About us

The psychology behind the news.

Experience is a weekly conversation about news, psychology and human behaviour. The story on the front page is only ever the way in.

The show

What's really driving the headlines

Each week, Hilary Jeffs and Peter Kinderman take a look at the news and ask what are the psychological drivers behind it. Whether it's politics, sport or celebrity gossip, the story is just the starting point. What they're really after is why people do what they do, and what it says about the rest of us. Hilary is a broadcaster and communications expert whilst Peter is a clinical psychologist and a former President of the British Psychological Society. They don't always agree but they'll still give their point of view with a side order of experience.

Join us for Concept of the Week, where Peter gets to download his encyclopaedic knowledge of psychology one hypothesis at a time, and The Triple T, our weekly wellbeing tip to try.

The hosts

Two people, two lenses

Hilary Jeffs, co-host of the Experience podcast

Hilary Jeffs

Communications

Hilary is a broadcaster and strategic communications expert. She devised and hosts the weekly podcast Experience, all about the human behaviours driving the news headlines.

Hilary set up her Jawsmith strategic communications consultancy in 2006 and coaches organisations and individuals in media and presenting skills, executive presence and strategic media advice. On Experience she brings the communications lens to every story, and isn't shy about saying when a leader has lost the room.

Professor Peter Kinderman, co-host of the Experience podcast

Peter Kinderman

Clinical Psychology

Professor Peter Kinderman is a practising clinical psychologist and one of the most forward-thinking psychologists of his generation. A former President of the British Psychological Society and twice Chair of its Division of Clinical Psychology, he co-initiated the statutory regulation of psychologists and authored the profession's standards of proficiency.

His 35 years in front-line mental health care range from psychiatric intensive care units to private therapy with high-profile individuals. He has given evidence to Select Committees on the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, advised the Department of Health and Social Care, and appeared on BBC News and Mind over Marathon. Find him at Kinder Media.

Every week

Two regular features

Concept of the Week

Peter takes a psychological idea most of us have half-remembered wrong, like the marshmallow test or mirror neurons, and explains what it actually shows.

The Triple T

Our Tips to Try: bitesize wellbeing suggestions to help you in life. A few minutes outdoors, the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique, or cleaning your teeth standing on one leg.

Behind the show

Produced by Granary Digital

Experience is recorded, produced and published by Granary Digital, who provide the technical and publishing support behind every episode.

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