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How To Academy Podcast

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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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What if the present moment – the ‘now’– isn’t just a tick of the clock? We feel that the present is everything; all we can know, yet physics finds no universal 'now'. So where does that leave us – and what is the 'now' we experience?

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“People have lost hope that peace is possible. Talking about peace seems too vulnerable, too naïve, too dangerous. We have resigned ourselves to this unending war as the only way forward. But we have tried this. We have tried war. The only war that i... more

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Recent Guests

Jo Marchant
Science journalist, author of In Search of Now
Author of In Search of Now
Episode: Jo Marchant – The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment
Aziz Abu Sarah
co-CEO of Interact International; peace activist
Interact International
Episode: Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon – The Future is Peace
Maoz Inon
co-CEO of Interact International; peace activist
Interact International
Episode: Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon – The Future is Peace
Yuval Noah Harari
Historian and author of Sapiens
Author, Historian
Episode: Yuval Noah Harari – Making Sense of a World in Crisis (Summer Repeat)
Maite Alberdi
Oscar-nominated filmmaker, director of A Child of My Own
Director
Episode: Oscar-nominated Filmmaker Maite Alberdi – A Child of My Own
Carissa Veliz
Professor at the University of Oxford; author of Prophecy
University of Oxford
Episode: Carissa Véliz– AI, Prediction, and the Fight for the Future
Cathy Haynes
Artist and curator
Episode: Cathy Haynes – How To Live By Nature's Rhythms
Joe Hill
Legendary horror novelist; past podcast guest
Personal brand/writer
Episode: Joe Hill Meets Frank Miller – A Life in Comics
Frank Miller
Comic book writer and artist known for The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, Sin City
Independent creator; worked with DC/Marvel
Episode: Joe Hill Meets Frank Miller – A Life in Comics

Hosts

Vas Kristadulu
Host and moderator; leads interviews with authors, scholars, and thought leaders
Georgie Derry
Producer and presenter, interview facilitator

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 454 ratings
  • Ads Break In to Conversation

    Great content but awful intrusive ads. Sadly, have to turn off this podcast. Consider an intro to ads. Respect the listeners.

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    A Turned-off Listener
    United States3 months ago
  • McDonald’s and HSBC advertisers? Sort it out

    In disbelief that at the top of the episode for leading environmentalist Philip Lymbery (Farmageddon, Dead Zones) there is a McDonalds advert for a sausage sandwich breakfast. What an insult. Awful to advertise that regardless of who the guest is but I actually thought it was some kind of joke on this episode

    Apple Podcasts
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    AndrewDSmith00
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Hold guests to account more please. Challenge

    Regularly listen to the podcast. Just had to grit my teeth listening to Anne Applebaum and her very one-sided views on autocracy, and the dangers of foreign countries meddling in the sovereignty of other countries.

    On discussing the history of democracy in Latin America, there was the expected attack on Venezuela (Anne is let’s it be known she is close to the opposition) but what really irks me is that she mentions China, Russia and Iran, fair enough without ANY mention of the numerous interfer... more

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    Waxmask
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Always compelling content!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    plus86
    2 years ago
  • Podcast that makes you happy

    Great variety of deep thoughts that have had an impact on me.

    One of my very favourite series.

    (And I have tried out perhaps 100 !)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bbeatriceb
    Belgium2 years ago

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Thought-provoking interviews with deep intellect and breadth.
High-caliber guests and diverse topics keep episodes fresh.
Audience-friendly balance of rigor and accessibility.
A few episodes spark strong disagreements about perspectives, but generally praised for insight.
Some listeners note ads can disrupt flow and impact the listening experience.

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Jo Marchant – The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment
Q: How did you come to integrate physics and neuroscience in your exploration of now?
The approach started with a focus on physics and mindfulness, then shifted to inner now—conscious perception—and finally to the realization that both outer and inner now must be considered together to understand experience and reality.
Yuval Noah Harari – Making Sense of a World in Crisis (Summer Repeat)
Q: What gives you hope in a world of crisis?
Harari finds hope in humanity's track record of cooperation, the capacity for trust, and the possibility of rebuilding social trust through intentional, charitable engagement and strong institutions.
Yuval Noah Harari – Making Sense of a World in Crisis (Summer Repeat)
Q: Do you think AI should be recognized as having legal personhood and what would that imply for society?
He argues that, technically, AI could be recognized as legal persons if society chooses to, but this raises complex questions about ownership, accountability, and the balance of power between human actors and non-human agents.
Yuval Noah Harari – Making Sense of a World in Crisis (Summer Repeat)
Q: What do you think the shooting of Charlie Kirk and the US political shift tells us about democracy in crisis?
Harari emphasizes that when dialogue breaks down and violence or enforcement replaces conversation, democracy is in peril; the best remedy is to maintain open channels of communication and reject political violence as a solution.
Oscar-nominated Filmmaker Maite Alberdi – A Child of My Own
Q: How did you decide to use actors for the first part of the film?
Using actors allowed the audience to contextualize Alejandra's life within a structured narrative framework, bridging the gap between her personal experience and the broader social context while maintaining a level of emotional distance necessary to explore sensitive topics.

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