The Unobtainium Podcast with Oz Khan: Strategy, Achievement and Personal Development Oz Khan

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On this episode of our podcast, we have the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Matt Morgan, a world-renowned intensive care doctor, researcher, and author. Dr. Morgan's open letter to patients during the COVID pandemic went viral, reaching millions of people worldwide, and he has been a frequent contributor to top publications like The Guardian, The Times, and The British Medical Journal.
Dr. Morgan's upcoming book "One Medicine" explores the fascinating intersection between animal science and human medicine. His investigation spanned continents, species, and millennia, uncovering surprising connections and insights. From kangaroos to humpback whales, Dr. Morgan shows us how a better understanding of the animal world can lead to untold medical advances and improve the lives of humans and animals alike.
But before we dive into the book, we chat with Dr. Morgan about his experience with emigrating to Australia and then returning back home, exploring the benefits and concerns he had before making the big move and how he feels about the decision now.
So join us for an insightful and inspiring conversation with Dr. Matt Morgan, as we explore the fascinating world of animal science and its intersection with human medicine, and learn about his exciting journey from Wales to Australia and back.

About the Guest (from his website): 
I am an intensive care doctor, researcher and author. My open letter addressed to patients during the COVID pandemic has been read by over half a million people worldwide and viewed over three million times after featuring on Channel 4.
My first book Critical (Simon & Schuster, 2019) has been translated into six languages and featured in The Times. I have spoken to large audiences at some of the largest book festivals in the world including Hay and Ubud. My articles have featured in The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Spectator, Esquire, The Daily Mail, The Sunday Mirror and The Huffington Post.
As a regular writer for the internationally acclaimed British Medical Journal, my article ‘A letter from the ICU’ is one of their most popular ever opinion articles, read by over 130,000 people. Since narrating the highly rated audiobook of Critical, I have spoken on several popular podcasts and radio programmes including The Today Program on BBC Radio 4 and international talk shows.
I have appeared on several television programs including Sky News, CNN, ITV, The BBC, The Jeremy Vine Show and international channels. I was nominated for the 2020 Royal Society David Attenborough Prize for public engagement in science. I currently live between Perth, Australia and Cardiff with my family.




 About the host: 

Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development, coach and general all round business person. You can find more on his linkedin profile. 
www.ozkhan.com
 

ABOUT THE GUEST - Dr Michel Rucker: 
Mike's mission is to help the world have more fun. If you’ve ever found yourself dreaming of days filled with more fun and enjoyment, this is a conversation well worth listening to. 
Mike's story of The Fun Habit  started in 2016, when the tools that I had built as a student of positive psychology suddenly failed him during one of my life’s most difficult stretches. Finding himself unhappy, a bit lonely, and burnt out, he began to critically evaluate modern approaches to happiness.
He quickly realised how much misinformation is out there. Years of research coalesced as The Fun Habit. The Fun Habit is an action-based approach that helps you critically examine your pursuit of happiness and make adjustments using evidence-based practices to invite more fun and joy in your life. If you’re looking for a better way toward happiness, I invite you to sign up.
Dr. Mike Rucker is the Chief Digital Officer for Active Wellness, a global health management company, and in 2019 he was named a top ten health influencer by HIMSS, the global health advisory and nonprofit focused on health information and technology. His work has been published in the academic journals International Journal of Workplace Health Management and Nutrition Research, and he’s been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CIO.com, and elsewhere.
ABOUT THE HOST
Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development, coach and general all round business person. You can find more on his linkedin profile. 
www.ozkhan.com

The National Health Service (NHS) stands as a testament to the unwavering dedication of its healthcare professionals, and at the core of this vital system lies the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). These specialised units play an indispensable role in the treatment and recovery of the most critically ill patients.
One who has made an indelible mark in the field is Dr. Jim Down, a consultant in critical care and anaesthesia currently at at University College London Hospitals. With a career spanning over 25 years, Dr. Down shares some of his experiences, challenges, and victories in his recently published memoirs. Today, we have the privilege of interviewing him and gaining firsthand insights into the gripping and inspiring world of the ICU and challenges faced by the NHS.
About the guest
Dr Jim Down is a consultant in critical care and anaesthesia at University College London Hospitals. He chairs the ICU consultants' group, the department of anaesthesia weekly scientific meetings, and the UCLH Trust guideline committee. During the Covid-19 pandemic he worked on UCLH's busy ICU ward, and was interviewed by the BBC for a groundbreaking report depicting medics on the frontline. His account of that period, Life Support, was published in 2021.

He has now written a book which brings us to the very heart of the intensive care unit - the section of the hospital where the sickest patients are brought to be cared for until their condition improves. With honesty, humility and a streak of dark humour, Dr Down describes the quietly heroic work of doctors and nurses on the ICU, a place which sits at the cutting edge of medical technology and where a split-second decision can make the difference between life and death.

From headline-grabbing cases like that of Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned by Russian agents and admitted to Down's ward, to the appalling aftermath of a train crash, Life in the Balance offers an inside glimpse of intensive care medicine, its immense challenges, deleterious effects on doctors' mental health and enormous rewards. Its profundity will make you reconsider the fragility of life and reframe your understanding of what it means to care.
(Source: Penguin Books) 
ABOUT THE HOST
Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development, coach and general all round business person. You can find more on his linkedin profile. 
www.ozkhan.com

There is no health without mental health - it's one of the guiding factors of success and development for ourselves and those around us. 
In this candid conversation with Sam Delaney we discuss mental health and recovery in detail, including alcohol, growing up in the eighties, recovery therapy, family time and lots lots more. 
ABOUT THE GUEST (from his website) 

I am a writer and broadcaster from London.
My new book ‘Sort Your Head Out - Mental Health Without All The Bollocks’ is out now. Check out the books section for links etc.
Increasingly, I talk and write about issues surrounding mental health and addiction. I also consult with businesses on how to improves mental health conversations among employees. Get in touch via my contact page if you’d like to work with me.
I am the co-host of the Top Flight Time Machine podcast and I write and podcast regularly about mental health via The Reset (which you can check out here)
I have had three previous books published: Get Smashed - The Story Of The Men Who Made The Ads That Changed Our Lives (Sceptre, 2007), Night Of The Living Dad (John Murray, 2009) and Mad Men And Bad Men (Faber, 2015).
I graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in politics and went on to work in magazines, starting out at Mens Health.
After a brief detour as a news reporter at ITN I became a freelance writer.
I went on to write for everyone from The Guardian, Observer, Independent and Daily Telegraph to the NME, Q, Grazia, Cosmopolitan and the New Statesman.
From 2009 until 2011 I was editor-in-chief of heat magazine. Weird, right?
Between 2013 and 2015 I was editor-in-chief of Comedy Central UK.
I have spent years as a broadcaster both in radio and TV. I have hosted numerous shows on BBC 5Live, BBC London and talkSPORT and presented documentaries for BBC Three and Channel 4.
I spend a great deal of my time podcasting these days. You
 
ABOUT THE HOST
Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development, coach and general all round business person. You can find more on his linkedin profile. 
www.ozkhan.com

A rare interview with Steve Mason - an icon and legend of music for many. 
Described by his record label as: "Once a founding member of The Beta Band, Steve Mason is now best known as an artist with a rare melodic gift and an urge to experiment. From his debut solo album, the elegantly melancholy Boys Outside, to his latest release About The Light, Mason has never taken a step back, continually investigating where the boundaries between the craft of songwriting, technology and free expression lie."
Steve talks about his journey into music, his new album, the Beta Band and Lots more. 
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-mason-mn0001281434/biography
Latest Release Steve Mason Brothers & Sisters Album | 3rd March 2023
Steve Mason’s most open, honest and vibrant solo record to date, it marries the personal and the political but does so in an emotive and uplifting manner. Written against a backdrop of fear and uncertainty, and at a time when those in charge lurched from one disaster to the next mismanagement with increasing regularity, Brothers & Sisters is in fact an incredibly joyous, even spiritual, listen.




About the Host 
Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development, coach, and general all round business person. You can find out more about him on his linkedin and www.ozkhan.com
 

This episode originally aired in 2020, it has been re-released as a set of "best of" episodes for new listeners as an addendum to episode 14, and those who wouldn't mind catching some of the episodes again prior to heading into the next round. David McCourt is a CEO, leader, speaker, businessman, and billionaire entrepreneur, the advice inside this episode will help you learn to think―and live―like a revolutionary - to become a person who grabs contemporary challenges to change the world.   Rethink your way to a better life
In business, and in life, everything is changing fast, apart from how we behave. Our ways of thinking and making decisions have changed little since we lived in agricultural and industrial societies, but the problems we now need to solve are entirely different. It requires a revolution in thinking and behavior to meet the challenges that now face us and avoid disaster we need to totally rethink the model.
David McCourt lays out the reality of the dangerous situation we find ourselves in and suggests solutions which will empower everyone, including business people, politicians, diplomats, and teachers, to repair the damage we have already done, and prepare for the dramatic changes to come. David discusses:
The way he think and his personal development   Why incremental change no longer works    Provides trusted, effective guidance you can put to practice today ABOUT THE HOST
Oz Khan is a strategist, passionate about personal development, coach and general all round business person. You can find more on his linkedin profile. 
www.ozkhan.com
 
ABOUT THE GUEST - David McCourt
David McCourt is one of the world’s most successful, award-winning business people, widely recognized for using technology and innovation to improve the lives of underserved communities by deploying new revolutionary ways of thinking.
Over the last thirty years he has founded or bought twenty companies in nine countries, becoming a leader in the technology, media and telecommunications industries.
An Emmy award-winning producer, McCourt’s work has included prime-time documentaries that highlight the world’s most prominent problems, starring some of the world’s most famous actors including Michael Douglas, Angelina Jolie and Meg Ryan. McCourt’s production of critically acclaimed children’s TV series Reading Rainbow became the most watched show in the classroom in the United States.
McCourt is currently Founder and Chairman of worldwide investment firm Granahan McCourt Capital.
AWARDS
US President Ronald Reagan presented McCourt with the first-ever award from the White House recognising extraordinary accomplishments by private sector businesses McCourt was selected as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young LLP McCourt was named “Top Entrepreneur” by the Harvard Business School Club of New York, he became the inaugural “Economist in Residence” at the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and was named as the inaugural Executive in Residence for Entrepreneurial Economics and Innovation by Georgetown University The American-Irish Historical Society presented McCourt with its gold medal in 2004, an award previously bestowed on Ronald Reagan, Mary Higgins Clark and Bono In 2018, McCourt was awarded The Science Foundation Ireland medal for outstanding contribution to technology and innovation https://davidmccourt.com/