A Need To Read
Episodes
#80 Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A book review of 'Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment' by Robert Wright. In this episode I discuss the bo...
#79 Sinead Hegarty 2
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sinead Hegarty is back again to discuss; Hope, Grief, Personality types, Meditation, Mindset and of course a few books. Sinead was one of the early gu...
#78 Siobhan O'Hagan 2
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siobhan O'Hagan is an online fitness coach and owner of the OH fitness furnace. This is the second time I have spoken to Siobhan on the podcast and I ...
#77 Greenlights and the importance of journalling
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing my thoughts on Matthew McConaughey's 'Greenlights'. A book about his life, the wild array of adventures he's been on and the lessons he's l...
#76 Steven Pressfield
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Pressfield is the best selling author of The War Of Art, Gates Of Fire, Turning Pro and many more. He is an example of why you should never giv...
#75 Lives of The Stoics and more from Ryan Holiday
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A review of The Lives Of The Stoics by Ryan Holiday, a book that looks at the history of the major influences on Stoic Philosophy. Stoicism is an anci...
#74 Maeve Moon: Healing from trauma and life as a former escort
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*Includes trigger warning* Maeve Moon, a former escort and sugar-baby speaks about what it's really like in that world, how she has healed from the t...
#73 Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A book review of Joshua Foer's Moonwalking With Einstein a story of a journalist who within a year of writing an article on the American Memory Champi...
#72 James Haskell: Reading for escapism
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Haskell is; an author, keen reader of fiction, podcast Host, former international rugby player, DJ, MMA fighter, a participant in the 2019 seaso...
#70 The Mastery Of Love
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A review of Miguel Ruiz's 'The Mastery Of Love', Ruiz is also the author of 'The Four Agreements'. I discuss the key points in the book and rant about...
#69 The Science Of Storytelling & A Bunch of Novels
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I look at the psychology and neuroscience of storytelling via Will Storr's book. I also go in to four Novels I have read recently. ...
#68 Molly Teshuva
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
***The Intro & Outro sound is a bit grainy, this does not impact the conversation with Molly. New recording equipment on the way. Skip to 2 minutes in...
#67 I Am Malala
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Malala Yousafzai was campaigning for girls rights for education in Northern Pakistan in 2012 when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for her effo...
#66 Diren Kartal
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A chat with Diren Kartal, an online personal trainer who now runs one of the UK's leading programmes Project X. Diren has provided entertainment for t...
#65 Mental Health In Lockdown
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Light on the books, heavy on the unsolicited advice. I discuss; journalling, meditation, wanting a miserable life, taking responsibility, alcohol, ...
#64 Chasing The Scream: The search for the truth about addiction
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing Johann Hari’s book that explores the war on drugs, addiction, and much more. I go in to whether drugs be legalised and regulated. And dis...
#63 Utopia For Realists
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A review of Rutger Bregman's 'Utopia For Realists'. Almost every key step forward for civilisation - from the end of slavery to machine's playing ches...
#62 Paul Mort - Will Save Your Life
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Mort is a 2 x Master Coach of the year, having helped 1000’s of men and now women transform their lives he has now put all of his knowledge in ...
Sex Education with Jenny Keane
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Somatic sex & tantra yoga teacher and super curious legend Jenny Keane knows all there is to know about the physiology of sex. We cover everything in ...
#60 Awareness
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Milestone 60th Episode, I talk about Awareness by Anthony De Mello. Probably the most hardcore spiritual book I've ever read. Definitely, a bo...
#59 The War Of Art
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reviewing Steven Pressfield’s ‘The War Of Art’. This book would be great for any budding artists, writers, creatives or anyone with a ‘passion...
#58 Adam Strauss - on Psychadelics and OCD
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Strauss is an American Stand-up comedian he has previously won New York Fringe Festival’s Overall Excellence Award for Solo Performance. He has...
The SOLDIER mindset with Jay Morton
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Morton has led a unique life, he spent 14 years with the armed forces, 10 of those years were spent in the SAS. He has summited Everest twice and ...
#52 Chessie King- How to be your own best friend
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I got to sit down with the amazing Chessie King to chat about her book- Be Your Own Best Friend. We also spoke about her recent social media break, ho...
#50 Phil Bowne, author of Cows Cant Jump
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had the honour of chatting to Phil Bowne the author of Cows Can't Jump. We discuss the inspiration for the book and many of the important topics cov...
#49 How To Read
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode I'll give you all (most of) what you need to know about how to read. Not in a sense of learning to read words, but; how to remember what ...
#39 Books That Matter with Molly Masters
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An inspiring conversation with Molly, the CEO of Books That Matter, the UK's leading book subscription service. Head to www.Booksthatmatter.co.uk f...
#27 Lucy Lord
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We had to make do with a shared mic, but the chat was great! Excited to bring you a fellow book-lover, Lucy Lord. Find all you need for Lucy on her...
#26 Greg McKeown on Essentialism
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had the honour of sitting down with the New York Times best-selling author Greg McKeown to chat all about Essentialism and a few of his favourite bo...
#24 Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I team up with a world-class powerlifter and a Doctor, who just so happen to run a successful online coaching business to discuss their top 5 books, p...
#20 Sinead Hegarty on Relationships
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Solid book chat with Sinead Hegarty we delve into the psychology of relationships. You can purchase Sinead's new book here: https://www.sineadhe...
#19 The Tao of Pooh
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism meets Winnie the Pooh and friends- what more could you want? You can purchase this book here: https://amzn.t...
#18 Shona Vertue
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shona joins me in my attempt to make reading cool again, we speak about feminism, racism, dating and much more. You'll enjoy this one. Find more in...
#16 Siobhan O'Hagan
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Siobhan O'Hagan is an online coach from Ireland and one of the biggest readers I know. You can find her info on her website https://ohfitness.ie/ ...
#14 James Smith
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An interesting light-on-the-books conversation with Sunday Times best-selling author, Jiu-jitsu Blue Belt and All-round good egg, James Smith. Use the...