Awaken Out Of Context

Jason Berry

Awaken Out of Context is a podcast and travel film project about who we are outside the identities, expectations, and environments that shaped us. Through long-form conversations, solo episodes, and story-led travel films, Jason Berry explores identity, behaviour, change, and how context shapes what we believe, want, and become. New episodes every Monday 5AM UK | Sunday 9PM PST

  1. 2d ago

    Ed Latimore: Professional Heavyweight Boxer, Army National Guard Veteran, Physics Graduate & Writer | Efficiency Is a False God | #134

    Ed Latimore is a professional heavyweight boxer, Army National Guard veteran, physics graduate and writer. In this conversation, we explore AI, learning, identity, fatherhood and why “efficiency is a false god.” We also discuss chess, dyslexia, creativity, sobriety, digital life, personal constraints and how difficult experiences can become unexpected advantages. If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that. The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x If you like this type of episode, you'll probably like any of the following: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_ Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 00:52 Fatherhood & Becoming the Dad He Never Had 06:00 Authenticity in the Age of AI 13:06 Why Ed Loves Chess 20:06 How Boxing Taught Ed How to Learn 34:00 AI, LLMs & the Hard Work of Thinking 45:01 “Efficiency Is a False God” 55:18 Reading, Dyslexia & Intelligence 1:04:04 Why Constraints Become Advantages 1:18:22 Old Identities & What We Choose to Resurrect 1:29:03 Likability & Emotional Control 1:34:37 What’s Next for Ed Latimore 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x All my other stuff: https://awakenoutofcontext.com https://x.com/EdLatimore https://edlatimore.com/about https://www.linkedin.com/in/edlatimore/ https://www.youtube.com/@EdLatimore1

  2. Sep 7

    The Hardest HYROX I’ve Ever Done (Bangkok) - #133

    This was my first HYROX of 2026 and the first since the back injury I picked up in Bali a couple of months ago. As a result, I was nowhere near the level of training I was used to before a race. I knew it was going to be difficult, but I didn't expect to be surrounded by the medical team. Join me as I journey from Phuket to Bangkok for this Thailand vlog. I also ventured around Bangkok for 4 days and show you some of the sights along the way. This is not your typical Bangkok travel vlog, so don't expect all the tourist spots. It mainly involves me wandering around hot and flustered, getting lost, and an emotional visit to Khao San Road, 9 years after my first-ever backpacking trip, where it all began. If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that. The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x If you like this type of episode, you'll probably like any of the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ky3sQEMwUM&list=PLMebuClQRf09N1EW4xaBRDZJQqPlDB_5B Chapters: 0:00 Are you okay? 0:15 Phuket Airport (and the gangster taxi driver) 1:04 I've left it in the taxi 2:29 Faster is safer 3:15 First morning in Bangkok 4:06 Pre-race prep is not going well 4:41 Khao San Road, 9 years on 5:43 I don't deserve to be here 6:57 Race morning 7:55 No gels. Haribo it is 9:04 HYROX Bangkok (the race) 9:16 The medic 10:11 The day after 11:17 Honest reflection on the result 12:05 Grab bike to Sukhumvit 15:45 The crash 17:35 Massage 18:29 Khao San at night 19:01 Meet Kevin 21:01 Aging documentary filmmaker 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x All my other stuff: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

    The Hardest HYROX I’ve Ever Done (Bangkok) - #133

  3. Aug 31

    I gave ChatGPT my email - #132

    This week I handed over the keys of my email to ChatGPT and it got me thinking about the challenges and opportunities of AI. I thought it might be useful for you to hear the perspective of an employer, podcaster, creator, and my observations on how it's changing the world of travel and outcomes for non-native English speakers. If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that. The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x If you like this type of episode, you'll probably like any of the following: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_ Chapters: 00:00 intro: i feel like AI continually solves one problem but then creates another 00:09 why I'm changing my mind on receiving AI-generated podcast invitations 03:41 my predictions on the future of email as AI monitored emails become the new norm 04:52 my experiences this week during a staff recruitment drive, and the effects that AI is having for both myself and applicants 08:35 non-native English speakers are learning from cheaply generated AI-slop TikTok content. Is this a good or bad? 10:35 if everything can be instantly translated, is there now zero incentive for non-natives to learn English? 13:07 the beginnings of a huge drop in the price of AI and the effect this will have on society 13:37 OpenAI vs Anthropic: why competition for these two behemoths is great for consumers and business owners 14:45 what do I mean when I say “insight over knowledge”? 15:22 closing thoughts 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x All my other stuff: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

  4. Aug 24

    Revisiting Gili T after 9 years (Indonesia vlog) - #131

    Nine years ago I left Gili Trawangan with no money, a banging head, and a boat to Komodo I nearly missed. This week I went back with Mica and Tomi, now alcohol-free, to see what's changed. Turns out, mostly me. We island-hop from Bali to Gili T and finish on Gili Air. Plenty of boats, chats with locals, my not-funny-funny toilet humour, Borat impressions, a masturbation joke or two, and the deep chats you'd expect: Is life one big illusion? If everything you experience is your brain interpreting and projecting the signals it can decode, what are you actually looking at? This one's emotional for me. It was the last weekend Mica, Tomi and I had together, and I'll treasure it. Same island. Completely different chapter. FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE Mica: https://www.instagram.com/micaturrin Tomi: https://www.instagram.com/nomadtomi More vlogs with Mica and Tomi: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09N1EW4xaBRDZJQqPlDB_5B If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that. The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x Chapters: 00:00 No money, no signal, three boat tickets 02:05 Getting to the port 05:20 The crossing 14:00 Beach stop 17:28 Gili T, nine years later 19:30 What's changed on the island 25:55 Cafe chats: preloading philosophy 31:30 The joke that didn't land 42:50 Is life one big illusion? 47:30 My last night here, nine years ago 53:00 On to Gili Air 55:45 Our last weekend ends 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

  5. Aug 17

    How I grew my Instagram page to 230,000 followers in 12 months - Myles Rawson - Elite Running Coach - #131

    Get the exact system I designed and live by to set my goals. It's ten dollars, and it's how you can support the show without me ever asking you to buy me a coffee: https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf If you're trying to grow a social media page from nothing, thinking about betting on yourself and going all in on a side hustle, or you're a runner curious about what elite coaching actually looks like (your form, your footwear, your easy runs, all of it), this episode covers the lot. Myles Rawson grew his Instagram from nothing to 300,000 followers in around 12 months. This is the full story of how, from the man himself. When we first spoke, his channel had just started blowing up. In this one we go right back to the beginning: the 6am workouts before full electrician days with video editing until 11pm, the f**k-this moment where he nearly packed it in, the video format that finally took off, and the ten grand he paid a coach when that money was hard to find. It's not just a growth story though. He also sorts my back out again: my anterior pelvic tilt, what sitting all day does to runners, why easy runs expose your form, what modern footwear does to the 250,000 nerve endings in your feet, and how to build strength for HYROX without bulk. Plus: living with elite runners at a training camp in Kenya, and the DM from Bear Grylls that turned into coaching him. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 00:35 Catch-up: the year the channel blew up 01:15 Electrician by day, running coach by night 12:08 Hormozi’s ten grand bet on himself 22:45 Kenya: living with elite runners 32:25 My pelvic tilt, his verdict, and the sitting problem 56:16 Footwear, 250,000 nerve endings, and overstriding 1:01:47 Building running strength 1:15:28 Coaching Bear Grylls 1:17:32 Where to find Myles 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com GUEST Myles Rawson, running technique coach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyourstridecoach Coaching: link in his bio, or DM him at @findyourstridecoach Previous episode with Myles: #69, Shave Minutes Off Your HYROX Time, Running Form Masterclass https://youtu.be/ei-CGsGKMYQ?si=0B6nvaQHLqbhZMrH

  6. Aug 10

    #130 - I’d Had Enough. So I Went for a Run (Thailand Vlog)

    Get the exact system I designed and live by to set my goals. It's ten dollars, and it's how you can support the show without me ever asking you to buy me a coffee: https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf I started this episode in a bad mood! Work had taken over, I was frustrated with being injured, my fitness had gone backwards, and I’d reached that point of thinking: what’s the f*****g point? I stuck my runners on, grabbed a camera and went for a run around Phuket. Along the way, I get into: * Why maintaining your fitness can actually be progress * How quickly I lost strength after injury, illness and stopping the boring basics * Why tracking your numbers matters when things start going backwards * The first sub-4:00/km pace I’ve seen in months * Why I’d stopped running for the simple enjoyment of it * The less glamorous reality of working remotely in “paradise” * Losing fitness and realising how little I appreciated what I had * Gratitude; and why sometimes you only understand something’s value after losing it * Using running to change your mental state * How changing your behaviour can change your environment, not just the other way around * Why sometimes hitting a low point is exactly what forces you to do something different By the end of the run, none of the problems had magically disappeared. But they did feel smaller and sometimes that’s enough :) Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 00:34 I’m Not Having a Good Day 05:23 Why Maintenance Is Actually Progress 13:05 I Haven’t Seen Sub-4 in Months 23:20 Running, Injury & Losing My Fitness 25:00 What I Had — and Didn’t Appreciate 28:35 The Run Changed My Mood 32:35 Why Changing Your Environment Changes You 34:00 Sometimes You Need to Hit a Low Point 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com More episodes like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_

  7. Aug 3

    #129 - The Crossroads Test (an old parable at 30,000 feet)

    Get the exact system I designed and live by to set my goals. It's ten bucks, and it's how you can support the show without me ever asking you to buy me a coffee: https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf Two travellers ask an old man at a crossroads what the people are like in the city ahead. He gives them both the same answer, and it's different for each of them. This episode starts with that old parable and then tests it on a real flight from Bali to Phuket. What I get into: the choice I made boarding that plane to be kind to every single person with no conditions attached. The couple blocking the aisle and what happened when I didn't sigh. Deciding to welcome whoever sat in the middle seat, and the Turkish woman who wrote in my journal because we couldn't share a language. The George Michael impersonator I judged, then chose kindness for, and the chocolate bar that came back. And the question under all of it: is it really kindness if it comes with conditions? 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com More episodes like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_

  8. Jul 26

    #128 - Noise Masquerading as Signal (a voice journal from a Bali cafe)

    Get the exact system I designed and live by to set my goals. It's ten bucks, and it's how you can support the show without me ever asking you to buy me a coffee: https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf The moment I turned the camera on, my phone felt heavier. Same phone, same hand, nothing changed except being watched. This solo episode is me sitting in a cafe in Bali pulling on that thread until it unravels into something bigger: how observation distorts everything. What I get into: why the camera activates presenter mode rather than creating a fake version of you. The manual labour paradox: AI promised leverage, but the way to look authentic now is to do everything yourself, glued to your phone. Presumptive fame, and why my brain rates a stranger's video above a friend's. Productive procrastination, and pouring energy into work that looks right but misses the point. And the thing it all lands on: most of what feels urgent is noise, and the skill is telling it apart from signal. If this one lands, let me know. Subscribe and drop a review if you're enjoying the show. 🎙️ MY STUFF The Chapter System (the PDF): https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com More episodes like this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_ VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ky3sQEMwUM&list=PLMebuClQRf09N1EW4xaBRDZJQqPlDB_5B AMAS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09DvwNgIXJOsd6ca4azb7nQ SOLO: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_

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Awaken Out of Context is a podcast and travel film project about who we are outside the identities, expectations, and environments that shaped us. Through long-form conversations, solo episodes, and story-led travel films, Jason Berry explores identity, behaviour, change, and how context shapes what we believe, want, and become. New episodes every Monday 5AM UK | Sunday 9PM PST

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  • Creator
    Jason Berry
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    135
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jason Berry
  • Show Website
    Awaken Out Of Context

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