The You Project

Friend of the show, friend of mine, academic superstar, podcaster, author (Death by Comfort), speaker, researcher, periodic pugilist, ex-military officer, stoic, family man and deep thinker, Paul Taylor, is back at the TYP Central. Apart from delivering another fascinating chat, PT also drops a personal bombshell about his health (you'll have to take a listen) and subsequently, we chat about the very interesting way that he's chosen to deal with said issue. It's kind-of surprising but knowing Taylor, not surprising at all. Atypical is typical for him; if you know what I mean? Enjoy. *The title will make sense, once you listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nutritionist, Educator and Fellow Bogan (not sure why I used caps there) Perry Venakis is back, and while we intended to have a conversation about optimal eating (and the like), we wound up chatting about everything from secluded swimming locations, four-wheel drive high jinks and our respective food-weighing obsessions, to moist salt (it's a thing), misleading food labelling and getting better with age. Enjoy. n90.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the way that I eat typically 'working'? Are my eating habits are form of self-sabotage? What kind of relationship do I have with food? Do I need 'this' food or do I just want it? Do I use food as a reward? A distraction? A drug? What is my body telling me about how I eat? Do my eating habits align with my health values and goals? Do I rationalise poor food choices and behaviours with the "I'll start Monday" story (or similar)? How can I create a healthier relationship with food? If any, or all of these questions are of interest or relevance to you, tune in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If only the title of today's episode was some kind of metaphor, fairytale or joke. Sadly, it isn't. Want it or not, aware of it or not, if you have a relatively late model car, there's a very high chance that much of what you're doing when you're behind the wheel, is being recorded. As Gillespo says "Henry Ford would be horrified. His Model T, once a symbol of freedom, has morphed into a rolling surveillance device, tracking our every move and eavesdropping on our conversations. Some cars (Tesla, for eg.) are even turning into rolling CCTV cameras, capturing our every move, every grimace, every nose-pick." Good grief. What's next?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tiff's back from India and she's as Zen as f**k. Dr. Jodi shows up with her usual calm, soothing energy and hypnotic voice. And the bogan from Latrobe Valley (me) bawls like a big baby telling a story about his sick friend. This was a f**king emotional rollercoaster. Strap in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you know that your thoughts, beliefs, opinions and attitudes are truly yours and not some unintended psychological consequence or byproduct of being around certain people on Planet You? Is your world view uniquely and authentically yours, or is it an unconscious byproduct of your programming? This episode is a brief foray into the world of critical thinking, self-awareness and the possibility of objectivity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I recently recorded a three-minute video chat with my friends Jan and lan over coffee, which kind-of blew up on Facebook and as a result (and after plenty of encouragement from TYP listeners), I thought we'd get the youngsters back on the show, five years after their podcast debut. At 84 and 86 years-young, my guess is that their biological ages are both somewhere in the vicinity of twenty to thirty years younger than what the calendar says. I truly love them and I expect you might too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a bloke who has helped thousands of people get strong over forty-plus years (OMG), I made hard work of this episode. I literally started recording five different times (this was the fifth attempt) because trying to condense a lifetime of lifting and learning, training elite athletes, teaching Exercise Science students, mentoring PT's, working with the general-public and running my own gyms for quarter of a century.. into a meaningful podcast hour (or so), for a broad cross-section of humans (my audience), was infinitely harder than I had anticipated. There is so much I could have included but I guess nobody wants a ten-hour episode. Anyway, I did my best and I’m reasonably happy with the outcome. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a bloke who has helped thousands of people get strong over forty-plus years (OMG), I made hard work of this episode. I literally started recording five different times (this was the fifth attempt) because trying to condense a lifetime of lifting and learning, training elite athletes, teaching Exercise Science students, mentoring PT's, working with the general-public and running my own gyms for quarter of a century.. into a meaningful podcast hour (or so), for a broad cross-section of humans (my audience), was infinitely harder than I had anticipated. There is so much I could have included but I guess nobody wants a ten-hour episode. Anyway, I did my best and I’m reasonably happy with the outcome. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This somewhat verbose edition of the show has been divided in two, for your own good. I don't want you consuming to much sugar in one sitting. You're welcome. This chat really covers a lot of territory, moving from Patrick's dating life, his pasty vegan complexion and his curious habit of watching scrolling works of art on his TV, to earth-ending asteroids, losing muscle in space, stand-up desks, shitty posture, fitness app obsession and out-of-warranty fridges. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.