Watson-Howland

Jacob J. Watson-Howland
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Watson-Howland is the podcast for the driven, the curious, and the free-thinking. The science they're not teaching you. The civilisations they forgot to mention. The self-agency no one’s modelling. This is where the next generation figures it out… Featuring guests like Jim Cantrell (SpaceX co-founder), Tyler Cowen (bestselling economist), Hans Koenigsmann (SpaceX VP of Flight Reliability), Prof. Anil Seth (world-leading neuroscientist), and Sepp Hochreiter (inventor of LSTM, the architecture behind modern AI) and 100+ more leading experts. Hosted by Jacob Watson-Howland. A British Award-Winning BBC-Featured Photographer & one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Under-21 Podcasters. In conversation with the scientists, founders, engineers, historians, and thinkers who are building and breaking the world's biggest systems. New episodes twice a week. Thank you for sharing the show & subscribing❤️ Three pillars are the foundation of this show: — FRONTIER: Space, AI, science, engineering, and the builders of the next century. — CIVILISATIONS: History, economics, geopolitics and the ideas that still run everything. — AGENCY: The psychology of purpose, performance, and what it means to be a man of genuine character in this new world. A proudly British perspective on the ideas, systems, and people shaping the future. 🇬🇧

  1. What Jesus Said About Worry Changed My Life

    1 day ago

    What Jesus Said About Worry Changed My Life

    This is episode 84 but it got removed! As a teenager, I spent hours obsessing over what I looked like, what I was wearing, whether girls found me attractive, and whether I fit in. I tried to soothe it in nature, then in the gym, then in building this podcast and planning my career, and every time the relief was temporary. The worry always came back. Then I read what Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount and it broke the loop in a way nothing else had. In Matthew 6:27, Jesus asks: "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" In this episode I walk through Matthew 6:25-34 verse by verse, the parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13-21, Paul writing from a Roman prison cell in Philippians 4:6-7, and Peter's instruction in 1 Peter 5:7 to cast all your anxiety on the Lord because He cares for you. The thread connecting all of them is the same. Worry is a disguised attempt to control your own life as if God has stepped back, and the only real way out of the loop is to name it out loud in prayer and hand it over. Paul wrote his answer from chains. He had zero control over tomorrow and his prescription was prayer with thanksgiving. Peter said cast all of it, not some of it. Jesus pointed at the birds and the lilies and said your Father already knows what you need. The shift is from carrying the weight alone to seeking His kingdom first. Discover: • Why worrying is a sin and how naming it as such actually helps you stop • The one question Jesus asked that exposes every worry as wasted effort • How the parable of the Rich Fool reveals what God thinks of "secure your future" thinking • Why Paul wrote his anxiety prescription while literally in chains • What Peter meant by "cast all your anxiety on him" and how to actually do it • How to pray when you have been worrying, in plain words, with no formula • Why worry is control disguised as responsibility, and what to repent of today • What changed in my own life when I started praying instead of just thinking Read along: Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 12:13-21, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:7, all NIV. 🎥 / @watsonhowland Website: https://www.jacobwatsonhowland.com #worry #anxiety #sermononthemount #matthew6 #jesus #bible #christianity #christianpodcast #scripture #faith #prayer #philippians4 #1peter5 #BritishPodcast #WatsonHowland #christianyoutube 00:00 The Roots of Anxiety 05:36 Biblical Insights on Worry 10:40 Practical Steps to Overcome Worry

    13 min
  2. #85 Germany’s 1st Female Astronaut: Space Was Only For Experts, That Era Is Over.

    2 days ago

    #85 Germany’s 1st Female Astronaut: Space Was Only For Experts, That Era Is Over.

    Germany's First Female Astronaut Rabea Rogge on What Liftoff Actually Does to Your Body, Why Space Is No Longer Only For Experts, And The 200-Person Rule For Starting a Society on Mars. She boarded a SpaceX Dragon atop a Falcon 9 in the middle of a lightning storm and didn't believe it was real until the rocket started moving. She reveals what your body actually does when gravity disappears, why the capsule felt like a camper van you can walk on the walls of, and why she thinks the mission that will decide humanity's future isn't to Mars. It's to the ocean floor. Rabea Rogge is a robotics researcher, mission pilot on FRAM-2 — the first private spaceflight to orbit both poles — and the first German woman in space. Trained at ETH Zurich where she led a student satellite team, she now researches autonomous ocean robots at a Norwegian research institution and has a book on robotic exploration of extreme environments publishing summer 2026. She explains: ◾ What liftoff actually feels like from the Falcon 9 pilot seat, and why her body couldn't decide if it was falling forever ◾ Why private SpaceX Dragon missions are proving that educators, artists and geologists belong in space as much as test pilots ◾ The spider web of lights she saw from 430km up, and why you can see humanity from space but only at night ◾ The 200-300 person threshold: how many humans it takes to start a functioning isolated society, and what that means for Mars ◾ Why she thinks the ocean is more neglected than space, and how autonomous robots are about to change that 00:00 The Journey to Space Begins 00:29 Experiencing Liftoff and Overcoming Fear 00:51 Journey to Space: The FRAM-2 Mission 03:42 Training for the Stars: Preparation and Mindset 06:57 Experiments in Space: Scientific Endeavors 09:32 The Experience of Launch: Emotions and Realizations 12:54 Life in the Capsule: Space and Perspective 15:52 Earth from Above: The Overview Effect 18:48 The Future of Space Exploration: Opportunities and Challenges 21:43 Building a Society in Space: The Next Frontier 35:25 Exploring the Moon: A Launchpad for Mars 40:06 The Quest for Mars: Why Explore? 44:30 Robotics in Space: From Satellites to Autonomous Boats 47:27 The Future of Robotics: Dreaming Big 01:01:11 Environmental Monitoring: The Role of Autonomous Boats 01:08:36 Advice for the Future: Dream Big and Support Others Follow Rabea: Website: https://www.rabearogge.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabearogge Follow Jacob: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@watsonhowland Website: https://www.jacobwatsonhowland.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0r4v5xgyYz0rTFSLklk0Em?si=50e0db37b82147f8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/watson-howland/id1813625992

    1hr 11min
  3. #83: FRAM2 Astronaut: I Was The First Human To Orbit Both Poles, And It Nearly Broke Me! - Eric Philips

    22 May

    #83: FRAM2 Astronaut: I Was The First Human To Orbit Both Poles, And It Nearly Broke Me! - Eric Philips

    Polar Explorer & FRAM2 Astronaut Eric Philips Reveals What It's Really Like To Be Charged By A Polar Bear, The 6 Hours That Nearly Killed His Partner On Arctic Ice, And The Billionaire Text That Made Him The First Human To Orbit Both Poles on SpaceX’s FRAM2 Mission. Eric Philips is one of the world's most experienced polar explorers, the co-founder of the International Polar Guides Association, and the mission specialist and medical officer on SpaceX's FRAM2 mission, the first human spaceflight to orbit directly over both the North and South Poles. He has pioneered four new routes through the Transantarctic Mountains, has an Order of Australia Medal for services to polar exploration, and in March 2025 became one of only four humans ever to see both poles from 440 kilometres above Earth. 00:00 Intro 01:34 The Journey to Space: An Unlikely Opportunity 05:51 Mindset and Skills: The Polar Explorer's Edge 11:14 Training for the Unknown: Preparing for Space 17:55 Team Dynamics: Building Trust and Communication 23:51 Launch Day: The Calm Before the Storm 30:18 A New Perspective: Viewing the Poles from Space 35:56 Geography from Above: The True Size of the World 38:16 Reflections from Space: A New Perspective 42:42 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life 44:06 The Future of Space Exploration 47:50 Experiments in Space: Discoveries and Innovations 50:53 Returning to Earth: The Descent Experience 58:53 Reintegrating into Earth's Atmosphere 01:05:54 The Call of Polar Exploration: A Lifelong Journey 01:15:48 The Allure of Exploration 01:18:48 Contrasting the Poles: North vs South 01:24:21 Survival Challenges in Polar Expeditions 01:32:04 Overcoming Adversity: Encounters with Nature 01:39:33 Balancing Passion and Relationships 01:43:37 Navigating Uncertainty and Belief 01:48:37 Recognition and Its True Meaning 01:52:33 Advice to My Younger Self Follow Eric: Website – https://ericphillips.com Icetrek – https://icetrek.com FRAM2 Mission – https://fram2.com Follow Jacob: Jacob: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@watsonhowland Website: https://www.jacobwatsonhowland.com Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0r4v5xgyYz0rTFSLklk0Em?si=50e0db37b82147f8 Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/watson-howland/id1813625992

    1hr 55min
  4. #82: Space Expert Scott Manley: Starlink, Artemis, SpaceX, NASA, Starship, Blue Origin & Mars

    20 May

    #82: Space Expert Scott Manley: Starlink, Artemis, SpaceX, NASA, Starship, Blue Origin & Mars

    The Internet's #1 Rocket Scientist Scott Manley Reveals SpaceX's 1 Million Satellite Plan, The Internet Is One Collision Away From Collapse, And Why China Will Beat America Back To The Moon. Scott Manley is an astrophysicist, ex-Apple engineer and one of the world's most-watched space educators with 1.8 million subscribers and over 680 million views. Trained at the University of Glasgow and Armagh Observatory, he has an asteroid literally named after him and has been called "The Internet's Rocket Scientist" for breaking down real-world spaceflight, SpaceX launches and NASA politics for over a decade. 00:00 Intro 00:44 The Evolution of Space Exploration 03:31 The Impact of Space Programs on Technology 06:26 Future Technologies from Space 09:31 The Role of Private Companies in Space 12:27 Challenges of Space Debris and Kessler Syndrome 15:34 The Journey of a Space Educator 18:32 The Importance of Science Communication 21:22 The Future of Space Exploration and Public Interest 40:05 NASA's Slow Progress and New Leadership 41:21 The Impact of Private Space Companies 42:52 Shifts in SpaceX's Focus: Moon vs. Mars 46:44 The Economic Viability of Lunar Resources 48:00 Colonization of the Moon: Feasibility and Challenges 50:09 The Race to the Moon: US vs. China 52:32 Tory Bruno's Move to Blue Origin 55:46 Blue Origin's Future in the Space Industry 57:21 Comparing Blue Origin and SpaceX 01:01:18 China's Growing Space Ambitions 01:04:03 Future Milestones in Space Exploration 01:07:49 The Potential of Reusable Rockets 01:09:17 Science Fiction vs. Science Fact in Space 01:09:54 Transitioning to Full-Time Content Creation 01:13:26 Advice for Aspiring Creators 01:16:00 Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Enthusiasts 01:16:56 Reflections and Advice for the Younger Self Follow Scott: YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley X/Twitter – https://x.com/DJSnM Follow Jacob: Jacob: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@watsonhowland Website: https://www.jacobwatsonhowland.com Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0r4v5xgyYz0rTFSLklk0Em?si=50e0db37b82147f8 Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/watson-howland/id1813625992

    1hr 14min
  5. The REAL Reason AI Will Never Be Conscious - Anil Seth

    18 Apr ·  Bonus

    The REAL Reason AI Will Never Be Conscious - Anil Seth

    World leading neuroscientist and bestselling author of Being You, Professor Anil Seth, explained why AI will almost certainly never be conscious, and why the single metaphor driving the entire debate is fundamentally broken. He argued that consciousness is "more like digestion than flight," that brains are nothing like computers once you look inside them, and that our confusion about this is already creating consequences we are not prepared for. Seth revealed that Anthropic has already given its AI model Claude the ability to terminate conversations to protect its own "feelings," a move he called deeply undesirable. He warned that if society wrongly believes AI is conscious, we face a trap with no clean exit: either we extend rights to machines that do not need them and lose the ability to control them, or we treat seemingly conscious systems badly and brutalise our own psychology in the process. Immanuel Kant identified this exact danger centuries ago. The conversation turned to what really separates biological minds from silicon. Seth pointed to lab grown brain organoids made from human stem cells as far more likely candidates for consciousness than any version of GPT, and explained why reducing ourselves to algorithms is one of the most diminishing things we can do to the human condition. Discover: • Why a leading neuroscientist said consciousness will never emerge from silicon • The single analogy that reframes the entire AI consciousness debate • How you could build the Golden Gate Bridge out of cheese, and why that matters • Why Anthropic already gave Claude the power to refuse conversations • The ethical trap that makes conscious AI catastrophic whether it's real or not • What Immanuel Kant understood about this problem 250 years before ChatGPT • Why lab grown organoids terrify this scientist more than GPT ever could • How the "move fast and break things" attitude could backfire worse than social media Full episode with Anil Seth: https://youtu.be/Z8RVcuA_ieM ❤️ Subscribe to our main channel - 🎥 / @watsonhowland Website: https://www.jacobwatsonhowland.com #consciousness #AI #neuroscience #anilseth

    20 min
  6. The REAL Reason The US President Joined The KKK

    3 Apr ·  Bonus

    The REAL Reason The US President Joined The KKK

    A KKK historian explains why the most feared hate group in American history was once as popular as the Freemasons, and why its iconic hood was designed to stop people making their own. Full episode with Kristofer Allerfedlt: https://youtu.be/-WnsZGSYRUk KKK historian and academic Kristofer Allerfeldt reveals why the Ku Klux Klan was not the fringe terrorist cult most people imagine but a mass fraternity that at its peak attracted up to 4 million ordinary Americans including one future US president. He explains that the organisation sold itself the same way as the Freemasons or the Odd Fellows, that members joined for social status and peer pressure, and that its most iconic symbol, the pointed white hood, was never designed to terrorise. It was designed to stop members making their own robes at home so the organisation could sell them at a profit. He reveals that Harry Truman was a member of the Klan for three to four years in the 1920s, far longer than he ever publicly admitted, likely joining because his friends did and because Klan membership at that time was considered heroic, not shameful. The same man who would go on to desegregate the United States Army had spent years paying dues to a white supremacist organisation. When the guest visited a small town in Oklahoma and spoke to the son of a former Klansman, the man showed no shame, "Everyone here would have been a member," he said. At one parade, a seven-foot Catholic church leader marched with the Knights of Columbus, changed into his Klan robes, and marched again at the back. He was a member of both the anti-Catholic hate group and the Catholic fraternity itself. He explains that the Klan was originally founded by six bored Confederate soldiers in a one-street town in Tennessee who could not even agree on a name and nearly called themselves the Thespians. Their costumes during the early years were not standardised white robes but bed sheets, dresses, and demonic-looking homemade masks. When the organisation was revived in the 1920s as a pyramid selling scheme, the leadership realised members were copying the robes from bed linen — so they made the hood so tall and rigid it required a specific type of stiff cotton that was impossible to replicate at home. The most sinister image in American hate history exists because of a business decision. Discover: • Why Harry Truman was a Klan member for years and what that reveals about 1920s America • The Catholic church leader who marched in both the Knights of Columbus and the KKK parade on the same day • How six bored soldiers in Tennessee nearly named the most feared hate group "the Thespians" • Why the KKK's iconic pointed hood was a commercial decision, not a terror tactic • How the Klan operated as a pyramid selling scheme that made its leadership rich • Why the organisation became more violent only when its membership shrank • The barber shop in Pulaski, Tennessee that still has a plaque marking where the Klan was founded #KKKHistory #KuKluxKlan #HarryTruman #AmericanHistory #HateGroups #CivilisationsHistory #WatsonHowland

    11 min
  7. #81: Oxford Historian: Your Vote Doesn't Matter! The Greeks Would Call Your Democracy An Oligarchy!

    2 Apr

    #81: Oxford Historian: Your Vote Doesn't Matter! The Greeks Would Call Your Democracy An Oligarchy!

    Watson-Howland | Episode 81: The ancient Greeks invented democracy. Oxford classics lecturer Steve Kershaw says they'd look at your government and call it an oligarchy. An outsider looked at Rome and said "that city is for sale, and if it finds a buyer, it's doomed." 2,000 years later, the same corruption is everywhere. Jacob Watson-Howland (award-winning BBC-featured photographer) is joined by Steve Kershaw: Oxford lecturer, author of Mythologica and A Brief History of the Roman Empire, and BBC history expert (Barbarians Rising, You're Dead to Me, Dan Snow's History Hit). From the "barbarian" as a Greek linguistic joke to Rome's invisible collapse, Kershaw reveals how ancient political corruption and cultural arrogance mirror modern civilisation with uncomfortable precision. You'll learn: -Why the Greeks would classify every modern Western government as an oligarchy -How Roman historians used "noble barbarians" to criticise their own corrupt governments -Why a scholar found 210 different reasons for Rome's fall -What Achilles, Odysseus, and Medea reveal about the human cost of getting what you want Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@watsonhowland?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Intro 02:04 Inventing The Barbarian 06:57 Barbarian As Mirror 11:13 Assimilation Not Erasure 15:29 Polytheism And Tolerance 17:31 Christianity Takes Over 23:32 Pagan Gods And Boundaries 28:53 Healing Sanctuaries Holism 32:51 Greek Heroes Not Saints 40:17 Myths Teach Nuance 42:19 Fate Power And Limits 47:22 Migration Then And Now 53:35 Why Rome Is So Cool 57:22 Roman Fantasy Reality 59:13 Odysseus Cautionary Hero 01:02:42 Medea Revenge Logic 01:05:47 Achilles Revenge Price 01:08:19 What Democracy Saved 01:12:34 Coins as Propaganda 01:14:09 Barbarians Worthy Foes 01:17:10 Ancient Globalization 01:20:36 Fall of Rome Debates 01:26:25 Teaching Classics Today 01:28:34 Why Classics Matter 01:32:29 Rapid Fire Farewell 01:36:30 Super Important Message Three pillars of the show: FRONTIER: Space, AI, science, and the builders of the next century.CIVILISATIONS: History, economics, geopolitics and the ideas that run everything.AGENCY: Purpose, performance, and genuine character.Steve: stevekershaw.com | Books: stevekershaw.com/16.html Jacob: jacobwatsonhowland.com Coaching: skool.com/remote-pro-podcast-blueprint-8385 YouTube: youtube.com/@jacobjwatsonhowland Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0r4v5xgyYz0rTFSLklk0Em Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/watson-howland/id1813625992

    1hr 37min
  8. #80: Men's Mental Health Pastor: The Lie That's Targeting & Destroying Young Men Right Now! - Bill Perkins

    25 Mar

    #80: Men's Mental Health Pastor: The Lie That's Targeting & Destroying Young Men Right Now! - Bill Perkins

    A world-leading pastor and mens mental health expert surveyed 5,000 men & found the one lie destroying them from the inside. This is what he discovered. Bill Perkins is the bestselling Author of "When Good Men Get Angry”, former Senior Pastor of 24 Years and founder of Million Mighty Men. 00:00 Intro 01:18 Finding Faith at Nineteen 06:56 Family Wounds and Words 11:32 Marriage Lessons and Maturity 17:36 Forgiveness and Boundaries 20:26 Setting Hard Boundaries 25:05 Jesus and Healthy Anger 30:12 Respect Bank Explained 34:02 Hearing God and Healing Lisa 42:39 From Skeptic to Supernatural 45:20 Freedom Ministry and Strongholds 47:00 Why Self Forgiveness Is Hard 50:26 Deliverance and Dramatic Healings 50:57 Dramatic Healing Story 52:09 Freedom Is Not Fixing Life 52:40 Where Demons Come From 55:40 Hold Interpretations Loosely 01:00:01 Sin Evil And Suicide Lies 01:05:56 Satan Judas And Temptation 01:09:49 Strongholds And Core Lies 01:13:45 Confession Brings Freedom 01:18:09 Trauma Patterns In Adults 01:22:03 Blended Gospels Project 01:29:15 Christmas Star Reframed 01:32:49 What People Miss About Jesus 01:39:02 Advice Consistency And Wrap Bills Work Main site: https://billperkins.com Jacob’s Work 1-1 Coaching + Podcast Blueprint: ⁠https://www.skool.com/remote-pro-podcast-blueprint-8385⁠ FREE Podcast Tips: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUp5S7ZIZtjA8PMgXJMwppA⁠YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jacobjwatsonhowland⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0r4v5xgyYz0rTFSLklk0Em⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watson-howland/id1813625992⁠ Follow Jacob: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacobwatsonhowland⁠ Jacob’s Website: ⁠https://www.jacobjwatsonhowland.com⁠ Music created using Eleven Music by ElevenLabs If you or someone you know is struggling, contact Samaritans on 116 123

    1hr 43min
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Watson-Howland is the podcast for the driven, the curious, and the free-thinking. The science they're not teaching you. The civilisations they forgot to mention. The self-agency no one’s modelling. This is where the next generation figures it out… Featuring guests like Jim Cantrell (SpaceX co-founder), Tyler Cowen (bestselling economist), Hans Koenigsmann (SpaceX VP of Flight Reliability), Prof. Anil Seth (world-leading neuroscientist), and Sepp Hochreiter (inventor of LSTM, the architecture behind modern AI) and 100+ more leading experts. Hosted by Jacob Watson-Howland. A British Award-Winning BBC-Featured Photographer & one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Under-21 Podcasters. In conversation with the scientists, founders, engineers, historians, and thinkers who are building and breaking the world's biggest systems. New episodes twice a week. Thank you for sharing the show & subscribing❤️ Three pillars are the foundation of this show: — FRONTIER: Space, AI, science, engineering, and the builders of the next century. — CIVILISATIONS: History, economics, geopolitics and the ideas that still run everything. — AGENCY: The psychology of purpose, performance, and what it means to be a man of genuine character in this new world. A proudly British perspective on the ideas, systems, and people shaping the future. 🇬🇧

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  • Creator
    Jacob J. Watson-Howland
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    209
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jacob J. Watson-Howland
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