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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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Thinking about your life is a normal part of being human.  Often, it is helpful to analyse a situation or revisit a problem in your mind, but if you find yourself constantly dwelling on your thoughts – with no sign of resolution – then it becomes a p... more

How did a 1960s spoof of Cold War technocracy become a bible for far-right militias in the present? Political journalist Phil Tinline traces the strange journey of the Report from Iron Mountain.

In the mid 1960s, a group of New York satirists concei... more

Tom Holland is a storyteller whose range and erudition seem to be as unbounded as history himself. Already a wildly acclaimed bestselling author, his chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, the third most downloaded podcast globally, made supersta... more

Coming of age has always been a time of angst and inner turmoil, especially for girls. But today, those worries exist in a world of AR filters, TikTok “plastic surgeons,” dating apps, hookup culture, online porn, profit-driven therapy apps, and even ... more

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Jessamy Hibberd
Clinical psychologist and author of The Overthinking Cure
Author, The Overthinking Cure
Episode: Jessamy Hibberd – How to Free Your Mind From Overthinking
Phil Tinline
Political journalist and author of Ghosts of Iron Mountain
Author, Ghosts of Iron Mountain
Episode: Phil Tinline - Iron Mountain and the Birth of American Conspiracy Culture
Tom Holland
Best-selling author and translator involved in the discussion of Suetonius and the Caesars
Author, Translator
Episode: Tom Holland Meets Armando Iannucci — What The Lives of the Caesars Can Teach Us About Politics
Armando Iannucci
Comedian and writer/facilitator of the conversation
Writer/Comedian
Episode: Tom Holland Meets Armando Iannucci — What The Lives of the Caesars Can Teach Us About Politics
Freya India
Author of Girls, explores commodification of teenage girls
Author
Episode: Freya India - The Commodification of Girls and How to Fight Back
Nicole LePera
Holistic psychologist, internationally bestselling author
Holistic Psychology / book: Reparenting the Inner Child
Episode: Holistic Psychologist Nicole LePera – Reparenting the Inner Child
Nina Allan
Award-winning novelist, co-author of The Illuminated Man
Author
Episode: Nina Allan - The Many Worlds of JG Ballard
Antony Beevor
Public historian and author of Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs
Author, BeevorBooks (historian)
Episode: Antony Beevor – Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs
Suzanne Simard
Professor of Forest Ecology, University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Episode: Ecologist Suzanne Simard - Lessons of the Forest

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Vas Kristadoulou
Host of the podcast known for engaging interviews with influential guests, often exploring complex societal issues.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 445 ratings
  • 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 Kingdom8 months 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

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    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
  • Adverts

    An opportunity to hear influential ‘global thinkers’ discuss deeply significant topics but - all credibility is lost when the discussions are interrupted by adverts for crypto currency and the gambling industry.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Blenheim 2020
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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Jessamy Hibberd – How to Free Your Mind From Overthinking
Q: What is the biggest immediate impact one habit can have?
The core rule is not to think about things when you're feeling bad; broader advice adds that accepting life as it is and adjusting expectations can markedly improve mood and reduce overthinking.
Jessamy Hibberd – How to Free Your Mind From Overthinking
Q: What exactly does choosing your response to thoughts look like in a stressful real-life situation?
Start by noticing the spotlight of attention, pause to see what's there, then either step out of the thought or shift mood before engaging with it; in urgent cases you may need to gradually remove the thought's hold by mindful or neutral activities, then re-engage with challenging the thought when mood improves.
Holistic Psychologist Nicole LePera – Reparenting the Inner Child
Q: How do you determine whether you've done enough healing or risk becoming addicted to the process?
Healing requires balance between rest and continued growth, recognizing that the nervous system adapts over time, and that flexibility and compassionate self-regulation are key; backsliding can occur under stress, so the goal is sustained but adaptable progress.
Holistic Psychologist Nicole LePera – Reparenting the Inner Child
Q: What piece of advice would you give your past self?
I would remind little Nicole of her inherent worthiness, independent of achievement, and carry that inner assurance forward, acknowledging that parts of me will remain and that I can choose how to respond to them in the future.
Nina Allan - The Many Worlds of JG Ballard
Q: Can you speak to the collaboration with Christopher Priest on the book and how you navigated finishing his contributions after his illness?
The collaboration evolved as an act of shared purpose; I outlined how the book would unfold, and despite the emotional weight, it became a way to honor Chris's voice while also letting Ballard's text and life speak through the different perspectives we brought to the project.

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