Best David Kimbell Podcasts (2025)

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Talkin' with Arnold, ep. 2 1:12:25

5y ago1:12:25

1:12:25

In this episode, Coronavirus just moves in and takes over. The All-hell-that-has-broken-loose around the world, has broken loose right in our own backyards. We compare notes between big-city Ontario and small-town Wyoming. What's happening? What's going to happen? It doesn't seem to have left any head space for anything else.…

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Talkin' with Arnold, ep. 1 1:02:09

5y ago1:02:09

1:02:09

Strange things happen when you go to live events. You meet people TOTALLY different from you. NOTHING in common . . . . . . . . except . . . . . . . . you’re walking the same, lonely road. And suddenly, that’s EVERYTHING. Arnold Flores and I met at a Perry Marshall event in Chicago, May 2019. In fact, we met at a dinner the night before the event. …

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When will all this get back to normal? 12:13

5y ago12:13

12:13

Great questions are usually hard to answer. But not always. Some are easy. The problem is, We're terrified of the answer. "When is this going to get back to normal?" is one such question. For more, go to my website at www.davekimbell.com.

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Are you worthy? 3:10

5+ y ago3:10

3:10

The answer is, Yes. (If it isn't, change your mind.)

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When's the last time you allowed your worldview to be challenged? 6:59

5+ y ago6:59

6:59

You have a tiny little monster in your brain that thinks you've got life figured out. It's called a worldview. And it's flawed. So's mine. The book quoted is Heretic, by Matti Leisola. Super Finnish microbiologist.

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Are you doing the right things? Or are you busy? 6:15

5+ y ago6:15

6:15

We've all been infected with the Protestant Work Ethic, whether we're Protestant or not. You need to be doing the right things, and carving out time to listen to yourself.

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Impossible isn't a fact, it's an opinion 11:29

5+ y ago11:29

11:29

All about the weird shift your mind goes through when you force yourself to do that which your Inner Screaming Chimp doesn't want to do. The one who wins in the end is YOU.

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How to be in touch and out of step 11:25

5+ y ago11:25

11:25

"You're out of touch!" gets levelled at politicians all the time. But is that the job of a government or politician?

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Climate change protestors: Your Biggest Battles were won for you before you were born! 6:35

5+ y ago6:35

6:35

You wanna stop climate change? Quit protesting, and DO something about it. Start a zero-carbon company. Don't want to do that? Then admit it: You don't really care about Climate Change, you just want to feel a little less powerless.

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Capitalism clearly hasn't worked, has it? Bad question. 11:45

5+ y ago11:45

11:45

The things that make life worthwhile don't have any -isms in them. The podcast I mentioned is called: How to Live a Great Life https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL2dyZWF0bGlmZXBvZGNhc3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D&hl=en-CA Also available on Apple Podcasts. The speaker/author is Bill Rabow.

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Who's new? and What's old? 8:43

5+ y ago8:43

8:43

The news is nothing more than Old Things happening to New People. Save yourself some time. Ignore the news. Study the Ancients.

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Snowden: Hero or villain? 8:57

5+ y ago8:57

8:57

This question is tantamount to asking: Do you care if you're living in a police state? And if you do, how would you know if you were? Freedom? Or security? Which matters more? 10 Signs Britain Is Becoming A Creepy Police State article: https://listverse.com/2015/11/10/10-signs-britain-is-becoming-a-creepy-police-state/…

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Democracy, freedom, the future of the west, and the Great Fire. Simple, really! 14:47

5+ y ago14:47

14:47

Do I live in a democratic country? Do I live in a free country? Define those terms first - not a simple task.

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Scary cyber-security stats 7:15

5+ y ago7:15

7:15

No questions today. Just some interesting (and scary) stats on cyber-security.

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Who can we punish for this mess? 12:59

5+ y ago12:59

12:59

This is the question we're all tempted to ask when life goes sour on us due to factors beyond our control. The book by Roméo Dallaire is titled, Shake Hands with the Devil. Don't read it too quickly; it will shake you to your foundations. Link to Wikipedia article on Karl Jaspers (the quote I supplied is about halfway down): https://en.wikipedia.or…

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Would you really want to know? 15:24

5+ y ago15:24

15:24

The Great Hack. Snowden. The Family. V for Vendetta. Magna Carta. All of these rolled together suggest: Sleep with one eye open, people. Disclaimer: I am not suggesting I have any evidence of government involvement in recent atrocities in the US. I have none. But nor do I want to live as if it were an impossibility. Those in power (and that include…

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What do you want? 8:58

5+ y ago8:58

8:58

We don't ask this question nearly enough. Maybe because it sounds greedy and selfish. It isn't. It's a key to success. Link to the Keep Fear Alive video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX0UTB-Foyc

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Brexit: How the Masses can be wise while the Elite are stupid 10:03

6y ago10:03

10:03

What this lowly aircraft design engineer learned 20 years ago about Brexit and turbulent times. The King Solomon quote is Ecclesiastes 10v4: If a ruler's anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

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MGTOW, and why you should be worried about it 11:33

6y ago11:33

11:33

MGTOW - Men Going Their Own Way. Not a new movement, and still small, but growing fast. A collection of angry irrational young men and sad but quite rational older men. Some of their ideas are healthy, but not all. Watch this space.

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What would you do if you had one week left? - SEQUEL question 5:29

6y ago5:29

5:29

Just as good as taking the time frame down from one week to near-zero is taking it in the OPPOSITE direction.

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Review of The Great Hack 6:06

6y ago6:06

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The Great Hack (just released on Netflix) will scare you about your data privacy and security. That, plus three sobering quotes by Yuval Noah Harari, Otto von Bismarck and Berthold Brecht, paints a threatening picture of life in 2019. Yuval Noah Harari's TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_why_fascism_is_so_tempting_and_how_your_d…

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Who have you allowed to do your thinking for you? 9:22

6y ago9:22

9:22

What school of groupthink has hijacked your mind? How do you know if it's a good one or bad? If it's a bad one, TAKE YOUR MIND BACK. This talk was inspired by an article by Suzanne Venker (American Women Need a New Life Script) https://www.suzannevenker.com/metoo/american-women-need-a-new-life-script/ I don't discuss feminism or the growing #mgtow …

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Muscle Memory and the Screaming Chimp 6:46

6y ago6:46

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Developing any new skill means you are going to encounter your own inner Screaming Chimp, shrieking at you to stop taking you out of your comfort zone. Don't cave; that's your clue that you are doing the right thing. Eventually it turns into muscle memory.

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Inaction, the undervalued habit 9:26

6y ago9:26

9:26

What do three 21st-Century geeks have in common with three 19th-Century politicians?

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The problems with Price's Law 10:59

6y ago10:59

10:59

Price's Law: Half of the work gets done by the square root of the number of employees. Making a simple law work for you should be simple, right?

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What the hell is going on? 5:05

6y ago5:05

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This is a great question to ask yourself anytime, anywhere. Forces you into the role of dispassionate, bug-on-the-wall observer. You will see and hear things other people miss.

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Where do you buy self-belief when you're all out? 11:24

6y ago11:24

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When you’ve been knocked down, sacked, ‘involuntarily retired’, etc, it’s easy to feel washed up and put out to pasture. Where do you buy self-belief when you have none?