Unfiltered Outsider

Season 3 begins. This week we take a look at Lucky Scoops, mystery boxes, and the strange obsession people have with paying real money for the chance of receiving complete rubbish. From viral unboxings to the psychology of consumerism, we explore why so many people keep buying the dream, even when the box is full of disappointment. Along the way, we make our first stop of the season in the United...

We’ve spent an entire season asking one question… Why are people like this? This episode was supposed to be the answer. It isn’t. The more you look at it — the contradictions, the habits, the behaviour we all recognise — the less it feels like something to solve… and more like something we’ve normalised. From small, everyday inconsistencies to patterns we repeat without thinking, this episode lean...

We’ve been asking the same question this entire season… Why are people like this? This episode doesn’t introduce anything new. It just lines everything up… properly. From validation and endless scrolling to fake individuality, forced happiness and the obsession with convenience — different topics, same pattern. We want attention without earning it. Comfort without discomfort. Identity without actu...

You don’t solve problems anymore… you scan them. From QR codes replacing menus to tutorials teaching you how to do things you should already know, this episode dives into how convenience quietly replaced competence. Somewhere between instant answers, endless shortcuts, and zero patience for effort… we stopped learning. We stopped trying. We started depending. This isn’t just about technology. It’s...

What used to be simple… isn’t anymore. From instruction manuals that feel like ancient prophecies to QR codes just to make toast, this episode dives into how modern life turned basic things into unnecessary complexity. Somewhere between leftover screws, broken logic, and products we don’t fully own anymore… we became tenants of our own lives. This isn’t just about furniture, cables, or “Screw A vs...

There’s a new role in society. No contract. No qualifications. No real purpose. Just a constant need… to be offended. Not always for themselves. That would be too simple. Sometimes for others. Sometimes for situations that don’t exist. Sometimes just… in case. Some people don’t listen to understand anymore. They listen to detect. To analyse. To find something… slightly wrong. And the moment they d...

Yesterday something slightly dangerous happened. I officially announced that my debut single “Why Are People Like This” will be released on April 1st. Which means this strange little podcast experiment has suddenly turned into something a bit bigger. So today we’re doing something different. Instead of analysing society, we’re stepping behind the scenes for a moment — the ideas, the excitement, an...

Nobody warns you about it. When we’re young, adulthood sounds like freedom, independence and finally having control of our own lives. But when it actually arrives… it brings something else. Folders full of important documents. Passwords for everything. Boxes you refuse to throw away. And the strange moment when you realise people are having very serious conversations about vacuum cleaners. Somewhe...

Everyone talks about age like it’s a clear system. At 18 you’re suddenly an adult. At 30 you’re supposed to have everything figured out. At 40 people start inventing marketing slogans like “40 is the new 30.” Somewhere along the way, humanity decided the best way to deal with ageing was… creative arithmetic . In this episode, I look at the strange theatre of age: the midnight disappointment of tur...

When did the phone stop being a tool… and quietly become the centre of our attention? In this episode, Noah looks at the strange little behaviours we’ve all accepted as normal: people drifting through the streets with their eyes glued to a screen, entire tables of friends sitting together in silence, and the quiet panic that appears the moment boredom lasts more than ten seconds. From “phone walke...

Before we start today’s episode… a small confession. I love doing this podcast. I really do. But sometimes I’m sitting here talking into a microphone, staring at two screens, in a completely silent room… and I realize I’m dangerously close to turning this thing into a TED Talk. And that was never the plan. So today we’re doing something slightly different. We’re talking about the strange pressure...

Sorry in advance. For this description. For breathing. For existing. Actually… no. Welcome to the Apology Olympics — the global competition where gold goes to the person who can shrink themselves the fastest. Why do we apologise when someone walks into us? Why do we apologise in emails for doing our jobs? Why do we apologise to furniture? And on the other end of the podium — the Verbal Judo Master...

I didn’t plan this episode. I planned to walk home like a functioning adult. Instead, I was nearly swallowed by a council-sponsored crater with emotional depth and possible planning permission. The roads in the UK aren’t damaged anymore. They’re evolving. Driving has officially become interpretive dance. Zig-zag survival. Premium tax, third-world infrastructure. Temporary traffic lights (since 201...

My Bluetooth disconnected. And I reacted like the car was about to explode. Why does five seconds of silence feel like a crisis? Car — music on. Kitchen — YouTube on. Shower — podcast on. Bed — something playing “in the background”. You don’t want noise. You want insulation. Because the moment it’s quiet… your brain starts talking. And that’s the part nobody likes. Silence isn’t empty. It’s honest...

I was watching a funeral scene on Netflix. Coffin. Family crying. Slow music. And in the corner of the frame, someone trying to find her angle. That’s when it hit me. We don’t experience moments anymore. We manage them. Concert? Phone up. Gym? Tripod out. Dinner? “Wait, don’t touch it.” You don’t have memories. You have data. Cold. Dead. Useless. You traded presence for proof. This one’s about the...

Your living room isn’t peaceful. It’s a high-end hospital waiting room. You didn’t escape consumerism. You just made it beige and more expensive. You call it minimalism. I call it poverty cosplay for people with Wi-Fi. You hid your toaster. You deleted your books. You turned your house into a showroom where no one is allowed to exist. Peace doesn’t come from empty shelves. It comes from living. To...

You don’t want to be kind. You want to be canonized. The long-distance door hold. The “I’m just being honest because I care.” The favour you never let die. The help no one asked for. It’s not generosity. It’s leverage. You’re not a saint. You’re a hostage-taker in a polite shirt. And if this makes you uncomfortable… good. Next time you hold a door from twenty meters away, let it close. Uninfluence...

You don’t want peace. You want a trailer. Two oiled legs on a beach. A black-and-white gym clip at 5AM. A vision board with a Ferrari you can’t afford. You’re not inspiring. You’re marketing a very average life like it’s a Netflix original. The legs. The warriors. The manifesting gurus. The “gratitude” captions written between Wi-Fi checks. It’s not deep. It’s not spiritual. It’s performance. And...

Five episodes. We opened the body. We traced the reflexes. We examined the ghosts. We audited the transactions. Now we close it. But not where you think. This week wasn’t about Valentine’s Day. It wasn’t about flowers, restaurants or capitalism. It was about your patterns. Why you chase intensity but fear stability. Why you romanticise chaos but get bored with consistency. Why you want to feel cho...

You buried the ghosts. You blamed the algorithm. You called it “bad timing.” But now there’s nothing left to hide behind. You don’t fall in love anymore. You calculate it. You tweak your bio. You test your personality. You turn your scars into “brand stories.” You call it authenticity. This isn’t romance. It’s a transaction. Today we look at the price tag. The cost of being likable. The ROI of you...

You say you’ve moved on. You deleted the photos. You blocked the number. So why are you still checking? At 2AM, typing the first letter of their name. Watching a “Last Active” status like it’s a heartbeat. Calling it closure. Today, we dig the graves. This isn’t about love. It’s about the ghosts you refuse to bury — and the system that profits from your nostalgia. No therapy. No comfort. Just the...

Yesterday, we looked at the body. Today, we look at the blueprints. Your “type” isn’t destiny. Your standards aren’t sacred. Your romantic life isn’t spontaneous. It’s scripted. In Part 2 of Valentine’s Week, we dissect how love became software — programmed by algorithms, optimized for performance, and sold back to you as “choice.” No advice. No manifestos. Just the uncomfortable truth behind the...

Valentine’s Week — The Love Autopsy Part 1 This isn’t an episode about love. It’s about what we do to it. Apps, ghosting, “the spark,” standards, and the choices we pretend we’re not making. Everything gets dissected — no manifesto, no advice, no cheap hope. This week isn’t regular programming. It’s five episodes, Monday to Friday , tearing modern love apart piece by piece. Today, we open the body...

Hustle culture isn’t ambition. It’s exhaustion with a LinkedIn banner. This episode is about grind as identity, fake CEOs, monetized hobbies, and the quiet panic of turning your entire personality into a “brand.” You’re not building an empire. You’re just tired — and calling it purpose. If this hit a nerve, good. Go take a nap. Uninfluenced. Unpaid. Unfiltered. Hosted by Noah B Jackman

Nobody hates phone calls because they’re “intrusive.” They hate them because they can’t edit themselves in real time. This episode is about the fear of unscripted human contact, the cowardice disguised as boundaries, and why a ringtone now feels like a personal attack. If you panic when your phone rings, if you ask permission to talk, if you send voice notes instead of having a conversation — this...