Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

New episodes of Briden and are available early and ad free on Amazon Music or by subscribing

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The Panic is a new comedy podcast from Wondery that leans into our most absurd anxieties and

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

wherever you get your podcasts.

From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

I guess on this episode presents an intriguing mix. Some might say, and we'll hear what

he has to say about this. He may disagree with this, but some might say he's a study in

contradictions. On the one hand, he's been formally recognized as the reincarnation of

not one but two Tibetan masters. On the other hand, he's thoroughly steeped in science.

In fact, he's worked with scientists to design research to see what kind of impact meditation

has on the brain. In one study, he and other experienced practitioners had their brain activity

measured while meditating on compassion and the neural activity in a key center of the

brain associated with happiness increased by 7 to 800 percent. Researchers said they'd

never seen anything like this before. Interestingly, notwithstanding his apparent mental fitness

right now, my guest freely admits that as a kid, he suffered from anxiety and panic attacks.

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