The You Project

Our resident nerd (Patrick) is back and this time we chat about all-things tech, your bacteria-laden phone, convenience, hygiene, stupidly-fast cars, fake engine noises (in electric cars), home robots for oldies, Google's 25th birthday and lots more. Enjoy. websitenow.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometime I chat with someone and, despite the fact that we've never met, there's an immediate connection, the conversation just happens organically and I feel like I'm hanging out with someone I've known for years. This episode is exactly that. Michael and I covered a lot of interesting territory in the space of business development, the journey to professional speaking, creating and providing val...

In this freestyle rant, I talk about the power of your mind to impact your body in both positive and negative ways. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super-Coach and new dad, Pete Shepherd is back and not surprisingly, we talk about parenting (what the f**k would I know?), sleep deprivation, the unexpected health benefits of being a parent (for Pete), the parenting equation for letting kids solve problems and experiencing (some) adversity vs. protecting them from the 'big nasty' world, dreading Monday mornings (work), upgrading our brain, the i...

Lucas Aoun is a Biohacker, Naturopath, You-Tuber and world-class Feather-Ruffler. This time we chat about responsible self-experimentation, the value of tracking choices, actions and outcomes (especially with health goals), our propensity to keep doing what doesn't work, the truth about artificial sweeteners, eating for performance (over pleasure), the pros and cons of coffee, nootropics and psych...

In this episode of TYP, Geoff Jowett and I talk about the propensity we humans have to keep doing what doesn't work (despite the overwhelming evidence), Geoff's new and improved approach to business and work, creating opportunities (versus hoping they come along), being solution-focused (while acknowledging the problem), the chasm between knowing and doing (theory, application), recognising (and m...

In this episode, Carly Taylor and I talk about getting better with age, being a conscious creator rather than an unconscious passenger (in our lives), staying calm and composed in the sh*t storm, the pressure on teenagers and young adults to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives, value-driven choices and actions, where identity comes from, what we waste energy on, the power of foc...

In seven years of podcasting and twenty years of radio, this conversation is in my all-time top ten. Justin Wren is a both a cage fighter and freedom fighter, who has fought on the world-stage in the UFC and in the jungles of the Congo, championing the cause of one of the most marginalised groups of people in thew world; the Mbuti Pygmies. Justin's personal story (as an elite athlete battling all...

This is a somewhat-unscientific but interesting and broadly-relevant freestyle chat between Tiff and I exploring the psychology, sociology, physiology and emotion-ology (not a word - lol) of self-destructive eating. As someone who has worked with hundreds of people with eating disorders and (potentially) thousands of people with disordered eating, this topic is something l'm very familiar with. An...

Sam Tait is a self-confessed adrenaline junkie who broke his back (T11 vertebrae) riding his motorbike at twenty-two, leaving him a paraplegic. Naturally, he went from there to racing (as a sit-skier) down mountains at terrifying speeds all over the world. Sam is a combination of craziness (the good kind), inspiration, wisdom and fun. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to multi-award winning neuroscientist, researcher, speaker and University of Tasmania lecturer Dr Lila Landowski, after twenty-five our capacity for learning, typically falls of a cliff. That's the bad news. The good news is, we don't need to be typical and effective learning is still possible as we age (and the fifty-nine year-old PhD student breathes a sigh of relief). This is a chat a...

We continue our ten-part series exploring the brain with our favourite Neuropsychologist, Dr. Hannah Korrel. In part seven, we talk about IQ (what is it?) and other types of intelligence, the potential dangers of 'rating' people's intelligence, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, strategies for improving cognitive performance (brain function), emotional and social intelligence, my ever-fluctuating IQ and...

Our favourite Hybrid (Lawyer, Author, Researcher, Podcast Regular, Shit-Stirrer) is back at TYP and he doesn't disappoint. This time David and I talk about why cancer rates are up by eighty percent in people under 50, the oils we should avoid and those which get David's tick, the dangers of breathing in the smoke (fumes?) produced when cooking with seed oils, why endometriosis numbers are on the r...

Comparing 'hards' (dumb idea), coming out of the closet (not just the gay closet), lessons from failure, growth through pain, building mental and emotional resilience, person versus persona, the trauma of trying to 'fitting in' defining our purpose (and living ours) and authenticity; Ash Beckham and I spoke about all of it, and more. BIO: Ash Beckham is an inclusion activist, inclusive leadership...

We continue our ten-part series exploring the brain with our favourite Neuropsychologist, Dr. Hannah Korrel. In part Six, we talk about calming the (cognitive and neural) farm, mindfulness, toilet meditations (really), how our fight or flight response works and how we can access our 'rest and restore' (parasympathetic) mode. Enjoy. @nobullpsych See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a fun chat with one of our favourites. Matty and I spoke about why we get dumber after we eat (really), why he eats steak for breakfast, why food allergies are on the rise (super interesting), the fascinating relationship between jaw muscles, diet and wrinkles, six meals (per day) versus three, the down side of low-fat eating, why dietary fat (the right kind) is so important for so many t...

On some level we all want to be different, do different and create different. Change is a multi-dimensional process (psychological, emotional, physical, practical) and in this mini workshop I do a deep dive on the very present challenge of creating (and sustaining) positive change in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this freestyle chat with Tiff, we talk about the reason behind our goals (the 'why' behind our 'what'), the peaks and troughs of my academic journey, whether it's a good or bad idea to niche in business, destination-disappointment (why we're not always happy or content when we achieve our goals), the challenge of building rapport, changing careers later in life, how our social group shapes our...

If you've been 'almost’ getting in shape for too long, listen to this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Joshua Pate is a pain science educator, researcher, author and highly-regarded expert. As a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and with a PhD from Macquarie University, Josh is dedicated to bringing pain science education to the masses. This was bloody a fascinating chat. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie Matterson is an adventurer currently based in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. In 2020 and 2021 Sophie solo-trekked 4,750 kilometres across the width of Australia, from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Byron Bay, New South Wales, with her five camels, Jude, Delilah, Charlie, Clayton and Mac. This was a fascinating chat full of interesting and surprising stories and insights. Sophie's b...

'Self-help' has become a mis-used (but widely accepted) term for programs, products; services, workshops, books and even podcasts, selling (literally or metaphorically) ideas, concepts, techniques and tools but the 'actual helping of the self' (maybe we should call it 'self-helping') lives in the application, the action, the work, the effort, the sweat and the courage; the doing not just the knowi...

What can twins (identical, fraternal and virtual) teach us about the roles of genetics, lifestyle, environment and sociology in terms of 'who' (and how) we become? Professor Nancy Segal is an internationally-renowned researcher, academic, author and speaker, who's appeared on Oprah, CBS Sunday Morning, the Martha Stewart Show, Good Morning America, 20/20, Discovery Health and countless other natio...

Lucas Aoun is a Biohacker. Driven by curiosity and passion and guided by logic, research, data and evidence. All for the purpose of understanding and optimising physical health, day to day function and athletic performance. Lucas and I chat about various supplements, substances, tools and protocols that are currently being used to improve performance, recovery, energy, health, immune function and...

In this episode, Patrick and I talk about the great firewall of China (as per the title), analog Tinder, being entrepreneurial in a communist country, Google Maps getting people lost, 3D printed pills, cheeky sat-nav and my aversion to horror films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.