Off The Lead

I started talking about conditioning and ended up likening myself to an English landlord that went rogue and became a Fenian. As you do. All hubris and self-aggrandising aside, I genuinely do feel that we are increasingly becoming siloed into 2 camps, 'those that can' and 'those that can get fucked'.As always if you're enjoying my content and would like to support me you can do so via Patreon (lin...

Separating the nice to know from the need to know is a fundamental requirement when expected to learn anything new. Yes, Hitler was indeed born on the 20th of April 1889 but that's not exactly need to know in the grand scheme of things. Likewise, when we are faced with having to learn something new, like how to migrate from being in the grips of a pandemic to getting out of it, we must first deter...

Trust is about consistency, and I trust that the Pharmaceutical Industry, the Irish Government, Corporate Media and Tech giants will do what they've always done - maximise profits while infinitely deferring responsibility. But, so what? Just because this is the case, that doesn't mean that what they are saying (namely that everyone should get vaccinated) is the wrong thing to do. Thoughts, questio...

Today's episode was brought to you by PGAFOTS Peadar Reilly,"So what's the plan? Are you going to do research in order to be able to justify why you didn't get the vaccine or are you going to do research in order to be able to justify why you did get the vaccine? I'd imagine you'll be able to find enough information to back up either decision, all depending on why you're doing the research in the...

Tech Companies, Governments, Big Pharma and Corporate Media - oh my! I'm back going on about my hesitation in taking the new RNA vaccine. I haven't fully made my mind up whether I will or won't but I'm certainly leaning towards the latter. Thoughts, questions, concerns and recommendations all very much appreciated, I can be contacted by 0896047888.As always I can be supported via patreon (link in...

Data, when organised (put in formation) becomes information, and with information comes the possibility of narrative extraction. But when you have a pre existing narrative (or Ideology), how do you reverse engineer it to reveal the information that led to its inception? And from information, how do you reverse engineer it, to see the data which gave rise to it in the first place?!That's what this...

You have to lie down to be walked on. If ever there was an episode I'd like to research, write and perform, it'd be this one. Power to the people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was inspired by a question I was asked by a friend, "How does biological determinism align with the "domestication of humans"?".When asked, I knew I had an answer but didn't know what it was. This episode is my attempt to answer that question. One of many things that came out of the wash on this one was that moment to moment mindfulness is the antidote to biological determinism, and a...

A born stargazer, Henry has been looking skyward since as early as he can remember. We go through his journey from drawing pictures of the moon as a kid, to continually upgrading his scopes and how he drools over bigger and better scopes. We also cover multiple universes, galaxies, time travel, black holes, exo-planets, meteor showers, aliens, interstellar space travel and much much more. An absol...

Religions have had rules for you to follow ever since there has been religions. On one hand, this is just how a small group of people have effectively controlled the majority, and on the other, it's a great way to save you from having a crisis of conscious every time your faced with a hard problem. However, when it comes to vaccines, especially new and somewhat compulsory ones, there is no rule (i...

This episode investigates the difference between 'Implicit' and 'Explicit'. It warrants further investigation though as I may have stumbled upon another fundamental difference between mind and soul. Synonyms for mind and soul;Thoughts and feelingsEgo and spiritMore generally they are represented by;Science and religionFact and fictionWritten and performed music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Yin and Yang, order and chaos, good and bad, night and day, oh my! Today I try develop my idea of, "philosophical bedrock" and move away from a rock in the ocean to a path through a jungle - as you do. I also try and incorporate the idea of timelines and narratives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The type of business you should start (or whether you should start one in the first place) is dictated to a large degree by the type of person you are. Ideally you would have a good grasp of who and what you are before you even start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I was looking for images to accompany this episode and the things I searched were as follows; Maturation, personal development, proof of concept, metamorphosis, becoming yourself, ripening, becoming an adult, shaking the shackles, growth etc etc. All of these are vaguely associated with what I'm talking about in this episode. More specifically, this episode is about expanding on the idea that I'm...

I've been struggling with the question of 'what am I doing with the podcast?'. And I've finally figured it out - I don't know. And this is both the worst and best thing about doing it. Don't get hung up on why you're doing something that you want to do. 'Wanting to' is arguably the best reason in the first place. Whether or not you know why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Just the usual chat about transitional periods, aliens and thinking in other languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've uploaded over 150 episodes so far this year and it's high time I took some time off to ask myself a few questions. Why am I doing this? How much longer do I intend on doing this? Does the benefit justify the cost? ie is it worth it? How can it be improved? What are my likes and dislikes about it? Could my time be better spent? Etc etc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Said I'd kick off the new season with a wierd one. Back by popular demand, not only do I rap in this episode but I also treat you to hitting some high notes. You're welcome. Akala's a fucking legend, an absolute hero of mine. But if you want to learn about him, try his Wikipedia page or just stick his name into youtube. This episode is specifically regarding his influence on me and its by no means...

I love recording a podcast when I've something to say. It's great, it's cathartic to get all this shit out of my head. But. When I don't have anything to say per se, I force myself to speak extemporaneously and not knowing what your going to say, (although quite stressful) can be incredibly rewarding. This episode is the personification of that exact phenomenon. I started talking about picking and...

Edit; May have used the word 'Longitude' instead of 'Latitude'.Heat has nothing to do with sunburn. Heat has nothing to do with sunburn. Say it with me,"Heat has nothing to do with sunburn!!!".This is essentially a rant about the stupid shit people say about the weather. I also mention how dissatisfied I am with my recent portrait of women. I'm working on it. As always I can be supported via www.p...

We have murder, manslaughter, first and second degree murder, and we have these distinctions for a reason - not all murders are equal. We have assault and GBH (grevious bodily harm), but what about racism? Are there, or ought there be, a hierarchy of racism? A scale? If you're enjoying these uploads of mine you can support me via www.patreon.com/offthelead (link in bio) or if you'd prefer to donat...

I make the case that our influencers are like our interests, at least in so far as we don't pick them as much as they pick us. Am I a big sexist? That's for others to decide as I'm genuinely not sure. If I am it's something that I would like to adress because it's by no means a label that I'd be happy to wear. If you're enjoying these episodes you might consider supporting me. You can give me a on...

Evil is evil. Or is it? Today I pose the question as to whether or not there are hierarchies of evil. And if not, should there be? If you'd like to support my efforts you can now make a once off donation using Revolut using the username @offthelead and as always I can be supported via www.patreon.com/offthelead and contacted via OTL's WhatsApp no. 0896047888 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Today I try and explore what I'm doing with the whole Off The Lead 'thing'.What it means to me, what I think it means to people who listen and what it could be beneficial for. I also make the case for 'influencer' not being an inherently bad term. And remember, "Thoughts are like farts, you never know what they're going to sound like untill they come out".As always I can be contacted via WhatsApp...

This question is based around the concept of living forever. As always I can be given a once off donation via Revolut using the username @offthelead or monthly donation via www.patreon.com/offthelead. If you want to reach out to me I can be contacted on OTL's WhatsApp no. 0896047888 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.