Oct 26, 202632 min
Show Notes How do leaders respond when the familiar ways of understanding the world no longer hold? How do leaders work with anger, fear and uncertainty rather than being overwhelmed by them? In this episode, Simon...
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Edgy Ideas
Hosted by Simon Western · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Welcome to Edgy Ideas, where we explore what it means to live a ‘good life’ and build the ‘good society’ in our disruptive age. This podcast explores our human dynamics in today's networked society. Addressing topical themes, we explore how social change, technology and environmental issues impact on how we live, and who we are - personally and collectively. Edgy Ideas podcast aims to re-insert the human spirit, good faith, ethics and beauty back into the picture, offering new perspectives and psycho-social insights. We pay particular attention to how the ‘unconscious that speaks through us’, entrapping us in repetitive patterns and shaping our desires. Each podcast concludes by contemplating what it means to live a ‘good life’ and create the ‘good society’. Enjoy! Edgy Ideas is sponsored by the Eco-Leadership Institute A radical think tank and developmental hub for leaders, coaches and change agents. Join our comm
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What is Edgy Ideas about?
Welcome to Edgy Ideas, where we explore what it means to live a ‘good life’ and build the ‘good society’ in our disruptive age. This podcast explores our human dynamics in today's networked society. Addressing topical themes, we explore how social change, technology and environmental issues impact on how we live, and who we are - personally and collectively.
Who hosts Edgy Ideas?
Edgy Ideas is hosted by Simon Western. The show has published 112 episodes to date.
What has Edgy Ideas covered recently?
Recent episodes include "112: Nelson Mandela's Leadership: Beyond Anger and Fear" (26 October 2026, 32 minutes), "109: The Wisdom of Uncertainty" (13 July 2026, 43 minutes), and "Group Relations Conferences: Leadership, Authority and the Human Condition" (5 June 2026, 43 minutes).
How often does Edgy Ideas publish?
Edgy Ideas publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 112 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Edgy Ideas?
Booking probability for Edgy Ideas is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Edgy Ideas requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Edgy Ideas's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Simon Western hosts Edgy Ideas, a society podcast with 112 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #109
109: The Wisdom of Uncertainty
Jul 13, 202643 minShow Notes In this episode of Edgy Ideas, Simon Western is joined by Maria Guerrero - social entrepreneur and leadership educator - to explore leadership, power and human development. Starting from Maria's work in...
Jun 5, 202643 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>In this episode, Simon Western is joined by his long-time colleague, Leslie Brissett, to explore the history, purpose and enduring relevance of Group Relations Conferences. They trace the roots of this...
May 28, 202630 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>In this episode, Simon Western speaks with seasoned psychoanalyst and organisational consultant Dr. Anton Obholzer about the hidden emotional and relational dynamics shaping leadership, organisations...
Episode #106
What happened to the working class?
May 19, 202636 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>In this episode, Simon Western speaks with political theorist and author Professor Brad Evans about the collapse of traditional working-class politics and the growing sense of abandonment across...
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Episode #105
The Liberal Order and the Fight for the Soul
Mar 23, 202639 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>In this episode of Edgy Ideas, Simon Western speaks with Gareth Owen OBE, former Humanitarian Director of Save the Children UK, about what it means to practice humanitarianism in a world where the...
Episode #104
When Anthropology meets Therapy
Feb 20, 202633 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>What happens when anthropology turns its gaze on psychology and coaching?<br>In this episode, Simon Western is joined by social anthropologist Dr Mikkel Kenni Bruun and social scientist Dr Rebecca...
Episode #103
Lacanian Insights on AI
Jan 21, 202637 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>In this episode Simon and Dr. Jack Black, Associate Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, think dangerously about AI through the unsettling lens of Lacanian psychoanalysis. This is a conversation...
Episode #102
Humanism in Psychometrics
Jan 9, 202633 minS0<p>Show Notes<br>In this episode of Edgy Ideas, Simon talks with Stewart Desson, founder of Lumina Learning, whose work has reshaped the field of psychometrics by bringing a deeply humanistic, culturally sensitive, and...
Dec 10, 202537 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode Simon speaks with Tatiana Bachkirova, a leading scholar in coaching psychology. They explore how AI is impacting on the field of coaching and what it means to remain human in a world...
Oct 15, 202543 minS0Show Notes<br>In this special 100th episode of Edgy Ideas, we mark a moment of reflection and celebration. Simon is joined by a panel of thoughtful voices; Chris Yates, Leslie Brissett, Eleanor Moore and Hetty Einzig...
Episode #99
Analytic Listening
Sep 4, 202538 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode of Edgy Ideas, Simon Western is joined by David Rothauser, psychoanalyst, organisational consultant, and executive coach, to explore the practice of analytic listening. They discuss what it...
Aug 19, 202537 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode, Simon is joined by Natalie to open up the existential questions that lie at the heart of coaching: What does it mean to live well? How do we find meaning in a finite life? How do we coach...
Episode #97
Ikigai in Coaching Practice
Aug 7, 202534 minS0Show Notes:<br>Simon Western is joined by Yoko Kunii Aldous - lecturer, coach, hypnotherapist and cultural translator - to explore the deeper roots of this Japanese concept, revealing it to be less a “life purpose...
Episode #96
Place: Identity and Belonging
Jul 25, 202553 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode, Simon Western is joined by Daniel B. Frank and Caro Bainbridge to explore how our connection to place shapes who we are, how we relate to others, and how we make sense of the world. They...
Episode #95
The Leadership of Pope Francis
Jul 9, 202538 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode of Edgy Ideas, Simon Western is joined by Fr. David McCallum, a Jesuit priest and Executive Director of the Program for Discerning Leadership. Together, they explore the unique leadership...
May 30, 202538 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode, Simon Western speaks with Lebanese scholar and activist Karim Safieddine. Together, they discuss the vibrant and volatile political landscape of Lebanon, exploring how social movements...
May 1, 202533 minS0Show Notes<br>In this compelling and deeply human episode, Simon speaks with Daria (Dasha) Kuznetsova, a Ukrainian humanitarian professional working amidst the war in Ukraine.<br>Daria brings a grounded yet emotionally...
Episode #92
Modern Temples of Power
Apr 3, 202546 minS0Show Notes <br>In this conversation, Chris Yates and Simon Western discuss how organizations have become modern temples of power, shaping societal norms in positive and challenging ways. Organizations offer spaces to be...
Episode #91
Racial Consciousness in Coaching and Work
Mar 20, 202539 minS0Show Notes<br>In this episode Bernice Hewson and Simon Western challenge the conventional coaching paradigm, exposing its tendency to operate in a decontextualized bubble—detached from the social, political, and...
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Brad Evans
Chair in Political Violence & Aesthetics at the University of Bath, Zimbabwe cricket team
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Jack Black
Associate Professor, Sheffield Hallam University
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Chris Yates
President of CUPE Local 2361 and co-chair of CUPE Ontario’s Trades Committee, Blue Dot Promotional Marketing
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Gabriella Braun
Bringing yourself work. The good, the bad and (more importantly) the ugly., Working Well
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