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Feb 28, 2013

Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris of Imperial College London talks about the effects of Psilocybin & MDMA and how they could be used to help with depression and addiction, his controversial colleague Professor David Nutt who claimed Cannabis & Ecstasy were safer & less addictive than Alcohol & Tobacco, and why he refrains...


Feb 24, 2013

Territorial Army soldier Jake Wood describes his distinct and brutally taxing tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, how he is haunted by his part in the killing of a Taliban, his suicidal tendencies that ultimately led him to seek treatment for PTSD, why he released his "helmet-cam" footage to dispute one of his...


Feb 21, 2013

Mixed Martial Arts Referee & Former Fighter Marc Goddard stops by to explain why he has a 6th sense when it comes to stopping a fight, why UFC Fighter Matt Riddle recently crossed the line with his criticism in London, how he stays impartial at all times, why referees must train MMA but not necessarily fight MMA, and...


Feb 17, 2013

UFC Commentator Jon Anik joins us to talk about his whirlwind first year working for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, how he has transitioned from being a Journalist at ESPN to a Promoter at the UFC, the hard work he puts in behind the scenes preparing for fight nights and taking 127 plane flights in 2012, and why...


Feb 14, 2013

MMA Journalist Gareth A. Davies describes how Paralympics and MMA are two sports that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit, why acceptance of MMA has lagged in the UK, how he could head-kick Ariel Helwani but chooses not to, and why his advice to aspiring journalists is to research meticulously, then simplify...