Antifragile You

Antifragile You

Antifragile You is a podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. Antifragile means getting stronger the more life hits you. Our guests are the proof: filmmakers, musicians, artists and students, from Tokyo to Cambridge. New episodes every week. Got a setback that made you stronger? Apply to be a guest and send your story in a few lines to: studio@antifragile.you. Welcome Home.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    How She Manifested Getting Into Cambridge (And 5 Scholarships).

    Violetta won five international scholarships that paid for every stage of her education, ending with a master's at Cambridge. She says she manifested all of it.We talk about what manifestation actually means to her, why she thinks you have to be a little delusional about your dreams, what she did the night before her Cambridge offer arrived, and why she's still not sure it wasn't a coincidence. She's clear that dreaming is only half of it: you also have to do the work to be ready when the chance comes.We also get into filming all 31 Cambridge colleges, the detective film she wrote and directed about a college's missing candles, going to every formal dinner without drinking, and the photo of her in Venice that ended up in a gallery.What's one dream someone told you was delusional? Tell us in the comments.Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them.#manifestation #cambridge #antifragileyou

  2. Oct 23

    Started a Uni Club Night. Then Sold Out Bristol's Biggest Venue. | Lost Track of Time

    Follow Lost Track Of Time: https://www.losttrackoftime.co.uk/ Toby and his business partner were students DJing a Thursday night in a struggling Bristol bar. It was really quiet. A few years later, they packed 1,500 people into one night. Toby co-founded Lost Track Of Time, a Bristol disco and house events brand, and Utopia, a Monday night for students. We talk about naming a brand in four days, three years of tiny profits while still at university, why a single night can lose thousands, the two weeks before an event when you can't stop checking ticket sales, selling out a 600-capacity boat in 24 hours, and the lesson that keeps him level: the business is not you. We also get into building a team, giving young DJs and artists their first stage, and his advice for anyone starting out in events. Recorded in early 2025. What's something you kept going with before it paid off? Tell us in the comments. Follow Lost Track Of Time: www.losttrackoftime.co.uk Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. #bristol #events #antifragileyou

  3. Oct 16

    What Do Sounds Look Like? A Jazz Musician Who Sees Colours.

    Ayane hears sound as colour. A complex song comes with many, many colours, and sounds have shapes too. Ayane is a Tokyo jazz musician, saxophonist, teacher and composer from a family of musicians, and lives with synesthesia, where one sense sets off another. We talk about what music looks like from the inside, why a train ride can be too much, a family that backed Ayane from the age of four, teaching saxophone to people who hear it differently, how Tokyo's buildings are designed to mute a city, and why Ayane now records in 3D sound with an all-around microphone. We also get into making a living from music in Japan and how Covid changed Tokyo's creative scene.If you could see sound, what colour would your favourite song be? Tell us in the comments. Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them.#synesthesia #jazz #antifragileyou

  4. Oct 9

    When Should You NOT Take Psychedelics? Cambridge Psych Society VP.

    Psychedelics strip away every distraction and leave you face to face with yourself. Not everyone is ready for that. George is vice president of the Cambridge Psychedelics Society, and was doing a maths PhD at Cambridge when we recorded. We talk about who shouldn't take psychedelics, why "one tab" can mean ten times the dose you expected, what ego death actually feels like, whether harm reduction encourages drug use, and why alcohol gets a free pass that other drugs don't. We also get into life at Cambridge: making friends, brutal exams, and how easily a PhD turns into working 24/7. This is a conversation about risk, not medical advice. When do you think someone is NOT ready for psychedelics? Tell us in the comments. Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. #psychedelics #cambridge #antifragileyou

  5. Oct 2

    Don't Quit Social Media Until You've Tried This. Cambridge Student Reveals.

    Quitting social media isn't the only way to take back control. He kept the apps and made them harder to open. Nichita is from Romania. When we recorded, he was doing a master's in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge and running an AI ethics society there. We talk about how he blocks almost every app on his phone and why a friend holds the password, why he still gives himself one day a week with no limits, why your favourite apps get worse once you're hooked, what is worth keeping in social media, and the biggest misconception about AI. We also get into moving from Romania to Cambridge, taking two years out of his degree, why an unfinished Cambridge degree didn't help him find work back home, and what three-hour exams really test. Have you ever quit social media? Did it last? Tell us in the comments. Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. #socialmedia #cambridge #antifragileyou

  6. Sep 25

    Tokyo Is Never Boring. Musician Calum X on What That Costs.

    Tokyo is never boring. There's always a show, a party, a friend out somewhere. Calum had lived there ten years when we recorded, and he explains what that quietly costs.Calum X is a Tokyo-based musician and producer with over a decade-long journey in Japan's music scene. Starting in a Japanese indie band, he transitioned to DJ and promoting before returning to his roots as a solo artist. Known for crafting dark, fantasy-inspired sounds, Calum X blends storytelling and music into immersive sonic experiences. His album, Daydreamer, dives into themes of self-reflection and escapism, telling real feelings through fantasy stories. Balancing collaboration with independence, he continues to push creative boundaries while navigating the challenges of Tokyo's vibrant yet demanding artistic landscape.Have you ever felt lonely in a city full of friends? Tell us in the comments. Follow Calum X: Website - calumxworld.comInstagram - @calumecsSoundcloud - soundcloud.com/calumecsSpotify - open.spotify.com/artist/6k3weH4JwlD1eeGkLOxK4mAntifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them.#tokyo #musician #antifragileyou

  7. Sep 19

    What's the Point of Writing? She Chose the Scarier Path.

    Writing felt more important to her than embroidery or design. It also felt a lot scarier. Lucy studies liberal arts at Bristol University, majoring in literature, and was on a study exchange in Japan when we recorded. She has been writing since she was 14 or 15 and recently made it her main focus. We talk about what writing is actually for, whether she lets AI do any of it, what "modern" really means, why places feel more alike than different, why she stepped back from fashion and design, learning to be comfortable on your own, and why the stories we don't want to hear are often the ones that should be heard. What do you think writing is for? Tell us in the comments. Follow Lucy: lucyseniz.com · instagram.com/lucyseniz Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. #writing #literature #antifragileyou

  8. Sep 11

    Can anyone make a film? From VFX to Tokyo Film Director.

    Cheap cameras let one person with a backpack do a film crew's job. Artem says AI is doing the same thing now. Artem Skiy is a film director in Tokyo, mostly making commercials when we recorded in November 2024. He moved from Russia to Canada at 16, and painted forklifts, sold insurance and worked in visual effects before he directed anything. We talk about whether anyone can make a film now, what AI was already doing to film jobs, the pitch he made that looked like the finished thing, what still matters when everything looks good, why visual effects became his safety net after he ran through his savings more than once, the wrong reasons people go into filmmaking, and why it's so hard to make your own work when paid jobs and Tokyo's parties keep calling. We also get into Japanese politeness, what a director actually does, learning to DJ in five minutes, and how foreigners stay in Japan. This is one person's story from 2024, not career, money or visa advice. Visa rules change. If anyone can make a film now, what makes one worth watching? Tell us in the comments. Follow Artem: Instagram @artem.skiy superartem.com vimeo.com/superartem Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. #filmmaking #vfx #antifragileyou

  9. Sep 11

    Do We Need Altered States to Find Peace? A Cambridge Medic's Answer.

    Do we need a break from our own minds to feel at peace? We asked someone who studies the brain and ran a psychedelics society. When we recorded, Suley was in his fifth year of medicine at Cambridge, with a degree in psychology and neuroscience, and president of the university's psychedelics society. We talk about whether people need altered states or just a break, why the line between a drug and a toxin is the dose, why he got burnt out on psychedelic research and stayed anyway, and what people expected psychedelics to do that antidepressants don't. We also get into Cambridge medicine, AI in radiology, why knowing everything about your body isn't always better, and why a brain scan rarely shows how ill someone is.This is a conversation, not medical advice.What gives you a break from your own mind? Tell us in the comments. Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them.#psychedelics #neuroscience #antifragileyou

  10. Aug 29

    How Do You Speak Without Words? An Artist From Kazakhstan.

    She had to be careful with her words. So she learned to say things without them. Aidira is an artist from Kazakhstan who came to England on a scholarship, and was studying art at a college in Oxford when we recorded. We talk about why art can say what words can't, how you even grade art, why so many new buildings look the same, and what it's like to arrive far from family and wonder "do I even belong here?". She also tells the story of the short film she made about three generations of women in her family, shot by her little brother, and what happened when she showed it to her teachers. Is there something you've found easier to say through art, music or writing than out loud? Tell us in the comments. Follow Aidira: instagram.com/aidirasm Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. #art #kazakhstan #antifragileyou

  11. Aug 21

    Why Is It So Hard to Connect in Tokyo? An Artist's Answer

    Tokyo is packed with people, so why is it so hard to really connect?Yoko is a printmaking artist who paints onto an acrylic plate and prints onto Japanese washi paper. She was born in Shanghai and has lived in Tokyo since she was six, so she sees the city from the inside and the outside. We talk about why finding the right person in Tokyo feels so hard, why dating apps can feel like an interview, the mismatch she sees between who marries and who stays single, why people can be lonely in a crowd, and the one thing she would change about the city. We also get into her art: how monotype works, her first solo show, and how you put a price on your own work.Have you found it harder to connect in a big city? Tell us in the comments.Find Yoko's art: instagram.com/yoko_ogata_ Antifragile You is an interview podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them.#tokyo #japan #antifragileyou

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Antifragile You is a podcast about resilience. People tell the story behind their work, the setbacks, and what they've built from them. Antifragile means getting stronger the more life hits you. Our guests are the proof: filmmakers, musicians, artists and students, from Tokyo to Cambridge. New episodes every week. Got a setback that made you stronger? Apply to be a guest and send your story in a few lines to: studio@antifragile.you. Welcome Home.

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  • Creator
    Antifragile You
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    11
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    Explicit
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