The Neha Anwar Podcast

Joscha Bach is a German Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence researcher. Joscha has an MA in computer science from Humboldt-Universität Berlin and a PhD in cognitive science from Osnabrück University. Bach has taught computer science, AI, and cognitive science at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Institute for Cognitive Science at Osnabrück. He worked as a visiting researcher at...

Dr Ed Caddye is a Medical Doctor & Movement Specialist. Having studied Biochemistry and Medicine for over 12 years in the conventional sense Ed realised that the underlying principles could not be learnt and applied in isolation outside the laws of nature. In his own practices, he advises on well-being and quality of life using the newest science from the fields of chronobiology, evolutionary...

Dr Mark Goulston a retired psychiatrist and former UCLA professor of psychiatry and FBI had a subspecialty focus on suicide prevention and during his 40+ year practice, none of his patients died from suicide. He is the developer of Surgical Empathy an approach that reaches people at the core of their pain and helps break their attachments to destructive mindsets and behaviours. He is the author of...

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, where he chaired the Department of Religion for eight years and helped create the GEM Program, a doctoral concentration in the study of Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism that is the largest program of its kind in the world. He is presently serving as Associate Dean of the Faculty and Gra...

Rick Strassman is an American clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He has held a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research at the University of California San Diego and was a Professor of Psychiatry for eleven years at the University of New Mexico. After 20 years of intermission, Strassman was the first person in the United States...

Diana Walsh Pasulka is a writer and professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Research Professor at the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Diana is the author of American Cosmic, Heaven Can Wait. She has also co-authored 2 books about religion and technology and academic essays, podcasts, and lectures. She is the head editor, in cooperation with the Vati...

Doug Bopst is a personal trainer and author of three books, “Faith Family Fitness,” “From Felony to Fitness to Free” and "The Heart of Recovery." He is a former felon and drug addict, who chose to use his time locked up to beat his demons and transform himself thanks to a combination of faith, family and fitness. He is now on a mission to help others integrate the lessons he learned. Doug is also...

Abraham " Avi " Loeb a theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. Loeb is the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. He had been the longest-serving chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy (2011–2020), founding director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative (since 2016) and director of the Institute for Theory and Computation (since 2007) within the Harv...

Robin Dale Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He is known for his work on idea futures and markets, and he was involved in the creation of the Foresight Institute's Foresight Exchange and DARPA's Future MAP project. He invented market scoring rules like LMSR (Logarithmic Market...

Alexandra McRobert, also known as Sober Yoga Girl, is a former party girl turned international yoga teacher and sober lifestyle coach. Alexandra moved to Dubai in her twenties and spent her time indulging in bottomless brunches and unlimited drinks. In 2019 she found rock bottom and realised that this was not a life she wanted to live. She took up the 28-day challenge to not drink alcohol which tr...

Jack Barsky, is a German-American author, IT specialist and former sleeper agent of the KGB who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Jack was recruited by the KGB and infiltrated into the US where he spent ten years spying for the Soviet Union. Exposed after the Cold War, Barsky became a resource for U.S. counterintelligence agencies and was allowed to remain in the United States. His aut...

Christian Straka has developed a unique approach to mindset training through proven mindfulness techniques in sports. A firm believer in the power of the mind to make or break performance, he has extensively studied mindfulness-based mental performance training and has years of personal athletic achievement and successful coaching experience under his belt, including his career as a Global Mindset...

Jordan Shallow is a chiropractor and a competitive powerlifter who champions getting movement right, from the outset. Jordan's patients and clients range from world-class athletes to 9-5 weekend warriors. Understanding the needs of the individual, and the subsequent demands that a particular lifestyle imposes on each person is the cornerstone on which his clinical practice is built and provides th...

If curiosity killed the cat, Boomer’s 9 lives expired decades ago. Boomer is an entrepreneur, husband, podcast host, health optimization practitioner, investor, and retired BBQ champion. Boomer is the CEO of Smarter Not Harder, Inc. parent company of Troscriptions. He is also the CEO of Health Optimization Practice Europe, a non-profit. In his own health optimization practice, Boomer works with en...

Christiana Maxion is a Dubai-based Matchmaker and is re-writing the blueprint of the Dubai dating-verse.  Christiana is a published author with degrees in Finance, Education and Art Business. She left her successful job in education after becoming a certified Dating Coach and Professional Matchmaker with the focused plan of taking over the Dubai dating scene one match at a time. With a succes...

Darshana Dinesh Kumar, a Dubai-based Public Relations Specialist. With her ever-ready PR smile on-the-go, Darshana comes armed with over 10 years of comms experience in the GCC. She is a lover for all things interiors and beauty. Born and raised in the land of sand and paratha sandwiches, Darshana takes pride in the country giving her the opportunity to work with some of the best brands out there,...

Doug Egge, Co-founder of Mind Pump Media. Mind Pump Media is an online radio show and podcast dedicated to fitness and overall wellness. Doug has a wealth of knowledge in fitness gained through his own journey to attain the perfect body. In his quest to achieve his goal, Dough was met with disappointment and frustration when nothing he tried seemed to work. Over years of trial and error, he finall...

Nick Coetzee, Founder and CEO of Mychondria. Nick has a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biokinetics and started his career working with clients to help them with exercise and diet plans. He quickly realised that there was more to health than what has been traditionally understood and has since been on a hunt to find ways to improve his and others' lives.

My conversation with my lovely colleague Shaye Wilson. She's one of those people who has an infectious smile on her face and is willing to help anyone. Her volunteering to do this podcast is a true example of it. My conversation with Shaye made me feel closer to her in many ways and I realised that we have so much in common. We spoke about family, life in Dubai and social reform, how Cancel Cultur...

My conversation with Ste Lane. He is a Holistic Health Coach and runs Origins, a retreat in Mexico where he offers guests a truly unique, transformative, and immersive experience to grow, learn and develop towards the Origins of their full human potential. Ste has worked with professionals and helped them find a path back to their primal health, to a time when humans were happier and closer to nat...