Eyes Wide Open

In this episode, Conor Ryan sits down with former global health Policy, Planning Director and Whistleblower Nicholas Enrich to discuss his explosive new book, "Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID." Nicholas reveals the chaotic internal collapse of America's premier foreign aid institution under the crosshairs of Elon Musk's newly created...

Edward Slingerland is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies. From January to June each academic year he also serves as Visiting Professor in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth. Educated at Princeton, Stanford...

Are Scientists losing public trust? and is the very concept of truth itself under attack? World renowned public intellectual, academic, writer and scientist, Lawrence Krauss on his new book "The War on Science" - released in Ireland and the UK September 2025. In this conversation we discuss: >The conflict between ideology and scientific truth >Who the protagonists actually are >The destru...

#Ai #kevinkelly #technology #wired #wellness Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His newest book is Excellent Advice for Living, a book of 450 modern proverbs for good living. Kevin also co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering onlin...

Dr. William Li is a world renowned physician, scientist and author of the New York Times bestseller "Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself." His latest book, "Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer" is available from all good bookstores now. Dr. Li is on a mission is to help people everywhere become healthier whilst enjoyng and not be...

John Kiriakou is a former CIA spy and whistleblower who was instrumental in exposing the CIA's enhanced interrogation technique's AKA Torture. Recruited into the CIA at 25 year's of age by his college professor John rose in the organisation to become the Chief of Counter-terrorism in the Middle East. In 2007, John Kiriakou became the first Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official to publicly con...

#cancer #keto #ketodiet #fasting #intermittentfasting #obesity #mentalhealth #sugar Dr Thomas Seyfried is Professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College and author of ‘Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer’. Learn how depriving cancer cells of fermentable fuels like glucose and glutamine can starve and kill them. Cancer as a metaboli...

Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Academic and Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)" In Part 3, We discuss Sam's views on the Psychology of Narcissism, Narcissism in Popular Culture, How to Escape an Abuser, Trump, Kamala and much much more.... #narcissist #narcissism #psychopathy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #science #mentalhealth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Happiness at work matters, but why? and what does happiness actually mean? How can managers measure it and have more of it? And what happens to organizations when they get happiness right? The opportunity represented by getting happiness right to businesses all aross the world is immense, but so to are the challenges. Business expert Mark Price, shares his insights, wisdom and expertise garnered f...

#love #romance #neuroscience #relationships #heartbreak Anna Machin is an Evolutionary Anthropologist at Oxford University and the author of "Why We Love" - the Science behind our closest relationships. In this conversation we discuss why love is essential for human survival, how love impacts the development of children, what happens when we fall out of love, heartbreak, dating apps, robots and mu...

#alcohol #withdrawal #deliriumtremens #alcoholism #therapy #mentalhealth Stu Nugent is a man of many talents, Content Creator, Youtuber, Writer, Marketer and Podcaster to name but a few, but perhaps his greatest talent is the ability to survive, recover and thrive in the face of a gripping addiction to alcohol and a long dark journey into hell. Stu has written a book about his experiences "Just Cr...

Who are the Left Behind? Whose Fault is it? and has the UK become the most unequal high income country in the world? Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics & Public Policy at the University of Oxford, discusses the systematic destruction of the North of England, the causes of rising social unrest, the difficulty in stopping the downward spiral, and commonalities found in communities that hav...

Damon Casisidy is a Texas based Psychology Student and Content Creator. His work takes a close look at the current state of the American Job market, Society and Economy. Damon's analysis is focused on peeling back the layer's and exposing the real picture, what lies beneath? what is the true untold story? what's hidden deep within the statistics and is all the positivity actually just masking the...

Professor John Nolan is a Fulbright Scholar and Founder & Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI). John is also the Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG, a specialised research group within this centre). We discuss the critical role good nutrition plays in reducing the risk of Macular Degeneration and staving off Cognitive Decline and Alzheimers,...

Dr Warren Farrell began his research on gender issue's in the 1960's. He's the author of "The Boy Crisis," and the "The Myth of Male Power". He began his career as a board member on the "National Organization for Women" before turning his attention to the challenge's faced by "Dad deprived Boys". Dr Farrell has been described as the "father of the men's movement" and has been interviewed by Oprah,...

Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Professor and Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)". In this Episode we discuss the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the roots of Antisemitism, Israel, The NAKBA and the what the future holds for the people of Israel, Gaza and the Middle East #narcissism #narcissisticabusesurvivor #psychopaths #mentalhealth #psychology #samvaknin #israel #ga...

What is Anxiety? How is it linked to rumination, catastrophizing, depression and worry? What's the link between the body and the mind and Why do some people worry all the time? What are the differences in how men and women cope and are we building a generation of anxious worriers? These questions and many more are discussed in the following conversation with The Anxiety Doctor, Russell Kennedy MD...

George TheTinMen is a Men's mental health advocate and creator of Thetinmen Instagram page. Thetinmen's mission is to widen perspectives around men and boys. "Embracing Uncomfortable conversations and ugly truths; the unpopular other half of gender equality, and men’s mental health" The single biggest killer of men under 40 is suicide 80% of all suicides are carried out by men 89% of all prison se...

Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Professor and the Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)". Sam achieved his PHD in Physics and is a noted expert on the study of Narcissism. Second Episode in the Sam Vaknin Series We discuss Sam's views on Narcissism and Self Worth, Parental Abuse, the Psychology of Narcissism, Intimate Relationships, The Culture Wars, Healing from T...

Why do we Hate? Are our Brains Hardwired for Hate and How can Hatred escalate into Violence? Is Social Media part of the problem and How does Prejudice escalate to Violence? All of these questions and many more have been meticulously researched by Matthew Williams, Professor of Criminology and Author of "The Science of Hate". Matt is also the Founding Director of Hatelab, a Global Hub for Data and...

#psychopaths #bullies #leadership #management #sociopathy #bullies #bullying #workplacebullying Dr Clive Boddy is Associate Professor of Management at Anglia Ruskin University and a leading expert in the field of Corporate Psychopathy. Clive is also the author of the book ‘A Climate Of Fear: Stone Cold Psychopaths At Work’. In this Conversation expect to learn about the Signs to look for when iden...

#neardeathexperience #consciousness #cardiology #nde #life #death #cardiology Are Near Death Experiences proof of Life after Death? Renowned Cardiologist, Dr Pim Van Lommel is one of the World's leading experts on the Scientific Research and Study of Near Death Experiences. In "Consciousness Beyond Life, Dr. Van Lommel offers ground-breaking research into whether or not our consciousness survives...

Mark Bowden is one of the world's foremost experts on Body Language, Communication and Behaviour. Mark trains groups and individuals on how to use their body language to stand out, win trust and gain credibility every time they communicate. Expect to learn essential skills for Zoom meetings, how to enhance online calls, how to show confidence, how to use your body to communicate, mistakes to avoid...

Dr. Robert Glover is a Therapist, Coach and Psychologist who has devoted his career to freeing men from what he was dubbed the "Nice Guy Syndrome"- trying too hard to please others while neglecting their own needs, thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness. In this episode expect to learn all about Nice Guy Syndrome, Male Initiation, the Feminine Desire for Love, How to Stop people pleasing and w...

Professor Shanahan shares the powerful ways fiber promotes optimal gut health, supports the microbiome, prevents disease, bolsters the immune system, and much much more. Professor Fergus Shanahan is a Clinician-Specialist and renowned Gastroenterologist with more than forty years’ experience helping people with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. He founded APC Microbiome Ireland, one of the world...