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Hannah Witton - The Truth About Sex GO VIP: http://www.londonreal.tv/subscribe I met Hannah at on-stage at the TEDx conference when I was delivering my own talk. At the time she was giving a talk on sex education - which, is somewhat her expertise. As a Youtuber Hannah has carved for herself a following of almost 120,000 subscribers. Her weekly videos deal with all topics ranging from sex and contraception to gender and pornography. Often controversial, but dealing with topics everyone needs to get to grips with, Hannah doesn’t shy away from the details. The positive message about sex, sexuality and gender has been recognised by MTV and Durex, with multiple awards for the effectiveness her work. Informative and funny, Hannah’s a fantastic guest. Prepare for an essential interview that will deal with some big issues. This one is an instant London Real classic. https://www.youtube.com/user/hannahgirasol

Aubrey de Grey is a true frontiersman, daring to push out against what seems the most natural and unstoppable forces of nature - ageing. He’s not just another voice though, he’s a scientist and identifies ageing as a disease, one that can be cured with the right medicine. His work calls for serious scientific exploration of what causes tissue to age and to then find solutions to those components - what he calls the roadmap to defeat biological ageing. In fact, he believes that the first humans who will live to be 1,000 years old are already alive today! Ageing, and indeed death, are some of the most colossal challenges to humanity biologically and philosophically. De Grey himself, of course, has caused plenty of controversy with his views. Despite, however, a $20,000 prize to disprove the worthiness of de Grey’s studies (put up by himself and MIT and de Grey’s own foundation) his work still stands, capturing the imagination of molecular biologists and the public alike. We’re excited this week to welcome him t

Tai Lopez is no stranger to the London Real hot seat. He believes that most of the success issues that people have, as well as most social issues the world has, could find some solution in getting away from chewing gum entertainment and upping the consumption of history’s genius. To recap on who exactly Tai is - for those who may have missed him first time round - he’s an investor, entrepreneur, author and renaissance man. As a self-made millionaire by his 20s, he has started and overseen the foundation of 20 multi-million dollar companies. He’s formed a business mentorship program and is perhaps best known for his ’67 Steps To The Good Life’ - a distilled and compact course that explores the finest lessons on success, drawn from 8000 years of human thought. Tai also runs the world’s second biggest book club, only to Oprah’s, from his home in the Hollywood Hills. On his search for the Good Life, he’s come to seek knowledge from ancient and modern minds - reading one book a day! At last count his personal libr

London born Hayley Quinn was a shy and anxious kid growing up but is now a high earning dating guru, bringing advice to men and women alike. Coaching people in their relationships, Haley would help clients understand their partner but, more importantly, understand themselves. In an industry where many claim to be 'experts' in seduction and dating, Haley brings her knowledge of gender, language and psychology to the table. These methods are calculated from science and dynamically empathetic to how people work. She was out to break down the bullshit 'pick up artist' industry, one of snake oil salesmen and cowboys, to replace it with something real and ethical. Since then, Hayley's business as gone from strength to strength. Call it the result of science backed coaching but the methods and knowledge has not only helped thousands of clients, it has featured in authoritative mainstream media outlets. Channel 4, Men's Health, leading universities and now, of course, London Real. Don't miss on this episode because o

Matthew Pritchard is one of the founders and faces of Dirty Sanchez, a daredevil show where members of the Sanchez gang would compete and out do one another in serious and risky pranks and stunts - not unlike the infamous American show Jackass. There really wasn’t a limit to what the Sanchez boys would do. Reaching national fame extremely quickly resulted in a spiralling push in crazier stunts and erratic behaviour, even off-camera. A keen skateboarder from the age of 15, Matthew and Dirty Sanchez co-founder Lee Dainton first got together to record bootleg skating videos which often featured pranks. This formed a basis for what would become the TV show, launched by MTV. In a time when there were other shows pushing accepted boundaries one critic said of Dirty Sanchez, “…they make Jackass look like the Royal Shakespeare Company”. While the Sanchez boys have in fact always enjoyed a good relationship with Jackass, this success pushed them for four seasons, spin offs and a movie deal. It was the rockstar life to

  Today I can finally announce something I have been waiting over 3 years to do. Our very first London Real Event ever! And who better to feature as our inaugural guest than the 50 Billion Dollar Man himself, Mr. Dan Peña. On March 28th at The Ritz Hotel in London you will have the chance to spend "An Intimate Day with Dan Peña" and a group of 30 select London Realers chosen for their achievements, character, and integrity.   Click here , http://www.londonreal.tv/pena-event to watch a video of me describing the details of the event and to submit your application.  We will choose the earliest and most qualified applicants.    The price for the day with Dan is £997 + VAT with a 10 person VIP dinner for £495 + VAT.   Please only come if you can afford this event, there will be plenty of other lower cost meetings and chances to connect with me personally via our premium content site coming in the next few months.   But if you can afford it this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that will surely return you 1

Brad Burton is about to get you motivated and moving forward. As one of the UK’s most important business keynote speakers Brad adopts a particularly unique style to coach small businesses and present seminars at conferences. His energy is as powerful a driving force as his methods, insight and knowledge. He brings humour, authenticity and charisma to the table. In his own time he’s been able to push his message and vision further, founding 4N, a business networking company that holds up to 5000 events per year across the UK. He’s published a number of books, including the hugely successful “Get Off Your Arse” - which was the highest rated and reviewed business book on Amazon. His website writes of his seminars, ‘expect breakthroughs’. The same could be said for today’s episode.  

Danny Jones needs little introduction. As one of the lead vocalists and guitarists of one of the nation’s favourite pop-rock bands, McFly, and now of super-group McBusted, he’s become one of the most recognisable faces in British music. Hundreds of thousands of adoring fans worldwide are hard proof of that McFly remain one of the biggest rock success stories in the last decade. With experience and talent at every level of creative music production – writing lyrics, music and recording – Danny’s other love, electronic music, has seen him perform DJ sets in the biggest clubs UK-wide.  The 28 year old star also just so happens to be a big fan of London Real, listening to the show while on tour. As he chooses to open up about his fame, passion, fame and unique journey, Sunday’s episode is not one to miss.  

Recently a photograph collection circulated called ‘The Death of Conversation’. It was a series of black and whites taken of unknowing members of the public who, in social situations, had abandoned conversation in favour of looking at their mobile phones. It went viral and ended up featured in TIME magazine and the New York Times. The most fascinating thing about the photographs is that they show an outsiders perspective of a habit that we all participate in. On many an occasion we opt for the spikes of thrill we can find on opening social media notifications, receiving likes or being retweeted. Social media access follows us around now with our mobile phones, but it’s no accident that we experience psychological reward using these apps. Nathalie Nahai is a web psychologist. An expert exploring just how the design of the web manipulates and heightens our sense of reward. Her book, Webs of Influence, explores just how technology is strategically created with us in mind - to make us click. Want to know why you

Meditation is fast becoming a mainstream practice. For a long time it was the mystic discipline of Buddhist monks, the religious and western hippies. These days, however, you’re as likely to find a professional businessman or sportsperson taking time out to find ‘focus’ and be ‘mindful’.  It’s not about finding an ecstatic nirvana and bliss as much as nurturing a sense of self or direction, becoming mindful and seeking calm in this manic technological age of ours. Science backs the practice up, meditation will increase your clarity of thought, lower your stress levels and help you manage the madness. Brian is a big advocate of meditation. Today, he’s sharing some of his top tips on stepping back, self-knowledge and finding some stillness.

Today we speak to Guy Kawasaki, author, entrepreneur and social media expert, he’s worked with some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley. In the late 80s he worked at Apple, directly under the leadership of Steve Jobs. More recently he’s worked as Google advisor to Motorola. His expertise is coveted and his zero bull approach to work has seen him deliver time and time again. His stories are fascinating, coming from that revolutionarily historic place, only decades ago, that spawned personal computing and the internet as we know it today.  He’ll also be sharing some of his insight into what it means to operate on social media. Want to become a social media mover and shaker? Ready to start a brand revolution online and build interactive community around what you do? Companies want to get online, but most of them do it wrong or blow valuable time and resource misfiring their strategy. Kawasaki will be dropping some wisdom.. Remember that we’re giving away signed copies of Kawasaki’s book in our Twitter com

Everyone has a TED talk in them. If your first thought is “not me” then get your ass on Youtube and have a look at the hundreds of talks already there. People from all backgrounds, speaking in all languages, communicating life lessons. Sometimes funny and always educational. We’re all on a journey and local TEDx events will feature you if you apply. Find a place that will host you.    1. Throw your hat over the fence. Book yourself on the TED train and make it real. Setting things in motion will be the first step in a journey that will reward you on a thousand levels. Overcome the fear and step up. 2. Craft your speech. Craft is the word. No great peace of writing, art or music dropped first time. Same stands for oration. Writing is rewriting - put the work in on the page. Preparation is more than just writing though. Practice in front of a camera but more importantly practice in front of real people. The greatest stand up comedians spend many shows refining wording that works differently on stage than on the

Only this weekend Mr Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, announced in his new book club ‘A Year of Books’ that he’d be taking on Stephen Pinker’s ‘The Better Angel’s of Our Nature’. Within hours, the book catapulted on Amazon’s chart from 6,521st to 501st. A timely coincidence for our scheduled REDUX of LondonReal’s 2013 interview with the linguistic and cognitive scientist - there is a real exciting sense that what we in the LondonReal community have known about Pinker for some time will now be known widely. With the rise to prominence of the Islamic State, Boko Haram and events in Paris, Pinker’s message has never been as relevant. We could be mistaken for believing the world is getting darker again but contrary to what seems to be the trend Pinker argues that violence is actually on the decrease. A revolutionary idea in our media driven world where it seems impossible to escape atrocity. He discusses how archaic structures of morality and thinking have been perpetuating conflict, rather than prev

John Lee made his first million by the age of 27 after investment in real estate. Now, he's a motivational speaker and trainer who's shared stage space with Bill Clinton, Richard Branson and Alan Sugar. It hasn't always been this way though.Growing up the child of first generation immigrants who ran a humble takeaway restaurant, Lee's story is extremely relatable. He has pushed beyond the familiar disillusion of post-university, out of the discontentment and banality of the 9 to 5 and into a place where he could accumulate wealth for himself. Now, as CEO and founder of Wealth Dragon he's interested in leading others to financial and personal freedom.

James Cosmo is a Scottish Actor known for his film appearances in Highlander, Braveheart, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion , The Witch & The Wardrobe, Trainspotting and Troy. His Television appearances as the Irish priest is Sons of Anarchy and as Lord Comander of the Night's Watch in game of Thrones are also major fan favourites.

Jamie Bartlett is the Author of “The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld” and Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think tank Demos. FREE FULL EPISODE: https://londonrealacademy.com/episodes/jamesbartlett/ He heads the Violence and Extremism Programme which researches a range of terrorist and extremist groups. To research the book he immersed himself in the dark net buying marijuana from the Silk Road, watching the production of internet porn, and meeting with British neo-nazis. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer. 01:02 Brian’s thoughts on the episode. 07:30 Brian’s introduction 08:03 Getting right into the shocking, hidden, obscured subcultures online. 09:10 Discovering the human element of the two dimensional people seen on the online world. 10:56 Facebook’s role in prevention of lone wolf terrorism as in murder of Lee Rigby. 13:47 Rise of the lone wolf terrorist attack. 14:29 Security is the basis from which all our other liberties ultimately flow. 16:22 Use of modern technology by Jihad

Afrika Bambaataa is the Godfather of Hip-Hop and creator of the Universal Zulu Nation.  

Anthony Anaxagorou is  a 31 yr old Poet, writer, performer and educator of Cypriot origin from North LondonAnthony began writing at the age of 14 influenced by both hip-hop and folk music and at 17 won the London Mayors Poetry Slam and LATER went on to perform on the BBC many times 

Ben Greenfield is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life” In 2008, Ben was voted as NSCA’s Personal Trainer of the year and in 2013 was named as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness.