Many cults don't look like cults, and many cult members would never consider themselves to be members. Most people think cults happen somewhere else... to other people. But cult-like dynamics can emerge almost anywhere humans gather around identity, certainty, emotion and power. In this episode, I explore the psychology of cults, coercive control groups and modern tribalism - from religion and politics to wellness culture, online communities and self-help movements. Why do intelligent people get...
May 13, 2026•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2159
Dr. Sam is back and this time we chat about the impact of parents arguing in front of their kids, whether boredom is necessarily a bad thing, thoughts about toddlers and screens, the idea that the risk of tech-addiction is 'dose dependent', why letting kids experience a degree of risk, discomfort and uncertainty to build confidence, resilience and adaptability is okay, psychological safety vs. psychological flexibility and lots more. **Dr Sam Casey is a Registered Play Therapist, Accredited Ment...
May 11, 2026•55 min•Season 1Ep. 2158
The TYP Circus led by Patrick and Tiff is back in town with all its irreverence, misinformation, exaggeration and a sprinkling of legitimate information. Strangely, some people like this fortnightly extravaganza the most. Weird. Anyway, this time we talk about perv glasses (with cameras), the comeback of records, CD's and DVD's, a new material that 'self-repairs', new cars with actual knobs and buttons, medical self-diagnosing with Al, humanoid robots working as ground handlers at airports, swit...
May 10, 2026•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2157
Have you noticed how 'bendy' time is? Well, seems to be? I call this "the perceptual juxtaposition of time." Why does an hour of something that sucks feel like a f**king month but an awesome two-week holiday simply 'goes too fast?' In this solo episode, I explore the practical objective reality of time (a constant), how fast or slow it 'feels' to us (a subjective experience) and why (and how) this happens. A bit of psychology, a smattering of neurobiology and some general conversational meanderi...
May 07, 2026•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2156
The thinking behind the title is revealed during this convo when Gillespo makes a never-heard-before verbal stumble - and I couldn't have been happier (lol). Among the general Tiff-Dave-Craig chit-chat, we manage to talk about how Australia is now the second-highest consumer of methamphetamine (meth) in the world, what's driving it, how it happened and what we might do about it. FYI, last year Aussies consumed 523 million doses of meth at a cost of $11 billion! See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
May 06, 2026•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2155
I'm a big note writer. It's how my mind and my process works. It's a theoretical starting point that might turn into something bigger. Like a book. Or podcast. Or workshop. Or post. Or keynote (address). Or project. I'm always having a lightbulb that needs to get out of my head, onto a screen and into a document ASAP. I have literally thousands of notes, ideas, questions, themes and concepts stored in my computer. They are single sentences or questions. They are paragraphs. They are unpolished. ...
May 05, 2026•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5154
Addiction comes in many forms, expresses itself in various ways, impacts the lives of millions (billions?) of people, and comes at a huge mental, emotional, social, financial and real world (living life) cost. In this TYP chat, Mick Hall (and Tiff) and I open the door on the thinking, emotion, behaviour and chaos (internal and external) that underlies this global problem. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 04, 2026•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2153
In the middle of the ambition, the grind, the hustle and the quest for success, can we also experience a level of contentment? At the same time? Can the drive to succeed in the future and over the long term, co-exist with an underlying calm and contentment in the moment? Or do ambition and drive need to be fuelled by a degree of insecurity, dissatisfaction and anxiety? Bobby and I opened this door and many others in this instalment of TYP. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
May 03, 2026•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2152
Professor Chris French is back and once again, we opened the parapsychology door for an hour plus diving into the science of weird shit (the title of his book). Chris is a British psychologist and Professor Emeritus at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he founded and led the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit. His work focuses on understanding paranormal beliefs and unusual experiences - why people believe in ghosts, psychics, UFOs, and other extraordinary claims - through the lens of ps...
Apr 30, 2026•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2151
Imagine waking up in a hospital bed (in ICU) with wires, tubes, machines and monitors everywhere and in front of you is an attractive woman - who happens to be your wife - and you have no idea who she is. Zero. She doesn't even look familiar. On top of that, you're awake but can't comprehend WTF is going on, you literally don't know who you are, don't know your own name, and your mind has gone (in his words) "offline." I loved this chat with one of my mates who's never done a podcast, never been...
Apr 29, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 2150
We're all aware by now that social media, doom scrolling and broadly speaking - smart phone addiction are hijacking attention, downgrading brains (cognitive performance), impacting mental health, decreasing social skills and changing the way we do (and don't) interact and communicate. Well, good ol' Gillespo has written a new book - not only about the predicament we find ourselves in - but also about how we might begin to undo some of the damage and turn it around. Great chat, great book and gre...
Apr 28, 2026•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2149
First-time podcast guest (on any podcast), Dr Anastasiya Suetin joined us in the TYP virtual studio for her debut and she was (is) a delight. Totally real, refreshing, interesting and of course, smart. Our conversation was broadly about her work in the neurodivergence space, but we covered plenty of territory - both related and not. She also shared some recently-discovered personal information for the first time in public. The good Doc is a Clinical Psychologist with more than 15 years experienc...
Apr 27, 2026•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 2148
Patrick and Tiff join me for yet another hour of somewhat inappropriate banter and a splash of science and technology news, all layered in the typical conversational mayhem and bullsh*t that transpires even fourteen days here at TYP HQ. So, same-same but different. If you're a regular listener you know what’s coming and if you're a newbie, all the best. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 26, 2026•59 min•Season 1Ep. 2147
"Based on what I need/want to achieve (get done, change, address), what is the best use of my energy today?" "Based on my priorities, goals and desired outcomes, what should have my attention and focus today?" "What have I been wasting energy on and how do I change it?" These are questions I ponder each morning as I'm caffeinating myself at Coffee Central. In this TYP chat, Bobby, Tiff and I explore all of these questions and more than a few adjacent issues and topics. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/...
Apr 23, 2026•52 min•Season 1Ep. 2146
As always, in this episode of TYP we covered a lot of medical, health, anti-ageing, pain and healing territory with the coolest Doc in Las Vegas (Dr. Jeff). While it was primarily a listener Q & A session, we did get sidetracked with some unplanned but equally~ interesting general chat. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 21, 2026•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2145
This was another deep dive into the human experience with Dr. Cam. We spoke about the propensity some of us have to always look for a problem, while overlooking all the great stuff in our lives. "Looking for a needle of negativity in a haystack of hope", I call it. We also spoke about the lack of awareness many of us have around understanding our own potential, possibilities and power - and the subsequent consequences. We also chatted about our inability (or unwillingness) to understand or explo...
Apr 20, 2026•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2144
Most of you know my thoughts about the importance of understanding how other people think and having a level of social awareness and interpersonal insight bigger than us. So, l decided to record a casual, non-jargony tutorial on how we might improve that particular skill and make ourselves more informed, effective, inspiring and aware, in the middle of all kinds of human interactions. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 19, 2026•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2143
This time on TYP, I chat with Jessica Maguire - Physiotherapist, Speaker, and best-selling Author of "The Nervous System Reset." We explore what it actually means to "regulate your nervous system", not as a buzzword, but as a practical, trainable skill that shapes how you think, feel, and function. Jessica shares how early experiences - even from the womb — can influence our nervous system wiring, why two people can live through the same event but have completely different internal reactions, an...
Apr 16, 2026•51 min•Season 1Ep. 2142
Dr Sam was back in the virtual studio all the way from W.A. and this was one of those free-flowing (no particular topic) conversations I generally have with someone at a café - one where we start out with no particular plan, concept or pre-planned conversational destination. Just two people (three with Tiff) riffing on whatever comes up next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2026•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2141
Can you imagine how excited the resident geek has been about NASA sending a crew to do a lap of the moon and him having access to 24-7 coverage? When we recorded this, they were due to splash down not long after our chat and the fifty-something teenager was like a kid in a candy store - keeping with the US vibe. Sitting there in his NASA hoodie, with a headset mic (NASA-esque) and lunar backdrop screen behind him, it was hard to keep him focused. Of course, Tiff joined us and this was a fun time...
Apr 14, 2026•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2140
This is a question I've been asking myself almost daily since I had a significant lightbulb moment (of self-awareness, possibility, potential) when I was a hefty teenager, who got un-hefty with almost no help, support, resources or knowledge. I was recently on the Andrew May podcast (Performance Intelligence) sitting in the guest chair and we chatted about this and many correlated topics. I loved it and here it is on TYP as a co-share (as the kids call it). Enjoy. Performance Intelligence Podcas...
Apr 13, 2026•57 min•Season 1Ep. 2139
Consciously or not, intentionally or not, we are all creating our own day-to-day version of life. Planet You Planet Me. The world we personally build and inhabit. Our perception. Experiences. Stories. Context. Environment. Relationships. Career. Health. Life. And if we don't write our own story, one will be written despite us - not because of us - and instead of being the author we become a character playing a role in someone or something else's story. Bobby and I talk about this and lots more i...
Apr 12, 2026•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2138
According to David Gillespie, artificial and "sugar-free" sweeteners are not the harmless alternatives we've been led to believe they are. Of course you’re not surprised. In fact, they're really sh*t. Scientifically speaking. Apparently, they hijack the brain's expectation of energy, leading to increased hunger and overeating, and may also disrupt gut health and metabolism. More recent compounds - like sugar alcohols and "keto" sweeteners - are framed as potentially more dangerous, with emerging...
Apr 09, 2026•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2137
Gotta say I was in brand new territory with this conversation and this guest and honestly, I loved it and her. I felt somewhat unprepared and unqualified (just a feeling) but the gift for me was that I got to ask a bunch of questions that I didn't know the answers to (at all). My eyes were opened a little, I learned brand new stuff (always good) and I got to explore a different area of the human experience (for me) through the insights and stories of someone who's been on a wild ride. Perfect. O...
Apr 08, 2026•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2136
TYP's favourite Clinical Psychologist (Dr. Lillian) is back on the mic, pushing, probing, educating and enlightening us with her super smart brain and her silky-smooth voice. This was the most laid back and chatty episode we've done - kind of like an ‘easy listening radio station' with an overlay of psychology, human behaviour and education. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 07, 2026•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2135
Okay, 'science' might be overplaying it a little but Tiff and I definitely did a deep dive into the theory, practicality, application, limitation, potential and misconceptions of motivation. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 06, 2026•51 min•Season 1Ep. 2134
Our resident Geek is back riffing on all-things tech and as always, there's a sprinkling of everything.. including science, legal stuff, Al stuff, psychology, health and as I said, a smidgen (yep, correct spelling) of tech. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2026•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2133
In this confronting and timely conversation, I sit down with Gillespo to unpack a landmark legal case that could change everything. For the first time, a jury has held tech giants like Meta Platforms Inc. and YouTube accountable - not for what's on their platforms, but for how they're designed. We explore the idea of "weaponised attention," the psychology behind infinite scroll, beauty filters, and algorithmic validation, and why developing brains don't stand a chance against billion-dollar syst...
Mar 30, 2026•53 min•Season 1Ep. 2132
For a percentage of you, this might turn out to be your favourite TYP episode. It won't be for everyone, but for some it will be like finding an oasis in the dessert. 'The Weird Little Girl Who Talked to Ghosts' is the name of Chezzi Denyer's new book, it's fantastic, people are raving about it and it's selling like bog rolls in a pandemic. I won't say too much but there's definitely something special about Chezzi's energy, insight and story and I f***ing loved our conversation - which is why it...
Mar 29, 2026•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 2131
A certain weight at the gym is heavy for you. And then over time, it’s not. Of course the weight is not heavier or lighter but you got stronger and as an experience, it is lighter. Easier. The weight, movement or task hasn’t changed, you have. Hard became easy because you’re different. This metaphor is true for so many aspects of the human experience. This chat with Bobby and Tiff is all about that (and other stuff). Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 26, 2026•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2130
