Podcast Episodes

E163 | How Can We Master Our Emotions? (w/ Prof Laith Al Shawaf)

Dr. Laith Al-Shawaf is an award-winning professor, research psychologist, and writer at the University of Colorado. His research focuses on emotions,…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius)

Neil Agius is a Maltese former Olympian and world record-breaking ultra long-distance swimmer. Neil has completed some of the longest unassisted open…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

E161 | How do Psychedelics Help with Depression? (Professor Emma Robinson)

Professor Emma Robinson is Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol. Professor Robinson conducts research with rodents, which can…

4 months ago

E160 | How AI Hacks Your Mind (w/ Jacob Ward)

Jacob Ward is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering technology, power, and the unintended consequences of innovation. H…

4 months, 1 week ago

E159 | The Fundamentals of Weight Loss

Today Alex discusses the fundamentals of weight loss and sustainable weight management including:

 - How to approach the problem of being overweight o…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

E158 | Thinking Films: Blue Valentine (2010)

Today Alex discussed the 2010 film Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance and starring Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams. Including themes of at…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

E157 | How can AI Technology help Therapists? (w/ Sean Ruane)

Sean Ruane is the founder and CEO of Mind Data. A lifelong entrepreneur, Sean's goal is to combine his business accumen with his own experiences of m…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

E156 | How Should We Prepare for the Future? (feat. the Examined Life Podcast)

This week Alex presents his conversation on the Examined Life podcast with Kenneth Primrose. 

Alex discusses the more troubling aspects of modern life…

5 months ago

E155 | A Holistic Approach to Mental Health Treatment (feat. the Lively Minds Podcast)

This week Alex returns to the Lively Minds Podcast to chat to hosts Will and Ellie. They discuss what it means to take a patient-centred approach, an…

5 months, 1 week ago

E154 | Thinking Films: Mulholland Drive (w/ David Shariatmadari)

Today Alex discusses David Lynch's 2001 classic Mulholland Drive with David Shariatmadari. David is a writer and editor at the Guardian and is the au…

5 months, 2 weeks ago