The Good Life survey

Dear Good Life listeners,

For the 100th episode of the podcast, I thought I'd do a short listener survey. I'd love to have some of your suggested guests on this year.

Thank you for your feedback and support.

Andrew.

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* 1. Who would you like to hear on the Good Life?

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* 2. How often do you listen to the Good Life?

Every week

Almost every week

Occasionally

Rarely

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Most of the time I listen to the Good Life while

Commuting

Exercising

Walking the dog

Doing household chores

At work

In bed before going to sleep

Doing nothing other than listening to the Good Life

Many of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Any suggestions or feedback?

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* 5. Your five favourite episodes of the Good Life?

100. Jonathan Haidt on the Coddling of the American Mind

99. Tim the Yowie Man on extraordinary exploration

98. Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise

97. Laya and Dovid Slavin on cooking to build community

96. Munjed Al Muderis on his refugee journey and bionic surgery

95. Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country

94. Nicholas Jans on leadership secrets of the Australian Army

93. Jane Jose on places women make

92. Michelle Knox, death expert and mortal realist

91. Wendy McCarthy on mentoring, bravery and when to say yes

90. Flipped episode – Andrew Leigh on the Unforgiving60

89. Julia Gillard on friendship, purpose and the cone of silence

88. Emily Oster on data, pregnancy and parenting

87. Marie Coleman on feminism, trailblazing and a good retirement

86. Tim Minchin on free will, anger, success and failure

85. Rob Wiblin on effective altruism and making the most of your 80,000 hours

84. Barry Jones on Pick-a-Box, Science and Poetry

83. Leigh Sales on luck, doubt, trolls and what makes a great interview

82. Eddie Woo on the joy of maths

81. Morris Gleitzman on writing big stories for little people

80. Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on anger, envy, disgust & love

79. Genevieve Bell on AI, anthropology and the obligation to make things better

78. David Marr on corruption, truth-telling and big lives

77. Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging

76. Ben Pronk on SAS leadership, elite fitness and why specialisation is for insects

75. David Sinclair on the Science of Anti-Aging

74. David Gonski, the chairman of everything

73. Louise Taylor on Justice and Aboriginal Identity

72. Joshua Gans on Parentonomics

71. Grant Wardell-Johnson on Shakespeare, King Roger II of Sicily & the backward-looking 1970s

70. Yuki Kawauchi, Japan's citizen runner

69. Oz Harvest founder Ronni Kahn on kibbutz life, gratitude and the colour yellow

68. Tim Soutphommasane on racism, patriotism & culinary multiculturalism

67. Anne Aly on discrimination, terrorism & the shiny kettle

66. Libby Lyons on gender equality, mortality and public life

65. Clyde Rathbone on Karma, Wallabies and the Black Dog

64. Robert Putnam on Bowling Alone and living together

63. Natalie Jeremijenko on feral robotic dogs, texting fish and inverted trees

62. GetUp co-founder Jeremy Heimans on New Power

61. Julian Le Grand on revamping social policy, advising leaders and the danger of perfectionism

60. Kate McClymont on dirt, death and determination

59. Alex Hutchinson on sweat science

58. Dalton Conley on growing up Honky, genetics and experimental parenting

57. Terry Waite on solitary confinement, hatred and forgiveness

56. Heather Garriock, Rob De Castella and Sue Read on training hard and living well

55. David Walsh on profiting from blackjack, building MONA, and why most winners just got lucky

54. Craig Emerson on Baradine struggles, Prime Ministerial resilience and that Whyalla wipeout song

53. Liz Forbat on the good death

52. Benjamin Law on sex, taboos and making wontons

51. Dylan Marron on conversations with people who hate me

50. Tim Flannery on fossils, adventure and Indigenous mentors

49. Peter FitzSimons on poetry, parenting and the red bandanna

48. Nicholas Moore on risk-taking, crisis control and running to hip-hop

47. Scott Rankin on Nijinsky, St Francis and growing up on a Chinese junk

46. Kate Latimer on learning from the worldly philosophers

45. Andrew Bassat on how calculated risk-taking turned SEEK into a global success

44. Manny Noakes, principal author of the CSIRO diet

43. Kurt Fearnley on Kokoda, struggles and gratitude

42. Terri Butler on optimism and her Labor of Love

41. Sue Read on peak performance

40. Brad Chilcott on compassion, altruism and activism

Good Book 1: Discussing Hillbilly Elegy & Strangers in Their Own Land with Macgregor Duncan

39. Father Bob Maguire on larrikin Catholicism

38. Marnie Hughes-Warrington on immortality through teaching and learning

37. Nick Lee on cancer, farewells and little black dresses

36. Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity

35. Maree Crabbe on pornography and gender equality

34. Patti Stiles on life lessons from improvised acting

33. Frank Brennan on activism, justice and a Jesuit life

32. David Pereira on truth, depth and cello playing

31. Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap

30. Randolph Sparks on chronic pain and positive psychology

29. Carl Vine on composing, perfectionism and rejuvenation

28. Jane Halton on leading, mentoring and glass ceilings

27. Robert Dessaix on dalliances, languages and leisure

26. Debra Rickwood on mental wellbeing

25. Macgregor Duncan on good versus great

24. Peter Singer on vegetarianism, altruism & an examined life

23. Linda Burney on love, loss, racism and hope

22. Justin Wolfers on the economics of love, family and work

21. Maile Carnegie on managing people and coping with email

20. Bob Carr on Chekhov, Pilates and opera

19. Cate McGregor on cricket, speechwriting and transitions

18. Rob de Castella on marathoning, pain and giving back

17. Patricia Karvelas on resilience and community

16. Shaun Creighton on versatility, coaching and comebacks

15. Brian Schmidt on stars, wine and the Nobel Prize

14. Matt Napier on kicking a soccer ball across Africa

13. Tim Costello on compassion and storytelling

12. Brad Carron-Arthur on extreme sport and mental health

11. Michael Kirby on love, luck and the law

10. Lyn Williams on children’s choirs and a creative life

9. Glenn Keys on disability, philanthropy and grace under pressure

8. Dick Telford on elite sport and everyday exercise

7. Lana Sandas on addiction, advocacy and incarceration

6. Graeme Simsion on The Rosie Project and being a late starter

5. Nikki Johnston on mortality and a full life

4. Jack Heath on walking away from the cliff

3. Annabel Crabb on seasoning, sharing and savouring

2. Michael Traill on the Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship

1. Lindsay Tanner on family, resilience and life after politics