Out of the Fishbowl

Send us Fan Mail Brett Fish takes a look at some different types of friends that he has in his life, inviting you to look around and see what you have around you, and more importantly evaluate what kind of a friend are you to your crew. Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you reach the lowest point in your life and you are really struggling? How do we get beyond that? Who do we reach out to? Having just experienced the hardest year and a half of his own life, Brett Fish speaks to this space that might feel so broken and messed up, with some measure of hope.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @Bret...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be a real man? And how is the world and specifically South Africa doing when it comes to real men? Brett Fish takes a look in the mirror and then at the men around him and calls us to a new standard, far removed from where we are right now.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks f...

Send us Fan Mail This is an episode all about the importance of Representation and being able to see people who look like you as a way of dreaming dreams and pursuing them.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode... 

Send us Fan Mail A few weeks ago i took part in the South African Nationals of Catan - a strategy and dice board game - and won and on the 14th of November i will be flying to Malta near Italy, to compete in the World Catan Champs... and so i chatted to Etienne from Solarpop who are sponsoring the trip.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patre...

Send us Fan Mail You know what they say about Curiosity and the cat? But what if we misunderstood that proverb all of these years and Curiosity is absolutely the way we should be approaching the world today? Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this epis...

Send us Fan Mail As i start to record Season III of Out of the Fishbowl i could not wait to share some thoughts and news about the upcoming Fathers Matter programme being run by Heartlines who i work for. Imagine a scenario where 5 million men around South Africa engage with a series of short movies created around themes of being positive present and active fathers in the lives of their children....

Send us Fan Mail A reflection on the mentoring we do and have done to us, whether we have been intentional about it or not. Did you ever want a mentor but were never able to find them? Are you someone who thinks you are not mentoring people right now? Are you scared that you don't have what it takes but find that you do have the skills to order a milkshake? Then this is for you... Support the...

Send us Fan Mail What comes to mind when you hear the word Peace? Do you think of Peace-making or Peace-building? Is it the absence of something, or the presence of something? Could it even be both? Join Brett Fish and some of his friends as they explore some different and life-and-community transforming ideas on what this whole Peace thing might be about. [If you enjoy what you hear and would lik...

Send us Fan Mail This is a slightly longer episode as it hopes to tackle your thinking around the death penalty [can we stop killing people to teach people that killing people is wrong] as well as challenge our thoughts around prisons [punitive vs restorative].  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and...

Send us Fan Mail In the midst of a Season of episodes that are tackling some quite heavy topics, this episode runs in the opposite direction interrogating how much of life can become about existing, when there is so much opportunity to live and even thrive.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and plea...

Send us Fan Mail This episode might just revolutionise your interactions with friends, family and strangers. i take a look at a few of the 'Lying Questions' that have become such a natural part of our lives, starting with the "How are you?" "Fine!" conundrum.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podca...

Send us Fan Mail What is the worst thing you have ever done? Sho, ja, we are starting Season II right there. i am going to share one or two of the worst things i have done as i reflect on how neither our best day nor our worst day should be able to define us.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and pl...

Send us Fan Mail A whole season of Out of the Fishbowl has come and gone, but who IS this Brett Fish guy? Well, while i am busy with a very exciting Season 2 which is in the works, i thought i would take some time out to introduce myself to anyone out there who might have stumbled on the podcast but not really known who i am... So a whole lot about me and then a little bit about where the name &ap...

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he tries to define a Love that is possibly larger than any you may have known before.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode... 

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he discusses the ability [or lack thereof] to fight well and attempt to preserve relationship.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode... 

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he talks about the merits of Community Gardens through the lens of stepping barefoot onto a single solitary piece of Lego in the middle of the night.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode... 

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he explores the idea of Critical Thinking and how important it is to ask Good Questions particularly with an eye on Children and Education.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode... 

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he explores where the safe spaces might be to discuss issues that can quickly become controversial such as religion, politics, race and more, through the lens of his favourite line from his favourite scene from the movie 'A Few Good Men'.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Th...

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he discusses the benefit of Diversity in and around your life through the lens of his very first Scuba dive which took place in the Philippines for his birthday in 2020. Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episod...

Send us Fan Mail Join Brett Fish as he explores the idea of celebrating and fighting for the unpopular choices that other people make through the lens of the abomination that is Pineapple on Pizza.  Support the show Contact BrettFish: Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishA Become a Patreon of the Podcast Thanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...