Podcast
Adaptable, hosted by Marcus Hale.
Twice-monthly talks with psychologists, founders, surgeons, coaches, and crisis leaders on what composure truly demands. A fresh episode each alternate Tuesday, running thirty to forty minutes.
What the show does
Every episode opens on a rupture — a redundancy, a diagnosis, a collapsed launch — then rebuilds what helped, moment by moment. Guests supply the story; Marcus supplies the research explaining why their gut reactions succeeded.
Expect no highlight reels. The program keeps a single rule: anything a listener couldn’t apply on a rough Tuesday ends up cut.
Recent episodes
Where to begin
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The Night Shift: Staying Steady with an ER Chief
Dr. Lena Brooks on triage thinking — how casualty teams reach crisp calls from messy information, and what the rest of us can steal for Monday mornings.
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What Founders Misunderstand About Burnout
With startup chief David Mensah: why holidays don’t cure exhaustion, what actually does, and the recovery rhythm he sets for his entire firm.
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The Apology Episode: Mending Trust at Work
A solo outing. Four sentences that restore confidence after you’ve disappointed a team — and the single line that silently wrecks it.
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Coaching Through Collapse with Ruth Adler
Olympic coach Ruth Adler on the week her leading athlete unravelled mid-season — and the reframing exercise that retrieved her.
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Your Nervous System Runs a Budget
A solo outing on allostatic load: why minor strains pile up, how to spot your own dashboard warnings, and the lowest-cost recovery aids science offers.
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Steering a Team Through Layoffs — Poorly vs. Well
Two leaders, two restructures, opposite results. A candid talk on breaking painful news without breaking the people who remain.
Stay in the loop
The Tuesday letter
A brief email with each release: the central insight, the two-minute exercise, and a link to the transcript. Nothing else, and leaving takes one click.