The Stanley Betts Podcast

''Do What You Love Now'' - David Edwards

When David was 29, he followed Joseph Campbell's advice to ''follow your bliss'' and quit his corporate job and started writing. Now he is co-editor of the media watch website Media Lens. He is the author of ‘A Short Book About Ego... and the Remedy of Meditation’, which will be published by Mantra Books later this month. His first novel, ‘The Man With No Face’, a dystopian, Chomskyan, mystical science fiction thriller, will be published by Roundfire Books in 2026. David has published five other books on political, philosophical and spiritual themes. In 2007, Media Lens was awarded The Gandhi Foundation’s International Peace Prize. Media Lens has 72,000 followers on X. To watch more episodes of the podcast, click here: Here are all the books and websites we talked about: * The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell * The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra * The Turning Point by Fritjof Capra * Free to be Human by David Edwards * A Clean Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway * Zen Buddhism by Christmas Humphreys * Liberalism L.T. Hobhouse * Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes * A Book of Secrets by Osho * Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill * Seeing Green: The Politics of Ecology Explained by Jonathon Porritt * Reveries of The Solitary Walker by Rousseau * The Art of Being by Erich Fromm * The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Nature, Man and Woman by Alan Watts * Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright * Eckhart Tolle's Website: https://members.eckharttolle.com/10-day-trial/ [https://members.eckharttolle.com/10-day-trial/] * Osho's Website: https://www.osho.com/osho-online-library/the-books [https://www.osho.com/osho-online-library/the-books] #DavidEdwards #Media Lens #FollowYourBliss #20s #DoWhatYouLove #Meditation #LifePurpose Get full access to Stanley Betts at stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe [https://stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Father and Son Discuss Their Thoughts on Veganism

In this episode, my dad and I reflect on the vegan movement. Should we go vegan? Or are vegans going too far? My dad, Torben Betts, is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays include Murder in the Dark (2023); Nobody Wants to Kill You (2023); Eight Little Criminals (2022); The Illusion of Time (2021); Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon (2020); Caroline’s Kitchen (2019); It Never Happened (2019); The National Joke, (2016); Get Carter (2016); What Falls Apart (2015); The Seagull (2015); Invincible (2014); Muswell Hill (2012); The Company Man (2010); Lie of the Land (2008); The Swing of Things (2007); The Unconquered (2007); The Error of their Ways (2007); The Lunatic Queen (2005); Her Slightest Touch (2004); A Listening Heaven (2001); Clockwatching (2001); The Biggleswades (2001); Five Visions of the Faithful (2000); Incarcerator (1999). He wrote the screenplays for the British independent films: Invincible (Vince Films, 2024); Downhill (Crisis Films, 2014); Guillemot, (Full Effect, 2014). His plays have been performed around the world and to date have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Slovakian, Greek, Russian, Turkish and Portuguese. Titles published by Bloomsbury Publishing. www.torbenbetts.com His latest play Murder at Midnight tours the UK from September 2025 to March 2026. It stars Jason Durr and Susie Blake and is to be produced by Original Theatre. I hope you enjoy the fourth podcast conversation with my dad, if you like this episode please subscribe! Check out the previous episode on alcohol: If you want to listen offline, I am on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for watching. :) #dad [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dad] # [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/alcohol]veganism Get full access to Stanley Betts at stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe [https://stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Father and Son Share Their Perspectives on Alcohol

In this episode, I talk to my dad about alcohol. Should we drink in our 20s? Are we missing out if we don't drink? My dad, Torben Betts, is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays include Murder in the Dark (2023); Nobody Wants to Kill You (2023); Eight Little Criminals (2022); The Illusion of Time (2021); Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon (2020); Caroline’s Kitchen (2019); It Never Happened (2019); The National Joke, (2016); Get Carter (2016); What Falls Apart (2015); The Seagull (2015); Invincible (2014); Muswell Hill (2012); The Company Man (2010); Lie of the Land (2008); The Swing of Things (2007); The Unconquered (2007); The Error of their Ways (2007); The Lunatic Queen (2005); Her Slightest Touch (2004); A Listening Heaven (2001); Clockwatching (2001); The Biggleswades (2001); Five Visions of the Faithful (2000); Incarcerator (1999). He wrote the screenplays for the British independent films: Invincible (Vince Films, 2024); Downhill (Crisis Films, 2014); Guillemot, (Full Effect, 2014). His plays have been performed around the world and to date have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Slovakian, Greek, Russian, Turkish and Portuguese. Titles published by Bloomsbury Publishing. www.torbenbetts.com His latest play Murder at Midnight tours the UK from September 2025 to March 2026. It stars Jason Durr and Susie Blake and is to be produced by Original Theatre. I hope you enjoy the third podcast conversation with my dad, if you like this episode please subscribe! Check out the previous episode on relationships: If you want to listen offline, I am on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for watching. :) #dad #alcohol #drugs #advice Get full access to Stanley Betts at stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe [https://stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

My Dad's Advice For Finding Love

In this episode, I talk to my dad about relationships. Is there such a thing as a soulmate? How do we find love? And why is working on ourselves so important for successful relationships? My dad, Torben Betts, is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays include Murder in the Dark (2023); Nobody Wants to Kill You (2023); Eight Little Criminals (2022); The Illusion of Time (2021); Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon (2020); Caroline’s Kitchen (2019); It Never Happened (2019); The National Joke, (2016); Get Carter (2016); What Falls Apart (2015); The Seagull (2015); Invincible (2014); Muswell Hill (2012); The Company Man (2010); Lie of the Land (2008); The Swing of Things (2007); The Unconquered (2007); The Error of their Ways (2007); The Lunatic Queen (2005); Her Slightest Touch (2004); A Listening Heaven (2001); Clockwatching (2001); The Biggleswades (2001); Five Visions of the Faithful (2000); Incarcerator (1999). He wrote the screenplays for the British independent films: Invincible (Vince Films, 2024); Downhill (Crisis Films, 2014); Guillemot, (Full Effect, 2014). His plays have been performed around the world and to date have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Slovakian, Greek, Russian, Turkish and Portuguese. Titles published by Bloomsbury Publishing. www.torbenbetts.com His latest play Murder at Midnight tours the UK from September 2025 to March 2026. It stars Jason Durr and Susie Blake and is to be produced by Original Theatre. I hope you enjoy the second podcast conversation with my dad, if you like this episode please subscribe! If you want to listen offline, I am on Apple Podcasts! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUVYNDJ6OEpXVjdhUVQ2UnBNUjVBb2ZZWXpsUXxBQ3Jtc0trcW5idGNXbDdBRVAyWHFaQ3lNempveWYzMVFDNHlrLU56NXFxOExzdHFpcE9xc20wVEdtTHNGamFHYnAxQmhNdVpkQVFnMGtFWDI5WXhHaWR5MWJDa2ZQYTY3aGpVc195OVBCUzAyem4wUHE2WUpOOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-stanley-betts-podcast%2Fid1804599609&v=ZT1Wp38nh_c] Thanks for watching. :) #dad [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dad] #20s [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/20s] #advice [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/advice] Get full access to Stanley Betts at stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe [https://stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

My Dad's Advice On Surviving Your 20s

In this episode, I talk to my dad about his 20s. How do we cope when we feel lost after graduation? How should we spend our 20s? And why is mindfulness so important? My dad, Torben Betts, is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays include Murder in the Dark (2023); Nobody Wants to Kill You (2023); Eight Little Criminals (2022); The Illusion of Time (2021); Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon (2020); Caroline’s Kitchen (2019); It Never Happened (2019); The National Joke, (2016); Get Carter (2016); What Falls Apart (2015); The Seagull (2015); Invincible (2014); Muswell Hill (2012); The Company Man (2010); Lie of the Land (2008); The Swing of Things (2007); The Unconquered (2007); The Error of their Ways (2007); The Lunatic Queen (2005); Her Slightest Touch (2004); A Listening Heaven (2001); Clockwatching (2001); The Biggleswades (2001); Five Visions of the Faithful (2000); Incarcerator (1999). He wrote the screenplays for the British independent films: Invincible (Vince Films, 2024); Downhill (Crisis Films, 2014); Guillemot, (Full Effect, 2014). His plays have been performed around the world and to date have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Slovakian, Greek, Russian, Turkish and Portuguese. Titles published by Bloomsbury Publishing. www.torbenbetts.com His latest play Murder at Midnight tours the UK from September 2025 to March 2026. It stars Jason Durr and Susie Blake and is to be produced by Original Theatre. I hope you enjoy my first ever podcast conversation, if you like this episode please subscribe! If you want to listen offline, I am on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Spotify: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDNwYUE2cVNsQVNHbjYzcG9DMjZtS1QtVGJkZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuT1pubjQwUHU1WU11ejFDZ3lQNXdFb1V2WGY3dUZGZlFEQjFGOHlGYnZFTjZiUEswNEE4UksxcmFpWEFQYTY5ZWlGUGNlQ2Qzc0lZTDdzLWpHdU0tcFlOaVU1V0h0VC1tZjlkQlNmdEtjc2szc2xXSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-stanley-betts-podcast%2Fid1804599609&v=ZT1Wp38nh_c] Thanks for watching. :) #dad [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dad] #20s [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/20s] #advice [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/advice] Get full access to Stanley Betts at stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe [https://stanleybetts.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]