The Spacemakers cover art

The Spacemakers

The Spacemakers

By: SPACEMAKERS - Daniel Sih + Matt Bain
Listen for free

About this listen

The Spacemakers is all about making space to slow down, reclaim your time, and focus on what truly matters. Hosted by award-winning author Daniel Sih, along with fellow productivity expert Matt Bain, this podcast explores practical ways to build habits for an intentional and meaningful life. More than a podcast, this pod-course invites listeners on a journey to unlock a better life, one season at a time—from retraining our fractured attention to resetting in mid-life, and more. Find Spacemakers on your favourite podcast app, watch on the Spacemakers YouTube Channel, and join our growing community of Spacemakers—hit subscribe so you never miss an episode.spacemakers.au (Daniel Sih and Matt Bain) Economics Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Self-Help Trap: How Much Better Is Enough? (S4 E1)
    Feb 1 2026

    Do you ever feel worn down by the need to be better? We’re told to optimise everything — our health, our relationships, our finances, even our productivity. But beneath the green smoothies and gratitude journals lies the same exhausting pressure: do more, be more… you’re not enough.

    As one of our clients put it, “All this self-help is killing me.”

    In this episode, Daniel Sih and Matt Bain step off the self-help treadmill and ask: What if you don’t need to improve? What if being content—and being enough—is the most radical thing you can do?

    Welcome to Season 4 of The Spacemakers—an anti-productivity pod-course to help you unhook from constant striving and rediscover the simple joy of being enough.

    You can also explore previous seasons of The Spacemakers wherever you listen.

    Discover more:

    SPACEMAKERS WEBSITE

    YOUTUBE

    SEASON 4 GUIDE

    This season is made possible with support from our sponsors: Bulk Nutrients, Fullers Bookshop, and The Spacemakers Dojo.

    This podcast is recorded and produced by Wildersound and Production Farm Studios

    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • The Spacemakers - Season 4 Trailer
    Jan 25 2026

    How much is enough — and why are we so exhausted by the need to improve ourselves?

    We’re told to do more, be more, and measure our progress.

    Over time, that quiet pressure adds up, leaving us worn out rather than fulfilled. Season 4 of The Spacemakers explores a deeper question in our self-help-obsessed culture:

    What if true happiness isn’t found in more… but enough?

    Join Daniel Sih and Matt Bain in this reflective pod-course about making space for a life that is truly enough.

    This short trailer offers a glimpse of what’s ahead.

    You can also explore previous seasons of The Spacemakers wherever you listen.

    Discover more:

    SPACEMAKERS WEBSITE

    YOUTUBE

    SEASON 4 GUIDE

    This season is made possible with support from our sponsors: Bulk Nutrients, Fullers Bookshop, and The Spacemakers Dojo.

    This podcast is recorded and produced by Wildersound and Production Farm Studios

    Show More Show Less
    2 mins
  • The Goal of the Goal: How Real People Get Unstuck (Season 3 Eps 10 - Getting Unstuck)
    Jul 6 2025

    Most people don’t actually know what they want. We chase goals—career success, financial security, personal milestones—only to feel underwhelmed once we get there. Why? Because we rarely stop to ask, “What’s the goal of the goal?”

    In the final episode of Season 3, we unpack this powerful concept (popularised by Dan Heath) and explore how the thing we think we need to get unstuck might not be the thing we truly want. Plus, we’ll give you a sneak peek at what’s coming in Season 4. It’s a fitting finale to help you make space for a surprising second act.

    Discover more:

    INFO-GRAPHIC DOWNLOAD

    SPACEMAKERS WEBSITE / Season 3

    YOUTUBE

    RAISING TECH HEALTHY HUMANS

    This episode is made possible with support from our sponsor: Banjo's Bakery Cafes

    

    This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios

    Mentioned in this episode:

    BANJOS BAKERY PROMO #2

    A warm thanks to our sponsor, Banjo’s Bakery Café’s, who are expanding across Australia and looking for new franchisee’s! If you’re hard working and business savvy, visit franchise.banjos.com.au and mention ‘Spacemakers’ to save 10% on franchise fees.

    Banjo’s Bakery Cafés Franchisees

    Banjo’s Bakery Café’s - FRANCHISEES 1

    A warm thanks to our sponsor, Banjo’s Bakery Café’s, who are expanding across Australia and looking for new franchisee’s! If you’re hard working and business savvy, visit franchise.banjos.com.au and mention ‘Spacemakers’ to save 10% on franchise fees.

    Banjo’s Bakery Cafés Franchisees

    Show More Show Less
    47 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.