Delia Burgess - Podcast Details

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TimeOut With The SportsDr. PodcastUnsung Heroes of Black History: Tribute to Delia BurgessFreedom isn’t just about escaping—it’s about rising. In life, we sometimes face moments that push us to the edge—moments where the future feels uncertain, and fear overwhelms us. But even in those dark times, there’s a quiet strength within us that rises. It’s in those moments of uncertainty that we are called to trust, to believe that God is guiding us, even when the way seems unclear. Pushing through fear requires resilience and faith in something greater than the circumstances around us. The truth is, we all have the power to ris...2025-02-0332 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 135 - Shai Schechter: Delia learns how to lovingly offend peopleshai.ioOn gossip / Lashon Hara: x.com/shaisc 2025-01-311h 01

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 98 - Delia Burgess: why the podcast, depression & mushiesI had no idea what Neil was going to ask me ahhhhh scary 2024-04-041h 12

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 88 - Mike Simon: South London, professional dance, family court battles & somatic coachingMike Simon is a Somatic Coach, Movement Artist & Reiki Practitioner based in London. Twitter: @themikegsimon 2024-01-252h 03

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 87 - Ben Freeth: suing Robert Mugabe, the Walled City, thugs and the Holy SpiritBen Freeth, MBE is a British-born Zimbabwean farmer who successfully sued Mugabe in an international court in 2008. Since winning the lawsuit he has been harassed and his farm burnt to the ground. His family's story was told in a BAFTA nominated documentary, Mugabe and the White African (2009) and subsequently Ben's first book of the same title. 2024-01-181h 52

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 86 - Shana Mdluli: South Africa, failure & making money onlineShana is a psych student turned coach based in Pretoria. @thriveminds1 2024-01-111h 17

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 85 - Jordan Urbs: Mexican tantra, Nepali hashish & being possessed by a demonJordan lives in Hawaii with his wife and two children. ⁠jordanurbs.com⁠ "I used to say you could be "free" by ditching your 9-5 and surrendering to the life of a nomad. It really teaches you to get humble and trust in yourself. But then I had kids, and moved into an off-grid tiny house. Now I recognise that freedom exists only in the mind." Listen to part 1: Ep. 75 - Jordan Urbs: jesus, sex, hitchhiking & psychedelics 2024-01-042h 03

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 84 - Caroline Silvestre: domestic abuse, IFS, alcohol, divorce, hypnosis, dating a married man...Caroline Silvestre BSc, MSc, GMBPsS is based in Mayfair and works with Parts therapy (IFS informed) and Eugene Gendlin's Focussing. She also provides evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy. caroline.silvestre@pm.me ⁠mayfairhypnotherapy.co.uk Caroline explains more about IFS therapy in Ep. 66 - Caroline Silvestre: a conversation with my therapist 2023-12-282h 08

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 83 - Tommy Christie: fatherlessness, felonies & finding his wayTommy lives in Denver, CO. @tommyswriting 2023-12-201h 25

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 82 - Henry Okraglik: child of Auschwitz survivor & early internet startupsHenry Okraglik is the Global Director of Digital at WSP 2023-12-141h 17

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 81 - Ron Shell: CEO of the National Pickleball LeagueRon is back on the pod to talk about his new venture: bringing pickleball to Australia 2023-12-071h 17

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 80 - Joachim Brackx: executing the 4 hour work weekJoachim found success as a singer & composer in Belgium before turning to entrepreneurship for greater agency over his life and income. He co-founded a digital product business while living nomadically. He is currently based in Sofia, where he is pursuing a new chapter... Find out more at relatingtoself.com 2023-11-301h 21

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 79 - Mark Burgess: privately-educated-heterosexual-white-male not sure who to apologise to firstMark Burgess is studying an MA of Political Economy at King's College London.2023-11-231h 41

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 78 - Ian Taylor: using your voice assertivelyIan Taylor is a voice teacher based in London. 2023-11-151h 42

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 77 - Delia & Neil: construction, life purpose, breakups & depressionRecorded in August 2022 2023-11-0856 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 76 - John Acosta: Venezuela, US military and unresolved traumaJohn believes unresolved trauma is our greatest liability. His mission is to create awareness and understanding around the effects of unresolved trauma on our lives and in our society. He provides insight, tools, and guided meditations around connecting with our family systems and healing our internal dynamics. zuluone.org 2023-11-011h 33

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 75 - Jordan Urbs: jesus, sex, hitchhiking & psychedelicsJordan lives in Hawaii with his wife and two children. jordanurbs.com "I used to say you could be "free" by ditching your 9-5 and surrendering to the life of a nomad. It really teaches you to get humble and trust in yourself. But then I had kids, and moved into an off-grid tiny house. Now I recognise that freedom exists only in the mind."2023-10-241h 18

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 74 - Ben Yeoh: visiting a remote tribe, death, art & investingBenjamin Yeoh is a senior portfolio manager of global equities, he is also an award-winning playwright. Ben shares ideas on sustainability, investing, autism, arts, theatre and how to live a better life at: www.thendobetter.com / Ben Yeoh Chats podcast 2023-10-171h 48

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 73 - Jimmy Hutton: boarding school, drugs, hypnosis & not good enoughJimmy Hutton is a cognitive hypnotherapist helping clients live happier, freer, more connected lives free from the limiting beliefs holding them back. www.jimmyhuttontherapy.co.uk 2023-10-101h 13

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 72 - James Kite: curiosity as a compass & the metacrisisJames is interested in the wellbeing of individuals, organisations & communities. Through his London-based Find Enlight project he explores the art of community building, from personal to community cohesion & cultural innovation. find-enlight.com / contact James at ⁠find.enlight@gmail.com⁠ Meta Crisis links: ⁠⁠Intro⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Origins & Third Attractor out of the Meta Crisis ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Resource List⁠⁠ Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones The New Human Rights Movement By Peter Joseph If you need to speak to somebody urgently, there are people who will listen and help:Shout: Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 (UK)Samarita...2023-10-031h 15

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 71 - Julia Scott: manifest the life you want by understanding your 'parts'Julia Scott is an IFS therapy practitioner. Her mission is to help individuals live beyond their current narrative and embrace a fully expressed story aligned with their authentic purpose and potential. Julia has facilitated hundreds of individuals, couples and groups through her transformative work⁠; guiding them inward to witness, release and transform their limiting beliefs, sabotaging patterns, stuck emotions and wounded 'parts' blocking them from living, feeling and manifesting what they want and deserve. Julia incorporates IFS (Internal Family Systems) as well as various psychological and somatic therapeutic models into her work. Her varied training and formal ed...2023-09-261h 13

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 70 - Neil & Delia: laws of power and winning influenceNeil Ganju is back. Books mentioned: The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene You Are the Message: Getting What You Want by Being Who You Are - Roger Ailes How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie 2023-09-1952 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 69 - Lord Bird: founder of the Big IssueJohn Anthony Bird, Baron Bird, MBE is a British social entrepreneur and life peer in the House of Lords. He is best known as the co-founder of The Big Issue, a magazine sold by street vendors who are homeless or vulnerably-housed. Bird was born in 1946 in a Notting Hill slum to a poor London Irish family. He became homeless at age of five, spent time in an orphanage, in young offenders institutions and prison during his youth. In 1991, Bird launched The Big Issue with Gordon Roddick, co-founder of The Body Shop. Bird was no...2023-09-122h 15

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 68 - John Collins: lab diamond creator #2 on meeting Oppenheimer & doing business in China, RussiaJohn Collins has a PhD in nuclear physics. At 28 he was employed by De Beers to develop the world's first lab grown diamond. He is currently a non-faculty associate of the Cambridge Judge Business School and an Ethics & Responsible Innovation Advisor. His purpose is to help others achieve their purpose. Listen to John's Growing Up episode at: Ep. 17 - Dr John Collins, PhD: inventing the lab grown diamond 2023-09-051h 41

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 67 - Neil Ganju: how to argue, the media, construction & ESGGuys I’m stranded in an airport trying to get back into the UK after all the air traffic control kerfuffles. Don’t have my laptop but Neil and I recorded this ep back in March and it was sitting in my drafts so pls enjoy xx 2023-08-2953 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 66 - Caroline Silvestre: a conversation with my therapistWe discuss CBT, IFS (parts therapy), hypnosis, Jungian psychology etc... Caroline Silvestre BSc, MSc, GMBPsS is based in Mayfair and works with Parts therapy (IFS informed) and Eugene Gendlin's Focussing. She also provides evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy. caroline.silvestre@pm.me mayfairhypnotherapy.co.uk Resources: If you need to speak to somebody urgently, there are people who will listen and help:Shout: Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 (UK)Samaritans (Free call service): 116 123 (UK)Outside the UK: Search 24/7 crisis support services to find services in...2023-08-221h 06

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 65 - Juvenal Vitalis: navigating life as a young TanzanianJuvenal Vitalis lives in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and works for the African School of Storytelling. He is the host of 'The Unapologetic Human' podcast, where he explores culture, technology, philosophy, and beyond. The Unapologetic Human is a space for raw, honest conversations about our doubts, experiences, and values. @theunapologetichuman_podcast 2023-08-151h 24

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 64 - Jono Pang: living in Caymans, New York, Amsterdam & meeting his wife couchsurfingJono Pang works in private equity fund accounting and lives in Amsterdam.2023-08-081h 47

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 63 - Danielle Hatton: codependency & calling off a weddingDanielle is a Breathwork Teacher and Women’s Codependency Coach. She supports women in gaining clarity in their life and discovering their deep desires through self-acceptance and approval. Her mission is to give women permission to be, do, and create whatever it is that they truly desire - to know that their uniqueness is their power and that their desire is their direction. @daniellehattonn bio.site/daniellehatton 2023-08-011h 20

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 62 - Alex Waddell, PhD: behavioural science hacks to live healthierAlex is a behavioural scientist and digital health researcher at Action Lab, Monash University with a passion for health, wellbeing, behavioural science and implementation. Alex is passionate about utilising behavioural science, policy, and programmes to achieve health outcomes. 2023-07-251h 20

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 61 - Jazz Singh: ex-offender on why former prisoners make great employeesJazz Singh was born in East London. He had a successful career in the City as a wealth manager before losing everything to drug addiction, ultimately ending up behind bars, spending three years in prison. Jazz was released last April (2022) and emerged from prison with newfound clarity and purpose. His mission is to rehabilitate society's perception of prisoner leavers and seeks to ensure his life serves as an example not a warning to others, demonstrating that transformation and redemption are possible for anyone, regardless of their past. Jazz serves as a Director of B-Radical, a...2023-07-182h 07

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 60 - Julia Scott: a therapist on personal transformation and healing your wounded partsJulia Scott's mission is to help individuals live beyond their current narrative and embrace a fully expressed story aligned with their authentic purpose and potential. Julia has facilitated hundreds of individuals, couples and groups through her transformative work⁠; guiding them inward to witness, release and transform their limiting beliefs, sabotaging patterns, stuck emotions and wounded 'parts' blocking them from living, feeling and manifesting what they want and deserve. Julia incorporates Internal Family Systems as well as various psychological and somatic therapeutic models into her work. Her varied training and formal education includes: BSc. (Hons) Psychology with Neuroscience — University of Sussex MA A...2023-07-111h 32

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 59 - Keith Hawton: Oxford psychiatrist on preventing suicideKeith Hawton is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford. He practised as a consultant psychiatrist for over 30 years. Professor Hawton has been researching the causes, treatment, prevention and outcome of suicidal behaviour for over 40 years. He has published more than 500 papers and chapters and 15 books and is the recipient of numerous awards. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and has a particular interest in epidemiology and clinical management of self-harm, suicide and self-harm in adolescents, media influences on self-harm and evaluation of suicide prevention...2023-07-041h 26

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 58 - Susan Anderson: recovery from heartbreak and lossSusan Anderson is a practicing psychotherapist, founder of the Abandonment Recovery Program and author of 'The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Surviving Through and Recovering from the Five Stages That Accompany the Loss of Love.' Susan has over 30 years of clinical experience and research helping victims of abandonment trauma heal heartache, grief and shame and overcome patterns of self-sabotage. Susan had her own adult abandonment experience when her beloved marital partner of almost 20 years suddenly left her for another woman.2023-06-2746 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 57 - Toby Young: on being cancelledToby Young is a British social commentator. He is the founder and director of the Free Speech Union, an associate editor of The Spectator, and creator of the Daily Sceptic. He is the author of 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People', a memoir about his time at Vanity Fair in New York, which became a bestseller and was adapted into a Hollywood film. Toby co-founded the West London Free School which opened in 2011. Following a higher education board appointment by then Prime Minister Theresa May in 2018, Toby faced a flood of criticism resulting in his resignation and the...2023-06-201h 21

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 56 - Kristy McSweeney: TV, politics and online sexual threatsKristy McSweeney works in media and political strategy. She is the founder of the PR Counsel and regularly appears on Sky News. Kristy ran as the Liberal Party candidate for Swan in Western Australia at the 2022 federal election. 2023-06-131h 26

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 55 - Carolina Wikstrom: finance to Human Design, divorce, motherhood and finding herself againCarolina Wikstrom is a Human Design Guide helping business owners connect with their unique gifts, talents, and purpose so they can maximise their reach, impact, and revenue. Carolina is Colombian, lives in London, has two children and spent many years working in finance in New York and Canada before she made the pivot into Human Design. insta: @iamcarolinawikstrom 2023-06-0651 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 54 - Daniel H: a British-Iranian's passion for women’s rights in IranDan H was born in Manchester to Iranian parents. He lives and works in London.2023-05-301h 44

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 53 - Leo van Veenendaal: abuse, addiction and IbogaLeo van Veenendaal is the author of 'The Iboga Experience: Stories, experiences and advice from the sacred & secret plant that saves, heals, and transforms lives' Leo is a Peru-based environmental engineer originally from Australia. For much of his adult life he suffered from IBS and treatment resistant depression & anxiety. At a point of desperation Leo began working with indigenous plant medicines, including Ayahuasca in Peru in 2016 to heal IBS and his brain. In 2018 Leo was initiated into Iboga and Bwiti at Ebando in Gabon. He has continued working with and learning about plant medicines since...2023-05-232h 29

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 52 - John Anderson AC: the importance of proper dialogueJohn Anderson is a sixth-generation farmer and grazier from New South Wales who served as Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia for 6 years under John Howard. John is the host of Conversations with John Anderson which has had 57 million YouTube views and features conversation with some of the world's foremost thought leaders to examine in detail the social, cultural and political landscape we live in today. Guests include Jordan Peterson, Matthew McConaughey, Steven Pinker, Douglas Murray, and Niall Ferguson. johnanderson.net.au 2023-05-161h 05

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 51 - Jack Harber: brain injury at 21, losing his dad, unemployment, overcoming victimhood and running ultrasJack Harber grew up in Nairobi, Kenya. He lives and works in London. instagram: @jackrussellharber 2023-05-092h 15

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 50 - Delia Burgess: growing up, banking, breakups, depression etcBryan Kam interviews me... terrifying! Now I know how all my guests feel. (Also will get speech lessons asap for you guys...) Also for anyone following that closely... I completely messed up the years. 2021 = 2019 and 2022 = 2020... Resources: If you need to speak to somebody urgently, there are people who will listen and help. Shout:⁠ Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 (UK)⁠ Samaritans (Free call service)⁠: 116 123 (UK) Outside the UK: Search 24/7 crisis support services to find services in your country 2023-05-021h 41

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 49 - Jack Barsky: ex KGB spyJack Barsky was born Albrecht Dittrich in East Germany, 1949. Whilst at uni he joined the KGB and was sent to the US as a spy from 1978 to 1988. He was eventually exposed after the Cold War. After his story became public Jack published 'Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy' 2023-04-253h 37

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 48 - Doug Grant: tennis and the HimalayasDoug Grant works with the national tennis teams of Nepal and Bhutan, and promotes tennis in schools and villages throughout the Himalayas. tennistrekking.com During the late seventies, two tennis professionals started a stringing business to help them earn extra cash for playing tennis overseas. Wayne Davies left the business and went on to become world champion of real (royal) tennis. Doug Grant remained in the business and while travelling the tennis circuit looked for other areas of tennis to expand into... Doug has made a career in tennis through multiple businesses including coaching, stringing racquets, servicing tennis courts, supplying court...2023-04-171h 00

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 47 - Olivia Langdon: a London based artist & living with bipolar"I have come to the realisation that in fact I might be just ordinary" Olivia Langdon is an Australian artist based in London, commenting on the seemingly ordinary life through text based works. olivialangdon.com "Dear Olivia, here is a script you are expected to follow Take one tablet in the morning and two at night This will make you normal and you will be able to do what everyone else does." The Listening Place (face-to-face support in London f...2023-04-101h 35

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 46 - Laura Proudfoot: living on a superyacht, starting first business at 22 & moving to NicaraguaLaura Proudfoot is the Head of Housekeeping on a 112m superyacht (and was my flatmate for 5 mins). (1:42:30 is when we start talking the superyacht) Content warning - Laura talks about self-harm in the episode. If you need to speak to somebody urgently, there are people who will listen and help:Shout: Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 (UK)Samaritans (Free call service): 116 123 (UK)Outside the UK: Search 24/7 crisis support services to find services in your country 2023-04-042h 22

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 45 - Tony Abbott: run-ins with PutinThe Hon Tony Abbott AC served as Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015.2023-03-2745 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 44 - Marc Cohen: Jewish atheismMarc Cohen is the Managing Director of a PR agency in London, where he lives and works. Moving between London, Israel and Manchester, Marc grew up in a traditional orthodox Jewish family (but is now an atheist… which in his opinion, makes him even more Jewish.). Marc is father to identical twin girls and claims to be mostly very grown up, responsible and respectable, except for when he is not.2023-03-201h 58

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 43 - Nic Brown: CEO of batyr, promoting honest conversations about mental healthNic Brown is the CEO of batyr and sits on the board of Suicide Prevention Australia. batyr is a preventative mental health organisation, created to empower current and future generations of young people to be mentally healthy, aiming to prevent youth suicide. batyr provides unique and engaging programs designed to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and empower young people to reach out for support. The programs connect young people with other young people, to share their stories and experiences with mental ill health. batyr's vision is for 'an Australia where young people e...2023-03-121h 14

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 42 - Mo Seetubtim: life of a nomad entrepreneurMo Seetubtim is the founder & CEO of The Happiness Planner. moseetubtim.com @brandmentalist @happinessplanner 2023-03-051h 12

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 41 - Bryan Kam: how not having opinions makes you happierBryan teaches me about Pyrrhonian scepticism. (Pyrrhonism is an Ancient Greek school of philosophical scepticism which rejects dogma.) Read my newsletter at: deliaburgess.blog Bryan Kam writes on the origins of complexity, selfhood, and suffering, philosophy of science, punctuated equilibrium, literature, film. Find Bryan at: bryankam.substack.com twitter.com/bryankam bryankam.com patreon.com/bryankam 2023-02-261h 36

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 40 - Jane Vadiveloo: creating an empowering future for First Nations childrenAustralia’s greatest humanitarian failure is preventable. Jane Vadiveloo is the founding CEO of Children’s Ground not-for-profit and has a 20-year history leading reform and services provision with communities experiencing extreme disadvantage and trauma. Jane lived in the Northern Territory for 19 years and has over 30 years of connection to the Arrernte people in Central Australia. She has worked with children, families and communities at high risk, establishing strength and justice-based approaches to achieve long term change. Children’s Ground was created as a 25-year approach to ensure that future generations of children are afforded equity...2023-02-1648 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 39 - Mr Charles Goode ACMr Goode is the Chairman of The Ian Potter Foundation (since 1994 and Governor since 1987), the Chairman of the Boards of Diversified United Investment Limited (since 1991), and is Chairman Emeritus of Flagstaff Partners (having been Chairman 2010 – 2019). He was a Director of Woodside Petroleum Ltd from 1988 and Chairman from 1999 to 2007, a Director of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited from 1991 and Chairman from August 1995 to February 2010, and a Director of Singapore Airlines from 1999 to 2006. He was engaged in the securities industry until 1989, for a period spanning 29 years. He joined Potter Partners in 1961, became a partner in 1969, Se...2023-02-1055 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 38 - Tom McDonald: how to make your AFL team want you backTom McDonald is a professional AFL player for the Melbourne Football Club. If things aren't going well in your life (like your AFL team wants to trade you and no other clubs want to pick you up), you can try blaming others but at some point you might need to "have a look in your own backyard". (Then you eat lots of meat, and end up winning a premiership.) Things I learnt, beyond the importance of taking personal accountability for your own performance (in footy or life): - "If I'm more selfless in...2023-02-011h 10

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 37 - Ron Shell: adventures of a risk takerRon Shell was most recently Senior Vice President at PointsBet having joined the company in its infancy. Lessons: - How an early run in with authority can be a defining moment in your life (for the better) - How if you always want to be no. 1, but you end up in a job where you don't really care then you'll probably be much happier doing something else - A lesson from Ron's immigrant parents: use your network. It's important to work hard, but when you're new to a country a network i...2023-01-261h 15

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 36 - Lance Picioane: AFL, substance abuse and feeling suicidalLance Picioane is a former first round draft pick and AFL footballer who established mental health foundation Love Me Love You in 2013 to empower the community to take control of their mental wellbeing and to live happier, more fulfilling lives. As a teenager and throughout his AFL career, Lance was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Instead of asking for help, Lance turned to partying and substance abuse. By being truthful with himself, his family and his friends, Lance turned a corner and sought help. Although he still has his down days, Lance now lives a life full...2023-01-241h 26

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 35 - Paul Monk: Soviet spies, death squads in El Salvador and the meaning of life+ how Paul ended up as the head of the China desk in the Defence Intelligence Organisation. Paul Monk is the author of eleven books, from his path-breaking 2005 book on the rise of China, Thunder From the Silent Zone: Rethinking China, to his latest book of love poetry, The Three Graces: Companionship, Discretion, Passion (2022). He has featured on both radio and television for many years as a respected commentator on international affairs. He has been a frequent and authoritative contributor to major print media for twenty-five years. He is a speaker on topics ranging from espionage and national...2023-01-201h 43

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 34 - Charlie Kovess: the value of freedom and knowing who you areCharlie on being born to refugee parents, fleeing communism and the value of freedom, how good personal responsibility feels, why not knowing who you are means the opinions of others will matter too much, why happiness is about embracing your problems, three steps to develop self belief to achieve what you want, a better definition of success, how to get over the fear of rejection and much more... After 20 years in law and business, Charles Kovess left his legal career to share success strategies as an author, professional speaker, educator, facilitator and coach.2023-01-171h 04

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 33 - Ben Ryan: an outsider in the corporate world, managing money and moving overseasBen Ryan works in Investment and Portfolio Management at MaxCap Group. Ben is a corporate finance and investment professional having worked across both the Asia-Pacific and EMEIA regions with experience in financial modelling, portfolio/fund management, treasury management and complex financial analysis. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from Monash University.2023-01-121h 23

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 32 - Charlotte Scales: manifesting and panic attacksCharlotte Scales is a digital marketing specialist. She lives in London in the beautiful flat she manifested. 2023-01-091h 32

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 31 - Isabella Sandak-Lewin: sugar daddies, insta nudes & swedish huskiesIsabella Sandak-Lewin: biomedical engineer, pole dancer, and ray of sunshine. Izzy is back! Listen to Part 1 at Ep. 4 - Izzy Sandak on anorexia and losing her best friend to Covid. IG: @ch0nkymarshmell0w 2023-01-051h 46

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 30 - Andy Rose: starting a business on the dole in a foreign country, being cheated on & a near career ending ski injuryAndy Rose is back for round 2! (find part 1 on Ep. 16: Andy Rose: from pushing shopping trolleys to buying a Porsche, & losing it to pursue his true passion at 43) Andy is the owner of Snow Camps Europe and a ski instructor at Ski School Oberschneider in Kaprun, Austria. He is also the co-owner at Jausestation Bad Fusch Grill & Craft in Bad Fusch, Austria. 2023-01-031h 58

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 29 - Matthew Lesh: what a free society looks likeMatthew Lesh is the Head of Public Policy at the IEA. He regularly appears across television and radio, including the BBC, Sky News and GB News, and has been published in the Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Spectator, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian. He has written about the role of the business and the state, barriers to innovation, digital regulation and free speech, political divides, housing, and market environmentalism. He is also the author of Democracy in a Divided Australia (2018), a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute...2022-12-291h 28

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 28 - Susie: finding out your Dad isn't who you think he isSusie is a senior barista at an independent coffee shop in London 2022-12-271h 39

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 27 - Bruce Cameron: growing up with parents who are struggling themselvesBruce Cameron is a principal at Piper Alderman with broad experience in commercial law. His expertise encompasses mergers and acquisitions, the privatisation of government business, private and public fund-raising, venture and development capital finance, joint ventures, company applications and boardroom disputes.2022-12-221h 09

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp 26 - Ariane Barker: Wall Street to the boardroom and lifelong learning"I began my career as an analyst in New York then worked in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia in senior executive and leadership roles with Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and JBWere. As Scale Investors CEO, I facilitated patient capital investment into exceptional Australian early-stage businesses. My executive career has been quite the journey, super proud to have raised two amazing, now adult, daughters." - Ariane Barker 2022-12-201h 26

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 25 - asking my Dad about socialismTony Burgess is Chairman of Flagstaff Partners, an independent corporate finance advisory firm. Mr Burgess has over 40 years of experience in corporate finance in Melbourne, London and New York and was previously Global Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Deutsche Bank AG, based in London. Mr Burgess holds an MBA (Distinction) from Harvard Business School (1985) and a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne (1981). He is a Director of the listed investment company, Diversified United Investment Limited, a Director of Melbourne Business School Limited, Chairman of the Melbourne Foundation for Business...2022-12-1559 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 24 - Paul Monk: a good reason to keep goingPaul is the author of eleven books, from his path-breaking 2005 book on the rise of China, Thunder From the Silent Zone: Rethinking China, to his latest book of love poetry, The Three Graces: Companionship, Discretion, Passion (2022). He has featured on both radio and television for many years as a respected commentator on international affairs. He has been a frequent and authoritative contributor to major print media for twenty-five years. He is a speaker on topics ranging from espionage and national security to the implications of the rise in Chinese power, religion in a secular age, the nature of Western...2022-12-131h 48

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 23 - Varad Mukhedkar: TikTok, controversial views and losing his best friend to suicideVarad Mukhedkar is a 20 year old uni student from Perth, Western Australia Tiktok: @varadm_58 "The whole meaning of Man Up all changed for me in March of 2021 when one of my best mate’s, Michael, took his own life a couple of weeks into uni. Everything changed. My perspective, my values, my passions. So without parting ways with my initial drive, working in males mental health and suicide prevention became the number one aim for me. An aim that was to do as much as I can to make sure we don’t lose...2022-12-081h 56

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 22 - Chris Snowdon: opium dens, paternalism and a free societyChristopher Snowdon is the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His research focuses on social freedoms, prohibition and policy-based evidence. He is a regular columnist for EA magazine and an occasional contributor to Spiked, The Critic and the Telegraph. He often appears on TV and radio discussing social and economic issues. Snowdon is the editor of the Nanny State Index and the author of six books: 'Polemics' (2020), 'Killjoys' (2017), 'Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism' (2015), 'The Art of Suppression' (2011), 'The Spirit Level Delusion' (2010) and 'Velvet Glove, Iron Fist' (2009). He has also written more than a dozen...2022-12-061h 19

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 21 - Daniel Constable: cocaine addiction, domestic abuse, recovery and finding his purposeCONTENT WARNING - explicit content around suicide / drugs (if you are struggling, please see below) Dan Constable is a men's mindset coach and the founder of Proudly Me. He helps high achieving men go from self sabotage to a life of freedom, clarity & purpose. Find Dan on Instagram: @iamproudlyme Tiktok: @iamproudlyme Linkedin: Daniel Constable www.proudly-me.com If you need to speak to someone, there are people who will listen and help: Shout: Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 (UK) Samaritans (Free call service): 116 123 (UK) Outside the UK: Search 24/7 cris...2022-12-012h 24

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 20 - Bryan Kam: how to stop sufferingBryan Kam writes on the origins of complexity, selfhood, and suffering, philosophy of science, punctuated equilibrium, literature, film. Read the full essay How to end suffering through meditation: Dependent origination without any Pali at bryankam.substack.com twitter.com/bryankam bryankam.com patreon.com/bryankam 2022-11-291h 17

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 19 - Jack Anderson: starting a business at 19 and learning to accept yourselfJack Anderson is a uni student, writer, speaker, founder and chair of education non-profit ThrivEd, Ninja Warrior World Cup commentator and film producer. Jack founded and chairs Australia's first not-for-profit textbook authoring organisation. With a volunteer base of 20 writers ThrivEd authors Year 12 Textbooks using the proceeds from every two sales to produce and donate a third textbook to the library of a school in a low socioeconomic area.2022-11-241h 32

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 18 - Hon Peter Costello AC: what is the role of government?Peter Costello served as the Treasurer of Australia in the Howard Government from 1996 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Treasurer in Australia's history. He delivered twelve federal budgets including ten surpluses. During this period Australia’s Sovereign Credit Rating was updated twice to its current AAA rating. Mr Costello set up Australia’s system of financial regulation by establishing the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He also established the Takeovers Panel. In 2006, after Government debt was eliminated in net terms, Mr Costello established the Australian Future Fund. From its...2022-11-2255 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 17 - Dr John Collins, PhD: inventing the lab grown diamondJohn Collins has a PhD in nuclear physics. At 28 he was employed by De Beers to develop the world's first lab grown diamond. He is currently a non-faculty associate of the Cambridge Judge Business School and an Ethics & Responsible Innovation Advisor. His purpose is to help others achieve their purpose. 2022-11-171h 35

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 16 - Andy Rose: from pushing shopping trolleys to buying a Porsche, & losing it to pursue his true passion at 43Andy Rose is the owner of Snow Camps Europe and a ski instructor at Ski School Oberschneider in Kaprun, Austria. 2022-11-151h 25

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 15 - Gideon Rozner: becoming an arch right-wingerGideon Rozner is the Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs. Gideon joined the IPA because of a lifelong interest in personal and economic freedom. Prior to joining the IPA, Gideon spent several years practicing as a lawyer at one of Australia’s largest commercial law firms, as well as several months as interim general counsel of an ASX-200 company. He has also served as an adviser to ministers in the Abbott and Turnbull Governments, advising on areas as diverse as electoral reform and northern Australian economic development. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Ho...2022-11-101h 17

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 14 - Gareth Shanthikumar: transforming the desire to self harm into something positiveGareth Shanthikumar is a Tedx speaker, personal trainer, and co-founder of MAN UP WA MAN UP is a not-for-profit, peer-to-peer education service in Western Australia, with the goal of empowering young men and redefining masculinity. MAN UP runs workshops on various topics centered around men’s mental health and well-being, with an emphasis on transforming boys into confident, purpose-driven, and emotionally capable men. MAN UP's aim is to change the phrase ‘MAN UP’ to mean something positive; to live authentically from one’s heart, embrace vulnerability, and hold one another accountable to stand up for what is...2022-11-081h 25

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 13 - Oliver James Plummer: rebuilding confidence after stage IV cancer at 24Oli teaches yoga & primal movement to combat modern living with a yin yoga focus at Compass Chelsea, London Insta: @oliverjamesyoga 2022-11-031h 43

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 12 - Gary Halai: suicide & self harm prevention / how to ask for help & how to talk to someone who's strugglingGary Halai is a qualified suicide prevention and intervention specialist. He is the Senior Safeguarding Lead at Shout, a free 24/7 mental health text support line in the UK. Gary previously volunteered at Samaritans and worked at Place2Be, overseeing counselling provision in primary schools across Manchester before joining Shout in 2018. If you need to speak to somebody, there are people who will listen and help: Shout: Text 'SHOUT' to 85258 (UK) Samaritans (Free call service): 116 123 (UK) Outside the UK: Search 24/7 crisis support services to find services in your country 2022-11-011h 20

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 11 - Tony Burgess: are investment bankers greedyDad is back for round 2: laying out the three principles he lives by. Tony Burgess is Chairman of Flagstaff Partners, an independent corporate finance advisory firm. Tony has over 40 years of experience in corporate finance in Melbourne, London and New York, and was previously Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Deutsche Bank AG. In this role he was based in London and was a Member of the Executive Committee for the Global Banking Division. He joined Deutsche Bank in Australia in early 1998 and was Co-Head of Global Corporate Finance, Australia & New Zealand from 1998 to 2004 before relocating to...2022-10-271h 18

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 10 - Neil Ganju: how to come back from failing second year uniNeil Ganju (formerly known as chaotic_zingerbox) is the National Digital Engineering Director, BMS for WSP, Australia. He has a Master of Construction Engineering from the University of Cambridge; his thesis focussed on the use of digital engineering in sustainable management of construction projects.2022-10-251h 23

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 9 - Patrick: the tropical jungle to the concrete junglePatrick works in finance in New York. His story begins in East Africa (and... before I get accused of general ignorance about East Africa he came up with the episode title :) ).2022-10-201h 22

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 8 - Pietro Ferraro, PhD: is machine learning overrated?Pietro Ferraro is a Research Fellow at Imperial College London, a Research Scientist at IOTA Foundation and founder of Go Eve, electric vehicle charging solution (DC charge point multiplier). His research work focuses on cyber physical systems, control theory, smart grid, smart cities and mathematical modelling of distributed ledger technologies (blockchain).2022-10-181h 32

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 7 - Lola Digby-Diercks: working at McDonald’s to buying first property at 24Lola asked for her first pay rise 8 months into her first industry role. She hasn't been afraid to ask for them since. Recorded on 12 Oct 22 2022-10-131h 46

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 6 - Bryan Kam: does faith make you happier?We were meant to be talking about the positive effects faith can have on one's life (data driven vibes not preachy vibes) and Buddhism (also not preachy vibes - in fact I wanted to ask Bryan about thinking about Buddhism as an ideology not a religion. Otherwise you'd have to call Communism a religion too (it's an argument Yuval makes in Sapiens...I'll ask him another time). Anyway somehow we ended up talking about the Unabomber's manifesto and a range of other prickly topics. We did eventually get onto some of the things we were going to talk about...2022-10-111h 55

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 5 - Tony Burgess: paper boy to corporate finance big dogTony Burgess is Chairman of Flagstaff Partners, an independent corporate finance advisory firm. Mr Burgess has over 40 years of experience in corporate finance in Melbourne, London and New York and was previously Global Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Deutsche Bank AG, based in London. Mr Burgess holds an MBA (Distinction) from Harvard Business School (1985) and a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne (1981). He is a Director of the listed investment company, Diversified United Investment Limited, a Director of Melbourne Business School Limited, Chairman of the Melbourne Foundation for Business...2022-10-061h 04

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 4 - Isabella Sandak-Lewin on anorexia and losing her best friend to CovidIsabella Sandak-Lewin: biomedical engineer, pole dancer, and ray of sunshine 2022-10-041h 30

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 3 - Tonia Kefala Stavridi: an only child in AthensTonia Kefala Stavridi · PhD candidate at Cambridge University | cryo-EM of human DNA repair mechanisms and early-stage drug discovery 2022-09-2956 min

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 2 - Bryan Kam: homeschool to PrincetonBryan Kam is an absolute legend. Find him on twitter at twitter.com/bryankam bryankam.substack.com bryankam.com patreon.com/bryankam 2022-09-271h 21

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 1 - Joachim Brackx: learning to love yourselfJoachim Brackx had a successful career as a singer and composer before turning to entrepreneurship. He co-founded and runs several companies remotely while helping others create the life they want. His mission is to experience, to grow, to connect, and to inspire. He is passionate about ethics in human relationships and business, and good food. --- "Did you know that there is only one relationship that you will be in for your whole life? The relationship with yourself. That makes it the single most important relationship of your life." ---- Guys...2022-09-221h 19

Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 0 - What are we doing here?SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THE GROWING UP PODCAST I had a breakthrough over the weekend. I realised WHY I’m actually doing this thing, so thought it made sense to attempt to verbalise it here. Insta: deliaburgess_ Twitter: delia_burgess Stuff I've written: deliaburgess.blog/posts Growing Up newsletter: deliaburgess.blog 2022-09-2018 min

CAMcelledEpisode 8 - Should the word "breastfeeding" be cancelled?Fact checking: Re origins of the wordwife from google: Middle English: probably from the obsolete preposition mid ‘with’ + wife (in the archaic sense ‘woman’), expressing the sense ‘a woman who is with (the mother’). Sexual orientation was NOT in the census 2022-01-191h 45

CAMcelledEpisode 7 - Should male candidates be cancelled?We tried to be structured this episode and ended up rambling more than ever... 0:00 - Delia's next youtube video on a non fiction book (Prisoners of Geography) 16:20 - Neil's take on Djoka 21:20 - The pope's message on cancel culture 24:30 - Podcast feedback from a Cambridge coach - stop interrupting each other / verbally agreeing (but Delia continues doing it) 27:15 - Main topic! Finally. We start talking about quotas and realise we have so much to discuss and don't talk about half the points we each had planned and then end...2022-01-121h 15

CAMcelledEpisode 6 - Should Julian Assange be cancelled?Julian Assange - hero or a villain? We get right into it on this ep. Should Julian be extradited to the US? What is he guilty of anyway? How does his case relate to freedom of the press?2021-12-2150 min

CAMcelledEpisode 5 - Should H&M have been cancelled in China?In this episode we discuss what happened to H&M in China in March 2021 after a corporate statement on Xinjiang cotton lead to a consumer boycott. 0.00 - Did you know 5% of Australia's population is of Chinese ancestary? We discuss Chinese immigration in Australia and why when talking about "China" it's important to distinguish between people of chinese ethnicity, Chinese people and the CCP. 17:30 - We talk briefly about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 22:50 - We get into what happened with H&M and how expressing Xinjiang cotton concerns hurt their business 50:20 - We also...2021-12-151h 05

CAMcelledEpisode 4 – Should journalists be cancelled for speaking out against their governments?At the start of the episode Neil says his answer to whether journalists should be cancelled is categorically no. He says this referring to this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner journalists, who we discuss in this episode. However by the end of the episode Delia finds an example of a journalist here in Australia who Neil thinks should be cancelled for speaking against the Victorian government. Happily we always find a way to disagree! Let us know what you think by voting in the poll! In this episode we talk about: 0.00 Nobel Prize fun...2021-12-081h 00

CAMcelledEpisode 3 - Do cancelled successful people still deserve our compassion?Hi! It’s Delia. On this ep we discuss: 1. (from 18:40) The best reason to not be racist (NB: I know I accidentally said 1/3 or 2/3 instead of 3/5 re the US constitution *facepalm*… THIS is why I am setting out to read 100 nonfiction books: shameless plug for my youtube channel follow my journey here – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi9aihDz-_56sshHj8LThaQ) 2. Whether JK Rowling (from 29:30) and John Mayer (from 41:41) deserve death threats 3. My therapist’s advice on how to deal with trolls (from 51:21) We also talk a lot about bullying, and ment...2021-12-011h 02

CAMcelledEpisode 2 - Should resurfaced social media posts result in loss of employment?Opening: Feedback from the first show and host @chaotic_zingerbox being worried about his own social media content 14:00: Main segment - English Cricketer Ollie Robinson and US journalist Alexi McCammond separately losing employment for racist / sexist / homophobic tweets they posted as teenagers 56:00: Teaser for next episode - in regards to cancel culture does mental health matter? P.S. Following this episode Delia posted on her social media (@deals___) saying the way she presented in this episode doesn't sit right with her: "I think I allowed myself to be pulled on the bandwagon of saying 'wow...2021-11-241h 01

CAMcelledEpisode 1 - Should Hitler impersonations be banned?Our first episode! We discuss the controversy surrounding the Cambridge Union (defender of free speech since 1815) following the 4 Nov 2021 debate where prominent art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon used a Hitler impersonation to argue that there is such thing as bad taste. The aftermath involved the President being spat on, the creation of a speaker blacklist and subsequent u-turn, and comedian John Cleese blacklisting himself "before someone else does" ahead of his scheduled talk at the Union. Excuse our awkwardness as we get into our groove (including Delia failing to land a joke about Neil's dating li...2021-11-171h 08