Leslie John

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1,938 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 17 Jun

Leslie John’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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And it's really fascinating seeing how we're irrational.

But I felt that that kind of vibe, for lack of a better word, it's kind of toxic when you're like seeking what's wrong with people.

Then you look around in academia and nobody praises anyone.

It's hyper, hyper critical.

Where's the joy?

And so it was like, okay, wait.

Why did they do it?

Maybe people are right to do it.

Maybe it's joyful.

Maybe it's fun.

Maybe it opens up doors in relationships.

Maybe it gives you influence.

Maybe it does all of these things.

So I was like reflecting on times when I thought that I had overshared these moments of TMI.

It's like I poured gasoline all over my body and lit a match.

There's no recovering from this.

And I looked back at these and I was like, yeah, that sucked.

But what about the long game?

Every single one of them, there was something amazing that came out of it.

I only connected it when I was working on the book.

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