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What is a Good Life?

Mark McCartney

Booking Overview

This is a long-form interview show focused on meaning, purpose, identity, and how to live well, featuring accomplished authors, academics, artists, explorers, and leadership professionals. Strong pitch candidates include thought leaders with distinctive life experience, bestselling or substantive authors, researchers, executives, artists, and public figures able to discuss personal transformation; booking difficulty is medium because guests are accomplished but generally not limited to global celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 193

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mark@whatisagood.life

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Host

Mark McCartney - Mark McCartney is a leadership professional and podcast host who explores the ideas, experiences, and choices that shape a good life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Accomplished authors, academics, entrepreneurs, artists, explorers, leadership professionals, and public figures with distinctive life experiences or substantive perspectives on purpose, identity, fear, work, and human flourishing.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Academic or professional leadership, Recognized artistic or creative work, Major exploration or endurance achievements, Senior public, media, or business positions

Recent Guest Discussions

Ewan Townhead - Integrating Different Aspects Of Identity Into Work, Money And Marketing, Burnout, Mortality, And Purposeful Living.

OONA - Anonymity, Surveillance, Digital Culture, Data Extraction, Bodily Autonomy, Identity, And Sovereignty.

Sarah Marquis - Fear, Instinct, Survival, Consciousness, Grief, Nature, And Building A Life From Within.

Dr. Miriam Meckel - Human Identity In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Embodied Experience, Technology, Burnout, Vulnerability, And Meaningful Living.

Ralf Wetzel - Fear, Surveillance, Therapy, Yoga, Psychedelics, Improvisation, Performance, And Personal Transformation.

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What is a Good Life?
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What is a Good Life? #193 - Living Life With Open Arms with Philippe Birker

October 13, 2026

What happens when a hard-working founder is told by “the spirit world” to slow down and become a father? Philippe Birker is the co-founder of Climate Farmers, an organisation supporting the transition to regenerative agriculture across Europe. In this conversation he shares the question he’s living by: What do I want to leave behind?We talk about:A transformative ayahuasca retreat, and the messages that reshaped his work and family lifeMoving from 70-hour weeks and near burnout to trusting th...

What is a Good Life? #192 - The Truth Will Set You Free with Kat Miles

October 06, 2026

What does it take to stand up when something doesn't feel right?In this episode, we speak with Kat Miles, a Brixton business owner, community organiser, and founder and Chair of the Brixton Traders & Community Association (BTCA). She has traded in Brixton Village since 2011, and her shop became an informal hub for advice and support, which led her to found BTCA to give traders and the community a collective voice. She is also the driving force behind Buy Back Brixton, a community-led camp...

What is a Good Life? #191 - Seeing The Humanity In Each Other with Nikkolas Smith

September 29, 2026

This week we are joined by Nikkolas Smith, Hollywood concept artist, #1 NYT bestselling illustrator, and the creator of Sunday Sketch. We explore his journey from theme park designer to viral artivist. We talk about art as empathy, how art has helped him process grief and injustice, and the making of his hand-painted picture book The History of We – a 200,000-year visual journey back to humanity's first artists, astronomers, and storytellers in Africa. This is a conversation about holding ont...

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Frequently asked questions

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What is a Good Life?
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How do I get in touch with What is a Good Life??

What is a Good Life? is hosted by Mark McCartney. Its publicly listed email is mark@whatisagood.life. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for What is a Good Life??

The publicly listed email for What is a Good Life?: mark@whatisagood.life.

How many listeners does What is a Good Life? have?

Podseeker estimates What is a Good Life? reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for What is a Good Life??

What is a Good Life? typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Accomplished authors, academics, entrepreneurs, artists, explorers, leadership professionals, and public figures with distinctive life experiences or substantive perspectives on purpose, identity, fear, work, and human flourishing. Common among recent guests: Published books; Academic or professional leadership; Recognized artistic or creative work. Recent guests include Ewan Townhead, OONA, and Sarah Marquis.

How hard is it to get booked on What is a Good Life??

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does What is a Good Life? cover?

Recent episodes cover Philosophy, Leadership, Psychology, and Spirituality. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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