Still Curious
Curiosity is a gift we start with but often lose. So what about those people who are still curious? Grokkist founder Danu Poyner meets people who insist on relating to the world with curiosity and care and talks to them about the red thread that runs through their life story and which ultimately empowers them to flourish as their unrepeatable selves. Find out more at https://grokk.ist/stillcuriouspodcast
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
TikTok teaching and activism with philoso-rapper Nathan Dufour Oglesby aka 'Nathanology' | S2E7
In this episode: What's involved in being an artist, academic and activist on YouTube and TikTok. Musical influences from Bob Dylan to Public Enemy. Why make songs and videos about the history of wor…
From hating math to being a data analyst - Cristina Huidiu | S2E6
In this episode: Journey from a humanities background in libraries to technical integrations specialist for a global corporate. Building a chatbot and losing everything in a server crash. Importance …
From Player to Educator: Embracing Games in Education - James Birt | S2E5
James Birt is an Associate Professor of Computer Games in the Faculty of Society and Design at Bond University, Australia. We discuss how gaming shaped James’ career in education, and the value of ga…
Why I refuse to sacrifice my curiosity for the sake of passing a test - Danu Poyner | S2E4
In this solo episode, Danu discusses how his own squiggly career is animated by his troubled personal relationship with education, and reflects on the traits that people who are 'still curious' have …
"How good are you willing to allow your life to get?": what happens when we set transformational goals – Ann Collins | S2E3
Ann Collins is an Executive and Leadership Coach who helps senior leaders to get clarity on their next career steps and transition into new roles with confidence and ease. We discuss the importance o…
My job title doesn't define me: finding joy in diverse interests - Amanda Young | S2E2
Amanda Young is a former linguist now working on risk mitigation and problem solving. We discuss the importance of trying new things, embracing mistakes, and finding joy both inside and outside of wo…
Still Curious – Trailer
1-minute trailer showcasing what the Still Curious Podcast is all about. [Updated 25 May 2022]
Website: grokk.ist/stillcuriouspodcast | Email: [email protected] | Socials: @grokkist
Music: Kleptotonic …
"I'll give that a crack": a squiggly story of science leadership - Maxine Bryant | S2E1
Maxine Bryant is an experienced team leader, project manager, and research management professional with fifteen years experience in the tertiary sector, specialising in operations management, system …
“I just need to know them very well”: connecting with young special needs students - Travis Yuan | S1E11
Travis is a special education teacher who trained as an early childhood educator. We talk about building relationships with special needs kids and what Travis learned by migrating from Taiwan to New …
No time to be curious when you're constantly at the grind - Kat Daley | S1E10
Kat is the Program Manager for the Bachelor of Youth Work and Youth Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. We discuss how 'street wisdom' and lived experience of chronic disadvantage, ch…
"Don't start demoing, start listening": Why the salespeople we trust are experts in their clients' needs - Bo Alroe | S1E9
Bo is an expert in sales management, strategy and execution in the enterprise software industry, based in Denmark. We talk about how to walk into a room and what it means to establish a cycle of curi…
"Tell someone who cares": a shout-out to caring people who move within uncaring systems - Danu Poyner | S1E8
In this solo episode, Danu reflects on caring and uncaring teaching, how we live out what the world teaches us and why an ethical imagination is the beating heart of education.
- Why we need an ethical …
I moved to the middle of nowhere and found everything I'd been missing - Kathryn Harris | S1E7
Kathryn is a hydrogeologist with a wealth of experience in the private energy sector. We talk about how she fell into hydrogeology and how she combines her love of the environment, adventure, science…
Creativity, classrooms, calligraphy: "You never know what it's going to be until it's finished" - Peter Gilderdale | S1E6
Peter Gilderdale is a freelance writer and calligrapher and recently retired lecturer in Design History at Auckland University of Technology. We talk about the difference between education that gets …
"Whose rule is that?" Examining the self-talk that limits our potential - Gail Reichert | S1E5
Gail develops and runs leadership programs in organisations to help people increase their self insight and become better leaders. We discuss why people can be really intellectually smart, but if they…
Turn your curiosity into action before inspiration fades - Carl Leducq | S1E4
Carl is a games producer and podcaster. We talk about how learning to make short gameplay montages of Call of Duty 4 during high school set him on a squiggly path from film to social media content cr…
A love-hate relationship with my profession - Eleanor Colla | S1E3
Eleanor is a tertiary Librarian living, working, and learning in Melbourne/Naarm. They are interested in researcher development, integrating library services in the research lifecycle, the role of cr…
From theatre acting to change management, it's about human connection - Myles Tankle | S1E2
Myles Tankle is a theatre maker, performance capture actor, facilitator and change management professional based in Melbourne, Australia.
Key Topics
- What theatre has taught Myles about dealing with emo…
If your curiosity is still intact as an adult, you've already won - Danu Poyner | S1E1
It's the very first episode! Usually there will be guests but for the first one it's just Danu explaining what the podcast is about, what he's doing it and what he hopes to achieve with it.
- Why do a p…