Off The Lead

Jesus. Some boy. Today I try and explain why on gods earth I am talking about ancient civilisations. I try and convey the idea that without understanding our ancient past, our beginning, that there's no way of understanding either our more recent past, our present or indeed our future. Me that loves my little sayings, "those that do not learn from history are destined to repeat it". These civilisa...

I have it in my head to do an episode on each of the ancient civilisations I've been mentioning but before I do there's a few things I need to get out of my head and another few things that are worth expanding on slightly. As always you'll get me on imoffthelead@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I outline the main areas we first settled in once we figured out farming. Namely, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley and Yellow River Valley civilizations and of course throw Gobekli Tepi in at the end as the ultimate spanner in the works. I'm thinking of picking each one and referencing what about each one your probably familiar with, for example, most people know that the great pyramid...

Instead of covering the migration of another animal, I made an analogy with our historic migration and the 'spread' of rabbits throughout Australia. Hopefully this is starting to come together, I feel like there's more of a narrative now that I'm essentially telling a story which is helping me structure this season. Let me know what you think on imoffthelead@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Coming to you LIVE from the tent. This is presumably the first time anyone has recorded a podcast about human history in a tent in this field. What can I say I'm a crusader. I give the idea of making a documentary a bit of daylight. I've spoken before about being careful who you share your plans with but I think that if your listening to this then you could only want that to happen (it really matt...

Having tried to start the history of cannabis episode and also our ancient civilisations episodes, I ran into the same problem, where to start? So, what I've done today is jump back to the start of our species (if you want to go back further check out Ep#41of? - all the way back to the big bang).Be sound and get involved, you'll get me on imoffthelead@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

In this episode I give something that's been percolating in my brain for a few years some space - a fundamentally important part to enacting any plan! I also mention the idea of putting a stalk on a flock of geese. If you're enjoying these mental explorations of mine let me know at imoffthelead@gmail.com. Relative link.... www.thewholehoggs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

You know I love a good analogy! Today I try and explain to myself how sales is more, "The art of memory retention" as opposed to, "the science of persuasion". And how analogys are key to helping people learn. I also somehow manage to explain why you won't hear the bullet that kills you and how far away you'd have to be to see the meteor impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. If your enjoying these s...

Listening to an old recording I made, reminded me that if I can't be myself in front of my wife, how will I ever be able to be myself. More to the point, if I can't be accepting of who and what I am, how can I be 'myself' full stop. I also make an announcement of sorts. Nothing major, I've just committed to doing something that I've been itching to for years and am only now getting out of my own w...

Today I explore the idea of doing a mini series. Cannabis is going to be the topic so hopefully I'll be able to shed some light on a somewhat controversial plant. As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I touch on what's real. More specifically, what's real Vs what's not real (but still matters). I try and explain to myself and you guys my thoughts on God and explain how I saw a ghost. We're a week into our latest lockdown. That's an objective fact. But, more importantly, I'm a week into making the 'new me'. This 'new me' doesn't exist...yet. But it will. As always, you'll get me on imoffth...

Today I examine the opposite of what I've been harping on about for years, "incremental improvements" or in other words, "incremental disimprovements". The point is that in the same way we can exponentially improve our lives bit by bit we can also disimprove our lives bit by bit. One noticeable difference is that improvements are generally intentional and disimprovents unintentional. We seem to pi...

I continue with the idea of 'emotional intelligence', at least what it is to me, this aint no degree course that's for sure! In short, I compare how two different things effect you in two different ways, the importance of noticing this and how it can help you to re-evaluate your life and hopefully give you the heads up that you might want to change your trajectory."Before you push the chair" - htt...

Solo Season2 Ep#4 is online and available on all podcast apps. This time 'round I revisit the idea of awareness {both of yourself and of others}, I also revisit diet/fueling and added protein and fiber into the mix. In addition to fueling your body through what you eat I also briefly outline the idea of mental fuel and of how the people in your circle can have either have a positive or negative ef...

Ho boy, this one went better than I was expecting, hit a bit of flow which is always good! In short I've moved away from 'Off The Lead' being a 'movement' to it being a community. And in this episode I've broken that down to the individual which I in turn have broken down into Body, mind and spirit. Hopefully it makes sense and resonates with someone. As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@g...

Solo season 2 Ep#2 is online and available for free on all podcast apps. Today I just get on with it. I was regretting starting this again which has only bolstered my opinion that in order to do something you need first and foremost to commit to it. If you have anything that might be worth sharing to help us get through the next 6 weeks I can be reached on imoffthelead@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. S...

Wa-hey, wa-hoe, wa-who, its the solos season 2!Here in Ireland we are on day one of our second national lockdown. This one is set to be 6 weeks long and given that my business supplies restaurants and all the restaurants are closed, it's looking like I have a pile of time on my hands.6 X 7 days = 42 so expect to have a solo podcast a day for the next 42 days! As part of this I am going to be doing...

Ep#30 Anthony Murphy 3 is online and available for free on all podcast apps. Myself and Anthony finally get to talk about "Dronehenge". His amazing discovery that has had a genuine global impact. We discuss his views on everything from the polarisation of the people of earth, his thoughts on how understanding our past can help understand our collective future, how we as individuals need to look in...

Today I speak with Sheep Fitzpatrick {not his real name obviously} and we discuss the ins and outs of the data centers he works in. As explained at the start he has signed a NDA with a large multinational so although he doesn't name them directly it wouldn't take much genius to figure who he's talking about. We discuss the danger of being "melted" inside a data center, what a data center is and wh...

Myself and Podge discuss transexuality, philosophy, religion, science, dogma, reason, logic, diet, exercise, dreams, breathing, walking barefoot, micro Vs Macro, personal development, education, relationships, movement, mma training, home schooling, veganism and vegetarianism to name but a few. I also float the idea of putting a mic in front of both him and Ivor McQuillan to do their own episode t...

Ivor and I have a good old fashioned chat about spirituality, consciousness, ego, Gaia, aliens, psychedelics, the Soul, divinity, religion, reincarnation, extinction events, sovereignty, mental illness, zeitgeist, science, philosophy, politics and probably half a dozen other bits and pieces. Mr. McQuillan will be on again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael and I do the whole tangent off tangent dance and end up talking about everything from his job as a journalist with the Irish Independent to the price of milk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 in 1 day whaaaaaaaaaaat???I go over the difference I've found between panic attacks and anxiety attacks, analogies, helicopters and the general utility in broadcasting my internal dialogue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Got back in the solo saddle again today (get your mind out if the gutter).I somehow managed to cover relationships, parenting, gender roles, anxiety, training, self criticism and loads more. Hopefully a sign of things to come! As always I can be contacted directly on imoffthelead@gmail.comOh, and I'm giving Twitter a lash @imoffthelead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the title suggests, this is an audio recording of the vasectomy which I had earlier today and before you say anything, I've never claimed to be normal. I can appreciate how someone might ask, why? Not why would you have a vasectomy of course, but why record it and upload it to the whole world (To not listen to it).The reason is grounded within why I've started this whole Off The Lead 'thing' -...