All Episodes
The Good Life: Andrew Leigh in Conversation — 245 episodes
204. Norman Swan on super-agers, brain health and living well
203. Nicholas Epley on Connection, Conversation and Community
202. Michael Smithson on Ignorance, Overconfidence and Curiosity
201. Jessy Wu on Young Love and Good Intentions
200. Ed Coper on Angertainment
199. Wendy Harmer on Jokes, Journalism and Joy
198. Anna Goldsworthy on AI, Art and Authenticity
197. Martin McKenzie-Murray on Sirens, Service and Survival
196. Grace Adams on Effective Altruism
195. Ant Williams on Training Mental Toughness
194. Mark Fabian on Why Wellbeing Beats Happiness
193. Toby Walsh on Artificial Intelligence
192. Alex Hutchinson on The Explorer's Gene
191. Robert Dessaix, Chameleon
190. Matthew Halteman on Hungry Beautiful Animals
189. Shaun Micallef on Laughter, Stepping Up and Stepping Back
188. Dave Eccles and Tadgh Kennelly on Blokes Bonding on Beaches
187. Nina Jankowicz and Van Badham on Online Misogyny
186. Lucas Patchett on front loaders, friends & founding Orange Sky
185. Sean Turnell on Finding Hope in Myanmar's Most Notorious Jail
184. Tanya Plibersek on crime fiction
183. Pat Farmer on Running Across Continents
182. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on creatively crunching data and the AI revolution
181. Dana Suskind on building a parent nation
180. Chris Hammer on writing crime fiction
179. Catharine Lumby on Biography, Betrayal and Bookwriting
178. Michael Brosowski on helping street kids and fighting human trafficking
177. Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailing
176. Richard Reeves on boys and men
175. Tim Winton on landscape, words and activism
Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick (Rebroadcast)
174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism
173. Bo Seo on how to have a good argument
Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast)
172. Robert Dessaix on Abracadabra
171. Daniel Pink on the power of regret
170. Ben Quilty on painting soldiers, asylum seekers and Santa
169. Amani Haydar on Agony, Anger and Art
168. Jennifer Nadel & Matt Hawkins on Compassion in Politics
167. Ed Coper on fighting online lies
166. Van Badham on cranks, conspiracies & courage
Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity (Rebroadcast)
165. Ryan Holiday on Stoicism
164: Andrew Denton on Improvisation, Interviewing & Liquid Time
163. Emma McKeon on Swimming, Stress & Success
162. Michelle de Kretser on Shimmering Stories & Scary Monsters
161. Nyadol Nyuon on seeking refuge & fighting racism
160. Madeleine Dore on avoiding guilt, busyness & indecision
159. Cathy Wilcox on cartoons, chance & change
158. Robyn Archer on festivals, artistic risks & German cabaret
157. Paul Grabowsky on making music
Sheridan Harbridge on cabaret, comedy and creativity (Rebroadcast)
Violet Roumeliotis on welcoming refugees (Rebroadcast)
Cordelia Fine on Female Brains, Boys‘ Toys and Other Delusions of Gender (Rebroadcast)
156. David Williamson on a Life of Drama
155. Cal Newport on deep work and the curse of email
Joshua Gans on Parentonomics (Rebroadcast)
Patricia Karvelas on resilience and community (Rebroadcast).
Ellen Broad on what makes a good online life (Rebroadcast)
154. Harry Garside on boxing, ballet and masculinity
153. John Safran on comedy, constraints & creativity
Markus Zusak on stories that mean everything (Rebroadcast)
Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap (Rebroadcast)
Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise (Rebroadcast)
152. Jill Stark on breakdowns and breakthroughs
151. John Bell on leadership lessons from Shakespeare
150. Rhiannon Evans on lessons from Ancient Rome
Linda Burney on love, loss, racism and hope (Rebroadcast)
Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging (Rebroadcast).
149. Turia Pitt on triathlons, beauty and happiness
148. Rob Hamill on rowing naked across the Atlantic
147. Natasha Stott Despoja on pathbreaking, changemaking & 80s rock
Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country. (Rebroadcast)
146. Alice Pung on tragedy, cultural appropriation and the craft of writing
Dylan Marron on conversations with people that hate me (Rebroadcast).
145. Juliette Wright on Givit and living life like you cannot fail
144. Rodney Vlais on changing men who use family violence
Nat Heath on Ironman Triathlons and Indigenous Identity (Rebroadcast)
Jihad Dib on racism, role models and respect (Rebroadcast)
Lana Sandas on addiction, advocacy and incarceration (Rebroadcast)
Leigh Sales on luck, doubt, trolls and what makes a great interview (Rebroadcast)
Marie Coleman on feminism, trailblazing and a good retirement (Rebroadcast)
Maree Crabbe on pornography and gender equality (Rebroadcast)
143. Rosie Batty on tragedy, pain and purpose
142. Clara Tuck Meng Soo on transitions and taking a stand
David Sinclair on the science of anti-ageing (Rebroadcast)
141. Jess Hill on power, control and domestic abuse
Cate McGregor on cricket, speechwriting and transitions (Rebroadcast)
Jonathan Haidt on the Coddling of the American Mind (Rebroadcast)
140. Peter Singer on why you should go vegan
139. Alan Finkel on Science, Start-Ups and Success
Julia Gillard on friendship, purpose and the cone of silence (Rebroadcast)
Bill Crews on Exodus, Talkback and Compassion (Rebroadcast)
138. Jack Manning Bancroft on Aboriginal Mentoring and the Winning Fallacy
137. Alannah Hill on the killer heel of utopia
136. Robert Dessaix on why you should never quite grow up
135. Graham Walker on the joy of science
Kate McClymont on dirt, death and determination (Rebroadcast)
Eddie Woo on the joy of maths (Rebroadcast)
Morris Gleitzman on writing big stories for little people (Rebroadcast)
134. Ginger Gorman on Dealing With Online Trolls
Tim Flannery on fossils, adventure and Indigenous mentors (Rebroadcast)
Rob Wiblin on effective altruism and making the most of your 80,000 hours (Rebroadcast)
133. Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick
132. Bruce Pascoe on Understanding Australia's Indigenous Past (and Why It Matters to Our Future)
131. Astrid Jorgensen on Pub Choir
Brad Chilcott on compassion, altruism and activism (Rebroadcast)
Robert Putnam on Bowling Alone and living together (Rebroadcast)
130. Craig Foster on Socceroos, SBS and Human Rights
129. Markus Zusak on stories that mean everything
128. Sheridan Harbridge on cabaret, comedy and creativity
127. Massimo Pigliucci on Stoicism
Kurt Fearnley on Kokoda, struggles and gratitude (Rebroadcast)
126. Ally Watson on coding like a girl
125. Tony Wheeler on Making the Planet Less Lonely
124. Jessie Porteus on learning law, mentoring and 1990s rock
123. Cordelia Fine on Female Brains, Boys' Toys & Other Delusions of Gender
122. Nat Heath on Ironman Triathlons and Indigenous Identity
121. Lindsay Oades on happiness and positive psychology
120. Nikki Stamp on fixing broken hearts
Tim Minchin on free will, anger, success & failure (Rebroadcast)
119. Ellen Broad on what makes a good online life
Michelle Knox, death expert and mortal realist (Rebroadcast)
118. Malcolm Turnbull on the big picture
117. Ben Vasiliou on respecting and supporting homeless Australians
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on anger, envy, disgust & love (Rebroadcast)
116. Eitan Hersh on why local service beats political hobbyism
115. Toby Ord on Longtermism
Randolph Sparks on chronic pain and positive psychology (Rebroadcast)
Debra Rickwood on mental wellbeing (Rebroadcast)
114. Justin Wolfers on impact, feminism and economics
113. Serina Bird the Joyful Frugalista
112. Jihad Dib on racism, role models and respect
111. Steve Biddulph on the secret to happy children
110. Flipped Episode - Andrew Leigh with Joe Walker.
109. Michelle Simmons on working at the frontier of quantum computing
108. Frank Ostaseski on what death can teach us about living fully
107. Erna Walraven on what wild animals teach us about leadership
106. Andy Macqueen on exploring the Australian bush
105. Bill Crews on Exodus, Talkback and Compassion
104. Violet Roumeliotis on welcoming refugees
103. Alain de Botton on How to Live
102. Jamil Jivani on Young Men and the Allure of Violence
101. Rick Morton on 100 Years of Dirt
100. Jonathan Haidt on the Coddling of the American Mind
99. Tim the Yowie Man on extraordinary exploration
98. Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise
97. Laya and Dovid Slavin on cooking to build community
96. Munjed Al Muderis on his refugee journey and bionic surgery
95. Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country
94. Nicholas Jans on leadership secrets of the Australian Army
93. Jane Jose on places women make
92. Michelle Knox, death expert and mortal realist
Good Book 2: Discussing The Vanishing American Adult with Macgregor Duncan
91. Wendy McCarthy on mentoring, bravery and when to say yes
90. Flipped episode – Andrew Leigh on the Unforgiving60
89. Julia Gillard on friendship, purpose and the cone of silence
88. Emily Oster on data, pregnancy and parenting
87. Marie Coleman on feminism, trailblazing and a good retirement
86. Tim Minchin on free will, anger, success and failure
85. Rob Wiblin on effective altruism and making the most of your 80,000 hours
84. Barry Jones on Pick-a-Box, Science and Poetry
83. Leigh Sales on luck, doubt, trolls and what makes a great interview
82. Eddie Woo on the joy of maths
81. Morris Gleitzman on writing big stories for little people
80. Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on anger, envy, disgust & love
79. Genevieve Bell on AI, anthropology and the obligation to make things better
78. David Marr on corruption, truth-telling and big lives
77. Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging
76. Ben Pronk on SAS leadership, elite fitness and why specialisation is for insects
75. David Sinclair on the Science of Anti-Aging
74. David Gonski, the chairman of everything
73. Louise Taylor on Justice and Aboriginal Identity
72. Joshua Gans on Parentonomics
71. Grant Wardell-Johnson on Shakespeare, King Roger II of Sicily & the backward-looking 1970s
70. Yuki Kawauchi, Japan's citizen runner
69. Oz Harvest founder Ronni Kahn on kibbutz life, gratitude and the colour yellow
68. Tim Soutphommasane on racism, patriotism & culinary multiculturalism
67. Anne Aly on discrimination, terrorism & the shiny kettle
66. Libby Lyons on gender equality, mortality and public life
65. Clyde Rathbone on Karma, Wallabies and the Black Dog
64. Robert Putnam on Bowling Alone and living together
63. Natalie Jeremijenko on feral robotic dogs, texting fish and inverted trees
62. GetUp co-founder Jeremy Heimans on New Power
61. Julian Le Grand on revamping social policy, advising leaders and the danger of perfectionism
60. Kate McClymont on dirt, death and determination
59. Alex Hutchinson on sweat science
58. Dalton Conley on growing up Honky, genetics and experimental parenting
57. Terry Waite on solitary confinement, hatred and forgiveness
56. Heather Garriock, Rob De Castella and Sue Read on training hard and living well
55. David Walsh on profiting from blackjack, building MONA, and why most winners just got lucky
54. Craig Emerson on Baradine struggles, Prime Ministerial resilience and that Whyalla wipeout song
53. Liz Forbat on the good death
52. Benjamin Law on sex, taboos and making wontons
51. Dylan Marron on conversations with people who hate me
50. Tim Flannery on fossils, adventure and Indigenous mentors
49. Peter FitzSimons on poetry, parenting and the red bandanna
48. Nicholas Moore on risk-taking, crisis control and running to hip-hop
47. Scott Rankin on Nijinsky, St Francis and growing up on a Chinese junk
46. Kate Latimer on learning from the worldly philosophers
45. Andrew Bassat on how calculated risk-taking turned SEEK into a global success
44. Manny Noakes, principal author of the CSIRO diet
43. Kurt Fearnley on Kokoda, struggles and gratitude
42. Terri Butler on optimism and her Labor of Love
41. Sue Read on peak performance
40. Brad Chilcott on compassion, altruism and activism
39. Father Bob Maguire on larrikin Catholicism
38. Marnie Hughes-Warrington on immortality through teaching and learning
37. Nick Lee on cancer, farewells and little black dresses
36. Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity
35. Maree Crabbe on pornography and gender equality
34. Patti Stiles on life lessons from improvised acting
33. Frank Brennan on activism, justice and a Jesuit life
32. David Pereira on truth, depth and cello playing
31. Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap
30. Randolph Sparks on chronic pain and positive psychology
29. Carl Vine on composing, perfectionism and rejuvenation
28. Jane Halton on leading, mentoring and glass ceilings
27. Robert Dessaix on dalliances, languages and leisure
26. Debra Rickwood on mental wellbeing
25. Macgregor Duncan on good versus great
24. Peter Singer on vegetarianism, altruism & an examined life
23. Linda Burney on love, loss, racism and hope
22. Justin Wolfers on the economics of love, family and work
21. Maile Carnegie on managing people and coping with email
20. Bob Carr on Chekhov, Pilates and opera
19. Cate McGregor on cricket, speechwriting and transitions
18. Rob de Castella on marathoning, pain and giving back
17. Patricia Karvelas on resilience and community
16. Shaun Creighton on versatility, coaching and comebacks
15. Brian Schmidt on stars, wine and the Nobel Prize
14. Matt Napier on kicking a soccer ball across Africa
13. Tim Costello on compassion and storytelling
12. Brad Carron-Arthur on extreme sport and mental health
11. Michael Kirby on love, luck and the law
10. Lyn Williams on children’s choirs and a creative life
9. Glenn Keys on disability, philanthropy and grace under pressure
8. Dick Telford on elite sport and everyday exercise
7. Lana Sandas on addiction, advocacy and incarceration
6. Graeme Simsion on The Rosie Project and being a late starter
5. Nikki Johnston on mortality and a full life
4. Jack Heath on walking away from the cliff
3. Annabel Crabb on seasoning, sharing and savouring
2. Michael Traill on the Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship
1. Lindsay Tanner on family, resilience and life after politics