Lives Well Lived

What does it mean to care for people without judging them? Marianne Jauncey, Medical Director of Sydney’s Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, joins Peter and Kasia to explore the life-saving power of harm reduction and why drug use should be treated as a health and social issue, not simply a criminal one.

Marianne explains how supervised injecting centres prevent overdose deaths, connect people with treatment and support, and challenge the stigma surrounding addiction. With more than 1.3 million supervised injections, 12,500 overdoses managed and no deaths on site, she makes a compelling case for dignity over judgement, compassion over punishment, and finding meaningful work that reflects our deepest values.

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Lynda Gratton discuss her new book, Living the 100-Year Life: How to Build a Career That Lasts in a Life You Love, which challenges the traditional career ladder, arguing that longer lives require a more flexible approach to work and life. She introduces the threads of fulfilment; from mastery and friendship, to calm and adventure, encouraging us to make intentional choices that support our future selves.

As AI reshapes work, Lynda explores the importance of human connection, purpose and stillness, and why meaningful relationships remain central to a life well lived.

Learn more about Lynda and take the diagnostic at https://www.livingthe100yearlife.com/

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Most career advice tells you to follow your passion, but what if that’s actually the fastest route to burnout and an overcrowded field? Peter and Kasia sit down with Ben Todd, the visionary co-founder of 80,000 Hours, to completely dismantle everything you think you know about finding meaningful work. Ben delivers a sobering look at the rapidly shifting job market under the shadow of artificial intelligence. From the white-collar roles that will shrink first to the terrifying reality of AI losing human control, Ben shares the urgent, high-stakes interventions lNeeded to safeguard our future.

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Peter & Kasia speak with Elaine Perlman and Joshua Morrison about their motivations behind living kidney donation and why so few people donate to strangers despite the enormous potential to save lives. Both guests became good samaritan kidney donors after encountering stories that challenged their assumptions about altruism.

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Dana Suskind joins Peter & Kasia to discuss her book Human Raised and the challenge of raising children in an age of AI. Dana discusses how AI might reshape education and parenting, with human qualities such as curiosity, resilience, creativity and critical thinking becoming increasingly important.

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learn more about Dana and read her book Human Raised

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