The Relationship Lab

The Human Petri Dish | Understanding Each Other | Dating & Relating

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The Human Petri Dish Where human behaviour gets delightfully messy Welcome to the Lab… and Today! Hosted by Andrew Boyton , The Human Petri Dish is where we place the wild, messy, and fascinating experiment of being human under the microscope. This curious and slightly mischievous podcast explores the raw realities of life, relationships, leadership, culture, and technology and how they collide in the modern world. Andrew blends his expertise in leadership, psychotherapy, research, and relational theory with guests who challenge assumptions, puncture myths, and offer sharp insights with unflin...

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Building Relationships | Trust 11.08.2025 1:18:16

Join us as we delve into the power of raw, open conversations in this cross-continental dialogue between friends. From Leamington Spa in the UK to Indianapolis, USA, we explore the intricacies of human relationships, authenticity, and the concept of the 'R model'. Discover how recording these candid discussions not only helps in modeling relationships but also sustains our own friendship, making o...

Building Relationships | Reciprocation 11.08.2025 44:25

Building Relationships | Reciprocation “Welcome to The Human Petri Dish — the space where ideas grow, mutate, and sometimes become something unexpected.” In today’s episode, we drop our culture into a curious mix of Reciprocation and AI. Andrew (a.k.a. Drew) brings his relational model of contracting into the dish, and Jericho steps in to confront, challenge, and play with it. Together, they swirl...

Building Relationships | Sustainable Healthy Relationships 07.08.2025 1:03:57

Building Relationships | Sustainable, Healthy Relationships Welcome to the Lab, and, in this episode of The Human Petri Dish , host Andrew Boyton invites you into the lab to explore how sustainable, healthy relationships are built, not found. Meet the R-Model: a practical framework that puts reciprocity, repair, and resilience at the centre of connection. This is for leaders, partners, teams, par...