Episodios

  • Agnes Callard - Socratic Wisdom for Our Modern Times

    Agnes Callard - Socratic Wisdom for Our Modern Times
    Mar 18 2025
    Across the headlines, we appear to be falling into a post-truth world. But the questions that most resonate with humanity—on life, death, love, and leadership—remain as pertinent as they were in the age of Socrates. Now philosopher and University of Chicago Professor Agnes Callard joins us to examine how Socratic thought can continue to guide us and ground us, breathing new life into the rigour of inquiry and the importance of truth. Get an Exclusive Incogni deal here: https://incogni.com/howtoacademy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 12 m
  • Psychologist to the Lionesses Kate Hays - How to Win

    Psychologist to the Lionesses Kate Hays - How to Win
    Mar 14 2025
    Whether its the football pitch of the FIFA Women’s World Cup or the diving board of the Olympics, Dr Kate Hays is a woman who knows how to win. Now she joins us to reveal the techniques that create winning mentalities - from breathing techniques to widening the bases from which we draw confidence - that allow us to create the best performance under the greatest pressure. An essential conversation for any individual who wants to succeed, any team which wants to thrive, and anyone who wants to fulfil their potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Courtney Love and Todd Almond - The Legend of Bob Dylan

    Courtney Love and Todd Almond - The Legend of Bob Dylan
    Mar 11 2025
    After Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan is Courtney Love’s all-time rock’n’roll hero. Todd Almond performed Dylan’s songbook on Broadway. They join us for a deeply personal celebration of the legendary songwriter. An electrifying, bewitching singer who, in the words of The New York Times can simultaneously imbue a single sustained note with “a plea, a wound, and a threat”, Courtney Love occupies a singular place in the rockstar pantheon. Her friend and collaborator Todd Almond is a Broadway multi-hyphenate equally acclaimed as a performer, lyricist and playwright, who took us ‘heaven on earth’ (The New York Times) as the star of Conor MacPherson’s Broadway smash hit Girl from the North Country. We brought Courtney and Todd together to celebrate the work of the greatest American songwriter of all-time: Bob Dylan. Whether you're a Bobcat, a Dylanologist, or just an old romantic, tune in for a one-of-a-kind celebration of a singular American talent from two extraordinary performers with unique and personal perspectives on his life and art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Sumit Paul-Choudhury - Why You Should Be an Optimist

    Sumit Paul-Choudhury - Why You Should Be an Optimist
    Mar 7 2025
    Optimism, irrational though it might be, is central to the human psyche: it gives us an advantage both in everyday life and in the evolutionary race. Sumit Paul-Choudhury joins us to share his theory of rational optimism: possibilism. Without this optimism we would never have survived the unpredictable – and often hostile – world we evolved into. Yet optimism is not reserved for times of extremity. Its benefits manifest throughout our everyday lives: our relationships, careers, bodies and minds. And it will play a critical role in overcoming the challenges of the 21st century. This is a powerful manifesto for hope and a much-needed new perspective on our prospects. He shows how embracing action, imagination and possibility, we can find a path to the bright side, even – perhaps especially – when the future seems dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 5 m
  • George Osborne Meets Tom Holland - The Lives of the Caesars

    George Osborne Meets Tom Holland - The Lives of the Caesars
    Mar 4 2025
    Tom Holland is a storyteller whose range and erudition seem to be as unbounded as history itself. Now he brings us closer than ever to the lives of the first twelve Roman emperors. The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle. To rule as a Caesar was to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. Delving into his new translation of Suetonius’s Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Tom Holland joins George Osborne to illuminate the lives of the Caesars as never seen before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 23 m
  • Andrew Brodsky - The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication

    Andrew Brodsky - The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication
    Feb 28 2025
    Yes, that meeting could have been an email. And that email? Maybe it should have been a voice memo. The hidden secrets of virtual communication are many and mysterious, but CEO of Ping Group Andrew Brodsky joins us with an actionable guide on how to communicate better virtually. From how to decide between an email chain and an in-person meeting, to tips for maintaining 'eye contact' on camera, to whether using emojis can help build trust, Andrew's guide backed by extensive research reveals the dos and don'ts of virtual communication, and how tech can improve our work lives for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Sahil Bloom - How to Design Your Dream Life

    Sahil Bloom - How to Design Your Dream Life
    Feb 25 2025
    We’re constantly told that money is the shortcut to a good life, the only type of wealth worth pursuing. But what would it mean to lead a truly wealthy life? It may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else. Entrepreneur and writer Sahil Bloom joins Chris Donnelly to reveal the five types of wealth—Time, Social, Mental, Physical, and Financial—and how a balance of all five leads to a life truly rich in meaning and satisfaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 m
  • Historian and Novelist Ada Palmer - Was the Renaissance Really a Golden Age?

    Historian and Novelist Ada Palmer - Was the Renaissance Really a Golden Age?
    Feb 22 2025
    We remember the Renaissance as an age of human flourishing: a rebirth after centuries of misery, a return to the glories of antiquity where the culture of Greece and Rome was not only imitated but surpassed. But is that reputation deserved, or a construct of future historians with their own goals in mind? Starring Battle-Popes, necromancers, sculptors, scholars, and assassins, Ada Palmer's new book Inventing the Renaissance is a wild ride through some of the most thrilling and important events in world-history and a glimpse into the making of the modern world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 1 m