Eyes Wide Open

By: Conor Ryan
  • Summary

  • On this Podcast we explore ideas and questions about the Human Mind, Culture, Behaviour and Society through conversations with Academics, Writers, Creatives, Scientists and Experts in their Chosen Field. Conversations in pursuit of Insights, Wisdom, Truth and New Perspectives......"Strategies for living life well".



    "Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the system of procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, with EYES WIDE OPEN." - Nicolaus Copernicus



    I’m a Screenwriting M.A with with an unquenchable curiosity and a background in the Performing Arts, Digital Marketing and U.S Tech.


    FOLLOW CONOR ON YOTUBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Conor-Ryan


    ON TWITTER HERE: https://twitter.com/EyesWopen


    Channel Values:

    Free inquiry

    Intellectual curiosity with humility

    Scepticism without cynicism

    The pursuit of knowledge

    Progress

    Reason

    Compassion

    Integrity


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  • Ex CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on Hunting Osama, Torture and catching Al-Qaeda's #3
    Jan 19 2025

    John Kiriakou is a former CIA spy and whistleblower who was instrumental in exposing the CIA's enhanced interrogation technique's AKA Torture.

    Recruited into the CIA at 25 year's of age by his college professor John rose in the organisation to become the Chief of Counter-terrorism in the Middle East.


    In 2007, John Kiriakou became the first Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official to publicly confirm that agency interrogators waterboarded a high-value detainee, terrorism suspect Abu Zubaydah — a revelation that had previously been a closely guarded secret.


    Five years after this unauthorized disclosure to Brian Ross at ABC News, John pleaded guilty to leaking to journalists the identity of certain individuals who were involved with the CIA's rendition, detention, and interrogation program. He was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison, eventually serving 23 month's.


    Tickets to see John in Ireland: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/aneveningwiththecia/1484268


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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Dr. Thomas Seyfried - Can we Starve CANCER Cells? - KETO, Fasting & Foods you MUST AVOID!
    Dec 13 2024

    #cancer #keto #ketodiet #fasting #intermittentfasting #obesity #mentalhealth #sugar


    Dr Thomas Seyfried is Professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College and author of ‘Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer’. Learn how depriving cancer cells of fermentable fuels like glucose and glutamine can starve and kill them. Cancer as a metabolic disease is a key component of Dr. Thomas Seyfried's work.


    Can a keto diet eliminate cancer growth?

    Can we starve cancer cells?

    What fuels the tumour?

    How does diet and Lifestyle affect cancer growth?

    Does chronic stress trigger tumour growth?

    What is the Glutone Ketone index? and much much more ....


    NOTE 1: Dr Seyfried's views whilst fascinating are also disputed and highly contested. Therefore I think it prudent to include a counter perspective.

    This article published in Scientific American dated July 1st 2024 by Dr David Robert Grimes outlines concerns many within the medical professsion have about the proliferation of alternative views and is well worth reading for balance and perspective: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quack-cancer-diets-endanger-people-stick-to-science-backed-medicine/


    NOTE 2: This Podcast discusses intermittent fasting, ketogenic diet's and lifestyle advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes or extended periods without consuming food.


    Can a keto diet eliminate cancer growth?

    Can we starve Cancer cells?

    What fuels the tumour?

    How does diet and Lifestyle affect cancer growth?

    Does chronic stress trigger tumour growth?

    What is the Glutone Ketone index? and much much more ....


    DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast 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.


    00:00 Origin story

    06:40 Who was Otto Warburg?

    09:40 The Glutamine Breakthrough

    12:40 Cancer - Genetic versus Metabolic

    15:00 Statistics

    18:40 Metabolic Therapy

    20:10 Evolution of Cancer & The Paleolithic Diet

    21:39 Carbohydrates, Stress and Processed Food

    27:50 Obesity

    29:00 Metabolic Homeostasis

    33:00 Diagnosing Cancer

    35:29 Metabolic Therapy & Nutritional Ketosis

    37:38 The Cancer Industry

    40:00 Stress and Mitochondria

    43:30 Ketones and Fasting

    47:57 Starving Cancer Cells

    49:45 Sugar

    52:00 The Future of Cancer Research

    56:00 Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy & John McCain

    58:17 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump Administration

    59:30 The Future


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Psychology of Narcissism (Part 3) : Your Questions Answered (plus Trump and Kamala) - Professor Sam Vaknin
    Nov 28 2024

    Professor Sam Vaknin is an Israeli Writer, Academic and Author of "Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (1999)"


    In Part 3, We discuss Sam's views on the Psychology of Narcissism, Narcissism in Popular Culture, How to Escape an Abuser, Trump, Kamala and much much more....


    #narcissist #narcissism #psychopathy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #science #mentalhealth


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    1 hr and 38 mins

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