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This week I sat down with Dr Jemma King, and this one is going to change the way you think about sleep forever.
Jemma is a behavioural scientist and sleep researcher with a PhD in Human Behaviour, a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland School of Psychology and a specialist external advisor to McKinsey & Company. Her brand new book Sleep First is out now through Wiley.
65% of Australians report that poor quality sleep is affecting their focus and wellbeing. Yet despite endless wellness advice, most of us still don't understand what is actually happening in our brains and bodies when we sleep. Irregular sleepers carry roughly a 50% higher all-cause mortality risk than consistent sleepers — not people sleeping less, but people sleeping at different times. There is even a name for the weekly version of this: social jet lag.
Jemma is sharp, practical and genuinely one of the best communicators I have spoken to on this show. This one will stick with you.
In this episode we cover:
Jemma's Book — Sleep First
Jemma's Website
https://www.jemmakingbio-pa.com.au/
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This week I sat down with Nathan Moss, known as Uncle Nathan, and this one is going to hit close to home for a lot of people in their 20s.
Nathan spent a good chunk of his twenties doing what a lot of us do — feeling a bit lost, a bit unfulfilled, and not really sure why. So he did what made sense. He packed up, moved to Bali and set out to build the dream life. And from the outside it looked great. But on the inside, something still wasn't right.
So he came home. And then he did something about it — he wrote a book.
Sort of OK, Sort of Not is Nathan's self-published debut, and it is exactly the kind of honest, unpretentious conversation about life in your twenties that most people are desperate for but rarely find. It's a book for people who are figuring it out and tired of pretending they already have.
We talk about what it really felt like to chase a dream life and feel nothing, what moving back to Australia taught him, why he decided to write and self-publish rather than wait for permission, and what he hopes people take from the book.
Nathan is warm, self-aware and refreshingly honest. This one is for anyone who has ever felt sort of ok, and sort of not.
In this episode we cover:
Nathan's Book — Sort of OK, Not OK
https://www.amazon.com.au/Sort-Okay-Not-twenties-yourself/dp/1764607414
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Website
https://unclenathan.com/
https://www.instagram.com/unclenathanco/
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THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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This week I sat down with Matt Formston AM, and I genuinely don't know where to start with this one.
At five years old, Matt was told he would go blind and never hold down a job or play sport. The doctors were half right. Matt did go blind. But everything else they said? He has spent his entire life proving wrong.
Matt is a four-time Adaptive Surfing World Champion, a World Champion cyclist, an Australian Paralympian, and holds the Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever surfed by any para-athlete in history. He has had an award-winning Netflix documentary made about him — The Blind Sea — and has just released his debut book Why Not? through Wiley, out now.
We talk about what it actually takes to trust someone with your life on the biggest waves in the world, the mental health challenges that don't always make the highlight reel, what resilience really looks like when the odds are stacked against you from the age of five, and why the word "can't" has never really stuck with Matt.
We also get into his next chapter — Matt has become a world class free diver and is heading to Tonga in August to freedive with humpback whales. Because of course he is.
This is one of the most extraordinary human beings I have ever had the privilege of sitting down with. This one will change the way you think about limits.
In this episode we cover:
Matt's Book — Why Not?
https://www.amazon.com.au/Why-Not-Breaking-Limits-Business/dp/1394434626
Matt's Website
https://www.mattformston.com/
Follow Matt
https://www.instagram.com/mattformston/?hl=en
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Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH
1% Good Club Book
https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr
https://amzn.to/46ve1i2
https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
The Good Human Factory Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/
The Good Human Factory
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com
THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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This week I sat down with Declan Edwards, known as That Happiness Guy, and this one is going to make you rethink everything you thought you knew about happiness.
Declan is a happiness researcher, founder of BU Happiness College, holds a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, and has shared his work everywhere from TEDx stages to the United Nations. His brand new book How To Be Happy is out now through Wiley, and it challenges a really powerful assumption — that happiness is something you find, achieve or stumble into if the circumstances are right.It isn't. Happiness is a skillset. And most of us were simply never taught how.
We get into why Australians are pouring billions into the self-help industry yet becoming less happy, not more. We talk about the real predictor of happiness — and spoiler, it isn't success or money. We dig into why small daily actions matter far more than big life milestones, and Declan walks us through the five practical, science-backed skills that actually move the needle.
This is one of those conversations that is equal parts challenging and practical. Declan is warm, sharp and genuinely walks the talk. I think you are going to love this one.
In this episode we cover:
Declan's Book — How To Be Happy
https://www.amazon.com.au/How-Be-Happy-Chasing-Happiness
Follow Declan
Website
https://declanedwards.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/declanedwards_bu/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/declan-edwards-bu-happiness-college/
Connect with Cooper
Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH
1% Good Club Book
https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e1xrkr
https://amzn.to/46ve1i2
https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
The Good Human Factory Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/
The Good Human Factory
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com
THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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This week I sat down with Simmo Braun, and this one is a little different — and I love it.
Simmo is a father of three, a committed blood donor, wellness advocate, workshop facilitator and the man behind The Bloody Good Tour — an adventure around Australia on a mission to save 100,000 lives through blood donation.'
This conversation really got me. We talk about the power of contribution as one of the most underrated pillars of wellbeing, and how something as simple as giving blood — which takes less than an hour — saves three lives every single time. Three lives. From one donation.
I also share something I didn't realise until speaking with Simmo — I always assumed my tattoos meant I couldn't donate blood, and it turns out that hasn't been the case for years. If you've been sitting on the same assumption, this episode is for you. There are thousands of Australians in exactly the same boat, and this conversation will change that.
We are also doing something really special off the back of this chat. I have signed up to give my very first blood donation on July 31st — Bloody Good Human Day — and I want you to come with me. We have set up a team called the Bloody Good Humans Factory and I want our community to be part of something that could genuinely save hundreds of lives together.
Doing good feels good. Let's go.
In this episode we cover:
Join the Bloody Good Humans Factory Team & Donate
https://my.donateblood.com.au/app/myteams_home?org=Bloody%20Good%20Humans%20Factory&orgId=209416&search=factory
The Bloody Good Tour
https://thebloodygoodtour.com.au
Follow Simmo
https://www.instagram.com/simmobraun/
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1% Good Club Book (use code PODCAST for 25% off)
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https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
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The Good Human Factory Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/
The Good Human Factory
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com
THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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⚠️ Content Warning
This episode contains discussions about a near-fatal accident, traumatic brain injury and the challenges of recovery. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready.
If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au
This week I sat down with Alexa Leary, and honestly this one gave me chills.
At 19 years old, Alexa was a champion triathlete heading downhill at 70km an hour when she clipped the wheel in front of her. She says she died that day. She wasn't expected to survive. She spent 111 days in hospital learning to walk and talk again, living with the impacts of a severe traumatic brain injury that changed the course of her life forever.
What followed is one of the most extraordinary second acts in Australian sporting history. After re-learning to walk and talk, Alexa jumped back in the pool and found a new purpose — and within two years was representing Australia at the World Para Swimming Championships. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics she won two gold medals and a silver, breaking the world record in the 100m freestyle. She then went on to repeat that same medal tally at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. She has since been awarded an OAM for her extraordinary achievements in sport.
We also get into the sides of Alexa that don't always make the headlines — her deep love for house music and Fisher, her journey into DJing and music, and what swimming really means to her beyond the medals. And we talk about her brand new memoir Sink or Swim, where she tells the full truth of her two lives for the very first time.
This is a conversation about resilience, identity and what it really means to rebuild yourself from zero. Alexa is joyful, honest and completely magnetic. This one will leave you fired up.
In this episode we cover:
Alexa's Book - Sink or Swim
https://www.penguin.com.au/books/sink-or-swim-9781761354601
Follow Alexa
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
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The Good Human Factory Instagram
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The Good Human Factory
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com
THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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⚠️ Content Warning
This episode contains open discussions about sexual assault, trauma, and the legal system's treatment of victim-survivors. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready. There is no rush.
If you need support, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 (available 24/7) or visit 1800respect.org.au
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This week I sat down with Sarah Rosenberg, and this conversation genuinely stopped me in my tracks.
Sarah is a victim-survivor advocate and Executive Director of With You We Can, and her work sits at the intersection of lived experience and real legal and policy change. But before any of that, there is her story.
At 23, Sarah reported a violent assault by someone she had been dating. What followed wasn't just a legal process — it was a complete loss of control over her own story. Without her knowledge or consent, the defence accessed thousands of pages of her private medical and counselling records, including deeply personal notes from when she was a teenager. Doctors she hadn't seen in years were contacted. Sensitive details about her health and her life were read aloud in court. She describes it as a total free-for-all.
What is striking, and not widely understood, is that at no point was she automatically given a lawyer to represent her own interests throughout that process. For a long time, Sarah thought this was just her experience. It wasn't.
Now her work is dedicated to making sure others understand their rights, and pushing for the systemic protections that should have been there from the start. She speaks about all of it without polish — thoughtfully, honestly, and grounded in what it actually feels like to go through something like this.
This is a conversation about trust, agency, and what happens when the systems we assume will protect us simply don't. It is one of the most important episodes I have released, and I think it will stay with you.
In this episode we cover:
If this episode brought something up for you:
📞 1800RESPECT (sexual assault and family violence counselling)
1800 737 732 | 1800respect.org.au
📞 Lifeline
13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
1% Good Club Book (use code PODCAST for 25% off)
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com/products/1-good-club-book
https://www.instagram.com/cooperchapman/
TikTok
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
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The Good Human Factory Instagram
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The Good Human Factory
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com
THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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⚠️ Content Warning
This episode contains open discussions about mental health and a suicide attempt. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready. There is no rush.
If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au
This week I sat down with Blake Bourne, and I am still wrapping my head around what this guy is capable of.
Blake just ran 1,200km solo and completely unassisted from Geelong to Sydney. No support crew, no team behind him, just his own two feet, his own mind, and whatever the road threw at him. He slept on park benches, pushed through rain for half the journey, and did it all to raise money for mental health charity Speak and Share. This comes off the back of last year's effort, where Blake became the youngest person ever to run across the Simpson Desert.
But the why behind all of this is the most important part of this conversation. Blake opens up about his own mental health struggles, including a suicide attempt, and how that experience shaped his mission to get people talking and taking action on their own mental health. This is a heavy episode, but it is also one of the most inspiring conversations I have had on the show.
In 2023, Blake started The Uncomfortable Challenge with one goal — to create real change in mental health. Since then the movement has raised over $60,000 for mental health initiatives across Australia, and it's running again all of July. Everyday people take on their own personal challenge to step outside their comfort zone, all in the name of mental health and raising funds for Speak and Share. He was recognised for this work as Citizen of the Year.
This one is raw, honest and will leave you wanting to go and do something uncomfortable yourself.
In this episode we cover:
Get Involved
The Uncomfortable Challenge (running all of July)
https://www.uncomfortablechallenge.com/
If this episode brought something up for you:
📞 Lifeline
13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
💻 Beyond Blue
beyondblue.org.au
💻 headspace
headspace.org.au
Follow Blake
https://www.instagram.com/blakexbourne/?hl=en
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https://www.tiktok.com/@cooperchapman_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
https://form.typeform.com/to/DSPSnvEH
The Good Human Factory Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thegoodhumanfactory/
The Good Human Factory
https://www.thegoodhumanfactory.com
THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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⚠️ Content Warning
This episode contains open discussions about gambling addiction, alcohol and drug use, domestic violence and suicide. Please take care of yourself first. If you're not in the right headspace, come back to this one when you're ready. There is no rush.
If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au
This week I sat down with Luke Bateman, and this was one of those chats that covered so much ground I genuinely didn't want it to end.
Luke played 71 NRL games for the Canberra Raiders before injury and his own mental health forced him to step away from the game. What most people don't know is that behind the footy career, Luke was fighting a serious gambling addiction that ended up costing him around $500,000 over four years, alongside struggles with alcohol and drugs. He's been incredibly open about how that addiction took hold, what it cost him, and what it actually took to get out the other side.
We also got into something Luke is really passionate about right now. Ahead of State of Origin Games 2 and 3, Luke is using his platform to call out the link between alcohol, masculinity and violence, with research showing a 40% rise in domestic violence incidents on State of Origin nights. We talk about why he believes alcohol and gambling advertising in sport needs the same scrutiny we've seen applied to tobacco, and why this conversation matters so much to him.
And then there's the part of Luke's story that surprised everyone. From hiding fantasy novels in the toilet as a tough country kid playing first grade footy, to becoming one of the biggest names on BookTok and signing a two-book fantasy series deal with Atria Books. It's a brilliant reminder that it's never too late to embrace who you really are.
This one covers addiction, advocacy, masculinity and reinvention. Luke is honest, switched on, and using his voice for something that really matters.
In this episode we cover:
The numbers behind this conversation:
State of Origin Game 3 — Wed 8th July
If this episode brought something up for you:
📞 Lifeline
13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
📞 National Gambling Helpline
1800 858 858
💻 1800RESPECT (domestic, family and sexual violence counselling)
1800 737 732
💻 Beyond Blue
beyondblue.org.au
Follow Luke
https://www.instagram.com/lukebateman_/?hl=en
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@lukesreads?lang=en
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-chapman-08a278151/
Workshop and Speaking Enquiries
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The Good Human Factory
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THE GOOD HUMAN FACTORY™️ 2020
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Big news this episode — the 1% Pod is moving from weekly to monthly! Each episode going forward will be a themed special, giving us more room to go deep. Don't worry though — gratitudes, giveaways, and guest recaps are all sticking around. In this episode: the announcement, this month's gratitudes + giveaway winners, an update from life on the road with THGF Workshops, and a recap of this weeks guest. Thanks for riding with us through the weekly run — here's to the next chapter.
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From the publisher's feed
Good Humans is a podcast hosted by professional surfer Cooper Chapman and produced by The Good Human Factory.
Each Friday episode features a different guest, who shares their unique…
Every Wednesday on the 1% Podcast Cooper shares insights around gratitude and mindfulness in celebration of the 1% Good Club Instagram accountability groups dedicating 1% of their day to their mental health. Each we we champion multiple good humans of the week and also discuss a thought-provoking question.
Join Cooper on a journey of discovery, as he sits down with some of the most interesting and thought-provoking people around, and learns from their wisdom and experiences. The Good Human Factory is a business that seeks to celebrate and uplift individuals who are making a positive impact in the world. Through the Good Humans podcast and other projects, The Good Human Factory aims to inspire and connect people who share a passion for making the world a better place.
The Good Human Factory 2020
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