CO-CURIOUS Podcast
1) Deep Listening: What a Sound Engineer Knows About Silence That You Don't
Peter Pearlson has spent 40 years behind mixing consoles for many of music's biggest artists. His real expertise isn't sound engineering—it's the space between the notes. He reveals why deep listening...Show More
2) Shayne Mann: AI in Your Head: Exponential Change, Attention, and Strategic Scars
Shayne Mann (Singularity University SA) joins David to explore AI as a “third voice” in our heads: an always-on collaborator that will question, translate, and nudge us in real time. We cover why expo...Show More
Shayne Mann: AI in Your Head: Exponential Change, Attention, and Strategic Scars
12:05 | Oct 15th, 2025
3) Dr Rob Stegmann: Quality Assurance Is Killing Quality Education
Dr. Rob Stegmann, Head of Academics at Boston City Campus, argues that compliance-led accreditation smothers real learning. We unpack South Africa’s move toward self-approval, under-resourced councils...Show More
4) Shaun Tomson: How One Dad's Heartbreak Became Hundreds of Thousands' Hope
When surfing legend Shaun Tomson lost his 15-year-old son, he faced a choice: fall into the abyss of "what if" or find a way to paddle back out. Drawing on lessons from a lifetime in the ocean and his...Show More
5) Confusing Art with Creativity: Why Companies Kill Innovation
Creativity isn't about being artistic - it's about intelligence in action. But most companies accidentally crush it through benchmarking, perfectionism, and fear of mistakes. Celia Falkenberg and Nina...Show More
6) Lance Katz: Academic Rigour Meets Financial Reality: The Three-Circle Revolution
What happens when an actuary becomes the CEO of South Africa's leading psychology college? Lance Katz discovered that the supposed tension between academic excellence and financial sustainability is a...Show More
Lance Katz: Academic Rigour Meets Financial Reality: The Three-Circle Revolution
24:35 | Jul 21st, 2025
7) Dr Bill Relyea: Why We're All Wrong About Our Own Self-Awareness
Industrial and organisational psychologist Dr. Bill Relyea reveals how our ego's protective mechanisms create dangerous blind spots in leadership and life. Bill includes the one practice to change eve...Show More
8) The Performance of Being "Fine"
David is joined by burnout coach Maude Burger-Smith for this raw conversation about the exhausting act of appearing okay while struggling inside, exploring why we're dying lonely in our busy lives - a...Show More
9) The Silicon Valley Trap: Why South African Entrepreneurs Should Stop Playing Copycat
Two South African entrepreneurs reveal why copying Silicon Valley's "move fast, break things" mentality is a dangerous trap for South African startups. From the isolation complex holding back African ...Show More
10) Birgitte Cahill: Why Your Corporate Learning Academy Is Failing Your People
Learn from a corporate capability academy expert four essential elements to transform failing corporate academies into vibrant learning ecosystems that people actually use.
Birgitte Cahill: Why Your Corporate Learning Academy Is Failing Your People
18:57 | May 23rd, 2025