The Good Life: Andrew Leigh in Conversation

Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick.

Bruce Pascoe on Understanding Australia's Indigenous Past (and Why It Matters to Our Future).

Astrid Jorgensen on Pub Choir.

Robert Putnam on Bowling Alone and living together.

Craig Foster on Socceroos, SBS and Human Rights.

Markus Zusak on stories that mean everything.

Sheridan Harbridge on cabaret, comedy and creativity.

Massimo Pigliucci is a professor of philosophy at the City University of New York. His books include ‘How to Be a Stoic’ (2017) and ‘A Field Guide to a Happy Life’ (2020). Photo by Simon Wardenier.

Kurt Fearnley on Kokoda, struggles and gratitude (Rebroadcast).

Ally Watson on coding like a girl.

Tony Wheeler on Making the Planet Less Lonely

With excerpts from Joe Cocker's song Space Captain from the album Mad Dogs & Englishmen.

Jessie Porteus on learning law, mentoring and 1990s rock.

Cordelia Fine on Female Brains, Boys' Toys and Other Delusions of Gender

Nat Heath on Ironman Triathlons and Indigenous Identity

Lindsay Oades on happiness and positive psychology.

Nikki Stamp on fixing broken hearts.

Ellen Broad on what makes a good online life.

Michelle Knox, death expert and mortal realist.

Malcolm Turnbull on the big picture. 

Photo credit - Peter Brew-Bevan

Ben Vasiliou on respecting and supporting homeless Australians.

Eitan Hersh on why local service beats political hobbyism.

You can find out more about Eitan's book Politics Is for Power - How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change here.

Toby Ord on Longtermism.

You can learn more about Toby's book The Precipice here.

Randolph Sparks on chronic pain and positive psychology

Debra Rickwood on mental wellbeing

Justin Wolfers on impact, feminism and economics.

(With occasional accompaniment by Senate bells.)

 

Serina Bird the Joyful Frugalista.

You can learn more about joyful giving and building abundance at Serina's website. 

 

Jihad Dib on racism, role models and respect.

Steve Biddulph on the secret to happy children.

Flipped Episode - Andrew Leigh with Joe Walker.

You can find Joe's other interviews on The Jolly Swagman Podcast, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and Listen Notes.

 

 

Michelle Simmons on working at the frontier of quantum computing.

Frank Ostaseski on what death can teach us about living fully.

Frank's website, The Five Invitations, is here.

Erna Walraven on what wild animals teach us about leadership.

You can learn more about Erna and find details about her book Wild Leadership here.

Andy Macqueen on exploring the Australian bush.

Find out more about Andy's books here.

Bill Crews on Exodus, talkback and compassion.

Violet Roumeliotis on welcoming refugees.

Alain de Botton on How to Live.

To learn more about Alain's latest book The School of Life, click here.

To learn more about Alain's organisation The School of Life, click here.

Jamil Jivani on Young Men and the Allure of Violence.

You can find out more about Jivan's book Why Young Men here.

Rick Morton on 100 Years of Dirt.

You can find more information about Rick's memoir here.

Jonathan Haidt on the Coddling of the American Mind.

To mark The Good Life's 100th episode, we're conducting a listener survey.

The survey is HERE. It will take you about a minute, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes. 

 N.B. in our conversation, Jonathan recommends an illustrated edition of John Stuart-Mill's writings on free speech, you can download it HERE. 

Tim the Yowie Man on extraordinary exploration.

Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise.

You can learn more about Jono's book Perfect Motion here.

Laya and Dovid Slavin on cooking to build community.

Munjed Al Muderis on his refugee journey and bionic surgery.

Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country.

Nicholas Jans on leadership secrets of the Australian Army.

Jane Jose on places women make.

You can learn more about Jane's book Places Women Make here.

Michelle Knox, death expert and mortal realist.