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The Long and The Short Of It

Peter Shepherd & Jen Waldman

A weekly podcast for curious people ready to explore the art and science of being human from every possible angle: macro, micro, Australian, American, tall, short and everything in between.

Episodes

20 of 426 episodes

421. Leading People Who Don't Want To Be Led

This week, after moving beyond the obvious answer to the question, Pete and Jen brainstorm on possible tactics for attempting to lead those...

00:19:35Oct 20, 2026

420. Jen's Big Oopsie

After a big mistake, Jen confides in Pete, and together they brainstorm (with some wise advice from Jen's daughter) on how to confront mista...

00:19:15Oct 13, 2026

419. Thinking Out Loud

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on an activity that they do together every week: thinking out loud.

00:18:29Oct 6, 2026

418. The Witch

After visiting a witch, Jen shares her experience with Pete, and together, they noodle on the power of a reframe.

00:17:15Sep 29, 2026

417. FOBA

Another week, another acronym, as Pete and Jen noodle on the fear of the atrophy of the brain, due to reliance on AI.

00:19:15Sep 22, 2026

416. FOYF

After a recent vacation adventure, Jen shares with Pete an experience of falling on her face, and together they noodle on the advantages of...

00:17:11Sep 15, 2026

415. Lessons From Pete's Mum

Inspired by Pete's mum, Pete and Jen noodle on the qualities of leadership that allow everyone in the room to succeed, whether in the back o...

00:17:13Sep 8, 2026

414. Disney Map

Taking inspiration from the Disney Map, Jen and Pete noodle on what their own mind maps might look like, and how they might be created in th...

00:19:07Sep 1, 2026

413. Looking Back

After a trip down memory lane this week, Jen noodles with Pete on the ways in which we reflect, and how we might learn from our past self.

00:18:20Aug 25, 2026

412. Counting Strokes

This week, Pete shares with Jen some lessons he has learned from his swimming coach, on how to measure progress...by stopping the measuring.

00:17:05Aug 18, 2026

411. Proposals

After submitting many proposals between the two of them, Pete and Jen noodle on their proposal writing process, and how they might help thei...

00:19:43Aug 11, 2026

410. Grown Up Sh*t

This week, Pete brings his sighs and his aha moments around grown up sh*t to Jen, and they unpack it all together.

00:16:23Aug 5, 2026

409. Unpacking

After a recent episode on packing, Jen and Pete spend this week mulling over the idea of its opposite: unpacking.

00:17:04Jul 28, 2026

408. Strategy

After thinking over and over about the concept of strategy, Pete turns to Jen to help him unravel what strategy actually is and how it can b...

00:18:11Jul 21, 2026

407. Packing

As Jen prepares for her summer travel, she and Pete noodle on the activity of packing, and the sometimes difficult decisions of what to brin...

00:18:08Jul 14, 2026

406. Perfectionism Trap

This week, Pete shares with Jen a perfectionism trap within an AI model, and together they noodle on how to get their work unstuck and shipp...

00:18:01Jul 7, 2026

405. Creative Process

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the creative process, and how we might build and iterate on our ideas.

00:19:09Jun 30, 2026

404. Pete, The Student

This week, Pete revisits what it's like to be a student, and he and Jen noodle on the mental frameworks this inspires in them.

00:15:15Jun 23, 2026

403. Lessons from Jen's Coaching Retreat

Energized from her coaching retreat, Jen shares with Pete five learnings from the three-day discourse between herself, the coaches, and thei...

00:21:37Jun 16, 2026

402. Occam's Razor

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the idea that sometimes the simplest answer might really be the answer.

00:17:18Jun 9, 2026