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The Curiosity Dividend Podcast

A podcast that explores that relentless itch to ask ‘why?’ and ‘what if?’ and to discover new possibilities through sharing stories and making deeper connections. Curiosity is a philosophy and an operating system - the fuel that drives meaning, creativity and innovation. thecuriositydividend.substack.com

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Episode 24 - Jesse Coffino

The Curiosity Dividend Podcast ·

2025/10/24

This conversation about childhood and play was deeply personal and an absolute joy. Jesse Coffino is the CEO of Anji Education, Inc. He has spent the last decade developing the theory and practice of Anji Play on the world stage. Anji Play is a beautiful philosophy for childhood flourishing founded by Ms Cheng Xuequin in Anji County, China. A fluent Mandarin speaker and interpreter, Jesse has taught thousands of educators in every continent and is a sought after speaker at universities and

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Episode 23 - Henry Oliver

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2025/10/08

Henry Oliver is a writer, thinker and critic. He writes the popular literary Substack The Common Reader and his excellent 2024 book Second Act is a study of late-blooming talent. We discuss why the humanities matter, stoicism, separating great writing from the writer, routes to truth, and reading literature as a great way of thinking. Henry reads some poetry beautifully and I mangle some Chaucer. Henry OliverThe Common Reader This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other

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86:33

Episode 22 - Todd Kashdan

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2025/09/23

Todd Kashdan is insatiably curious. He is also a fabulous conversationalist with a mischievous, maverick streak.Todd is a Professor of Psychology, and the founder and director of the Wellbeing Lab at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. Todd is the most highly cited psychologist working in the field of curiosity research in history, with over 56,000 citations. He is in the top 1% of global scholars. His lab has produced over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles on well-being and resilience,

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108:35

Episode 21 - Josh Connolly

The Curiosity Dividend Podcast ·

2025/05/20

Josh Connolly is a coach who uses embodiment practices, breath-work, and his own deeply personal experiences, to help build resilience in others. Josh is a passionate supporter of those affected by parental alcohol issues, an advocate for tapping into, and connecting profoundly with, our emotions and intuition as a way to heal trauma, and he’s a wonderful conversationalist.We connected over a shared frustration with aspects of the widely publicised debate between Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley

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Episode 20 - John Pardey

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2025/05/06

My conversation with John Pardey, an architect of unparalleled skill in the field of housing design.A serial winner of the UK’s most respected architecture awards, John has been a Chair and member of the RIBA Awards Group and CABE's National Design Review Panel, and has held lecturing posts at the London South Bank, Westminster, Canterbury and Portsmouth Schools of Architecture and is an external examiner at both Cardiff and Oxford Brookes.An unashamed fan of Jørn Utzon, the master architect of the

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Episode 19 - Marc A. Ross

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2025/04/18

Marc A. Ross is a geopolitical strategist and communications expert. He’s the founder of Caracal Global and Brigadoon, and a passionate advocate for his home City of Detroit, its sports teams, its music scene, its architecture and its urban renaissance.A current resident of Washington DC, Marc is at the sharp end of the political shenanigans of US politics and advises companies around the world on geopolitical intelligence and corporate diplomacy. Who better to speak to about the shattering of the

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Episode 18 - Anna Koska (take two)

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2025/04/08

My second conversation with the lovely Anna Koska. This one is all about space, creativity, the natural world and where we draw inspiration from.Anna is an artist specialising in fruit, vegetables and the natural world, and alongside her book illustration work, Anna is regularly commissioned by chefs and restauranteurs for food and botanical art.Working in egg tempera, watercolour, pen & ink and oils, Anna’s deeply intuitive sensibility as a natural historian shines through in all her creative

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Episode 17 - Ben Derbyshire

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2025/03/16

Ben Derbyshire is a Past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He is the Chair of the acclaimed architecture practice HTA Design LLP and a Commissioner of Historic England.A wonderfully erudite, engaging and deeply thoughtful man, Ben shares his principles for good architecture and place-making and a wide array of valuable insights, relevant not just to those active in the formation of the built environment, but to anyone with an interest in vibrant, inclusive community. This is a

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Episode 16 - James Malone

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2025/03/02

James Malone is a filmmaker, photographer and former Royal Marines Commando. His production company, Palpa Films, specialises in crafting compelling, extraordinary documentary work. His elite military background has provided a robust foundation for meticulous planning, seamless adaptation, and the creation of powerful stories in the most demanding environments. This is a deeply personal conversation. Certainly the most important conversation I have ever had as a podcaster. James tells his story - a

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62:36

Episode 15 - Elaine Carnegie

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2025/02/21

Episode 15: Elaine Carnegie This was a special conversation with the wonderful Elaine Carnegie originally recorded during lockdown in February 2021. Elaine is a workplace health, mental health and wellbeing consultant, and the founder and Managing Director of beingworks. A former Senior NHS Physiotherapist and Fortune 500 executive, Elaine talks to me about her journey to doing critically important work with her team to support employee wellbeing. Poor mental health has a staggeringly negative

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Episode 14 - Murray Kerr

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2025/02/18

Murray Kerr is an architect and founder of the design practice Denizen Works. Winners of the Stephen Lawrence Prize, The Grand Designs Home of the Year, and Building Design Architect of the Year, Denizen Works projects are characterised by an articulate approach which taps into local history, landscape, microclimate and community. We start our discussion with the golden question “what is architecture?” Murray is an inspiring, considered thinker, and this conversation was a real adventure in space,

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Episode 13 - Hugh MacLeod

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2025/02/09

Hugh MacLeod is a pioneer. He was one of the first two bloggers that I followed on the internet, back in about 2001, the other being Seth Godin. His blog gapingvoid.com, featuring his doodles on the back of business cards and creative advice for young entrepreneurs, was a huge inspiration to me as I started out on the lonely journey of starting my first company.A cartoonist, linguist and marketer, he has been championing the belief that art has the power to transform business, for over 30 years. His

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Episode 11: Rob Poynton

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2025/02/02

Rob Poynton is a deep and creative thinker and author, whose life and work straddle eclectic fields. He teaches strategic leadership at the University of Oxford, and acts as a facilitator, consultant and coach to a host of companies and clients. His work is at the intersection of leadership, creativity, innovation and branding. He draws on multiple influences including improvisational theatre, play and the science of complexity. He lives between a remote off-grid home he built himself in the

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Episode 10 - Sadie Morgan OBE

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2025/02/02

Sadie Morgan is the co-founding director of multi award-winning international architecture and design practice dRMM. She was appointed OBE in the Queen’s 2020 New Year’s Honours List and is a Professor at the University of Westminster. She is the youngest ever President of the Architectural Association, the Design chair for HS2 and is a Commissioner for the UK Government’s National Infrastructure Commission. She is the founder of the Quality of Life Foundation which aims to put well-being at the

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Episode 9 - Clare Hieatt

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2025/02/02

I manage to coax Clare Hieatt, co-founder of Howies, The Do Lectures and Hiut Denim*, out of the shadows during the build up to the 2019 Do Lectures event on her farm in Wales. Clare shares personal insights into her professional life and business partnership with her husband David, writing her book Do Curious, and creating the unique, transformative space which facilitates the magic of the Do Lectures every year.www.thedolectures.comwww.hiutdenim.co.uk* Full disclosure - I have a minority financial

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Episode 8 - Michael Owen

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2025/02/02

I meet Michael Owen, the founder of Always Wear Red, an uncompromising menswear brand utilising only the very best materials and makers around the UK. Amongst other things we riff on growing up, turning 50 - an occasion that led Michael to start a blog which has grown into a searingly honest, witty and wise look at life through Michael's glasses - and the creative process. We end with a very personal exploration of the indelible impression that the film Kes has left on both of us.Michael has

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Episode 7 - David Hieatt

The Curiosity Dividend Podcast ·

2025/02/02

On the eve of the 10th Do Lectures, I discuss the genesis of the event with co-founder David Hieatt. David shares the ideas and inspiration behind the Do, why and how it came into being, and what he hopes to achieve with it. He also shares rare insights of his life with his wife Clare, and their process in building their much admired first brand Howies, and their second - Hiut - a specialist hand-crafted maker of jeans in Cardigan, West Wales.*https://thedolectures.com/https://hiutdenim.co.uk/*Full

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Episode 6 - Anna Koska

The Curiosity Dividend Podcast ·

2025/02/02

I meet the talented and multi-faceted artist Anna Koska in her rural studio after a joyous walk in the woods. In our first conversation* we talk about painting, writing, bee-keeping, rearing pigs, charcuterie, feeding a family on home grown vegetables, and cooking. Anna is deeply curious about the world, adventurous, unafraid to fail, and her beautiful little studio, sitting as it does on the edge of woodland, with just birdsong and Billie the lurcher for company, was the perfect space to

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Episode 5 - Luke Sital-Singh

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2025/01/31

I meet acclaimed singer-songwriter Luke Sital-Singh at his studio in Bristol to discuss his journey from teenage music fan to universally respected professional musician described by no less than Lauren Laverne as ‘unbelievably good’. We discuss Luke’s searingly honest, haunting and mournful songs and the creative process behind writing and recording them. We share a fascination with melancholy and discuss how that most misunderstood of aesthetic emotions can be a source of great creativity and the

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Episode 4 - Jack Adair Bevan

The Curiosity Dividend Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Jack Adair Bevan exudes soul. He’s an author, director and craftsman. Jack co-founded The Ethicurean - a multi award winning West Country restaurant straight out of University. He developed an award-winning artisan vermouth, The Collector, selling it successfully to the best bars and restaurants in the land. But driven by his innate curiosity Jack gave it up to follow a new-found passion - to use his hands to craft classic wooden sailing boats. With rare humility Jack shares his story of learning a

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