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Rise From The AshesWhat if the permission you've been desperately seeking was always yours to give?In Part 2, Rachael Reck reveals the brutal truth most people never realize: we spend our entire lives waiting for someone else to give us permission to be authentic , when we've been holding that power all along.Through her revolutionary "Reclaim" framework, Rachael shows why successful people with good jobs, relationships, and homes still feel stuck they're seeking approval from everyone except the one person who matters most: themselves.Her game-changing revelation: "You are the permission slip. Nobody else."If you've been waiting for the "right time" or...2025-07-2713 min
Rise From The AshesLost everything in real estate - then discovered her biggest assetRachael Resk thought she had it figured out. After a childhood of raising herself and her brothers, she built a real estate empire to finally feel secure. Then the market crashed. Every property. Every safety net. Gone.But in that devastating moment of financial loss recovery , Rachael discovered something that changed everything: "I realized I am my biggest asset."This raw conversation takes you through her journey from financial setback to unshakeable inner strength. If you've lost everything and need hope for starting over financially , Rachael's story...2025-07-2325 min
Rise From The AshesYou Were Meant to Touch the StarsMost people bury their childhood dreams. Sarah Pousho built a company on hers. In this intimate episode, she shares how a life steeped in wonder fueled by Carl Sagan, failure, and fire led to founding SpaceBridge Partners in her fifties.If you’ve ever thought it was too late, too crazy, or too far out of reach to start again, this conversation will shake you loose.“Six people can go to space whenever we want. Right now.”This isn’t about rockets. It’s about resilience. About rising. About remembering who you were before the world told...2025-07-0614 min
Rise From The AshesDiagnosed at 40, Fluent in 3 Months Dr. CJ Leland Breaks the MoldShe mastered English in 3 months. She was diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s. What she discovered in between could change how you see your own potential.Dr. CJ Leland isn’t your typical comeback story she’s a disruptor of timelines and a destroyer of expectations. In this raw, 20-minute interview, Baz Porter dives deep into the journey of a Filipina girl who arrived in the U.S. with zero English, learned through cassette tapes and Archie comics, and ended up a professor, dean, and business owner.But it’s what happened after the de...2025-07-0222 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastROYAL SPECIAL: The King of England and the Dick PicMike & Baz are BACK, briefly, for an inter-series SPECIAL!Mike and Baz both had such newsworthy events happen, they couldn't wait for the new series to tell you all about it.With such broad subjects as the monarchy, men's health, drinking culture and what the king thought of Baz's fashion sense, this one is not to be missed!2025-07-011h 03
Rise From The AshesHow Nicole built a business from her darkest breakdownThe breakdown wasn't the end it was Nicole's beginning.In part two of Nicole Borgi's story, she reveals how losing everything during COVID became the catalyst for building something extraordinary. When Vegas shut down, her security career vanished. Her law enforcement relationship crumbled. Family rifts cost her connection with her daughter.Most people would have stayed down. Nicole got strategic.She shares the raw truth about rebuilding from nothing how she turned her "huge mess" into a mission that's now changing lives. From avatar technology platforms to the Pain Point Podcast, Nicole proves...2025-06-2519 min
Rise From The AshesThe avatar secret that's healing trauma survivorsNicole Borgi's voice wasn't always this strong. In today's Rise from the Ashes episode, she reveals how domestic violence survivors and women afraid to be seen are finding their power through avatar technology.Her story hits hard. COVID lockdowns destroyed her Vegas security career. Her relationship with a law enforcement partner shattered. Family rifts cost her connection with her daughter. Rock bottom became her starting point.But Nicole didn't disappear. She built something revolutionary—a virtual healing space where avatars let trauma survivors practice presence without fear. No cameras. No judgment. Just safe space to re...2025-06-2215 min
Rise From The AshesYour grandmother's dying words are still controlling your lifeYour grandmother's dying words are still controlling your life. In this explosive Part 2, Michelle Ward reveals how childhood promises and deathbed commitments create invisible emotional prisons that have been sabotaging your happiness for decades.Discover the shocking connection between trapped emotions stored in your body and chronic pain, anxiety, and relationship struggles that traditional medicine can't heal. Michelle's revolutionary emotional code healing approach uses muscle testing therapy and vital force energy techniques to release emotional energy blocks that manifest as physical ailments.Through her vulnerable story about her grandmother's instruction to "keep the family together"...2025-06-1817 min
Rise From The AshesImagine waking up tomorrow without the weight of self-sabotage crushing your dreams.Discover how trapped emotions and subconscious programming create self-sabotage patterns that keep you stuck in cycles of burnout, relationship chaos, and financial blocks. Michelle Ward, certified emotion code practitioner and self-sabotage coach, reveals the breakthrough method for identifying which of the five self-sabotage archetypes controls your life and how to reprogram your subconscious mind for lasting transformation.Through her proven emotion code techniques, Michelle helps you understand how childhood programming from birth to age seven creates limiting beliefs that sabotage your adult success. Whether you're the Adult Child archetype staying small to feel safe, the Fire Starter...2025-06-1515 min
Rise From The AshesYou Already Are What You Seek (And Always Were)What if everything you've been desperately chasing success, validation, worthiness was already yours by birthright? This mind-bending revelation emerges as the central breakthrough in part two of my conversation with Brian Muka, a former Navy bomb disposal tech turned Freedom Sherpa who spent years trying to outrun his fears through extreme challenges.Brian's story reads like a cautionary tale for every high-achiever trapped in the validation hamster wheel. "I was trying to prove I wasn't a coward by surfing 10-foot waves, jumping out of airplanes, doing half Ironman races, CrossFit, special operations all of it," he confesses...2025-06-1119 min
Rise From The AshesWhat if everything you know about burnout is wrong... and your nervous system is the real hijacker?Former Navy bomb disposal technician Brian Muka reveals the shocking truth about executive burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and trauma recovery that's sabotaging high-performing leaders worldwide.After experiencing what he calls "the avalanche" losing his military career trajectory in Iraq Brian discovered why leadership burnout, chronic stress, and emotional exhaustion have nothing to do with workload and everything to do with nervous system hijacking .This episode covers:• Burnout recovery strategies for overwhelmed executives and entrepreneurs• PTSD healing techniques including Wim Hof breathwork and...2025-06-0816 min
MindNotes de Raúl BazTrailer: MindNotes por Raúl BazMindNotes es un podcast breve y poderoso sobre comunicación, psicología y periodismo aplicado a la vida real. Soy Raúl Baz, y en cada episodio —de apenas 3 minutos— comparto ideas que conectan, estrategias que perduran y herramientas para influir con propósito.Aquí encontrarás desde cómo construir una marca personal auténtica, hasta cómo diseñar campañas políticas, manejar crisis de reputación o comunicar bajo presión.Este no es un espacio de teoría. Es una guía para quienes comunican, lideran y toman decisiones en un mundo donde todo se percibe… y todo s...2025-06-0301 min
MindNotes de Raúl BazTrailer: MindNotes por Raúl BazMindNotes es un podcast breve y poderoso sobre comunicación, psicología y periodismo aplicado a la vida real. Soy Raúl Baz, y en cada episodio —de apenas 3 minutos— comparto ideas que conectan, estrategias que perduran y herramientas para influir con propósito.Aquí encontrarás desde cómo construir una marca personal auténtica, hasta cómo diseñar campañas políticas, manejar crisis de reputación o comunicar bajo presión.Este no es un espacio de teoría. Es una guía para quienes comunican, lideran y toman decisiones en un mundo donde todo se percibe… y todo se i...2025-06-0301 min
Rise From The AshesWhy Therapy Didn't Work And What Finally DidWhat if everything holding you back came down to one belief? Celebrity hypnotist and executive coach Tim Shurr joins Rising from the Ashes to share the transformational truth behind anxiety, self-doubt, and chronic worry and why you don’t need years of therapy to heal it.From an unexpected hypnosis demo in college to over 16,000 sessions with high performers, Tim reveals the real root of suffering:“Most people are trapped in one belief I’m not good enough.”This episode cuts through surface-level fixes and goes straight to the subc...2025-06-0116 min
Rise From The AshesThe 4 C’s of Connection: A No-BS Framework for Sustainable SuccessEver feel like you’re barking up the wrong tree in business? In this no-fluff conversation, The Redneck Connector Mike Ashburner breaks down how chasing clients (aka “dog-catching”) is burning out entrepreneurs and what to do instead. From his $5K positioning strategy to his Four C’s framework (Clarity, Connection, Community, Conversation), Mike unpacks how to build a business that attracts instead of performs.The biggest mic-drop? Rejection isn’t failure it’s self-selection. The right people opt in when you stop pretending.🎯 What you’ll learn:Why your nervous...2025-05-2825 min
Rise From The AshesYou Can’t Network Your Way Out of a Nervous BreakdownTired of cold DMs, fake funnels, and forced connections? Mike Ashburner aka The Redneck Connector went from nearly homeless during COVID to building Hounds of Business, a trust-first community flipping the script on traditional sales. In this raw, real conversation, we unpack why spray-and-pray marketing burns out high achievers (like you), and how a single mindset shift “who over how” can transform your business in 20 minutes a day.Whether you're a founder sick of being fake, or a high-performing woman silently collapsing behind success, this episode will hit deep.🎯 Topics covered...2025-05-2519 min
Rise From The AshesShe Was Attacked, Erased, and Betrayed Then She Rebuilt Herself Into a Weapon of PurposeWhat happens when your entire identity is ripped away in one violent moment?After surviving a brutal school assault and the gut-punch betrayal of a system that denied it ever happened Eleni Anastos lost everything she'd built over 30 years. But what she gained? Was far more powerful.In this raw and riveting episode, Eleni shares her fall and rise.From rocking in trauma to rising as a force for truth, she reveals how she turned betrayal into breakthrough and pain into purpose.💥 How she rewired her identity after ins...2025-05-1819 min
Rise From The AshesShe Found Her Husband After His Suicide. What Came Next Redefined Joy.What do you do when life rips everything from you and then comes back for what’s left?Michelle Collins didn’t just face one tragedy.She faced three. Back to back. And each one tried to end her.First, she lost her mother to leukemia.Then a brutal divorce.Then Glenn her Navy SEAL husband died by suicide.Michelle was the one who found him.What followed? PTSD. Dissociation. Substance use. Rage. Despair.She couldn’t put on her socks let alone hold her life together.But...2025-05-1418 min
Rise From The AshesShe Lost Everything. Then Became the Guide She Needed Most.Michelle Collins lost her husband to suicide. Then her mother.That kind of grief doesn’t just hurt it shatters you. But instead of staying broken, Michelle turned her pain into power—and now helps others walk out of the dark.This episode isn’t about healing in theory. It’s about how to survive when your life has exploded and you’re still expected to function.Inside this episode of Rising From the Ashes, Michelle strips it down:🔥 What grief really feels like when the world moves on and you’re sti...2025-05-1118 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastS5E6 - Shhh! Don't Tell Baz, This is All BollocksIn this last episode of series five, Mike is lying to Baz throughout the entire episode - WILL HE NOTICE?Mike has had enough of being beaten by Baz in their "Battle of the Bullshitters" episodes - he's lost 3 out of 3!Baz seems to be really good at spotting when Mike is lying. But how about when he's not looking out for the lies?Mike is throwing out some pretty big lies, here. Will Baz figure out what's going on or will Mike do him up like a kipper?2025-04-3056 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastS5E4: Mike, Baz and an Oscar Nominee in a Milk FloatIn this episode of the Mildly Controversial Podcast, hosts Mike and Baz engage in a light-hearted conversation about birthdays, aging, and the humorous realities of life. They share personal anecdotes about their recent experiences, including a night out filled with drinks, hangover cures, and interactions with notable guests like Annika. The discussion also delves into Mike's experiences on film sets, including working with actor Ciaran Hinds in a milk float. The episode wraps up with a call to action for listeners to engage with the podcast.2025-04-1641 min
Rise From The AshesBurnout, Breakthroughs, and Bestsellers: Betsy Tong’s Journey to Reset and RechargeBetsy Tong’s relentless drive in the high-stakes world of major tech companies led her to a breaking point culminating in a terrifying fainting episode on a plane. In this eye-opening episode, she shares her raw and powerful story of burnout, resilience, and the crucial turning points that transformed her life.We also dive into the fast-paced world of book writing as I break down how I crafted a bestseller in just 72 hours. From AI-powered creativity to strategic adaptation, I reveal the game-changing techniques that can help anyone maximize productivity and success. Plus, my collaboration with Peter Sw...2025-03-1233 min
Rise From The AshesHarnessing Burnout for Brilliance: Catherine Bell’s Leadership Lessons (Part 2)Burnout isn’t the end it’s the beginning of something greater. In this episode of Rise From the Ashes: Burnout to Brilliance, visionary leader Catherine Bell shares how she transformed personal tragedy into leadership mastery. Her journey reveals the power of mental management, mentorship, and shifting from “how” to “who” in achieving lasting success.Key Takeaways from Catherine Bell’s Leadership Philosophy:✔ Mental Mastery Over Emotion: Learn how Catherine harnessed emotional resilience to lead with clarity and purpose.✔ Mentorship as a Success Multiplier: The right mentors shape your future Cather...2025-03-0917 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastS4E16: Mike Hates His Own Face & Baz Gets RethatchedIn this week's episode, Mike reveals his clean-shaven face for the first time in 30 years - and he HATES it!
Baz is having his 400 year old house rethatched and the boys both discuss Mike's new sitcom
Don't miss the end where Mike & Baz argue for the first time on the show!
2024-10-3053 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastS4E14: Is A.I. All That?In preparation for A.I. inevitably taking over the world, Mike & Baz have let A.I. take over this episode of the podcast!
Here are the show notes that A.I. wrote...
In this episode, Mike and Baz explore the integration of AI into their podcasting process, sharing personal updates and weekend adventures. They discuss the potential of AI to take over various aspects of life, including content creation for podcasts. The conversation shifts to brainstorming podcast topics with AI, leading to humorous insights and critiques of Baz's Instagram feed, showcasing the capabilities of AI...2024-10-161h 01
The Mildly Controversial Podcast100TH EPISODE - Baz's American AccentIt's HERE! To celebrate 100 episodes, we are finally forcing Baz to do the whole episode in his "American" accent.
We also have some attempts at "British" accents from some of our listeners from across the Atlantic.
Throw in Mike & Baz tasting some more snacks from the USA and you've got a belter of an episode - even if it IS just to laugh at Baz's "American" accent!!
If you'd like to say THANK YOU for us providing you with 100 episodes of slightly above average entertainment, you can buy us a drink at www...2024-08-2150 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastICYMI - Baz's Gripes & Mike's Massive U-TurnA look back at a real fan favourite for many listeners.
No guest, no theme but we got loads of good feedback about this one.
Baz offloads things that have been pissing him off recently whilst Mike drops a MASSIVE bombshell U-turn, completely changing his mind on something that he's grumbled about on a couple of previous episodes.
2024-07-0353 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 90 - Our First Ever Last EpisodeFor the first time EVER it's the last in the series for The Mildly Controversial Podcast. It's been 22 months and over 100 episodes of close to average quality entertainment without a break. Baz is away working again for a few weeks, so Mike & Baz have decided to have a little break til July when they'll be back with new features, new guests and a promise to be 5-6% funnier.
For the next few weeks, Mike & Baz will be rerunning some of their favourite episodes so far, for the first time in glorious video format on Spotify! So whether...2024-06-051h 08
The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 81 - Baz's Surprise Birthday SpecialJoin us to celebrate Baz's 57th birthday (if he makes it!)
Mike surprises Baz with a birthday special and some messages from some very special (and well known) people.2024-04-0357 min
mtd.Pré-Show E3S3 : Dans la tête de BazBaz a la vie dure, le cœur lourd, et trop de personnalités qui se bousculent en lui... Il a l'impression de ne pas avoir sa place dans le groupe. Normal, il doit déjà trouver de la place auprès de lui-même, il a toujours une voix qui vient en contredire une autre.Le défi de Lynx a été l'occasion pour lui de se dépasser et de nous faire découvrir (encore) une nouvelle facette de notre ami en plein duel intérieur, à vous d'en juger !Le son a été mixé pa...2024-03-2708 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 80{ Mike's TV Acting Debut & Baz's ResolutionsAt the start of the year, Mike & Baz made some resolutions and predictions. A quarter of the way through the year, it's time to check on progress! Did Mike get an acting job? Did Baz remember to put his keys where he'd find them? Did Liverpool get sawn off from the GB mainland and pushed into the Irish Sea? There's only one way to find out!
Please support the show by leaving a review wherever you are listening to this. Or if you'd like to buy the boys a drink in return for over three years of mediocre entertainment you...2024-03-2747 min
The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 77 - Baz's Gripes & Mike's MASSIVE U-TurnThis week Baz offloads things that have been pissing him off recently whilst Mike drops a MASSIVE bombshell U-turn, completely changing his mind on something that he's grumbled about on a couple of previous episodes.2024-03-0652 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 70 - Mike & Baz's Pub QuizCan a drunk Mike beat a sober Baz in a pub quiz?
Who knows more about the podcast, Baz or a 13 year old?
Can you beat Mike & Baz in a pub quiz?
There's only one way to find out..... You have to listen to this episode is basically what we are saying!2024-01-171h 20The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 69 - Mike & Baz’s 2024 PredictionsMike & Baz give their predictions for what will happen in 2024. Some more serious than others. And by that, we mean Baz did it properly and gave genuine predictions, whilst Mike cocked about and came up with some ridiculous suggestions.2024-01-111h 03
Our Eagles Therapy PodcastOur Eagles Therapy Podcast|Bonus Episode, Baz The Father Returns, Shaq Leonard Signing, and More!Send us a textThe Heroes return with a bonus episode! Baz and Basil are back together before the Eagles face their division rival on Sunday! In this episode Baz will share his thoughts on the matchup, his trip to the Philadelphia Eagles bar in Chicago, and the duo will discuss the Shaq Leonard signing! Go Birds and Fly Eagles Fly!2023-12-1018 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 60 - Inside Mike & Baz’s HeadsThis week's episode starts with stories of a naked wife, poo in a tube and drunken voice notes to a celebrity. THEN Mike & Baz get down to what they're supposed to be talking about which is mental health.2023-11-081h 01The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 46 - Judge BazThis week, Baz is judge and jury and even has an actual gavel!
Mike talks though his mildly controversial opinions with Baz - and Baz alone - given the authority to approve or reject them.
Gender pay gap, assuming pronouns and which TV game show should be banned.2023-08-0252 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 44 - Mike & Baz Do The NewsMike and Baz talk about the latest news stories including Huw Edwards' arse, Elon vs Zuck and the middle class cringefest that is Wimbledon2023-07-191h 00The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 42 - Baz Wright? Who The F-ck Is That?Special guest this week is Baz who surprises us with where he was born, how young his wife was when they met, why he didn't become a bodyguard and which famous figure you will NEVER guess he'd invite to dinner!2023-07-0557 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 41 - Mike & Baz’s Favourite BitsHere is a great chance to catch up with some of Mike & Baz's favourite mildly controversial opinions that they've shared in the past year or so - some dating back to their old podcast!
If you enjoy this, please share and click auto download so you don't miss an episode - new stuff every Wednesday!2023-06-2843 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 38 - The Baz TakeoverThis week, Baz takes over as host to interview a mystery guest (it's Mike) so you can get to know more about the guest who you may recognise (it's Mike). Listen now to find out who that mystery guest is (it's Mike)!2023-06-071h 00The Mildly Controversial PodcastEp 36: Annoying Americans, Baz’s Crushed Balls & Fecking Ugly DogsMike & Baz are drinking and ranting about their mildly controversial opinions.
Which set of Americans would the world be a better place without?
How did Baz crush balls?
Which breed of dog looks like it's been drawn by a three year old?
This episode reveals the answer to all these questions and more.
If you enjoy what we do, please consider supporting the ongoing production costs by going to buymeacoffee.com/mildlypod. Please and thank you2023-05-2456 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastWEEKEND MINIPOD - Mike’s Bad Parenting & Baz’s Brilliant EulogyThis week, Mike explains what he let his son do when he should have been studying for exams and Baz joins us again from the King's back garden (still not a euphemism) and talks through what he saw from backstage at the coronation concert whist Mike still can't believe the double standards in the monarchy.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider contributing to the running costs (and booze costs) of the podcast by heading to buymeacoffee.com/mildlypod2023-05-1318 min
Talk Of The TrinityTalk Of The Trinity | Season 2 Episode 38 | Spurs (H)Talk Of The TrinitySeason 2 Episode 38Spurs (H)Baz is back and whilst he isn’t sharing his holiday snaps he is sharing his thoughts on the defeat to Wolves.Both Baz & Will also look to the Spurs game, with Will singling out the ‘Players To Watch’ for each team.How do the lads think the game will finish? Is Baz back with a positive outlook or do we need to keep looking to Will for that?UTV2023-05-1136 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastWEEKEND MINIPOD: Mike’s Anniversary Error & Baz’s Private Take That ConcertMike and Baz are back after last week's hijacking of the minipod by Mike's wife. This week the boys chat about Mike's wedding anniversary, Spud's funeral and the King's coronation.2023-05-0628 minThe Mildly Controversial PodcastWeekend Minipod: Baz’s Nipples Are Worth HOW MUCH?!The minipod is back and Baz has moved into the King's back garden (not a euphemism) where we find out what his nipples are worth (Baz's, not the King's!)
We also catch up about losing Spud, Mike's near death experience and say a MASSIVE thank you to you bunch of legends.2023-04-1534 min