Why Is It Like That? is a curiosity podcast hosted by designer, social scientist and sustainability provocateur Leyla Acaroglu. Each episode takes you on a wild ride through science, design, innovation, nature, and the quirks of everyday life. In every episode, Leyla sits down with fascinating thinkers — scientists, designers, explorers, philosophers, and innovators — to unravel counterintuitive questions about the world around us. Expect surprising insights, humour, and more as she digs into the big and small things that shape our lives and our planet. Curious, thought-provoking, and always entertaining, Why Is It Like That? invites you to see the world differently, one question at a time.
Why is it Like That?
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Why Is It Like That? is a curiosity podcast hosted by designer, social scientist and sustainability provocateur Leyla Acaroglu. Each episode takes you on a wild ride through science, design, innovation, nature, and the quirks of everyday life. In every episode, Leyla sits down with fascinating thinkers — scientists, designers, explorers, philosophers, and innovators — to unravel counterintuitive questions about the world around us. Expect surprising insights, humour, and more as she digs into the big and small things that shape our lives and our planet. Curious, thought-provoking, and always entertaining, Why Is It Like That? invites you to see the world differently, one question at a time.
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Recent Episodes
April 9, 2026
Could Doughnut Economics Fix What Growth Has Broken? With Kate Raworth
What if the economy wasn’t something we had to endlessly grow, but something we had to balance? In this episode, economist Kate Raworth challenges the way we’ve been taught to think about economic success and introduces the idea of Doughnut Economics, a model that focuses on meeting human needs while staying within the planet’s ecological limits. Kate explains why endless growth has become the misguided goal and how the economy affects everything from housing and inflation to inequality and environmental destruction.<br /><br />This conversation explores how cities, businesses, and individuals can rethink success, redesign systems, and build an economy that allows both people and the planet to thrive. From redefining progress to understanding sufficiency, sustainability, and systemic change, this episode offers a hopeful and practical look at how we can move from an economy focused on growth to one focused on balance, wellbeing, and long-term resilience.<br /><br />For more information, click <a href="https://leylaacaroglu.com/podcast-kate-raworth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here </a><br /><a href="https://www.kateraworth.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kate’s Website</a><br /><a href="https://doughnuteconomics.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Doughnut Economic Action Lab</a><br /><a href="https://unschools.co/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UnSchools</a><br /><a href="https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/acknowledgement-of-country-and-welcome-to-country/#AcknowledgementofCountry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Land recognition</a>
March 19, 2026
Happiness, How Do We Get It?
How do we measure a good life, and what if we’ve been getting it wrong? In this episode, Lhatu Lhatu, Director of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Centre explores a radically different approach to progress—one that prioritises wellbeing, community, and environmental balance over economic output. Lhatu shares how Bhutan measures national happiness across multiple domains, why GDP falls short, and what happens when governments design policies around people, not just productivity.<br /><br />This conversation challenges the idea that more consumption leads to more fulfilment, offering us all practical ideas around time use, social connection, and mindful living as pathways to deeper, more sustainable happiness. It’s a powerful look at how individuals, communities, and leaders can rethink success and what it really means to live well.<br /><br />For more information, click <a href="https://leylaacaroglu.com/podcast-lhatu-lhatu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here </a><br /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhatu-lhatu-0b731280/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lhatu’s LinkedIn</a><br /><a href="https://www.bhutanstudies.org.bt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan</a><br /><a href="https://unschools.co/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UnSchools</a><br /><a href="https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/acknowledgement-of-country-and-welcome-to-country/#AcknowledgementofCountry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Land recognition</a> <b><br /></b>
March 5, 2026
What Makes Indigenous Knowledge Systems So Timeless?
How do narratives of the past affect our understanding of the present? Designer and filmmaker Alison Page explores reframes the first encounter between Captain Cook and the Dharawal people at Kamay through an Aboriginal lens, showing how story, ceremony and connection to Country carry deep environmental and systems knowledge. This episode looks at how two worldviews collided, then and now, what was and is still misunderstood, and why Indigenous knowledge has always been a science of its own, and one we should all embrace.<br /><br />Alison is a descendant of the Dharawal and Yuin people and is an award-winning multi-dimentional creative at the forefront of the contemporary Australian Aboriginal cultural movement. Her award winning work spans film, design, public art, exhibitions and major urban design projects across Australia. She is Professor of Practice at UTS, has created landmark works at Barangaroo and Kamay, and co-authored <a href="https://antar.org.au/shop/books-design-building-on-country/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Design: Building on Country</a>.<br /><b><br /></b>For more information, click <a href="https://leylaacaroglu.com/podcast-alison-page" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here </a><br /><a href="https://www.alisonpage.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alison’s Website </a><br /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-page-6059686a/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alison’s LinkedIn</a><br /><a href="https://unschools.co/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UnSchools</a><br /><a href="https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/acknowledgement-of-country-and-welcome-to-country/#AcknowledgementofCountry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Land recognition</a>
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