Bobby is back (after quite a break) and he's lost none of his insight, inspiration or significant brain power. This time we explore the following (1) whether the pursuit of happiness is a misguided endeavour (2) whether positive affirmations can boost self-confidence and help us manage stress more effectively (or are they pseudo-psychology) (3) the hardest part of making meaningful changes in our lives (4) whether we should optimise our strengths or focus on our weaknesses (5) the ridiculous ass...
Oct 14, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 1675
Friend of the show, friend of mine, academic superstar, podcaster, author (Death by Comfort), speaker, researcher, periodic pugilist, ex-military officer, stoic, family man and deep thinker, Paul Taylor, is back at the TYP Central. Apart from delivering another fascinating chat, PT also drops a personal bombshell about his health (you'll have to take a listen) and subsequently, we chat about the very interesting way that he's chosen to deal with said issue. It's kind-of surprising but knowing Ta...
Oct 13, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1674
Nutritionist, Educator and Fellow Bogan (not sure why I used caps there) Perry Venakis is back, and while we intended to have a conversation about optimal eating (and the like), we wound up chatting about everything from secluded swimming locations, four-wheel drive high jinks and our respective food-weighing obsessions, to moist salt (it's a thing), misleading food labelling and getting better with age. Enjoy. n90.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 12, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1673
Is the way that I eat typically 'working'? Are my eating habits are form of self-sabotage? What kind of relationship do I have with food? Do I need 'this' food or do I just want it? Do I use food as a reward? A distraction? A drug? What is my body telling me about how I eat? Do my eating habits align with my health values and goals? Do I rationalise poor food choices and behaviours with the "I'll start Monday" story (or similar)? How can I create a healthier relationship with food? If any, or al...
Oct 11, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1672
If only the title of today's episode was some kind of metaphor, fairytale or joke. Sadly, it isn't. Want it or not, aware of it or not, if you have a relatively late model car, there's a very high chance that much of what you're doing when you're behind the wheel, is being recorded. As Gillespo says "Henry Ford would be horrified. His Model T, once a symbol of freedom, has morphed into a rolling surveillance device, tracking our every move and eavesdropping on our conversations. Some cars (Tesla...
Oct 10, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1671
Tiff's back from India and she's as Zen as f**k. Dr. Jodi shows up with her usual calm, soothing energy and hypnotic voice. And the bogan from Latrobe Valley (me) bawls like a big baby telling a story about his sick friend. This was a f**king emotional rollercoaster. Strap in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 09, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1670
How do you know that your thoughts, beliefs, opinions and attitudes are truly yours and not some unintended psychological consequence or byproduct of being around certain people on Planet You? Is your world view uniquely and authentically yours, or is it an unconscious byproduct of your programming? This episode is a brief foray into the world of critical thinking, self-awareness and the possibility of objectivity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 08, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1669
I recently recorded a three-minute video chat with my friends Jan and lan over coffee, which kind-of blew up on Facebook and as a result (and after plenty of encouragement from TYP listeners), I thought we'd get the youngsters back on the show, five years after their podcast debut. At 84 and 86 years-young, my guess is that their biological ages are both somewhere in the vicinity of twenty to thirty years younger than what the calendar says. I truly love them and I expect you might too. See omny...
Oct 07, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1668
For a bloke who has helped thousands of people get strong over forty-plus years (OMG), I made hard work of this episode. I literally started recording five different times (this was the fifth attempt) because trying to condense a lifetime of lifting and learning, training elite athletes, teaching Exercise Science students, mentoring PT's, working with the general-public and running my own gyms for quarter of a century.. into a meaningful podcast hour (or so), for a broad cross-section of humans ...
Oct 06, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1667
For a bloke who has helped thousands of people get strong over forty-plus years (OMG), I made hard work of this episode. I literally started recording five different times (this was the fifth attempt) because trying to condense a lifetime of lifting and learning, training elite athletes, teaching Exercise Science students, mentoring PT's, working with the general-public and running my own gyms for quarter of a century.. into a meaningful podcast hour (or so), for a broad cross-section of humans ...
Oct 05, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1666
This somewhat verbose edition of the show has been divided in two, for your own good. I don't want you consuming to much sugar in one sitting. You're welcome. This chat really covers a lot of territory, moving from Patrick's dating life, his pasty vegan complexion and his curious habit of watching scrolling works of art on his TV, to earth-ending asteroids, losing muscle in space, stand-up desks, shitty posture, fitness app obsession and out-of-warranty fridges. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Oct 04, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1665
This somewhat verbose edition of the show has been divided in two, for your own good. I don't want you consuming to much sugar in one sitting. You're welcome. This chat really covers a lot of territory, moving from Patrick's dating life, his pasty vegan complexion and his curious habit of watching scrolling works of art on his TV, to earth-ending asteroids, losing muscle in space, stand-up desks, shitty posture, fitness app obsession and out-of-warranty fridges. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Oct 04, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1644
Hi Team, I am tied up with PhD commitments today, so we’re revisiting my favourite episode with Dr. Marc. See you tomorrow with a new ep. *Dr. Marc Cohen prescribes cuddling, laughing, lying on the floor with your dog, yoga, dancing, barefoot walking, writing poetry, sunshine and every now and then, if there’s no other option, he prescribes a drug. Marc is a registered medical practitioner with degrees in western medicine, physiology and psychological medicine along with PhDs in Chinese medicine...
Oct 02, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1663
Sometimes it’s a good idea to put our habits, behaviours, decisions, daily rituals and outcomes under the metaphoric microscope, in order to identify what’s working for us, and what’s not. This episode is a chat about that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 01, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1662
Dr. Cam McDonald is back and this was hands-down my favourite chat with him. You know when you get in that space (flow state) where time bends (seemingly) and you look up and an hour has just evaporated in what felt like, ten minutes? Well this conversation was that, for me. *BIO: Dr Cam is a leader, educator, PhD scholar and internationally recognised speaker on personalised and precision health. As a key executive and education leader at Precision Health Alliance - his mission is to eliminate ...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1661
Hi Team. I’m under the pump with work, so today is a re-share of one of my favourite interviews, with Dr. Beau Lotto. This was a fascinating and informative chat and here’s the original blurb. *Dr. Beau Lotto is a neuroscientist and world-renowned expert in perception. His research explores the ways in which we experience the world through our own versions of reality. As Beau says, "the brain never sees the world as it actually is, only the world that is useful to see." By illuminating these pri...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 1660
A brief collection of powerful lessons and insights that, in an alternate academic universe, might be scheduled between fractions, geography and computer science (whatever that is). Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 28, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1659
A brief collection of powerful lessons and insights that, in an alternate academic universe, might be scheduled between fractions, geography and computer science (whatever that is). Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1658
The bloke who hates (the field of) Psychology but (curiously) keeps talking about human behaviour is back, and this time Gillespo and I chat about the science of first impressions, the dangers of making hasty decisions, who we should trust and how slowly, psychopath-proofing our decisions, when snap judgements are okay, how psychopaths are (surprisingly) good at understanding how others think and feel (they just don't care), and lots more. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Sep 26, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1657
Nicole Livingstone (OAM) is a three-time Olympian, multiple Olympic medallist, former world champion, former CEO of the AFLW, sports broadcaster, media commentator, mum of three, wife of one, renowned sports administrator and recently-appointed CEO of the Victorian Institute of Sport. She's a boss both literally, and metaphorically and as always, it was fun to catch up with an old friend. Pun intended. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 25, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1656
The human body is smart, incredibly adaptable and resilient, but it's not indestructible. And while it's always chatting with us (the human in the body) and doing its best to guide, inform and warn, sadly, we seem to be listening less and less, and drowning out the biological wisdom with a curious range of numbing agents and avoidance strategies; pain killers, anti-inflammatories, booze, junk food, recreational drugs and an ever-increasing choice of dopamine-providing distractions. *Bill Sulliva...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 1655
What decisions do you need to make, what action do you need to take, what habits do you need to change, what problems do you need to solve and what strategies and provisions do you need to put in place now(ish), to improve the likelihood of ‘future you' (personal, professional, physical, financial, social and psychological you) being an optimised, healthy, happy version of you? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 23, 2024•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1654
Dr. Alex Koefman is back, and f**k, this is a fascinating conversation. If you're interested in taking a peek behind the neurosurgery curtain and gaining incredible insight into the myriad variables, factors, skills, and considerations that go into Alex's job (some things you wouldn't think about), take a listen. We've chatted multiple times on this podcast, but I think this episode will be the most popular. Enjoy. dralexkoefman.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1653
Some people live for a (relatively) long time but they don't live in a healthy, functional state for a long time. They have a long life-span but not a long health-span. Sure they might live for eighty years (for example) but for some, the last twenty years (25% of their life) will be savaged by medical issues, pain, immobility, sarcopenia (muscle wasting), loss of strength, balance and coordination, cognitive decline and understandably, depression and anxiety. We now know that health span (the p...
Sep 21, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1652
Allegedly, I may have given Patrick a hard time on the show. In the past. On occasion. Allegedly. Your Honour. Consequently, today was a shot at retribution for him and he took it. And if I'm being honest and self-aware - as I try to be (but often in vain) - I probably deserved some of it. Okay, most. As always, this was a fun episode masquerading as conversation about tech, but when I tell you that Patrick's first 'tech topic' was about a company using Al to convert black and white vintage porn...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 1651
Hi Team, I’m tied up today, so we’re going to revisit a fun chat I had with the amazing Gorgi Coghlan. *Gorgi Coghlan is a ripper. Real, vulnerable, philosophical, smart, driven, compassionate, perfectionistic (self-admitted) and great to talk with. She has worked as a successful TV Host, Presenter, Journalist, Reporter, Singer and before all the famous stuff, she was a passionate and dedicated school teacher. I love it when people I’ve watched on the telly for years turn out to be ace in real l...
Sep 19, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1650
F**K BALANCE Admittedly, it doesn't sound like great advice (and over the long term, it isn't) but it's been my experience (in my own business and academic endeavours) and my observation (working with others) that sometimes success, high-performance and creating something amazing and exceptional requires a period of time immersed in the middle of something resembling obsession, hyperfocus, and imbalance. With an occasional smattering of exhaustion. Like I said, I wouldn't recommend it as a gener...
Sep 18, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1649
For the most part, failure is a subjective interpretation of an objective outcome. For example... you run 10km in fifty-two minutes and interpret it as a failure because your goal was to run sub fifty minutes and you didn't. Your story is "I failed" and accordingly you ‘feel' like a failure. Your feeling is real and as a result, your literal experience is disappointment, sadness, frustration and maybe even, anger. Conversely, I run the exact same time (52 minutes) and I feel like an absolute roc...
Sep 17, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1648
How do we create connection, rapport and trust with an audience; be it an audience of one or a thousand? And for the guy who talks to humans for a living (me), it won't surprise you to know that this question is never far from my mind. Be it a corporate group, a sporting team, a bunch of students, a flock of academics (not sure about the collective noun for academics) or a bloke called Kevin sitting a metre away, my primary objective is to understand the person or persons in front of me, in orde...
Sep 16, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1647
This episode is exactly what the title says. Specifically, it's me sharing and unpacking a small collection of practical coaching questions that I have used thousands of times over the years, with everyone from elite athletes, corporate highfliers and first responders to the general public, university students and even, blokes in prison. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1646
