{"podcast":{"title":"People Soup","slug":"people-soup-971297","podcast_index_feed_id":971297,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/peoplesoup/","website_url":"http://www.rossmcintosh.co.uk","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/eebaa3b3-5751-47de-9587-a887391f7481/1.png","author":"People Soup","episode_count":200,"summary":"A podcast exploring work, leadership, and being human through real conversations — grounded in behavioural science and full of practical ideas you can apply straight away.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:19:45.177907+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297"},"episode":{"title":"Quick Spoon: Speak to three people","slug":"quick-spoon-speak-to-three-people","published_at":"2026-05-15T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297/quick-spoon-speak-to-three-people","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297","url":"https://peoplesoup.captivate.fm/episode/quick-spoon-speak-to-three-people","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8f423afc-68e1-40f8-b907-e63eca7b3740.mp3","summary":"What do you do when anxiety shows up… right when something matters? A networking event. A room full of strangers. A voice in your head saying: “Your Spanish isn’t good enough.” In this Quick Spoon , I share a very real moment from a networking event for psychologists in Seville—where social anxiety showed up… and so did the urge to run. But instead of waiting to feel confident… I tried something smaller. Something more workable. Speak to three people. That was the goal. Not confidence. Not perfection. Just one small, values-based action. A practical reflection on anxiety, workable goals, and taking action—even when your mind is telling you otherwise. People Soup: Real conversations about work, leadership, and being human — grounded in behavioural science, with practical ideas you can actually use. If this episode resonated with you, please consider following People Soup, leaving a rating or review, or sharing it with someone who might find it useful. Every recommendation helps more people discover practical, evidence-based conversations about work, leadership and being human. Visit Ross'  Website. Connect with Ross on  LinkedIn People Soup on  Instagram  which also features plenty of Ross' photos of the Andalusian life He's now also on  Bluesky The People Soup Website on  CAPTIVATE","meta_description":"What do you do when anxiety shows up… right when something matters? A networking event. A room full of strangers. A voice in your head saying: “Your Spani…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":89,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/people-soup-971297/episodes/quick-spoon-speak-to-three-people/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/people-soup-971297/quick-spoon-speak-to-three-people.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}