The Recapitate Podcast

The Recapitate Podcast

Each series, comedians Lorna Bremner and Ian Dowling dive into one book - from classics to cult favourites - pulling apart the ideas, laughing at the state of the human condition, and searching for meaning in the mess. Because sometimes a good story is the only way to keep your head on straight.

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September 23, 2025 66 mins

This is the 2nd of 4 episodes about the controversial book, Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. In this episode we discuss how disorienting but simultaneously powerful it can be to experience an alternate reality outside of your pre-existing beliefs.

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It's a new series, and that means new book!! This is Episode 1 of 4 covering the controversial and hotly debated book, Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. 

This episode covers section 1 of the book, "The Standard Narrative" in which the authors attempt to lay out the current Evolutionary model for human sexuality, and highlight some of the flawed thinking & incorrect assumptions therein. 

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September 9, 2025 63 mins
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September 3, 2025 73 mins

This is the 2nd of 3 episodes on Ryan Holiday's book, "Ego is the Enemy". In this episode we discuss the many pitfalls of Ego when you've achieved success, how you can avoid them, and some a lovely concept from John Vervake in the world of Cognitive Science called "modal confusion" as it relates to what he calls the "having mode" and "being mode".

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August 28, 2025 72 mins

Welcome to the first series of Recapitate where two comedians dive deep into a book for your entertainment & hopefully also some personal growth... This series is comprised of 3 episodes on "Ego is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday.

Episode 1 covers the the first section of the book, Aspire. 

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