Why Your Life Really Matters

Tim Freke’s innovative ‘podbook’ combines the intellectual clarity of a book with the personal connection of a podcast. It is the culmination of a lifetime spent intensely exploring what it means to be alive, with genuinely groundbreaking ideas in every chapter. Also available as video on Youtube.

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Episodes

Thursday Oct 09, 2025

Suffering wasn't created by a perverse creator God. It has evolved on the biological level of reality to show us that something is wrong and that has evolved into psychological suffering. The more we can understand the causes of suffering the more we can overcome it, without succumbing to the common spiritual solution of detached withdrawal.
This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com 
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community 
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com 
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com 
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com 
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

Thursday Oct 02, 2025

The story of the evolution of how human understanding and experience of the spiritual level of reality has evolved throughout history, whilst the spiritual dimension itself was evolving and changing.
This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com 
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com 
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com 
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com 
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

23 It's All Very Mysterious

Thursday Sep 25, 2025

Thursday Sep 25, 2025

This chapter starts with a story of meeting a young man on a train who was not very curious and a tattooed drunk who was.Then an exploration of the importance of remembering how mysterious existence is and staying open to new insights through reflection and questioning.
Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

Thursday Sep 18, 2025

A new way of viewing a very old idea ... transmigration of the soul. 
This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  New chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com 
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community 
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com 
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com 
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com 
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

21 The Origin of Everything

Thursday Sep 11, 2025

Thursday Sep 11, 2025

This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

Thursday Sep 04, 2025

This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

Thursday Aug 28, 2025

This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

18 Of Course 'Free Will' Exist

Thursday Aug 21, 2025

Thursday Aug 21, 2025

This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

Thursday Aug 14, 2025

This is about my series 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

Thursday Aug 07, 2025

In philosophy, ontology is essentially asking 'What is existence?', epistemology is asking 'How do I know what is true' and ethics is asking 'What shall I do with my life? 
This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly.
Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0
Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com
Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community
An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon
Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com
Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com
Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com
I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.

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