Off The Lead

This episode is called, "People Who've Influenced Me'.This is not a list of people I like, people I admire, people I wish there were more of in the world, people I aspire to be, or anything other than a list of 'people who've Influenced me'.I'm toying with the idea of making the list 42 names long and doing an episode on each one.As always I can be contacted on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead and Revolut using the username @offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever have the feeling that you weren't completely in control of your own actions? That in some perverse way, you just did something, and didn't really realise until you'd done it?Ever feel like you consciously had to decide something? Something that wouldn't decide something for itself?Are we just biological clockwork?Today I try and get to grips with my own views on Free Will.As always I can be contacted via WhatsApp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead and Revolut @offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does 'electroconvulsive therapy', 'fad diets' and 'psychedelics' have in common?Whatever it is I think it could be what's between changing a bad habit into a good one.I can now be supported via Revolute, my user name is @offthelead and this means you can donate a once off sum to say thanks for the content as opposed to a monthly donation like with Patreon. As always I can be contacted via OTL's WhatsApp no. 0896047888 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode was inspired by someone texting me on Owe Eight Nine 60,47,888.It's related to beating yourself up over not achieving the level of which you had expected, setting up the circumstances for success to accur, limiting your expectations, taking care of yourself as though you were someone you were responsible for and striving for greatness.As always I can be supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead and contacted via 0896047888 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inspired by starting solo season 6 I found myself asking, what am I? I don't feel comfortable with conservative, liberal, progressive, anarchist, left, right, etc etc but if not any of them, then what?"Pragmatic progressive empiricist" is as close as I've come to. But what about you?As always I can be contacted directly via WhatsApp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I reiterate some of what I've said about adding structure to life.I also outline plans for, "The Frano Mc Keown Show" (name suggestions welcome).But in general, this episode focuses on aligning your short term wants/needs/etc with your long term goals. As the old saying goes, "We overestimate what we can do in a short period of time and underestimate what we can do in a long period of time".As always I can be contacted on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I may have packed even more analogies into this episode than usual, but hopefully that's a sign that I'm onto something and not just rambling!I compare the structure that scheduling the solo episodes has brought me, to the structure PGAFOTS Bernard Smyths training plan has brought me.I also discuss the difference between knowing something and getting it and how we need to start questioning people's ability to lead rather than their ability to get elected.As always I can be contacted via whatsapp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the first of a new season whereby I pose questions.If weather is climate in the short term, what is the long term version of mood?Thoughts, queries, concerns, recommendations and feedback etc would be greatly appreciated via WhatsApp 0896047888 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Speaking with PGAFOTS Christy McQuillan last week has me thinking of the distribution of wealth. And what can be done to alleviate the suffering of the people who are on the bottom end of the economic spectrum.This has led me to think of another kind of poverty, "Time Poverty".As always I can be contacted on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've added a bit of order to how I record the podcast and if nothing else it's added some structure to how I do what I've been doing with Off The Lead. The best outcome regarding this is the head-space it's provided me. This head-space has allowed me to relax a little and in doing so has me thinking more clearly about what I'm doing and how I'm doing it.So the question that I've ended up posing to myself is, "how can I increase the levity of the podcast whilst remaining authentic". And the answer that this episode has provided me is that the best/only way to do this is to increase the levity in my life.As always I can be supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead and contacted via WhatsApp on 0896047888 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Having spoken briefly about Capitalism Vs Socialism it's led me to think about fairness. And in particular, how so few can have so much. But more specifically, that so few can have so much and be able to sleep at night knowing how little most people have by comparison. As always I can be contacted on Whatsapp via 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've spoken a good bit about conservatism and liberalism but not so much about how they manifest themselves in our social structure.This is very much a first attempt at clarifying my own views on the subject, so if you've anything to add you can contact me on 0896047888.As always, if you'd like to support me in what I'm doing here at Off The Lead, you can do so via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Glyphosphate" is the active chemical in "Roundup". It's essentially weed killer.And it's an integral part of modern agriculture. "Modern agriculture" is a distant relative of what was once known as "farming".As always I can be contacted via WhatsApp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christy is a retired trade union official but has continued his activism throughout his retirement. Having spoken to him I get the impression that you can take the man out of the union, but not the union out of the man.An absolute gentleman, myself and Christy talk about a United Ireland, workers rights, diversity, inclusion, co-ops, both sides of the political spectrum, trade unionism's roots in Irish Independence, the unheard plight of women, socialism, neo liberalism and much more.This is certainly not the last time Christy will be joining us as although we covered a lot, we barely scratched the surface.If you feel you have something to add to this conversation or would like to ask Christy something directly, I can be contacted on 0896047888 and will be sure to relay any message. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here's one for you, is psychology our best attempt to marry science and religion? "NO!!!" shouted every holy person and every scientist at the same time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Haven't uploaded anything in a while, mostly because I couldn't have been arsed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a HBO documentary on Sky at the minute called, "Externimate All The Brutes" which is essentially about the origins of white supremacy. I'd highly recommend it, ESPECIALLY if you're not already aware of things like colonialism. I was well aware of practically all of it but because it's so well made I thoroughly 'enjoyed' it (it's not exactly light hearted so "enjoyed" is probably the wrong word).In any case, it really got me thinking about what I know, and conversely, what I don't know.As always I can be contacted on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Potatoes have a full amino acid profile".....I've no idea what this means, sounds cool though!How much of what we say and think is like the above? Sounds good, and is mostly if not entirely true. But there's a vacancy here, there's something hollow or shallow about it. And when that's in relation to something you said once, then no problem, but if it's most of what's inside your head you've got some serious thinking to do before you ever get into any kind of real debate with anyone about anything of any significance. As always I can be contacted via WhatsApp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's the last day of my carnivore diet (thank f**k). And on reflection it was as much a psychological experiment as it was a physiological one. Something that could only have been noticed by doing.If nothing else it's heightened my awareness of several things, the difference and separation of body and mind but also how inextricably ​intertwined they both are.As always I can be contacted via WhatsApp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've spoken before about putting data in order, putting it in formation, and then converting that data to 'information'.I've also spoken before about how the ego (conscious thinking mind) understands words, but that your soul (unconscious) only understands narrative.In this episode I strive to coalesce these two modes of being. And try at least to flesh out how, by differentiating these two 'modes', we can truly appreciated the difference between knowing and getting something. And how our lives can be immeasurably the better for it.As always I can be contacted via WhatsApp on 0896047888 and supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.