The Insight Circle

08/11/2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND FOLLOWERS
After years of daily intensive gaming streams, I've had to pivot due to chronic RSI and a diagnosis of De Quervain's Syndrome.
As a result, I am reorganising my YouTube channels.
1) Insight Circle will take a hiatus while this process is taking place. We will be back.
2) All shows/podcasts will be transferred to my other channel The DemiStorm Network. The DemiStorm channel is officially pivoting to become the home for four brand new weekly live broadcasts, all driven by conversation, insight, and plenty of banter.
On there, you can expect a weekly dose of diverse live content, all filed under separate playlists to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Tune in for a mix of:
• 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Cheeky Banter: "Tasman Talks" (Aussie-Kiwi humour)
• 🧠 Psychology & Philosophy: "Beneath The Surface"
• 🧩 Autism & Neurodiversity: "Spectrum Unfiltered"
• 🔥 Hot Takes: "Demi Reacts"
• 🎮 Occasional Comfort Gaming: DemiStorm Gaming
Pop over to https://www.youtube.com/
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Welcome to DemiStorm! This is the home of deep dives, honest reactions, and spirited conversations, hosted by Demi Storm. After years of daily intensive gaming streams, I've had to pivot due to chronic RSI. Now, I'm opening up the conversation to the things I'm truly passionate about—from the quir...

06/10/2025

This week we’re diving into the Music Industry — how it has transformed over the decades, and what that means for artists and fans alike. Our special guest is Jim Griever from Griever Productions — a classically trained performer, voice coach, popular YouTube music reactionist, and gamer with over 26K subscribers.

Join our Insight Circle panel—four everyday folks from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Expect honest talk, surprising insights, and a chance to ask your questions live in the chat and please give us a Thumbs Up and Subscribe for more real talk! Let’s cut through the noise together

Thursday 9th October at 10am Brisbane Australia time
Consult attached time schedule for International Subscribers and viewers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-e8BiyjYWc

30/09/2025

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14/09/2025

Censorship. It’s one of the most debated issues of our time — from banned books and silenced artists to social media takedowns and political speech. Who gets to decide what should be heard, and what should be hidden?
In this episode of Insight Circle, Demi and the panel take a thoughtful look at censorship from multiple angles:
• How do we balance free expression with protecting people from harm?
• What lessons can history teach us about silencing voices?
• Where’s the “middle way” between open dialogue and responsible moderation?
This isn’t about one person or one event. It’s about all of us — and how censorship shapes the world we live in.
As always, the chat is open. Bring your perspectives, your questions, and your insights.
💬 Insight Circle isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about exploring different perspectives, listening with respect, and finding that Middle Way together.

29/08/2025

What a great 1st podcast. Many thanks to our subscribers, listeners and our awesome chat.
I decided to do a bit of a humorous summary of our chat during our 1st podcast.

“In the chat:
Jerry turned up with more titles than a Netflix series — poet, drummer, podcaster, psychologist, storm-chaser, you name it. Deb took us from ‘everything is watching us’ paranoia to proudly shouting ‘Artist! Me!’ — definitely our philosopher of the group.

Bruce spent most of the time campaigning for me to get a wrench while throwing meme-love at Anjanette — the ultimate hype man. Dara popped in like a wise monk, reminded us AI is just a fancy garden hoe, dropped a heart, and vanished to bed. And K, bless her, balanced it all with meme compliments, confessions about hating phone calls, and a sweet sign-off.

All together, it was like a neighborhood BBQ where one person’s grilling philosophy, another’s reciting poetry, Bruce is yelling ‘give her a wrench!’, and Deb is mumbling about facial expressions while everyone cheers for memes. What a night!”

So funny and thanks guys.

29/08/2025

At 12.00pm Australian Eastern standard time on Thursday 28th August 2025 we launched The Insight Circle.
With literally no podcast experience or live, multi country streaming, our panel did themselves proud.
Episode 1 was AI: The Myth, The Fears and The Reality
check it out right here:https://www.youtube.com/