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Bountifull Podcast

by Siân Simpson
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  • What Does It Mean to Be a Good Person? with philosopher Denise Vigani

    October 10, 2026 · 51 min

    What does it actually mean to be a good person? And can we learn to become one? In this episode of Bountifull, I’m joined by philosopher Denise Vigani to explore Aristotle’s virtue ethics and the relationship between being a good person…

  • The Nervous System, Dopamine and Why Everything Feels Harder with Brittany McNabb

    September 26, 2026 · 45 min

    So much of the health and wellness conversation starts with what we should do: eat differently, train more, sleep better, follow the plan and somehow find the discipline to keep doing it. But what if the plan isn’t the first thing we need…

  • What Success Taught Me About Living Well with Alliv Samson

    September 12, 2026 · 46 min

    Alliv Samson has spent more than a decade building Kami, the education company she co-founded at university, into a global platform used by more than 70 million people. Along the way came enormous growth, motherhood, a partial exit and the…

  • 80 Conversations Later: A New Chapter for Bountifull with Sian Simpson

    September 5, 2026 · 2 min

    Something new is beginning at Bountifull. For more than two years, I’ve been having conversations with people around the world exploring a simple question: how do we actually live a good life? More than 80 conversations later, I’ve learnt…

  • How Demographics Shape Your Life with Paul Spoonley

    August 29, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    In this episode, I sit down with sociologist and demographer Paul Spoonley to explore how the population changes already underway could shape the life you’re able to build in the decades ahead. We’re living longer, having fewer children…

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  • How to Get Healthier Without Shrinking Your Life with Brittany McNabb

    August 22, 2026 · 49 min

    This week on Bountifull, I’m joined by Brittany McNabb for the first in a four-part series exploring health, wellbeing, food and fitness from a very different angle. Brittany is a personal trainer with a background spanning psychology…

  • Past Lives, Reincarnation and the Search for Meaning with Shirley Johnson

    August 16, 2026 · 36 min

    What if some of the things we struggle to understand about ourselves have roots we can’t easily explain? In this episode of the Bountifull Podcast, I sit down with Shirley Johnson, a journalist, astrologer, tarot reader and past life…

  • AI’s Perspective on Living a Bountiful Life (with Claude)

    August 8, 2026 · 39 min

    This week on Bountifull, I’m doing something a little different. My guest is Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant. After more than 80 conversations exploring what it means to live a Bountifull life, I wanted to ask AI the same central…

  • A Mayor’s Guide to Making a Bountiful Contribution with Jeff Williams

    July 29, 2026 · 54 min

    Jeff Williams is the former mayor of Arlington, Texas, a civil engineer, business leader and author of The Unity Blueprint. After leading one of the most diverse cities in America, he believes a richer life begins not with what we…

  • The Missing Ingredient of a Good Life with Lorraine Besser

    July 24, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    We spend so much of our lives chasing happiness. But happiness naturally comes and goes, and it was never meant to be the only measure of a good life. In this episode, I sit down with philosopher Lorraine Besser to explore what happiness…

  • A Ten Out of Ten Life: Lou Sanson on Antarctica, Conservation and Daily Joy

    July 15, 2026 · 51 min

    What can a lifetime spent protecting some of the world’s most extraordinary places teach us about how to live? In part two of my conversation with Lou Sanson, we travel from Antarctica to the highest levels of New Zealand’s conservation…

  • What It Means to Truly Show Up in Life with Marcy Axelrod

    July 8, 2026 · 50 min

    What if the way you show up in every moment, at work, at home, with strangers, is shaping not just your life, but the lives of hundreds of people you'll never meet? In this episode of the Bountifull Podcast, Sian sits down with bestselling…

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About the show

Bountifull is a personal growth and wellbeing podcast exploring how to live a joyful and meaningful life. Through conversations with interesting people from diverse backgrounds, we explore psychology, science, resilience and practical wisdom for living a good life.