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ANNA FUNDER: On Wifedom (and calling out Orwellian “doublethink”)
Anna Funder (international bestselling author of Wifedom) pens books about power. She is the author of the international bestsellers Stasiland (https://amzn.to/3Q551HA), about the Stasi, which is being made into a TV series starring Elizabe
A FUN BACKSTORY: Because I promised it…
In last week’s interview with a Palestinian and an Israeli Father, I promised to share how we met, a story that involves a famous actor, an Irish author and a bizarre email chain that starts in the Australian outback. Here it is. For some f
HELEN LEWIS: A heterodox update from TERF island
Helen Lewis (The Atlantic columnist, BBC podcaster, pop culture decoder) has become a darling of the heterodox podcasting community (and this podcast; catch my previous Wild chat with her about THAT GQ interview with Jordan Peterson here (h
A PALESTINIAN AND AN ISRAELI FATHER: “We must all stop being victims; victimhood causes the violence!”
Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan (peace activists with Parent’s Circle) are the two protagonists from Colum McCann’s Booker-Prize-longlisted book Apeirogon. Both lost their daughters to the conflict, ten years apart. Yet in spite of – or beca
LIV BOEREE: Explaining Moloch, the mysterious game theory force breaking the world (plus a fix!)
Liv Boeree (world poker champion; astrophysicist; game theorist) is on a mission to explain why we are all trapped in a zero-sum, race to the bottom…with climate, AI, social media and politics. Why do we keep digging up resources, consuming
AMA: How do you, Sarah, deal with a broken heart?
Substack subscribers have posed some beautiful thought-provoking questions this week. Do I suffer from a broken heart and how do I cope with it at a spiritual level? Do I stand by my I Quit Sugar message all these years later, particularly
PROF JOEL PEARSON: Gut feeling is (scientifically) real; this is how to use it
Prof. Joel Pearson (Neuroscientist; AI and intuition expert) developed the first scientific test to measure intuition, dragging it out of the woo-woo realm and into a cognitive framework. He’s now written The Intuition Toolkit: The New Scie
PETER FRANKOPAN: How climate collapsed civilisations (and will it ours?)
Peter Frankopan (Silk Roads author, Oxford historian) has just written a mega-history book called The Earth Transformed (https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-earth-transformed-peter-frankopan/book/9781526622570.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA0
AMA with a Palestinian peace broker: What should we be doing to help, not hinder, the crisis? Does posting on social media do ANYTHING?
Today’s question has come in from many of you over recent weeks. It’s an important one to ask as we grapple with the horror in the Middle East and our sense of powerlessness, as leaders around the world seem immobilised by geopolitical inte
KELLY WEINERSMITH: Why settling Mars is a really dumb idea
Dr Kelly Weinersmith (behavioural ecologist and space expert) and her husband Zach have just spent four years researching a subject that perplexes many of us – why all the fuss about moving to Mars? Which begs, can we actually build a human
DEVIN MOSS: An atheist death row chaplain on how to die without God
Devin Moss (atheist chaplain and humanist) late last year ministered a convicted murderer to his death by execution in the state of Oklahoma. Significantly he provided the prisoner, Phillip Hancock, spiritual counsel for more than a year, a
AMA: Do we create art in the apocalypse?
I’ve been doing a bunch of Substack meetups around Australia over the past few weeks (the Sydney and Northern NSW ones are happening in March and you can register in the Substack post here (https://sarahwilson.substack.com/)). And several p
MAGGIE JACKSON: Why “not knowing” is 2024’s survival superpower
Maggie Jackson (award-winning author and journalist) has just written a book - Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure (https://amzn.to/3I659lv) – that argues that while humans crave certainty, we actually experience a less anxious
AMA: Why does hiking “work”?
More than 43,000 studies have been done to show how and why walking in nature (hiking) has so many mental and physical benefits. In this episode, prompted by listener Stefan’s question that came through on Substack (https://sarahwilson.subs
MAGGIE DENT: What to do about boys (‘cos you asked)
Maggie Dent (the “queen of common sense”; parenting expert) raised four sons, largely solo, and went on to write about her experiences and lessons learned. She soon became highly sought after for her candid and loving take on raising young
AMA: Why are girls flocking Left and boys are flopping Right?
Did you see the results of the survey published in the Financial Times that showed there is a growing political gap between millennial men and women? I was asked this week what my thoughts were, what’s causing the drift in both directions a
CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN: Exposing the Ultra-Processed Food Trap
Chris van Tulleken (doctor, TV host) is a London infectious diseases specialist known for his popular BBC health TV programs that he hosts with his identical twin brother (including the kids series Operation Ouch; (https://iview.abc.net.au/
AMA: Do you regret not having kids?
A quick, breezy episode that talks about how to navigate decision-making regret, honing in on landing in one's post-repro years and not having had kids. Thank you Megan from my Substack community who sent in the question: Do you regret not
ALAIN DE BOTTON: A philosophical fix for anxiety
Alain de Botton (School of Life founder; author) has written 15 books about the philosophy of living – such as The Art of Travel; Status Anxiety; Art as Therapy; and The Course of Love – but he has recently turned his focus to mental health
BEST OF: BEAU MILES: How to be a backyard adventurer
Over the Australian summer, I’ve been picking out some cracker eps that you might have missed or would benefit from revisiting. This chat with Beau Miles, a Patagonia and Outward Bound ambassador, author and YouTube star, is perfectly calib
BEST OF: TIM BROWN: Sarah’s interview with her meditation teacher
Wild is having a bit of a break as the New Year gets started and we’ll be running a bunch of important or really poignant episodes that you might have missed along the way. Last year I lost my dear friend Tim Brown, my meditation teacher an
BEST OF: JULIA CAMERON: How to live the artist's way
Wild is having a break for a few weeks as the New Year gets started and we’ll be running a bunch of my favourite episodes that you might have missed along the way. I’ve chosen this chat with Julia Cameron, author of The Artists Way because
BEST OF: AZIZ ABU SARAH: A radical Palestinian peace broker on how to solve wicked conflicts
Wild will be taking a pause for a few weeks over the summer period and we’ll be running a bunch of my favourite episodes that you might have missed along the way. I feel given everything going on in the world it's appropriate to share my in
BEST OF: BAYO AKOMOLAFE: The times are urgent, let’s slow down and become a fugitive
Wild will be taking a pause for a few weeks over the summer period and we’ll be running a bunch of my favourite episodes that you might have missed along the way. I’ve chosen this chat with poet Bayo Akomalafe because it is DENSE with advic
BEST OF: DAN BUETTNER: Sarah chats with her friend about all things Blue Zones
Wild will be taking a pause for a few weeks over the summer period and we’ll be running a bunch of my favourite episodes that you might have missed along the way. I know a bunch of you have watched the Netflix series Blue Zones and some of
DAVID BROOKS: How to be humanist in cruel times
David Brooks (New York Times columnist; best-selling author) is both one of America’s best-known conservative commentators and one of its most committed to pushing the case for deep moral discussion. David’s also a regular contributor to Th
BONUS EPISODE: A Life More Wild
Recently I was interviewed on the popular British podcast A Life More Wild which interviews prominent (mostly British) folk about what matters in life WHILE they hike in a favourite locale in the UK. It’s run by the outdoor holiday company
HANNAH BARNES: We need to think through the transgender kids debate
Hannah Barnes (BBC journalist; exposed the “Tavistock Clinic” scandal) has become the somewhat reluctant global voice on the raging child transgender debate. In her award-winning BBC investigation, and in her new book, Time To Think: The In
AMA: How should I (ethically) do a massive clean-out (to "Kondo" or to "Wilson”)?
In this episode of Ask Me Anything I answer three questions: • How should I do the massive cleanout of my life - to Kondo or to Wilson? • What does your life in Paris look like? • How do you find accommodation (in Paris and beyond) when tra
CONNOR BEATON: The confronting reason why men watch porn
Connor Beaton (men’s coach, porn addict mentor) helps men face their shadows. The US author and podcaster has coached thousands of men on “how to be good at being men”. The masculinity crisis is a persistent theme here on Wild (and in the w
