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Biologist & Writer Dr. Rupert Sheldrake explains how each species of animal has a collective memory, his definition of the Science Delusion, how living in India helped develop his theories, why he particularly enjoys 3-way conversations, and how he's never met anyone as lively and fun to be with as Terence McKenna. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqaATPAnTZQ London Real talks to Biologist & Writer Dr. Rupert Sheldrake TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/0Qh71 VISIT us @ http://www.LondonReal.tv/ LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 "Each species has a kind of collective memory, a bit like what Jung called the collective unconscious." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (02:09) "If you trains rats to learn a new trick in London then rats around the world will learn it quicker thereafter." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (02:52) "The conventional view is that memories are stored materially." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (03:37) "It wasn't going through the genes, something much more mysterious was happening." "I'm still a skeptic." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake & Brian (09:16) "'We've already figured out the way the world is', that's the science delusion." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (12:43) "What Terence McKenna was saying is that modern science is based on the principal of 'Give us one free miracle and we'll explain the rest.'" - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (18:14 ) "Did you drink Ayahuasca with Terence McKenna?" - Brian (31:28) "I first met Terence McKenna in 1982." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (32:23) "A battered golden Cadillac pulled up and Terence McKenna said, "Dr. Sheldrake I presume?'" - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (33:45) "We thought 3-way conversations are much better, that's what I like about [London Real] is its trialogue format." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (36:55) "Mr. Richard Dawkins we should have you on London Real to have a debate with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake." - Brian (47:10) "You have such a different view of things in India, there's hardly any materialist, atheist types." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (48:42) "There's nobody who comes close to being as lively and as much fun as Terence McKenna." - Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (52:43) http://www.sheldrake.org Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272

Mark Hix talks about his seventeen year career in the London restaurant industry, how he pays his artists with food, why London differs from Paris in its acceptance of international cuisine, how he doesn't believe in using "organic" produce, and why his philosophy in the kitchen is just to have fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjH9TxX4zSU London Real talks to London Restauranteur Mark Hix TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/ewb_C VISIT us @ http://www.LondonReal.tv/ LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN iTUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 "What is the magic that makes a successful, top restaurant?" "That first impression of a restaurant is crucial." - Brian & Mark Hix (2:47) "I thought maybe we need a sculpture so I texted Damien Hirst and 24 hours later he mocked up a tank with a cow in it." - Mark Hix (4:43) "So three of us opted to do domestic science and there was the teacher and three boys and that was the whole class." - Mark Hix (7:19) "When I do a restaurant I often use friends of mine who are artists so I trade work for food." - Mark Hix (18:21) "You seem to be the reluctant cook on TV" "I always say No to TV stuff because I want to concentrate on the restaurants." - Brian & Mark Hix (20:57) "I get up early 6ish, go for a swim and quite often I write early for the Independent or Esquire." - Mark Hix (24:17) "Is there cocaine everywhere in the kitchen?" "Cooking is a big thing now it's a bit rock and roll." - Mark Hix (28:51) "Years ago I had scars up and down my arms. It's hot, it's noisy, it's busy, it's under pressure." - Mark Hix (32:17) "That's what's great about London is that any time of day you can go & eat whatever you fancy." - Mark Hix (49:34) "I think the word organic is misunderstood or misread." - Mark Hix (53:02) "Organic things don't always taste better than something that's been well reared and well fed." - Mark Hix (53:15) http://www.hixsoho.co.uk http://www.restaurantsetcltd.co.uk Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272

Parkour and Freerunning Founder Sébastien Foucan talks about how he incorporates the philosophies of Bruce Lee into his art, why he respected the stunt crew and Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Casino Royale, what it was really like touring with Madonna, and why he dislikes the cliché that Parkour was born in an urban environment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGq1j_xyzHM London Real talks to Freerunning Founder Sébastien Foucan TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/ef92r VISIT us @ http://www.londonreal.tv/ LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN iTUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 "There is no real name to what we do except just moving, but the French word for moving with obstacle is Parkour." - Sébastien Foucan (01:12) "Following Bruce Lee is his book he said a name is just a name, so what about 'Freerunning'?" - Sébastien Foucan (02:36) "You can't think about what if, if you want to achieve it you have to be fully committed and go for it." - Sébastien Foucan (07:23) "Everything I do I do it on my own, I don't have any wires." - Sébastien Foucan (11:08) "I arrived there really humble, because people have skill there, they are on the top of their game." - Sébastien Foucan (14:16) "I've seen kids 14 or 15 do stuff and I'm like 'Wow'" - Sébastien Foucan (16:22) "The cliché people think is that Parkour is born in an urban environment, it's not." - Sébastien Foucan (20:11) "It can be in the jungle. Tarzan is a guy who does Parkour." - Sébastien Foucan (20:26) "I don't believe in diet, it's something we created." - Sébastien Foucan (27:22) "I don't do pushups and pull-ups, I don't so sit-ups, I hate that. I can't do that." - Sébastien Foucan (28:40) "You don't need energy drink. You've got energy, the sun is your energy, the air is your energy, the water is your energy." - Sébastien Foucan (35:23) "Why London? Because I love London and my heart for the moment is in London." - Sébastien Foucan (40:52) "Two things, the biggest things I've done is my life is James Bond and working with Madonna." - Sébastien Foucan (56:47) http://foucan.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Foucan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu creator Eddie Bravo meets London Real in Venice Beach, CA to talk about music and his band Smoke Serpent, how his love for Bruce Lee eventually brought him to Jiu-Jitsu, why he avoided marijuana for most of his life and now embraces it, and how having a child has completely changed his priorities in life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvNLSz5wlOY London Real talks to 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu creator Eddie Bravo TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/5AqLm FULL EPISODE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirWlPfPYFg More episodes on http://www.youtube.com/LondonRealTV LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 BONUS FOOTAGE on http://www.londonreal.tv enter your EMAIL to receive   "I sample metal stuff, I sample Goth stuff, I sample old Nine Inch Nails stuff." - Eddie Bravo (4:28) "I like no limits. With a rock band if you put a synthesiser in there you risk being called homo." - Eddie Bravo (6:23) "I didn't know what I was going to do. That was the year I started smoking weed and the last thing I wanted to do was play electric guitar." - Eddie Bravo (17:03) "When dude form bands and they're young and their screaming, that's them sucking. Not having the balls to get emotional." - Eddie Bravo (18:13) "Why did you wait so long until you started smoking weed? Because I hated it." - Eddie Bravo & Nic (18:59) "I tried to do the rowing, it's like I'm on a boat, oh this sucks!" - Eddie Bravo (20:12) "I grew up a giant Bruce Lee fan but there were no Jeet Kune Do schools." - Eddie Bravo (20:22) "Why did you pick Jiu Jitsu? I saw UFC 2." - Brian & Eddie Bravo (20:55) "In boxing it's OK to be racist, it doesn't matter, you're going for your countryman." - Eddie Bravo (21:39) "It's nothing like doing Jiu Jitsu where you get to spar 100% That was the fun." - Eddie Bravo (26:25) "The UFC is responsible for the explosion of Jiu Jitsu. Directly." - Eddie Bravo (28:12) "A girl bent over, naked ass pussy right in front of them, and they're looking at the big screen." - Eddie Bravo (30:03) "Can your Jiu Jitsu work when someone is trying to beat your skull in?" - Eddie Bravo (31:36) "And she stumbled and face planted right into the porch and I couldn't move." - Eddie Bravo (42:20) "I really respect you for doing that, you really put yourself out on the line. I had to." - Nic & Eddie Bravo (45:44) "There's no way this chick has a better body and face than mine. My chick is the ultimate." - Eddie Bravo (54:13) "I can't believe you turned into a pothead. You're just wasting your life away. Marie, I know. It just sucks." - Eddie Bravo (59:43) http://www.10thplanetjj.com/ Music by: Smoke Serpent & The Edenites http://soundcloud.com/eddie-bravo http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272

The Art of Charm co-founder Jordan Harbinger describes the creation of his popular Pickup Podcast and how it has evolved into building social confidence for business too, how on Wall Street he used the "JFK test" to hire employees, why a person can have value without having money, and his uncanny acuity for social engineering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbiOsH6fCgQ London Real talks to The Art of Charm co-founder Jordan Harbinger TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/1Kea2 FULL EPISODE http://youtu.be/A5fMkRx7T3c More episodes on http://www.youtube.com/LondonRealTV LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 BONUS FOOTAGE on http://www.londonreal.tv enter your EMAIL to receive "I think it's awesome you started doing this stuff with our show." - Jordan (01:32) "I was a finance attorney on Wall Street and it's a little bit less fun that having your own talkshow." - Jordan (01:50) "Do you find doing business in New York different from L.A.?" - Brian (06:01) "I hate saying the word losers because it's so mean but it's kinda true." - Jordan (08:18) "The Pickup Podcast was me and AJ talking about our dating lives." - Jordan (13:21) "I wish one of the girls I really liked would pick me. What are you talking about, it's the other way around." - Jordan (14:05) "A lot of people think I don't have any value because I don't have any money." - Jordan (25:48) "If I had to be stuck at JFK airport for 7 straight hours at a layover would I want it to be this guy or that guy?" - Jordan (31:49) "I don't one somebody who's going to come in for a week and be a weirdo or hate women or be negative or be annoying or be a dick." - Jordan (46:22) "I don't want somebody who wants to compete on price because that means they see our value as here and their value as here." - Jordan (49:34) "We're not creating a robot we're just bringing out your personality." - Jordan (51:30) http://theartofcharm.com/ Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272

Strikeforce MMA Fighter & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Roger Gracie stops by to talk about the history of the Gracie family in Brazil, how his 3yr old son can perform an armlock, training with UFC fighter Lyoto Machida, and his secret weapon: the power of belief.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Hj73ovrQ0 London Real talks to Strikeforce MMA Fighter & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Roger Gracie TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/bdcKy More episodes on http://www.youtube.com/LondonRealTV LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 BONUS FOOTAGE on http://www.londonreal.tv enter your EMAIL to receive "Can you give us a brief history of the Gracie family and its Jiu-Jitsu?" - Brian (00:55) "The technique became so strong that suddenly the Gracies are the best fighters in the world." - Roger (02:04) "My son before he's 3yrs old is passing the guard & doing an armlock." - Roger (02:45) "If he chooses Jiu-Jitsu that's something we can do together as a family." - Roger (04:44) "When you are a kid you want to be everything, an astronaut or a surfer." - Roger (07:22) "What's your cousin Renzo Gracie like?" - Brian (10:31) "Do you enjoy MMA? Yes and No." - Nic & Roger (11:31) "Especially training with Lyoto Machida, he's a really good guy." - Roger (15:31) "You had your first loss with 'King Mo' Lawal, how did you deal with that?" - Brian (18:10) "Everyone wants to see you fight Jacare, do you think that's every going to happen?" - Nic (24:30) "He's a cocky South African who thinks he going to beat everyone up." - Roger (28:20) "In Jiu-Jitsu you have no striking, so it's a safe way to spar." - Roger (34:23) "What do you think it is that makes you better than the average top level Jiu-Jitsu guy?" - Nic (36:47) "Everything in life from martial arts to business. Why so many people do something and very few achieve the best? Because they are the ones who really believe." - Roger (40:25) Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272 http://www.rogergracie.com/

Iftikar Ali of the Islamic faith explains why xenophobia is not confined to the East or West, how he bonds with Catholic friends because of their belief in religion, why he prays five times per day, his thoughts on the London bombings, and why a learned man is better than a thousand ignorant worshippers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw537rYbX7I London Real talks about Islam with Iftikar Ali TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/7MBL5 More episodes on http://www.youtube.com/LondonRealTV LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 BONUS FOOTAGE on http://www.londonreal.tv enter your EMAIL to receive "I wanted to talk today about Islam." - Brian (00:42) "The word Islam means submission of will." - Ifti (01:16) "I think Xenophobia has been around since the dawn of time. And it's not just a Western or Eastern thing." - Ifti (04:44) "The majority of my life has been in England and I think I'm British and I think like a British person." - Ifti (09:53) "Do you pray 5 times a day and if so, why? - Brian (12:52) "It's a very quiet time and there's a set routine of prayers you have to do." - Ifti (13:46) "They were both from strong Catholic Irish families and the connection I made because of our religions was strong." - Ifti (15:24) "It is not easy being a Muslim." - Ifti (18:10) "Look at this, we're in nature, this is my church." - Nic (19:25) "Look at these guys, look at these bombers, look at these people. They're all associated with your religion?" - Brian (20:40) "Any act of extremism is concerning." - Ifti (22:17) "What is the difference between a Sunni and Shia muslim and what's the beef?" - Brian (23:04) "From a personal perspective it was peaceful and absolving for your sins but the one thing that stood out from everything else is that the Hajj was the great equaliser of mankind." - Ifti (31:58) "What were your thoughts the day of the bombings in London? Honestly, please God don't let it be Muslims that did this." - Ifti (42:08) "You have minorities is every group, whether it be Muslims or whether it be Christians." - Ifti (43:06) "One learned man is better than a thousand ignorant worshipers." - Ifti (54:40) "You will never have better knowledge than first hand meeting and mixing with people." - Ifti (55:32) Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272

"Fingerprints of the Gods" author Graham Hancock explains why all politicians should drink Ayahuasca 10 times, the gruesome Aztec history behind his new book "WarGod", why he took Ibogaine to gain closure with his late father, and how Joe Rogan is just...

Citizen Journalist James Albury drops by to discuss the burnout factor at the Occupy London movement, why Corporate Media will ultimately always compromise, how we should separate Julian Assange from the work done by Wikileaks, and why anyone has the right to film or take photos in a public place at any time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YayZvjbdchQ TWEET this video http://clicktotweet.com/2a087 More episodes on http://www.youtube.com/LondonRealTV LIKE us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/LondonReal FOLLOW us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/LondonRealTV LISTEN IN ITUNES:http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/london-real/id474722933 BONUS FOOTAGE on http://www.londonreal.tv enter your EMAIL to receive "Corporate media have sponsorship and advertising and I think that compromises them." - James (2:21) "There was every form of humanity there and such a diverse mixture of people." - James (05:14) "I suffered from this a bit myself, just burnout, sheer exhaustion." - James (05:54) "Back in 2008 we were told by experts that the economy would be back by 2010." - James (07:37) "If I see something on a social network and I'm able to get to it then I'll cover it." - James (11:53) "I got to a point where I stopped reading newspapers because they are so biased." - Nic (14:06) "Do we have a natural tendency as humans to love to read the scandal?" - Brian (18:12) "If protesters are getting hit by police there's a large portion of society that says, 'Good'" - James (26:10) "If you're in a public place you have every right to photograph and film as much as you like." - James (27:26) "What difference has all of that protest made? Has it changed any of the bank's policies?" - Nic (36:38) "What Occupy did do was independently organize people globally for the first time." - James (37:15) "What's really important to do is to separate Julian Assange from Wikileaks" - James (42:54) "I don't think we can have enough citizen journalists, I don't think we can enough podcasts, I encourage everyone to do your version of London Real wherever you are." - Brian (58:30) Music by: Kevin MacLeod & The Edenites http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-london/id528293203?i=528293272 http://bambuser.com/channel/alburyj