Meanwhile, back at the best job in the world… today I chat with Robert Waldinger from Harvard Medical School. He is a Professor of Psychiatry, world-renowned Researcher, Author, Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development (the longest running study in the world – 85 years) at Massachusetts General Hospital, cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation and Zen Master! This was a fascinating conversation about life, love, longevity, learning, happiness, connection, relationships and what c...
Apr 01, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1127
Josh Lenartowicz is a world-class Bodybuilder (2 x Mr. Olympia Competitor), Coach, Entrepreneur and Mate of mine who has been through some sh*t over the last few years. This was a fun catch up where we spoke about everything from bodybuilding, competition, diets that suck and standing on stage in budgie smugglers while being judged (literally) to dealing with pain, setbacks, self-doubt and uncertainty. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 31, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1126
We all like to think we have no bias, that we’re totally objective, open-minded and would never discriminate. It makes us feel better about us. In fact, 90% of us think we’re more open-minded than the average person. Well, if you’re like me and have existing beliefs, ideas, values and ingrained attitudes (not bad things, by the way), then like me, you’re not quite the cognitive or emotional blank canvas you might like to be. Life’s much more comfortable (for a while) when we only pay attention t...
Mar 30, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1125
This is a bloody fascinating and revealing conversation about sports and energy drinks with David Gillespie. In short.. brilliant marketing, sh*t products. We talk about the origin and evolution of these types of drinks, the potential risks, the wildly misleading (unethical?) marketing and claims used to manipulate (scam?) teenagers into consuming them, companies using ‘Influencers’ to make their products attractive to vulnerable consumers, the crazy amounts of caffeine in ‘energy’ drinks which ...
Mar 29, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1124
Despite being a five-time Olympian and five-time world champion Aerial Skier, Jacqui Cooper failed to land 80% of her jumps. In a high-skill, high-risk, high-impact, high-courage sport, that equates to a lot of crashes, a lot of injuries, a lot of pain and a lot of operations (33 to be exact). This time around, Jacqui and I talk about all those crashes and learning through the physical and mental pain, getting back in the gym after a thirteen-year absence, her IVF journey and her thoughts around...
Mar 28, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1123
Over five-plus years and eleven hundred-plus episodes, one of my top 3 TYP moments was interviewing Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor; a personal hero of mine. Dr. Bolte delivered my all-time favourite TED talk ‘My Stroke of Insight’ over a decade ago and with complete fascination, I watched this amazing Researcher and Neuro-anatomist share in intricate detail about the day the left hemisphere of her brain went ‘off-line’ courtesy of a burst blood vessel and stroke that almost took her life. The Brain Scien...
Mar 27, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1122
This is not a ‘how to’ conversation as much as it is the Exercise Scientist (and ex-fat kid) thinking out loud about the numerous factors and variables that influence the weight-fat loss process; everything from diet, mindset and exercise to marketing, online fraudsters and magic pills. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 26, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1121
This episode with Patrick is half general catch-up and half interesting tech-talk. I don’t wanna say Patrick has issues but I will say that recently, he and his dog Fritz won first prize in a fancy-dress comp at the local festival, both dressed as Spider Man. I’ll let you come to your own conclusion. And yes, that’s Fritz the wonder-schnauzer in the pic. As always, it was a fun chat and among other things, we spoke about different types of intelligence, computer games that might offer real-world...
Mar 25, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1120
Exercise Physiologist and ex-business partner of mine, Russ Jarrett, is back chatting with the Gym Dinosaur about strength training for anyone of any age and at any level of skill, strength or experience, looking to optimise their time, energy, resources, genetic potential and results. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 24, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1119
Michael Sugrue is a law enforcement and military veteran, keynote speaker, author and dedicated advocate for awareness, prevention, education, training on Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI), Resiliency and First Responder Suicide Prevention. He is a retired Police Sergeant and former U.S. Air Force Captain (Security Forces), with over 21 years of proven management, operations, training, supervisory and leadership experience. This was an important conversation about a topic that doesn’t get enou...
Mar 23, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1118
In this episode Tiff and I talk about public speaking, from being the nervous, anxious (terrified) amateur to the highly-paid, competent, confident, entertaining, skilful professional. As objective as I can be about a conversation I was in the middle of, I think most people will find it interesting and some will find it helpful and insightful. We go deep on structure, method, style, creating connection, being in ‘flow’, reading the room, managing nerves, building rapport, developing skill and co...
Mar 22, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1117
This was a fascinating chat about happiness; how it works, how it varies from person to person (as an experience), its relationship with self-awareness and gratitude, its relationship with ‘success’ and how it is affected by biology, psychology and sociology. Our guest, Cassie Holmes, is a Professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, she is an expert on time and happiness and also the author of ‘Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most’. Cassi...
Mar 21, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1116
I recently got together with Tiff on her show (Roll With The Punches) and we chatted all things health, healing, mindset and miracles. Despite the fact that we don’t fully understand placebos or spontaneous healing, there is growing evidence and research to suggest that the mind can play a crucial role in physical health, longevity, immune system function and even seemingly miraculous recoveries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 20, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1115
Tommy’s back at TYP unpacking the meaningful and meaningless (but amusing) with me and this time we talk about the massive surge of teenage boys lifting heavy sh*t (and stinking up the gym), Tommy’s new found love for the sauna and ice bath protocol, the challenge of trying not to assume in a world full of assumptions, cruise ship morgues (this topic was all Tommy), business storytelling and maximising video impact for audience engagement, unconventional meditation practices, escaping the mind, ...
Mar 19, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1114
Tommy’s back at TYP unpacking the meaningful and meaningless (but amusing) with me and this time we talk about the massive surge of teenage boys lifting heavy sh*t (and stinking up the gym), Tommy’s new found love for the sauna and ice bath protocol, the challenge of trying not to assume in a world full of assumptions, cruise ship morgues (this topic was all Tommy), business storytelling and maximising video impact for audience engagement, unconventional meditation practices, escaping the mind, ...
Mar 18, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1113
Sergey Young’s goal is to live to 200 and to find an affordable way for everyone else to do the same. According to Sergey, we are on the brink of a Longevity Revolution, with new scientific discoveries and exciting technological advances now making it possible to reverse aging and treat previously incurable diseases. Helping people to live long, healthy, and happy lives is his lifelong (pun intended?) mission. Sergey is a longevity investor, researcher and visionary with a mission to extend the ...
Mar 17, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1112
Apart from winning a Gold Logie, hosting Family Feud, The great Australian Spelling Bee, Million Dollar Minute, It Takes Two, Dancing with the Stars, Game of Games, being a contestant on a million other shows, racing V8 supercars, working in radio, winning Dancing with the Stars and being a hubby and dad, Grant Denyer has done f**k all. His wife (Chezzi) on the other hand, is a complete Champ. This was definitely one of the more fun, enjoyable and revealing chats we’ve had on TYP and all silline...
Mar 16, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1111
Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a podcast host, book author, keynote speaker, startup advisor and nonstop optimism machine. Jason and I chatted about the importance of being adaptable, being okay with ‘being bad’ at things (on our way to being good), meaningful work, lessons learned through failure, why comfort and convenience might not be as great as we think they are and lots more. Enjoy. jasonfeifer.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 15, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1110
Nutrition Bloke (and food detective) Matty Lansdown is back and this time we chat about Glycemic Index (is it still a thing?), navigating restaurant eating, his recommended cooking oils, dairy and inflammation, misleading (super-dodgey) food labels, bulking agents in used food products (yuck!), why Matty eats spirulina by the kilo, the difference between weight loss and fat loss, artificial sweeteners, personalised nutrition and lots more. Enjoy. mattylansdown.com See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Mar 14, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1109
I thought this chat with Olympic gold (and bronze) medallist and five-time Olympian Lydia Lassila would be all about high-performance, mindset and winning… but it wasn’t. It was better. It was about her super fascinating life in Northern Finland with her two boys and hubby. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 13, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1108
Andrew Sissons is a Tactical Commander and Visionary Leader of high-performance teams. He has an unparalleled depth of experience having led numerous teams into over 1,500 of New Zealand’s highest risk situations and numerous overseas operations, over his thirty-year career in policing. This was a great chat with a bloke who has spent decades putting his life on the line (literally), being shot at, catching crooks, protecting the public, solving high-level problems and dealing with the mayhem of...
Mar 12, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 1107
This is a coaching session about you and your potential. How to understand it, develop it and optimise it. It’s also about getting out of your own way and not allowing your BS to stand between you and what’s possible (for you). If you’re ready to step out of the holding pattern and into your potential, listen up. If you’re after some warm, fluffy, feel-good, everyone-gets-a-ribbon (type of) message, this ain’t for you. Check Out My New Podcast Here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Mar 11, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1106
This episode was fun. And a little scary. There’s some concerning sh*t on the technological horizon and one day soon, fake Harps might well be hosting the show and nobody will know the difference! Scary. Among other things, we talk about computers being developed using human brain cells (WTF!), the world of fake audio, video and imagery that’s about to hijack our lives, super clever phone scams, Patrick’s dog addiction, dry-needling, what an unreliable friend I am and lots more. Enjoy. See omnys...
Mar 10, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 1105
This episode with money expert Jason Cunningham was not what either of us expected it to be. It was much better. As much as possible (and is practical) I try not to plan the conversations I have with guests but I guess we both thought we’d talk primarily about money, business, career, etc. We didn’t. What transpired was a deep and philosophical about dealing with hard sh*t (which he has been for the last few years), coming out the other side, the lessons we learn along the way and how we change ...
Mar 09, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 1104
David Gillespie, one of Australia’s best-selling Authors, is back and this time we talk about the potential relationship between ADHD and addiction, how quickly we become adapted to certain drugs (and need more and more), the drugs used (and supplied by governments) during the first and second World Wars to ‘keep the soldiers focused’ (amazing stuff), why breaking an addiction is so difficult (which most non-addicts don’t understand), what happens to us when we don’t get enough dopamine, when Au...
Mar 08, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1103
Karen Jacobsen is ‘Siri’. Well, more accurately, she’s the voice of Siri. She’s also the Sat-Nav lady. She’s been telling me (and a billion others) where to go for years and I didn’t even know it. No wonder she sounded familiar. Karen is also a brilliant musician, songwriter and performer who has played all over the world with huge names (Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka, Jon English and Christopher Cross) and at huge venues (Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium, Giants Stadium, Suncorp St...
Mar 07, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1102
Dr. Lillian Nejad is back at TYP and this time we unpack mind fads, cliche memes, self-help that doesn’t help, delaying gratification, why I’m not special, how much empathy is too much, pushing the pleasure button, doing hard things, being positive but also practical and lots more. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 06, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1101
Claire Turnbull is the founder of Mission Nutrition, a TV presenter, professional speaker, wellbeing educator and a published author. And like me, she has dealt with a sh*t-fest of challenges around body image, eating issues, self-sabotage, unhealthy habits and behaviours, self-esteem, self-worth and toxic thinking (about it all). These days she’s out the other side and uses her considerable knowledge, academic training and personal experience to empower others to understand the mind-emotion-bod...
Mar 05, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1100
After way too long, Pete Shepherd is back at TYP and this time we discuss the pain and pleasure, peaks and troughs, breakdowns and breakthroughs of tapping into our power, potential and possibilities. This was a fun chat and I think it will resonate with most of you. Enjoy. humanperiscope.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 04, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1099
After way too long, Pete Shepherd is back at TYP and this time we discuss the pain and pleasure, peaks and troughs, breakdowns and breakthroughs of tapping into our power, potential and possibilities. This was a fun chat and I think it will resonate with most of you. Enjoy. humanperiscope.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 03, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1098
