How To Academy Podcast

How To Academy Podcast

Author: How To Academy Language: English Episodes: 100
Every other week, the How To Academy Podcast opens a door into conversations that reshape how we see the world. Stemming from London's vibrant hub for big ideas, this series brings you extended, thoughtful dialogues with the very minds shaping contemporary thought. You'll hear from laureates and prize-winners, yes, but more importantly, you'll get the substance behind their headlines. These aren't quick soundbites; each episode allows for a deep, meandering exploration of topics that span society, culture, and the latest scientific discoveries, all with an eye toward practical understanding and personal growth. Tuning in is like securing a front-row seat to a private lecture, where the goal is always to leave you with something tangible-a new perspective, a clearer question, or a genuine sense of possibility. It’s for anyone who believes that ideas, when given enough space to breathe, can genuinely change us from the inside out. This podcast draws directly from the How To Academy's mission, transforming their stage into an intimate audio experience that connects global thinking to your daily life.
Episodes
Ingrid Clayton – Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:58
Do you avoid conflict? Do you tend to take the blame? Do you take care of others at the expense of yourself? Do you live in a state of hypervigilance? Fawning can appear in a plethora of different ways, it can be visible…
Karl Ove Knausgaard – The School of Night [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:28
Widely heralded as the most provocative Norwegian writer since Ibsen and simply ‘one of the finest writers alive’ by the New York Times, Karl Ove Knausgaard’s five-part autobiographical novel sequence My Struggle sent hi…
John Higgs - Unravelling the Spell of David Lynch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:01
A boy scout from smalltown America known for his sincere, folksy charm. A chain-smoking maverick dedicated to the pursuit of the Art Life. A womaniser with a female skewing fanbase. A Hollywood outsider who was also a ma…
Neuroscientist Nicholas Wright – How the Brain Shapes War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:48
In this episode of the podcast neuroscientist Nicholas Wright reveals how, whether we like it or not, the brain is wired for conflict – in the office or on the battlefield. Blending insights from cutting-edge research wi…
Joe Hill - The One With the Dragons [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:37
The son of Stephen and Tabitha King and brother of Owen King, Joe Hill was raised in a uniquely gifted literary family and has long established a reputation of his own as a first rate storyteller across prose fiction, co…
HYPERLAND: Graham Harman on the Nature of Reality [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:24
How do we understand the world and our place in it? Do our lives consist of a small number of dramatic turning points, or is there nothing but a series of gradual changes from infancy to old age? Are political elections…
Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall – Why We Eat What We Eat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:12
Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall reveal the insights you need to better understand what's on your dinner plate, how it got there, and why you eat it. Award-winning health journalist Julia Belluz and internationally renowned n…
Nicola Sturgeon Meets Darren McGarvey - Trauma Industrial Complex [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:41
Today, trauma permeates media, from music and television to films and books. While the increasing openness is welcome, Darren has observed that the webs of digital networks surrounding us and which commodify our most vul…
Ian Mortimer - The Time Traveller's Guide to England [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:58
In his four Time Travellers Guides to England, historian Ian Mortimer has taken us from the Medieval period all the way to the Regency, revelling not in the business of courts and princes but the minutae of daily life fo…