A Theory of Mind

Ben Mckelvey

A conversational podcast about brains, the psyche and why we are the way we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 04/24/2021

    ANZAC Day Special

    An ANZAC Day Special with Australian Special Forces operator 'Sweebs' telling a truly unique story about the territorial obliteration ISIS in Iraq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  2. 04/21/2021

    Cam Knight

    A chat with a my long-time friend Cam Knight about adult ADHD, addiction and his nearly twenty years as a stand up comic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  3. 04/13/2021

    Mark Billy Billingham '

    A conversation with the former SAS operator, TV star, author and celebrity bodyguard Mark 'Billy' Billingham about gumption, identity, perseverance and warfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min

  4. 04/06/2021

    James Te Huna

    Australasian MMA legend James Te Huna comes in to the studio to talk about his career, confidence, stone lifting, brain damage family and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  5. 04/04/2021

    BONUS POD: On the mind, soul and free will

    A conversation with famed neuro-cartographer Scientia Professor George Paxinos AO about the brain, the mind and where, in those two places, our souls and free will may exist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  6. 03/30/2021

    Matt 'Willy' Williams AM

    Just a few months after retuning home from a deployment to Afghanistan where he served as a rifleman, Matt 'Willy' Williams AM started suffering persistent headaches. After a few trips to the doctors and few scans, Willy discovered that something malignant was living in his brain; something he would be living with for the rest of his life. Instead of falling into a depressive state the then 22-year-old went to work, dedicating himself to managing his condition, but also fundraising for brain cancer research, Now three years later we talk to Willy about his head, his state of mind and his incredible resilience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min

  7. 03/23/2021

    Stephanie Bendixsen

    In this episode concentrating on memory, we meet the only person in Australia diagnosed with the incredible condition Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory or HSAM, ask a question of the man who discovered HSAM, muse about the nature of memory and then settle down for a conversation with TV presenter and writer Stephaie Bendixsen about her mum Wendy, who suffered from Alzheimer's Disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  8. 03/16/2021

    Mark Hunt

    A conversation with famed UFC, K1 and Prides fighter Mark Hunt about his horrific childhood, resilience, survival, therapy and the book he wrote with Ben Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min

  9. 03/09/2021

    Mark Bouris

    A conversation with Australian business icon Mark Bouris about bliss, money, obsession and psychiatry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  10. 03/02/2021

    Hugh Riminton

    I sit down with esteemed newsman and foreign correspondent Hugh Riminton and talk about everything you'd expect us to talk about, but also the tumour that Hugh discovered in his head a little more then a year ago and how his life has changed because of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m

  11. 02/22/2021

    Teaser

    A new podcast about why we are the way we are Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min
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About

A conversational podcast about brains, the psyche and why we are the way we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Ben Mckelvey
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © ben mckelvey