Cartoonist. Storyteller. Drawer. Comic Lover. Illustrator. Graphic Designer. Speaker. Writer. Founder of Zen Pencils. 90% of people are living a life which they think society requires them to live, or they come from certain cultural backgrounds with pressures to align themselves in reputable careers and industries. Fortunately though, for anybody living in this current era, it is easier now than it ever has been, to try something new if you feel stuck. For our guest this week, Gavin Aung Than , ...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 73
Margo Aaron - Third-Generation Holocaust Survivor. Accidental Marketer. Recovering Psychological Researcher. Entrepreneur. Daywalker. Writer. Mom. Wannabe Astronaut. Founder of, That Seems Important. This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Margo Aaron - http://bit.ly/TSImportant Listen to Full Podcast - http://bit.ly/RHPMargoAaron...
Feb 20, 2019•17 min
Accidental Marketer. Recovering Psychological Researcher. Entrepreneur. Daywalker. Writer. Mom. Wannabe Astronaut. Founder of, That Seems Important. What does a name truly represent and how important is it? Across various cultures and traditions, they are revered in many different ways. For our guest this week, Margo Aaron , her name had a huge influence on her and greatly impacted the subsequent decisions she has made throughout her life. Margo was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is what...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 72
Arno Carstens - South African Rock Icon, and lead Singer of the Springbok Nude Girls. Arno is a platinum selling, award-winning singer-songwriter from Cape Town. His talent in the creative arts extends far beyond his vocal prowess and songwriting abilities. He is also a very accomplished and expressive fine artist. This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Arno Carstens...
Feb 15, 2019•16 min
Platinum Singer-Songwriter. Lead Singer of Springbok Nude Girls. Hero. Fine Artist. Smiler. Sci-Fi Fan. Rock Star. South African Legend. It’s fascinating that in every single country of the world, there are musicians and bands who are absolute superstars within their own country. Our guest this week, Arno Carstens , is a South African rock idol. Arno and his band shaped the lives of a generation in South Africa. They gave hope and a voice to the youth of an era which went through a major transit...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 71
Maritime Adventurer. Sales Extraordinaire. Team Builder. Dance Floor King. Energiser Bunny. Positivity Powerhouse. Spiritual Warrior. Smiler. Best Bud. Joburg China. This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Ryan Hawell - http://bit.ly/RyanHawellFB Listen to Full Podcast - http://bit.ly/RHPRyanHawell...
Feb 08, 2019•15 min
Maritime Adventurer. Sales Extraordinaire. Team Builder. Dance Floor King. Energiser Bunny. Positivity Powerhouse. Spiritual Warrior. Smiler. Best Bud. Joburg China. Most of us take for granted that we know the childhood and backstory details of our close friends and family. However, when you dig a little deeper under the surface you may be surprised with what you find out! Our guest this week, Ryan Hawell , is a long time friend of mine (Gareth). We met almost 21 years ago to the day, on our fi...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 70
Rich is a highly regarded speaker, author, entrepreneur and business strategist who operates with a punk rock ethic and style. This man loves board games, is a deliberate misfit and specialises in helping other people suck less in public! This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Richard Mulholland - http://bit.ly/richmulholland Listen to Full Podcast - http://bit.ly/RH...
Feb 01, 2019•15 min
Punk Rocker. ex-Rock ‘n Roll Roadie. Speaker. Author. Serial Entrepreneur. Thought Leader. Presentation King. Teacher. Board Game Enthusiast. Deliberate Misfit. Tattoo Lover. Comedians, cartoons and board games are mediums which we can learn so much from, yet don’t necessarily take enough notice of. Our guest this week, Richard Mulholland , is a man who has cross-pollinated his skills and learnings from being a rock ‘n roll roadie and a board game extraordinaire, into the business world with gre...
Jan 30, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 69
Lilia Tarawa, was born inside the Gloriavale fundamental Christian Community where she lived for the first 18 years of her life. This is her heroic story of how she escaped. This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Lilia Tarawa - http://www.liliatarawa.com/ Listen to Full Podcast - http://bit.ly/RHPLiliaTarawa...
Jan 18, 2019•9 min
Religious Cult Convalescent. ex-Gloriavale Daughter. Author. Speaker. Smiler. Business Coach. Role Model. Indie Rock Lover. Liberated and Free Human. You would reckon that in 2019, the human race would be a civilised bunch? We’d all be working from a good base of morals, there would be a decent amount of harmony, our values would be purposeful and people would be living peacefully... Our guest this week, Lilia Tarawa , is a lady who has experienced the absolute extreme of living in a community w...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 68
Jody Calitz - Elite Personal Trainer and Pro-bikini bodybuilder, turned yogi and holistic coach. This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Jody Calitz - http://bit.ly/jodyc Listen to Full Podcast - http://bit.ly/RHPJodyCalitz
Jan 18, 2019•14 min
Women’s Health Expert. Ex-Pro Bikini Bodybuilder. Nutritionist. Vegan Athlete. Elite Personal Trainer. Yogi. Holistic Coach. Women’s Transformation Specialist. Smiler. Your health is the most important thing in your entire life. The beauty of being healthy is that it is actually very very simple if you let it be. Nurturing your body and mind with nature’s natural ingredients and goodness, is the best place to start! Our guest this week, Jody Calitz , is a lady who knows this all too well. Her wh...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 67
Keegan Smith - NRL Performance Coach, Personal Growth Extraordinaire and Founder of RealMOVEMENT Project This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Keegan Smith - http://bit.ly/RMoveProject Listen to Full Podcast - http://bit.ly/RHPKeeganSmith...
Jan 11, 2019•16 min
NRL Performance Coach. Author. Mentor. Student. Teacher. Personal Growth Extraordinaire. Dad. Budding Farmer. Nature Lover. Founder of RealMOVEMENTProject. These days we are under more stress than ever, as a result of working longer hours, spending less time in nature, not eating correctly, not enjoying deep relationships and sleeping less. This concoction results in disease, inefficiency and underperformance. Keegan Smith , is a man who has had his fair share of ups and downs, of trails and tri...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 66
Simon McCartney - a Mountaineer, Avid Adventurer, Author and Businessman This is a short and sweet, supplementary version of our weekly Podcast. It’s a taster to give you a flavour of what to expect from the full Podcast episode. Connect with Simon McCartney - www.illuminationphysics.com Listen to Full Podcast - https://ridic-human.com/podcast/simon-mccartney/
Jan 04, 2019•5 min
Mountaineer. Avid adventurer. Dare Devil. Alpinist. Author. Lighting Illusionist. Businessman. It takes a special type of person to put their life at risk, purely because it’s their passion and something which gives them a lot of enjoyment. We do, however, have a lot to be thankful for all of those explorers who have achieved the first of various feats. It’s the curiosity of humans which is always going to keep us moving forward as a species! Once somebody has completed something, it gives other...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 65
This is a short xmas episode to first and foremost say a massive thank you for being part of our journey this year. Huge thanks to all of you, who listen to our Podcast. We really couldn’t do this without your support. Also a monster thanks to our guests, without you this show would not exist. We learn so much from each and every guest. Also thanks to our Virtual Assistants, Camila and Petar. You guys are an integral and special part of The Ridiculously Human Podcast In this Podcast we talk a bi...
Dec 26, 2018•37 min•Ep. 64
Professional Bartender. Smiler. Mixologist. Entrepreneur. Joburg Boetjie. Dad. Entertainer. Cocktail Aficianado. Flair Specialist. Founder of The Perfect Serve. It takes a special type of human to work in the hospitality industry. When people are out having fun, you are there to serve them. When you want to have fun, others are working. When your clientele are asleep, you are awake. When they are awake, you are asleep. Our guest this week, Travis Kuhn , was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Li...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 63
Earth Changer. Ocean Conservationist. Artist. Plastic Researcher and Assailant. Skipper. Ocean Advocate. Teacher. Speaker. Smiler. Leader. Founder of Running eXXpedition Plastic has had and still does have great uses in modern society. However, it is also a not-so-silent killer. Synthetic plastics’ origin, dates back to the early 1900s and then it became really popular in the 1960s. In the space of 60 years we, as the human race, have managed to have a detrimental impact on the environment using...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 62
Chocolatier. Gay. Cowboy. Professional Horse Trainer. Theatrical Aficionado. Farm Boy. Cornbread Lover. Napper. Brogi. Traveller. Founder of Vivere Chocolates Everything which happens between life and death is what you make of it, some of it by choice and some of it by destiny. Many times during your life, events will not make much sense at the time. However, those moments will re-visit you, later on, to remind you why they happened. Robert Bowden , is a man who understands this all too well. He...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 61
Reader. Translator. Interpreter. Bibliophile. Communication Expert. Entrepreneur. Marketing Consultant. People Connector. Smiler. Speaker. Chief Bookworm Officer. Each day, there is something like 2.5 quintillion bytes of new information created online, in the mediums of writing, video, audio etc. We have become content creating machines. While we crave the new and latest trends, there is still so much to learn from reading books. Our guest this week, Helena Escalante , is somebody who knows all...
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 60
Behaviour Change Specialist. Habit Coach. Research Geek. Podcast Host. PhD in Weightloss Psychology. Irish Las. Smiler. Wellness Consultant. The success of most people is because of consistency, perseverance, self-awareness and planning. An overarching theme to all of these, is habits. Good habits, specifically, are what contribute to overall wellness and success. Habits need to be learned and ingrained in us through repetition. Our guest this week, Dr Heather McKee , is a lady who knows all too...
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 59
Blogger. Speaker. Marketing Guru. Ruckus Maker. Bestselling Author. Ringleader. Podcaster. Analogy King. Entrepreneur. Teacher. The internet has certainly changed the world, which has resulted in new types of leaders emerging and also for a new type of leadership. There are smaller tribes of people forming and these people need their own leaders. Tribes are becoming more niche and require a specific type of ringleader. The beauty of the world now, is that we can all find each other. Our guest th...
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 58
Bestselling Author. Keynote Speaker. Teacher. Patient Activist. Transformational Facilitator. Cancer Convalescent. Authenticity Pacesetter. Sage. Luminary. Have you ever stopped and had a think about your future and what it really means? Have you ever considered the thought that all living beings are terminal? There is not one person, one animal, or one living cell, which is going to survive eternally…. Our guest this week, Sophie Sabbage , is somebody who knows all too well how delicate and pre...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 57
Brianna and Kristine Tesauro. Heroes. Sassy Sisters. Smilers. Positivity Creators. Living Legends. Adventure Seekers. Cancer Survivors. Founders of Catch Some Air. Most people in the world are going through life as if they are going to be alive forever. Sadly, the truth is, that all of us are terminal. We forget to take notice of the small things in life, those fleeting moments, those little reminders, the sunsets, the sunrises, the smile from a passing stranger. Our guests this week, Brianna an...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 56
One of the most important things in life is to understand the connection between animals and humans. At the end of the day, we are one and the same, just different sorts of animals. We rely on a flourishing and systematic ecosystem, for us to all thrive and co-exist. Our guest this week, Helen Jukes , knows all too well about the importance of nature, connection and specifically bees. Helen has much to thank for the lessons these small organisms have taught her in life. Helen grew up in the beau...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 55
Founder and Creator of SwitchPlayground. Human Movement Specialist. South African. Expert Fitness Trainer. Entrepreneur. Mindset Master. Dad. Teacher. Smiler. Sincere Human. To be an absolute expert at something in life, there is some sort of recipe which is required. You need to spend endless hours learning, practising, improving and refining your art. You need to live and breath it. Goals and dreams are one thing, but actually crystallising them into something meaningful and tangible requires ...
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 54
Podcasters. South Africans. Brothers From Other Mothers. Dr of Chiropractic. Executive Coach. Buddies. Human Connectors. Smilers. Jokers. Change Makers. Your Hosts. It’s not often in life, that you get to start a project with one of your best buddies. It is special creating something which is more meaningful than yourselves and is your own little way of giving back to the universe. It is an absolute privilege to be alive and living on this planet and it is each person’s responsibility and obliga...
Oct 10, 2018•50 min•Ep. 53
Passionate Youth Advocate. Conservationist. Optimist. Leader. Kenyan. Environmentalist. Smiler. Storyteller. Tree Lover. African Lady. Movement Creator. Chairwoman of the Wangari Maathai Foundation. The world, it would seem, is on a precipice when it comes to politics and the environment. It’s unfortunate how the two go hand in hand and that generally, it is up to the outliers and individuals to stand up and fight for protecting our environment. Our guest this week, Wanjira Mathai , knows better...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 52
