This week we're talking about the things we've forgotten that we think we remember even though what we come up with might be a complete fabrication. A goat is arrested for the theft of a Mazda 323, some Reading Rock Festival pizza rots Martin's jeans, and I am attacked by malware. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we’re talking about how we can become experts at looking for evidence in support of beliefs we already hold, and the ways it can be destructive. We also hear about a lady who took her dead hamster on the trip of a lifetime and make a useful addition to our posthumous supergroup. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week, I've been in Scotland and so we recorded in a rush without any time to do a proper edit. It's a mark of our "professionalism" that you probably won't tell a difference between this and our other episodes. We're chatting about platitudes and why they are so unhelpful. There's also all the usual guff. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about why people feel the need to embellish the truth and how it often comes from a place of low self-confidence. We wonder what it would be like to wake up at your own funeral, hear about animals travelling in underwear, and see the insufferable liar, Jay from The Inbetweeners, in a whole new light. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about something simple, the meaning of life. We hear a remarkable excuse for illegal possession of drugs, Martin gets mistaken for a pensioner, we feel grateful for bowel cancer screening, and I recall almost being crushed under a Land Rover. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're discussing the ways we can harness our inevitable self-talk. Martin does a survey on anchovies, and a pigeon is held captive for eight months on suspicion of espionage. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week, we're talking about why it hurts when someone lets us down, how we can avoid it happening, and what to do if it does. Other than that, we hear about how speedy cashiers can cause mental health crises, whether or not it's important to be able to shuffle a deck of cards, and I find out what Martin has in his larder. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're discussing thinking you know everything already and how that expert mindset can often limit your opportunities to grow intellectually and emotionally. Martin has a story about confusing an owl with a mushroom, a drunken man gets arrested for impersonating a ghost, and we ponder on the possibility that all the great philosophers were borne out of a time when there wasn't anything to do apart from sitting around thinking about things. You can email us at info@grahamlandiw...
This week we're talking about the benefits of going into situations without assuming any prior knowledge, and how even if you're a relative expert, keeping an open mind and believing you can always learn something new is the way to sustainable and enjoyable personal growth. Martin tells a harrowing tale about an exploding toilet which puts him in mind of a toilet disaster all of his own. You might not want to listen while you're eating. You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbein...
This week we’re talking about why it’s important to be adaptable in recovery and life generally. To illustrate our ability to adapt to random subjects we find time for Barry White, an art exhibition for dogs, pair Socrates and Einstein in an unlikely midfield three with Oprah Winfrey, and discuss our feelings about ironing. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we’re talking about some of the biological and genetic factors that might make problems with addiction more likely. Neither of us claims to be experts in this area so you needn’t worry that we might bog you down in difficult-to-understand science. To lighten the mood we hear about Freddie Mercury appearing in a teaspoon, the perils of solo fishing trips, getting chocolate stuck to bare flesh, and our connection with the late David Bowie. You can email us at [email protected]...
This week, if you’re wondering why you’d been feeling so stressed and anxious about the festive period that we’ve just hauled our way through, we might have some of the answers for you. Martin has a cold and tries to bring us all down to his level of misery with a particularly unseasonal tale about inappropriate gifting. We express gratitude for being alive with our families, and I catastrophically underestimate the age of Cozy Powell. Happy New Year. Here’s hoping that it’s peaceful, productive...
This week we’re talking about the impact too much alcohol can have on your memory. Martin introduces me to the concept of moon bathing, we hear about a worrying danger of food deliveries, ponder on the merits of being good at giving speeches, and consider writing and sharing eulogies for one another whilst we’re still alive to hear them. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week, we inadvertently select a topic we covered earlier in the year and then worried that we might have contradicted ourselves within the space of six months. Intervention is clearly an important topic on which we have a lot to say In addition, we think about the best way to catch a kangaroo, show gratitude for video calls and reliable cars, discuss the origin of surnames, and try to name the Travelling Willbury's. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for l...
This week we’re talking about what happens when you don’t or can’t seem to limit the empathy you feel for others. We discuss, where it originates, why it can be a problem and what you can do about it. We share our fond memories of Shane MacGowan, debate the connection between creativity and alcohol, hear about some horrifying places where spiders laid their eggs, and I get a bit worked up about weather forecasters. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, w...
This week we’re talking about why we sometimes find it hard to celebrate other people’s success and how helpful it is to do so. We wonder how God feels about hot drinks in church, discover the names of two Osmond siblings we didn't know existed, reminisce about Martin’s affection for chocolate buttons, and we select our favourite poems. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week, after our discussion last time about scarcity mindset, we're balancing things out with some thoughts about why an abundance mindset is far preferable. In addition, we discuss the art of telling jokes, "big up" the value of freezers and leaf blowers, and there's exciting news for anyone saddened by the demise of the "Caramac" bar. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it....
This week we're talking about the negative impacts of worrying that you won't have enough, regardless of whether you're right or not. Martin waxes lyrical about prescription apps, and I extol the virtues of a squirrel. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about the physical, emotional and mental benefits of listening to classical music. Martin tells us about a surprising and inappropriate donation to a charity shop, and we discuss canoeing, and growing up in a house without central heating. I then erroneously ascribe "The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra" before knocking one out of the park in the weekly quiz. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really...
This week, having recently spoken about anxiety, an emotion that lives in the future, we're turning our attention to the ways we become burdened by the past. I can't recall any famous hijacks, we pay tribute to Matthew Perry, who we focused on in one of our very early episodes, and we talk rituals and wet shaving. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about some of the reasons alcohol is treated differently in society from other drugs. I get antsy about technology updates, Martin has news about "Tree Of The Year", we discover we know very little about communion wine, and debate the value of parallel parking. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about how to manage anxiety and the way in which almost everything that works best is counterintuitive. Martin leaves his dartboard outside, and celebrates a day just for him. We make arrangements for handling a bear attack and ask, "Should apples be stored in the fridge?" (of course not). You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about why we find giving and recieving compliments so awkward, what it says about us, and how to change it. There's squirrel talk, a discussion about whether we all end up dressing our age, some dull exchanges about loose-leaf tea, and a tale about sheep on drugs. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week, we're talking about all the benefits of being kind to other people, many of which are incredibly powerful for the giver of kindness as much as they are for the receiver. Martin gives away some chocolate but can't take advantage of a client's similar act of kindness, I enjoy floor coverings, and we have a night in London that culminated in a jog to the station that played havoc with Martin's creaking knees, much to my amusement. You can email us at info@grahamlandiw...
This week we're discussing all the methods we use to get in our own way. Procrastination, perfectionism, low self-esteem, disconnection, and lots more. I help my daughter liberate a spider, Martin oversleeps, we debate the merits of measuring things by using other things, and remember the heady days of the conker battles we had in our youth. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
We're back, and this week we're talking about five common signs that you've developed or are developing a dependence on a substance or behaviour. There are guitar-shaped coffins, tales of being attacked by two wild animals simultaneously, short trousers, and neck ties. It's good to be with you again. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
A short trailer to let you know that we've had enough of being without you and are looking forward to returning next week. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
In the last episode of this season, we're talking about how we create conditions for inspiration. We reminisce about bringing games into school on the last day of term, I learn a lot about work charming, and Martin reveals his fondness for bouncy balls. We'll be back in September but, if you can't wait that long, there are 174 other episodes for you to listen to. Have a lovely summer. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreci...
This week we're talking about why we find it hard to make decisions and what we can do about it. There's money to be made from scaring birds, especially those with a drug habit, Martin dresses up as a Cavalier, and we get all wistful about paddling pools. You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
This week we're talking about the fine line between supportive behaviour and the point at which it slips into enabling a continuation of the problem that you're trying to help address. We allow ourselves a once in 43 years moment or two of euphoria at our football team finally winning something and consider sober ways to celebrate . We deconstruct the phrase "tough love", and Martin ends up cutting the grass in a cemetery after a friend is not entirely straight with him. You ...
