What's going on up there?

About What's going on up there?

A podcast exploring the psychology behind current events, daily decision-making, and the ideas that frame our thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Pearn Kandola LLP

Category

business · news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2026

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Thinking Without Thinking: When Should You Trust Your Gut?

   Why do some answers feel right before we have properly thought them through? In this episode of What’s going on up there?, Grace is joined by Chartered Psychologist James Meachin to explore the psychology of fast, intuitive thinking. From falling for a convincing headline to making assumptions about someone we have just met, we all rely on fast, automatic thinking every day. It helps us navigate a busy world, but it can also catch us out. Grace and James unpack why our brains take mental shortcuts, when trusting your gut can be helpful, and when it might be worth stopping to think again. References: Frederick, S. (2005). Cognitive reflection and decision making. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19(4), 25–42. Pennycook, G., & Rand, D. G. (2019). Lazy, not biased: Susceptibility to partisan fake news is better explained by lack of reasoning than by motivated reasoning. Cognition, 188, 39–50. A podcast exploring the psychology behind current events, daily decision-making, and the ideas that frame our thinking. Brought to you by the expert team of chartered business psychologists at Pearn Kandola LLP. Find out more at pearnkandola.com (https://pearnkandola.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Leadership Lessons From The Odyssey

   What can an ancient Greek story reveal about the realities of leadership today? In this episode, Grace is joined by Chartered Psychologist Louise Weston to explore the leadership lessons hidden in the Odyssey. Odysseus is celebrated for his intelligence and strategic thinking, but his journey also raises questions about trust, communication, decision-making, and the impact leaders can have on those around them. From perilous choices at sea to a mysterious bag of wind, Louise examines why this nearly 3,000-year-old story still has something to say about leading through uncertainty, pressure and complexity. A podcast exploring the psychology behind current events, daily decision-making, and the ideas that frame our thinking. Brought to you by the expert team of chartered business psychologists at Pearn Kandola LLP. Find out more at pearnkandola.com (https://pearnkandola.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Reframing Ageing: The Mindset Shift for a Longer, Healthier Life

   Ageing happens to all of us, every day. Yet many of us are taught to see it as a story of inevitable decline: slower thinking, less energy and fewer possibilities. But what if the way we think about getting older shapes how we experience it, and even how long we live? In this episode, Grace is joined Professor Binna Kandola OBE to explore the psychology of ageing. They discuss how the stereotypes we absorb throughout life can become self-fulfilling, influencing our confidence, behaviour, health and wellbeing as we grow older. Drawing on research into self-perceptions of ageing, Binna explains why more positive attitudes towards getting older are associated with longer, healthier lives, and why it’s never too early, or too late, to challenge the assumptions we hold about age. References: Tully-Wilson, C., Bojack, R., Millear, P.M., Stallman, H.M., Allen, A. and Mason, J. (2021) ‘Self-perceptions of aging: A systematic review of longitudinal studies’, Psychology and Aging, 36(7), pp. 773–789. Levy, B. (2009) ‘Stereotype embodiment: A psychosocial approach to aging’, Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(6), pp. 332–336. A podcast exploring the psychology behind current events, daily decision-making, and the ideas that frame our thinking. Brought to you by the expert team of chartered business psychologists at Pearn Kandola LLP. Find out more at pearnkandola.com (https://pearnkandola.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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