Mister Kindness Podcast

Episode 72. Joining us from Perth, Australia, is firefighter Damian Porter. He's on a mission to teach self-defence methods he learned in the New Zealand Special Forces to everyone and all ages. This is the kind of info to keep yourself and your loved ones safe, especially after what happened in that kids' playpark in France recently. We really clicked and the banter flowed. Good times....

Episode 71. Yes, ATLANTIS! This one will blow your mind. Joining us from Monterrey, Mexico, is Professor Michael Le Flem. Like me, you are probably skeptical about the existence of Atlantis. Michael did a very deep dive on it, so much so that he wrote a book called Visions of Atlantis. He lays out a dizzying amount of evidence showing the existence of an advanced, worldwide civilisation that was w...

DISCLAIMER: what we talk about is not financial advice. We're only trying to help. Proper financial advice comes from professionals who crashed the economy in 1987, 2000, 2008, etc. Episode 70. Joining us from Edinburgh, Scotland is my pal Alan Lipowski. Currently serving in my old Regiment in the British Army, Alan had the idea to develop a website and internet presence with the sole aim of...

 Episode 69. Joining us from Washington DC is former US Marine, Wyly Gray. He suffered terribly from PTSD: depression, insomnia, alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, etc. None of the meds he was prescribed made him better. After lots of research, Wyly went to Peru to do ayahuasca and it had profound effects for him. He founded Veterans of War, a non-profit that helps to heal the scars of war that mod...

Episode 68. Joining us from southwest England is Matt Hill, former officer in the Parachute Regiment and now living an enviable life. Among many other things, he's a Systema martial arts trainer and also leads groups on expeditions in remote jungles around the world. We discuss his jungle trips, our love of nature on a primal level, breathwork and loads of cool things. Lost cities and buried...

Episode 67. Joining us from Dorset, England, is award-winning war artist and one of Britain’s leading portrait painters, Arabella Dorman. As an officially accredited war artist in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2006, she's spent a lot of time embedded with British troops. Arabella is a fascinating lady and difficult to get hold of because she's always away on adventures. She's recently...

Episode 66. Joining us from Switzerland is mountain guide and competition ice climber, Caroline George. Working as a guide is one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs I can think of - but also the coolest. Their job is to take clients into the mountains for adventure and make sure everyone gets home alive. Caroline and I explore the edge of life and death together. Her near death experiences a...

Episode 65. Joining us from our village in the Swiss alps is my friend, Graham Friend. He's a successful entrepreneur, semi-pro photographer, author and endurance athlete. Graham has completed many of the toughest races in the world, including the UTMB Chamonix (the unofficial world championships of ultra endurance). He's also climbed every mountain higher than 4000m in Switzerland (all...

Episode 64. Joining us from the south of England is Mike Mason. At the age of 59 he's become an unlikely Instagram fitness influencer. His method is unorthodox but effective. Simply put: eat only animal products, lift weights, keep moving and do breathwork. Mike is built like a tank, no grey hair and looks 20 years younger than he is so maybe there's something to it. Yet, his message is...

Episode 63. Joining us from the great state of Alaska is Keree Smith. She's a remarkable young woman - and it's not often I say this - but I'm pretty envious. At the tender age of 30 she's a heliski guide, a pilot with her own plane, a fishing boat captain and she built her own cabin next to a landing strip. In her free time she lands her own plane on a glacier, climbs a mounta...

Episode 62. Joining us again is ex-Special Forces soldier and performance coach, Lindsay Bruce. He was a big hit when he came on last year (episode 30) so decided to get him back on to continue the conversation. Lindsay's programme is called the Modern Warrior Project and he's helping middle-aged men get back on track physically, mentally and spiritually. Top level chat and, in true mili...

Episode 61 (and possibly my favourite episode so far.) Joining us from San Antonio, Texas, is Dr Robb Kelly. He is a recovery expert specialising in treating addiction and is world-renowned for his success - even offering a money back guarantee if you relapse. He's treated thousands of people including celebrities of film, music, and sports. The crazy thing about it is Robb had a family, succ...

BANGER ALERT!  Episode 60. Joining us from Stavanger, Norway, is surf coach Shannon Ainslie. This story is WILD. Getting attacked by a Great White shark would be considered bad luck, but two at the same time is outrageous. What's even crazier is this attack brought him a sense of belonging and inner peace he lacked during his childhood.  Turns out this isn't the only very close encounter...

Episode 59. Loved this. Joining us from Hereford in England is ex-soldier, speaker, author, coach and entrepreneur Floyd Woodrow. Incredibly, he achieved all this after 23 years in the Special Forces. Safe to say this a motivated man who sets clear goals and stays on track until he achieves them. We talk about leadership and how to motivate yourself and others. I learned a hell of a lot from Floyd...

Episode 58. HOT TOPIC. Joining us from downtown Toronto, Canada, is scientist and psychoactive plant researcher Ian Campbell.  It's a complicated subject but mankind has benefited from psychedelics for tens of thousands of years. Ian's company has been using the latest technologies to create therapeutic pharmaceuticals from these plant medicines to help people with PTSD, anxiety, addicti...

Joining us from the middle of England is former soldier, now political advisor and campaigner Jonny Ball. Ever looked at the current crop of politicians and think you could do a better job? Well, Jonny launched Campaign Force to attract veterans into politics. Disillusioned by helping unsuitable people get elected he decided to turn to the veteran community to raise the bar in politics. Using his...

Mister Kindness Podcast 56.  Joining us from the Mediterranean island of Malta is world famous opera singer Joseph Calleja. He's performed in the best musical venues in the world, hung out with royalty and presidents - now he's getting the Mister Kindness treatment. We discuss his love of Scotland, opera and our favourite subject, ancient civilisations. He even serenades me with a little...

Mister Kindness Podcast 55.  This one is not for the faint-hearted. Joining us from near Stonehenge is my old friend and master of understatement, Colonel David Richmond. He's one of the most capable operators and inspiring leaders I served with. David graphically retells how he was shot through the thigh in Afghanistan which led to a very long and painful four year recovery. He reluctantly h...

Mister Kindness Podcast 54.  Ready to blow your mind? Joining us from Chamonix, France is operative alchemist, geobiologist and bioenergetic healer Roger Lambert. Safe to say he's not taken the traditional career path. I love talking to Roger and some of the topics in this episode are disembodied spirits and hunting for the Holy Grail. One of the most interesting people I know, he's give...

Mister Kindness Podcast 53 This is a great one to listen to if you're stressed out at work. Joining us from just around the corner is DJ and former corporate high-flyer Jonny Hulbert. On the face of it he had everything but the stress of his job was burning him out, physically as well as mentally. Something had to change and by chance he was introduced to meditation, and subsequently sound me...

Mister Kindness podcast 52 Joining us is Rowena Samarasinhe - a literal game changer. She's a sports lawyer leading the charge in developing new sports to grow markets and audiences worldwide. She's also heavily involved in promoting sport for females as participants and spectators. Part of her job means she goes to pretty much every major sporting event in the world and hang out with sp...

Mister Kindness podcast 51 Joining us from Verbier, Switzerland is endurance athlete and mental coach Loubna Freih. Despite not being sporty as a kid she did her first half marathon in her mid thirties after having two children. She's gone on to become a serious endurance athlete and was invited to Hawaii recently to do the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. You need to WIN an Ironman to b...

Mister Kindness Podcast 50. Dialing in from Dorset, England is Nick Holme. Nick is a conservationist for his home country of Zimbabwe. He recently became the first person to walk 900km around the wilderness of Lake Kariba - trying his best to avoid lions, elephants and hyena. Bordering both Zimbabwe and Zambia, it's the world's largest man-made lake. All this to bring attention to CAS (P...

Mister Kindness Podcast 49. Absolute pleasure to have one of the all-time snowboarding greats Xavier De Le Rue on the show. To us mortals, it's hard to comprehend why someone would scour the world looking for  terrifying mountains to ride down. But that's what he does. We discuss how he deals with fear and what goes through your mind when you're carried away in a massive avalanche....

Mister Kindness Podcast 48. Joining us is my friend from Lebanon, Jean Abillama. He's an exceptionally well-traveled, big air kite surfer, lover of adventure sports and finance guy. We dip our toes into the complicated world of geopolitics, health, longevity and go off in many, many tangents. Top level chat including my favourite topics - ancient civilisations and sharks. Enjoy...  Follow Jea...