The You Project

American psychologist Jonathan Shedler, PhD is known internationally as an author, consultant, and clinical educator. Can we truly know ourselves? Can others truly know us? This was an eye-opening, mind-expanding and fascinating conversation with one of the most thoughtful, practical and solution-focused Psychologists I've ever chatted with (and I've interviewed plenty!). Enjoy.psych-scan.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this (very) freestyle conversation with our resident Nerd, we chat about the potential reality of a cashless and cardless society; one where body parts are scanned in order to pay for goods and services. We also discuss companies which film us while we shop, why volunteering into our 'senior' years is life-extending and good for our overall health, Elon Musk's re-naming of Twitter (to 'X'), while Bunnings employs a disproportionate number of older workers, how Al might help us lose weight and Patrick bangs on about drones for way longer than necessary (lol). Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Linn had childhood diabetes which caused kidney failure, heart disease, retinopathy (diabetic blindness) and nerve damage. At 34, a double organ transplant (pancreas and kidney) cured the diabetes and gave her a working kidney. At 48, Julia required a triple cardiac bypass as the heart disease progressed, plus her thyroid was removed. Four years ago (at 62), unfit and out of shape, Julia decided to join a gym. Two years later, she was competing on stage in two NPC Bikini Masters Body Building Competitions, placing first and third. This chat is less about anti-aging and health (although we cover that) and more about what's possible when we optimise our time, energy, potential and resources (at any age). @dolphinineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think most humans have a void. An internal void. This is me thinking out loud, about that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of our brain series, Dr. Hannah and I talk about the 'Dinosaur that Hijacks your Brain'. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't get mad at me for the title; you can credit (or discredit) one D. Gillespie for those words (lol). Oh, this was a fun episode of feather-ruffling. Among many amusing and controversial ideas, we spoke about why psychopaths (the human kind) can be 'managed' (not exactly the right word) more effectively with a reward than a punishment, why it doesn't pay to outshine your boss, why koalas sleep for 20 hours a day (random, I know), how and why some psychopaths can over-ride their lack of empathy to be a 'pro-social psychopath, a type of dementia which (essentially) destroys people's capacity to feel empathy, why psychopaths are not wanted in the military (despite what some people might think) and how we can anthropomorphize animals to our own detriment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tiff and I got together and unpacked the idea of objective and subjective 'truth'. It's true that talking to a large audience is comfortable for me, and it's also true that for many people, it's terrifying. Two 'opposing truths'; both correct. We also spoke about what we think we know (beliefs) vs. unequivocal facts, the fallibility of science and the propensity we have, to take our gifts for granted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fergus Watts is the Reach Foundation CEO, Founder and Chairman of Bastion Brands, former AFL Player, deep thinker, great communicator, and all-round ripping human, who's brilliant to have a yarn with. This time our conversation went far and wide, but the core of our chat revolved around the ideas of (1) finding 'the right model’ in leadership, medicine, education, business, mental health, marketing, communication, meeting the needs of other, high-performance, and (2) the idea that different people often need a very different approach, strategy and/or protocol to achieve a similar positive outcome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I loved this chat and loved this bloke. The way we humans have lived, evolved, adapted, survived, and thrived over the last 300,000 (plus) years is nothing short of fascinating and the good Prof and I took a deep dive, exploring anthropology, sociology, evolution, human behaviour, tribes and more. *David Samson is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Toronto, Director of the Sleep and Human Evolution Lab (SHEL) and author of "Our Tribal Future: How to channel our foundational human instincts into a force for good". Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Kate Swaffer was diagnosed with 'Younger Onset Dementia' at 49, the advice given to her by the health sector was to go home and die. She was told directly "get your end-of-life affairs in order" and that at best, she had 8-10 years to live. Well, she's now 65 and seems just fine to me. Not only is she defying the odds, her continued health and ability to function (despite her cognitive and neurological issues) has really been inconvenient and annoying for some. I found Kate to be inspiring, insightful and extremely resourceful and creative. You'll love her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.