Soft Vikings

PODCAST · education

Soft Vikings

A norwegian father and son batteling ideas and each other in a quest for a better life in a raw and unedited way

  1. 21

    #21 Love or Lust? The Sacrifice of Men in the 3rd Sexual Revolution

    In this episode, we explore the topic of love in the context of the 3rd sexual revolution. What is love and how does it relate to sacrifice and satisfaction? How has the 3rd sexual revolution changed the way we experience and express love?

  2. 20

    #20 Honesty Hurts: How to Survive the Brutal Feedback of Barbarians

    Today’s topic is honesty. We’ll be talking about what honesty means to us as Soft Vikings, how we deal with suffering and challenges in life, and how we relate to one of our greatest literary figures, Henrik Ibsen, who was known for his honest and realistic dramas. We’ll also talk about the barbarians, and how we can coexist peacefully with them. Join us for an honest and lively conversation on the Soft Vikings podcast.

  3. 19

    #19 Risky Business: How Men Can Thrive in the Age of AI

    In this episode, the father and son duo debate whether you have to be crazy to start a business in Norway. They also share their views on how to deal with challenges and uncertainties in business, and whether it is better to never give up or to turn around quickly. Listen to this episode and find out who makes the better argument.

  4. 18

    #18 The Modern Norwegian Family: A Cultural Exploration

    This podcast explores the changing dynamics of the nuclear family in Norway and how it affects the country’s culture. We also discuss how loneliness and isolation can impact families.

  5. 17

    #17 Israel and the Bloodsport of Nations: A Nuclear Game of Thrones

    A look at the current events in Israel. Cognitiv dissonance, the tribal nature of man and the Media.

  6. 16

    #16 Responsibility - Distrust in Our Leaders and Ourselves

    How to build trust and confidence in ourselves. The failure of our politicians to adopt responsibility.

  7. 15

    #15 Death, Birth and Rituals

    Modern rituals in Norway. The welfare state and suffering.

  8. 14

    #14 The Mental Challenge - Running away

    The second challenge gets issued. How to tame a destructive inner monologue.

  9. 13

    #13 Drugs, Sex and and Rock ’n’ rol - Where the Drugs Better Back in the Days?

    Patterns and rituals. How to quit anything and the drinking culture in Norway.

  10. 12

    #12 Buddy with Your Body - How to Make Changes Stick

    How to be mentally strong and appreciate adversity in life.

  11. 11

    #11 Why getting up early leads to success - is there no punishment for the really stupid things

    The tyrant goes deep into his moring ritual. The first Challenge is given to the Hopless Son. Join us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/235702276072868

  12. 10

    #10 Physical Preparation is Essential

    A viking needs to be fit in order to go on a quest

  13. 9

    #9 Can we heal up and go on a quest?

    An attempt to mend a broken relation between father and son. Can we turn old weakness into new strengths.

  14. 8

    #8 Neuroticism - how a low score is problematic

    Neuroticism and perceived dangers. How to deal with fears the viking way.

  15. 7

    #7 Agreeableness - is kindness a weakness?

    It can be hard to agree on anything, and how not to be a pushover. How you drive your car says a lot about your agreeableness.

  16. 6

    #6 Extroversion and leadership

    How is it to be shy and extrovert? And the danger of wrong labels growing up.

  17. 5

    #5 Conscientiousness

    Does being dilligent to yourself and not to others count as high in conscientiousness? We explore that and more in the quest to understand the world and each other better. Conscientiousness is one of the five major dimensions in the Big Five model of personality (also called Five Factor Model or OCEAN).

  18. 4

    #4 Is openness a gift or a curse?

    We discuss the trait: Openness, from the Big 5 Personality Test The apple has not landed far from the tree! The test can be found here: https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test-short2

  19. 3

    #3 The Hopless Son

    The son, John, continue to explain his experience growing up in the modern family. 

  20. 2

    #2 The Lost Son

    The lost son John introduce himself. A tale of the modern family and regret.

  21. 1

    #1 The tyrant

    The Journey begins. The very first episode of Soft Vikings. Erik "the tyrannical father" introduce himself. 

Type above to search every episode's transcript for a word or phrase. Matches are scoped to this podcast.

Searching…

We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.

No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.

Showing of matches

No topics indexed yet for this podcast.

Loading reviews...

ABOUT THIS SHOW

A norwegian father and son batteling ideas and each other in a quest for a better life in a raw and unedited way

HOSTED BY

johnoeren

URL copied to clipboard!