Why Not? & What If?
Why Not? & What If? is a podcast about life, work, well-being – and the beautiful chaos in between.
Hosted by Andy Cracknell, a creative whirlwind and disruptor of dull thinking, and Siobhán Godden, the HR consultant and coach who listens through the noise to what really matters. Think of Siobhán as the calm to Andy’s creative storm.
Each episode dives into the messy, magical intersection of life, work, leadership and all the bits we’re not supposed to talk about – from gender equality, working parenthood and career “wounds”, to neurodiversity, burnout, leadership energy and HR headaches.
Expect candid conversations, uncomfortable truths, inappropriate laughter and the occasional alpaca – plus practical ideas you can actually use.
If you’re a leader, HR / People professional, working parent, neurodivergent human (or simply someone wondering “is it just me?”) – Why Not? & What If? is your space to think out loud, challenge the usual way of doing things and imagine what else might be possible.
Why Not? & What If?
Latest Episodes
Christmas Eve Special: HR Christmas Nightmares!
Tis our Christmas Eve special — and we’re diving into the stuff HR teams never forget… even when they try. Siobhán shares anonymised “HR nightmares at Christmas” stories that range from jaw-dropping (a motorboating incident wit...
Christmas Special 2: HR’s Christmas Party Dilemma: Boundaries, Booze & Being Blamed
HR gets labelled “the police” at Christmas parties… and somehow also “the fun sponges”. In this episode, Andy and Siobhán talk about the reality of attending work socials when you’re the person everyone assumes will step in, calm th...
Christmas Special 1: Christmas Party Survival Guide: 10 Tips to Keep Your Job (and Your Dignity)
It’s the first of our three-part Christmas mini-series — and we’re starting with the one everyone thinks they already knows: how to survive the work Christmas party.Andy and Siobhán share a “top 10 (plus a few)” set of common-se...
S2E6 - Beyond Hunted: Burnout, Gut Health & the Mind–Body Reset with Paul Cashmore (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Channel 4’s Hunted hunter Paul Cashmore, we step away from the TV screens and go deep into the work that really lights him up – mental and physical health, NLP and full-body nervous system rese...
S2E5 – Paul Cashmore from Channel 4’s Hunted: Fame, Ego and the Man Behind the Hunter (Part 1)
We got caught – properly.In this episode of Why Not? & What If?, Siobhán Godden and Andy Cracknell sit down with someone most of us know as “that bloke off the telly” – Paul Cashmore, one of the original Hunters from ...
