How Good Are Humans

Isaac McCarthy
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The How Good Are Humans podcast is here to show you the good people in the world, those who go above and beyond the call of duty to better the community around them.

  1. From bodybuilding champ to brain surgery and back again | Adriana Huyser

    FEB 18

    From bodybuilding champ to brain surgery and back again | Adriana Huyser

    Starting a gym routine can be confusing and daunting. Many people still believe a gym is only good for stripping weight or getting uselessly buff, that real fitness is not built under barbells. Even if a newbie takes a courageous step into a gym, it could be just days before they're demotivated by the bewildering array of machines or the intimidating presence of god-like figures walking here and there in muscle singlets or scrunch shorts. For those that last a few months, the gap between their expectations and results, possibly caused by poor techniques and a terrible diet, will leave them thinking "what's the point?", and they'll never place a sweaty butt cheek on a gym bench for the rest of their lives. All of this anxiety, uncertainty and confusion can be eliminated by working with a coach; specifically, a physical trainer and nutrition coach. Enter a professional like Adriana Huyser. Adriana went through the standard stop-start-stop relationship with a gym, all the while battling body image issues. But something eventually clicked for her. Since then, she has won bodybuilding competitions, become a coach and used an empathetic mind to train many others into realising their fitness goals. Adriana has since grappled with other health challenges, but she still shows up for herself and her clients every day. On the podcast, she takes us through her personal and professional fitness journey and explains what worked for her and what she thinks will work for others.

    1h 54m
  2. The man nobody expected to stare down a Prime Minister for gay rights

    JAN 27

    The man nobody expected to stare down a Prime Minister for gay rights

    Warren Entsch served in Australia's federal parliament for almost three decades. He worked with half a dozen Prime Ministers and witnessed the passage of some of the nation's greatest shifts in social and economic policy. He was an entrenched backbencher with an outsized influence and outsized opinions. He stood against enraged gun owners in his own community after the Port Arthur massacre, he brushed off demands to scrap mentions of climate change from Great Barrier Reef health reports. But most famously, he stared down a Prime Minister and much of his own party to change Australia's marriage laws, a key moment of defiance that catalysed the legalisation of gay marriage.  Mr Entsch attracted a fair share of criticism and controversy during his career and many have disagreed with facets of his conduct as a member of parliament. But tellers of history must not neglect the background of the endeavour to correct Australia's last great legal inequality, and the role Mr Entsch played in that crusade.

    2h 54m
  3. Politics in 2025: the good, the bad and the ugly | Anna Middleton

    10/19/2025

    Politics in 2025: the good, the bad and the ugly | Anna Middleton

    Anna Middleton was elected as the Division 7 councillor to Cairns Regional Council in 2024 as an unaligned and independent candidate with a low budget, grassroots effort, beating other candidates with more cash and more recognisable names. Since her election, she has leant on the expertise of industry professionals, scientists and experienced public servants to guide her decisions in the council chamber — an evidence-based approach that has won and lost voter sympathy in seemingly equal measure, and caused her to clash with the emotional and idealised decisions of other influential people in Queensland’s political landscape.

    2 hr
  4. To be an angel on the shoulder or the thorn in the side of government, that is the question | Bronwyn Opie and Cafnec

    10/06/2025

    To be an angel on the shoulder or the thorn in the side of government, that is the question | Bronwyn Opie and Cafnec

    Bronwyn Opie is the director of the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, a leading Queensland advocacy organisation for climate change action and ecological conservation.

    1h 31m
  5. Talking to thousands, everyday | Adam Stephen

    09/21/2025

    Talking to thousands, everyday | Adam Stephen

    Adam Stephen is a journalist and radio presenter who has hosted ABC Queensland's regional Drive radio program for twelve years, a weekday show now broadcast to three-quarters of Australia's second largest and third most populous state.

    1h 23m
  6. Sex, drugs, swastikas, transgender life and surfing fistfights — an artist's journey | Atlantis Lewis

    09/10/2025

    Sex, drugs, swastikas, transgender life and surfing fistfights — an artist's journey | Atlantis Lewis

    Atlantis is an artist whose story is equal parts amazing and terrifying. Just listen, ok.

    2h 5m
  7. Getting drunk with Sir David Attenborough | Dr Martin Cohen

    07/21/2025

    Getting drunk with Sir David Attenborough | Dr Martin Cohen

    Martin is a zoologist and ecologist based in Cairns, Far North Queensland, as well as a tour guide that has led wildlife tours in places such as Antarctica and Africa. On this episode, Martin and I speak about Australian ecology and biodiversity, the impacts of climate change on Australia’s natural habitats, Martin’s work as a zoologist around the world and the time he got drunk with Sir David Attenborough.

    1h 37m
  8. Outback Mike comes to Cairns!

    07/12/2025

    Outback Mike comes to Cairns!

    Remember Mike Atkinson from Alone Australia? Are you among the millions who have you seen his super fun and fascinating videos on how to adventure better? Well, now Far North Queenslanders have the chance to meet him in person. Mike is bringing his film Modern Day Castaway to Cairns on the 17th of July.  For everyone else, check out this bonus How Good are Humans episode where I catch up on everything Mike has been up to since we last spoke.

    35 min
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The How Good Are Humans podcast is here to show you the good people in the world, those who go above and beyond the call of duty to better the community around them.

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  • Creator
    Isaac McCarthy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 How Good Are Humans
  • Show Website
    How Good Are Humans