The Shepheard-Walwyn Podcast

In this episode of the Shepheard Walwyn podcast series, Jonathan Brown welcomes Stephanie Peirolo, author of the newly released book 'The Saint and the Drunk: A Guide to Making The Big Decisions In Your Life.' Stephanie brings a diverse background to the discussion. She is a board-certified executive coach with academic credentials from Stanford and Seattle University, a recovering alcoholic, an associate of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, and a writer with her own newsletter and podcast. The central theme of her book draws from the decision-making processes of both St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Jesuits and codified his method in the spiritual exercises, and Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, who introduced the 12-step program. Stephanie aims to adapt these frameworks to be accessible to individuals regardless of their religious or spiritual beliefs, transforming them into practical tools for making intentional and ethical decisions in daily life.

In this episode of the Shepheard-Walwyn podcast, host Jonathan Brown interviews Stephanie Peirolo, author of The Saint and the Drunk: A Guide to Making The Big Decisions In Your Life. Stephanie, a board-certified executive coach with a background in transformational leadership, explains her unique approach of blending the wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous to guide significant life decisions. Stephanie elaborates on her experience with discernment practices rooted in Jesuit spirituality and opens up about her personal journey as a recovering alcoholic. She emphasizes the importance of inner wisdom, cultural narratives, and honoring resistance as crucial aspects of discernment. Stephanie also introduces the concept of 'profane mysticism,' addressing the intersection of spirituality and practicality in everyday life. The discussion delves into her writing journey, motivations behind her book, and future projects, including exploring grief and writing a memoir. The episode highlights practical applications for listeners from various backgrounds, offering tools to make intentional decisions aligned with their values. To get a copy of Stephanie's book, go to www.shepheardwalwyn.com

Kris, an economics and environmental studies expert, discusses her journey from studying philosophy to her deep involvement with the Henry George School of Economics. The conversation delves into the basics of geoclassical economics, the impact of economic taxation policies (ATCOR and EBCOR), and Kris's experiences working with key figures like Mason Gaffney and Fred Harrison. They also touch on Kris's visit to Russia to help transition their economy towards fairness. The episode concludes with insights into how current and future governments could benefit from the ideas promoted in 'Rent Unmasked' and a discussion on advancing Mason Gaffney's work in contemporary economics. If you are interested in purchasing the eBook version of Rent Unmasked, please visit: https://bit.ly/3YGxQxy

In this Shepheard-Walwyn Podcast episode, host Jonathan Brown interviews Akhil Patel, author of The Secret Wealth Advantage: How You Can Profit from the Economy's Hidden Cycle. Together, they discuss the significant sales and positive reception of Patel's book, which delves into economic cycles, land monopolies, and the 18-year market cycle. Patel explains key concepts from The Secret Wealth Advantage’s chapter on mania and deregulation, providing insights into current global economic conditions, the impact of Brexit, the future of AI, and investment advice. The conversation also includes reflections on UK energy policy challenges and historical economic patterns, concluding with resources for further engagement on the topics discussed. If you would like to download and read the transcript for this podcast, please go to: https://mailchi.mp/dbf7b2147775/1e3zgb82y3 To connect with Akhil, go to: www.propertysharemarketeconomics.com www.thesecretwealthadvantage.com https://linktr.ee/akhilgpatel

In today’s podcast, we are celebrating the lifelong contributions of the recently departed Dave Wetzel, by sharing the almost unedited interview conducted earlier this year, to celebrate the release of ‘Taken for a Ride – 2nd Edition’. In it, Dave talks about his experiences working to improve the transport system in London and his experiences working with Ken Livingstone, the first modern mayor of London. So, that's what we have today – over one hour of Dave telling stories about his life and how he sought to make a difference. Both in transforming a city he loved, and also how much he cared for and cared about his friends. If you’re interested in reading the book, please visit https://bit.ly/SW-TFAR-Pod

Today, we continue our celebration of the ebook release of Rent Unmasked: How to save the global economy and to build a sustainable future – essays in honour of the late great Mason Gaffney, edited by Fred Harrison. This podcast features an interview with Duncan Pickard, a farmer in Fife, Scotland, who discusses his journey into farming, the principles of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the challenges of modern farmland valuation and usage. Duncan has written a number of books on creating a fairer and freer society through tax reform and contributed to Rent Unmasked. Key topics in the interview include: Pickard's early farming experiences, his strategic land purchases based on economic cycles, the continuing relevance of Adam Smith and other Enlightenment thinkers, the main problems with current farmland valuation and recent changes to inheritance tax for farmers under the Labour Government and the potential benefits of an annual ground rent system. If you are interested in purchasing the ebook version of Rent Unmasked, please visit: https://bit.ly/3YGxQxy

In this podcast, the first in a short series celebrating the release of the ebook of Rent Unmasked: How to save the global economy and to build a sustainable future - essays in honor of the late great Mason Gaffney, we interview Francis K. Peddle, a leading tax lawyer and philosophy professor. Rent Unmasked explores Mason Gaffney's economic philosophy and Peddle discusses Gaffney's influence on economics, the ideas of Henry George, his work with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, and how he helped apply Gaffney and George’s ideas in setting up the BC Assessment Authority. He emphasizes Gaffney's philosophy of reconciliation, which aims to avoid trade-offs between efficiency and fairness. Peddle critiques mainstream economic views, advocating for a land value tax to address issues like tariffs, farming, and inheritance taxes. He highlights the transparency and fairness of such a system compared to current taxation methods. If you are interested in purchasing the ebook version of Rent Unmasked, please visit: https://bit.ly/3YGxQxy

In today’s podcast, Shepheard-Walwyn podcast host and editor of the updated "Taken for a Ride – Trains, Taxpayers and the Treasury" Jonathan Brown, concludes our discussion of the book sharing key ideas and quotes from the work. This episode is dedicated to Dave Wetzel, former Vice Chair of Transport for London and author of the book’s postscript, who sadly passed away as we went into post-production of the episode. Like Don Riley, Dave was a tireless campaigner for a fairer society and worked hard to improve the lives of Londoners. If you’re interested in reading the book, please visit https://bit.ly/SW-TFAR-Pod

In today’s podcast in our Taken for a Ride miniseries celebrating the unique work of property entrepreneur Don Riley, we speak with Steve Norris, the former transport secretary who forced the treasury to invest in the extension (and incidentally) got Crossrail approved in 1995. Steve contributed to the book and doesn’t hold back in his criticisms of the Treasury there and he does the same in the interview. He began in industry and then began a dual career as a politician in the 1970s, eventually serving as an MP in Margaret Thatcher's government. He was transport minister in John Major’s cabinet from 1992-1997. In 1997, he stepped down from politics to return to his business career. Today he chairs and advises a number of different companies and charities and leads a small but highly skilled team of people specialising in complex property, infrastructure and transportation projects. He also runs a business that builds more affordable homes for people in and around his adopted city, London. If you’re interested in reading the book, please visit https://bit.ly/SW-TFAR-Pod

Welcome back to the third podcast celebrating the second edition of Don Riley’s Taken for a Ride – Trains, Taxpayers and the Treasury. Today we are speaking with Dave Wetzel, a committed socialist and environmental campaigner. Whilst he had diametrically opposed political views to Don, they were friends and campaigned together to change government policy. Dave was the first vice chair of Transport for London working with Ken Livingstone to spearhead a mesmerising number of improvements to London’s transport, especially buses. In this interview we look at how he and others worked to improve communities through better transport and how we could have much better cities and lower taxes if we focused on the value added by well thought out public transport investments. If you’re interested in reading the book, please visit https://bit.ly/SW-TFAR-Pod

Welcome back to the Shepheard-Walwyn podcast. Today we continue our exploration of the second edition of Don Riley’s classic work Taken for a Ride with a conversation with the legendary Fred Harrison. Fred worked with Don and supported his research into land value uplift and helped Don write the first edition of Taken for a Ride. In this interview he talks about Don’s research and the specific reasons why any landowner needs to understand the impact of public investments on their properties. If you’re interested in reading the book, please visit https://bit.ly/SW-TFAR-Pod

Welcome back to the Shepheard Walwyn Podcast. Today we begin a series to celebrate and explore the work of Don Riley. We have revised and fully updated Don’s classic work, Taken for a Ride – Trains, Taxpayers and the Treasury. Don was an entrepreneur and landlord in Southwark, London who benefitted massively from a new underground extension, the Jubilee Line Extension in the 1990s. He was able to document through research and through his bank balance just how profitable that public investment was. As a committed entrepreneur he was incensed that he was benefitted from a taxpayer investment. Instead of quietly counting his profits he wrote a book about the corruption that he saw in the economy. The book has been revised by Fred Harrison, the economist who supported Don writing the original book, Dave Wetzel, former Vice Chair of Transport for London and me. We also have a fascinating contribution from Steve Norris, the transport minister who pushed through Treasury approval for what has become the most profitable and impactful public transport investment London has seen since the War. In this interview, I interview Phil Anderson, author of The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking. Phil was friends with Don and spent time understanding his approach to investing and the work he did that you can benefit from in Taken for a Ride. Here are the time stamps. If you’re interested in reading the book, please visit https://bit.ly/SW-TFAR-Pod

Welcome to the Shepheard-Walwyn Podcast. In today’s episode, we welcome back one of our favourite authors, Edi Bilimoria. Since we last spoke to Edi, his book “Unfolding Consciousness” has won book awards. He’s appeared on many podcasts, launched a reader series with Dr Alex Gomez-Marin, long term collaborator with Ian McGilchrist, launched the eBook version of his incredible work and is about to launch a series with the Theosophical Society of America (spaces still available). We talk about all these topics and jump straight in with a conversation about free will and whether we are “Determined” as the latest bestseller from Robert Sapolsky asserts. To buy the eBooks, visit amazon.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unfolding-Consciousness-Exploring-Universe-Intelligent-ebook/dp/B0CGRHF336/ To get a copy of Edi's beautiful book set, go to www.shepheardwalwyn.com

Welcome to the second part of our interview with Phil Allan to celebrate the second edition of The New School of Economics. Pre-order your copy on: www.shepheardwalwyn.com

Welcome to the Shepheard-Walwyn Podcast. Today we are speaking with Phil Allen author of the revised edition of critically acclaimed, The New School of Economics. Pre order your copy on: www.shepheardwalwyn.com

My guest today is Akhil Patel, author of a fantastic new book The Secret Wealth Advantage- How you can profit from the economy’s hidden cycle. Now regular listeners and friends of Shepheard-Walwyn will recognise Akhil as the director of Property Share Market Economics along with Phil Anderson. Here they teach subscribers how to remember the future and to profit from the real economic order. Akhil has professional experience both in the UK civil service and in international development and business. And he's worked on a range of issues from reviewing large infrastructure deals to helping establish a UK International Climate Fund. Akhil has two master's degrees both in finance and public policy, and also a first-class honours degree in classics from Oxford. In this interview, we talk about how the book came about, his inspirations from the Shepheard-Walwyn authors and also what readers can take from the book to improve their investing success. To connect with Akhil go to: www.propertysharemarketeconomics.com www.thesecretwealthadvantage.com https://linktr.ee/akhilgpatel

In today’s podcast we speak with Marika Henriques, therapist and author of The Hidden Girl – the Journey of a Soul. An amazing combination of art and prose with some poetry, Marika tells her amazing journey of recovery from having to hide from the Nazis as a child in Hungary during the occupation, to being forced to leave her home in 1956 with the Communist takeover where she had to make her way overland to England which has been her home ever since. Once settled, she trained to be a Jungian therapist. The Hidden Girl tells the story of her remarkable journey of recovery. It’s both a beautiful and insightful book and this was a particularly heart-warming conversation. Get your copy of her book here: https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/the-hidden-girl/

Welcome to the final instalment of our dialogue with Edi Bilimoria, author of the stunning 1200 page work Unfolding Consciousness. This is the second part of our dialogue exploring Book three entitled - Gazing through the Telescope – Man is the Measure of All Things. As with all the conversations in this series, we have done our best to make this audio friendly. However, I encourage you to watch this on Youtube if you can or at least check out the diagrams in the video when you have listened. Thank you for listening to this Edi Bilimoria series. I hope as an Shepheard Walwyn podcast listener you’ll agree that as a publisher we are committed to encouraging different voices and perspectives. For example, Phil Anderson and Fred Harrison on economic cycles, John Butler on spiritual practice. We think Edi’s work as I hope you’ve experienced in this series has the potential to change the dialogue in so many areas, most significantly perhaps, in the interaction between science and spirituality and a reappraisal and reintroduction of our ancient wisdom traditions into our discourse on how to add meaning to our existence. If you have listened to this series of conversations with Edi then I hope you feel ready to make the investment in his magnus opus. It’s taken 6 months to complete these recordings. I think I am on the third or fourth reading of each of the books and they still feel like I am reading them for the first time as there’s so much new wisdom to consider on each successive reading. My conviction is that even if you much more awareness with the perennial philosophy you’ll have a similar experience. So for the last time with Edi at least thank you for listening to the Shepheard Walwyn podcast. Be sure to connect with us at shepheardwalwyn.com and join our mailing list for updates and special offers. And if you feel it’s appropriate give us a like wherever you get your podcasts and on YT too. So until next time keep reading! Get you copy of Unfolding Consciousness (Whole Set): https://bit.ly/SW-UnfoldingConsciousness www.shepheardwalwyn.com

Today we continue our mini series with Edi Bilimoria, author of the stunning 4 volume work Unfolding Consciousness. As book four is the reference book for the series, this is the penultimate dialogue with Edi. Book three entitled - Gazing through the Telescope – Man is the Measure of All Things – has a lot of ideas so we felt it was best to split the conversation into two. In this part we look at the first half of book three. We have done our best to make this audio friendly. However, I encourage you to watch this on Youtube if you can or at least check out the diagrams in the video when you have listened. They made a massive difference to my understanding and our feedback suggests they could help you too. We jump straight into this conversation with Edi explaining what is consciousness and why we need to focus more on relationships than on things so let’s get into the interview. Get your copy of Unfolding Consciousness (Whole Set): https://bit.ly/SW-UnfoldingConsciousness www.shepheardwalwyn.com

Today we welcome back Edi Bilimoria to talk about the second volume of his stunning work Unfolding Consciousness. As a quick recap, Edi is an award-winning engineer, glider pilot, concert pianist, philosopher and student of ancient wisdom – the perennial philosophy. Book two is the shortest volume in the series so we have presented this conversation on one instalment. In many ways it could be the most impactful for the reader as it puts us as beings under the microscope. And in just over 200 densely packed pages Edi manages to integrate almost all of the wisdom traditions into one breath taking, coherent picture. If you have an interest in the areas Edi covers, I guarantee he’ll shake your world view in the politest yet most thorough way you can imagine. My invitation is to listen to the interviews in this series and buy the books and take a year or two to digest them! Get your copy of Unfolding Consciousness (Whole Set): https://bit.ly/SW-UnfoldingConsciousness www.shepheardwalwyn.com