The Learning Culture Podcast

Updated: 20 Oct 2025 • 152 episodes
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Join your host Andrew Barry, the Founder and CEO of Curious Lion, as he interviews learning leaders practicing the cultivation of Learning Culture; experts who tease out critical theoretical components of this idea; and shares learning nuggets from real-world experiences, and our own research and writing.By following along, you’ll learn:• How a shared vision sets the tone for a Learning Culture. • How shared assumptions determine our current reality. • How shared stories foster commitment to a Learning Culture. • How shared experiences, or Cohort Learning Experiences to be specific, instill the practice of a Learning Culture.Stay curious, my friends.

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Have you ever sat at your desk, physically present but mentally checked out, your stomach in knots, calling in "sick" when you"re really just depleted, feeling like you"re giving 110% while running on empty? Ryan Giordano knows that feeling intimately, and his journey from the breaking point of burnout to teaching emot

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What happens when your company faces multiple massive changes all at once?  Allyson Carr knows exactly what that feels like. As Global HR Chief at Cyber Reason, navigating six months of hyper-change, she reveals why people understand change but struggle with the transition, and why there"s a physical toll to transforma

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What if your next dream job came from a LinkedIn DM instead of a job application?  Rachel Bolton landed her role as Director of Global Enterprise Leadership Development at Stanley Black & Decker when a leader reached out after discovering her through her consistent LinkedIn presence.  In this episode, Rachel explores t

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What if the best career move you ever make is the one you didn’t plan for? In this episode, we follow the unexpected journey of Bozena Pajak, who found her way to Duolingo, not through a clear-cut plan, but by following her curiosity.  You’ll hear how an interdisciplinary background became her superpower, shaping how m

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What does a Hollywood screenwriter know about learning design? Turns out, quite a lot.  In this episode, Andrew Barry sits down with Lindsey Caplan, founder of The Gathering Effect, whose background in organizational psychology and TV writing gives her a unique lens on how to craft transformative learning experiences. 

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What if the rise of AI isn’t making us less human - but demanding that we become more human? As AI accelerates productivity and automates expertise, a surprising truth is emerging: the most irreplaceable professionals aren"t competing with machines; they"re doubling down on what makes them human. Recorded live at the A

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