About the show
Each week self-confessed, people-obsessed, news-junkies, Peter Kinderman and Hilary Jeffs talk through the headlines to demystify human behaviour. Insightful and opinionated Peter and Hilary banter their way through not only what drives us but also why we react the way that we do.
Peter is a clinical psychologist and a former President of the British Psychological Society whilst Hilary is a broadcaster and communications expert.
The format
A look at the News. A resignation at the top of politics, a World Cup, a viral moment. The headline is our way in to a robust discussion on human behaviour.
Concept of the Week. Peter introduces a psychological concept each week to get you thinking about how we tick.
The Triple T. Our Tips to Try: bitesize wellbeing suggestions to help you in life.
Latest episode · Out now
The halo effect, Ed Miliband and Burnham on beer at the football
Once you think well of someone, they can do nothing wrong. The Concept of the Week is the halo effect, and it runs from Ed Miliband's street interview with Feroz Khan to Peter liking Andy Burnham very much and still disagreeing with him about beer at the football.
Across Series One
Why do we fall for charismatic leaders when life feels unstable? What separates confidence from competence, and why does a politician who can't tell a story struggle to keep the room? The psychology of power, persuasion and political communication.
Football crowds, fandom, in-groups and out-groups. What sport, celebrity culture and viral moments reveal about our deep need to belong, and what happens to the people who feel shut out.
Does more money actually make you happier? What does sudden fame do to a person? The behavioural science of wealth, status and wellbeing, tested against whatever the week's news throws up.
Every week Experience with Peter and Hilary will discuss what it means to be human, through a discussion of the news, the Concept of the Week and The Triple T, our wellbeing practical tips to try. If you have a suggestion for a story we should discuss, or any questions, please get in touch: hello@experiencepodco.com.
Your hosts
Communications
Hilary is a presenter and strategic communications coach. She has advised senior business leaders, politicians and celebrities, and devised the Experience podcast after finding herself getting ever more frustrated by the headlines and the behaviours driving them.
Clinical Psychology
Practising clinical psychologist, former President of the British Psychological Society, and 35 years in front-line mental health care. Peter applies psychology to everyday life, out loud this time.
Questions, answered
Experience is a weekly British podcast about the psychology behind the news. Each episode, the hosts pick stories from the news and work out what's really going on: why the people involved behaved the way they did, and what it says about the rest of us.
Hilary Jeffs, a broadcaster and strategic communications expert, and Professor Peter Kinderman, a practising clinical psychologist and former President of the British Psychological Society. One brings the communications lens, the other the clinical one, and they don't always agree.
The pod comes out weekly on a Tuesday. If you have a question or suggestion for Peter and Hilary, please contact us at hello@experiencepodco.com.
Experience is on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, with YouTube to follow, and wherever you usually get your podcasts. You will also find every episode and clip in the Media Library.
No. The show is made for anyone curious about why people do what they do. When a psychological concept comes up, Peter explains what the evidence actually shows.
