Episodios

  • How Do We Manage The True Price of Bread?

    How Do We Manage The True Price of Bread?
    Apr 6 2026
    In 2015 the UN warned us that there are only 60 harvests left until the earth’s soil is too degraded to support efficient food production. Our food systems are weak and something needs to change for more sustainable modes of farming. But how realistic is that on a large scale? Today we’re tackling the issue with George Lamb. During a break from his successful career as a TV and radio presenter, George met the music producer Andy Cato, who had become aware of the issues with agriculture and food and wanted to do something about it. Together they founded Wildfarmed, a producer of bread and flour made by farms using regenerative methods that protect wildlife and keep the soil healthy enough for us to keep growing for longer. Today he tells Stephanie about his journey, how everyone can choose a better food system through where they put their money, and why we need to be better educated about where our food comes from. Resources & Links Wildfarmed: https://wildfarmed.com/ Follow Wildfarmed on Instagram: instagram.com/wildfarmed/ Follow George on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgemlamb/ Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: George Lamb Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    42 m
  • How Do We Manage Love and Fidelity?

    How Do We Manage Love and Fidelity?
    Mar 30 2026
    Why do we love who we love? Why do we stay when we know it’s over? And how do some couples stay madly in love? These are just some of the questions Dr Justin Garcia has been exploring in a new book called ‘The Intimate Animal’. Justin is an evolutionary biologist and executive director at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. He’s been studying how humans have evolved to love, how that can sometimes be at odds with what we desire - and what that means for monogamy and fidelity. In this episode Justin tells Stephanie about his research into everything from the ways we commit to casual sex throughout human evolution, and how we can apply this knowledge to the modern world of relationships. Resources & Links Buy The Intimate Animal: The Science of Love, Fidelity and Connection by Dr Justin Garcia (published by Penguin Life) Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Dr Justin Garcia Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    46 m
  • How Do We Manage The Manosphere?

    How Do We Manage The Manosphere?
    Mar 24 2026
    According to UN statistics a third of women across the world experience sexual or physical violence at least once in their life. The rates of violence against women and girls are astonishing; in the UK a woman is killed by a man once every three days. So how do we tackle this? Jackson Katz is an educator and anti-sexism activist. He has spent his career talking to men in positions of influence - whether that’s managers, sports coaches, fathers or uncles - about how they can use their power to help end misogynist views. In his most recent book, ‘Every Man’, he reframes violence against women as a men’s issue rather than a women’s, and talks about how shifting the focus changes the way we challenge the problem. In this episode Jackson talks to Stephanie about the current climate of misogyny in the online world, and how we equip men with the tools to challenge the influence that it's having on future generations of boys. Resources & Links Order ‘Every Man’ by Jackson Katz Jackson’s website Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Jackson Katz Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    37 m
  • How Do We Manage Life After Loss?

    How Do We Manage Life After Loss?
    Mar 17 2026
    Sue Deagle was living a happy life in northern Virginia. She had a high-flying career and a beautiful home that she shared with her husband, son and daughter. But one day she woke up to find her husband unresponsive in bed, by the time he got to the hospital, he had sadly passed away. Sue suddenly found herself on a new path, juggling motherhood and work while navigating her own grief and her childrens’. Following up from our episode on the neuroscience behind grief, in this episode we delve into what that looks like in practice. Stephanie speaks to Sue about how the experience of losing her husband changed her life in all sorts of unexpected ways, the hope she could take from that, the surprising places she found solace and understanding, and how we manage being a parent of grieving children. Resources & Links Order ‘Do Loss’ by Sue Deagle: Amazon UK: https://amzn.eu/d/0f1B9clE Amazon US: https://a.co/d/07ABxOhI Read Sue’s Substack ‘The Luminist’ Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Sue Deagle Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    45 m
  • How Do We Manage The Grieving Brain?

    How Do We Manage The Grieving Brain?
    Mar 10 2026
    Grief is something we will all experience in some shape or form in our lives, not just through the death of loved ones but also in the breakdown of relationships, the loss of jobs and for the lives we thought we might lead that have taken a different path. When we grieve our brain is battling a lot of conflicting information, and on this episode of How Do We Manage we invite in Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor - a psychologist who has written two books on how grief affects both our brains and our bodies - to tell us how understanding the science behind the grieving process can help us deal with the complex and difficult feelings around loss. Resources & Links Books by Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor: The Grieving Body The Grieving Brain Dr O’Connor’s website: https://maryfrancesoconnor.org/ Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor, professor of psychology at the University of Arizona Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    53 m
  • How Do We Manage Teaching Students To Be Happy?

    How Do We Manage Teaching Students To Be Happy?
    Feb 24 2026
    We learn a lot at school and university, but are we taught enough about how to have agency over our own mental health? One professor in the US didn’t think so and so created ‘Stoked Lab’. It’s a module at California’s Stanford University that teaches students how to find happiness and positivity in life. Through practical skills and life philosophies that the students can apply to their own journeys in order to carve out the path that is right for them. It was co-founded by Daryn Reicherter, director of the Human Rights in Trauma Mental Health Laboratory at Stanford. He’s a clinical professor who specialises in cross-cultural trauma psychiatry with patients who have experienced extremes like displacement or warzones. Daryn joins Stephanie to talk about how the Stoked Lab evolved, what it teaches, and how it has helped him manage the more difficult sides of his own work. Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Daryn Reicherter Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    36 m
  • How Do We Manage Women’s Roles In Peace?

    How Do We Manage Women’s Roles In Peace?
    Feb 17 2026
    In the year 2000 the UN Security Council launched Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security - the first commitment to recognise the importance of women’s roles in conflict prevention and resolution. But more than 25 years on how much progress have we made? While the number of women at negotiation tables is going up, there is still a way to go. Fawzia Koofi is an Afghan politician, writer and activist. During her years in parliament she was a fervent activist for women’s rights and drafted the Elimination of Violence Against Women law. She was the first female Deputy Speaker of Parliament in the history of Afghanistan, and was a member of the Afghan delegation during peace talks with the Taliban in 2020. However since the Taliban took back power in 2021, being a woman in Afghanistan is extremely difficult, and Fawzia’s been living in exile in London watching from afar as the progress she made for women in her country is reversed. In today’s episode Fawzia and Stephanie discuss what peace really means after a war has ended, the difference that women can make to peace negotiations, and why Afghanistan is currently one of the hardest places in the world to be a woman. Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Fawzia Koofi Producer: Holly Fisher Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    43 m
  • How Do We Manage Swipe Culture?

    How Do We Manage Swipe Culture?
    Feb 10 2026
    Ghosting, situationships, catfishing: dating culture has never been more complicated, and single people worldwide are getting fed up. When we are faced with thousands of potential suitors to choose from, how do we make ourselves stand out, ensure that we are making meaningful connections and prevent the dating fatigue from setting in? Erika Ettin is a dating coach who works with clients to put a little strategy into their dating lives. Today she arms us with the skills to go into app dating confidently; giving us tips on how to make an effective profile, setting up dates, and answering questions about how to handle bad dating etiquette. Resources & Links A Little Nudge: www.alittlenudge.com Host: Stephanie von Bismarck Guest: Erika Ettin, dating coach Production Manager: Angela Crago Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino The series was recorded and edited at Pod Shop studios. Follow @HowDoWeManage
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    45 m