On The Peak of Mount Stupid Podcast

Philosophy Podcasts

In a time when strong opinions are fashionable and pulling other people's views down seems normal, have you ever spent time considering why you think the way you think? On The Peak Of Mount Stupid is a podcast that introduces you to different ways of thinking and areas of philosophy and psychology that could help you to understand your biases and the lenses through which you view the world, all explained in a light-hearted and simple way. The aim isn’t to tell you what to think, but to explore different principles and ways of thinking. The format of the podcast is simple - each week Sam brings a philosophy or area of critical thinking to the table that Andrew doesn’t know about and explains it to him. They talk about it, try to get to grips with it and then try to apply it to day-to-day life.

Location:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Philosophy Podcasts

Description:

In a time when strong opinions are fashionable and pulling other people's views down seems normal, have you ever spent time considering why you think the way you think? On The Peak Of Mount Stupid is a podcast that introduces you to different ways of thinking and areas of philosophy and psychology that could help you to understand your biases and the lenses through which you view the world, all explained in a light-hearted and simple way. The aim isn’t to tell you what to think, but to explore different principles and ways of thinking. The format of the podcast is simple - each week Sam brings a philosophy or area of critical thinking to the table that Andrew doesn’t know about and explains it to him. They talk about it, try to get to grips with it and then try to apply it to day-to-day life.

Twitter:

@peakmountstupid

Language:

English

Contact:

07538194278

Website:

http://onthepeakofmountstupid.buzzsprout.com/

Email:

onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com

Episodes

Season 2 Review

1/5/2021

In the final episode of series 2, Sam & Andrew review the topics that have impacted them the most - not just which topics they liked the best, but the ones that have actually impacted and affected their day to day lives. Tune in to round off the series and let us know which episodes have impacted you! Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:50:38

Men's Mental Health

12/15/2020

For the penultimate episode of series 2, Andrew & Sam wanted to talk about men's mental health. It's something so many men have to battle and come to terms with and given how prevalent it has been during 2020, it is so worth putting on the table to explore and discuss. Look out for the final episode of this series in early 2021! Stay fresh and enjoy your Christmas Peakers! Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:54:01

Limitations

12/8/2020

You can do anything, be anyone and change the world! Right? Actually, no. You probably can’t. We all have limitations that restrict who we are, what we are gifted at and shape our place in the world. Often we deny or fight these limitations, but what would happen if we learnt to embrace them and lived within our natural limitations? Would we actually find life more enjoyable if we learnt to live with out limits rather than trying to live beyond them? Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:50:53

Parents

12/1/2020

Whether we like them or not, most of us are shaped significantly by our parents. Who they are, how they were with us and the childhood experiences they give us impact who we are today. In this episode Sam & Andrew delve into the influence of parents and how important a topic it is to explore, even if it is often deeply uncomfortable and challenging. Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:48:41

Success

11/24/2020

We all want to be successful, don’t we? But to succeed is often completely self-veneered and can be crippling and overwhelming. So are there different ways of thinking about success that you might not have thought about before? Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:49:43

Reproduction

11/17/2020

To have kids or not to have kids, that is the question. As society has changed over the years, the views on reproduction have altered drastically. In this episode, Sam & Andrew explore varying views on reproduction and the impact each has on us and future generations. Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:46:17

Self Sabotage

11/10/2020

Did you know that the person most likely to hold you back from fulfilling your potential and dreams is you? We have a tendency to self-sabotage as a means of self-protection and because of fear - Sam and Andrew look at how we can be affected by self-sabotage and how they recognise it in their lives. Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:53:14

Fear

11/3/2020

Fear. We've all experienced it and we certainly will again. Is it something to hide from or is it something to dig into and engage with? Sam and Andrew explore fear in this episode and try to understand what is going on both physically and emotionally, all whilst offering helpful tips to better handle the stress of Fear! Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:57:05

Death

10/27/2020

Death. It's going to happen to us all, an unavoidable experience of life and yet something we just. don't. talk. about. As we start a new series looking at common human experiences, Sam and Andrew start by talking about death, focussing on how to deal with the death of those we love but also how we think and talk about our own mortality. Safe to say it's a light episode. Episodes are released on Tuesdays Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/peakofmountstupid/ Email - onthepeakofmountstupid@gmail.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeakMountStupid

Duration:00:50:02

Series Review - Lockdown Edition!

6/23/2020

Today is the final episode in the lockdown series! Sam & Andrew reflect on why a parent would call their child Science, what they've learnt through lockdown and that Sam doesn't break the law...much. Have a watch and let us know which of the topics covered you've particularly seen impact your lockdown experience.

Duration:00:26:08

Mind over matter - Lockdown Edition!

6/16/2020

There are some exceptional people out there who so unbelievable physical feats, harnessing their minds and bodies to push through pain, obstacles and suffering to achieve the impossible. What can we learn from them, especially during lockdown? How can we develop mental fitness to deal with the mental marathon of lockdown? Why has it been so tough? Sam & Andrew explore this in today’s episode - have a watch to find out more.

Duration:00:24:21

Maslows hierarchy of needs - Lockdown Edition

6/9/2020

Life in lockdown has stripped away some normal aspects of day-to-day life. Through looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Sam & Andrew explore how lockdown affects different levels of the hierarchy and how to respond. They also mention how they’d add a rectangle on top of the hierarchy - why not?

Duration:00:23:55

Intersubjectivity - Lockdown edition

6/2/2020

Lockdown - is it subjectively or objectively true? Well....neither - it's intersubjectively true. The word is a mouthful, the concept is fascinating it's something we all do - have a watch of Sam and Andrew's video of how intersubjectivity applies to lockdown.

Duration:00:38:14

Boredom leads to Brilliance - Lockdown Edition

5/26/2020

Lockdown can be pretty boring - right? But what if being bored could actually make you brilliant? In todays episode, Sam & Andrew explore how embracing boredom and allowing our brain to enter a 'default' mode actually helps us to develop, make sense of our experiences and fuels creativity - boredom really can lead to brilliance!

Duration:00:22:36

Pre-frontal Cortex - Lockdown Edition

5/19/2020

Has lockdown made you wonder why your brain has developed to think the way it does? Ever thought about why your opinions and outlook on life seemed to change much more when you were younger? In this episode, Sam & Andrew review the pre-frontal cortex topic from series 1 and apply it to lockdown life. Have a watch to see how you can use lockdown to change the way think and break free from patterns of thought that hold you back!

Duration:00:20:39

Dialectic Disagreement - Lockdown Edition

5/12/2020

We disagree with people all. the. time. Add that to being in lockdown for weeks on end and it might just be worth exploring how to do disagreement in as healthy a way possible. In this episode, Sam & Andrew explore how to disagree dialectically, specifically in lockdown.

Duration:00:21:27

Types of Intelligence - Lockdown Edition

5/5/2020

Goldfish, Trees, Einstein and Lockdown - a classic combo. In this episode Sam & Andrew re-visit a podcast favourite topic - the 7 (or 9 but not 8) types of intelligence - and explore how it might affect and impact life in lockdown. To watch the video, go to our facebook page: www.facebook.com/onthepeakofmountstupid Our Lockdown series revisits topics from series 1 and applies them to lockdown life. The Lockdown episodes are shorter and don't explore topics to the same depth as in series...

Duration:00:20:34

Cognitive Dissonance - Lockdown Edition

4/28/2020

Episode 2 of our lockdown edition has us looking back at cognitive dissonance. What is that you ask? Well, it's when we hold two or more things in our brain that heavily contradict each other but we allow them to sit there. They often cause stress but there are loads of ways we deal with it. Go and listen to the original episode if you want more info as this is a bite size look during this lockdown period.

Duration:00:22:28

The Dunning-Kruger effect - LOCKDOWN EDITION!

4/21/2020

Finding the lockdown tougher than you thought you would? well, we are going back over our first series of podcasts and applying the content to life in the Lockdown and hopefully help out in any way we can. If you haven't listened to the original podcast, it's not vital bit is recommended. Hopefully we can help you out! This is the audio from those videos. We recommend the videos but they are here if want them.

Duration:00:17:49

What on earth is Spiral Dynamic Theory?

4/7/2020

Sam and Andrew look into this interesting yet confusing topic. It essentially looks at how society has developed over the last 100,000 years and how we are learning from previous generations as a collection of people as well as individually. It's really hard to explain in a few short sentences so give it a listen and make sense of the madness. Episodes are released on Tuesdays. Follow and Subscribe to keep up to date! Find us on all the socials below and if you have any questions, please...

Duration:00:51:43