10 Podcasts We Are Listening To..
Sustainability
1- Outrage + Optimism The Climate Podcast is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. For unrivalled conversations with decision makers, visionary thinkers and a community of like-minded climate optimists, join former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson. Each week they make sense of all the top climate news stories, go behind the scenes at crucial talks and ensure you stay informed and inspired ahead of what is set to be the consequential year for climate action.
Inspiration
2- How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right. Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failures taught them about how to succeed better. We recently loved the interview with Sophie Ellis Bextor.
Business
3- How I Built this by Guy Raz Guy interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. We loved the episode interview founders of Edinburgh brand Ooni Pizza Ovens (November 2022)
Happiness
4 – Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gowdat Slo Mo is a series of conversations hosted by bestselling author and former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], Mo Gawdat. With stunning honesty, Mo and some of his wisest friends explore the profound questions and obstacles we all face in the pursuit of purpose in our lives. Achieving happiness and fulfilment is a lifelong journey, but step one is simple: slow down, and listen.
Wellness
5- Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chattergee Hosted by Dr Chatterjee – one of the most influential GPs in the country with nearly 20 years experience, star of BBC 1’s Doctor In the House, and author of 4 internationally best-selling books, including ‘The 4 Pillar Plan’ – Feel Better, Live More aims to inspire, empower and transform the way we feel. One of the latest episodes “The Science of what really makes us tick, How Status impacts your health and the modern endemic of perfectionism by Will Storr was particularly interested (it’s a long one and best listed to on a long journey or over a few days).
Business
6 Diary of a CEO Dragon’s Den Steven Bartlett sits down with some of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers and embarks on a curiosity driven journey to discover untold truths, unlearned lessons and important insights that will make his, and the audiences lives more enjoyable, more successful and more fulfilled.
Nature
7 The Rewild Podcast In a world of damning environmental news and the ever-looming threat of climate change, we could all do with a bit of hope. Host of The Rewild Podcast, James Shooter, teams up with Rewilding Europe to shine a light on the passionate people and inspiring initiatives fighting back for nature.
8 EGG Talks to Podcast by Kylie Reid An Edinburgh based podcast interviewing people and finding out their stories. You can even find Laura interviewed on Episode 14. Published in 2019.
Enjoy!