The You Project

#1959 Aiming For Average - Kelly Smith

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

TYP's Chief Investigative Reporter (I just gave her that title - I better get her a badge), Kelly Smith, is back investigating like a mo-fo and as alw...

#1958 Puppy Cuddles - Dr. Sam Casey

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is my favourite episode with Dr. Sam Casey, and we've done quite a few. This time around we explore psychological flexibility, healing vs. recove...

#1957 Start With What You Don't Want - Bobby Cappuccio

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it's hard to find clarity about exactly what we want. Especially when there are so many things that we haven't done, tried, seen, been educa...

#1956 The Weaponisation Of "Science Tells Us"... - Harps

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2025, “science tells us” isn’t just a statement - it’s a sales pitch, a power play, and a psychological Jedi mind trick all...

#1955 Hijacking The Human Mind - David Gillepsie

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gillespo and I (and Tiff) have spoken about cults before as part of bigger and broader conversations, but in this episode, David literally breaks the ...

#1954 The Cost Of Healthcare - James Gillespie

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode with James Gillespie from Cleanbill is a completely Australia-specific conversation, that will be interesting and relevant for some of my...

#1953 Not Afraid To Be Afraid - Jim Murphy

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine writing a book in 2009 and it’s moderately successful, but doesn't break any records. Then somehow, sixteen years later in 2025, in the ...

#1952 Public Speaking - Bobby Cappuccio

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While this episode is partly a conversation for anyone interested in learning about the science, art and profession of public speaking, Bobby and I al...

#1951 Tidbits & Titbits - Harps & Tiff

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1950 Dating AI - Patrick Bonello

26 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1949 The Biology of Trauma - Dr. Aimie Apigian

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, unde...

#1948 The Science Of You - Dr. Jodi Richardson

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trying figure how you work, is a lifelong challenge. You don't work like me. Or anyone, actually. Well, not exactly. Physically, mentally, emotionally...

#1947 Speaking Of Vasectomies - Dr. Cam McDonald

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1946 Are Your Thoughts Even Yours? - Harps

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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? ...

#1945 The Dangers Of Fitness & Health Tech - Kelly Smith

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1944 15 Things I Want You To Know - Harps

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1943 How And Why We Self-Sabotage - Harps

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1942 Vapes, Cults & Low-Cost Addictions - David Gillespie

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This was a fun episode exploring everything from the new more 'affordable’ addictions, the changing habits (pun intended) of addicted Aussies, t...

#1941 Adaptability Quotient - Dr. Carlos Davidovich

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How well can you adapt? Deal with the unknown, uncertain, uncomfortable, unfamiliar and unpredictable (all the 'uns')? According to Dr. Carlos Davidov...

#1940 Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks - Steven Kotler

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are revisiting a fascinating conversation about human optimisation. Specifically, getting ‘better’ as we get older, challenging p...

#1939 The Home Straight - Harps & Tiff

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1938 Coffee Concrete - Patrick Bonello

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat with the loveable TYP Nerd (and Tiff), we talk about concrete being made (partially) from leftover coffee grounds, why your dishwasher mi...

#1937 Random Acts Of Kindness - Bobby Cappuccio

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

#1936 The Sickcare System - Dr. Jeff Gross

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, ope...

#1935 Brainwashing, Mind Control & Hyperpersuasion - Professor Rebecca Lemov

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Rebecca Lemov is a historian of science at Harvard University, specialising in the history of the human and behavioural sciences. She serves...

#1934 The Mind Architect - Peter Crone

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 embarrass...

#1933 Walking On Soft Sand - Harps

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

#1932 Monkey Bars, Scraped Knees & Coming Last - Dr. Jodi Richardson

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 som...

#1931 Reading The Room - Bobby Cappuccio

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This time around, Bobby and I talk about the art, science and practice of reading a room, understanding an audience, building rapport, developing conf...

#1930 New Research: Older Dads & Their Older Sperm | David Gillespie

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

#1929 Finding Your Purpose - Harps

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 co...

#1928 Just What The Doctor Ordered - Dr. Dinesh Palipana

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 favou...

#1927 Better Than Yesterday - Harps

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1926 D*ck Togs & Hand Warmers - Patrick Bonello

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ray...

#1925 We Grow Old Because We Stop Playing - Harps

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1924 Doing Better Than You Feel - Harps & Tiff

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

#1923 Self-Awareness, Anxiety & Behaviour Change – Dr. Lillian Nejad

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 residen...

#1922 How Much Do We Really Know? - Dr. Cam McDonald

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

#1921 Movement Is Medicine - Kelly Smith

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 gettin...

#1920 The Return Of The Larrakin Paramedic - Scott Douglas

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Popularity, Scotty Douglas, is back - regaling us with stories of his travels, trials tribulations and triumphs. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener...

#1919 It's Not About The Nail - Bobby Cappuccio

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This time Bobby and I talk about dealing with (supporting, talking to, understanding) people who are stressed and maybe even having something of a mel...

#1918 Hormones Are A F****r - Amelia Phillips

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amelia Phillips is a renowned Nutritionist and Exercise Scientist, doing lots of great stuff, helping lots of people, educating and inspiring the mass...

#1917 How To Start A Cult - David Gillespie

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 cea...

#1916 The Sperm-Decapitating Parasite - Dr. Bill Sullivan

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ma...

#1915 The Larrikin Paramedic - Scott Douglas

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, f...

#1914 The Slippery Nature Of Intelligence - Harps

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wo...

#1913 Hit Snooze, You Lose - Patrick Bonello

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

#1912 Rejection, Recovery and Reinvention - Dee Dee Dunleavy

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1911 Meaningful Work - Toby Morrison

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Toby Morrison is back and we had a great conversation about everything from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, leadership, communication and problem solving, t...

#1910 AI And You - Pete Shepherd

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two Metre Peter (aka Pete Shepherd) is back dropping truth bombs, inspiring the masses, sharing his considerable wisdom and doing his best to make sen...

#1909 From Humble Beginnings - Dr. John Demartini

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. John Demartini is a polymath, world-renowned human behaviour expert, internationally published author (forty-plus books), global educator and the ...

#1908 Go Where You Grow - Harps

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"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 simultaneo...

#1907 The Impossibility of Objectivity - Harps

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1906 Meta-Perception Explained (Kind Of) - Harps

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 po...

#1905 How Hard Is Too Hard? - Bobby Cappuccio

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"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 i...

#1904 Is Your Phone Giving You ADHD? - David Gillespie

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 (...

#1903 Inflammaging - Dr. Jeff Gross

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1902 Tommy Gets 'God Curious' - Tommy Jackett

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Obviously once people succeed, they're perpetually happy. Obviously. Every day is Disney Movie of fun, laughter, and awesomeness, with zero problems o...

#1901 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT2)

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 whi...

#1900 UNSTUCK-IFICATION (The Process of Getting Unstuck) - Harps (PT1)

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 whi...

#1899 Tech, Extortion & Chinese Cars - Patrick Bonello

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 fu...

#1898 Interviewed By A Listener (the last bit) - Kelly Smith

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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/happi...

#1897 Interviewed By A Listener - Kelly Smith (PT2)

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 sai...

#1896 Interviewed By A Listener - Kelly Smith (PT1)

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 sai...

#1895 Dr. Cam 2.0 - Dr. Cam McDonald

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1894 More Q & A - Harps

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 m...

#1893 What Makes Someone A Survivor? - Bobby Cappuccio

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

#1892 The 'Old-Fashioned' Disease That's Rampant - David Gillespie

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood - 'once called the disease of Kings' because only rich people...

#1891 What's The Worst That Can Happen? - Dr Jodi Richardson

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"What's the worst thing that can happen" is a question l've asked myself repeatedly over the years and many times it's been the single strategy that g...

#1890 How to Lose 10kg in 9 Hours - Tammy Van Wisse

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

That title is not even a joke. Tammy Van Wisse actually lost 10kgs in 9 hours (and 6 minutes), swimming forty kilometres in the extremely cold water o...

#1889 Life, Football & Leadership - Andy Gowers

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Gowers is the President of the Hawthorn Football Club, former Director of Football, former player (140 games across three clubs) and member of Ha...

#1888 The Evolution of Religion - Dr. Bill Sullivan

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Bill is back for another chat and as Mary Harper would say "this was a goodie". Among other things, we talk about the evolution of religion (sounds...

#1887 All Or Nothing - Bobby Cappuccio

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby's back informing, educating and inspiring us towards bigger and better things. Or maybe, smaller and better things? Among other things, we talk ...

#1886 What's Your Body Saying? - Lucas Aoun

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas Aoun is a Melbourne-based naturopath, biohacker, and health optimisation expert renowned for his work in enhancing human health and performance ...

#1885 Digital Resurrection - Patrick Bonello

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To be honest, the idea of a loved-one being 'brought back to life' using Al (images, video, audio) to create a virtual post-death version of that pers...

#1884 Listener Questions - Harps

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I threw out the invitation, and in those questions came. Over the next few weeks, l'll record and post a few of these eps where l'm exploring differen...

#1883 The Room Of Mirrors - Russ Jarrett

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By the end of June (2025) @pilates will comprise thirty Pilates studios; not a bad effort considering the organisation was little more than an idea fo...

#1882 The Sit-Down Society - Harps

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We sit more than ever. We move less than ever. And it's wrecking our health. In this episode, I unpack why sitting for eight-plus hours a day (with no...

#1881 Becoming Ungiveupable - Harps

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies team, I’m away from the mic today (back tomorrow) but in the spirit of ‘a daily podcast’, I thought we’d revisit our...

#1880 The Psychology of Buying & Selling - Bobby Cappuccio

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Bobby and I talk about how, why and when people buy stuff (especially stuff they don't necessarily need), the psychology, perception ...

#1879 More Mental Health Issues or Just More Diagnoses? - Dr. Hannah Korrel

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hannah is back and not only is she a Doctor of Neuropsychology but now (and even more impressive) she's a mum! As always the energy, info and insp...

#1878 An Ego Dancing Unconsciously - Josh Piterman

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How much free will do we actually have? How much are we controlled, determined, and driven by our genetics? And brain chemistry? Subconscious mind? De...

#1877 Not All Protein is Equal - David Gillespie

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gillespo and the old-bodgey lifter of heavy things opened the protein door and had some fun exploring the science, the stories, the misinformation, th...

#1876 Discipline Is Freedom - Nicole Liddell

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to Nicole Liddell, "discipline is freedom" and if what she's been able to change, achieve and create over the last ten years is a byproduct ...

#1874 Success...And Then What? - Harps

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is me thinking out-loud about success. The idea of it. The experience of it. The cultural story of it. The marketing and branding of it. ...

#1873 Dodgy Backs - Dr. Jeff Gross

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Not only is Dr. Jeff a specialist in regenerative stem cell medicine, anti-aging, longevity and integrative medicine but he's also a spine fellowship ...

#1872 Perv Glasses - Patrick Bonello

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Team, our tech nerd is back and here's what came up this time... Smart sunglasses with a built-in video camera/recorder that's recording you when y...

#1871 The Science & Business Of Coaching - Bobby Cappuccio

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last two decades has seen the proliferation of 'Coaching' and not the sporting kind; the other kind. Or should I say, 'kinds'. Life Coaches. Busin...

#1870 Lucid Dreaming - Charlie Morley

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi TYP’ers. I’m interstate at the moment, so today we're revisiting one of my favourite chats with Charlie Morley. Enjoy. *“The esse...

#1869 "Just Try Harder" & Other Stupid Advice - Dr. Lillian Nejad

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well, Dr. Lillian and I definitely opened the vulnerability door in this episode. Personal pain, revelations, vulnerable stories and even tears, were ...

#1868 Sneaky Little Manipulators - Dr. Sam Casey

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Dr. Sam and I chat about being 'hangry' (it's a real thing!), incidental vs. structured learning, bullying, how much praise is...

#1867 Tall Poppy Syndrome, Flow States & Cellulite - Dr. Denise Furness

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Denise pulls back the curtain, destroys the mystery and tells us about the very recent arrival of her... cellulite. She's not happy. What started ...

#1866 Why Making Babies is Getting Harder - David Gillespie

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TYP, Gillespo and I talk about the myriad of factors and variables that influence a couple’s chances for making a baby, decli...

#1865 When Nobody's Cheering - Bobby Cappuccio

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes what matters most is what we can do when nobody's watching, cheering, helping or even caring. How productive and effective we can be when it...

#1864 Some Sanity In The Food Madness - Simon Hill

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Apart from being a ripping bloke, brilliant educator, great conversationalist, simplifier of - what can be - complex information and an anti-bullsh*tt...

#1863 Why Choosing Easy Leads To Hard - Harps

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the conundrum... people want to be strong, resilient, capable, high-performing and successful but... at the same time, they want comfort. Conve...

#1862 Cognitive Optimisation (Making Your Brain Work Good-er) - Dr. Cam McDonald

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cam is back, sharing how to get the most out of your grey and white matter, and offering his top strategies and protocols for keeping those neuron...

#1861 The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Bill Sullivan

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yep, you read that title correctly. This is a very different and super interesting chat with Dr. Bill about.. well, you read the title. So many intere...

#1860 Instinct, Intuition & Inexplicable Knowledge - Harps

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's a kind of knowing that doesn't come from books, degrees, research papers, TED Talks or even, good-old TYP. It's not downloaded from the intern...

#1859 Riding Robot Wolves & Chatting to Dolphins - Patrick Bonello

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to Patrick, in the near future he and I will be buying twin four-legged, hydrogen-powered, robots designed by Kawasaki to be ridden by human...