PODCAST · health
It's Complicated
by Tanya Goodin
It's Complicated with Tanya Goodin. A podcast about learning to live healthily and happily with technology and the digital world - and about understanding why sometimes that's so hard to do. Each week we'll be asking a new guest how they can help us with the relationship with the tiny tyrant in our pocket - our smartphone. Subscribe on Acast, Apple podcasts or Spotify and please do *rate and review* to help others find the podcast. Get in touch ======//==== Follow us: @itscomplicatedpod and @timetologoff on Instagram Email us with suggestions for guests: [email protected] Tag us: #itscomplicated on Instagram and Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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The Folding Lady
In the last episode in Series Seven we're joined by internet sensation The Folding Lady - Sophie Liard. Making her TikTok debut during lockdown in 2020 and already followed by more than 4 million fans, Sophie is showing everyone how to use her hacks and tips to fold; making our homes, and our...
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Jack Rhysider
Cybersecurity veteran Jack Rhysider, host of the Darknet Diaries podcast, is our guest this week to tell us everything we need to know about keeping ourselves safe online. From the threats from 'SIM swapping' attacks to how social engineers target us to help them commit their crimes, this episode...
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Michelle & Joan MacDonald
Mother and daughter Michelle and Joan MacDonald are using tech to inspire, motivate and to change lives - and they’re focused on a part of the population that has been rather ignored and invisible online - women in their 40s and 50s. But that’s not the most incredible thing about this pair. It…
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Silkie Carlo
Silkie Carlo, director of British civil liberties NGO Big Brother Watch joins to chat about the huge rise of facial recognition tech and what it means for our privacy and human rights. From biometric passports and unlocking our phones, to police real-time face recognition cameras and even face ID...
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Tim Spector
Tim Spector is a Professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College in London and co-founder of Zoe which runs the world's largest COVID-19 study, and the world's largest nutrition study. Launched on the first night of UK lockdown, the Covid Symptom Study app - a community science project unlike...
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Michelle Elman
Michelle Elman, author of 'The Joy Of Being Selfish', joins the podcast this week to help us all set better boundaries online. From dealing with ghosting to navigating 24:7 email culture, to sending clearer and more effective texts, Michelle's advice is powerful, effective, and life-changing....
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Max Benwell
Journalist Max Benwell found himself caught up in a catfisher's games, but in an entirely unexpected way. Join us as he tells his story - how he tracked down and confronted the catfisher and what long-term impact it's had on his own relationship with tech. **Please subscribe, rate and review if…
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Rory Cellan-Jones was the BBC's Technology Correspondent for 15 years and had a ringside seat as the era of the smartphone unfolded, reporting on the highs and lows of the digital revolution. He's interviewed everyone who's anyone in the tech world and, as he joins us to talk about his book…
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Vex King
Vex King returns as It's Complicated's first ever returning guest; to talk about his new book Healing is the New High and to tell us how healing ourselves from pain and trauma - developing better self-awareness as a result - is going to help all of us develop a healthier, happier, relationship…
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Cori Crider
Lawyer and activist Cori Crider, Co-Founder of non-profit Foxglove, is holding Big Tech to account: for their treatment of their own workers - social media and the digital world's factory floor. Find out how Foxglove is making tech accountable and fighting for fair pay and working conditions for...
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Marisa Bate
Journalist Marisa Bate gave up Instagram five years ago after she started to question what she was getting out of it. The experience has been entirely positive, even though she works in the media where many say it's impossible to be without social media. We talk about the navel-gazing and self...
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Craig Newmark
Founder of Craigslist, Craig Newmark, US billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, talks about his early days founding the website that has become part of the cultural fabric of the internet, and his philanthropy with its emphasis on promoting trustworthy journalism to fight the war against...
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Pat Allerton
Pat Allerton, vicar of St Peter's church in Notting Hill in London, chats about how he earned the nickname 'the portable priest' in the pandemic after his cycling services - bringing a hymn and a prayer to lockdown London - earned him a global following. And we talk about faith both on and off...
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Amika George
Amika George, British activist and campaigner, joins for the 50th episode of 'It's Complicated' on International Women's Day. She's talking about her new book 'Make it Happen: How to be an Activist', and how social media has been the gateway and catalyst which enabled her at 17, to found her...
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Tim Harford
Tim Harford, economist, broadcaster and author, is helping us make sense of the numbers, statistics, graphs and charts that are increasingly overwhelming us on social media. He explains why we need to calm down when we look at them, and he shows us how to distinguish between those who brandish…
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Martha Lane Fox
Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, joins Tanya to talk about her pioneering career in digital; from the earliest days of the dot.com boom when she co-founded Lastminute.com in 1998; through her work as government Digital Champion from 2009-2013, spearheading the digitisation of…
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Andrew Cotter
Sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter turned his skills in lockdown to hilarious and heartwarming commentary on the antics of his two labradors, Olive and Mabel. His videos went viral and have been watched over 80 million times, with his book 'Olive, Mabel and Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very…
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John Barnes
Iconic Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes joins us for the Series 5 finale to talk about discrimination both on the field and off, using Twitter to call out racism, his admiration for Marcus Rashford's work in the pandemic and his exhortation to young footballers with their huge social...
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Money and Tech with Anne Boden
The Woman Who Set Up a Bank, Anne Boden, joins us this week to talk about the incredible journey she's been on to found one of Britain's most successful new banks; mobile-only bank Starling. She chats about Olivia Coleman playing her in the film of her best-selling book, the billionaire who flew...
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Finn Beales
Photographer Finn Beales joins us to chat about being an early adopter of social media, how he so nearly made a fortune creating filters for Instagram, his journey to becoming a celebrated photographic storyteller, the power of his connection with nature and why we all need to go for a walk more....
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Grief and Loss Online
Emily Cummin, CEO and co-Founder of Untangle, the social network for mourners, joins us to talk about why we don't like talking about our own death, but why it's so important that we do. And she discusses the digital legacies we will all leave behind, and how to make our wishes about those clear…
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Laura Bates on Misogyny
The second of two episodes timed around the US Election, looking at the subject of speech online and how we disagree and debate. Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project joins us this week to talk about the shocking research behind her new book 'Men Who Hate Women'; underground online...
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Toby Young on Cancel Culture
The first of two episodes around the US Election looking at the subject of free speech and how we disagree and debate online. Toby Young is on the podcast this week talking about his personal experience of being cancelled in 2018, why he set up the Free Speech Union to help others who have been...
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Amy Hart and Mimi Missfit on Digital Detox
Love Island's Amy Hart and YouTuber Mimi Missfit took seven teens away on a week-long digital detox to explore the impact on their mental health. Tanya chats to them about the week, how the experience impacted not only the teens but also the two of them, and asks about their own relationships…
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Racism Online with Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
Have more racist incidents taken place online because of lockdown? Or is it that we are more aware of them, and reporting them more? Have social platforms created an environment which rewards and encourages racist behaviour? Or does the digital world just reflect back at us the state of our…
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Women and Tech with Prof Sue Black OBE
Why is the relationship between women and tech so complicated? With women's contributions to tech often hidden from history, girls are still less likely to choose a career in tech than their male counterparts. And, as users, the experience of tech - especially social media - is often much more...
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Sleep and Screens with Dr Guy Leschziner
What's the truth about sleep and technology? Are screens turning us into a generation of insomniacs, with nocturnal tech habits depriving of us hours of rest every night? Or are there some uses of screens which might actually help us in our quest to get a better night's sleep? Dr Guy Leschziner,...
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Clicktivism with Athena Kugblenu
If we want to be activists, is clicktivism the way to go? Should we be rallying around hashtags and campaigns online, raising awareness of causes we care about? Is there something more meaningful we could be doing - or should we do both? Athena Kugblenu joins us to talk about political activism…
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Making Better Connections with Prof Juliana Schroeder
How can we make better connections? Professor Juliana Schroeder has made her career out of studying social interaction and social connection, and how the way we use technology can both hinder and help us communicate. In a world where we're increasingly connecting via screens, what are the 'dos'…
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Jack Edwards and Vee Kativhu on The StudyTube Project
We're joined this week by YouTubers Jack Edwards and Vee Kativhu from The Study Tube Project. Described as 'The Avengers of YouTube education', The StudyTube Project was set up as a rapid response to pandemic school and university closures by some of YouTube's biggest learning celebrities - aka…
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Fake News with Prof Emily Bell
Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia School of Journalism, and Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Emily Bell joins us to talk about what the tech industry is doing to the news industry. With technology increasingly rewarding bad behaviour in politics and encouraging...
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Memes and Mental Health
Dave Tarnowski, founder of the hugely popular Nick Cave and the Bad Memes Instagram account, joins us to chat about why memes can be so positive for mental health and how, in running it, he's now developed into an informal internet therapist for his huge following. Follow Dave's two memes…
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Grace Beverley on Inclusivity
Entrepreneur Grace Beverley, founder and CEO of three multi-million pound fitness businesses at the age of 23, Forbes 30 Under 30 and Young Entrepreneur of the year, joins us to talk about inclusivity and diversity in the fitness industry and how she's carving out her own path of what business...
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Olympian Pete Reed OBE on Resilience
Three times gold medal winning Olympic champion, rower Pete Reed, launches Series 4 of the podcast with an inspiring chat about challenge, change and resilience and the athlete mindset that is helping him rise to the biggest challenge of his life. Follow Pete on Twitter...
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James McVey
Lead guitarist with The Vamps, James McVey, ends Season 3 of the podcast with a chat about his work on cyberbullying and online safety, as well as opening up about how he's coped with managing a huge online social media presence in the 10 years since The Vamps were formed. Follow James on Twitter...
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Lauren Mahon: Girl vs Cancer
Co-host of the 'You, me and the Big C' podcast, founder of Girl Vs Cancer and breast cancer survivor, Lauren Mahon, joins us to talk about what her own experience can teach us all right now about dealing with uncertainty, anxiety, and taking one day at a time. Follow Lauren on Twitter...
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Tom Watson
Former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson recorded this lockdown special episode with us to chat about his relationship with tech, through his time as an MP, and Shadow Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; then as an author and health activist with his book...
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Ending Online Abuse with Seyi Akiwowo
Activist and campaigner Seyi Akiwowo joins the podcast this week to talk about what we can ALL do in the fight to end online abuse, and the founding of Glitch, her non-profit which campaigns to do just that. F ollow Glitch on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/GlitchUK_ and Instagram...
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Jamie Laing
Jamie Laing is on the podcast this week talking about his relationship with social media and how that's changed over the 10 years he's been on Made in Chelsea. Follow Jamie on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/JamieLaing_UK and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jamielaing and check out his…
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Badass Cross Stitch with Shannon Downey
Craftivist (crafter and activist) Shannon Downey, Founder of Badass Cross Stitch, joins us this week to talk about building real-world communities using social media to find each other; putting more analogue into digital, and the heart-warming story of her latest project Rita's Quilt. Follow...
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Seeking Discomfort with Yes Theory's Thomas Brag
Thomas Brag from Yes Theory, the positive and inspirational digital media brand based around a YouTube channel (with over 5mill subscribers), chats about the group's 'seek discomfort' motto and their philosophy of encouraging meaningful real-world connections through their challenges. Some of the...
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Make Love Not Porn with Cindy Gallop
#SocialSex entrepreneur Cindy Gallop talks to Tanya about why she launched MakeLoveNotPorn.tv and why she's pro-sex, pro-porn and pro-knowing the difference. Follow Cindy on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/cindygallop and MakeLoveNotPorn https://www.twitter.com/makelovenotporn For more about…
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Dr Alex George
Love Island's Dr Alex kicks off Season Three with a wide-ranging chat on social media and mental health from his unique perspective as both an A&E doctor and a social media celebrity with over a million followers on Instagram. Follow Alex on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/DrAlexGeorge and...
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Kristina Karlsson on Screen:Life Balance as an Entrepreneur
This week Tanya is talking to entrepreneur and businesswoman Kristina Karlsson, Founder and Creative Director of global Swedish design and stationery business kikki.k, about how she gets a better balance with tech while running her global business. Follow Kristina on Instagram...
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Sextortion, Phishing and Fraud
What phone habits are making us unsafe online? How can we guard against phishing, scams and frauds without tying ourselves up in knots? Joining us this week is ethical hacker Scott McGready to talk about how to get the balance right between sharing and oversharing; and how to make sure...
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The Naked Professor on Male Mental Health Online
The Naked Professor, Ben Bidwell, joins us to talk about male mental health, personal development and positive masculine social media role models. Ben is a mindset & purpose coach, writer & public speaker, leading a revolution encouraging men to open up & connect more with their emotions whilst...
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Our Phone Habits and the Environment
What are your phone habits doing to the planet? When you throw away your phone to get the latest upgrade, where does it really go? Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing environmental problems and it's one we can ALL do something about. This week's episode is all about sustainability and...
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Vybarr Cregan-Reid on Smartphones and Our Bodies
Professor Vybarr Cregan-Reid joins us to talk about what our smartphone and tech habits are doing to our bodies. Vybarr is Reader in English & Environmental Humanities in the School of English at the University of Kent and his book; 'Primate Change: How the World We Made is Remaking Us', looks at...
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Smartphones and dating with Justin McLeod
Justin McLeod, CEO of no-swipe dating app Hinge, joins us to talk about what smartphones have done to dating; how his own heartbreak inspired him to build an app where those looking for love could meet other people who wanted to get off dating apps too; and why Hinge is the app 'designed to be...
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Shahroo Izadi on Phone Habit Changes that Last
Behavioural Change Specialist, and author of The Kindness Method, Shahroo Izadi joins us to talk about the secret behind changing all kinds of habits successfully; and how we can apply that to our phone and tech habits. Shahroo started her career in the NHS before setting up her private practice....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It's Complicated with Tanya Goodin. A podcast about learning to live healthily and happily with technology and the digital world - and about understanding why sometimes that's so hard to do.
Each week we'll be asking a new guest how they can help us with the relationship with the tiny tyrant in our pocket - our smartphone.
Subscribe on Acast, Apple podcasts or Spotify and please do *rate and review* to help others find the podcast.
Get in touch
======//====
Follow us: @itscomplicatedpod and @timetologoff on Instagram
Email us with suggestions for guests: [email protected]
Tag us: #itscomplicated on Instagram and Twitter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Tanya Goodin
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