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Kookie Podcast International

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Kookie Podcast International brings together clinicians, educators and researchers from different countries to explore how we think about practice, how we teach it, and how our professions evolve, particularly within manual therapy and osteopathy. The conversations are grounded in real clinical and educational experience. They aim to move beyond sterile or polarised debates. Rather than showcasing expertise for its own sake, the podcast focuses on clarification: slowing things down, questioning assumptions, reformulating ideas, and making complex concepts understandable, concrete and usable in...

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What’s Wrong with Osteopathy? (3) Clinical reasoning, practice & expertise 27.02.2026 19:10

In this third part of the conversation with Oliver Thomson, we explore how osteopaths think about their practice. Drawing on his doctoral research, Oliver explains how different “conceptions of practice” shape clinical reasoning, therapeutic approaches, and professional identity. We discuss the spectrum between technical rationality and professional artistry — and what this means for how expertise...

What’s Wrong with Osteopathy? (2) Manual Therapy, Plausibility and the Question of Touch 20.02.2026 37:47

What are we really doing when we put our hands on someone? In this second episode, the conversation moves closer to the clinic. We explore the place of touch in modern manual therapy — not from a defensive position, but from a position of curiosity. If we move beyond outdated structural explanations, does manual therapy still make sense? Does something need to “move” or “change” inside the body fo...

What’s Wrong with Osteopathy? (1) Criticism, Social Media and Professional Culture 19.02.2026 43:26

Criticism is not new in osteopathy. What is new is the way it unfolds — publicly, instantly, and often emotionally — on social media. In this opening episode, we explore a simple but uncomfortable question: what does criticism reveal about our profession? We discuss: How online debates shape professional identity The tension between internal critique and public exposure The role of social media in...