Mister Kindness Podcast

Episode 97. Joining us from Australia is environmental consultant, wine maker and entrepreneur, Tom Davies. Pollution is a huge problem in our world and the thought of combating it can feel overwhelming. We discuss solutions and cover other topics such as cleaning up the oceans, climate change, wine making and his recent week spent in the jungle. Tom and I went through Army officer training a long...

Episode 96. Joining us from the north of England is campaigner and lobbyist for the rights of folks living in the countryside, Ed Swales. Ok, it's rant time. In light of the massive Europe-wide protests by farmers (which I'm fully behind), I wanted to get Ed to come on and give a better insight on it. I can't get my head round why governments have gone to war against farmers. Do the...

Episode 95. Joining us via the remote jungle of India is Matt Hill, former officer in the Parachute Regiment. Every 18 months, Matt leads diverse groups of people for a week's hiking and living rough 'army style' in remote jungles around the world. He's just back from Arunachal Pradesh - the most remote jungle in the world. Have to say, I like the sound of it. He's plannin...

Episode 94. Joining us from Rome is Classical Archaeologist, Darius Arya. This subject has gained a lot of attention on social media lately - so I figured it was time to get Darius on the show. He's a big deal in this field and really knows his stuff. What are the similarities between the end of the Roman Empire and the current state of the West? Do we have front row seats to the end of the W...

Episode 93. Joining us from Dallas, Texas, is World Famous author of countless books and past life regression therapist, Shelley Kaehr. It's a subject I've been interested recently and I'm very lucky to be talking to one of the best. We discuss reincarnation, Karma, the Akashic Records and many other things you don't normally bring up in polite society.  Shelley is a fascinatin...

Episode 92. Joining us from the South of France is entrepreneur and Oatly co-founder, Bjorn Oste. Originally launched by his brother Rickard in the 90s, Oatly transformed into a global brand with a remarkable $10 billion IPO in 2021. Building on their mantra of food-as-medicine, they launched their latest company called Aventure with a new beverage named GOOD IDEA. This drink is proven to reduce b...

Episode 91. My friend, regular guest, former colleague and performance coach, Lindsay Bruce, returns for an absolutely dynamite podcast. Lindsay's life-long journey of self improvement led to him investigating psychedelics and other plant medicines. In fact, he's just got back from a 12 day ayahuasca retreat in Ecuador. With searing honesty we delve deep into his transformative experienc...

Episode 90. Joining us from Exeter, England, is Professor Martin Jones. He's one of the best performance psychologists in the business and has a Master's in Sleep Medicine from Oxford. I spent most of my time at university sleeping and I didn't even get a degree. Martin works with specialist military units and the best athletes around. Sleep, nutrition and exercise are the foundatio...

Episode 89. Joining us from England is an old Army colleague and serial overachiever, Ash Alexander-Cooper. He's packed so much into his life it would take many podcasts to do it justice. Now a former Colonel; he was a Gurkha Officer, combat helicopter pilot, Specialist Military Unit officer, wounded veteran - now successful businessman and public speaker. He's been in the thick of it in...

Episode 88. Joining us from England is my old friend and colleague General Charlie Herbert. We served together in the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Now 2 SCOTS), although only one of us went on to have a glittering career. Charlie is unusual because he originally joined the British Army as a Private, then became an Officer, ultimately ending his career as a Major General. We discuss Afghanistan, Ukrai...

Episode 87. Joining us from Malta is Producer, Production Manager and Assistant Director, Colin Azzopardi. He's currently working on season 3 of my new favourite show, Foundation (free on AppleTV+). Colin's also worked on major Hollywood movies and blockbuster TV shows like Game of Thrones and Medici. We talk about the complexity involved in producing the entertainment we like, especiall...

Episode 86. Joining me 'live' in Verbier, Switzerland, is my good friend and top chef, Gerwin Brand. We discuss all things cooking and food in general. He learned his trade from the best chefs in the business in high intensity 3 star and 2 star Michelin-rated restaurants, so he really knows his stuff. I had no idea how complicated it is to operate at such a high level. Apart from cooking...

Episode 85. The remarkable Krish Thapa is back. He spent 19 years as a monk in Nepal, served as a Gurkha in the British Army, was one of the first two Gurkhas ever to pass Special Forces selection - and he's also one of my spiritual advisors! Krish is now a mountain guide, recently helping fellow Gurkha, Hari Budha Magar, to summit Mount Everest. It's an astonishing story because Hari is...

Episode 84. Joining us from Scotland for another classic seafaring adventure tale is ocean rowing legend, Leven Brown. After 2 years of delays, he finally got to the start line of his expedition to row the Northwest Passage. Why would anyone want to row from the eastern coast of Canada, over the top into the Arctic Circle then on to the west coast of Alaska? Even in August it sounded horrendous: b...

Episode 83. Joining us from London is author, arts producer and adventure activist, Jessica Hepburn. She's the only woman in the world to swim the English Channel, run the London Marathon and climb to the summit of Mount Everest (breaking her leg on the way down.) Jessica decided to swim the Channel as a way to conquer the anguish and hurt following years of unsuccessful IVF treatment. This s...

Episode 82. Joining us live in Verbier, Switzerland is my good friend Sophie Burnett to talk about plant medicines and psychedelics. It's a hot topic and one, I reckon, is misunderstood. Sophie talks about how her experiences with these therapeutics helped her through many issues: the loss of her mother when she was 13, years of eating disorders, and a decade of chronic pain after breaking he...

Episode 81. Joining us from San Antonio, Texas, is best-selling author Donna Franklin. It's hard to comprehend kids living in hunger and poverty in the western world. Donna grew up like this - in the USA of all places. It's a real rags to riches story of how to turn adversity into strength. Or maybe it's just a determination not to be poor again. I didn't know it before, but sh...

Episode 80. Joining us from England is polar expedition leader and motivational speaker, Ann Daniels. Hers is an inspiring story of how she got into polar exploration - as a single mother to baby triplets. Ann is a seriously impressive lady who tells how someone from humble beginnings can conquer both North and South Poles. Seriously impressive lady. I really liked her story about meeting her spir...

Episode 79. We love a wild story and they don't get much wilder than this. Joining us from Barbados is self-sabotage coach, Jehan Sattaur. His speciality is helping people to stop their subconscious mind from tripping them up. I reckon 98% of people suffer from this - I certainly do. Jehan is also a talented musician who nearly gave in to the dark side of the music industry. This is where it...

Episode 78.  Joining us from southern New Jersey, USA, is wellness coach Julia Gandy. Generational trauma is something I’ve heard a lot about lately and was looking for someone to speak with about it. Julia helps individuals and families deal with deep-seated, traumatic issues that have built up over generations. Her family story is pretty shocking. Julia breaks down how to overcome and break the...

Episode 77. Joining us from Norway for a deep dive into mindfulness and meditation is Ivar Vehlar. He is a 5th dan black belt Meditation ninja. Not only that, he's a a sociologist from University of Oslo with a specialization in Leadership from UC Berkeley and is oriented toward wisdom in his work and life. He trains the Norwegian military and pro athletes to meditate - to great effect. As yo...

Episode 76. Joining us from South West England is former Royal Marine Commando and bushcraft expert, Nick Goldsmith. He did 6 deployments in 11 years to Aghanistan and elsewhere, usually as point man on a patrol (a job you really don't want.) Nick developed PTSD in this very dangerous role and ended up having to leave the Marines as a result. Getting back into Nature was his road to recovery....

Episode 75. Joining us from Norway is Emelie Eriksson. She teaches the Human Design System. What is it? It's based on your birth date, birth time and place you were born to give an individual chart of your strengths and weaknesses. Wikipedia calls it "New Age", but then goes on to say it's based on ancient wisdom from I Ching, Kaballah and Vedic texts. So, Emelie did a reading...

Episode 74. Joining us from incredibly beautiful Svalbard inside the Arctic Circle of Norway is Linn Elise Rølvåg. Linn Elise is a former helicopter pilot in the Air Force of Norway and now on a journey to live a boundless life. How? By throwing off the chains of conditioning we learn from society, our upbringing and modern life in general. I really leaned in to this one. We go deep into the found...

Episode 73. Chris and I decided it was time to get back in the studio and give our take on what's happening in this crazy world. Hopefully the two of us can stop World War 3 through the power of talking shit. Enjoy... Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/misterkindness_pod Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg8snrvTqs8_AjgIq_sIsMg Mis ter Kindness on Facebook ht...