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195. Ant Williams on Training Mental Toughness
May 5, 2026
43m 36s
194. Mark Fabian on Why Wellbeing Beats Happiness
Sep 4, 2025
45m 13s
193. Toby Walsh on Artificial Intelligence
Jun 17, 2025
47m 26s
192. Alex Hutchinson on The Explorer's Gene
Apr 9, 2025
49m 19s
191. Robert Dessaix, Chameleon
Mar 19, 2025
1h 02m 12s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/5/26 |  195. Ant Williams on Training Mental Toughness | Ant Williams knows what it means to perform under pressure. A world-record freediver, he has held his breath for more than eight minutes, dived 100 metres on a single breath, and swum 182 metres beneath solid Arctic ice. In this episode of The Good Life, Ant talks about learning from discomfort, building mental toughness, training for pain, facing risk, and why he believes courage can be practised. From freediving and ice diving to fatherhood and psychology, this is a conversation about what happens when we stop running from failure and start treating it as information. | 43m 36s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 |  194. Mark Fabian on Why Wellbeing Beats Happiness | Mark Fabian is associate professor of public policy at the University of Warwick, UK. He is also an affiliate researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at Cambridge University, and an associate at the Institute for Social Change at the University of Tasmania. In his latest book he challenges our ideas of happiness. From the hedonic treadmill to self-actualisation, he explains why frustration can be part of a meaningful life, why integrity matters more than productivity, and how to align who you are with who you want to be. A thoughtful guide to living with pleasure, fulfillment, and purpose. | 45m 13s | ||||||
| 6/17/25 |  193. Toby Walsh on Artificial Intelligence | On 11 June 2025, I joined UNSW Professor Toby Walsh on stage in Canberra at an ANU-Canberra Times Meet the Author event, to discuss Toby’s new book “The Shortest History of AI”. | 47m 26s | ||||||
| 4/9/25 |  192. Alex Hutchinson on The Explorer's Gene | This week New York Times-bestselling author Alex Hutchinson returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book ‘The Explorer's Gene’. | 49m 19s | ||||||
| 3/19/25 |  191. Robert Dessaix, Chameleon | On 12 March 2025, at an ANU-Canberra Times Meet the Author event, I interviewed Robert Dessaix about his new book ‘Chameleon’. This is a record fourth appearance for Robert on the Good Life podcast (his past fascinating chats are episodes 27, 136 and 172). | 1h 02m 12s | ||||||
| 3/6/25 |  190. Matthew Halteman on Hungry Beautiful Animals | Matthew Halteman is a professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Michigan and a fellow in the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. We spoke about his new book “Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan”, which was published in November 2024 by Basic Books. | 59m 36s | ||||||
| 12/23/24 |  189. Shaun Micallef on Laughter, Stepping Up and Stepping Back | Shaun Micallef on Laughter, Stepping Up and Stepping Back | 56m 47s | ||||||
| 10/1/24 |  188. Dave Eccles and Tadgh Kennelly on Blokes Bonding on Beaches | Dave Eccles and Tadgh Kennelly on Blokes Bonding on Beaches. To find out more about WNOW visit https://www.wnow.com.au/ | 46m 34s | ||||||
| 9/18/24 |  187. Nina Jankowicz and Van Badham on Online Misogyny | Nina Jankowicz and Van Badham on Online Misogyny Nina Jankowicz, American disinformation expert and author of How to Lose the Information War and How to Be a Woman Online, and Van Badham, activist, playwright, and author of QAnon and On discuss disinformation, online harms, and their effect on elections in 2024 and beyond. | 56m 23s | ||||||
| 6/13/24 |  186. Lucas Patchett on front loaders, friends & founding Orange Sky | Lucas Patchett on front loaders, friends & founding Orange Sky - To volunteer with Orange Sky, go to orangesky.org.au | 45m 47s | ||||||
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| 5/9/24 |  185. Sean Turnell on Finding Hope in Myanmar's Most Notorious Jail | 185. Sean Turnell on Finding Hope in Myanmar's Most Notorious Jail | 53m 54s | ||||||
| 3/21/24 |  184. Tanya Plibersek on crime fiction | 184. Tanya Plibersek on crime fiction | 49m 50s | ||||||
| 2/8/24 |  183. Pat Farmer on Running Across Continents | Pat Farmer on Running Across Continents | 1h 11m 20s | ||||||
| 1/31/24 |  182. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on creatively crunching data and the AI revolution | No description provided. | 52m 44s | ||||||
| 11/9/23 |  181. Dana Suskind on building a parent nation | Dana Suskind on building a parent nation | 45m 52s | ||||||
| 10/4/23 |  180. Chris Hammer on writing crime fiction | On 3 October 2023, I joined Chris Hammer on stage at an ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author event to discuss crime fiction writing, with a particular focus on his latest book, “The Seven”. | 53m 08s | ||||||
| 10/3/23 |  179. Catharine Lumby on Biography, Betrayal and Bookwriting | On 28 September 2023, I joined Catharine Lumby on stage at an ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author event to discuss her new biography of Frank Moorhouse. | 31m 40s | ||||||
| 8/3/23 |  178. Michael Brosowski on helping street kids and fighting human trafficking | To make a donation to support Blue Dragon Children Foundation, go to www.bluedragon.org Michael’s blog is at lifeisalongstory.com | 56m 07s | ||||||
| 7/27/23 |  177. Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailing | Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailing | 43m 27s | ||||||
| 7/13/23 |  176. Richard Reeves on boys and men | Richard Reeves on boys and men | 59m 13s | ||||||
| 7/6/23 |  175. Tim Winton on landscape, words and activism | Tim Winton on landscape, words and activism | 55m 08s | ||||||
| 11/11/22 |  Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick (Rebroadcast) | Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick (Rebroadcast). | 50m 04s | ||||||
| 11/4/22 |  174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism | 174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism. | 32m 57s | ||||||
| 7/7/22 |  173. Bo Seo on how to have a good argument | I spoke to Bo Seo about his latest book 'Good Arguments', discussing how in a shouty world, it matters more than ever to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. Our conversation took place as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author Series, in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop. | 1h 00m 03s | ||||||
| 7/1/22 |  Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast) | Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast). | 49m 00s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
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