A world-record freediver, he has held his breath for more than eight minutes, dived 100 metres on a single breath, and swum 182 metres beneath solid Arctic ice. 

In this episode of The Good Life, Ant talks about learning from discomfort, building mental toughness, training for pain, facing risk, and why he believes courage can be practised. From freediving and ice diving to fatherhood and psychology, this is a conversation about what happens when we stop running from failure and start treating it as information.

In his latest book he challenges our ideas of happiness. From the hedonic treadmill to self-actualisation, he explains why frustration can be part of a meaningful life, why integrity matters more than productivity, and how to align who you are with who you want to be. A thoughtful guide to living with pleasure, fulfillment, and purpose.

To find out more about WNOW visit https://www.wnow.com.au/ 

Nina Jankowicz, American disinformation expert and author of How to Lose the Information War and How to Be a Woman Online, and Van Badham, activist, playwright, and author of QAnon and On discuss disinformation, online harms, and their effect on elections in 2024 and beyond.

Michael’s blog is at lifeisalongstory.com

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You can check out John's new book 'Puff Piece' here.

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Note that this episode contains some discussion of the share of people reporting 'No religion' in the Australian Census. The correct figures were 22.3% in the 2011 Census (which listed 'No religion' last), and 30.1% in the 2016 Census (which listed 'No religion' first).

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To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey.

The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes. 

To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey.

The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes. 

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To mark The Good Life's 150th episode, we're conducting a listener survey.

The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes. 

N.B. Rhiannon's podcast is "Emperors of Rome", available here.

Rhiannon's publications include "Utopia Antiqua" and "Caesar's triumphs over Gaul and Rome" (with Sarah Midford). The latter is available for free download here.

You can find out more about Sisonke, her recent book Always Another Country, and her other writing here.

Check out Turia Pitt's books: Happy & Other Ridiculous Aspirations, Everything to Live For and Unmasked.

If you want to learn more about Rob's adventures, you can check out his Youtube channel 'The Cruising Kiwis' here. Rob is available for speaking engagements here.

You can learn more about Alice Pung's new book 'One Hundred Days' here. 

If you're interested in Dylan's podcast, you can find information here.

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You can learn more about Maree's work here: www.itstimewetalked.com

You can find information about Rosie's book, 'A Mother's Story' here. 

During the conversation, Cate refers to Scyld Berry's account of the January 2016 cricket test match between England and South Africa. You can read that article here.

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Some issues discussed in this episode may be confronting for some listeners. If you or anyone you know are experiencing a personal crisis, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

You can find information about Robert's latest book, 'The Time of Our Lives' here.

Photo of Robert by Matthew Venables.

You can watch Graham's Fenner Lecture: Extraordinary Experiments - Science you can feel here.

With excerpts from Joe Cocker's song Space Captain from the album Mad Dogs & Englishmen.

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You can find out more about Eitan's book Politics Is for Power - How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change here.

You can learn more about Toby's book The Precipice here.

(With occasional accompaniment by Senate bells.)

You can learn more about joyful giving and building abundance at Serina's website. 

You can find Joe's other interviews on The Jolly Swagman Podcast, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and Listen Notes.

Frank's website, The Five Invitations, is here.

You can learn more about Erna and find details about her book Wild Leadership here.

Find out more about Andy's books here.

To learn more about Alain's latest book The School of Life, click here.

To learn more about Alain's organisation The School of Life, click here.

You can find out more about Jivan's book Why Young Men here.

You can find more information about Rick's memoir here.

To mark The Good Life's 100th episode, we're conducting a listener survey.

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 N.B. in our conversation, Jonathan recommends an illustrated edition of John Stuart-Mill's writings on free speech, you can download it HERE. 

You can learn more about Jono's book Perfect Motion here.

You can learn more about Jane's book Places Women Make here.

For more information on Emily's recently released book Cribsheet, click here.

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To find Rob's 80,000 Hours podcasts, and learn more about his work with 80,000 Hours, click here. 

You can find details about Barry's book The Shock of Recognition, here. Or read a review here.

Click here for an excerpt of the Berliner Philharmonike performing Bach's St Matthew Passion. Directed by Peter Sellars, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, with chorus master Simon Halsey.

To experience Eddie's story telling approach to mathematics, visit his YouTube channel.

You can find out more about Sisonke, her recent book Always Another Country, and her other writing here.

My thanks to Brett Larner of Japan Running News, for helping me connect with Yuki, and Yoshimi Kobayashi of Destination Gold Coast for translating our conversation.

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To find out more about Anne's book, Finding My Place: From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman

click here.

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During our conversation, i asked Jeremy for tips for Australians visiting New York for the first time. He replied that the popular new restaurants are too hard to get into, but that there are plenty of eateries which are still good, even though they're no longer the new thing. After the interview, he gave me the list of New York eateries that he gives to visitors, which is Shun Lee, Il Cantinori, Kanoyama, Veau d'Or, Peppe Rosso to Go, and Abraco (a coffee shop).

You can find out more about Jeremy's book New Power  here.

If you'd like to learn more about Alex and his book Endure, visit his website here. 

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

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You can find further information on The Boy from Baradine here.

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

The survey is HERE. It will take you about a minute, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

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PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

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Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape the next 50 episodes. 

If you'd like to learn more about Benjamin and his work, click here.

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

The survey is HERE. It will take you about a minute, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape the next 50 episodes. 

If you're interested in Dylan's podcast, you can find information here.

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

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Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape the next 50 episodes. 

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Scott is the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Big hART.

The CSIRO's online diet score calculator is avaiable here.

Kurt's autobiography, Pushing the Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda is available on his website.

In the conversation, Kurt mentions that his wife Sheridan is about to give birth. Shortly afterwards, they welcomed into the world their second child, Emilia.

Terri’s book, Labor of Love, is published by Melbourne University Press.

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@SusanCarland

To learn more about Susan's book - Fighting Hislam: Women, Faith and Sexism - follow this link: https://www.mup.com.au/books/9780522870350-fighting-hislam

You can learn more about Maree's work here: www.itstimewetalked.com

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During the conversation, Cate refers to Scyld Berry's account of the January 2016 cricket test match between England and South Africa. You can read that article here.