Cee Jay
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The Darkest Web
- Drugs, Death and Destroyed Lives...the Inside Story of the Internet's Evil Twin
- By: Eileen Ormsby
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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There's the world wide web - the internet we all know that connects us via news, email, forums, shopping, and social media. Then there's the dark web - the parallel internet accessed by only a select few. Eileen Ormsby has spent the past five years exploring every corner of the dark web. She has shopped on darknet markets, contributed to forums, waited in red rooms, and been threatened by hitmen on murder-for-hire sites.
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Harrowing
- By Book-Lover on 03-10-24
- The Darkest Web
- Drugs, Death and Destroyed Lives...the Inside Story of the Internet's Evil Twin
- By: Eileen Ormsby
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
unstoppable
Reviewed: 23-05-24
Matthew Graham, the worst publisher of child abuse was an incel: a socially awkward teen who rejected all offers of help from his family. he did it to impress other men and have power. Appalling individuals like Peter Gérard Scully joined in.
As one peeedo website is taken down, these men just create more.
Real children are physically hurt, mentally destroyed, and killed. For some misfits to get their rocks off.
atp, burn it all down :(
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- By: Dr Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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This audiobook is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most importantly, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting. The increased numbers, variety and potency are staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation.
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A htealthy read
- By Dejan Markovic on 06-10-21
- Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- By: Dr Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr Anna Lembke
pain v pleasure
Reviewed: 15-05-24
takeaways: our dependence on being constantly occupied, never bored, may cause anxiety/depression. May.
there's a pain v pleasure balancing act
when dopamine drops below baseline, we are driven to seek reward (cravings)
a 4 week dopamine fast may reset our brain & allow us to resist constant seeking of 'likes', drugs, dopamine hits.
people with a genetic predisposition to addiction may binge even more after abstinence
an interesting listen, accessible
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Post-Truth
- By: Lee C. McIntyre
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful thinking, political spin, mass delusion, bold-faced lying? McIntyre analyzes recent examples - claims about inauguration crowd size, crime statistics, and the popular vote - and finds that post-truth is an assertion of ideological supremacy by which its practitioners try to compel someone to believe something regardless of the evidence. Yet post-truth didn't begin with the 2016 election; the denial of scientific facts about smoking, evolution, vaccines, and climate change offers a road map for more widespread fact denial.
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Explanation as to Post Truth
- By Amazon Customer on 22-06-24
- Post-Truth
- By: Lee C. McIntyre
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
A history of misinformation
Reviewed: 26-04-24
This covers a lot: the history of fake news (older than news), the history of opiniotainment masquerading as news.
Where & why fake science & 'flooding the zone with shit' was done.
Why Conservatives have a larger amygdala than liberals, and how that's manipulated & exploited by bad actors.
The idiocy of 'balanced' reporting.
How stories about Hillary and fake Ohio votes, to earn some cash, came out of Georgia & Russia & helped Trump win.
Tribalism, confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance and Dunning-Kruger effect explained.
Grim stuff, well worth a listen.
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Nonviolent Communication
- Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values
- By: Marshall Rosenberg PhD
- Narrated by: Marshall Rosenberg PhD
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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On Nonviolent Communication, this renowned peacemaker presents his complete system for speaking our deepest truths, addressing our unrecognized needs and emotions, and honoring those same concerns in others. With this adaptation of the best-selling book of the same title, Marshall Rosenberg teaches in his own words.
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I instinctively distrust self help books. This book is different.
- By S.Flood on 05-12-17
- Nonviolent Communication
- Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values
- By: Marshall Rosenberg PhD
- Narrated by: Marshall Rosenberg PhD
soothing narration
Reviewed: 26-04-24
How to talk about contentious issues, with people who might be aggressive or unhelpful.
The soft, but difficult, skill of communicating without losing your temper. Very soothing narration, lovely voice.
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The Second Book of General Ignorance
- Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong
- By: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong.
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OK but some "facts" incorrect
- By Miss Michelle Bebbington on 17-07-23
- The Second Book of General Ignorance
- Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong
- By: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
phenomenal
Reviewed: 26-03-24
the weird facts come at you fast and furiously. things you think are facts are not. sprinkled with witticisms from the QI panel
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How They Broke Britain
- By: James O'Brien
- Narrated by: James O'Brien
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?
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Needlessly unbalanced
- By allan doherty on 23-11-23
- How They Broke Britain
- By: James O'Brien
- Narrated by: James O'Brien
lightweight romp
Reviewed: 02-02-24
lightweight romp through recent politics, easy listen. like "Chums", it shows how thoroughly corrupt the UK's media and govt are. How failure is rewarded again & again, and bad actors get away scot free while the ordinary taxpayer has to pick up the tab.
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The Poetry of the Night
- Length: 58 mins
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Our ancestors invested great importance in the power of dreams. Across traditional, indigenous and pre-industrialised cultures – including the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians – they were an integral part of the healing process and a tool for divination. So why do most of us give so little consideration to them now? What is hypnagogia? What techniques can help us lucid dream? What might precognitive dreams tell us about the nature of time? This episode dives into the poetic realms of dreams and even offers insomnia sufferers fresh advice on how to get a better night’s kip. With guests ...
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fascinating
- By Cee Jay on 30-01-24
fascinating
Reviewed: 30-01-24
just when you think you know all about sleep hygiene, dreaming and insomnia, along comes a brilliant podcast to teach you a little bit more
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Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature
- By: Professor Daniel Breyer, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Daniel Breyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about someone committing a violent, reprehensible, even evil, act. And each time it happens, before we know anything about the circumstances, we are already sure of one thing: We are nothing like that perpetrator. But how can we be so sure? After all, we are all human. In Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature, Professor Daniel Breyer takes us on a fascinating philosophical journey into many of the deepest and darkest questions that have engaged humanity for millennia.
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Vegans... why bother...
- By C M Pihl on 10-09-19
dull, slow
Reviewed: 29-12-23
I tried to listen 3 times. it just didn't engage my interest. dull, slow, quite monotonous
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Angel of Darkness
- The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree of the Century
- By: Dennis McDougal
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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Randy Kraft was highly intelligent, politically active, loyal to his friends, committed to his work - and the killer of 67 people - more than any other serial killer known. This book offers a glimpse into the dark mind of a living monster.
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Excellent
- By Robin on 15-04-20
- Angel of Darkness
- The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree of the Century
- By: Dennis McDougal
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
hard to follow
Reviewed: 25-12-23
I thought I just wasn't concentrating, but I found this book in need of editing. I let it play 3 times overnight and got the gist only towards the latter half. Never heard of RK before who, BTW, said there was no evidence that he killed anyone (except for having souvenirs, a list, and a body in his trunk)
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Unf--k Your Brain
- By: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
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Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having meltdowns, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. Your brain knows it's not good to do these things, but it can't help it sometimes - especially if it's obsessing about trauma it can't overcome. That's where this life-changing book comes in. With humor, patience, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what's going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately....
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Too much swearing!!!
- By Adriana M on 17-07-21
really sweary
Reviewed: 19-12-23
I like a swear, I swear a lot. this nook is off the scale. fk this fk that, this shit that shit, no shit, fk that shit.
it started off well, with solid neuroscience, and slid into sweary 'balance your energy', blah blah.
It also seems to have been recorded in a bathroom.
Could've been so much better. Trying too hard to capture gen Z ?
it's just bad, I'm sorry.
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