Explainiacs

4 years since Explainiacs began in COVID time, Lindley is back with one of our wonderful Explainiacs from Season 1 - Pete Cohen. We're talking about Lindley's new book The Future of Truth (and How to Get There) . There's lots more, and a link to buy it, at thefutureoftruth.info This is the story of mis- and dis-information, how to spot them both in real-time and fight back wherever our...

WELCOME TO EXPLAINIACS 13!  It’s a very lucky number 13, because we’re talking to the musician, composer, film maker and social activist Tim Arnold. Tim tells us how to create a long and happy musical career as an independent artist by releasing your own material. He takes us into his songwriting process, which have led to collaborations with the likes of Iggy Pop, Boy George and Lindsay Kemp. And...

Welcome to Explainiacs 12! This time, we meet the wonderful John Rosenfeld - President of the US bank Citizens Access, former engineer and Captain in the US Army Special Forces. In under 20 minutes, we learn what true leadership under pressure is - and isn’t. How can we all apply the techniques that they teach top soldiers to our own lives, and how can we plan for, and handle, adversity. You might...

Welcome back to EXPLAINIACS - SERIES 2! And what a way to return! This time, we’re lucky enough to have one of the leading minds in AI with us – Dr Berndt Müller - to help us to think like a learning machine. We talk about AI development, ethics, creativity, and what young people will need to learn, to be ready for an AI-driven future. We also settle some of the myths about what artificial intelli...

Welcome to EXPLAINIACS 10. We end Series 1 in the brain. This time, Dr Aarti Anhal welcomes us to the world of Positive Psychology – ‘the scientific study of the good life’. It brings together science and techniques from psychology, NLP and cognitive behavioural therapy, to help people, organisations and governments to discover their strengths and function better. Please do review Explainiacs on A...

Explainiacs is back, across an actual table from an actual human being who’s been behind some of the best known dramas, actors and film makers of all time.   Jeremy Hylton-Davies is here to explain how to take a small script all the way to the big screen. From the first idea, through the pitch, to development and the screenplay, Jeremy explains how the professionals make TV and film happen, w...

After a summer podcasting break, EXPLAINIACS IS BACK! In episode eight, we stay with business and talk about the key ways to truly engage people at work. Our Explainiac this time is Internal Communications, Change and Engagement Specialist, Simon Monger - who works with companies including Ikea, National Grid in the UK, and Deloitte.  What should we be doing to keep communication flowing beyo...

Welcome to Explainiacs Seven! This time, we speak to Rogayeh Tabrizi, about the importance and art of asking good questions. Whether it’s for science, for data gathering or everyday life, we get honest about what happens when you don't ask the right questions - or listen to what people tell you. Rogayeh is the Co-founder and CEO of Theory+Practice - a data insights company that helps some of the w...

Welcome to EXPLAINIACS SIX! This time, we meet comedy writer, actor and author Bob Sinfield, who's been delivering laughter to our homes since the end of the 70s. He’s written scripts for some of Britain’s best-loved comedy performers – including Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Tracey Ullman, Rory Bremner and Lenny Henry - and explains why the greatest characters of the comedy past can still help...

Welcome to EXPLAINIACS FIVE! This time, we leap into the LAW. If you’ve ever wondered what’s it’s like to be a top lawyer, handling big tech deals, here’s your chance. We spend time with Sarah Pearce, one of the UK’s top lawyers in data privacy, security and information management, who talks hacking, intellectual property, the risks we should all know about home working, and what it takes to START...

Welcome to EXPLAINIACS FOUR - where we mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 by tackling the practical steps we can all take to discover motivation, fulfilment, better mental health and how to think greater than we feel. It’s an inspirational journey through a healthier approach to our minds and bodies with Pete Cohen, the world-renowned life coach, author, public speaker and founder of Mi365. On...

Welcome to EXPLAINIACS THREE – part two of a communications double bill. This time, Lindley pauses to chat with the website designer, creative and former client Isaac Pevy, in a very short break from normal proceedings on Explainiacs. The coronavirus pandemic has taught many of us lasting lessons about the way we work and communicate with each other. This time, we navigate the issues of home worki...

Welcome back to Explainiacs! In EXPLAINIACS TWO, we stay with business, with one of the most passionate communicators you’ll ever hear from. Gina Balarin has been a TEDx speaker, an author and a marketing guru for some of the largest companies in the world. And this time, Gina and Lindley talk about LOVE – what should every company be doing better to make us – their customers – fall deeply in love...

Welcome to Explainiacs - the podcast about things that we'd love to understand, but don't know where to go. One by one, we'll meet passionate experts from all walks of life - from tech to business, science to art, health, humour and humankind. Presented by former senior BBC journalist and curious human, Lindley Gooden. In Explainiacs One, Edosa Odaro (long-time Head of Data at the global insurer A...