Freedom Pact | Joseph and Lewis

Freedom Pact Podcast | Joseph and Lewis
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Motivation. Insight. Independent Thought. Tune in to the Freedom Pact Podcast as Joseph and Lewis sit down with the world’s most original thinkers. From Nobel Laureates and Billion-Dollar CEOs to FBI Hostage Negotiators, Astronauts, Political Thought-Leaders, Elite Athletes and Bestselling Authors, to uncover the ideas that shape our world and the strategies that help us thrive in it. Past guests include; Neil deGrasse Tyson, Andrew Huberman, Robert Greene, Douglas Murray, Georges St-Pierre, Kendra Lust, Danny Trejo, Jefferson Fisher, 5 Nobel Prize Winners. & more.

  1. 6D AGO

    #390: Georges St-Pierre: UFOs, The Real UFC GOAT, Processing Fear, Building Confidence & More

    Georges St-Pierre is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history. Known for his exceptional athleticism, fight IQ, and well-rounded skillset, GSP dominated the UFC for over a decade. Beyond the octagon, he’s a respected martial arts ambassador, actor, and advocate for mental and physical discipline. In this podcast, Georges and I discuss: 0:00 GSP's UFO Experience 13:50 Using Hypnosis & Visualisation 24:30 How To Beat Bullies 28:40 Dealing With Fear 34:40 The Scariest Fight of GSP's Career 39:30 Who Is The GOAT of MMA? 41:20 Becoming Champ Vs Staying Champ 48:30 Influencer Boxing 55:00 Why The Khabib Fight Never Happened 1:00:00 Advice To Other FightersConnect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://www.Instagram.com/freedompact whttps://ww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com

    1h 1m

  2. SEP 15

    #389: Mick Hawkes - SAS Legend Reveals All On Undercover Work in Northern Ireland, Being Captured & Why They’re Elite

    Mick Hawkes QCB is a former member of the British SAS, and a private security consultant.Mick Hawkes is a leader with over 22 years of corporate experience managing extreme and high-risk HSSE operations across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, following a distinguished 22-year military career, including 14 years with 22 Special Air Service (SAS), where he was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for bravery. Mick has an MSc and certification as a Certified Crisis Management Professional (CCMP), and has spent the last 15 years applying his expertise in the Petrochemical, Gas, and Oil industries, presenting security solutions at Board level. Renowned as an honest, composed, and determined professional, Mick is also an accomplished Tier 1 trainer in security and situational awareness, specialising in VIP protection, conflict management, active shooter response, and kidnap and ransom. His leadership has ensured an exemplary 15-year record of zero security incidents under his management.In this conversation today, Mick and I discuss us:00:00 - Getting Captured with Billy Billingham05:18 - Surviving interrogation11:26 - Aftermath of capture14:36 - Reflecting on capture17:27 - Was Mick worried about being killed?24:22 - Mick's honest opinion of Billy Billingham29:08 - Going undercover in Northern Ireland44:18 - How dangerous was Northern Ireland at the time?49:15 - Going undercover with MI550:42 - Why the SAS are the best in the world54:03 - What was it like training with Delta force?58:00 - How to tell if someone is a threat01:08:00 - Staying safe in today's world01:18:00 - Connect with MickConnect with Mick here:https://www.hawkesandco.ukLinks:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)https://www.Instagram.com/freedompactwhttps://ww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com

    1h 21m

  3. SEP 12

    #388: General Stanley McChrystal - America Could Face Civil War

    General Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star U.S. Army General and former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.In this episode, General McChrystal and Joe discuss modern times, the potential of civil war, how civil war could start in America, who really holds decision-making power in the US, America's role in global affairs, and more.Buy General McChrystal's book: ‘On Character’ Here: https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2025/01/04/on-character--choices-that-define-a-life00:00 - These Are Dangerous Times03:54 - Risk In Modern Society07:14 - A Power Outage Could Spark Civil War10:13 - We've Lost Personal & Institutional Character15:43 - How Much Influence Does President Trump Really Have On War?21:02 - Where True Power Lays In America27:57 - Civil War & How It Starts32:45 - How We Prevent A Civil War34:41 - The Lesson That America Is Yet To Learn38:40 - Should America Get Involved In Foreign Affairs?41:25 - Will Militaries or Economics Decide The Future of Warfare?43:46 - America Need British & Canadian Forces48:15 - Being Played by Brad Pitt49:55 - How General McChrystal Wants To Be Remembered51:24 - A Conversation About CharacterConnect with us:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

    52 min

  4. AUG 24

    #387: James Sexton - Divorce Lawyer On Saving Your Marriage & Preventing Divorce

    James J. Sexton, Esq. is a trial lawyer with two decades of experience negotiating and litigating high-conflict divorces.Timestamps: 0:00 The #1 Reason For Divorce 03:10 Spotting Disconnection In Your Marriage 09:00 How To Have Hard Conversations With Your Partner 24:30 Losing 'The Plot' Of Your Relationship 30:00 86% People Remarry After Divorce 39:30 Why People Cheat 49:00 The Signs Your Partner Is Cheating 54:00 Prenups Are Romantic 58:00 More From James More from James: Website - https://www.nycdivorces.com/ Youtube -  @sextonshow Links: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://www.Instagram.com/freedompact whttps://ww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com

    1h 1m

  5. AUG 11

    #386: Craig Harrison - U.K's Deadliest Sniper On Longest Kill, PTSD, Horrors of War & More

    Craig Harrison is former British Army sniper who once held the World record for the longest kill in combat, achieved in Afghanistan in 2009. His military career included tours in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.Timestamps: 0:00 World's Longest Sniper Kill 11:50 Spending 7 Days In Sniper Position 16:00 Afghanistan 18:00 Emotions Of Taking Out Targets 23:00 PTSD 34:00 Trauma Of War 41:00 Signs Of PTSD 44:30 IED Explosion 46:30 PTSD In Everyday Life 51:00 My Wife Saved My Life 57:30 Living With Trauma 1:03:50 The Army & Identity 1:09:00 What Makes Life Worth Living? 1:10:00 More From CraigConnect with Craig: https://www.themavericksurvivalschool.co.uk Instagram.com/cohcraigharrison Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) www.Instagram.com/freedompact www.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

    1h 12m

  6. AUG 10

    #385: Robin Horsfall - SAS Legend Reveals All On Iranian Embassy Siege, Operation Certain Death, Selection & More

    Robin Horsfall is a former member of the British 22SAS known for his role in the famous Iranian Embassy Siege, and a best-selling author. Timestamps: 00:00 - Iranian Embassy Siege 10:20 - What makes the British SAS special 13:41 - SAS vs Delta Force 20:05 - Failing SAS selection then succeeding on the second attempt 24:09 - What it truly takes to pass SAS selection 27:57 - The only good SAS tv show worth watching 32:03 - Operation Mikado (Certain Death) 37:03 - Accepting Death 38:34 - The mindset Robin used to deal with Cancer 42:23 - Robin’s history: Fatherlessness, isolated and bullied 47:31 - How to deal with bullies 55:30 - Is Britain still great? 59:04 - What makes a life worth living? 01:00:24 - Connect with Robin Links: Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) www.Instagram.com/freedompact www.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopmentConnect with Robin: https://robinhorsfall.co.uk/ https://robinhorsfall.substack.com/

    1h 2m

  7. JUL 28

    #384: Taylor Cavanaugh - World's Only Navy SEAL/French Foreign Legionnaire Reveals All About Career & More

    Taylor Cavanaugh is the only United States Navy SEAL/French Foreign Legionnaire.Timestamps:0:00 Best Special Forces In The World 02:30 Journey To Military 04:00 Not Settling For Average 12:10 Hell Week & SEAL Selection 23:40 Sniper School 32:00 Brotherhood in SEALs 35:00 Seal Operations 38:20 Kicked Out of SEALs 42:00 Rock Bottom 43:30 French Foreign Legion 50:10 The Gestapo Interview 52:50 ‘The Farm 54:45 Navy Seals Vs Foreign Legion 58:40 Leaving The Foreign Legion 1:02:00 Most Badass Career Moment 1:04:45 Lessons From Military 1:06:00 What Makes Life Worth Living? 1:07:20 Connect With TaylorConnect with Taylor:  @tcavofficial  Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) www.Instagram.com/freedompact www.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

    1h 9m

  8. JUL 21

    #383: Professor Joanna Moncrieff - What My Colleagues Don’t Want Me to Tell You About Depression

    Dr Joanna Moncrieff is a psychiatrist, professor, and best-selling author, who is leading the charge in how we understand psychiatric drugs, like anti-depressants. Joanna is Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London (UCL) and a practising consultant psychiatrist in the NHS. Moncrieff is best known for challenging the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression and for her influential work on how psychiatric medications actually work—arguing they produce psychoactive effects rather than correcting underlying brain disorders. Her books, including Chemically imbalanced have reshaped public and professional debates around antidepressants. Timestamps:00:00 - The anti-depressant myth that people have been misled on06:05 - Serotonin & Mass Learned Helplessness 11:10 - The history of anti-depressant medication16:13 - Anti-depressants impact the brain like alcohol and drugs18:45 - Patient reports that anti-depressants have saved their lives25:03 - Anti-depressants vs exercise as a treatment for depression28:17 - Normal depression vs clinical depression & should psychiatrists treat depression?37:10 - Depression as a reaction to the souls suffering40:01 - Gen Z and SSRI’s as ‘hot girl pills’45:05 - Medications for ADHD vs SSRI’s54:50 - Sexual dysfunction after taking SSRI’s58:45 - The backlash that Joanna has faced from colleaguesConnect with us:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopmentJoanna’s seminal 2022 paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0.pdfMoncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., & Horowitz, M. A. (2023). The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence. Molecular psychiatry, 28(8), 3243-3256.Maudsley deprescribing guidelines: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maudsley-Guidelines-prescribing-Prescribing/dp/111982298XConnect with Professor Moncrieff: https://joannamoncrieff.com / https://x.com/joannamoncrieffDISCLAIMER: The content provided by the Freedom Pact Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Our content is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our social media or other platforms.

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Motivation. Insight. Independent Thought. Tune in to the Freedom Pact Podcast as Joseph and Lewis sit down with the world’s most original thinkers. From Nobel Laureates and Billion-Dollar CEOs to FBI Hostage Negotiators, Astronauts, Political Thought-Leaders, Elite Athletes and Bestselling Authors, to uncover the ideas that shape our world and the strategies that help us thrive in it. Past guests include; Neil deGrasse Tyson, Andrew Huberman, Robert Greene, Douglas Murray, Georges St-Pierre, Kendra Lust, Danny Trejo, Jefferson Fisher, 5 Nobel Prize Winners. & more.

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    Freedom Pact Podcast | Joseph and Lewis
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    392
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