About this episode
Merry Christmas! And welcome back to This Year in Work!
Today we’re back with Part 2 of our 2025 highlights series, and this time it’s all about our guest interviews.
If you’re new here, welcome along. This is Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture. Brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network.
? Our Favourite Guest Interviews of 2025
Steve Carse — Work Should Be Fun
Episode 181: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/181
We kicked things off with King of Pops founder Steve Carse, who turned a layoff into a $10M ice-pop empire built on one radical belief: work should be fun.
Andrew Palmer — Fall in Love With the Problem
Episode 217: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/217
Then came an absolute pinch-me moment for both of us: talking to Andrew Palmer, senior editor at The Economist and host of the Boss Class podcast.
James Hawkins — Chaos, Autonomy and Building Better Teams
Episode 189: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/189
Al’s pick was James Hawkins, co-founder of PostHog — the dev tools company that ditched managers and meetings in favour of tiny autonomous teams.
Dr Marie-Hélène — The Science of Strategic Resilience
Episode 171: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/171TEDx talk link: “Crossing the River: Resilience in the Age of AI” - https://youtu.be/JEdr2cvHF5M?si=OB07KHvgSjldYKmg
Leanne’s pick was Dr MH, who reframed resilience as a state — not part of your personality. It moves, fluctuates, and can be strengthened through movement, nutrition, sleep, and relationships.
? Listeners’ Choice Award 2025
Elina Teboul — Feminine Intelligence and the Future of Leadership
Episode 197: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/197
Your messages, comments and LinkedIn posts made this one clear.Elina Teboul, executive advisor and author of Feminine Intelligence, challenged assumptions about power, masculinity, intuition, balance and the psychological patriarchy. Whether listeners agreed or disagreed wasn’t the point — the episode sparked reflection everywhere, which is exactly what great conversations do.
? Most Downloaded Expert Episode of 2025
Dr Enya Doyle — The Workplace Rules No One Explains
Episode 175: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/175
No surprises here.
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