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The You Project
The You Project is a 30-90 minute dose of inspiration and education hosted by Craig Harper with great stories, ideas, strategies and lessons from high-performers in sport, business, science, media and health.
Episodes
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#1952 Public Speaking - Bobby Cappuccio
While this episode is partly a conversation for anyone interested in learning about the science, art and profession of public speaking, Bobby and I also share…
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#1951 Tidbits & Titbits - Harps & Tiff
Despite the title, I’m not even being inappropriate. For a change. This chat with Tiff was full of curious and tasty tid or titbits. In a brief but…
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#1950 Dating AI - Patrick Bonello
Well, this was probably the 'loosest' instalment of TYP in almost two thousand episodes. I blame Patrick. And Tiff. I was just an unsuspecting pawn in their…
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#1949 The Biology of Trauma - Dr. Aimie Apigian
You know what I love about my TYP 'job'? I'm always talking with people who have so much to teach me; people with profound knowledge, experience, understanding…
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#1948 The Science Of You - Dr. Jodi Richardson
Trying figure how you work, is a lifelong challenge. You don't work like me. Or anyone, actually. Well, not exactly. Physically, mentally, emotionally…
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#1947 Speaking Of Vasectomies - Dr. Cam McDonald
So, Dr. Cam had the snip (24 hours before we chatted) and no, he probably didn't want me leading with this for the show notes but f**k it, here we are. Okay…
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#1946 Are Your Thoughts Even Yours? - Harps
We like to think we're independent thinkers, making conscious choices and forming our own ideas. But what if you're more influenced than you realise? What if…
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#1945 The Dangers Of Fitness & Health Tech - Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith is back on TYP asking more great questions and this is an important and relevant conversation for many; especially those of us using some form of…
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#1944 15 Things I Want You To Know - Harps
If I had a kid who was old enough to have a somewhat grown-up conversation, where I could share with them some things that I believe are important for everyone…
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#1943 How And Why We Self-Sabotage - Harps
Some of us have been getting in our own way for years. Shooting ourselves in the metaphoric foot, undermining our own goals, sabotaging our dreams and quite…
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#1942 Vapes, Cults & Low-Cost Addictions - David Gillespie
This was a fun episode exploring everything from the new more 'affordable’ addictions, the changing habits (pun intended) of addicted Aussies, the…
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#1941 Adaptability Quotient - Dr. Carlos Davidovich
How well can you adapt? Deal with the unknown, uncertain, uncomfortable, unfamiliar and unpredictable (all the 'uns')? According to Dr. Carlos Davidovich (MD)…
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#1940 Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks - Steven Kotler
Today we are revisiting a fascinating conversation about human optimisation. Specifically, getting ‘better’ as we get older, challenging…
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#1939 The Home Straight - Harps & Tiff
In the context of the average Aussie life expectancy for a bloke being 81.1 years and me being 62 in September, statistically I'm on the home straight. If I'm…
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#1938 Coffee Concrete - Patrick Bonello
In this chat with the loveable TYP Nerd (and Tiff), we talk about concrete being made (partially) from leftover coffee grounds, why your dishwasher might be…
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#1937 Random Acts Of Kindness - Bobby Cappuccio
This was a reflective and meandering chat with Bobby and I loved it. We meandered through lessons and insights from childhood (his and mine), random acts of…
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#1936 The Sickcare System - Dr. Jeff Gross
What I love about Dr. Jeff is that, apart from being a Medical Doctor and a Spine Fellowship Trained Neurological Surgeon, he's medically curious, open-minded…
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#1935 Brainwashing, Mind Control & Hyperpersuasion - Professor Rebecca Lemov
Professor Rebecca Lemov is a historian of science at Harvard University, specialising in the history of the human and behavioural sciences. She serves as a…
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#1934 The Mind Architect - Peter Crone
Hi Team, I’m back on deck from tomorrow with new eps but today I’m re-sharing one of my favourites with a legit guru. *I’m embarrassed to say…
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#1933 Walking On Soft Sand - Harps
This is a weird, brief (but interesting) mini-pod. You might like it. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology found that walking on soft sand…
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#1932 Monkey Bars, Scraped Knees & Coming Last - Dr. Jodi Richardson
In this chat with TYP fave Dr. Jodi Richardson, we talk about navigating life with anxiety and we explore some interesting questions like.. what's something…
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#1931 Reading The Room - Bobby Cappuccio
This time around, Bobby and I talk about the art, science and practice of reading a room, understanding an audience, building rapport, developing confidence…
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#1930 New Research: Older Dads & Their Older Sperm | David Gillespie
"Blokes can become a dad at any age" is the story most of us have been told. And while it's kind-of true, it's only part of the story. And who better to pull…
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#1929 Finding Your Purpose - Harps
Purpose. Do we have only one? Or maybe more? Does it change over time? Do we need to 'discover' our purpose under some mystical rock? Or perhaps it comes to us…
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#1928 Just What The Doctor Ordered - Dr. Dinesh Palipana
Hi Team, I’m under the PhD pump at the moment, but I’ll be back tomorrow with a brand new ep. Today we’re revisiting one of my favourite…
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#1927 Better Than Yesterday - Harps
This is a simple little chat around the very broad objective - one that most of us have - of getting better. Whatever that means to you personally. It's…
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#1926 D*ck Togs & Hand Warmers - Patrick Bonello
I honestly don't know what to tell you about this episode other than I had a lot of fun, there was some inappropriate R-rated content, Patrick has Raynaud's…
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#1925 We Grow Old Because We Stop Playing - Harps
I think George Bernard Shaw was onto something when he declared "we don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." It's long…
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#1924 Doing Better Than You Feel - Harps & Tiff
Sometimes you feel like physical, mental, and/or emotional crap but the situation, role, task, or job at hand requires you to step up, when you feel like lying…
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#1923 Self-Awareness, Anxiety & Behaviour Change – Dr. Lillian Nejad
Sometimes what we want is the couch, Cheetos and Netflix. Sometimes what we need is to get up, lean into the discomfort, and do the thing. Our resident…
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#1922 How Much Do We Really Know? - Dr. Cam McDonald
Of all there is to know, how much does 'the smartest species' actually know? My guess is, not nearly as much as we'd like to believe. Dr. Cam's back and this…
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#1921 Movement Is Medicine - Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith is back for more free coaching (I know what she's up to), hitting me with the hard questions about the multi-dimensional process of getting in…
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#1920 The Return Of The Larrakin Paramedic - Scott Douglas
Mr. Popularity, Scotty Douglas, is back - regaling us with stories of his travels, trials tribulations and triumphs. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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#1919 It's Not About The Nail - Bobby Cappuccio
This time Bobby and I talk about dealing with (supporting, talking to, understanding) people who are stressed and maybe even having something of a meltdown. We…
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#1918 Hormones Are A F****r - Amelia Phillips
Amelia Phillips is a renowned Nutritionist and Exercise Scientist, doing lots of great stuff, helping lots of people, educating and inspiring the masses…
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#1917 How To Start A Cult - David Gillespie
This was one of my favourite chats with David and Tiff. It was super interesting and the great man's giant intellect and expansive knowledge never ceases to…
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#1916 The Sperm-Decapitating Parasite - Dr. Bill Sullivan
There's a title you probably won't see again. Doctor Bill goes above and beyond on in this episode of TYP, and we find ourselves chatting about the male…
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#1915 The Larrikin Paramedic - Scott Douglas
Every now and then I meet someone I want my listeners to meet. Someone I want to keep listening to. Someone whose story is simultaneously inspiring…
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#1914 The Slippery Nature Of Intelligence - Harps
We could call this a podcast-ette. This brief episode is me riffing on the nature of intelligence; an idea that some people might find ironic and I wouldn't…
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#1913 Hit Snooze, You Lose - Patrick Bonello
Patrick's back at TYP Central sharing the tech love and a few borderline stories that may or may not p**s off his identical twin brother. This time we talk…
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#1912 Rejection, Recovery and Reinvention - Dee Dee Dunleavy
I've known Dee Dee Dunleavy for decades but this chat was literally the first time we have spoken (at all) in years. I won't give away too much about the…
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#1911 Meaningful Work - Toby Morrison
Toby Morrison is back and we had a great conversation about everything from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, leadership, communication and problem solving, to the…
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#1910 AI And You - Pete Shepherd
Two Metre Peter (aka Pete Shepherd) is back dropping truth bombs, inspiring the masses, sharing his considerable wisdom and doing his best to make sense of the…
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#1909 From Humble Beginnings - Dr. John Demartini
Dr. John Demartini is a polymath, world-renowned human behaviour expert, internationally published author (forty-plus books), global educator and the founder…
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#1908 Go Where You Grow - Harps
"Go where you grow" - yep it's a cheesy saying but behind the cheese, it's a solid message. So many of us talk about personal growth, while simultaneously…
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#1907 The Impossibility of Objectivity - Harps
We love the idea of being objective. Open-minded. Willing to learn new things, unlearn old things, admit when we get things wrong and to look at 'old things'…
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#1906 Meta-Perception Explained (Kind Of) - Harps
My ambitious goal was to distil my five and a half years of PhD research into an easy-to-understand, user-friendly, non-jargon-y, thirty-ish minute podcast…
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#1905 How Hard Is Too Hard? - Bobby Cappuccio
"Go hard or go home".. advice (I use that terms loosely) that has been handed out to all kinds of people in all kinds of situations for ever. But is it…
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#1904 Is Your Phone Giving You ADHD? - David Gillespie
You probably won't be surprised when I tell you that the incidence and diagnosis of ADHD has increased a bazillion percent over the last two decades (well…
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#1903 Inflammaging - Dr. Jeff Gross
In this episode of TYP, Dr. Jeff introduces us to the idea of inflammaging, which is the chronic, low-grade inflammation that characterises aging. We also chat…
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#1902 Tommy Gets 'God Curious' - Tommy Jackett
Obviously once people succeed, they're perpetually happy. Obviously. Every day is Disney Movie of fun, laughter, and awesomeness, with zero problems or…
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#1901 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT2)
Hey Team, hope you’re great! I’m being an awesome son for a day or two, so I thought we’d revisit this episode that I recorded a while back…
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#1900 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT1)
Hey Team, hope you’re great! I’m being an awesome son for a day or two, so I thought we’d revisit this episode that I recorded a while back…
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#1899 Tech, Extortion & Chinese Cars - Patrick Bonello
TYP'S resident geek (Patrick) is back trying to share the tech love - and while he did a pretty good job - I gotta say, this episode was one of the funnier…
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#1898 Interviewed By A Listener (the last bit) - Kelly Smith
In part 3 with Kelly, we unpacked her last five questions and they, are these... 1. When did you stop equating your physicality with contentment/happiness? 2…
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#1897 Interviewed By A Listener - Kelly Smith (PT2)
Kelly Smith is a long-time TYP listener and when I recently did a callout for some listener questions, Kelly volunteered to be the on-air asker of said…
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#1896 Interviewed By A Listener - Kelly Smith (PT1)
Kelly Smith is a long-time TYP listener and when I recently did a callout for some listener questions, Kelly volunteered to be the on-air asker of said…
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#1895 Dr. Cam 2.0 - Dr. Cam McDonald
Dr. Cam just got back from Bali where he did a deep dive on.. Dr. Cam. He went to the metaphoric room of mirrors for a long hard look, and he told me (us) it…
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#1894 More Q & A - Harps
In this episode I’m exploring more listener questions. I endeavoured to pick questions that were broadly relevant and as I always say, keep in mind that…
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#1893 What Makes Someone A Survivor? - Bobby Cappuccio
Of course, there's no single answer to that question - there are countless factors and variables. But with that in mind, Bobby and I had a chat about one of…