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.
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Stanford Professor Dr. David Spiegel - How Hypn...
Stanford’s Dr. David Spiegel is the world’s foremost authority on the power of self-hypnosis to improve our mental and physical health.
57 min
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Meets Robin Ince
Astronaut, fighter pilot, bestselling author, commander of the International Space Station, and the first man to sing Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ in zero G: is there anything Chris Hadfield can’t do?
86 min
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Neuroscientist and Philosopher Iain McGilchrist...
A neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and philosopher, Iain McGilchrist joins us with a compelling argument for a new philosophy of living.
66 min
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Philippa Gregory - 900 Years of Women's History
The beloved historical novelist tells the epic story of ordinary British women doing extraordinary things, from 1066 to modern times.
64 min
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Albert Read Meets Will Gompertz - Where Good Id...
Imagination is our most powerful muscle and our greatest source of fulfilment. Find out how to exercise yours with two of the country’s most influential and creative people.
77 min
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Werner Herzog Meets Mark Kermode - A Life in Ci...
The undisputed master of world cinema reveals the story of his extraordinary life to Mark Kermode.
57 min
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Timothy Garton Ash and Catherine Ashton - The F...
What role will Europe play in our multipolar world? In this bonus episode, three experts explore the past, present, and future of the European project.
34 min
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Arthur Brooks - How to Build the Life You Want
The Atlantic columnist and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks shares a blueprint for a better life.
57 min
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Zeke Faux Meets Oliver Bullough - Inside the Wi...
Zeke Faux travelled the world uncovering the world of crypo currencies, where wild speculation, advanced technology, and sophisticated crime meet with absurd and horrifying consequences.
35 min
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Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter - How to Thri...
Davina McCall and Dr Naomi Potter join us for a hands-on guide to help you live your best life during menopause.
70 min
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Gordon Brown, Mohamed El-Erian, Michael Spence ...
Three visionary leaders a bold new plan to prevent crises and manage the future for the benefit of the many and not the few.
72 min
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David Nutt - How Psychedelics Can Change Your Life
Professor David Nutt joins us to cut through the noise and share his discoveries from more than a decade of scientific research into the effects of psychedelics.
69 min
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Camilla Nord - The New Neuroscience of Mental H...
There are many routes to wellbeing. Camilla Nord joins us with a tour of the scientific developments that are revolutionising the ways we think about mental health.
59 min
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Michel Faber - Why Music Matters
Why do humans love music? The author of novels including Under the Skin and The Crimson Petal and the White, Michel Faber joins us to explore his lifelong obsession with the heard world.
51 min
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Dr Anders Hansen - How to Be Happier and Less D...
Our modern world is a battlefield of apps, atomisation, and anxiety; psychiatrist Anders Hansen believes its time to fight back.
59 min
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John Higgs - The KLF, the Band That Burned a Mi...
At the height of their fame, the electronic music pioneers The KLF burned a million pounds and disappeared. John Higgs tries to understand why.
38 min
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Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross - Your Brain on Art
Join us for a journey through the new science of neuroaesthetics, and discover how your brain transforms when you participate in the arts.
60 min
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Joyce Carol Oates - Zero Sum
Enter a new world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism and ever-shifting identities with the wildly acclaimed and astonishingly prolific novelist.
51 min
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Jesse Coomer - The Power of Breathwork
Learn how to combat the hamster-wheel culture of contemporary life with techniques from breathworker Jesse Coomer.
56 min
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Kristen Ghodsee and Angela Saini - Radical Expe...
Join Kristen Ghodsee and Angela Saini for a tour of better ways to live together.
58 min
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Dr James Kinross - The New Science of the Micro...
World-leading microbiome scientist and surgeon James Kinross shows how to optimise the microbiome to protect our health.
52 min
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Emma Southon - Women of the Roman Empire
Forget generals, battles, and consuls. Emma Southon tells the story of Rome through its women, from sex workers to Vestal Virgins, empresses to saints.
45 min
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Rahul Jandial - How to Rewire Your Brain (Summe...
It’s time to turn the tide against mental decline. Learn how to make your mind fitter, healthier and stronger using the insights of cutting-edge neuroscience in this week’s podcast.
38 min
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David Christian - A User's Guide to the Future...
Historian David Christian investigates what we can know about the future in this episode of our sister podcast, Found in Conversation.
22 min
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Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché - Nostalgia is a...
48 min