Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and author. His sixth book "Humankind, a hopeful history" is out now. The short version of his thesis is that deep down humans are pretty decent - and if you expect good things of people, they’ll do good things. If you expect bad things of people, they’ll do bad things. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listen...

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Dr Mark Cross is a psychiatrist and a best-selling author. His new book "Anxiety, Expert Advice from a Neurotic Shrink Who's Lived with Anxiety All His Life" is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Anna Meares is the most decorated female track cyclist of all time. She is the only Australian athlete to stand on the podium at four consecutive olympics. Her book "Now" is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James Bradley is an author and a critic from Sydney Australia. He has written seven novels and many essays, mostly centered around climate action.  Find him at https://cityoftongues.com/ This episode requires some heavy lifting.  Please breathe accordingly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Susan David, Ph. D. is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist, she’s a #1 Wall Street Journal best selling author and her book "Emotional Agility” is an absolute must-read. Her second time on the show, this episode is packed with valuable tools to help you navigate the uncomfortable uncertainty of life in this new C...

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Worried about the economy under Covid-19?  Dr Richard Denniss is an economist who’s been described as "a constant thorn in the side of politicians on both sides due to his habit of skewering dodgy economic justifications for policy". It’s a rip-roaring chat, free of jargon, with plain guidance about what is happening and what will happen to our economy.  Enjoy the show. Hosted on Acast....

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Sophia Hamblin Wang is the COO of Mineral Carbon International - an Australian company that’s working on decarbonising the atmosphere and repurposing the CO2 from many industrial processes by locking it up in building materials like concrete and plasterboard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dr Russ Harris is an Author and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trainer. His book “The Happiness Trap” has sold over 1 Million copies.  Russ kindly has shared a dropping anchor exercise, a free Face Covid eBook and a quick video to walk you through the concepts we discuss.  You can find out more at thehappinesstrap.com Thanks for listening.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

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Margaret Klein Salamon is a psychologist, author and the Founder & Executive Director of The Climate Mobilization. Her book "Facing the Climate Emergency: How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth" is out now. She’s on twitter  @ climatepsych and  theclimatemobilization.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

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Sophie Hardcastle is an Author, Artist, Screenwriter and Scholar - who at the moment is in Sydney Australia.  She has written three books, her memoir “Running Like China”, her first novel “Breathing Under Water” - and now her second novel “Below Deck” is out now.  You can find Sophie online at sophiehardcastle.com , or on instagram @sophie_hardcastle  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

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What if there was a better way for us to do democracy?  A more representative way?  A way that would take corporate influence out of politics? Iain Walker is Executive Director of the newDemocracy Foundation. find out more about what they do at newdemocracy.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week’s show is with Samuel Yam , co-founder of Patreon , YEO of Silicon Valley mega-incubator Y Combinator .    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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My guest today is @scottharrison , Founder and CEO of charity:water Look after yourself.  Calm is contagious.  Enjoy the show.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.