How To Academy Podcast
How To Academy is London's home of big thinking. From Nobel laureates to Pulitzer Prize winners, we invite the world’s most influential voices to share new ideas for changing ourselves, our communities, and the world. Our biweekly podcast is your chance to hear in-depth from the most exciting thinkers in global culture.
1
Dr Gavin Francis – Making Sense of Mental Health
GP and bestselling author Dr Gavin Francis offers a deeply human and compassionate re-evaluation of mental illness.
64 min
2
C. Thi Nguyen - How to Stop Playing Someone Els...
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen has dedicated his life to the study of how and why we enjoy games; but what happens when the principles of play become rules for governing lives and societies?
45 min
3
Keza MacDonald - How Nintendo Changed the World
In an ultracompetitive and frequently toxic industry, how does one Japanese company consistently raise the bar and spread joy across the globe?
36 min
4
Neuroscientist Paul Goldsmith – How to Thrive i...
Neuroscientist Dr Paul Goldsmith exposes a profound mismatch at the heart of modern life: we are ancient brains trying to survive in an environment we were never built for.
51 min
5
Jennifer Breheny Wallace – Mattering: The Secre...
In a world where loneliness, burnout, and disconnection have reached crisis levels, founder of the Mattering Institute Jennifer Breheny Wallace offers the secret to building a life of deep connection: Mattering.
55 min
6
Natalie Haynes and Robin Ince - The Myth of Med...
‘Rock star mythologist’ (Washington Post) Natalie Haynes joins her longtime friend Robin Ince for a vibrant journey reimagining the ancient myth of Medea.
59 min
7
Wayne McGregor – How to Unlock Your Physical In...
We all think physically – we just haven’t been paying attention. Britain’s greatest living choreographer, Wayne McGregor, joins us to revolutionise the way you live your life.
73 min
8
Filmmaker Petra Costa - Democracy on a Knife-edge
Acclaimed documentarian Petra Costa returns to the podcast to share her insights into Bolsonaro's downfall and the future of Brazil's fragile democracy.
33 min
9
Stanford's Ben Rein – The Neuroscience of Socia...
Neuroscientist Ben Rein reveals how to harness the power of socialising to boost your wellbeing.
58 min
10
Award-winning Novelist Joanna Kavenna - How to ...
Joanna Kavenna's seventh book charts a quixotic quest to uncover the rules of a fictional ancient board game—a journey that grows to encompass the shape of the universe, the meaning of life, and much in between.
30 min
11
Investigative Journalist Oliver Bullough - How ...
Oliver Bullough guides us through a wildly thrilling exposé of the dark financial secrets at the heart of the world economy.
71 min
12
Psychobiologist Daisy Fancourt – How the Arts C...
What if art could help you live longer – and even save your life? World-leading psychobiologist Daisy Fancourt reveals the life-changing power of the arts.
54 min
13
Tim Minshall - Your Life is Manufactured
Cambridge Professor and innovation expert Tim Minshall reveals how the world around us is manufactured, and maps the intricate journeys everyday items take to reach us.
31 min
14
Rutger Bregman Meets George Monbiot - How to Ch...
72 min
15
Amy Jeffs – Stories of Love and Death From Trad...
Join Sunday Times bestselling author Amy Jeffs for an enthralling reimagining of traditional folk ballads and their fascinating histories.
52 min
16
Data Scientist Hannah Ritchie – How to Solve Cl...
We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting, it’s hard to know where to turn. University of Oxford Data Scientist Hannah Ritchie joins us with answers to the big questions, so we can get on and fix things.
64 min
17
Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis –The Un...
Join Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar-Lewis for an invaluable guide to doing more and worrying less in our complex and ever-changing world.
57 min
18
Mark Galeotti - How Crime Organises the World
Global security expert Mark Galeotti reveals how organised crime is woven into the fabric of modern life, how the underworld shapes our overworld.
59 min
19
Paul Davies - The New Quantum Revolution
Theoretical physicist Paul Davies takes us on a far-reaching tour of quantum mechanics, tracing its history from early paradoxes to today’s technological revolution.
58 min
20
RF Kuang - To Hell with Love
The author of international bestseller Babel and global phenomenon Yellowface RF Kuang takes us on a journey to the underworld...
68 min
21
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman — The Huma...
Emmy award winning documentarians Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman's new film The Alabama Solution is a revelatory journey inside that state's prison system, revealing endemic corruption and violence.
33 min
22
Ingrid Clayton – Why the Need to Please Makes U...
You've heard of fight, flight and freeze - but fawning might be the most common trauma response of all. Learn how to work through it and find freedom with leading psychologist, Dr Ingrid Clayton.
56 min
23
Karl Ove Knausgaard – The School of Night
‘One of the 21st century's greatest literary sensations’ (Wall Street Journal) Karl Ove Knausgaard joins Eliza Clark to share his reflections on artistic creation and human corruption.
72 min
24
John Higgs - Unravelling the Spell of David Lynch
Many are drawn to the films of David Lynch, and even more to his revolutionary TV series Twin Peaks: but what do we mean when we say something is Lynchian, and why are his surrealistic, horrifying films so compelling?
50 min
25
Neuroscientist Nicholas Wright – How the Brain ...
If you want to understand war, you must first look inside your own head. Pentagon advisor Nicholas Wright reveals the new science of warfare.
51 min