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Chet Sandhu is a former international drug smuggler, author, renowned podcast guest and founder of Alpha CBD+
In November 1999 he was arrested at gunpoint in Alicante Airport and subsequently charged with smuggling the largest haul of black market steroids in Spanish history, valued at more than half a million dollars.
Sentenced to four and a half years in prison, his book ‘From King of Karachi to Lockdown in the Costa Del Crime’ chronicles his life and drug smuggling operation, and tells the story of how he rose to the top of the hierarchy inside Fontcalent, one of Europe's toughest prisons, famed for its brutal conditions and high-profile inmates.
Today he spends his time growing his company Alpha CBD+, one of the newest and fastest growing independent retailers of premium cannabidiol products. His ultimate aim is to provide the UK and European market with the best quality CBD products at the most competitive prices.
Now committed to making a positive difference, he’s given emotional and financial support to orphans, people in poverty and the homeless, he’s carer to four snakes, two Argentine tegu and two tortoises, and his podcast episodes with past Inspired Edinburgh guests James English and Shaun Attwood have been seen nearly a million times.
 
00:00 Trailer
00:30 Introduction
03:50 How have things changed since Chet’s first podcast with James English?
06:30 How can Chet convince others he has changed?
07:00 Chet on his popularity
09:00 The interest in true crime today
10:40 What is it like in prison?
15:10 Chet on his early life
18:50 Chet growing up
25:30 How much has Chet healed from the trauma of his early life?
28:20 Chet on his relationship with his parents
30:20 Chet on thinking about the past and his future outlook
31:50 Chet’s early aspirations
33:00 Chet on strict parenting
34:30 Chet on Sikh culture
36:30 Chet on the caste system and being a Jat
42:00 Chet on Indian laws
45:30 Would Chet live in India?
45:50 Chet and the chip shop incident
48:00 Chet on his first crime
49:10 Did Chet think he would get caught for smuggling steroids?
50:20 What did he think would happen if he got caught?
51:10 Getting caught and the aftermath
52:20 When did Chet first take steroids?
53:30 Chet on his steroid cycles
54:20 How did Chet feel on steroids?
55:00 How did Chet manage the aggression/energy?
56:40 The classification of steroids
58:40 Chet’s training and diet
1:05:10 Dealing with confrontation and street fighting
1:07:40 How does Chet think others perceive him?
1:09:10 How did Alpha CBD+ come about?
1:12:20 The potential benefits of CBD oil
1:14:30 Chet’s thoughts on ‘Alpha’
1:15:30 Chet’s pets
1:18:30 Chet’s thoughts on zoos
1:21:10 Chet’s thoughts on death and God
1:23:10 How has Chet evolved throughout his life?
1:24:50 Chet’s caring side
1:25:30 Being happier in jail
1:27:20 Chet on purpose
1:30:00 Chet on his legacy
1:31:50 Chet on success
1:33:10 Why Chet helps other children
1:35:50 Best piece of advice
1:38:50 Dealing with haters
1:39:50 Speaking to 20 year old self
1:45:00 Changing the world
 
You can find Chet at:
https://alphacbd.eu/
https://www.instagram.com/alphacbd.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/chet.sandhu
 
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Dr David Hamilton is a bestselling author, international speaker, award winning columnist and educator.
With a PhD in organic chemistry and background in the pharmaceutical industry, he became inspired by the placebo effect and left to write books and teach people how to harness their mind and emotions to improve their health.
He’s since written 10 books including, ‘The Little Book of Kindness’, ‘How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body’, ‘I Heart Me’ and the Amazon bestseller, ‘The Five Side Effects of Kindness’. 
In addition to writing a regular blog on his website and blogs for the US Huffington Post, he is the ‘Kindness Tsar’ for Psychologies Magazine; monthly columnist for Soul & Spirit Magazine and in 2016, he was voted ‘Best writer’ by readers of Kindred Spirit Magazine.
As well as appearances on the likes of Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’, in the UK, and ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ in the US, he starred in the award-winning documentary 'HEAL - A film about the power of the mind' featuring some of the world's most highly regarded scientists and spiritual teachers.
Today he acts as an advocate for kindness and works passionately to help inspire a kinder world.
 
00:00 Trailer
00:30 Introduction
02:30 David’s early life
03:20 David’s career aspirations
06:00 David on doing his Phd
07:40 Working in the pharmaceutical industry
08:30 David’s views on the pharmaceutical industry
12:00 David on the placebo effect
13:40 Did David plan to focus his efforts purely on the placebo effect?
16:00 David’s early books
18:00 How does David come up with the content for his books and blogs?
19:30 How much time does David spend researching?
21:30 Destiny vs free will
25:30 Does David think some people have difficult lives for a reason (as in the soul’s journey)?
28:30 Does David think science will ever be able to prove this?
30:00 How did kindness become part of David’s work?
32:50 Why does David focus on kindness even though he knows it is a less popular topic?
35:30 Why does David think books on kindness are less popular?
39:50 Why does David think people aren’t kinder to themselves and others?
44:00 What does David need to do in order to be the best version of himself?
46:00 How does David know when he’s out of alignment?
55:30 How did David find out his dog Oscar had bone cancer?
58:30 The experience of Oscar passing over
1:01:00 What does David think happens when we pass?
1:03:30 How did David find out he was going to be part of the Netflix documentary Heal?
1:05:00 David speaks about his Personal Development Club
1:07:00 David’s goals for his Personal Development Club
1:09:00 David’s future plans
1:10:30 David’s revelations through maths
1:12:50 Science and spirituality
1:15:30 Division in society, politics and the media
1:20:00 David on his spiritual practices
1:22:40 David on his purpose
1:30:20 David on his legacy
1:31:10 How does David define success?
1:33:50 Best piece of advice
1:34:10 Speaking to 20 year old self
1:35:10 Does David believe in the idea of a multiverse?
1:36:30 Changing the world
 
You can find David at:
https://drdavidhamilton.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DavidRHamiltonPhD/
https://twitter.com/DrDRHamilton
https://www.instagram.com/davidrhamiltonphd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-r-hamilton-7169b1/
 
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James W. Jesso is a Canadian-born author, public speaker, educator, storyteller, podcast host and psychonaut.
His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma, and focuses on translating the profound insights of the psychedelic experience into a higher quality of life, for both the individual and society.
Since 2011 he’s delivered more than one hundred public speaking events spanning across eleven different countries. His two books, 'Decomposing The Shadow' and 'The True Light Of Darkness', present a model for working with the ‘magic’ psilocybin mushroom as an ally in personal transformation and developing psycho-spiritual maturity.
His articles, essays, interviews and lectures go far beyond just the psychedelic experience covering topics such as psychology, relationships, spirituality, consciousness, sexuality, nutrition and brain health.
His ‘Adventures Through The Mind’ podcast and youtube channel, is an effort to contribute to the psychedelic culture at large. Featuring interviews with luminaries in science, art, and culture across a range of disciplines, this platform expands his work into a more broad exploration of progressive social developments, and the potential role psychedelics might play within them.
 
00:00 Trailer
00:30 Introduction
02:20 James’ early life
03:30 James on what he was like as a child
05:50 Processing early childhood experiences
09:50 James on his aspirations
12:20 When did things in James’ life begin to change?
21:30 How would James describe a psychedelic experience to someone that’s never had one?
22:00 James’ most positive experience
24:40 How was James perceiving reality before vs after?
28:10 James on his worldview
29:05 The mainstream perception of psychedelics
36:00 In what way would the world be different if everyone had a psychedelic experience?
42:00 James’ thoughts on the term ‘God’
43:50 Advice James would give to anyone looking to self-fund their work
47:20 James on his purpose
50:20 James’ thoughts on death
54:50 James on the meaning of life
58:30 James on his legacy
1:00:00 James’ vision for his brand
1:04:00 James on his Fox News interview
1:07:10 How does James define success?
1:09:30 Best piece of advice
1:10:20 Speaking to 20 year old self
1:10:50 Changing the world
 
You can find James at:
https://www.jameswjesso.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso
https://twitter.com/jameswjesso
https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind
https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast/

Konstantin Kisin is multi-award winning comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a “behavioural agreement form” for a London university gig which prohibited jokes about religion, transphobia, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism as well as seven other 'isms' and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”.
A proud Russian-Brit, he is the current Jewish Comedian of the Year and has played at some of the UK's biggest comedy clubs, most recently performing his fantastic debut show 'Orwell That Ends Well' at the Edinburgh Fringe.
He’s also the creator and co-host of 'TRIGGERnometry' an online video interview show creating honest conversations with fascinating people. To date they’ve produced over 60 interviews with economists, political experts, journalists and social media personalities with a diverse array of social and political attitudes.
Described as 'an objective voice from the centre of the political spectrum' he’s appeared on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and Tucker Carlson Tonight; he’s a regular contributor to BBC, ITV, BBC Radio 5 Live and LoveSport, and he’s written for publications including The Telegraph, The Spectator, Quillette, Daily Mail and Spiked.
He’s also a regular host at Kil-ke-nomics, the best economics and comedy festival in the world.
 
00.00 Trailer
00.12 Introduction
03.30 Konstantin’s early life
06.30 How Konstantin determines mastery
07.30 Why did Konstantin decide to pursue comedy?
10.50 Becoming international headlines
15.00 How was Konstantin perceived on the back of this?
18.00 Political correctness and not being to say what you think
21.20 Why are certain topics so emotionally charged?
26.10 How can people cultivate a more nuanced perspective?
28.30 Feminism the real world meaning
31.30 Challenging ones own beliefs
37.50 What does being a Centrist mean today
40.20 How did TRIGGERnometry come about?
45.50 The function of the mainstream media
50.30 Konstantin’s favourite TRIGGERnometry episode
51.20 His vision for the brand
53.00 Being offensive vs free speech
54.30 Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners
55.30 Political correctness is a manifestation of low self-esteem
58.10 Should anything be illegal to say?
1.02.30 People leveraging the mainstream media for personal gain
1.05.10 Konstantin on his purpose
1.07.20 What is the truth?
1.08.50 Konstantin on his legacy
1.12.00 How does Konstantin define success?
1.12.50 Quality of content vs subscribers/viewers
1.14.50 Best piece of advice
1.16.10 What failures are Konstantin planning for?
1.19.00 Speaking to 20 year old self
1.21.20 Becoming more open minded
1.24.00 Changing the world
 
You can find TRIGGERnometry at:
https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/
https://twitter.com/triggerpod
https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7oPkqeHTwuOZ5CZ-R9f-6w
https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod
https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry
 
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https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin
https://www.instagram.com/konstantinkisin
 
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Andrew Dobbie is the Founder and Managing Director of MadeBrave; a multi award-winning brand led creative agency based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, that makes brands bigger, bolder and stronger. 
Launched in 2012, he left his previous job with a two week old baby and just £1,000 of personal savings in the bank. Fast-forward to the present day and MadeBrave has grown to a team of 30 plus people with a client roster including the likes of Tennents, Magners, First Group, Medtronic, Vango and IBM; and partnerships with Google Digital Garage, TEDxGlasgow, Kiltwalk and Scottish EDGE.
In 2018, following the successful acquisition of Content Production Agency, Campfire, he established the BornOriginal Group, of which he’s CEO and Chairman. He also sits on the board of Park Circus, and TRC Media, he’s a Power of Youth Fellow, a Council Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, an Ambassador of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, and most recently he’s the Founder and Co-Host of ‘Just A Chat With’ - a video podcast talking brand and creativity with inspiring people who love and live it.
His mission is to inspire creativity in everyone, believing that branding and marketing doesn't need to be confusing, and he wants to help others bring their best ideas to life.
 
00.00 Trailer
00.12 Introduction
02.20 Andrew’s early life
07.00 Andrew’s path into the creative industries
08.50 Andrew on his career vision and how it unfolded
15.20 Andrew on starting his own venture
21.00 How the name MadeBrave came about
25.00 Starting MadeBrave in 2012 as opposed to what it would be like now
27.00 Using social media and viral campaigns
31.10 Growing the business without funding
35.10 The growth and expansion of the brand
41.50 Andrew on the term ‘entrepreneur’
43.10 Starting a podcast
47.40 The biggest lesson Andrew has learned from his podcast
49.00 The one person Andrew would most like to have on his show
50.40 Andrew on his favourite brand
52.20 How to make a brand bigger, bolder and stronger
53.50 Andrew on his purpose
55.30 Andrew on his legacy
57.30 The long term plans for MadeBrave
1.02.30 Andrew on his life goals
1.06.10 Changing Scottish business culture
1.08.50 Andrew on gaining press and media coverage
1.11.30 How does Andrew define success?
1.12.10 Best piece of advice
1.13.40 Andrew on imposter syndrome
1.14.30 Why are we here?
1.17.00 Andrew on VR and augmented reality
1.19.40 Andrew on meditation
1.21.20 The pressure to scale a business
1.22.50 Speaking to 20 year old self
1.25.20 Changing the world
 
You can find Andrew at:
https://www.facebook.com/dobbieandrew/
https://twitter.com/dobbieandrew
https://www.instagram.com/dobbieandrew
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdobbie
 
You can find MadeBrave at:
https://madebrave.com/
https://www.facebook.com/madebrave
https://twitter.com/MadeBrave
https://www.instagram.com/madebrave
https://www.linkedin.com/company/madebrave/
 
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Peter Hitchens is a award winning journalist, author, broadcaster and renowned conservative polemicist. Having spent in excess of 40 years in Fleet Street, he has been a specialist reporter on education, labour and industry, politics, defence and diplomacy, as well as a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington. 
After being shortlisted in 2007 and 2009, he won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010. He’s written for The Spectator and The American Conservative magazines, as well as The Guardian, Prospect, and the New Statesman. Now writing for The Mail on Sunday he has a weekly column and blog in which he debates directly with readers. 
To date he has written eight books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, and The War We Never Fought. His most recent book, 'The Phoney Victory' was published in August 2018 and addresses the national myth of the Second World War, which he asserts did long-term damage to Britain and its position in the world.
A regular on British radio and television, he’s appeared on Question Time, Any Questions?, This Week, The Daily Politics and The Big Questions. He’s presented several documentaries on Channel 4 and in the late 1990s, he co-presented a programme on Talk Radio UK.
He has also visited nearly 60 countries during the course of his work.
 
00.00 Trailer
00.12 Introduction
04.00 What do people not ask Peter Hitchens that he wished they would?
04.40 What does Peter find interesting about himself?
05.40 Peter’s early life
07.30 Peter’s relationship with his parents
08.10 Peter’s thoughts on boarding school
10.30 Peter on losing his Mother
11.30 Peter on his University life
12.10 Peter’s career aspirations
13.30 Being taught what to think, not how to think
15.40 What are the things Peter says that people cannot tolerate?
17.00 How can we create a society that produces better thinkers?
21.00 Education system vs Parenting
22.10 Modern day Britain and it’s position in the world
26.00 Pessimism being the key to happiness
27.30 Peter on the why he opposes the legalisation of cannabis
36.30 Peter’s biggest regret
36.50 Peter on opposing ideas and having a conscience
38.40 How does Peter define God?
41.00 How does Peter think people perceive him?
41.40 Why does Peter think some people hate him?
42.30 How can you know if you’re right?
43.10 Peter on addiction
47.00 Spirituality and religion
47.50 Could God exist out with religion?
49.29 Peter on his purpose
51.20 Peter on open-mindedness
52.10 Peter on his legacy
52.30 What does Peter think his brother, Christopher Hitchens’ legacy is?
55.40 How does Peter define success?
55.50 Best piece of advice
56.50 Speaking to 20 year old self
57.20 Older and younger generation sharing knowledge
57.50 Changing the world
 
You can find Peter at:
https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/author/peter-hitchens/
https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah
 
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