Wee Man's Most Dangerous Jackass Moments Explained

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#155 John McCalla-Leacy: How To Turn Adversity Into An Unbelievable Life

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#154 Michael Smoak: Michael Smoak: Dead Parents, Heartbreak & Finding God

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#153 Andy Macdonald: X-Games Champ & Olympic Skateboarder on Failure, Discipline & Joy

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#152 Rufus Rice: A Comedian’s Guide to Being Posh

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#151 Carol Kane (boohoo Founder): How I Built a British Fashion Empire

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#150 Daniel Sloss: The Making of Comedian (Netflix, First Gigs, Fatherhood & Growing Up Scottish)

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#149 Ben Barlow (Neck Deep): Punk Pop, Fame, Skateboarding, Identity & Living Life on Your Own Terms

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#148 Jimmy Carr - How to Build Confidence, Find Love & Stop Wasting Your Life

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#147 Benny Higgins: Ex-Bank CEO on Success, Money, Art & What Really Matters

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#146 Dan Boerman: Don’t Die Wondering: A Comedian's Hilarious Guide to a Weird Life

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#145 Formula 1: The Reality of Working in F1 - Scott Duncan

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#144 Fin Taylor (Fin vs History)

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#143 Moroccan Locals Teach Me About Happiness, Money and Love

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#142 Oliver Burkeman - How to Live A Life That Feels Good (without a to-do list)

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#141 Darren McGarvey - Understanding the Anger of Britain's Working Class and the Trauma Economy

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#140 Chris "The Problem" Duncan - From His Mum’s Murder to the UFC Octagon

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#139 Ruby Lola: The Ambition Difference Between Men and Women

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#138 Living With the World's Rarest Condition (15 people) - Dylan Lombard

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#137 Iryna Gil: Escaping Ukraine: A Comedian's War Story

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#136 Sir Tom Hunter: Scotland's First Billionaire on Happiness, Wealth and Giving Back

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#135 Will Storr: How Storytelling Can Make You Rich, Famous & Powerful

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#134 Rory Sutherland's Hilarious Hidden Quirks

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#133 Krish Ramineni - Can We Use AI for Happiness, Health and Humanity?

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#132 Brennan Reece - A Comedian's Guide to Happiness

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welcome to ORIGIN STORY

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#131 Graeme Carling - What Can We Learn From Old-School Entrepreneurship?

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#130 HigherUpWellness (Michael Smoak)

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#129 Braulio Estima - Build a World Champion's Mindset

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#128 Stuart Trevor - AllSaints Founder's Origin Story

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#127 VIDEO VLOG: Day in the Life of A Podcaster

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#126 David Millar - Why Fatherhood Matters And How To Become a Better Dad

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#125 BEMZ - Scottish Hip-Hop, Celtic Football Club, Killer Mike and 50,000 Crowds

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#124 SOLO Q&A

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#123 Nick Yarris - 22 Years on Death-row as an Innocent Man

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#122 Dr Anna Machin - Why Do We Love? Compatibility, Kissing and Cheating

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#121 Albert-László Barabási - The Science Behind Why People Succeed

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#120 George TheTinMen - The Ugly Truth about Men and Boys Mental Health

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#119 Janey Godley - Lessons from 30 Years in Scottish Comedy

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#118 Steven Kotler - Fix Your Focus, Enter Peak Performance & Stop Procrastinating

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#117 Luke Kidgell - Weird Heckles, World Tours and Deep Fried Mars Bars

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#116 Campbell McLaren - UFC’s SECRET Founder

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#115 Nina Nesbitt - What They Didn't Tell Me About Fame

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#114 Dr Robert Glover - Being a Nice Guy is Killing Your Love Life

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#113 David Robson - 13 Strategies To Improve Your Social Life

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#112 Nathaniel Collins - How to Make Sacrifices and Build an Athlete's Mind

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#111 Will Storr - The Dark Psychology of Status, Cults and Neo-Nazis

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#110 Jimmy Carr - How to Live a Better Life

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#109 Ruari Fairbairns - There is NO HEALTHY level of Alcohol Consumption

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#108 Dr Meg Jay - How Overdiagnosis is Stealing Young Adults

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#107 Tracy Garrad - "Can Nice Girls Get The Corner Office?" - Aviva CEO on Gender and Socioeconomic Background

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#106 Jacob Hawley - What Can You Joke About These Days?

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#105 David Pinsof - Status: How to Use it, Choose it, Lose it and Abuse it

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#104 Example - My UK #1 Changed My Life

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#103 Rob Henderson - Care Crisis: Parenting and the Dark Side of Foster Homes

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#102 Rory Sutherland - Decoding Human Behaviour

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#101 Taylor Cavanaugh - NAVY SEAL: Discipline, Mindset, HELL WEEK and Secrets of the Toughest Military Training

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#100 Special - My Untold Story of Childhood Resilience: Poverty, Young Grief, Addiction, Podcasting and Comedy (4K Video)

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#99 Sinitta - Teenage Superstardom and Celebrity Life Uncovered

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#98 Will Lindsay-Perez - Steven Bartlett Tells Me The Truth About This Guest

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#97 High School Shooter Shares His Story - Jon Romano

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#96 Tim Stoddart - Unlock life with Sobriety: How to Turn Addiction into Conviction

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#95 George Armstrong - Your Pain is Your Purpose: Here's What To Do With It

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#94 Mo Samuels - The Reality of Youtube Fitness

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#93 Bule Bolang - British Veteran became Indonesia's Wildest Outdoorsman

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#92 MarkyBCOD - Call of Duty Coach: Are Video Games Dangerous or Are They A Career?

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#91 Anton Danyluk - Love Island & Why Men Are Struggling with Body Image

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#90 David Galbraith - "Death, Jail or Change My Life" - One of Glasgow's Most Violent & Kindest Men Shares All

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#89 Maclin - Artist's Guide to Hollywood, Leaving Logan Paul and Being Life's Designer

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#88 Dr Lori Bisbey - Kink, Fetish & The Sex Education You Were Never Taught

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#87 Robin Dreeke - FBI Special Agent's Top Secrets of Negotiation

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#86 Abby Davisson - The Art of Making Scary Decisions: Money, Love, and Life-Changing Choices

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#85 Professor Lee Elliot Major OBE - From Binman to CEO & Professor: The Incredible Story of the World's First "Working Class" Professor

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#84 Sharon Amesu - Tackling Race Inequality in a Cancel Culture

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#83 - SOLO Q&A: Partying with Celebs at Burberry Awards, Stand Up Comedy, Moving Homes & Heartbreak

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#82 Scott Britton - Battle Cancer: From Homeless to Building a £4m Fundraiser

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#81 Roei Samuel - ADHD, Comedy and Earning £1,000,000 by 30

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#80 Rob Lipsett - Improve Your Outcomes, Upload Your Life

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#79 Jake Gordon - Breath Work: Unlocking the Secret To A Better Life

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#78 Dr Meg Jay - The Defining Decade: Your Twenties Matter Most

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#77 Steven Beattie - Overcoming Europe's Most Dangerous Prison for Young Offenders and Becoming a Doctor

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#76 Joe Seddon - Disrupting Oxford & Climbing the Forbes List with only £200

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#75 TMCycles - Shocking Truths About Bodybuilding, Steroids and Men's Mental Health

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#74 Alex Demirel - Biohacking: Sleep, Sunlight, Sex and Solitude

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#73 Suhit Amin - Chemotherapy to Multi Million Content Creator King

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#72 Mark Drager - Use Your Words Wisely to Get What You Want

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#71 Max Fosh - Becoming The Richest Man (for 7 mins)

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#70 Darren Lee - Extraordinary Actions for an Extraordinary Career

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#69 Nick Gatfield - Signing Amy Winehouse and Leading Sony Music

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#68 Dr Yusef Smith - Leaving NHS & Productivity Tips From a Doctor

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#67 Sir Tom Hunter - Scotland's First Billionaire Gives All Away

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#66 Natalie Burrows - Fix Your Gut, Improve Your Mind

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#65 Hamilton Souther - Ayahuasca: A Guide from America's Master Shaman

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#64 Paul McVeigh - Most Intelligent Premier League Player talks Performance Psychology

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#63 Paul Shields - A Therapist's Life of Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll