047 Many chess players fall into a trap. They get too obsessed with chess and their progress. Stress and worry can replace joy and discovery. But not for this week’s guest. Fellow adult improver, Amy Shaw, has found a great balance between striving for consistent improvement and loving the game… And she’s done it without the sometimes unhealthy drive for rat ... Show More
Apr 2025
Are There Too Many Drawbacks to OTB Tournaments? A Chat w/ FM Nate Solon
122 You hear the positives of competing in OTB classical events all the time (including from me on this podcast). And their improvement benefits are undeniable. However, they have some serious downsides: money, time, and energy, just to name a few. To the point where I’ve become ... Show More
54m 16s
Feb 2024
3085: Habit Change is Like Chess by Steve Pavlina on Self-Discipline, Preparation & Tactical Adjustments
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Episode 3085:
Steve Pavlina equates habit change to a strategic game of chess, emphasizing the importance of progressing through th ... Show More
11m 33s
Feb 2024
204: Optimal Week Planning For Footballers
In episode 204 Andy Hyde, Strength and Conditioning Coach with Aesthetic Athletics, joins us.
Specifically Andy will be looking at:
The difference between pro, semi-pro and youth players
Important physical qualities
How to structure a week to optimise performance
An example of ho ... Show More
32m 10s
Feb 2024
Anastacia: Resilience, cancer, and broken Barbies
<p>Distress can be transformed into growth. Having had breast cancer, a double mastectomy, and Crohn’s, music icon Anastacia knows all too well how to be resilient through health scares.</p><p> </p><p>In this chat, Fearne and Anastacia discuss how mindset and perspective can ... Show More
56m 13s
Nov 2023
WeWork Don’t Work Anymore
This week, Eric, Dylan, and Emily work over the news that WeWork, a company that provides flexible office workspace, will file for bankruptcy this week. Was it a victim of the pandemic? A creature of a low-interest-rate economy and a venture-capital mentality that said they’d fig ... Show More
1h 6m
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On today's show, we are joined by our co-host, Becky Hansis-O'Neil. Becky is a Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri, St Louis, where she studies bumblebees and tarantulas to understand their learning and cognitive work.</span></p> <p class="p ... Show More