CO-CURIOUS

About CO-CURIOUS

One idea. Examined together. Short conversations about how people learn, think and change. Each episode takes one claim and explores where it came from, what supports it, where it runs thin, and what follows. Hosted by David Maclean. A LearnSmartly podcast. https://www.learnsmartly.institute/

Publisher

Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jul 2024

Latest episode

28 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Nov 2025

   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 means stopping our performance of opinions, and what it means to serve a vision rather than your ego. If you've ever waited for someone to stop talking so you could respond, this will challenge how you think about listening.

2. 

   15 Oct 2025

   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 exponential tech blindsides most leaders, daily AI workflows, and attention addiction. Expect clear takes on wearable assistants, learning that sticks, and how to stay human as change accelerates.

3. 

   15 Aug 2025

   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, and the lure of box-ticking. His case: shift from rule-following to quality consciousness. This episode will change how you see accreditation.

Who has been a guest on CO-CURIOUS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Bill Relyea
• Maude Burger-Smith
• Louis Janse van Rensburg
• Louis-Neil Korsten
• Birgitte Cahill

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32