A Load of BS on Sport: The Behavioural Science Podcast with Daniel Ross and Liam Botham
104 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -A Load of BS on Sport: The Behavioural Science Podcast dives deep into the psychology of what makes elite performers tick; how they think about success and failure, how they find and maintain peak performance, how they manage fear and adversity, how they make decisions under pressure, how they deal with risk and uncertainty.
Daniel is a behavioural science and sports fanatic while Liam is an ex-professional Rugby Union and cricket player, part of a family dynasty of sporting greatness. Together, we talk to top athletes, coaches and psychologists.
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029: Dr Dimitris Xygalatas on the behavioural science of extreme rituals
February 16, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThis is a conversation with anthropologist and cognitive scientist Dr Dimitris Xygalatas, who is an expert in rituals, whether religious, sporting, tribal, individual, collective or otherwise. Rituals are part of all our lives, unconsciously so sometimes. Whether it's birthdays, pre-match warmup exercises or religious ceremonies, we're familiar mainly with low intensity, repetitive ones. It's the more intense, extreme rituals, in particular, which fascinate me for their arousing nature, the...
028: Melissa Hogenboom on motherhood penalties, lean in, miscarriage & post-natal depression (Part 2)
February 02, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWelcome to A Load of BS for the 2nd instalment of my conversation with Melissa Hogenboom, BBC science journalist and author of The Motherhood Complex. Today's show Today, we're talking about the good mother stereotype, the lean in movement, the prohibitive cost of child care, maternal gatekeeping, the motherhood penalty, the lean in movement, the secrecy of miscarriage, women's cognitive labour load, pre and post natal depression, the positive and negative effects of technology on family li...
028: Melissa Hogenboom on motherhood penalties (Part 2)
February 02, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWelcome to A Load of BS for the 2nd instalment of my conversation with Melissa Hogenboom, BBC science journalist and author of The Motherhood Complex. Today's show Today, we're talking about the good mother stereotype, the lean in movement, the prohibitive cost of child care, maternal gatekeeping, the motherhood penalty, the lean in movement, the secrecy of miscarriage, women's cognitive labour load, pre and post natal depression, the positive and negative effects of technology on family li...
027: Melissa Hogenboom on matrescence & the mum brain (Part 1)
January 25, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week, I'm talking to Melissa Hogenboom, BBC science journalist and writer of The Motherhood Complex, an exposé of motherhood warts and all. It's a very personal and thoroughly researched discussion examining behaviours related to pregnancy and motherhood and presents the deep and unresolved challenges as far as how society views the different roles parents play in raising children. It exposes the stigma and biases that women still experience, suffer from when pregnant, as carers and as ...
027: Melissa Hogenboom on pregnancy, matrescence, the mum brain & gender bias (Part 1)
January 25, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThis week, I'm talking to Melissa Hogenboom, BBC science journalist and writer of The Motherhood Complex, an exposé of motherhood warts and all. It's a very personal and thoroughly researched discussion examining behaviours related to pregnancy and motherhood and presents the deep and unresolved challenges as far as how society views the different roles parents play in raising children. It exposes the stigma and biases that women still experience, suffer from when pregnant, as carers and as ...
026: Dr Jesse Bering on suicide, sex, fetishes and other curious behaviour (Part 2)
January 17, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week I'm sharing the second part of my conversation with experimental psychologist Dr Jesse Bering, an American but Director of the Centre for Science Communication at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Last week, we discussed the science of the afterlife, out of body experiences and Jesse's experience of his own mother's death. This time we venture into the no less complicated and controversial subjects of suicide, sexuality and fetishes; not your normal weekly grocery bag, but ...
026: Dr Jesse Bering on suicide, sex & fetishes (Part 2)
January 17, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThis week I'm sharing the second part of my conversation with experimental psychologist Dr Jesse Bering, an American but Director of the Centre for Science Communication at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Last week, we discussed the science of the afterlife, out of body experiences and Jesse's experience of his own mother's death. This time we venture into the no less complicated and controversial subjects of suicide, sexuality and fetishes; not your normal weekly grocery bag, but ...
025: Dr Jess Bering on the science of the afterlife (Part 1)
January 12, 2022 22:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBFor those of you overwhelmed by the load of BS consuming British politics at the moment, turn the news off, crack open some supermarket rosé, unpeel the sausage rolls and get stuck in and enjoy this half hour event. Please stay to the end and I make no apology for that invitation. By the way, if you want to put questions forward to any of my guests, you're very welcome. Email me at [email protected] or send me a tweet @danielsjross and I'll credit you on the show. Upcoming guests are ...
025: Dr Jess Bering on the afterlife (Part 1)
January 12, 2022 22:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBFor those of you overwhelmed by the load of BS consuming British politics at the moment, turn the news off, crack open some supermarket rosé, unpeel the sausage rolls and get stuck in and enjoy this half hour event. Please stay to the end and I make no apology for that invitation. By the way, if you want to put questions forward to any of my guests, you're very welcome. Email me at [email protected] or send me a tweet @danielsjross and I'll credit you on the show. Upcoming guests are ...
024: David Aaronovitch on conspiracy theories, truth, QAnon & social media
January 05, 2022 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFriends, There is no dry January on A Load of BS. It’s time for much needed refreshment. Vodkast & Soda In my 2021: My Year of Total BS essay, I shared with you some personal ruminations on BS and this publication’s motivation. Put simply, the raison d’être of A Load of BS is to try to explain why we do the things we do. Furthermore, I’d like to include your questions in my podcasts. My next two conversations are with Melissa Hogenboom and Dave Trott. Melissa is a BBC science journal...
024: David Aaronovitch on conspiracy theories
January 05, 2022 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFriends, There is no dry January on A Load of BS. It’s time for much needed refreshment. Vodkast & Soda In my 2021: My Year of Total BS essay, I shared with you some personal ruminations on BS and this publication’s motivation. Put simply, the raison d’être of A Load of BS is to try to explain why we do the things we do. Furthermore, I’d like to include your questions in my podcasts. My next two conversations are with Melissa Hogenboom and Dave Trott. Melissa is a BBC science journal...
023: 2021 My Year of Total BS - behavioural science but not as you know it
December 27, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBThis is an episode on my reflections and motivations on 2021 talking A Load of BS, where I want to take it in 2022, and, importantly, why I want to hear more from you! In this end of year episode, I'm also sharing how I got started, what I've learned and what are the core messages at the heart of A Load of BS. In essence, my goal is to shine light on the peculiarity, uncertainty and complexity of our existence, and give context and comfort to our associated anxieties and fears. We tend to ...
023: 2021 My Year of Total BS
December 27, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBThis is an episode on my reflections and motivations on 2021 talking A Load of BS, where I want to take it in 2022, and, importantly, why I want to hear more from you! In this end of year episode, I'm also sharing how I got started, what I've learned and what are the core messages at the heart of A Load of BS. In essence, my goal is to shine light on the peculiarity, uncertainty and complexity of our existence, and give context and comfort to our associated anxieties and fears. We tend to ...
022: Rory Sutherland & Pete Dyson on Transport for Humans
December 15, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to the Christmas holiday episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast'. This will be the last of 2021 and we are going out with a bang by welcoming back Rory Sutherland and co-author Pete Dyson to discuss their new book 'Transport for Humans: Are we nearly there yet?' CrankWheel sponsors A Load of BS Firstly, I am excited to introduce you to my new sponsor, and that is CrankWheel. Some people have the ability to paint a picture in a few words. CrankWhee...
022: Rory Sutherland & Pete Dyson on planes, trains & automobiles
December 15, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to the Christmas holiday episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast'. This will be the last of 2021 and we are going out with a bang by welcoming back Rory Sutherland and co-author Pete Dyson to discuss their new book 'Transport for Humans: Are we nearly there yet?' CrankWheel sponsors A Load of BS Firstly, I am excited to introduce you to my new sponsor, and that is CrankWheel. Some people have the ability to paint a picture in a few words. CrankWhee...
021: Nir Eyal on why we get distracted, to-do lists & terrible meetings (Part 2)
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast'. This week, I welcome back psychologist, technologist and businessman Nir Eyal to talk more about habits and distractions; what forms them and how we overcome the worst of them. This episode is no different from part 1 for its tempo, energy and richness of content. Today however, we're zooming in on distractions rather than the subject of habits. These 25 minutes are packed with practical and simpl...
021: Nir Eyal on why we get distracted (Part 2)
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast'. This week, I welcome back psychologist, technologist and businessman Nir Eyal to talk more about habits and distractions; what forms them and how we overcome the worst of them. This episode is no different from part 1 for its tempo, energy and richness of content. Today however, we're zooming in on distractions rather than the subject of habits. These 25 minutes are packed with practical and simpl...
020: Henry Winter on total football, the World Cup, ritual, groupthink & Gareth Southgate
November 30, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast' with me Daniel Ross. This week, I welcome Henry Winter, Chief Football Writer at The Times newspaper. Henry is without doubt one of the very best practitioners of his art and I hope you sense his thoughtfulness and erudition in this conversation. Before The Times, Henry was a football correspondent at The Telegraph for 21 years and prior to that he wrote at The Independent in its very earliest days....
020: Henry Winter on football, bloody hell!
November 30, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast' with me Daniel Ross. This week, I welcome Henry Winter, Chief Football Writer at The Times newspaper. Henry is without doubt one of the very best practitioners of his art and I hope you sense his thoughtfulness and erudition in this conversation. Before The Times, Henry was a football correspondent at The Telegraph for 21 years and prior to that he wrote at The Independent in its very earliest days....
019: Nir Eyal on why Facebook is not the problem (Part 1)
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBYou can find my podcasts on all the usual platforms, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Do give me a 5 star review! And let me know what you think of it all on Twitter @danielsjross. These podcasts are my greatest project and they are only worthwhile with your support! If you’re new to A Load of BS, do subscribe or follow me so new pods land automatically in your favourites! Fellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast'. This week, I welc...
019: Nir Eyal on building healthy habits, technology & the wonder of TikTok (Part 1)
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBYou can find my podcasts on all the usual platforms, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Do give me a 5 star review! And let me know what you think of it all on Twitter @danielsjross. These podcasts are my greatest project and they are only worthwhile with your support! If you’re new to A Load of BS, do subscribe or follow me so new pods land automatically in your favourites! Fellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast'. This week, I welc...
018: Danny Finkelstein on moderation, proportion & political psychology
November 18, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast' with me Daniel Ross. From Lineker last week down the middle to Finkelstein centre right, I'm ringing the changes for this midweek game to welcome writer, Times newspaper commentator and Conservative Party moderniser, moderate, maven and former advisor to William Hague, George Osborne and David Cameron - the Baron of Pinner, Danny Finkelstein. Prior to his work helping to transition the Conservative...
018: Danny Finkelstein on moderation, proportion, Cialdini & political psychology
November 18, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to another episode of 'A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast' with me Daniel Ross. From Lineker last week down the middle to Finkelstein centre right, I'm ringing the changes for this midweek game to welcome writer, Times newspaper commentator and Conservative Party moderniser, moderate, maven and former advisor to William Hague, George Osborne and David Cameron - the Baron of Pinner, Danny Finkelstein. Prior to his work helping to transition the Conservative...
017: Gary Lineker on World Cup penalties, Paul Gascoigne, superstition & the psychology of sport
November 11, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast. Today, as we take a turn in the road towards other areas of BS, I am thrilled to welcome none other than Gary Lineker to the show to discuss the psychology of sport with me. For many, Gary needs little introduction, but I'm going to give you one anyway because that's how these things work. We need a little build up, some anticipation. Gary was one of the great footballers of his generation, joining his boyhood club Leicester City i...
017: Gary Lineker on the psychology of sport
November 11, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast. Today, as we take a turn in the road towards other areas of BS, I am thrilled to welcome none other than Gary Lineker to the show to discuss the psychology of sport with me. For many, Gary needs little introduction, but I'm going to give you one anyway because that's how these things work. We need a little build up, some anticipation. Gary was one of the great footballers of his generation, joining his boyhood club Leicester City i...
017: Gary Lineker on football World Cup penalties, Paul Gascoigne, superstition & the psychology of sport
November 11, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWelcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast. Today, as we take a turn in the road towards other areas of BS, I am thrilled to welcome none other than Gary Lineker to the show to discuss the psychology of sport with me. For many, Gary needs little introduction, but I'm going to give you one anyway because that's how these things work. We need a little build up, some anticipation. Gary was one of the great footballers of his generation, joining his boyhood club Leicester City i...
016: Marc A. Ross on political self-sabotage & Rory Sutherland's 'make it pink' boardroom strategy
October 31, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast and to Part 2 of my conversation with Washington based political strategist Marc A. Ross. For those of you who tuned in to Part 1, you'll remember Marc's exuberant, ebullient and entertaining style; his infectious enthusiasm for his subject. And you'll also remember that we covered a lot of ground. Marc shared his great anecdote about Clinton's candy shop in regard to exerting power and influence, we discussed the delus...
016: Marc A. Ross on political BS (Part 2)
October 31, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast and to Part 2 of my conversation with Washington based political strategist Marc A. Ross. For those of you who tuned in to Part 1, you'll remember Marc's exuberant, ebullient and entertaining style; his infectious enthusiasm for his subject. And you'll also remember that we covered a lot of ground. Marc shared his great anecdote about Clinton's candy shop in regard to exerting power and influence, we discussed the delus...
015: Marc A. Ross on political BS (Part 1)
October 22, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBFellow BSers, If you liked House of Cards (UK version wins every time) or The West Wing, you’re in for a treat. This week, I welcome political strategist, namesake and keeper of our eponymous tartan and ice shelf, Marc A. Ross to A Load of BS. Marc’s storytelling, his exuberance and his experience at the forefront of global politics glitters through both Part 1 and Part 2 of our conversation. Marc is a political nut; he fell in love with Reagan’s campaign in 1984 as a young teenager and h...
015: Marc A. Ross on Bill Clinton's candy shop, reciprocity political power & influence
October 22, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBFellow BSers, If you liked House of Cards (UK version wins every time) or The West Wing, you’re in for a treat. This week, I welcome political strategist, namesake and keeper of our eponymous tartan and ice shelf, Marc A. Ross to A Load of BS. Marc’s storytelling, his exuberance and his experience at the forefront of global politics glitters through both Part 1 and Part 2 of our conversation. Marc is a political nut; he fell in love with Reagan’s campaign in 1984 as a young teenager and h...
015: Marc A. Ross on Bill Clinton's candy shop, reciprocity political power & influence
October 22, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBFellow BSers, If you liked House of Cards (UK version wins every time) or The West Wing, you’re in for a treat. This week, I welcome political strategist, namesake and keeper of our eponymous tartan and ice shelf, Marc A. Ross to A Load of BS. Marc’s storytelling, his exuberance and his experience at the forefront of global politics glitters through both Part 1 and Part 2 of our conversation. Marc is a political nut; he fell in love with Reagan’s campaign in 1984 as a young teenager and h...
014: Gerald Ashley on risk, replication crisis & pandemic costs
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast with me Daniel Ross. Today, my guest once again is Gerald Ashley, a re-formed financial markets man and now BS expert with strong interests in change, risk and decision making. Indeed, Gerald has written books on the subject, is a regular media contributor and happily is hitting the live speaking circuit again after too long a gap. That story we know. Today, we're talking about: Our over connected world and the pressu...
014: Gerald Ashley on risk and uncertainty (Part 2)
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to A Load of BS: The Behavioural Science Podcast with me Daniel Ross. Today, my guest once again is Gerald Ashley, a re-formed financial markets man and now BS expert with strong interests in change, risk and decision making. Indeed, Gerald has written books on the subject, is a regular media contributor and happily is hitting the live speaking circuit again after too long a gap. That story we know. Today, we're talking about: Our over connected world and the pressu...
013: Gerald Ashley on risk and uncertainty (Part 1)
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBFellow BSers, If you're in the mood for listening to the sharpest minds talking absolute BS, you're in the right place. Which naturally brings me to my guest Gerald Ashley, and as we've done in the past, today is part 1 of 2. I think bitesize is more digestible and there's no harm in a gentle pause between this week's very savoury smack in the face of beef wellington before indulging next time in the palette cleansing ice cream finale. Gerald has years of experience in financial markets, ...
013: Gerald Ashley on decision making cycles, Knightian uncertainty & bird food
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBFellow BSers, If you're in the mood for listening to the sharpest minds talking absolute BS, you're in the right place. Which naturally brings me to my guest Gerald Ashley, and as we've done in the past, today is part 1 of 2. I think bitesize is more digestible and there's no harm in a gentle pause between this week's very savoury smack in the face of beef wellington before indulging next time in the palette cleansing ice cream finale. Gerald has years of experience in financial markets, ...
012: Joe Fattorini on wine (Part 2)
October 06, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBFellow BSers, Part 1 of my interview with Joe was so well received that I’m sharing Part 2 already with a tinge of melancholy; for now at least, there is no more. So like the gourmands that you are, savour this and chew well. Then get on Twitter and start the campaign for an urgent Part 3. Enough drama! In this episode, we discuss: Why we drink so much Champagne Innovation in wine production Environmental challenges Joe’s new venture Pix.com and Lots of novel wine ideas Referenced...
012: Joe Fattorini on innovation in wine & why we drink so much Champagne
October 06, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBFellow BSers, Part 1 of my interview with Joe was so well received that I’m sharing Part 2 already with a tinge of melancholy; for now at least, there is no more. So like the gourmands that you are, savour this and chew well. Then get on Twitter and start the campaign for an urgent Part 3. Enough drama! In this episode, we discuss: Why we drink so much Champagne Innovation in wine production Environmental challenges Joe’s new venture Pix.com and Lots of novel wine ideas Referenced...
011: Joe Fattorini on wine BS (Part 1)
September 30, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to Part 1 of my interview with Joe Fattorini. These next episodes combine two of my loves; wine and BS, and there’s plenty of each in the other! Joe is a brilliant guest - warm, insightful and hugely knowledgeable. If you like wine, if you like BS, you'll love this show. If you think about it for a moment, we can all reflect on wine moments in our lives when deciding what to choose was riddled with anxiety; be it a romantic occasion, gifting to one’s in-laws or lubr...
011: Joe Fattorini on the behavioural science of wine, Veblen goods & celebrity endorsement
September 30, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBFellow BSers, Welcome to Part 1 of my interview with Joe Fattorini. These next episodes combine two of my loves; wine and BS, and there’s plenty of each in the other! Joe is a brilliant guest - warm, insightful and hugely knowledgeable. If you like wine, if you like BS, you'll love this show. If you think about it for a moment, we can all reflect on wine moments in our lives when deciding what to choose was riddled with anxiety; be it a romantic occasion, gifting to one’s in-laws or lubr...
010: Rory Sutherland in jail in Qatar (The BONUS episode)
September 22, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBFellow BSers, Many of you have listened to Parts 1 and 2 of my interview with Rory Sutherland; ad man, author and BS aficionado. Links above for those of you careless enough to miss them. This bonus is a perfect digestif cum coda, the Thursday eau de vie that you’ve been looking for, a 15 minute morsel to electrify your 574th consecutive tracksuit bottomed home lunch. This is a final treat from Rory, the BONUS episode in which Rory shares his story of airport arrest and a spine tingling...
009: Paul Craven on skill vs luck and Aristotle's rhetorical triangle
September 16, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWelcome to Part 2 of my interview with behavioural economics expert Paul Craven. After almost 30 years in asset management working for the city’s biggest names, Paul’s passion is understanding “how real people make real decisions in the real world.” Paul gives over 50 talks a year around the world to audiences from investors to doctors to lawyers to entrepreneurs explaining the tricks our minds play. Check out Paul’s website logo for one of them. If you missed Part 1 of this interview, you ...
009: Paul Craven on markets, magic & mental short cuts (PART 2)
September 16, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWelcome to Part 2 of my interview with behavioural economics expert Paul Craven. After almost 30 years in asset management working for the city’s biggest names, Paul’s passion is understanding “how real people make real decisions in the real world.” Paul gives over 50 talks a year around the world to audiences from investors to doctors to lawyers to entrepreneurs explaining the tricks our minds play. Check out Paul’s website logo for one of them. If you missed Part 1 of this interview, you ...
008: Rory Sutherland on Kahneman & susceptibility to decision making biases
September 08, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBWelcome to Part 2 of my interview with the inimitable Rory Sutherland. Rory is the Global Vice-Chairman of renowned ad agency Ogilvy, has a brain the size of a football and talks BS like the best of them. For those of you who listened to Part 1 of my interview with Rory, you'll remember that we paused with my question about Rory's own susceptibility to decision making biases. We pick up immediately with his answer to that question. In this episode, we discuss: Kahneman and susceptibility ...
008: Rory Sutherland on Kahneman & susceptibility to decision making biases
September 08, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBWelcome to Part 2 of my interview with the inimitable Rory Sutherland. Rory is the Global Vice-Chairman of renowned ad agency Ogilvy, has a brain the size of a football and talks BS like the best of them. For those of you who listened to Part 1 of my interview with Rory, you'll remember that we paused with my question about Rory's own susceptibility to decision making biases. We pick up immediately with his answer to that question. In this episode, we discuss: Kahneman and susceptibility ...
008: Rory Sutherland on alchemy and psycho-logic (PART 2)
September 08, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBWelcome to Part 2 of my interview with the inimitable Rory Sutherland. Rory is the Global Vice-Chairman of renowned ad agency Ogilvy, has a brain the size of a football and talks BS like the best of them. For those of you who listened to Part 1 of my interview with Rory, you'll remember that we paused with my question about Rory's own susceptibility to decision making biases. We pick up immediately with his answer to that question. In this episode, we discuss: Kahneman and susceptibility ...
007: Paul Craven on markets, magic & mental shortcuts
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB'How real people make real decisions in the real world' My guest today is Paul Craven. Paul is a BS expert with close to 30 years experience in financial markets where he worked for Schroders, PIMCO and little known boutique Goldman Sachs. Under the umbrella now of Craven Partners, he is a keynote conference and after dinner speaker, covering topics such as decision making, investment and sales, all from a behavioural and psychological perspective. Paul is also a magician, a member of the...
007: Paul Craven on financial market bias, magic & mental shortcuts
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB'How real people make real decisions in the real world' My guest today is Paul Craven. Paul is a BS expert with close to 30 years experience in financial markets where he worked for Schroders, PIMCO and little known boutique Goldman Sachs. Under the umbrella now of Craven Partners, he is a keynote conference and after dinner speaker, covering topics such as decision making, investment and sales, all from a behavioural and psychological perspective. Paul is also a magician, a member of the...
006: Rory Sutherland on alchemy, psycho-logic & the power of Red Bull
August 26, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBI'm delighted that my guest in this episode of Paths Less Trodden is the inimitable Rory Sutherland. Rory is vice chairman of advertising agency Ogilvy Group and is an expert on consumer behaviour, trends and the influence of the internet. He analyses what branding means, what creativity is, and the value of persuasion over compulsion. He is a speaker around the world from TED to his own behavioural science festival Nudgestock. He is also an accomplished author (he published 'Alchemy: The ...
006: Rory Sutherland on alchemy and psycho-logic (PART 1)
August 26, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBI'm delighted that my guest in this episode of Paths Less Trodden is the inimitable Rory Sutherland. Rory is vice chairman of advertising agency Ogilvy Group and is an expert on consumer behaviour, trends and the influence of the internet. He analyses what branding means, what creativity is, and the value of persuasion over compulsion. He is a speaker around the world from TED to his own behavioural science festival Nudgestock. He is also an accomplished author (he published 'Alchemy: The ...
005: The Butcher from Brooklyn - Jack Butcher, the creator economy, design and rapid business scaling
August 17, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBThe quality of my guests is amazing. I am thrilled to share my conversation with Jack Butcher with you in this episode. Jack is at the forefront of the online creator economy with his business Visualize Value, a design and consulting company based in New York. He is a graphic designer by trade, having spent a decade working in Fortune 100 advertising in NYC as a creative director for multi-billion dollar brands like Mercedes-Benz, McDonald's and Unilever. In his words, ‘fun, but the opposite...