The Brain and Power Podcast

The Brain and Power Podcast


Latest Episodes

020 The Winning Mindset
March 04, 2018

Joel Curtis is a sport psychologist who specialises in ensuring athletes perform at their best in pressure situations. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

019 Going the Distance
February 25, 2018

Ever heard of the beer mile? Well Jack Colreavy is one of the crazy competitors who down four full-strength beers while covering 1600 metres. Jack however, is really a marathon runner who has represented Australia and is a former steeplechaser. Away from.

018 Open My Brain
February 18, 2018

Melbourne Rebels player Tom English joins the show to discuss mental illness in sport as well as his path from Sydney University to Super Rugby. Open My Brain website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

017 Should we be playing in extreme heat?
February 11, 2018

Dr Ollie Jay is an expert on extreme heat and has worked with the NRL and Cricket Australia to develop their heat policies. He joins the show to discuss playing sport in the extreme heat of the Australian summer.

Short Episode: NRL star has brain damage
February 10, 2018

Former rugby league hardman Ian Roberts has revealed he has brain damage following a brutal career. In this quick episode I go through how Roberts found out he has brain damage, what's being done currently in the NRL and what independent researchers are .

016 Gambling advertising in sport
February 04, 2018

Hannah Pitt from Deakin University joins the show to discuss the issues surrounding gambling advertising in sport and why they're affecting kids.

015 Concussion is deadly
January 28, 2018

This week concussion expert Dr Adrian Cohen joins the show. Dr Cohen is a researcher from the University of Sydney and founder of Headsafe. He talks about the causes and treatment of concussion, his research of concussion and the technology he is develop.

014 The best supplements to hit your goals
January 21, 2018

If you take protein will you bulk up? What about creatine, is it safe? And how about BCAA’s, are they just expensive urine? On this week’s episode we answer all those questions and more thanks to Dr Kristina Kendall, Lecturer in Exercise and Sports Scien.

013 The man in the middle
January 14, 2018

Referees are the most scrutinised people in sport. Thanks to the advent of instant replays, every decision they make can be scrutinised and analysed in extreme slow motion. Refereeing takes a special type of person to turn it into a career but that’s exa.

012 Repairing the injured
January 07, 2018

It’s the worst experience a professional athlete can go through on the field. Their knee buckling under them and an audible “pop” sound coming from the area. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is the major piece of tissue providing stability to the knee join.