The Nature of Being Alone – Mark Mathieson
Can nature help us to feel less alone? Psychologist on the incredible, *Alone Australia* series (remember our seminal episode with Gina Chick?), Mark Mathieson is in the Academy of Imperfection to help us understand how nature regulates our body, and how we can reconnect to it in this digital age. Mark talks about how to […]
Sex for Normal People with Ita O’Brien
Sex is sometimes a taboo topic. Not today! Intimacy expert Ita O’Brien tells us all about the new normal in the bedroom, and how she’s introduced it to Hollywood. In 2017, Ita O’Brien changed how Hollywood approached sex scenes when she pioneered intimacy co-ordination on the hit Netflix show, Sex Education, by introducing the framework, […]
Joe Brumm & Hamish Blake – A Bluey-print For Dads
Want can you learn from playing with a child? In today’s Academy of Imperfection, Bluey creator Joe Brumm joins us (for real life), with Hamish Blake stepping in as guest host. In this episode we dig into the world of play – ”the voluntary overcoming of unnecessary obstacles”, we find out what makes a ‘good’ […]
Hamish Blake & Janelle Booker – The ADHD Playbook for Parents
How do you raise a child whose brain works differently? This episode is for parents of kids with ADHD. And parents who have ADHD. And people who don’t have a diagnosis, but would consider themselves ‘fast and loose’. And for everyone who knows someone who fits the above criteria. Janelle Booker, a psychologist who specialises […]
Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia) – In Trust We Trust
How do you choose who to trust? And how do you show others that you are trustworthy? In this Academy of Imperfection, we are joined by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia. No biggie (BIG biggie). And if there’s one thing Jimmy knows, it is how to garner and imbue the trust of millions. You’re right […]
Ryan Holiday – A Stoic Life & Death
We can’t control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond. At least, that’s what the Stoic’s say. Today we are joined (deep breath Hugh) by Stoic philosopher Ryan Holiday. Using the wisdom of the past to appreciate the present, Ryan’s work is dedicated to communicating how the practicalities of stoic philosophy […]
Joel Pearson – I Think, Therefore AI
In the age of AI, do you feel that your future is uncertain? In today’s Academy of Imperfection, we’re joined by Dr Joel Pearson; a neurofuturist, whose work centres around predicting how AI will impact every aspect of our lives going forward. While many of us (us included) first and foremost imagine the impacts of […]
Dr Edna Lekabe – New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence
What is matrescence? According to perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist Dr Edna Lekgabe, matrescence is the motherhood equivalent of adolescence. Puberty 2.0, if you will. Joining us in the academy of imperfection, Dr Edna explores the cataclysmic identity shift women undergo during motherhood, and how partners can best support them. Exploring the impacts of mastrescence with […]
Esther Perel – It’s Not Them, It’s You
Are you focusing on what’s wrong in your relationship? Deeply embedded in the work of intimacy, desire and relationships, psychotherapist and best-selling author Esther Perel unpacks the intersection between trust and betrayal. In this Academy of Imperfection, Hugh (who sadly was violently ill last time we talked to Esther) comes armed with questions about the […]
Hamish Macdonald – After The Facts
Is it true that we live in a world without facts? With AI becoming increasingly intertwined with our lives, and fake news infiltrating our screens, where do you go for truthful information and how do you know what to trust? This Academy of Imperfection is not all doom and world collapse, we promise. One, because […]
