Episodes

A quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi sums up the long road to Indian Independence in one sentence " First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ". If in order to win/innovate …

Agatha Christie is quoted as saying: "I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness — to save oneself trouble." In this episode Darrel...

Harbinger of revolution or overblown hype AI, is casting a shadow of doubt over all projected futures and that's only the headliner. In this episode we discuss how to be swept along by the Coming Wave rather than obliterated ...

Jon Gower sometime author, presenter, raconteur, nature lover, journalist, historian, academic and professional Welshman joins us on this episode. Jon's special talent is that he has never let his passions and curiosity be ri...

In this episode Darrell and Mikey are joined by Dr Avi and his AI Clone MobiAvi. Up for discussion are the loneliness of the long distance CEO, where best to leverage you efforts if you want to make the world …

This episode uses the physical and psychological challenges of solo long distance coastal adventuring as a framing device for examining innovation basics. Darrell steers, Shana sets the climate and as usual Mikey desperately ...

Dangermouth strays into the danger zone and attempts to find a new approach to discuss the desireable outcome for the 2024 election. Darrell joins Shana on location in the USA for this episode. References The Third Way Podcas...

The rediscovery and painstaking restoration of Aristotle's Poetics revealed a lost method of literary theory, seeing literature as a progression of innovations. Wordmaster John Reel joins Darrell and Mikey to examine the "and...

Instinct is potentially a highly powerful creative tool, one that is largely shunned in western society, as it is hard to define, tricky to measure and like AI no one really knows what is going on inside the box. Shana, …

Comedy is innovation in real time. Professor of Comedy Emma Holmes and Drama Queen Christine van Asselt give Darrell and Mikey lessons in laughter. It's a funny business! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hflp9tE0Iww https://ww...

In this episode Darrell and Mikey are joined by special guest Steve Barbone, Professor of Philosophy at San Diego State University. Together we wrestle to get the right mix between romantic and classical, art and science, sen...

Paul Baxter approaches the world from his own unique perspective and has the showman's aptitude for storytelling. His homespun philosophy has produced startling innovations and enabled him to live life on his own terms. Mikey...

In 1997 the book ‘The Fourth Turning’ laid out a controversial theory that history is driven by a four phase generational cycle. This compelling theory has influenced a wide range of people from Al Gore to Steve Bannon. In th...

Darrell and Mikey welcome John Gallacher, Director of Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), for a deeply satisfying conversation. John is driving a global movement to bring economies of scale to the acquisition and storage of quality...

In a spookily prescient example, London Underground and a nesting plover conspire to derail this episode, but the show does go on. Darrell and an epically deranged Mikey are joined by Shana and Olly the Jolly to discuss how...

Many people are so busy chasing their tails they can't see the way off the hamster wheel. That's where Electra comes in. Coming from the world of corporate law, where cross fertilization of ideas illuminates the way forward, ...

Mikey and Darrell welcome word wizard, educator and intellectual John Reel, the New Yorker in Seville. We discuss how it takes a hero to make a breakthrough journey and have the audacity to create a work of art when the …

Mikey tries to reveal the team's inner mindscape. Darrell relates it to innovation and Shana is in her happy place. Mikey relates how he came to get stuck in a tree. Thinking Fast and Slow https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow H...

Special guest Olly Buxton (A.K.A. "The Jolly Contrarian") leads Mikey and Darrell through the ossified entrails of the Legal Establishment in our first outing into its echoing dusty halls. The Law is an edifice so vast, so powerful and so …

This is the first episode where we delve into Darrell's 6 Pillars of Innovation Wisdom, focusing on Complex Systems. We look at the 6 elements of a simple basic complete system before adding complexity into the mix. We discuss the …

Entrophy, authenticity, diversity vs expediency, lettuce vs leader. In which Darrell tries to stop a closed system from becoming more random. How do you think that went? You be the judge? Dame Dash Kochland Lizz Vs Lecttuce

Back in 2023 I crash landed my kayak onto Great Blasket Island, perched out on the far-flung edge of Western Europe. Luckily for me I was swept up by Emily "The Caretaker". Darrell & I chat to Emily and Dan …

Mikey and Darrell chat with the creative writer, cabinet maker and refugee from the Midlands William Draycott. Resident of the ancient town of Bodmin in Cornwall's brooding moorlands. The theme is stories. But you know how it goes by now. …

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