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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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On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends– the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies’ Guild– who demanded an immediate investigati... more

One of the most remarkable and progressive physicians of the Victorian age, Dr Joseph Bell's incredible powers of deductive reasoning astonished his students -- including the young Arthur Conan Doyle. Oxford-trained medical historian Lindsey Fitzharr... more

Author and journalist Naomi Klein and writer and activist Astra Taylor join Historian David Olusoga to explore how apocalyptic visions of the future are working to justify the present-day costs of AI – from energy and water-hungry data centres to job... more

Sometimes life can feel like a lot. Even on a good day you will experience stress and fatigue. The nature of modern living guarantees it. However, the problem is not that we think too much, but that our nervous systems are too wound up to rest.

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Recent Guests

Lindsey Fitzharris
Public historian and medical historian, author of “Sleuthhound”
Episode: Historian Lindsey Fitzharris: Dr Joe Bell, the Man Who Inspired Sherlock Holmes
Naomi Klein
Author and journalist
Episode: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Meet David Olusoga - End Times Fascism
Astra Taylor
Writer, activist, and filmmaker
Episode: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Meet David Olusoga - End Times Fascism
David Olusoga
Historian
Episode: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Meet David Olusoga - End Times Fascism
Jillian Lavender
Vedic Meditation teacher and author of Do Reset
Self-employed / Do Reset
Episode: Vedic Meditation Teacher Jillian Lavender — How to Find Clarity
Daron Acemoglu
Economist, Nobel laureate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Episode: Daron Acemoglu Meets Martin Wolf– What Happened to Liberal Democracy?
Martin Wolf
Chronicler and journalist from the Financial Times
Financial Times
Episode: Daron Acemoglu Meets Martin Wolf– What Happened to Liberal Democracy?
Lani Watson
Philosopher, author of Q
Author/Philosopher
Episode: Philosopher Lani Watson – The Power of Asking Questions in a World That Wants Answers
David Duchovny
Actor, writer, poet
Episode: David Duchovny Meets Gina Gershon: About Time

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 453 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 States5 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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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Meet David Olusoga - End Times Fascism
Q: The short film mentioned the Manosphere. How do they align as part of this alliance?
Astra Taylor connects the manosphere to patriarchal politics, natalism, and economic anxiety, noting that some young men may be drawn to promises of superiority and ways to make money. She argues that alternative offers could address loneliness and insecurity.
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Meet David Olusoga - End Times Fascism
Q: How can we resist? And are there alternatives? And is individual resistance possible?
Astra Taylor says individual resistance is not enough to achieve political change. She and Naomi Klein point to collective organizing that offers material improvements, builds community, and addresses inequality and climate change.
Historian Lindsey Fitzharris: Dr Joe Bell, the Man Who Inspired Sherlock Holmes
Q: What, to your mind, was Bell's greatest case?
Fitzharris identifies Bell and Conan Doyle's effort to overturn the conviction of a man accused of murdering William Rice, arguing that Rice's embalming compromised the forensic evidence, as Bell's most compelling case.
Historian Lindsey Fitzharris: Dr Joe Bell, the Man Who Inspired Sherlock Holmes
Q: So who is the subject of your book, Sleuth Hound, and what's his real relationship to Sherlock Holmes?
Joseph Bell was a surgeon and teacher in Edinburgh whose observational diagnostic methods influenced Conan Doyle, one of his medical students, when creating Sherlock Holmes.
Philosopher Lani Watson – The Power of Asking Questions in a World That Wants Answers
Q: Is it possible to become better at asking questions, and how would you start?
Yes. Start by paying attention to the questions that arise in daily life, learn who you are as a questioner using tools like the Questioning Strengths Assessment, and then practice with an organic, context-driven approach rather than following a fixed list of questions.

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