When our existing ways of thinking break down, it’s the rebels and the renegades, those who dare to think differently, who need to reboot the system.
In these times of change, we can no longer trust the traditional media to make sense of the world. The old gatekeepers are losing their power. A new counter culture is filling the void, driven by a great intellectual awakening. Facilitated by new technology, it’s made a new kind of conversation possible; more in-depth, more open and more democratic.
Rebel Wisdom is a media platform founded by BBC & Channel 4 filmmaker David Fuller, on the conviction that we are seeing a civilisational-level crisis of ideas, as the old operating system breaks down. The new is struggling to emerge – and the most transformative ideas always show up first as rebellious.
Rebel Wisdom looks to move beyond ideology. We create our content with the intention of engaging with the whole person – intellect, body, and intuition – to create honest discussions.
Fuelled by social media, many have become trapped in reaction and ideology, yet big questions can only be explored with open-minded, self-reflective, grounded conversations.
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David Fuller is a multi-skilled journalist and filmmaker – having worked for the UK’s top news programme Channel 4 News for ten years as reporter, producer and director. This experience, combined with his intense interest in the evolution of ideas and philosophy (he studied philosophy at University in Manchester) – led to the birth of Rebel Wisdom – as a platform to make highly complex ideas accessible to as many people as possible.
Alexander is a writer, facilitator and cultural commentator. In 2012, he co-founded a meditation school, Open Meditation. He has also worked in some of the world’s top events agencies developing immersive live experiences.
Alexander leads on Rebel Wisdom’s written content and live events and is particularly focused on finding new ways of having in-person conversations around the most essential and challenging ideas.
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Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):
The Last Campfire: Highlights (our final film!)
Published on: 18 Nov 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Are we doing self improvement wrong? Steve March
Published on: 27 Sep 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Iain McGilchrist, ‘We Need to Act’
Published on: 23 Sep 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Music, Culture & Race, Greg Thomas
Published on: 16 Sep 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Feminine Wisdom – Schuyler Brown & Samantha Sweetwater
Published on: 8 Sep 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
How Social Media Warps Creators, Tristan Harris
Published on: 31 Aug 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
In Search of the Third Attractor, Daniel Schmachtenberger (part 2)
Published on: 23 Aug 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
In Search of the Third Attractor, Daniel Schmachtenberger (part 1)
Published on: 15 Aug 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
The Philosophy of Rene Girard, Luke Burgis
Published on: 8 Aug 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Demons & the Machine, John Vervaeke & Jonathan Pageau
Published on: 31 Jul 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Time for the Irrational, Layman Pascal
Published on: 23 Jul 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Jordan Peterson, An Integral View: Ken Wilber
Published on: 13 Jul 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Reflecting on the Pandemic, Zubin Damania
Published on: 2 Jul 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Rebel Wisdom, the Final Chapter
Published on: 25 Jun 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Curiosity & Wonder, John Vervaeke & Jonathan Pageau
Published on: 13 Jun 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Addiction & Recovery Special, Gabor Maté & David Fuller
Published on: 11 Jun 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Religion of Productivity, Oliver Burkeman
Published on: 3 Jun 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Embodiment and Flow with John Vervaeke, Schuyler Brown, Rafe Kelley and more
Published on: 25 May 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Comedy & Wisdom, John Lloyd
Published on: 17 May 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Conspiracy Theories, Russia & Cancellation, Daniel Pinchbeck
Published on: 8 May 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Elon Musk, Twitter, Free Speech vs Moderation. Jim Rutt & Aaron Rabinowitz
Published on: 30 Apr 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The War on Reality, Mary Harrington & Paul Kingsnorth
Published on: 23 Apr 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The State of Heterodoxy, David Fuller & Meghan Daum
Published on: 14 Apr 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Agent in the Arena, John Vervaeke & Jonathan Rowson
Published on: 8 Apr 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Suburban to Subversive, Alex Kaschuta
Published on: 3 Apr 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Criticism & Online Gurus, Chris Kavanagh
Published on: 29 Mar 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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My Journey Over Ukraine/Russia, Konstantin Kisin
Published on: 23 Mar 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Art of Difficult Conversations, Sara Ness
Published on: 16 Mar 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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A Contrarian View on Ukraine/Russia, Samo Burja
Published on: 12 Mar 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Putin’s Religious Mission, Gary Lachman
Published on: 1 Mar 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Integral Panel 2022, Diane Musho Hamilton, Jeff Salzman & Steve McIntosh
Published on: 16 Feb 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Rogan & the Media, Zubin Damania
Published on: 7 Feb 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Mythos of Sci Fi: Jonathan Pageau & Damien Walter
Published on: 3 Feb 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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A view from Ukraine, Vytas Buciunas
Published on: 29 Jan 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Talking masculinity with the ‘most dangerous therapist in the world’, Jerry Hyde
Published on: 26 Jan 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Religious Wars of the Pandemic Endgame, Rebel Wisdom
Published on: 20 Jan 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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John McWhorter, ‘Woke Racism’ Q&A
Published on: 8 Jan 22 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Covid & the Sensemaking Crisis, BJ Campbell
Published on: 31 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Breathwork Revolution, Prema McKeever
Published on: 30 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Changing Course on Covid? William Eden
Published on: 27 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
A Christmas Gift from Rebel Wisdom, the Sensemaking Companion
Published on: 25 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Nuance & Heterodoxy, Meghan Daum
Published on: 23 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Psychedelic Trojan Horse
Published on: 19 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – Medium
by Alexander Beiner
Psychedelic Capitalism and The Sacred
Published on: 18 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Web3: Tech vs the Human Condition, Jordan Hall
Published on: 15 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Tech, Cults & the Cryptoqueen, Jamie Bartlett
Published on: 10 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Pagan to Christian, Paul Kingsnorth
Published on: 3 Dec 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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The Psychospiritual Legacy of The Beatles, Erik Davis & Anderson Todd
Published on: 30 Nov 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
Will Magic Mushrooms Be Legalised? with David Nutt, Crispin Blunt & Tom Eckert
Published on: 26 Nov 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
by Rebel Wisdom
‘Is Reality All in Your Head?’ with Bernardo Kastrup
Published on: 23 Nov 21 in Rebel Wisdom – YouTube
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Psychedelic Capitalism, The Sacred & Counterculture VisionContinue reading on Rebel Wisdom »
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This article was written by Ed Prideaux (Twitter: @EdPrideaux) in collaboration with David Fuller.https://medium.com/media/d0db26995fc063ffb2f9de825455a7b1/hrefFor the last few months, there has been mounting controversy around claims that the anti-parasite drug ivermectin could
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This article is a detailed investigation of the claims made around ivermectin and vaccine safety by Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying, and their guests on the Dark Horse podcast. It is
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Ivermectin — For and Against, Briefing Documenthttps://medium.com/media/647970790c95ac86ebad1b9f06cf67b6/hrefThis is a document to go alongside our new film, “Ivermectin for and against” (left). It was largely researched and written by Ed Prideaux.Over the last few
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How a Strange Collision of Internet Memes, Unconscious Drives, and Historical Happenstance Is Shaping A New WorldContinue reading on Rebel Wisdom »
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This is Rebel Wisdom’s Third Newsletter, largely written by Ed Prideaux. We release one every two weeks — to get it sent directly to you, click on our website and add your
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May 10th, 2021A few years ago my mentor told me the following …There are no parents upstairs.He told me this during a great doubt in my life. Everything was so fucking complex,
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https://medium.com/media/0a7f0c18ac3c9793ea294a5f0e5cbc54/hrefThe final judgement of the voters in the London Mayor race will be laid down tomorrow. But an election campaign is meant to be the process of testing candidates’ policies
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https://medium.com/media/12de85407dd96a94ca37d5c3dfabc714/hrefI’ve just put out two new films on the scammer Brian Rose, in addition to a longer written piece for Unherd, on his new attempt to become London Mayor. For
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This is a piece about the bounds of Sensemaking, the key distinction between censorship and moderation/curation, and the responsibilities…Continue reading on Rebel Wisdom »
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When you’re lost in a forest at night, it’s best not to call for help. You have no idead what might be lurking in the shadows. Similarly…Continue reading on Rebel
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Clubhouse is the new voice only social media network that’s only existed for a year, but is already valued at over $1bn, and has rivals…Continue reading on Rebel Wisdom »
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Join us for the last ever Sensemaking 101. What began as an online course that launched in March 2020 has evolved into a deep shared journey of inquiry, with people coming together from around the world to have a new kind of conversation about the most pressing issues we’re facing. Since we launched, we’ve consistently had an average rating of
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Feminine Wisdom – Schuyler Brown & Samantha Sweetwaterwww.podbean.comMany people have observed that the conversation we have been curating on Rebel Wisdom has featured many more men than women. Of course we have regularly been asking ourselves why that is, and whether there is a more ‘feminine’ contribution to the dialogue that is not being heard? This was the to…
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How Social Media Warps Creators, Tristan Harriswww.podbean.comThere has been a lot of focus on the damage that social media is doing to all of us, its users. This growing awareness was partly fuelled by the work of Tristan Harris, through the breakout hit documentary The Social Dilemma. But there has been less attention on how this new landscape also affects
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What can The Rings of Power tell us about the class tensions beneath the culture wars? With nazi elves, cockney orcs, Irish Harfoots and Scottish dwarves, it turns out quite a lot. In a new feature by Alexander Beiner, he explores why class is so often overshadowed by identity politics, and how the passing of the Queen and the rise
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Iain McGilchrist, ’We Need to Act’www.podbean.comIain McGilchrist has been outlining for many years that a fundamental problem in the way we are perceiving the world is likely to lead us into trouble. Now in 2022 he believes the situation is reaching a crucial turning point and we need to wake up urgently. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s….
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Are we doing self improvement wrong? Steve Marchwww.podbean.comAre we going about self development in the wrong way? That’s the question tackled by our new film and course with the long time coach Steve March. Steve’s work, Aletheia Coaching, has been welcomed and embraced by the likes of John Vervaeke and others in what’s been described as the Liminal Web, as….
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We’ve just opened 5 more in-person tickets to The Last Campfire. This is our final event, both in-person (in London) and online – join us along with Daniel Schmachtenberger, John Vervaeke, Ayishat Akanbi and more. It’s been sold out for the last few months and we’ve managed to find some extra spaces last minute – use the access code Last_Camp
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Iain McGilchrist, ’We Need to Act’www.podbean.comIain McGilchrist has been outlining for many years that a fundamental problem in the way we are perceiving the world is likely to lead us into trouble. Now in 2022 he believes the situation is reaching a crucial turning point and we need to wake up urgently. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s….
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The second part of our epic project with Daniel Schmachtenberger, ‘In Search of the Third Attractor’, just dropped. This section covers topics like ‘the Great Game of Power’ in the 21st century, ‘hyper agents’ and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOfUYrZJMQ&lc=UgyUNLwv4ysh764lhDx4AaABAgIn Search of the Third Attractor, Daniel Schmachtenberger (part 2)www.youtube.comWhere are we headed as a species? What is the landscape of risks and challenges
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In Search of the Third Attractor, Daniel Schmachtenberger (part 2)www.podbean.comWhere are we headed as a species? What is the landscape of risks and challenges that we need to confront over the next decades, and are there a small number of key factors that we need to solve to avoid catastrophe? These are the questions Daniel Schmachtenberger is laying out in
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In Search of the Third Attractor, Daniel Schmachtenberger (part 1)www.podbean.comWhere are we headed as a species? What is the landscape of risks and challenges that we need to confront over the next decades, and are there a small number of key factors that we need to solve to avoid catastrophe? These are the questions Daniel Schmachtenberger is laying out in
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Where are we headed as a species? What is the landscape of risks and challenges that we need to confront over the next decades, and are there a small number of key factors that we need to solve to avoid catastrophe? These are the questions Daniel Schmachtenberger is laying out in a new two part series on Rebel Wisdom, called
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The Philosophy of Rene Girard, Luke Burgiswww.podbean.comOne of the most frequently referenced names among many of the thinkers we’ve been following on Rebel Wisdom has been that of Rene Girard. He was a French polymath, historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science, who introduced the idea of memetic desire, and an explanation of the func…
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This is a new piece about a significant cultural moment, where one of the world’s leading artists makes a profound and brave contribution to the conversation around collective and individual trauma, transformation, personal growth and vulnerability. The artist is the hip hop performer Kendrick Lamar. His latest release, Mr Morale and the Big Steppers, tackles his own personal demons in
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Demons & the Machine, John Vervaeke & Jonathan Pageauwww.podbean.comThis is part 2 of an exclusive conversation between Jonathan Pageau and John Vervaeke recorded in Toronto recently. In it John and Jonathan reflect on the recent ‘War on Reality’ piece with Paul Kingsnorth and Mary Harrington: https://youtu.be/x4kms2jkKbA They ask whether we have replaced virtue…
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A selection of the best AI art we created on our Digital Campfire call earlier using Midjourney – thanks to all the RW members who came and contributed their weirdest and wildest ideas!Photos from Rebel Wisdom’s post
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Time for the Irrational, Layman Pascalwww.podbean.comIn the conversation Rebel Wisdom has been tracking, what’s missing? Layman Pascal believes we’re not paying enough attention to the irrational, the realms of the imaginal and the occult. “Layman Pascal was incarnated on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. He used to be a meditation teacher, yo…
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In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller, Ken Wilber reflects on the turbulent dynamics of the last few years, and particularly the trajectory of the figures in what was called the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) including Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin. This is released shortly after a recent Substack piece by David Fuller called ‘What Happened to Jordan Peterson?’.
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Jordan Peterson, An Integral View: Ken Wilberwww.podbean.comIn this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller, Ken Wilber reflects on the turbulent dynamics of the last few years, and particularly the trajectory of the figures in what was called the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) including Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin. This is released shortly after a rec…
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New piece looking at the recent trajectory of Jordan Peterson, and whether there is a change in his audience. “He just put out a video on YouTube where he angrily reflects on his Twitter ban. The reaction seems to me to signal a watershed moment, judging from the unusually critical comments there from his viewers, and the comments in some
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Reflecting on the Pandemic, Zubin Damaniawww.podbean.comA wide-ranging conversation on the experience of sensemaking during the pandemic, with Zubin Damania (ZDoggMD). Zubin first came to my attention with a viral video at the start of 2020 where he channelled some righteous anger at the medical establishment’s response to the pandemic, and said he hoped…
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Join our free experience ‘Embodiment 101’ on Monday 6th of June. Experience the practices that help us come into our bodies, flow with life and make sense of culture in new ways. Roger Jackson will show you how to use simple exercises from Somatic Experiencing that help you listen to and regulate your nervous system. Breathworker Nicola Price will run
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The Religion of Productivity, Oliver Burkemanwww.podbean.comFor years the journalist Oliver Burkeman became obsessed with productivity and personal growth, documenting his explorations in a weekly column. Finally it struck him that this attempt was a deeply religious quest, tied into ideas of perfectibility and salvation. When he realised this, he was finall…
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Even after all this time, even when presented with a clear argument and evidence that Bret was using a distorted graph to scare people, he still puts it forward as being vindicated. Here @ydeigin laid this out clearly with @fullydavid youtu.be/GwzfnZfo-rU?t=4913 Quoted feed from @WisdomRebel Lab leak researcher Yuri Deigin responds to Bret Weinstein’s claims about vaccines and Ivermectin. Why
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We’ve opened 5 extra in-person tickets to The Last Campfire. Our final event, both in-person (in London) and online – join us and Daniel Schmachtenberger, John Vervaeke, Ayishat Akanbi and more. Use code Last_Camp to access sold out tickets on rebelwisdom.co.uk/last-campfire
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