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Max's Island
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 We’re told to always be in the present moment … we’re told to set goals and achieve them … we’re told that life’s short and to live every moment as if it where our last. Arrrgh, what does all this mean?? As one great lyricist wrote … “No-ones an island and sometimes it’s good to pretend” When was a time in your life you let yourself be ‘you’ and gave yourself the time to pretend? “Max’s Island” the podcast, exists so you can tell others WHY! Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ali Horriyat Ep 1 - Redux ... "He gave it all away … over $100 million dollars worth."

    Ali Horriyat Ep 1 - Redux ... "He gave it all away … over $100 million dollars worth."
    Feb 24 2026
    In 2016, businessman-turned-charity founder Ali Horriyat gave away his entire personal fortune of almost $100m. This was not just a meaningless distribution of cash to satisfy an ego charged desire for personal fulfilment, but it came from a real belief in a better way to shift the social impact dial. He is one of the great moral and social thinkers of our time. In this episode we re-visit his story from 2 years ago and use it as an example of the antithesis what’s happening in the world today. I hope to take the time to reflect on what Ali did and relate this to the current actions of others.
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  • "There was a real lack of women on the line-ups and at the different gigs we were playing"

    "There was a real lack of women on the line-ups and at the different gigs we were playing"
    Feb 11 2026
    Feels is a duo featuring Rosie Taylor and Elise Reitze-Swensen. Together, they have over 10 years of experience writing, producing, and recording music, and then playing this music all over the world as professional musos. Recently, Rosie visited the island to share their story of where they saw a gap in the local electronic music space for female artists. The opportunities were not always there, and that was to perform or to make their mark in the local scene playing live and even aspiring to go international. So to correct this gap, they created Womp. (Women of Music Production).
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  • "Yeah, I've got a healthy amount of delusional self belief"

    "Yeah, I've got a healthy amount of delusional self belief"
    Jan 28 2026
    Flash Poetry visited the Island in late 2025 and shared the journey from having a career in copywriting, to being fully immersed in making music, sharing messages and having real impact from a creative form. Flash Poetry blends spoken word, freestyle rap & alt-rock instrumentation to concoct lyrical epics that explore our modern myths & middle-class demons. The recent release of a debut album … “Reality. Now” is now a platform for live performance and collaborations with a community wanting to be inspired to make change.
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