The Last Palabra

In the first of my #QuarantineCast series, whilst we reflect on the world during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, I look at what we can learn from ancient Greek myths, Roman philosophers and some words of wisdom in from literature. We also compare the differences of how Spain and the UK are dealing with the virus and the different lockdown measures in place.  Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes bullhorn Radio Public Make your own Headliner visualisations

This week we’ll talk about Bruce Springsteen, British pride, and visiting home, as well as the wonderful film Blinded by the Light and Akala's book Natives. Books mentioned Natives by Akala Follow me! Follow me on Twitter  Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes bullhorn Radio Public Make your own Headliner visualisations p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} span.s1 {color: #dca10d}

An extra Rugby World Cup focused podcast this week. I was joined once again by the most rugby-knowledgable person I know, Matt! We talked about the first week of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in Japan, as well as looking at the new tackle rules, refereeing, camera technology and previews of the upcoming games. You can follow Matt on Twitter: @MThomasCoach Or visit his website: primalathletic.com Follow!  Follow me on Twitter  Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes

In this week's episode I talk about becoming aware of your choices, combat juggling, conspiracy theories and the young girls leading the climate change revolution. Links Burger King and McDonalds take on climate change by getting rid of plastic toys How the anti-vaxx movement creates disease 'hotspots' The hidden battle over California's vaccine laws Youtube's attempt to reduce conspiracy theories in the UK Are conspiracy theories on the rise? Sean Carrol: Free will is as real as baseball Does free will exist? The scientific studies Danny Wallace interview with the 'Dice Man' Luke Rhinehart AKA George Cockroft Combat Juggling More Combat Juggling Books mentioned Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart The Subtle Art of Giving a F*ck by Mark Mason The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll Follow! Follow me on Twitter  Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox <br /></div> </div>

In this week's episode I talk about how Teslas are too safe, Suicide awareness, lab meat and Matt Thomas joins me to preview the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Links  Why Tesla's are too safe to be ranked   Suicide rates spiked after Robin Williams death Is suicide contagious? Teen suicide increased after 13 Reasons Why debut Did 13 Reasons Why really increase suicide in teens? Why we're trying to prevent suicide in all the wrong ways The solution to homelessness is staring us in the face UK workers hide mental health struggles with fake physical illness 28% of men believe they could lose their job if they talk about mental health Patients waiting up to eight weeks seeking mental healthcare World Health Organization Suicide Reporting Guidlines Lab grown meat: the next frontier in ethical eating Books mentioned Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell Natives - Akala Follow! Follow me on Twitter  Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'}

In this week's episode I talk about automated gadgets gone wrong, polite burglaries, August Anxieties and the issue of food waste

In this week's episode I talk about difficult followup albums, books and movies; turning 30, getting married, Brexit and Fantasy Football

And we're live!  In Episode 1 of the podcast we talk about why I started a podcast, Gary Vaynerchuk's book Crushing It!, Casey Neistat, Joe Rogan's interview with Bernie Sanders, Trump's Greenland purchase and James Haskell signing with Bellator.