The Curious Introvert

01:07 — What “PSI” actually means

03:36 — Is intuition a luxury or a lifeline?

05:44 — The hidden cost of feeling separate

07:50 — How PSI reduces fear

09:12 — Is “extra sensory” actually just sensory?

11:45 — Convenience vs human potential

14:32 — Are psychic abilities intentionally demonized?

15:16 — The ethics problem nobody talks about

17:57 — Psyops, manipulation & control structures

18:05 — PTSD after psychological operations training

18:44 — MK Ultra, Tuskegee & algorithmic manipulation

23:13 — The danger of hiding your gifts

26:19 — What actually happens at the PSI Games

34:22 — X-Men, Chronicle & psychic chaos

35:32 — Why outsiders are drawn to PSI communities

38:54 — Why openness may prevent cult dynamics

40:26 — “I want to be a steward, not a king”

44:12 — Beyond party tricks & bent spoons

46:02 — The martial arts student Hakeem never forgot

51:11 — Denominations, jargon & helping your neighbor

51:42 — How to attend the PSI Games

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Ep. 342: The Cult That Sold Orgasms

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500

What is orgasmic meditation? Where is the line between cutting-edge wellness & cult behavior? Is the word “cult” too divisive to be helpful?

Ellen Huet is an award-winning investigative journalist who writes for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek. Gher investigative piece on OneTaste lead to the FBI investigation & eventually arrest of Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz. She also wrote EMPIRE OF ORGASM, chronicling how the sex self-help group twisted sexual abuse into personal growth.

In this episode we explore the new image of modern-day cults, the timeline of OneTaste & its leader & who is most vulnerable to cult recruitment.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 305: ARE POLITICAL PARTIES JUST CULTS?!

Guest:

https://a.co/d/06drvW9D

https://www.ellenhuet.com/about

https://x.com/ellenhuet

https://www.instagram.com/ehuet/

Sponsors:

00:00 — Sex, Cults & Startups

01:16 — Wrong Beat, Right Story

01:55 — The 15-Minute Practice

03:51 — Wellness Has a Price Tag

06:18 — Quit Your Job, Move In

08:00 — Consent Gets Complicated

13:01 — Bodies on the Line

15:48 — Victimhood Is Forbidden

17:51 — Free Meetup, Expensive Trap

21:22 — Searching for Something Deeper

23:09 — Gwyneth Approved It

26:00 — Break the Debt Seal

28:06 — Modern Cults Look Normal

31:03 — Chatbots and Spiral Thinking

33:32 — Red Flags to Watch

36:18 — Nicole's Complicated Childhood

41:54 — She Took the Practice

43:26 — San Francisco Let It Slide

45:29 — The Warehouse Experiment

47:44 — WiFi Password: NotACult

50:11 — The Woman Behind Nicole

51:45 — Selling Her Own Vision

53:33 — The Story Nobody Had Told

56:49 — Guilty, Then Sentenced

57:58 — Bored, Lonely, Missing It

01:02:07 — Seeking a Presidential Pardon

01:02:53 — Why People Believe Things

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Ep. 341: Lost at Sea at 16: Killer Whales & Courage [REMASTERED]

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode he shares more than just a survival story. He shares his unique coming of age story & an opportunity to recalibrate what crisis is. You’ll also hear about killer whale attacks, eating sharks, drinking turtle blood, sea water enemas & adjusting to life on land after being rescued.

This episode originally aired December 11, 2023.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 189: SURVIVING A SERIAL KILLER: VICTIM TO FELON TO FLOURISHING

Guest:

https://a.co/d/4PIalGL

http://www.survivethesavagesea.com/

Sponsors:

00:00:00 — Worst Field Trip Ever

00:00:53 — Learning Sailing… Sailing

00:03:33 — Six People, One Boat

00:05:27 — Before It All Sank

00:08:34 — The Rejected Life Raft

00:09:07 — Whale Loves Boat

00:10:00 — Everyone Had a Bad Feeling

00:12:23 — Three Whales. One Hit.

00:14:01 — Sinking in Two Minutes

00:17:12 — Checking for Missing Legs

00:20:03 — Truth Over False Hope

00:22:45 — The First "No" to Dad

00:27:06 — What's for Dinner: Turtle

00:29:42 — Day 38: Don't Get Excited

00:33:43 — Coffee After 38 Days

00:36:05 — Fear Doesn't Hit the Same

00:37:58 — The Story That Won't Die

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Ep. 340: Funerals in America: Status FOR SALE?

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500

What made the American funeral industry what it is today? Why do we embalm? How do societal status & funeral styles overlap?

Gary Laderman, PhD, is the Goodrich C. White Prof of Amer Religious History & Cultures at Emory University in Georgia, the author of multiple books & featured on The Mortician: an HBO documentary covering a 1980s funeral home who exploited grieving families.

In this episode, you’ll hear how funeral rituals went from DIY to the elaborate & long list of menu options today, how those options supported or detracted from family status, the spooky status of the death worker themselves, how embalming changed everything (hello capitalism!) & the growing resistance towards the commodification of death

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 278: MORBID OR SACRED? LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH (WITH A DEATH DOULA)

Guest:

https://www.instagram.com/garyladerman/

Sponsors:

04:00 — Death for Sale

05:30 — When Death Was a Family Affair

09:20 — Strange Death Rituals in America

12:00 — A Patchwork of Beliefs

13:20 — The Birth of the Funeral Industry

15:30 — Respect, Race, and Funeral Culture

17:00 — Profit Meets Death

20:30 — Death Moves to the Hospital

27:00 — Animals, Intoxication, and Curiosity

29:00 — Religion or Escape?

30:30 — The Power of Ritual

32:00 — The Embalming Shift

32:30 — Lincoln’s Death Tour

36:30 — JFK and Public Mourning

39:30 — Exposing the Death Industry

40:45 — Our Obsession with Famous Deaths

42:30 — Bringing Death Back Home

45:30 — When Options Become Overwhelm

46:00 — Life After Religion

47:30 — Reclaiming Death Traditions

48:45 — Designing Your Own Goodbye

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Ep. 339: Cannibalism – Communion to Placenta – Where Do We Draw the Line? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Is the “ick” factor of cannibalism nature or nurture? What does history tell us (& how much of it is a lie)?

Bill Schutt, a PhD zoologist & author of Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History, answers these questions by sharing the history of human cannibalism. We discuss why accounts of historic cannibalism may have been exaggerated, cannibalism in Europe, eating placenta & taking holy communion.

This episode originally aired July 11, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 327: HE ATE HIS OWN FOOT?! GRIEF, FRIENDSHIP & FOOT TACOS [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://a.co/d/0aFrqU73

https://billschutt.com/

Sponsors:

03:27 — Europe’s hidden cannibal past

04:06 — Columbus’ narrative shift

05:23 — Cannibalism as a colonial weapon

06:22 — Undoing historical indoctrination

08:09 — “You weren’t dealing with humans”

09:16 — Eating enemies vs loved ones

09:37 — The Waray perspective flip

10:53 — Communion as cannibalism?

11:14 — The transubstantiation debate

12:05 — Flipping ideas on their head

12:50 — Europe’s “mummy medicine”

14:34 — Placenta as modern cannibalism

17:45 — Cooking and tasting placenta

20:04 — Is disgust learned?

21:55 — Curiosity over judgment

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Ep. 338: COMMON GROUND: AI Grief Bots - Solving Grief or Distorting it?

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500

This is the first of a series of episodes that feature opposing sides of a hot topic. Today it’s the a tech entrepreneur who founded a grief bot service vs a cyberpsychologist specializing in the ethics of death & the digital.

We ask, is this healing or avoidance? Can the dead consent to this? What is the potential for harm?

John Kammer is the founder of Guardian A[I]ngels, a subscription service that sends you journal prompts in the voice of your deceased loved one.

Elaine Kasket, PhD, is cyberpsychologist & Visiting Professor at the Centre for Death and Society at the University of Bath in the UK & the author of Reset: Rethinking Your Digital World for a Happier Life& All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of Your Personal Data.

You’ll hear why John created the service while Elaine lays out potential for harm & how they ultimately find common ground.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 300: BIOFIELD THERAPY FOR ANXIETY & GRIEF: RECIPE FOR WELLNESS OR PURCHASED PLACEBO?

Elaine Kasket, PhD:

Reset book: https://a.co/d/081uhN8r

https://www.elainekasket.com/

https://www.instagram.com/elainekasket/

https://www.facebook.com/elainekasketauthor

John Kammer:

https://guardianaingels.ai/

https://www.instagram.com/guardian_aingels/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575970961536

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01:35 — “This feels like Black Mirror”

02:21 — The biggest risks of AI grief tools

04:23 — Pain to purpose: the origin story

06:15 — Why “time heals all wounds” is a myth

09:10 — The moment AI made him finally cry

13:41 — The danger of “never letting go”

18:45 — Why it shouldn’t feel too real

20:05 — The 4 tasks of mourning explained

25:49 — What is “AI-associated psychosis”?

31:00 — Why reminders of death are essential

38:24 — Why this runs on ChatGPT (and why that matters)

41:00 — Guarding against manipulation loops

44:19 — What grieving people should actually know

52:08 — The ethics of reviving the dead

53:12 — Memory vs. identity: what’s being recreated?

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Ep. 337: Can a Sexless Marriage Survive? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

What exactly is considered "sexless"? What are we counting as sex? What would cause someone to not want to have sex all of a sudden?

These are all questions I unpacked with Xanet Pailet. She was a successful healthcare lawyer married to an attorney with two children. She lived in a beautiful home in NYC as well as a sexless marriage. At age 45 and no sex for over 15 years, she considered sex as something she was just done with.

Now she is a full time intimacy educator with a fulfilling sex life. You’ll hear about resentment caused pain, the stuck place of indifference, what men are afraid of, medical procedures that can cause painful sex & listener Q & A from my Facebook group.

This episode originally aired March 11, 2024.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 214: WHAT ARE THE RULES OF MONOGAMY? THE PSYCHOLOGIST SWINGER

Guest:

https://www.powerofpleasure.com/

https://www.instagram.com/xanetpop/

https://twitter.com/powerofpleasure

https://www.facebook.com/xanetpop

Sponsors:

01:00 — What actually counts as “sexless”

03:00 — The “charcuterie board” of intimacy

06:00 — Separate bedrooms, separate lives

07:00 — Never masturbated… until 48

09:00 — When pleasure and anxiety get wired together

10:00 — Medical trauma no one talks about

13:00 — Circumcision, sensation, and what we lose

14:00 — Are some sexual issues permanent?

16:00 — The emotional root of physical pain

17:00 — Why resentment can make sex hurt

18:00 — When your partner feels like your child

20:00 — Masculine vs feminine energy in relationships

22:00 — Why men stop initiating (and don’t say why)

24:00 — Consent confusion and modern dating fears

26:00 — When no sex is… totally fine

27:00 — The menopause “I don’t care anymore” myth

28:00 — When bad sex kills desire completely

31:00 — The surprise return of desire after divorce

33:00 — The real answer: can it survive?

36:00 — Rebuilding intimacy from zero

40:00 — The hidden reality of sex in Japan

41:00 — Should you open the relationship?

43:00 — Sexless dynamics in same-sex couples

45:00 — Porn, gaming, and disconnection

48:00 — Rethinking sex after physical limitations

53:00 — Outercourse, body mapping, and new pathways

55:00 — Menopause, pain, and what actually helps

57:00 — Why “working on it” feels overwhelming

59:00 — The missing piece: non-sexual intimacy

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Ep. 336: Prescription NAPS??! Toddler Protocol for High Achievers

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Can napping replace medication? How do you get your brain to slow down enough to take a nap?

Dr. Hector Rodriguez is a psychiatrist, who views naps as medicine for your brain. He is the owner of the White Butterfly Clinic in Miami, FL. With both an MD and a Masters in theology, he is a psychiatrist who treats the soul, integrating neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, and evidence-based psychotherapies.

In this episode, we discuss why some naps make you feel hung over, the ideal napping window, which kind of nap = which outcome, signs your “8 hours” isn’t’ working, what would happen if high performers gave in to naps & the waking nap strategy.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 247: IS YOUR FOOD CAUSING YOUR DEPRESSION? NUTRITIONAL PSYCHIATRY

Guest:

https://www.instagram.com/doctor_hector

https://www.doctorhector.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctorhector/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006047643168

Sponsors:

01:00 — Do naps actually change your brain?

01:13 — The hidden cost of bad sleep

01:29 — What your hippocampus does while you nap

02:03 — Why naps sometimes feel like a hangover

02:30 — The “right nap” depends on your goal

03:00 — 10 vs 60 vs 90 minutes: what changes

04:43 — Do nap conditions actually matter?

07:02 — Should naps have a “curfew”?

08:34 — The ideal nap window (and why it matters)

08:58 — Would more naps improve mental health?

10:10 — Why fragmented sleep quietly wrecks you

10:51 — Two buckets: fixing sleep vs optimizing it

11:57 — Signs your “8 hours” isn’t working

16:12 — When it’s time to see a professional

17:30 — Which doctor should you actually see?

19:26 — Symptom vs root cause: the real question

20:17 — What if you have sleep apnea already?

22:03 — The truth about finding a doctor who cares

25:34 — How to vet a doctor (for real)

27:30 — Build your own sleep system (not someone else’s)

28:35 — One habit at a time actually works

29:16 — Do the benefits of napping compound?

30:00 — Can naps reduce dementia risk?

30:28 — Can napping replace medication?

32:00 — Why high performers resist naps

32:39 — Napping as a “biohack” trend

38:06 — How to train your brain to nap

41:11 — How to rest in a corporate environment

42:25 — A “waking nap” might be your entry point

42:58 — Should you drink coffee before a nap?

45:12 — Why rest is more than sleep

48:33 — How to work with Dr. Rodriguez

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ANNOUNCEMENT! New name & logo

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0500

Meredith for Real: the curious introvert is now The Curious Introvert!

When I started this show in 2019, there were a few other shows with the words curious & introvert in them, but fewer with the name Meredith.

Now that time has passed, there’s more room in the podcast landscape for a more concise name. So, I introduce you: The curious introvert podcast. It’s still the great content you’ve come to love: curious, nuanced episodes largely featuring experts, philosophers, researchers & journalists to inspect societal taboos & cultural blind spots.

But I also hope to bring you fresh & creative experiments within that framework. Could be new segments, contrasting guest perspectives with somewhat of a debate style episode, man on the street style interviews or ones done at conferences or while traveling.

I’m not sure what the future holds, but I can promise that it will be curious!

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Ep. 335: Anxiety: Where does it come from & what do we do with it?? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

What’s the difference between social anxiety & social anxiety disorder? What should you do if you’re spiraling?

Dr. Ali Mattu was so socially anxious as a child, that he had selective mutism. Since then, he’s become a clinical psychologist specializing in treating anxiety disorders. Wanting to create more accessible mental health education, he created a YouTube channel with over 8.5 million views that helps viewers live a more compassionate, courageous, and connected life. He was the co-host of PBS’s Emmy Nominated Self-Evident, an expert on Netflix + Vox’s The Mind Explained: Anxiety, HBO’s Doctor Commentaries, & A&E’s The Employables.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between social anxiety & social anxiety disorder, where it comes from, how RSD, Autism, Introversion & Reddit come into play & give practical tips to feel grounded.

This episode originally aired May 15, 2023.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 300: BIOFIELD THERAPY FOR ANXIETY & GRIEF: RECIPE FOR WELLNESS OR PURCHASED PLACEBO?

Guest:

https://www.facebook.com/dralimattu

http://alimattu.com/

https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePsychShow/featured

Sponsors:

01:12 — Selective mutism (sadly not an X-Men power)

04:05 — Anxiety as evolution’s survival feature

04:48 — Why anxious people thrive in emergencies

05:02 — Social anxiety vs. social anxiety disorder

07:05 — Humans’ real superpower: collaboration

08:05 — The hidden usefulness of everyday social anxiety

09:00 — When social anxiety becomes a disorder

11:00 — Generalized anxiety vs. social anxiety

14:40 — Introversion vs. social anxiety (they’re not the same)

16:35 — Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria explained

20:05 — ADHD, rejection sensitivity, and social anxiety overlap

23:00 — Where social anxiety actually comes from

29:05 — Why social anxiety looks different in everyone

31:10 — Finding your core fear with the “downward arrow”

32:15 — Why identifying the core fear is empowering

33:05 — The terror of large gatherings explained

34:00 — What coping really means (and what it doesn’t)

35:00 — The difference between helpful coping and avoidance

36:00 — The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique for anxiety

38:10 — Supporting a loved one who shuts down socially

41:00 — Helping someone through social anxiety in real time

43:10 — True alarms vs. false alarms in social anxiety

44:05 — Social anxiety within marginalized communities

46:10 — Scaling social support for the mental health crisis

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Ep. 334: Football: Are We Cheering for Brain Trauma?

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Did the NFL cover up what they knew? Is football causing early dementia?

Mark Fainaru-Wada is an award-winning investigative reporter & journalist with ESPN. He’s also the co- author of League of Denial, the book co-written with his brother, that inspired the Frontline documentary by the same name.

In this episode, you’ll hear how the discovery of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – CTE – sparked investigations & research & denial. Mark unpacks our culture comfort with violence, the danger of blaming everything on CTE & what it took get the NFL to address concussion injury concerns.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 204: ARE LOW FAT DIETS HEALTHY? HEART HEALTH & HECKLERS [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://a.co/d/0iybv8zh

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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01:22 — Has interest in CTE faded since the documentary?

01:38 — The story that launched the investigation

02:37 — Minimization or an actual cover-up?

04:32 — What CTE actually looks like in real life

05:00 — The hidden danger: repetitive hits

07:50 — Why football is harder to confront than smoking

08:43 — Our cultural comfort with violence

11:23 — The difference between TV and the sideline

12:30 — Frequency vs intensity of brain trauma

13:28 — The high percentage of CTE in former players

14:05 — Could anything else cause CTE?

15:02 — When the NFL finally acknowledged the link

16:05 — The lawsuits and congressional pressure

16:33 — Why ESPN supported the investigation

19:12 — “There is no Santa”: confronting fan identity

19:49 — How fans rationalize uncomfortable facts

21:12 — Why some people still call CTE bad science

22:21 — Financial incentives behind the doubt

22:53 — The religious undertones of football culture

23:23 — The gladiator appeal of football players

24:34 — Why football feels mythic in America

25:41 — Why youth football is a separate debate

26:11 — The question every parent asks

27:05 — Why more kids are switching to flag football

27:38 — The NFL’s marketing push toward moms

29:52 — When is tackle football “safe”?

31:26 — New rules to limit head impacts

33:11 — When marketing meets safety messaging

33:44 — Why football can’t admit its core problem

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Ep. 333: Does Age = Pain? How to NOT Age Like Everyone Else!

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Is it possible to age without aches & pains? Are some people just cursed with bad genes?

Eileen Kopsaftis is a physical therapist with a Fellowship in Applied Functional Science & a nutrition educator diploma with decades of hands-on work in acute hospital care, outpatient rehab & nursing homes. She is currently serving as a chronic pain & health conditions consultant with Have life-Long Well Being.

In this episode, you’ll hear how to identify real & realistic goals while aging, how mindset & community matter more than you realize, how to navigate your next doctor’s appointment & why your insurance could be limiting your outcomes.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 251: FOOD ADDICTION: CHARACTER FLAW OR REAL DEPENDENCE? [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://www.facebook.com/EileenKopsaftisOfficial

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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02:05 — Common vs. Normal Aging

04:18 — Why Modern Life Accelerates Decline

05:05 — “I Might As Well Enjoy Life” Thinking

05:55 — Lessons From Home Health Visits

07:28 — Habits That Predict Independence

08:10 — Compassion vs. Personal Responsibility

08:55 — What Healthy 90-Year-Olds Actually Do

09:40 — “At My Age I Should Rest”

10:45 — The Reality of Nursing Home Dependency

11:30 — Independence Is Not Luck

12:05 — The Social Side of Healthy Aging

13:05 — Finding Friends Who Move

13:55 — Pickleball and the Comeback of Activity

14:50 — Why Mindset Comes First

15:45 — Speaking Aging Into Existence

17:05 — When Pain Disappears Instantly

18:30 — How to Navigate Doctor Visits

23:00 — Lie #1: Tests Equal Answers

25:45 — When Shoulder Pain Starts at the Ankle

26:30 — Whole-Body Problem Solving

27:05 — Why Pain Treatment Often Fails

27:45 — Finding the Right Clinician

30:20 — Insurance vs. Cash Pay Care

32:40 — Why People Think PT “Doesn’t Work”

33:20 — Lie #2: Stop Moving to Stop Pain

34:45 — Shrinking Movement Shrinks Life

35:30 — Bone-on-Bone Pain Explained

37:50 — The Three Biggest Pain Culprits

39:10 — Sitting, Weak Glutes, and Back Pain

39:55 — Why Ankles Cause Knee Problems

41:25 — Lie #3: You Need a Stair-Free Home

42:50 — The Hidden Danger of “Aging in Place” Homes

43:30 —

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Ep. 332: The Cult Origins of Teen Rehab: How are these places still open??

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600

How are these abusive teen rehab centers still open? Why are parents still sending their kids there? Can’t they be shut down?

Maia Szalavitz is an award-winning author and journalist who covers addiction and neuroscience. Her book, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, is the first comprehensive look at systemic abuse in “tough love” programs and helped spur Congressional hearings & GAO investigations.

In this episode, you’ll hear how the abusive teen rehab centers featured in Netflix’s The Program & Wayward (think Straight Inc., The Seed, Synanon & wilderness camps) began with tough love doctrine, why you can legally treat kids worse than prisoners, why parents aren’t suing & why regulations just don’t stick. We also weave in the perspective of struggling parents who feel that the anti-troubled teen industry is hurting their healing efforts.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 248: SURVIVING THE TROUBLED TEEN INDUSTRY: SEPARATING IDENTITY FROM EXPERIENCE [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://x.com/maiasz

https://maiasz.com/

Resources:

Boy who was raised as a dog https://a.co/d/0bA3dxmi

Pace Center for Girls Pensacola https://www.pacecenter.org/locations/florida/escambia-santa-rosa/

Gulf Coast Kids House https://www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org/

Greenhouse Counseling https://www.ghcpensacola.com/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

02:00 — The cult origins: Synanon begins

04:00 — “I must have needed that” psychology

05:00 — The rattlesnake assassination attempt

07:00 — The Seed and brainwashing teens

08:00 — Straight Incorporated goes national

10:00 — Why parents don’t believe abuse reports

12:00 — Utah wilderness programs rise

13:00 — The death of Aaron Bacon

14:00 — Moral panic & religious fear

15:00 — Good parents, fatal decisions

16:00 — Why regulation keeps failing

17:00 — Regulatory capture in Utah

20:00 — Unannounced inspections change everything

22:00 — Why traumatized kids need gentleness

27:00 — Warehouses of neglect

28:00 — Should therapy have an FDA?

29:00 — Renaming p

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Ep. 331: Disentangling Faith from Religious Trauma [REMASTERED]

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600

What do you do if you have religious trauma, but don't want to abandon your faith?

Catherine Quiring is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in helping ex-evangelicals overcome religious trauma. In this episode, she shares what that looked like for her, how to know if you have limiting thoughts leftover from controlling doctrine, how to keep your faith while you separate from systems of control & how to find your own thoughts in a sea of “shoulds.”

This episode originally aired June 12, 2023

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 156 with Joshua Harris: SHOULD SEX BE SAVED FOR MARRIAGE?

Guest:

https://www.cqcounseling.com/

https://www.facebook.com/cqcounseling

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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01:00 — Why harmful church experiences are more common than we think

03:00 — Fear tactics, hell doctrine & covert narcissism

04:00 — Codependent faith & the pressure to feel God

05:00 — OCD spirituality & micromanaging your soul

06:00 — When people become “projects,” not peers

07:00 — Catherine’s story: trauma at seven

11:00 — Deconstruction vs. deconversion (not the same)

12:00 — “You’re in or you’re out” — high-control community dynamics

13:00 — Wheaton College & the first cracks in certainty

14:00 — Reimagining God: from judge to shepherd

15:00 — Releasing harmful doctrine & reclaiming the divine

16:00 — Why this healing can take 20 years

17:00 — Step negative three: just notice how you feel

18:00 — Interoception vs. judgment

19:00 — Exploring Christian possibilities (hello, Jinger Duggar)

20:00 — Interoception vs. introspection

21:00 — Digging yourself out vs. listening to your body

22:00 — Your body has a language

23:00 — The painful “playback” of manipulation

24:00 — Talking to yourself like a friend would

25:00 — Reclaiming the parts that helped you survive

26:00 — When submission theology hits marriage

27:00 — The hidden pressure on men to be “the voice of God”

28:00 — Boundaries, anxiety & interrupting the cycle

29:00 — When honesty strengthens (or exposes) a marriage

30:00 — Practical healing recap

31:00 — Resources for staying Christian — but freer

32:00

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Ep. 330: Is Your Happiness Being Politicized? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600

If you're not happy, it means something is wrong ... right?

Dr. Loretta Breuning is a PhD researcher & author. Since becoming unconvinced by prevailing theories on human behavior, she has researched everything from monkeys to the mafia. Now she’s not only helping people hack their brain, she’s shedding light on how the altruistic outlook may be popular, but ultimately damaging.

In this episode, she explains WHY we believe that if we are unhappy something is wrong, how simply “getting back to nature” can backfire, the problem with happiness studies & (this is important) how to start your own happiness plan.

This episode originally aired March 7, 2024.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 275: IS AMBITION ANTI-HAPPINESS? REASONABLE HAPPINESS & FETISHIZING WEALTH

Guest:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-brain/id1377502232

https://www.instagram.com/inner.mammal.inst/

https://innermammalinstitute.org/course/

https://www.facebook.com/LorettaBreuningPhD

https://twitter.com/lbreuning

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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02:05 — Rousseau’s “nature is happy” legacy

02:48 — Why academia spreads the meme

03:36 — The medical model of unhappiness

04:18 — Blaming society vs building skills

07:24 — Hunter-gatherer reality check

09:58 — Culture shapes how we report happiness

10:32 — Why Americans hesitate to say “I’m happy”

11:32 — Cortisol: when expectations miss

13:42 — Childhood culture becomes adult politics

14:06 — Status envy in academia

15:10 — Moral superiority as serotonin

15:48 — The “I did it the right way” trap

16:38 — Everyone thinks they’re the overlooked underdog

18:06 — Popularity: the motivator no one admits

19:02 — How biology gets politicized

23:18 — Why therapy and religion sell unhappiness

24:08 — The media and your happy chemicals

25:02 — News as a brain-chemical cocktail

31:04 — How not to throw the baby out with the bathwater

34:08 — Reward yourself like animal training

34:42

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Ep. 329: Antique Vibrator Museum: Bees, Buffalos & Stigma [REMASTERED]

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600

How old is the oldest vibrator? Does self-pleasure steal affection from your partner?

Carol Queen has a Ph.D. in Sexology & a passion for pleasure. She is the curator of the Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum in San Francisco, CA. In this episode, she shares the origin story of the museum & explains how vibrators went from doctor’s offices to bedside tables. She also explains why partner sex & self-sex are different activities, why pleasure should be a part of sex ed & addresses common vibrator concerns.

This episode originally aired March 7, 2022.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 214: WHAT ARE RULES OF MONOGAMY? THE PSYCHOLIGIST SWINGER

Guest:

https://carolqueen.com/

https://twitter.com/carolqueen

BlueSky @carolqueen.bsky.socia

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

01:20 — What is a sexologist, actually?

04:45 — How the Antique Vibrator Museum started

07:35 — The one vibrator with a confirmed sex history

08:05 — The hippie-built DIY vibrator story

08:55 — What early vibrators looked like

09:30 — Hand-crank vibrators before electricity

11:10 — Cleopatra’s bee vibrator myth

11:55 — Papyrus boxes, gourds, and historical speculation

14:20 — Treating “hysteria” with vibration

18:05 — Why vibrators beat toasters in 1917

18:45 — What this says about women’s pleasure historically

19:35 — Was sex really that bad back then?

21:00 — The orgasm gap explained

22:20 — The wandering uterus theory (yes, really)

23:10 — Masturbation stigma and cultural norms

25:30 — Fear: “Will a vibrator replace my partner?”

26:40 — Fear: “Will I damage my nerves?”

27:20 — Temporary numbness vs long-term harm

28:05 — Feeling intimidated choosing a vibrator

30:05 — Where to get trustworthy vibrator guidance

30:40 — Good Vibrations resources and educators

31:15 — Carol’s book and recommended reading

31:55 — Where to follow Dr. Carol Queen

32:30 — Final thoughts on curiosity, pleasure, and stigma

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Ep. 328: What If It’s Not in Your Head? Mold Illness & Medical Blind Spots

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Neil Nathan is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Pain Management as well as a Founding Dip-low-mitt of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine & International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illnesses.

He spent over 50 years treating patients with chronic conditions related to environmental factors & now dedicates himself consulting & mentorship, writing several books for both health care professionals & patients.

In this episode, you’ll hear mold allergy vs illness, what symptoms mold toxicity can imitate, how to really test & what healing protocol can look like.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 234: FELON TO MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS OWNER [REMASTERED]

Guest: https://neilnathanmd.com/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

01:35 — Conditions mold mimics

04:00 — “It’s not psychological”

05:00 — Why medicine lags behind

06:00 — The mold hoax narrative

08:00 — How common mold really is

11:00 — Mold and Alzheimer’s risk

12:00 — GI symptoms decoded

13:00 — Fatigue that doesn’t resolve

18:00 — Mold toxicity vs allergy

19:00 — Immune system tipping points

20:00 — Stress, illness, and timing

21:00 — Hive consciousness explained

22:00 — Candida cravings aren’t you

23:00 — Zombie mold metaphor

24:00 — EMFs enter the picture

27:00 — Testing for mold toxicity

38:00 — Low-carb for mold healing

41:00 — Alcohol’s real impact

42:00 — Magnesium’s critical role

43:00 — Chronic deficiency mystery

47:00 — Hormones after mold

48:00 — Limbic system overload

49:00 — Vagus nerve dysfunction

50:00 — Mast cell activation

51:00 — Rebooting nervous systems

52:00 — Brain retraining programs

58:00 — Detox hygiene at home

59:00 — Why bleach backfires

01:00:00 — Dust vs airflow

01:01:00 — Water damage vigilance

01:02:00 — Detox tools worth using

01:04:00 — Balance over biohacking

01:05:00 — What healing really requires

01:06:00 — Living with intention

01:07:00 — Final takeaways & resources

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Ep. 327: He Ate His Own Foot!? Grief, Friendship & Foot Tacos [REMASTERED]

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

When the Redditor known as Incrediblyshinyshart lost part of his leg in a motorcycle accident & had to have it amputated, he made an unusual choice – to eat it. He shares his thoughts on mourning, cannibalism & why eating part of his own body was life-changing.

This episode originally aired July 4, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 234: FELON TO MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS OWNER [REMASTERED]

Guest: https://www.reddit.com/user/incrediblyShinyShart

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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00:00 — A crash that changes everything

02:24 — Why incineration felt wrong

04:26 — The taxidermy dead end

05:15 — Dark humor as grief language

06:07 — The ethical cannibalism question

06:35 — An opportunity you’ll never get again

07:00 — A chef, a freezer, and surreal logistics

07:58 — A meal that felt like ceremony

09:47 — Becoming part of the people who love you

10:15 — Dark jokes before the first bite

12:55 — No hesitation at the table

14:42 — Ancient rituals and modern meaning

15:45 — Growth through the unthinkable

16:47 — Facing mortality head-on

17:10 — Life keeps getting better

18:40 — Was the dinner essential?

19:32 — Connection as closure

19:58 — Looking back with fondness

20:22 — Final thoughts from Shiny

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Ep. 326: Retired at 29: Why & How? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Can you retire early from a normal income? How do you buy back your time?

Lauren & Steven Keys of Trip of a Lifestyle share what inspired them to retire at age 29, how they did it on average incomes, why they don’t track their monthly expenses & the concept of buying back your time. They also share the practical way they stay motivated in the FIRE (financial independence retire early) movement.

This episode originally aired February 6, 2023. Stay till the end for an update on what they are doing now!

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 243: WHAT’S THE POINT OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM (REMASTERED)

Guests:

https://crambetter.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@tripofalifestyle

https://www.instagram.com/tripofalifestyle/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

02:15 — Life without lifestyle creep

04:00 — Buying time instead of stuff

05:10 — The road trip that changed everything

10:45 — What “retired” really means

15:35 — Do people regret working less?

16:45 — The number you actually need

18:05 — The 4% rule explained

21:00 — Living with less, choosing more

22:30 — Is early retirement all sacrifice?

25:30 — Buying decades of your life back

30:00 — Tracking progress without obsessing

31:45 — The Hawaii six-month experiment

34:00 — Practicing retirement early

38:00 — Cost per unit time

48:30 — Van life math

54:00 — Why net worth tells the story

56:00 — Avoiding money shame spirals

62:00 — The “sweep away” method

70:00 — When partners aren’t aligned

72:00 — Visualizing progress like a fundraiser

86:00 — Free tools that change lives

88:00 — Where to find their roadmap

90:00 — Life after early retirement

92:00 — Four years later: what changed

104:00 — Entrepreneurship without desperation

118:00 — Seeing the world as business owners

120:00 — Automation as the next chapter

122:00 — Choosing presence over escape

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Ep. 325: Is Chaos Your Comfort Zone? Stress Addiction & How to Break the Cycle

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Felipe Muñoz is the owner of Empathic Practice, a holistic stress management clinic. He combines his Masters in positive psychology, 20 years of marketing experience, & decade of business branding with hundreds of hours teaching meditation to coach professionals, train corporate teams & support individuals on living a more mindful and meaningful life. In this episode, we explore stress as an addiction, identity & community & the real strategy behind ending the chaos.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 298: ANXIETY IN YOUR FRIDGE?! Reducing Anxiety Through Food

Guest:

https://www.instagram.com/empathicpractice/

https://www.youtube.com/c/empathicpractice

https://www.facebook.com/empathicpractice

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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02:28 — Social media and the illusion of being “together”

05:04 — Burnout vs paralysis: the stress bell curve

07:02 — Is stress coming from inside or outside you?

11:00 — Midlife stress and the “how did I get here?” moment

14:06 — Stress as social currency and community glue

15:08 — Why misery bonds faster than joy

16:10 — Gossip, belonging, and opting out of stress culture

17:02 — Are we addicted to stress?

19:02 — When calm feels more threatening than chaos

20:04 — Inverted resilience and self-sabotage cycles

22:02 — The “leg day” metaphor for emotional health

24:02 — Why breath is the first skill we skip

27:04 — Eating lunch at your desk: stress score = 10

28:06 — Clutter as a mirror of the mind

29:04 — Scrolling before bed and delayed nervous systems

30:06 — Multitasking: survival skill or stress amplifier?

31:08 — Eustress: how to tell good stress from bad

34:06 — Self-care vs escapism: intention matters

35:06 — Rituals, routines, and sacred coffee

36:06 — Psychedelics, big resets, and what comes after

37:06 — Are you actually stressed — or just identifying as stressed?

38:06 — Do we need therapy… or just a hobby?

39:06 — Curiosity as a human survival trait

41:06 — What Empathic Practice really offers

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Ep. 324: The Hoarder Within Us: The Psychology of Our Stuff [REMASTERED]

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. David Tolin is the Founder & Director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Institute of Living, the author of over 200 scientific journal articles & even received the Award for Lifetime Contribution to Psychology from the CT Psychological Association, but you may recognize him from the reality TV series Hoarders, The OCD Project or My Shopping Addiction. In this episode he shares what diagnosing hoarding disorder looks like, what brain scans reveal & the myth of trauma.

This episode originally aired November 27, 2023.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 208: TRIGGER WARNINGS: MAKING US FRAGILE OR HELPING US HEAL?

Guest:

https://drtolin.com/home

https://a.co/d/hDRDee8

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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02:38 — How common hoarding really is

04:05 — When clutter ≠ hoarding disorder

05:00 — Why letting go feels painful

06:02 — What actually causes hoarding

08:00 — Attention, cognition, vulnerability

10:00 — Why empathy changes everything

11:05 — ADHD, brain scans, and myths

14:10 — The “salience network” explained

15:05 — Why clutter fades into the background

16:00 — When every object feels urgent

17:05 — Decision-making becomes unbearable

18:10 — Avoidance as survival strategy

20:00 — Why animal hoarding is different

23:00 — What people actually hoard

24:00 — When hoarding becomes extreme

25:10 — Digital hoarding counts too

26:05 — Emails, photos, and emotional pain

27:00 — Objects as identity

30:15 — The downward arrow technique

31:20 — Why therapists and patients talk past each other

32:15 — Anthropomorphizing our stuff

33:20 — Why kids’ toys still haunt us

34:15 — Grief as an accelerant

35:20 — Stuff as memory protection

36:10 — Acquiring as mood regulation

37:10 — When retail therapy backfires

38:15 — Emotion regulation gone wrong

39:10 — Compassion without enabling

40:05 — Boundaries that don’t abandon

41:10 — Why insight takes repetition

42:15 — Therapy isn’t one magic moment

43:10 — How to stay anchored in reality

44:05 — Questions that interrupt impulse

45:10 — Why self-questioning works better

46:15 — What “success” actually looks like

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Ep. 323: The Psychology of Arguing on the Internet: Can you ACTUALLY change someone’s mind?

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600

JonRobert Tartaglione, PhD, studies & teaches influence. He is a psychologist, behavioral scientist & the founder & CEO of a consulting practice called influence 51.

In this episode, we unpack persuasion, perception & arguing on the internet and explore what it really takes to change someone’s mind.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 309: HOW DID THE MEDIA BECOME SUCH A BIASED, STRESS-INDUCING CIRCUS?

Guest:

https://www.instagram.com/probablytat/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrobert-tartaglione-ph-d-21b26770/

https://x.com/PolPsyTat

https://influence51.com/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — The question no one asks

01:42 — Why this story matters now

03:18 — Meeting JonRobert

05:06 — What most people misunderstand

07:02 — The moment everything shifted

09:21 — How power actually works

11:08 — Systems hiding in plain sight

13:47 — When incentives shape behavior

16:05 — Following the money

18:12 — What surprised him most

20:44 — The quiet pressure points

23:01 — Where people lose agency

25:26 — The illusion of choice

27:58 — Why good people comply

30:14 — This wasn’t accidental

32:41 — How narratives get enforced

35:09 — Who benefits from silence

37:42 — The cost of speaking up

40:06 — When resistance becomes personal

42:33 — The moment of reckoning

45:02 — Why fear is effective

47:29 — The psychology underneath

50:11 — How normalization happens

52:46 — What history keeps repeating

55:21 — The warning signs we ignore

58:04 — This pattern feels familiar

01:00:33 — When people finally notice

01:03:07 — Why it feels overwhelming

01:05:52 — Reclaiming critical thinking

01:08:36 — What accountability would look like

01:11:14 — The role of individual courage

01:14:02 — Why hope isn’t naive

01:16:41 — What comes next

01:19:08 — The question listeners should sit with

01:21:30 — Final reflections

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Ep. 322: Early Sobriety: Can You Keep Your Friends? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600

How do you stay connected with friends when everything revolves around drinking?

Casey McGuire Davidson was an ambitious corporate achiever who always had a full schedule & anxious energy. She felt wine was the glue holding her life together until she realized it wasn’t. She later found serenity in sobriety, but it wasn’t without some social hiccups. In this episode, she uses her expertise as a certified life & sobriety coach to show us how to keep our friends in the tender time of early sobriety, navigate social hiccups at alcohol-centered events & the BEST way to tell friends you’re not drinking.

This episode originally aired July 31, 2023

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 265: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE AN ALCOHOLIC? [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseydavidson/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hello-someday-podcast-for-sober-curious-women/id1508913688

https://www.facebook.com/HelloSomeday/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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00:00 — Why sobriety feels risky

02:00 — The social drinking trap

03:00 — Chasing “normal drinking”

06:00 — Boring, pregnant…or sober?

07:00 — Losing yourself in motherhood

08:00 — When anxiety becomes the clue

11:00 — Why a 100-day challenge works

12:00 — Your brain in withdrawal

16:00 — How to “announce” it

21:00 — When your boss notices

22:00 — Choosing six more months

26:00 — The awkward party moment

27:00 — Three reaction types

28:00 — Why people pressure you

29:00 — The vegetarian analogy

30:00 — Sharing only what you want

34:00 — Telling people in advance

39:00 — Saying no without drama

40:00 — Creating new rituals

43:00 — When friends feel different

44:00 — Handling repetitive drunk talk

45:00 — Leaving before the sloppiness

46:00 — Partner support strategies

48:00 — The social-media minefield

50:00 — Do sober apologies matter?

51:00 — Repair without guilt

53:00 — How to support sober friends

54:00 —

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Ep. 321: Relationship Boundaries: NIGHTMARES, Ultimatums & Inner Demons

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Are healthy boundaries lines in the sand? Going no contact?

KC Davis is licensed professional counselor, host of the podcast Struggle Care & author of Who Deserves your love: how to create boundaries to start, strengthen or end any relationship.

In this episode, she unpacks the girl bossification of boundaries, the decision flowchart of no contact, how values make “hard calls” easier & how the internet sells quipping one-liners & emphasizes hard lines over nuance.

Guest:

https://www.instagram.com/strugglecare/

https://www.facebook.com/StruggleCare/

https://a.co/d/1b1H1tT

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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00:00 — Shower fights & imaginary comebacks

01:50 — Boundaries aren’t quippy one-liners

03:58 — When the boundary advice trap backfires

04:22 — The real definition of an internal boundary

05:05 — How to prep for real-life conflict (not Instagram conflict)

05:42 — Thanksgiving, awkward uncles & psychic responsibility

10:20 — Awareness as Boundary Step One

10:55 — MythBuster: Is there always a winner and a loser?

13:07 — The vulnerability cycle explained

14:10 — When your “issues” aren’t actually your issues

16:22 — How two people accidentally activate each other

18:17 — Boundary Disaster #1: The evangelizing step-dad

20:02 — “Reasonable requests don’t make unreasonable people comply”

21:11 — Deciding what’s livable — not magical

24:14 — Why reframing the offender sometimes helps

25:26 — The stories we tell about other people’s behavior

28:05 — Compassion vs. justifying harm

32:00 — Boundary Disaster #2: The secret sex-offender friend

33:10 — KC’s decision tree for impossible situations

36:08 — Why values make “hard calls” easier

37:02 — MythBuster: Does cheating predict cheating?

40:02 — MythBuster: Must you heal before you date?

43:03 — Boundary Disaster #3: Grandma, screen time & parental authority

44:00 — “How do I get her to respect my decisions?”

47:55 — Middle-ground boundaries for real parents

48:35 — Final thoughts: Boundaries as self-ownership

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Ep. 320: AI = the END of thought freedom in America??!

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600

How is AI influencing our decisions? Is opting IN to every AI offer causing us to opt OUT of our free will?

Jake Ward is a former NBC News correspondent & is currently the founding editor & host of The Rip Current newsletter & podcast, which looks at the hidden forces of modern life, like Big Tech, business, and politics. He’s also the author of The Loop: How AI is creating a world without choices & how to fight back.

In this episode, you’ll hear how the brain ACTUALLY makes decisions & how corporations leverage that without you knowing, how Corporate exceptionalism + American exceptionalism = tragedy & the case for inefficiency.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 205: NEUROTECH: SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT OR MIND CONTROL?

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

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00:48 — The hidden cost of “opting in”

01:32 — Is AI manipulating us?

05:02 — AI’s arrival vs. America’s readiness

06:05 — The brain that isn’t built for this

08:05 — Rock ’em Sock ’em brains

09:12 — Why our instincts make us hackable

15:20 — When companies exploit the “monkey brain”

16:10 — Social casino games and human cynicism

17:14 — The rise of AI psychosis

18:02 — Why young developers can’t see the danger

19:00 — The “scale will solve it” delusion

20:16 — Croissants, bolts, and AI ethics

21:25 — What regulation really looks like

22:30 — Politicians in your chat companion

23:40 — The edge-case problem that becomes everyone’s problem

24:50 — Don’t fear robot overlords — fear amplified instincts

26:02 — Why our brains love flattery bots

27:14 — When chatbots become the worst therapist

28:20 — Isolation vs. connection in recovery

32:55 — Can market signals actually work?

34:00 — The case for the “less convenient” AI

35:10 — Why bad AI is sometimes better for you

42:15 — What parents need to decide early

43:20 — Building community norms before tech does

44:28 — Permission to have more fun without phones

50:20 — Locating yourself in the narrative

51:30 — The allergy model of human behavior

52:48 — How shame keeps us from seeing ourselves

56:40 — Preserving human friction

58:20 — The case for inefficiency

59:50 — Music, jokes, and the death of practice

01:01:10 — The nightmare world of the AI life-coach

01:03:30 — Jake’s practical rules for tech sanity

01:04:48 — Why satisfaction b

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Ep. 319: Micro-retirement: Cynicism, Burnout & Logistics

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Is this the answer to burnout? How are mini-retirements even possible?

Kira Schabram, PhD, is the Assistant Professor in management & organization at Pennsylvania State University & historian of work who has been studying the details & impacts of a phenomenon called micro-retirement – people treating breaks from work of three or more months.

In this episode, you’ll hear how others are doing this idea, why it’s worth talking about & how it could be the solution to widespread burnout among American workers. We compare American attitudes on work compared to our European counterparts, what makes a micro-retirement “successful” & why what we call it matters.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 190: DOES A CAREER CHANGE MEAN YOU’RE A FAILURE?

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — Why “micro-retirement” even matters

00:27 — The work-first culture problem

01:41 — “Cute but inaccessible?”

02:10 — Who actually takes micro-retirements

02:46 — The two paths into a micro-retirement

04:33 — Life milestones as wake-up calls

04:59 — Why reflection only happens off the treadmill

05:27 — Is micro-retirement just rebranding unemployment?

05:56 — Why the word matters more than you think

06:30 — The need for a new term

07:53 — Why nonprofit leaders burn out fastest

10:39 — Training future leaders by stepping away

11:12 — Sabbatical-as-benefit on a shoestring budget

11:40 — Why employers resist the idea

12:07 — The costs of quiet quitting

12:34 — Why micro-retirements can increase productivity

13:02 — Sabbatical vs micro-retirement: the naming problem

13:35 — Why “3 months minimum” actually matters

14:29 — Why Americans don’t recognize their own burnout

16:18 — The France comparison that changes everything

16:46 — “Where do you vacation?” as identity

17:18 — Pandemic shifts in work culture

18:22 — Could the US ever adopt the August model?

19:57 — What Europe gets right—and wrong—about work

21:20 — Has work become meaning or misery?

21:55 — The generational gap in purpose

24:48 — What happens if cynicism wins

25:54 — A German lens on work meaning

28:12 — FIRE vs micro-retirement mindsets

29:05 — The “aunt at Thanksgiving” argument

30:01 — The burnout-pushed retirement pattern

30:29 — The “do nothing” phase no one expects

30:58 — When nothingness reveals burnout severity

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Ep. 318: Dating in Midlife: Where have all the good men (& women) gone?

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Why is dating so hard in midlife? Are we all sending mixed signals?

Abe Morgentaler, MD & Marianne Brandon, PhD are the hosts of the Sex Doctors Podcast, where they deep dive into the science & psychology of sexual health & relationships.

Dr. Morgentaler is a Harvard trained MD who opened the first comprehensive men’s health center in the US, is the leading authority in testosterone therapy, author of four books & currently the Blavatnik Faculty Fellow in Health & Longevity at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Brandon is a clinical psychologist, author & futurist whose professional writing includes aging & sex, the challenges of monogamy & female low libido.

In this episode, you’ll hear both personal & professional perspectives about the dating pool & approaches including app culture, dick pics, gender equality, hormones, “the ick” & desire-killing control.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 180: IS YOUR ATTACHMENT STYLE RUINING YOUR RELATIONSHIP?

Guests:

Theirs

https://www.youtube.com/@thesexdoctorspod

https://www.instagram.com/thesexdoctors/

Hers

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-future-intimacy

https://a.co/d/8smce3C

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannebrandon-59224513/

https://x.com/DrBrandon

His

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-morgentaler-md-81628b6/

https://x.com/DrMorgentaler

https://t4leducation.com/

https://a.co/d/hZHpFn0

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — Midlife dating déjà vu

01:00 — Where have the good ones gone?

02:03 — Top complaints while dating

03:10 — Picky or self-aware?

04:02 — Tiny towns vs. big cities

05:00 — Strangers, apps, and mistrust

05:58 — Why men send dick pics

07:00 — Filtering for “fast yes”

08:05 — Who’s actually relationship-mind

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Ep. 317: Life in the Vegas Tunnels: Clowns, Crickets & Crank [REMASTERED]

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600

What’s it like living underground? How did he get out?

Paul Vautrinot shares his story of living in the Las Vegas tunnels, or as he states it, beneath the neon. He shares what life in the Vegas underground city was like with the tunnel people, how he left, got sober & became a co-founder of Shine a Light Foundation. He shares the organization’s unique approach to ending homelessness & how they are by-passing wait lists.

This episode originally aired June 6, 2022

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 248: SURVIVING THE TROUBLED TEEN INDUSTRY: SEPARATING IDENTITY FROM EXPERIENCE [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://www.facebook.com/shinealightLV

https://www.instagram.com/shine_a_lightlv/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beneath-the-neon-podcast/id1532967337

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — The hidden city beneath Vegas

02:00 — A “happy” childhood behind chaos

03:20 — Getting invited underground

06:00 — First night in the tunnels

07:00 — Nicknames and neighborhoods below ground

08:00 — The drug dealer’s driver and the underground map

09:00 — Biking blind in total darkness

10:00 — Hierarchies of the homeless tunnels

12:00 — The girlfriend, the cricket, and the cops

18:00 — Jail, withdrawal, and a strange stroke of luck

20:00 — From drug court to sobriety

21:00 — Meeting Matt O’Brien and the flood-drain exposé

23:00 — The birth of Shine A Light

25:00 — Building a no-waitlist system for help

27:00 — Trust, recovery, and the Vegas community

29:00 — What would actually end homelessness?

30:00 — Creating stability in the smallest windows of hope

31:00 — What’s next for Shine A Light

32:00 — 104 people out of the tunnels

33:00 — How to help and get involved

34:00 — A new kind of light under Vegas

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Ep. 316: Is Getting Alzheimer’s Inevitable?! Testing, Prevention & Treatment

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Is it possible to maintain mental acuity well into your golden years? How do we assess ourselves (instead of waiting to see)?

Dr. Dale Bredesen earned his M.D. from Duke University Medical Center & served as Chief Resident in Neurology at the University of California. He's now a Neuroscience researcher & internationally recognized expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases. His newest book is The Ageless Brain: How to Sharpen and Protect Your Mind for a Lifetime. In this episode, we cover helpful early detection tests, the stages of decline & proven protocols for brain health.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 285: IS HEART COHERENCE A CHAOS CURE-ALL? HEALTH, BEHAVIOR & INTUITION

Guest:

https://a.co/d/jawEi3J

https://www.facebook.com/drdalebredesen/about

https://x.com/DrDaleBredesen

https://www.instagram.com/apollohealthco/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — Why we excuse brain blips

01:02 — The doctor redefining “inevitable” Alzheimer’s

02:15 — Early detection that starts in your kitchen

03:40 — Prevention without the sales pitch

05:00 — The four stages of cognitive decline

07:00 — How to know if you’re in stage two

08:30 — The MOCA test and what scores really mean

11:30 — When neurodivergence clouds self-awareness

12:15 — Free tools to gauge your brain health

13:00 — Alzheimer’s vs. Parkinson’s: the subtle difference

15:00 — How toxins quietly cripple your mitochondria

17:00 — Early signs of Parkinson’s most people ignore

18:30 — The gut-brain link you need to know

20:00 — Mold, metals, and the six “bad guys”

22:00 — Functional vs. conventional medicine: finding real help

24:00 — Why doctors must ask “why,” not “what”

26:00 — The emotional weight of pursuing vitality

28:00 — True or false: the biggest Alzheimer’s myths

30:00 — The genetic odds—and how to beat them

31:30 — Oral health and Alzheimer’s connection

33:00 — The seed oil and statin debate

34:30 — Fighting the medical bystander effect

38:00 — Ketones, cold plunges, and other brain hacks

40:00 — The real deal on nootropics an

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Ep. 315: Is Asexuality an Orientation or a Symptom?

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

What happens when attraction never shows up? Why does this label matter?

Tony Bogaert, PhD, is the professor of health sciences at Brock University in Ontario, Canada where he has taught & conducted research for the last 30 years, primarily in the area of human sexuality. He’s also the author of Understanding Asexuality.

In this episode, you’ll learn the difference between asexuality & sexual aversion disorder, celibacy & autism as well as how someone might be asexual, but also be married with children. We talk about asexual pop culture icons, historical figures & evolution.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 121: PROFESSIONAL CUDDLER? HUGGING, HORMONES & BODY AUTONOMY

Guest:

https://a.co/d/9NC71X3

tbogaert@brocku.ca

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — What if your “thing” is no thing?

01:00 — Game show kickoff: “What’s the Difference?”

01:30 — Asexuality vs. celibacy

02:00 — Midlife disinterest or lifelong orientation?

02:30 — Hyposexual desire disorder explained

04:00 — Asexuality vs. sexual aversion

05:00 — Asexuality and autism spectrum overlap

06:00 — Sheldon Cooper: autism or asexual icon?

07:00 — What causes lack of sexual attraction?

08:30 — Personal motivation behind his research

09:00 — How a survey question sparked 30 years of study

11:00 — Why sexuality takes up so much mental space

12:00 — Why labels drive us crazy—and why we need them

15:00 — “Gray” and “demi”—the asexual spectrum

16:00 — Are we overlabeling, or just being human?

17:00 — Why demisexuality finally clicked for Meredith

20:00 — Love route vs. lust route: two paths to attraction

21:00 — Romantic but not sexual—how that works

24:00 — The sexual recession vs. true asexuality

25:00 — What’s really behind declining sex rates

26:00 — How researchers untangle the gray areas

27:00 — Can people “overclaim” the asexual label?

28:00 — Why some asexuals still masturbate

29:00 — “Cleaning out the plumbing” — other reasons for solo sex

30:00 — Historical roots: early accounts of asexuality

32:00 — Sherlock Holmes and the “asexual aura”

33:00 — Virgin Mary as cultural symbol of purity

34:00 — Eunuchs, testosterone, and the myth of distraction

35:00 — Do asexuals have a focus advantage?

36:00

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Ep 314: Science & the Supernatural: Project Stargate, Experimental Metaphysics & Quantum Physics

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

What was it like to work on Project Stargate? Is Psi science being taken seriously? What if our mind is not our brain?

Dean Radin, PhD, has been researching the paranormal for 45 years & currently serves as Chief Scientist at the Inst of Noetic Sciences. His new book, The Science of Magic, is a straight-faced look behind the scenes of psi research & even shares how you can do your own experiments at home.

In this video, you’ll hear about the maturation of psi research, the psychic gene theory, religion vs magic & behind the scenes of project Stargate.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 276: ARE ALIENS HUMANS FROM THE FUTURE [REMASTERED]

Guest:

https://www.facebook.com/DeanRadinsPage/

https://x.com/deanradin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-radin-9417877/

Sponsors:

00:00 — Consciousness, God & quantum weirdness

01:00 — Why science fears the unseen

03:00 — The worldview problem

04:00 — Psychedelics meet data

05:30 — Consciousness without limits

07:00 — His wild LSD story

08:00 — Why weed hits different

09:00 — When meditation backfires

10:00 — The quantum collapse mystery

12:00 — Consciousness as missing link

15:00 — Religion vs real magic

16:30 — Psi research grows up

18:00 — Inside Project Stargate

19:30 — Remote viewing revealed

20:30 — The psychic soldiers

21:00 — How they found “the gifted”

22:30 — Intuition saves lives

24:00 — The moment that stunned him

25:00 — Why the CIA shut it down

28:00 — UFO parallels & secrecy

30:00 — The black-budget truth

32:00 — A world without secrets

33:00 — The psychic gene theory

35:00 — 23andMe surprises

37:00 — MRI scans of intuition

38:00 — Are psychics just talented?

40:00 — The free-will illusion

41:00 — Is the brain a receiver?

42:00 — Small effects, huge stakes

43:00 — Who controls the “magic”?

44:00 — Power, faith & fear

45:00 — Psychic animals & plants

46:00 — The plant lie detector

47:00 — Sentient yogurt & AI

49:00 — Panpsychism explained simply

50:00 — Experimental metaphysics

51:00 — The kindness side-effect

52:00 — Why insight changes us

53:00 — His hope for humanity

55:00 — Where to find *The Science of Magic*

56:00 — Making the mysterious simple

57:00 — Reality, curiosity & closing thoughts

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Ep. 313: Is a 4 Day Work Week Coming? Thursday = the NEW Friday! [REMASTERED]

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Why do most of us work Mon-Fri? What would happen if Thursday was the new Friday?

Joe Sanok is a former psychologist & current author of Thursday is the New Friday. In this episode, he shares how the signs of a shorter work week (& longer weekends) have been popping up since the 1980’s.

In this episode he shares why a four-day work week is critical to society’s advancement, examples of places already implementing alternative schedules, how we can recalibrate our minds away from the industrialist mindset & how to discover your internal inclinations & sprint type.

This episode originally aired in two parts on March 28 & April 4, 2022.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 202: IS TAKING A BREAK FROM WORK AN OPTION? MIDELIFE GAP YEAR

Guest:

https://a.co/d/fBTWvsi

https://www.carter-sherman.com/

https://bsky.app/profile/cartersherman.bsky.social

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — Why we work five days a week

01:00 — The myth of “normal” work

02:00 — What the pandemic taught us about time

03:00 — Real-world case studies: Iceland to Shopify

04:00 — Cooling empty buildings and saving millions

05:00 — The outdated industrial mindset

06:00 — Why “butts in seats” is a bad KPI

07:00 — The messy middle of change

08:00 — Are Americans too proud to adapt?

09:00 — The rebellious gene pool of the New World

10:00 — Schools as factories for future workers

11:00 — Teaching consent, confidence, and conversation

12:00 — Building emotional intelligence at home

13:00 — Parenting as part of societal recalibration

14:00 — Four-day weeks in “essential” jobs

15:00 — Testing, tweaking, and experimenting at work

16:00 — A shift from prescription to experimentation

17:00 — Who gets to work less? Privilege or possibility?

18:00 — The Walmart question: can everyone benefit?

19:00 — Rethinking weekends as recovery

20:00 — Are you working for an industrialist?

21:00 — Early signs of a four-day revolution

22:00 — The affair between Friday and the weekend

23:00 — Part Two: how to get things done by Thursday

24:00 — Why slowing down

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Ep. 312: Did the #metoo Movement Even Help Us?

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500

What do we have to show for the #metoo movement? Were men benefited or hurt by the movement?

Carter Sherman is an Emmy nominated reproductive health & justice reporter at The Guardian & author of the book The Second Coming. Her comprehensive review of sex, culture & policy combined with over 100 conversations with people about their sex lives made her uniquely qualified to unpack the good, the bad & the confusing of the #metoo movement.

You’ll hear about false accusations vs. real assault rates, why “good men don’t do this” backfired, sex Ed's missed opportunity, vulnerability, therapy, and better sex.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 208: TRIGGER WARNINGS: MAKING US FRAGILE OR HELPING US HEAL?

Guest:

https://a.co/d/fBTWvsi

https://www.carter-sherman.com/

https://bsky.app/profile/cartersherman.bsky.social

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

02:00 — Story #1: the creepy guest

04:00 — Story #2: when consent gets messy

05:00 — Can Me Too prevent both extremes?

06:00 — What Me Too did (and didn’t) change

07:00 — A legacy without real policy

08:00 — Fear on both sides of the spectrum

09:00 — False accusations vs. real assault rates

10:00 — Who’s doing the assaulting?

11:00 — The “eye contact = consent” problem

12:00 — Assault among men, too

13:00 — Do some women misuse Me Too?

14:00 — Why false reports are so rare

15:00 — Modeling work and overlooked male consent

16:00 — How hegemonic masculinity hurts men

17:00 — Could Me Too have lifted all boats?

18:00 — Why “good men don’t do this” backfired

19:00 — Internet outrage vs. nuance

20:00 — Is “pervert” a life sentence?

21:00 — Cancellation: perception vs. reality

22:00 — Who really pays the price of harassment

23:00 — The ripple effect on women’s futures

24:00 — Young people connecting the personal to politics

26:00 — Why Me Too reforms focused on work, not sex

27:00 — What legislation do we actually need?

29:00 — Title IX and sexual harassment in schools

30:00 — Enforcing protections in K–12, not just college

31:00 — Sex ed failures: STDs, fear, no consent

33:00 — Why talking to your kids ma

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Ep. 311: Is Modern Day Witchcraft on the Rise? LSD, Feminism & Fungus

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Is there an uptick of people claiming to be actual witches? When in history were witches NOT seen as evil? Is this commercialism packaged as a spiritual practice?

Julie Walsh, PhD, is the Whitehead Associate Professor of Critical Thought & Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Her primary research focus is on metaphysics & the ethics of human freedom in the early modern period.

In this episode, we talk about the historical origin of witches & word choice, the connection between female sexual satisfaction & witches, the 1400’s witch hunting manual & how time legitimizes magical practices

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 195: ROUNDING UP SUSPICIOUS WOMEN? THE AMERICAN PLAN

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — Generations of witches in pop culture

01:20 — First encounters with “I’m a witch”

02:10 — The word wicce and its earliest meaning

04:00 — Magic before evil: shifting definitions

05:00 — Witch as a living, changing word

06:10 — Salem isn’t the beginning

07:00 — The 1487 bestseller that fueled hunts

09:00 — Sex, power, and the devil’s contract

10:30 — Why ridiculous ideas still matter

11:30 — How witch manuals went viral

13:00 — From Europe to Salem: ideology travels

14:00 — What counted as a witch in 1690s Salem

15:00 — Tituba’s confession and survival strategy

17:00 — Executions, prisons, and spectral evidence

19:00 — How do you defend against a ghost?

20:00 — LSD bread or land grabs? Debunking theories

22:30 — Property disputes and colonial lawsuits

24:30 — From persecution to empowerment today

25:30 — Why modern women claim “witch”

27:00 — Moon cycles, ancestors, and ritual

29:00 — Ancient solstice parties and survival

31:00 — The risks of claiming witchhood

32:00 — Are modern witches linked to the executed?

34:00 — Saints, voodoo dolls, and cultural taboos

36:00 — Whose magic gets mainstreamed?

37:00 — Why old beliefs feel more “legit”

38:30 — Tarot cards, tradition, and authority

39:30 — Crystals, consumerism, and moon circles

40:30 — Salem today: trinkets and tourism

41:30 — Can spirituality resist commercialization?

42:00 — Beyond WitchTok: finding your roots

43:30 — Elders, ancestry, and empowerment through knowledge

44:30 — Where history, nature, and identity converge

45:00 — Closing thoughts

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Ep. 310: American Circumcision: Preference or Cultural Hypnosis? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500

When & why did circumcision begin (it’s not what you think)? What are the arguments for it & what are the experts saying? Sugar water instead of anesthetic??

Brendon Marotta is a filmmaker whose feature-length documentary, American Circumcision, won multiple awards & can be found on Amazon & YouTube. In this episode, we talk about the surprising history of circumcision, the practice today, parental consent & why this is so hard to talk about, but female circumcision isn’t.

This episode originally aired March 13, 2023.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 293: THE SECRET LIVES OF MEN: MENTAL HEALTH CONFESSIONS!

Guest:

https://brendonmarotta.com/

https://twitter.com/bdmarotta

https://www.instagram.com/bdmarotta/

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 — Why Americans still circumcise

02:00 — Thought barriers around foreskin

04:30 — Cultural hypnosis at work

07:00 — The ripple effect on men’s lives

09:00 — Masculinity, shame & silence

13:00 — Who really benefits?

14:00 — Circumcision’s strange beginnings

16:00 — From “cure for masturbation” to medicine

18:00 — Parental choice or medical coercion?

21:00 — Relative vs absolute risk explained

23:00 — Science, politics & cultural blame game

27:00 — The baby restraint nobody wants to see

28:00 — Sugar water instead of anesthetic

29:00 — Trauma that lives in the body

30:00 — Physical consequences & lost sensation

33:00 — When men discover hidden trauma

35:00 — Anger, intimacy & what’s really missing

36:00 — The simplest solution of all

37:00 — Where to find Brendon’s work

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Ep. 309: How Did the Media Become Such a Biased, Stress-Inducing Circus?

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Forget good news. How about just honest news? How did we get here? Guest Ken LaCorte unpacks the history of news production, behind the scenes of how it’s made, information vs entertainment & how human psychology ironically drives the train we’re all so desperate to get off.

Ken LaCorte left main stream media in 2016 after nearly 20 years of serving in senior management at Fox News. Today he writes about censorship & media misconduct, but you might recognize from his YouTube channel called Elephants in Rooms, where he explores Uncomfortable truths & Awkward questions without sensationalism.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 235: EPISTOCRACY: SHOULD WE BE PROTECTED FROM UNINFORMED VOTERS?

Guest:

https://substack.com/@kenlacorte

https://x.com/KenLaCorte

https://x.com/Elephants_Rooms

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 – Why the news feels like a Jerry Springer rerun

01:15 – Ken’s shift from Fox News to YouTube truth-telling

02:20 – The lost art of nuance in media

03:10 – Was news ever really better “back then”?

05:00 – Media bias from the 1700s to now

07:15 – Internet clicks, candy headlines, and our appetite for outrage

09:20 – Idiocracy and “we get what we deserve”

10:30 – Are we living in the ugliest but most informed media age?

12:00 – If it bleeds, it leads: truth or myth?

14:00 – Long-form content as an antidote to manipulation

16:00 – Why short clips often equal fake news

19:20 – Lies told through technically true facts

22:40 – Ken’s personal run-in with The New York Times

24:30 – Is more information always the best cure?

25:00 – Fairness Doctrine: would bringing it back fix anything?

29:00 – How cable news killed equal-time rules

31:00 – The rise of censorship—and why it made things worse

33:00 – Teaching kids to spot spin (and why old folks may struggle more)

35:20 – Why Ken trusts Joe Rogan over CNN

37:00 – Media bias, advertisers, and following the money

40:00 – The unspoken pressures inside big media companies

42:00 – Why a thousand media voices beat just four

43:00 – Ken’s go-to news sources worth checking out

44:00 – Ground News, curiosity, and the h

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Ep. 308: How to Think Impossibly: Precognition, Poltergeists & Time

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Can we take psi seriously while maintaining critical thinking? Jeffrey Kripal, PhD, explores the YES AND of the ordinary & extraordinary. You’ll hear about precognition, poltergeists, Skinwalker Ranch, time travel, demons & X-Men.

Jeffrey Kripal, PhD is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is also the author or co-author of thirteen books including, How to Think Impossibly: about souls, ufos, time, belief and everything else.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 287: IF ALIENS ARE REAL, WHY DOES NO ONE CARE?

Guest:

https://a.co/d/9OAQIWi

Host:

https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors:

00:00 – What sounds crazy now, but won’t later?

02:15 – Meet Dr. Jeffrey Kripal: real-life Professor X

04:10 – What happens when we stop “thinking possibly”?

06:30 – Is impossible thinking actually pro-social?

09:20 – Beyond self: why impossibility matters

11:00 – The John story: a visit from the future

15:05 – Why impossible experiences are deeply emotional

17:15 – Meredith’s own “it’s gonna be okay” voice

19:40 – Breaking time down like a fifth grader

23:00 – Is time a function of the brain?

26:00 – A child’s prank turns prophetic

28:45 – Feeling special but set apart

30:12 – “Think-with” vs. “listen-lite”

32:18 – Stories that want to be told

34:05 – Time as a sales pitch or reality?

36:20 – Einstein, relativity & no universal “now”

39:14 – Are precognitive visions real physics?

42:02 – When religion calls it “the devil”

45:15 – Poltergeists as psychokinesis

48:20 – Skinwalker Ranch — entity or human?

51:05 – Deception vs. evil

53:40 – Closing the loop vs. living in openness

55:12 – X-Men are real?

57:20 – Why we embrace fantasy but reject reality

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Ep. 307: Can Psychedelics Help Us Grieve? Getting Unstuck with Truth Medicine

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Is psychedelic assisted therapy is BETTER than traditional talk therapy? You’ll hear how they’re different, how psychedelics may help not just the combat veteran or trauma survivor, but the functional griever (goes to work every day, acts like everything is fine, but having panic attacks out of nowhere). You’ll also hear about my own experience with psychedelics and different types of medicines for different types of grief.

Michael Sapiro, PsyD, is an ordained Buddhist monk, poet & clinical psychedelic psychotherapist. In addition to working extensively with first responders, he is a psychological consultant for SWAT command & a member of a crisis negotiation team. In his new book, Truth Medicine, he details how psychedelic assisted therapy has helped many find peace, purpose and healing after loss & trauma.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 278: MORBID OR SACRED? LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH (WITH A DEATH DOULA)

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0:00 – Why psychedelics and grief belong in the same conversation

1:10 – Meet the monk-turned-therapist exploring new ways to heal

4:20 – How psychedelics shift what talk therapy can’t reach

7:05 – The brain’s default mode network and why it matters

9:00 – The surprising ways grief hides in everyday life

12:45 – Why the “stages of grief” don’t tell the whole story

15:40 – What happens when grief goes untended

18:30 – What psychedelics reveal about anger, relief, and forbidden feelings

21:50 – Ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin: how each one helps differently

25:40 – Why preparation is everything before a psychedelic journey

29:30 – What risks you should know before trying psychedelics

32:45 – Self-guided journeys vs. guided therapy: what’s the difference?

36:50 – How one client went from panic attacks to presence

40:10 – How identities like “the grieving mother” can keep us stuck

42:20 – Why grief isn’t about “getting it out” but tending it

44:15 – Final insights on grief, psychedelics, and telling the truth

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Ep. 306: Sex Addiction: Real or Convenient Diagnosis? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we discuss the difference between addiction & dependence, convenient diagnoses, compulsive sexual behavior within bipolar disorder & OCD, how to identify sex addiction & what recovery looks like.

Dr. Joshua Grubbs is an addiction researcher who found his interest in sex addiction in college (not as exciting as it sounds). He’s since published over 100 papers on sexual compulsive behavior disorder & serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Center on Alcohol, Substance use & Addiction at the University of New Mexico.

This episode originally aired February 13, 2023.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 156: SHOULD SEX BE SAVED FOR MARRIAGE?

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2:16 – Is “sex addiction” just an excuse?
3:21 – Meet the researcher untangling the myth
5:41 – What really makes something an addiction?
9:11 – From ancient myths to modern labels
13:26 – Why novelty (not tolerance) drives porn use
17:51 – Cheater… or compulsive addict?
22:41 – When hypersexuality is a symptom, not a sin
26:41 – Addiction, OCD, or trauma response?
31:31 – How shame makes people self-diagnose
36:56 – The classic cases researchers look for
41:16 – Warning signs you shouldn’t ignore
45:51 – What recovery actually looks like
50:21 – Why you should be cautious online
54:11 – Where to learn more from Dr. Grubbs
56:31 – Next episode: psychedelics & grief

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Ep. 305: Are Political Parties Just Cults?!

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Rachel Bernstein is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Cult Specialist & the Host of the IndoctriNation Podcast. She has spent the last 35 years helping former cult members & those who have had loved ones in cults, focusing on emotional abuse recovery, identity repair & moral injury. In this episode she explains the psychology of political allegiance, why religion & politics always fuse together, thought stopping cliches & media influence vs media manipulation.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 229: IS YOUR HAPPINESS BEING POLITICIZED? CULTURE, CORTISOL & THE BRAIN

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Ep. 304: Could AI Blackmail You? Corporate Affairs, Self-driving Cars & Robot Romance

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Glawson is a PhD philosopher of science, technology, religion & ethics. As an ethicist, he has created corporate ethics training for government organizations & fortune 500 companies. In this episode, he puts into plain language the ever evolving world of AI.

We cover Anthropic’s recent report of their AI technology blackmailing two of their executives in a recent sandboxed experiment, why AI isn’t as smart as you think, why AI can re-write its own rules, what experts think about our future with AI, the reality of robot romance & practical tips for the average person.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 168: WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: AI, SMART CITIES & DATA NESTING DOLLS

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Ep. 303: When Grief Gets Complicated: A Story of Addiction, Shame & Truth

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Before Lauren Sisler was an Emmy award-winning ESPN sideline reporter, she was an 18-year-old in her dorm room when she found out that her parents had died just hours of each other due to a hidden battle with opioids.

When her world came crashing down, the next decade became a wrestling match with the truth. In this episode, she’s going to share her story & unpack her thoughts on legacy, shame & identity for what you’re sure to find as a more relatable American experience.

We talk about how her parents secret financial problems & prescription drug addiction led to compartmentalized identities, the pain of truth vs the pain of denial & how shame & grief can create a confusing mess.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 278: MORBID OR SACRED? LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH (WITH A DEATH DOULA)

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Ep. 302: FEED DROP! UAP Studies Podcast with George Knapp

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Our first ever FEED DROP SWAP! I'm personally endorsing UAP STUDIES Podcast because I know how much you all love the UFO topic! This week's episode is a sample of their show - an episode I picked that I think you'll love. Listening supports my show, but the real magic happens when you also subscribe to the UAP Studies Podcast & download a few episodes for later (they are doing the same for us)!

The UAP Studies Podcast is hosted by Jason Guillemette, Dr Michael Glawson & Katie Paige. Each episode unpacks aspects of high strangeness with names you might know like Garry Nolan, Jacques Vallee & Michael Masters & promise to be the deep dive you’re NOT getting anywhere else.

This episode is with veteran investigative journalist George Knapp & you'll hear him reflect on his Netflix documentary experience, challenges in UFO journalism & Skinwalker Ranch stories you’ve never heard before!

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Ep. 301: The Science of Swearing: What Makes a Word BAD? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Benjamin Bergen is a Cognitive Science professor at the University of California San Diego, the author of the book, What the F, and was featured on the Netflix series “The History of Swear Words.” Here he shares what makes a word bad, discusses the future of cussing, the efficacy of word prohibition & the cultural influence of cursing etymology around the world.

This episode originally aired August 22, 2022.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 245: IS SKIPPING SMALL TALK AN OPTION? UBERS, ELEVATORS & FAMILY [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 300: Biofield Therapy for Anxiety & Grief: Recipe for Wellness or Purchased Placebo?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Pranic healing, known as acupuncture without needles, is a type of biofield therapy belonging to the family of naturopathic medicine. Jason Yuan is a certified Associate Pranic Healer, with a bachelor’s in Biology & a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and a Masters in Acupuncture. In this episode, you’ll hear how pranic healing helped him go from hospitalized with eczema to nearly completely healed, pranic healing vs placebo vs reiki & what this modality’s success may tell us about the nature of consciousness.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 285: IS HEART COHERENCE A CHAOS CURE-ALL? HEALTH, BEHAVIOR & INTUITION

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Ep. 299: Inside a Legal Brothel: Business, Pleasure & a Plumber

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Catherine De Noir has two Masters degrees & is a PhD student. She has also been a brothel manager in Western Europe for nine years. You’ll hear stories of clients like the unironic plumber & the man who sold his house as well as insights from the sex workers, like the secret of their top earning woman. We discuss what these moments teach us about the things that connect & disconnect us from each other & what her hopes are for the future of sex work.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 214: WHAT ARE THE RULES OF MONOGAMY? THE PSYCHOLOGIST SWINGER

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Ep. 298: Anxiety in YOUR FRIDGE?! Reducing Anxiety Through Food

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Heather Lillico is a registered holistic nutritionist who struggled with bulimia. In this episode, you’ll hear which mineral deficiencies can cause anxiety, which foods are mood boosting, who the top food offenders are for anxiety & opens up about her relationship with food to illustrate how mindset is at the heart of it all.

Spotify mental health playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VT1YYrZeTImP9jAuMg1W0?si=CjaHx9ShQrucDECw2f9wgA&pi=Yb2GavpOTS2aq

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 251: FOOD ADDICTION: CHARACTER FLAW OR REAL DEPENDENCE? [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 297: Psychic Marine? Military Precognition [REMASTERED]

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Jose Herrera had Marine squad leader training that included learning about & using a “sixth sense.” In this episode, he shares his journey to developing pre-cognitive abilities & how he used them in his 3 combat tours in Iraq & Afghanistan. He also shares a bit of military history around this topic & how we might all be able to upgrade our senses.

This episode originally aired September 12, 2022.

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If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 268: SCIENCE & THE PSYCHIC: THE UTILITY OF A SIXTH SENSE

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Ep. 296: Depressed or Just Really Sad?? How to Know the Difference [REMASTERED]

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Megan Stodard, PhD is a clinical psychologist, the founder of Harbor Wellness & has over a decade treating mood disorders. In this episode, she breaks down in plain language the KEY differences between depression & sadness, symptoms in men & women, the best time to see a therapist & the difference between spaghetti & waffles (it’s relevant, I promise).

This episode originally aired November 23, 2020.

Spotify mental health playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VT1YYrZeTImP9jAuMg1W0?si=uC-4wnZEQ3Wp0utQ1aQsPQ

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 267: GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: SNEAKY SYMPTOMS & FINDING JOY [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 295: Poop Transplants!? Overlooked Treatment for Crohn’s, Alopecia & Anxiety

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Sabine Hazen is a Gastroenterologist, Researcher, & CEO of Progena Biome. In this episode, she explains how fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) have the potential to treat Alzheimer's, Autism, Crohn's, Anxiety, Depression & Alopecia. She explains how it works, why mapping the microbiome is like mapping the human genome & interesting cases of personality changes post transplant.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 188: BIOHACKING FOR DUMMIES: SUNSHINE, SLEEP & SHIVERS

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Ep. 294: Is Giving Up Our Privacy Inevitable? Social Media, Search Engines & Nest Cams

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Do we accept the creepy side of tech in order to enjoy its benefits? Bill Ottman is a technologist best known for founding the decentralized social network Minds, but you may have seen him on Joe Rogan Experience, NPR, or the NYTimes. In this episode, we discuss the privacy paradox of public outrage at government surveillance living alongside public over disclosure on social media. You’ll also hear his take on TikTok, baby monitors & his response to “I have nothing to hide.” You’ll also hear easy swaps you can make to increase your digital privacy without spiraling into techno paranoia.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 109: BEING SMART WITH PHONES: NO TIN FOIL HATS

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Ep. 293: The Secret Lives of Men: Mental Health Confessions!

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Who’s talking about men’s mental health? In this episode, four guests join me – Russ Jones, an ADHD mentor, Paul Roberts, a blue-collar business owner, Ali Mattu, a clinical psychologist & Jon Patrick Hatcher, a nonfiction humor writer. We discuss how men talk to each other about mental health behind closed doors, the mistakes women are unknowingly making when they try to help, the problem with strength-based identity, the medicine of community, neurodiversities & emotional dysregulation parties.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 166: MALE ANXIETY: STIGMA, STRATEGIES & ROGAINE

Guests: Jon Patrick Hatcher https://anxietyforamateurs.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonpatrickhatcher/ | Russ Jones HTTPS://www.adhdbigbrother.com/podcast | https://adhdbigbrother.circle.so| Ali Mattu https://www.braverwithanxiety.com/start/ | https://www.youtube.com/@drali | Paul Roberts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bass-and-brews-fishing-podcast/id1562959432 | https://www.instagram.com/paulheels/

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Ep. 292: ADHD: Laundry, Work & Distracted Sex [REMASTERED]

Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Barbara Cohen is psychotherapist, certified ADHD Coach, international ADHD researcher, and fellow ADDer. In this episode, you’ll hear why adult ADHD is often misdiagnosed, the #1 question you should be asking to a mental health counselor if you think you have ADHD, some practical tips for work & even how ADHD might be sabotaging your sex life.

This episode is a combination of episodes originally airing on June 1, 2020 & March 21, 2021.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 197: ADHD REAL TALK: EPIC FAILS & EASY HACKS

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Ep. 291: Anthropology of the Afterlife? NDEs & Ancient Cultures

Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Gregory Shushan, PhD, is the leading authority on near-death experiences and afterlife beliefs across cultures and throughout history. He is an award-winning author affiliated with Birmingham Newman University, University of Winchester, Marian University, and the Parapsychology Foundation. In this episode, he shares why studying NDE’s is time well spent, how historical NDEs differed from the religious texts of the time, consciousness as a cosmic circuit, Non-linear reality & reincarnation.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 224: ARE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES SCIENCE? [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 290: Allergies or Aerosols? The IGNORED Reason You’re Tired & Sick

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Mike Feldstein worked in the natural disaster restoration sector, witnessing firsthand the impact of polluted air on people’s health. Later he went on to found Jaspr, a health company that makes commercial-grade air scrubbers. In this episode, you’ll hear the danger in your dentist office, what sick building syndrome is & what the Manhattan project has to do with HEPA.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 109: BEING SMART WITH PHONES: NO TIN FOIL HATS

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Ep. 289 The REAL Reason You’re Unhappy! Ancient Brains & Modern Emotions [REMASTERED]

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Loretta Breuning was unconvinced by prevailing theories on human motivation & after researching the animal origins of our brain chemicals, wrote the book Habits of a Happy Brain. Here she shares why we find ourselves saying, “I shouldn’t be so unhappy! I have everything I need” or doing late-night shopping at the expense of your savings account, drinking more than we said we would, or going back into that bad relationship. She breaks down each brain chemical in plain language, philosophical vs physical happiness, & why our expectation of constant happiness can be a source of chronic distress.

This episode originally aired November 21, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 58: DEPRESSION OR SADNESS? HOW TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

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Ep. 288 Could AI Make Us MORE Human??!

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Nichol R Bradford is the Chairman & co-founder of The Transformative Tech Lab, where she specializes as a futurist focusing on human-centered AI adoption. We not only discussed theoretical scenarios of human betterment due to AI, but practical AI tools that are available now that could make the internet safer & more supportive for your kids as well as what your personal AI agent could be like, how AI could make a huge dent in mental health dilemmas & improve our work experiences.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 168: WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: AI, SMART CITIES & DATA NESTING DOLLS

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Ep. 287 If Aliens are Real, Why Does No One Care?

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Glawson, PhD, is a philosopher of science and technology with a background in theology. He’s also the host of the podcast Anomalous Review & the UAP Studies Podcast. In this video, we cover the public’s love affair with cryptids, why new information is unlikely to smash our world view, ancient aliens, data vs entertainment & how the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies collects data.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 276: ARE ALIENS HUMAN FROM THE FUTURE? [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 286 What is Medically Assisted Sex? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Trish St John is the founder of Sensual Solutions in Vancouver, Canada, an intimate care service for adults with disabilities. With everyone trying to be more sex-positive, we ask the question, why then is it so uncomfortable to think about someone with a spinal cord injury having sex? In this episode, she shares how she went from HR executive to sex surrogacy agency owner, why we prefer people with disabilities to be asexual, how her service works & how it’s legal.

This episode originally aired October 24, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 156: SHOULD SEX BE SAVED FOR MARRIAGE?

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Ep. 285 Is Heart Coherence a Chaos Cure-All? Health, Behavior & Intuition

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Rollin McCraty, PhD is Psychophysiologist & Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute where his primary areas of focus are the mechanisms by which emotions influence cognitive processes, behavior, health, & global interconnectivity between people & Earth’s energetic systems. His research has appeared in journals including the American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology & Stress Medicine and Biological Psychology.

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Ep. 284 Can You Get Fit on Fast Food?! Supersized to Shredded

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Matt Lane is a certified personal trainer, behavioral change specialist and practicing registered nurse who gained 50lbs ON PURPOSE, so he could experiment on himself to see IF it was possible to lose weight by only eating fast food for 60 days.

In this episode, you’ll hear the emotional impact of his weight gain, the fallacy of portion control, food as a cultural cornerstone & what it was like eating only fast food for every meal for 60 days.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 251: FOOD ADDICTION: CHARACTER FLAW OR REAL DEPENDENCE [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 283 Is Narcissism on the Rise? Internet, Influencers & the Dark Triad

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Stephanie Sarkis is a psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience specializing in ADHD, anxiety, & narcissistic abuse. She’s a contributor to Forbes & Psychology Today & the Author of Healing from Toxic Relationships: 10 Essential Steps to Recover from Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse. In this episode, you’ll hear the reason there isn’t a lot of research on narcissists, bad brain wiring vs trauma response, narcissism vs self-care & how to prevent narcissistic behavior within ourselves.

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Ep. 282 Are Technology, Religion & UFOs Connected? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka is a Professor of religious history at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on religion and technology, but it was her research about purgatory specifically that lead her to UFO culture, a journey she documents in her book, American Cosmic. Here she helps us understand the connection between tech, religion & aliens, explains why you might think about something & then see it show up in your life & why some Christians get offended at the idea of interplanetary life.

This episode originally aired August 15, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 203: Ep. 276: ARE ALIENS HUMANS FROM THE FUTURE? [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 281 Family Influencers: Are Kids Content?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600

The world of family influencers is one we all know, but what are the impacts of on the children of these influencers when they come of age? Erin Quinn Kong is a longtime magazine editor, having worked at Allure & UsWeekly. Her most current endeavor led her to merging real influencer allegations into a fictional novel called Hate Follow about a teenage daughter of a family influencer who sues her mother.

In this episode, you’ll hear the recent legislation that allows kids of family influencers to sue their parents (& the legal loopholes that could lead to more problems), how parasocial relationships can impact social skills & the evolving repercussions of everyday people posting kid content.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 203: Ep. 203 IS POSTING KID PICS ONLINE A BAD IDEA (COLLECTIVE SHRUG)?

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Ep. 280 Is Hawaii Haunted? History, Pele & Pizza [REMASTERED]

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Lopaka Kapanui is a native Hawaiian who was adopted by a non-Hawaiian family & raised Catholic. When he was 7, he died during a medical procedure & his near-death experience left him with some unusual gifts & an open door to connecting back to his culture. He now celebrates over 25 years of owning & operating Hawaii’s only locally-owned ghost tour company, Mysteries of Hawaii. In this episode, he shares the tie between mediumship & Hawaiian culture, his personal journey back to his roots & some ghost stories he’s personally experienced.

This episode originally aired October 31, 2022.

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Ep. 279 Blurred Boundaries: Deepfake Porn Ethics & Impact

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Sophie Compton & Reuben Hamlyn are the directors of Another Body, a documentary highlighting an engineering student's experience becoming a victim of nonconsensual intimate imagery or what most call deepfake porn.

The documentary walks through how a young engineering student became a victim of image based sexual abuse and in this conversation you’ll hear, how this can be legal, the origin of deep fake AI, who the perpetrators are & what motivates them & who to talk to young people about the risks.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 205: NEUROTECH: SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT OR MIND CONTROL?

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Ep. 278 Morbid or Sacred? Let’s Talk about Death (with a Death Doula)

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Sarah Kerr is the founder of The Centre for Sacred Death Care & has been a practicing death doula since 2012. In this episode, she shares conversational onramps to death conversations (including kids), the difference between death the moment & death the process, how to find death rituals that feel authentic & what a death doula does.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 267: GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: SNEAKY SYMPTOMS & FINDING JOY [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]

Living together while divorced sounds crazy, but it’s the story of Suzanne Vickberg, PhD, an author & psychologist who chose a divorce by design rather than a divorce by default. She shares her thought process & divorce success story to answer the questions, can divorce be a good thing? When is divorce the best option? She also shares the hilarious hiccups along the way.

This episode originally aired February 28, 2022

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Ep. 276 Are Aliens Humans from the Future? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Michael P Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech University. Part of his research draws on anthropology, astronomy, physics & astrobiology to investigate UFO phenomenon, specifically the premise that aliens may be our human descendants, returning from the future to visit & study their own hominin evolutionary past. We discuss why thinking about this is more than just entertainment, the possibility that UFOs could be time machines, free will vs feel will, ancient alien theory & why time travel *isn’t* like back to the future.

This episode originally aired August 21, 2023

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 148 with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka: ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOS CONNECTED?

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Ep. 275 Is Ambition Anti-Happiness? Reasonable Happiness & Fetishizing Wealth

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Paul Ollinger was one of Facebook’s first 250 employees. At age 42, he walked out with a pocket full of cash in what most would consider an ideal situation, but what he found instead left him wondering what’s next while he explored the relationship between money, happiness, work, and meaning.

In this episode, we discuss how wealth changes us, leaves us the same and why it even matters for the average middle class American as we explore the question.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 162: WHY AM I NOT HAPPY? ANCIENT BRAINS & MODERN EMOTIONS

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Ep. 274 What’s Up with Foot Fetishes?

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

Three guests. One fantastic conversation! Dr. Carol Queen from Good Vibes, a sex educator, a woman whose partner has a foot fetish (she doesn’t) & Ramon, a man who has a foot fetish along with his wife and who are the hosts of the Foot Fetish Podcast, join me for an educational (& hilarious) conversation about the most common of fetishes: feet. You’ll learn the difference between a kink & a fetish, how to talk to your partner about what turns you on, types of foot fetishes, where they come from, historical context & what it’s like to have one & to have a partner who has one.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 125: ANTIQUE VIBRATOR MUSEUM: BEES, BUFFALOS & STIGMA

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Ep. 273 Autism Up 241% Since the Year 2000: Why & What Now?

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600

According to the CDC, 1 in 36 children in the US are on the spectrum. Beth Lambert is the founder & Exec Dir of Documenting hope, a non-profit research org that over the last 15 years has collaborated with physicians, parents, scientists, & health organizations to examine the cumulative impact of environmental stressors in order to re-think the way we approach children’s health. In this episode, she shares their research findings, what has worked for other parents & explains the path to causality.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 45: 11 YEARS OLD WITH AUTISM: MY CHAT WITH EVAN & HIS MOM

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Ep. 272 Breaking Free: Death Threats & Deprogramming Victimhood

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Dima Ghawi grew up in a small Christian community in Amman, Jordan, the daughter of a man with an unpredictable temper & a mother who felt a decent marriage proposal for her daughter would be an opportunity out. In this episode, she shares how her dream suitor turned into a nightmare situation that included death threats from her father, a brave escape & a braver rebuilding of self.

You’ll hear what was expected of her in her community, how she thought her fiancé would be different, the marriage rules that proved he was not and what caused her dad to threaten to kill her. She also shares how she shifted out of survival mode to build a life beyond a survival identity.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 221: WHY DO PEOPLE STAY WITH THEIR ABUSERS?

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Ep. 271 Tripping to Success: Psychedelics and Career Growth?

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Paul F. Austin is the founder of Third Wave, research-based psychedelics education and community platform. In this episode, we explore the intersection of psychedelics, personal transformation, and professional success. You’ll hear macro vs micro dosing, which psychedelics deliver the best professional edge, how nicotine, caffeine and alcohol keep us in the industrial age & how AI will change our definition of productivity.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 128: IS A 4 DAY WORK WEEK COMING? RECALIBRATING BALANCE (PART 1)

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Ep. 270 Accidental Swingers [REMASTERED]

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600

A couple in their 50s happily married for over 20 years shares the hilarious story of how they accidentally became swingers, how it has improved their marriage & their tips for more open, vulnerable communication with your partner. You’ll also hear how they handle disclosing to friends & family, including their sons, her response to her mom who said, “Why don’t you just get divorced?” & other audience Q&As.

This episode originally aired as a two part series June 7 & June 14, 2021.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 214: WHAT ARE THE RULES OF MONOGAMY? THE PSYCHOLOGIST SWINGER

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Ep. 269 Exercise & Cancer: Chemo Bells, Business & Google MD

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Tom Incledon, PhD is the Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Causenta Cancer Treatment Center. He not only has a number of published researches & serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, he’s also the guy that the heads of big cancer centers go to for treatment when they have cancer.

He’s combined his diverse academic & personalized medicine backgrounds to develop cutting edge treatment protocols for patients with cancer that include exercise plans.

In this episode he shares which exercise creates the greatest immune response, the difficulty of creating athletic mindsets in sick patients, if doctors are allowed to prescribe exercise to cancer patients, overdoing vs underdoing exercise & the two questions everyone with cancer should ask their doctor.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 242: AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: IS THERE HOPE?

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Ep. 268 Science & the Psychic: the Utility of a Sixth Sense

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Stephen Ng Qui Sang is a mechanical engineer who worked for the Ford Motor company & was looking for a way to be more efficient. This was the unlikely launching point down a path that led him to become the interim Executive Dir. Of the Monroe institute, a non-profit mostly famously known for partnering with the US Government to train soldiers for remote viewing. He’s now the president of Tech Assisted Consciousness Exploration. In this episode he helps weave together the pragmatic and esoteric as we explore practical applications to develop a sixth sense.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 152: PSYCHIC MARINES?

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Ep. 267 Grieving During the Holidays: Sneaky Symptoms & Finding Joy [REMASTERED]

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Alexys Hillman is a medical doctor specializing in grief advocacy. In this episode, we explore how to make room for grief in moments of joy, what unresolved grief looks like in physical symptoms & how to move through less recognized sources of grief like estrangement & loss of opportunity.

This episode originally aired December 12, 2022

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 88: DEPRESSION OR SADNESS? HOW TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

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Ep. 266 | What’s the REAL Reason Housing is So Expensive?

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Bryan Caplan is an Economics Professor at George Mason University and a New York Times Bestselling author who often questions social norms. He’s the author of Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation & in this episode, we discuss reasonable vs unreasonable approaches to risk, manufactured scarcity, environmental impact & gentrification.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 227: IS BEING ORDINARY NOBLE?

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Ep. 265 | How Do You Know If You’re an Alcoholic? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Gill Tietz is a former pharmaceutical biochemist who uses science to approach the subject of sobriety in her podcast, Sober Powered.

In this episode, she explains the difference between a pastime & a problem, why WHY we drink matters & if it’s possible to be a heavy drinker, but not be an alcoholic. So whether you are wanting to better understand your newly sober friends, are sober curious yourself or approaching your own rock bottom, this episode is shame-free zone & the meaningful entertainment you’ve come to expect.

This episode originally aired September 19, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 198: EARLY SOBRIETY: HOW DO YOU KEEP FRIENDS?

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Ep. 264 | Cryonics: Frozen Heads & Ending the Organ Waiting List Dilemma

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600

James Arrowood is the CEO & President of Alcor Life Extension Foundation, a non-profit that has been advocating for, researching, and performing cryonics to bodies & brains since 1972. Cryonics is the practice of preserving life by pausing the dying process using subfreezing temperatures in hopes of restoring good health with medical tech in the future.

In this episode, we discuss the ways cryonics is already being used, how the money works, what motivates someone to become cryonically preserved, the mourning process, fish proteins & rabbit kidneys.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 81: ROBO DOG REPORTING FOR DUTY? THIS IS REAL LIFE

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Ep. 263 | Is Your Favorite Porn Site Trafficking Kids?

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500

In 2014, Laila Mickelwait’s victim advocacy work lead her to take a closer look at the porn industry’s ties to sex trafficking & in 2020, her advocacy work led her to Pornhub, which at that time, was the 5th most visited website in the world & an unchecked cesspool of egregious child porn.

Through her public awareness efforts & collaboration from some unlikely sources, Pornhub has since deleted 91% of its website content, & is facing criminal charges by the US federal government for intentionally profiting from sex trafficking.

In this episode, you’ll hear why VISA, MC, Discover & PayPal have withdrawn their business from the site, accounts of real victims, why she is working towards site removal vs improved regulation, how we know if this is bad content slipping through the cracks or complicit participation & what progress has been made.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 216: LEGAL CHILD MARRIAGE IN THE US? CEREAL BOX ESCAPE [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 262 | Evolutionary Mismatch: Outpacing our Genetics?

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr Jenny Powers got her PhD in immunology from the University of Colorado & recently co-authored the book “On the Origin of Being: Understanding the Science of Evolution to Enhance Your Quality of Life.”

Today we’re talking about Evolutionary mismatch, the idea that although our environment is quickly upgrading, our biology is still best suited for the hunter gatherer world. We cover how to out smart your prehistoric software in the areas of nature, food, sleep & work.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 162: WHY AM I NOT HAPPY? ANCIENT BRAINS & MODERN EMOTIONS

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Ep. 261 | Are Aliens Angels? Faith & Phenomenon with Chris Bledsoe [REMASTERED]

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Chris Bledsoe is considered the most credible experiencer in the world of phenomenon, someone whose experiences have been studied by NASA, the CIA, academics & the defense intelligence agency. He is set apart from many other experiencers in that he is a deeply religious man who continues to experience rejection & judgement from his spiritual community for sharing his message.

But what others have labeled separate from God, he believes is connected and today he’s going to share his insight of faith & phenomenon as we ask the question, “Are aliens & angels the same thing?”

This episode originally aired October 2, 2023.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 148 with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka: ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOs CONNECTED?

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Ep. 260 | Is American Individualism Overrated? Cowboys & the Prison of Privacy

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500

James F Richardson is a cultural anthropologist who has studied American society for twenty years. He’s also the author of Our Worst Strength: American Individualism and Its Hidden Discontents.

In this episode, we cover the impact of boundless optimism, options & the playground of autonomy. He speaks to the impact our individualism has on our work, mental health, friendships & romantic relationships.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 235: EPISTOCRACY: SHOULD WE BE PROTECTED FROM UNINFORMED VOTERS?

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Ep. 259 | BTS Wildlife Documentary Filmmaking: Effort, Ethics & Impact

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Louis Labrom is an experienced cameraman and camera technician who has worked on everyone’s favorite nature documentaries done by the BBC, Netflix, NatGeo, Disney & Discovery to name a few.

In this episode, you’ll hear him share behind the scenes of the greatest shots filming elephants, eagles, & snakes, the role of trained animals, how AI is changing the tools of the trade & the ethical tightrope of getting people to care & impacting animal behavior.

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Ep. 258 | Inside the Criminal Mind: Lessons from the Broadmoor

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Gwen Adshead is a forensic psychiatrist, consultant & therapist who spent most of her professional career working with homicide perpetrators in secure psychiatric hospitals.

She’s also the author of The Devil You Know, a book that documents her encounters at the Broadmoor Hospital, the oldest of England's three high-security psychiatric hospitals, known for housing its share of serial killers.

In this episode, she shares insights from working with patients who exist at the edge of lucidity including concepts like Contagious emotions, reality testing & vengefulness. She shares what it’s like navigating the minefield of lies that patients tell & that we all tell ourselves, the universal capacity for cruelty & what we can learn from the Nazis.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 162: WHY AM I NOT HAPPY? ANCIENT BRAINS & MODERN EMOTIONS

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Ep. 257 | MONGOLIA: Generational Impasse or Opportunity?

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Aagie Dulzenrav was born & raised in Mongolia, spent time in Seattle, WA as an exchange student, served as the CEO to a leather company, worked at Cosmopolitan Mongolia, Burberry, Hugo Boss & now runs a music label along with working for Meanwhile in Mongolia, the tour company that hosted me while I was in Mongolia.

In this episode, Aagie & I discuss the challenges & opportunities that the old & young have in a society where the past & future are so sharply contrasted. We also covered the role tourism has played in connecting her to her heritage, mental health, mother medals, drinking culture, influencers & tourism.

Special thanks to the Tin Can Room Podcast Studio for the recording space & Meanwhile in Mongolia for arranging the meeting.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 250: MONGOLIA: GROWING UP A MONK (& A REINCARNATED SAINT)

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Ep. 256 | Homelessness in California: Hopeless Crisis or Solvable Situation?

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Tom Wolf was a suburban Dad & city employee when he became addicted to drugs. He soon found himself sleeping in a doorway in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco getting high every 90 minutes.

Now six years sober, he serves on the leadership council of Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions & is a bridge between the reality of the streets & the meeting room of policy makers. In this episode, you’ll hear his story, the down and dirty about “live & let die,” Chinese fentanyl and Mexican cartel, if housing plus services is really the answer & should we follow the Portugal model?

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Ep. 255 | Are Ice Baths Worth It? Memory, Stress & Safety [REMASTERED]

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Jesse Coomer suffered for years from what he calls “the modern condition,” cycles of stress & anxiety burdening our minds & bodies until he found relief & regained his passion for life with breath work & cold therapy. He was one of the first American certified Wim Hof instructors, is now an author & conducts breathwork & cold exposure trainings with a grounded & scientific approach working with everyone from corporate desk jockeys to members of the US Army.

In this episode, he talks safety, how & why a certain kind of stress can make you more resilient to the kind of stress your boss gives you & interestingly how the cold can upgrade your memory. You’ll also hear practical ways to make friends with the cold, afterdrop & interoception.

This episode originally aired December 26, 2022.

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Ep. 254 | Do We Need Sharks?

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Kinga Philipps is a journalist, TV presenter & shark conservationist who’s spent over two decades combining conservation & media conversation. You may recognize her from Discovery’s Shark Week shows Tiger Queen or Sharks in Paradise. In this episode, she shares how one village went from shark finning to shark preservation, the Disneyfication of nature, the grey areas of shark tourism & shark week & how you can make a difference even if you have world is ending fatigue.

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Ep. 253 | Tradwives: Trending Choice or Dangerous Influence?

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr Kate Mangino is a gender expert with a PhD in human rights & social development and the author of the book, Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home.

In this episode, we unpack the tradwife trend to ask is it a harmless personal choice resulting from the options born of feminism or giant steps backwards for the women’s equality? You’ll hear the answer to what is a tradwife plus the three types of tradwives, performative femininity, how this lifestyle could have a negative impact on men & the potential motives & outcomes for the women involved.

We also take a closer look at some of the internet’s most prominent tradwife movement supporters - Estee Williams, Nara Smith & Hannah Neeleman.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 210: WHEN THE ROMANTIC DYNAMIC TURNS INTO A PARENTAL ONE

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Ep. 252 | Teeth: the Ultimate Status Symbol?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Bill Schutt, Author is a PhD zoologist, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Long Island University & a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History. He’s also the author of Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans.

In this episode, we cover the history behind we think of those with bad teeth as untrustworthy & less intelligent & those with straight, white smiles as good leaders & confident. He also shares about the original trendsetters of mouth bling and tooth jewelry, the belief of tooth worms, the truth of George Washington’s teeth & the influence of the Hollywood smile.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 143: WHY IS CANNIBALISM TABOO? PLACENTA, COLUMBUS & COMMUNION

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Ep. 251 | Food Addiction: Character Flaw or Real Dependence? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Joan Ifland explains how the history of processed foods has led to an obesity or overweight percentage of 70% of Americans! She defines processed foods, explains the business model behind the messaging, the science of your brain's reaction to the foods & how quitting these can revive your taste buds & thought clarity. She also shares the practical tips you’ve been missing all those times you’ve “tried to get healthy” before.

This episode originally aired in a two-part series on March 29, 2001 & April 5, 2001.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 188: BIOHACKING FOR DUMMIES: SUNSHINE, SLEEP & SHIVERS

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Ep. 250 | MONGOLIA: Growing Up a Monk (& a Reincarnated Saint)

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500

At 7 years old, Erdne Ombadykow’s parents sent him from his birthplace of Philadelphia to live at a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery where he would spent most of his childhood learning Buddhism.

He was then recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama as the current reincarnation of the Buddhist saint, mahasiddha Tilopa and was tasked with leading the revival of Buddhism in Russia in the Kalmyk Republic.

Now called Telo Tulku Rinpoche, he shares in this episode, the pressure of being such a revered religious figure at age 20, how good American rock is like Buddhist teachings & how growing up far from the streets of Philadelphia helped him avoid the sad fates of his siblings. We also covered the Buddhist version of self-care, what it means to progress while preserving culture & the interconnectedness of the world.

Special thanks to the Tin Can Room Podcast Studio for the recording space & Meanwhile in Mongolia for arranging the meeting.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 246: MONGOLIAN YOUTUBER: THE DIGITAL & THE TRADITIONAL

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Ep. 249 | Record Breaking vs Impact Making: Arctic Exploration

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Mark Wood is a polar explorer, a title normally associated with big ego and fame as core motivations. In this episode; however, he shares his personal motivational evolution of going from a place of ego to one of wonderment. He shares how this shift lead him to teaching children via livestream from the death zone of Mt Everest, the highs and lows of the Expedition Solo 100 trek (100 days alone in the arctic), how to get people to care about the outdoors & even shares a paranormal moment while trekking.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 36: PAID TO ADVENTURE: TRAVEL SHOW HOST SHANE REYNOLDS

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Ep. 248 | Surviving the Troubled Teen Industry: Separating Identity from Experience [REMASTERED]

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Because of his out-of-control behavior, Rocky Kandola’s parents sent to a nightmarish WWASP teen rehab center in Mexico, where he served an indefinite sentence with an arbitrary points system. He describes how this was the beginning of a cycle of abuse, imprisonment & bad decisions, but not the end of his life. Hear how he sifted identity from trauma and what gave him hope to keep going.

This episode originally aired December 7, 2020.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 189: SURVIVING A SERIAL KILLER: VICTIM TO FELON TO FLOURISHING

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Ep. 247 | Is Your Food Causing Your Depression? Nutritional Psychiatry

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Georgia Ede is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who began to experience a host of mystery symptoms in her 40s, including fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, and IBS.

When she got relief after experimenting with her diet, she began her path of nutritional studies & later became a nutritional psychiatrist. In this episode, she covers questionnaire collecting vs research, a warning about experimenting on yourself, chemical imbalances vs inflammation & 3 tests you can do at home.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 204: ARE LOW FAT DIETS HEALTHY? HEART HEALTH & HECKLERS [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 246 | MONGOLIAN YOUTUBER: The Digital & the Traditional

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Bayarsaikhan Ganzorig grew up in Mongolia in the Ger District without running water or electricity, a type of shanty town established by nomadic herders who fled from the countryside after their herds were victims to one of the latest weather events to plague the area. And my next guest is someone who is eager to share all sides of his home country.

He's the mastermind behind the YouTube channel called Real Mongolia. In this episode, he shares the contrast of growing up in the Ger district with city life, how constant internet connection is both disrupting traditional ways of living & allowing him to share his culture online & why he feels the true path to progress must include hard truths.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 241: STRANDED ABROAD; REINDEER, YAK YOGURT & THRIVING IN DISCOMFORT [REMASTERED]

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Ep. 245 | Is Skipping Small Talk an Option? Ubers, Elevators & Family [REMASTERED]

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Rob Baedeker is the co-author of What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss. In this episode, he shares how to break free of the sleep-inducing conversation templates we’ve all had on repeat, deal with awkward political discussions & keep the conversational spark alive with our friends & family by converting small talk into real talk.

This episode originally aired June 27, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 171: CORPORATE INTROVERT: SURVIVING TO THRIVING

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Ep. 244 | Ketamine: Clinical or Mystical? What You Should Know

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Steven Radowitz completed his MD at Chicago Medical School, worked in general medicine & HIV/AIDS units & was Medical Director of an alcohol & opioid detox & treatment unit.

His traditional path was disrupted after seeing remarkable & measurable medical outcomes with patients who got psychedelic treatment. He has since refocused his practice & joined Nushama, a ketamine treatment clinic in Manhattan.

In this episode, you’ll hear how to choose a ketamine clinic & real patient results. We also discuss whether it’s clinical or mystical, therapy loops vs real progress & the truth about Mattthew Perry’s death.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 160: COULD MAGIC MUSHROOMS CURE ADDICTION?

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Ep. 243 | What’s the Point of Financial Freedom? (REMASTERED)

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Vicki Robin is considered the mother of the FIRE movement & has appeared on hundreds of shows, including Oprah & Good Morning America. She’s the co-author of the international best-seller, Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence. Here we explore the heart-side of the balance sheet with concepts like money is life energy, the fulfillment curve & the real hourly wage.

This episode originally aired September 5, 2022.

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Ep. 242 | American Healthcare System: Is there Hope?

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. John Abramson was a family physician for 20 years who left his practice in 2002 to devote himself to researching the commercial takeover of medical knowledge. He has since served as an expert in medical litigation, served as a consultant to the FBI & US Dept of Justice & authored two books – Overdosed America & Sickening.

In this episode, he shares how the power of public conversation could be the key to sustainable change in the American medical system. He also explores why your doctor is a captured agent, answers the question, are Americans too lazy for healthy lifestyle changes?, the drug that that killed more Americans than the Vietnam War & the specific wording you’ll need at your next doctor’s appointment to help your doctor help you.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 176: HEALTH & WELLNESS MIXTAPE: HEART DIESEASE, STRESS REDUCTION & EMF SAFETY

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Ep. 241 | Stranded Abroad: Reindeer, Yak Yogurt & Thriving in Discomfort [REMASTERED]

Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Breanna Wilson is a freelance travel writer & photographer who found out her travel plans got Corona canceled mid-flight & ended up being stuck in the country of Georgia. She shares how her first trip to Mongolia started with a photo on Instagram, agreeing to ride wild horses & what it’s like to live with nomadic Mongolian families. She also digs into how to discover your own threshold of certain vs uncertain & thrive in uncomfortable moments.

This episode originally aired September 28, 2020.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 85: TAIWAN VS USA: DRINKING, DATING, COMMUNICATION, FAMILY & FOOD

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Ep. 240 | Hot Car Infant Death: How is This Happening?

Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Laura & Aaron Beck were devoted parents who, like many, were in the habit of judging other parents who left their child in the back seat of a car until the day it happened to them. In this episode, Laura shares the circumstances leading up to the accident, her new perspective on parenting, how you can prevent hot car infant death & how her non-profit is working for helpful legislative & automobile industry change.

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Ep. 239 | Does Diet Matter if You Have to Take Insulin Anyway?

Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Andrew Koutnik is a diabetes researcher who's lead 2 NASA investigations, a project for the United States Special Ops Command and assisted on projects for department of defense, DARPA and the Office of Naval Research.

He's also a type 1 diabetic.

He's currently a research scientist at the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute and actively investigating the role of lifestyle interventions and carbohydrate restriction in both diabetes management and prevention.

In this episode you’ll hear what blood sugar and heart attacks have in common, why most doctors are not recommending lifestyle changes, artificial pancreas, low IQ and diabetes, keto food labels & artificial sweeteners

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 113: NUTRITOUS FOOD; NOURISHING MINDSET – ANCESTERAL OBSERVATIONS OF A GLOBETROTTING NUTRITIONIST

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Ep. 238 | Is Confidence an Outside Job (& Can You Gain it While Getting Older)?!

Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Kimmy Seltzer is a mental health therapist turned confidence counselor, stylist & dating strategist. In this episode she shares how her own hot mess moment & an encouraging retail employee helped her transform the way she saw herself as well as the paradox of building the experience of confidence when you don’t have any experience being confident, making style upgrades without feeling fake, costume confidence & even body dysmorphia & face fillers.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 6: FORMER MENNONITE TURNED FASHION DESIGNER: REINVENTING YOURSELF

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Ep. 237 |Black Man Who Attends KKK Rallies: Race & Friendship

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Daryl Davis is a musician & author. He’s also a black man who chooses to be friends with Klansmen. Over his lifetime, he has inspired over 200 Klu Klux Klan members to give up their robes. In this episode he shares about the boyscout parade where he got a race reality check, FBI files, the connection between travel & racism, his first encounter with a klansmen, his first KKK friend & true transformation in the age of cancel culture.

Today he’s going to share how this came about and his hopes for real progress in America. If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 134: HE VOTED OBAMA & JOINED THE KKK: the How & the Why (PART 1)

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Ep. 236 | Are Erections the 6th Vital Sign? Smart (cock) Ring

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Elliot Justin, MD is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians & worked in Emergency Medicine for 26 years. He’s now the CEO of Firm Tech, a medical technology start up. He & his team have developed a smart watch for your penis to help men assess ED & cardiovascular risk.

In this episode, he explains the connection between frequency of nocturnal erections & cardiac event risk, why knowing your data matters, how the device works, data privacy concerns, sleep quality, venous insufficiency & medications that might be sabotaging your sex life.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 158: WHAT IS MEDICALLY ASSISTED SEX?

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Ep. 235 | Epistocracy: Should We be Protected from Uninformed Voters?

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Jason Brennan is a Flanigan Family professor at Georgetown Business School who agrees that democracies outperform most historical alternatives, but suggests that some form of Epistocracy (meaning the rule of the knowledgeable) could be worth experimenting with. In other words, the more of an informed voter you are, the more weight your vote carries. He covers why democracy may not be as bullet proof as we believe, what the practical applications of epistocracy could look like, education’s disappointing impact on informed voting & the right and wrong way to become a more informed voter.

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Ep. 234 | Felon to Million Dollar Business Owner [REMASTERED]

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Former ecstasy dealer, Jason Edwards, tells his story of what led to prison, the types of people you find there & the mindsets that can pull you in & lift you out. You’ll also hear about the day he walked out of prison, how he won over the trust of his boss & now owns a million-dollar business. Stay to the end where he shares his message to prisoners, their family members & naysayers.

This episode originally aired February 17 & 24 2020 in a two-part series.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 37: FROM EAGLE SCOUT TO INMATE

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Ep. 233 | Pulling Back the Curtain on Podcasting (Behind the Scenes)

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500

This episode is a relaxed hybrid conversation/interview with Scott Johnson, the host of What Was That Like, a true crime fan favorite with over 10 million downloads.

Scott recently invited me to co-host a weekly segment on his show, so I this episode is an introduction to him and a behind the scenes from both of us on what it takes to make a great podcast.

You’ll hear how Scott vets his guests, Podcaster pet peeves, what episodes we’ve recorded, but Not aired, topics too taboo for our shows & how podcasting has changed our minds.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 119: INTERVIEWS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

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WWTL episodes mentioned: Jen, episode 1 - Jennifer caused a fatal accident https://WhatWasThatLike.com/01 Travis, episode 30 - Travis lost his son https://WhatWasThatLike.com/30 Mark, episode 5 - Mark gave his kidney to a stranger https://WhatWasThatLike.com/05 Stacy, episode 157 - Stacy gave away her kidney https://WhatWasThatLike.com/157 Laura, episode 151 - Laura's pain became her purpose https://WhatWasThatLike.com/151

Other podcasts mentioned: Serial https://serialpodcast.org/ | School of Podcasting https://schoolofpodcasting.com | Jordan Harbinger Show https://jordanharbinger.com | Birth As We Know It https://birthasweknowitpodcast.com

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Ep. 232 | How Do You Know If You’re In a Cult? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500

If you watched the Netflix special (un)well, you may have seen Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Rachel Bernstein, in the episode on Tantric Sex. She is a mental health professional specializing in cult psychology, manipulators & systems of control. In this episode, we discuss what defines a cult, who is most vulnerable to cult recruitment & a gut-wrenching listener question. She also tackles Scientology, gangs & Jehovah’s Witnesses & even MLMs.

This episode originally aired on November 16, 2020.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 134: HE VOTED OBAMA & JOINED THE KKK: THE HOW & THE WHY (PART 1)

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Ep. 231 | What Does it Take to Summit Mt Everest? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500

At age 38 and only 8 weeks of training, Merry Morgan Holotik Henderson became 1 of the 4,700 people to summit Mt Everest & 1 of the 605 women. She shares how she went from non-athletic theatre nerd to mountaineer & what you don’t know about what it takes to get there. She shares what she learned about sherpa culture, how cerebral edema can cause your brain to deceive you & how it’s never too late to start at the bottom.

This episode originally aired on March 3, 2020.

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Ep. 230 | Can a Sexless Marriage Survive?

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500

What exactly is considered "sexless"? What are we counting as sex? What would cause someone to not want to have sex all of a sudden?

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Ep. 229 | Is Your Happiness Being Politicized? Culture, Cortisol & the Brain

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 162: WHY AM I NOT HAPPY? ANCIENT BRAINS & MODERN EMOTIONS

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Ep. 228 | Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk: Purity Culture & Finding Your Weirdos [REMASTERED]

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:00:00 -0600

The highlight of teenage Tony Dushane’s existence was the short car ride with his crush as they were dropped off to preach door to door. In this episode, he shares the negative impact purity culture within the Jehovah’s Witness community had on his family, the awkward moments he can laugh at (& made a film from) & the advice he would give if he had a teenager.

This episode originally aired July 5, 2021.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 191: DISENTANGLING FAITH FROM RELIGIOUS TRAUMA

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Ep. 227 | Is Being Ordinary Noble?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

The message given at every commencement speech is, “Go into the world & make an impact!” This makes anyone who gone on to lead an ordinary life to feel like an extraordinary disappointment.

Dr. Brandon Warmke is an Associate Professor & philosopher at Bowling Green University who believes that living a quiet life is not an underachieving consolation prize.

In this episode, he shares the dangers of moralizing, are Christian missionaries performing helpful service or performing pathological altruism, filters over formulas, the case for solitude, voting vs volunteering and bad versions of curiosity.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 136: VIRTUE SIGNALING. CAN WE MAKE IT STOP? NACHOS & NARCISSISM

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Ep. 226 | From Trafficking Victim to Attorney

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

By the time she was twelve, Carissa Phelps had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp. After years of being trafficked, she was able to escape, graduate from UCLA with a law degree and an MBA, and become an attorney working to help at-risk youth & end the infrastructure behind human trafficking.

She shares names of corporations listed in lawsuits for supporting trafficking, how she was trafficked and escaped, the trafficking ecosystem & the unexpected ways we all may be supporting trafficking.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 11: LEARNING HOW TO HEAR THEM: HOW KIDS DISCLOSE SEXUAL ABUSE

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HEAL TRAFFICKING https://healtrafficking.org/

PEARR TOOL https://www.commonspirit.org/physician-enterprise/key-programs/human-trafficking

SURVIVOR ALLIANCE https://www.survivoralliance.org/

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Ep. 225 | Could Psychedelics Heal Trauma for Good?

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600

After selling a successful business, a series of serendipitous events led Matt Simpson to research Ayahuasca as a healing modality for trauma. The experience was so healing, that he never returned to the rat race or his addictions. He now coaches others on how to properly and responsibly use psychedelics to heal trauma and addiction. In this episode, you’ll hear the big problem that plant medicine can cause, the manic bubble of psychedelic enlightenment, and behavioral sobriety vs rooted recovery & around the 25-minute mark, he answers questions from listeners.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 160: COULD MAGIC MUSHROOMS CURE ADDICTION?

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Ep. 224 | Are Near Death Experiences Science? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Bruce Greyson was the protégé of Near Death Experience Researcher, Dr. Raymond Moody. Dr. Greyson was raised in a scientific household with no particular religion, his interest in near-death experiences was a scientific one that started when an unconscious patient of his described (in detail) a conversation he had with another woman in a different room. Despite the scrutiny of his peers, he spent the next 50 years collecting, cataloging & studying thousands of modern accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs). In this episode, he shares evidence that consciousness exists outside the body, terminal lucidity, astral projection & many stories illustrating the unexplained.

This episode originally aired on July 26, 2021.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 148: ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOs CONNECTED?

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Ep. 223 | Is it Exploring Culture if it’s Built for Tourists?

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Gary Arndt is a photographer, travel blogger & podcaster whose list of visited countries is so long, where he hasn’t been is actually a shorter list. In this episode, we challenge what exploring culture is and is not, the Parochial vs cosmopolitan mindset, how to save money & increase your human connection, his surprising moment in Oman, cultural travel tips & the good and bad of cruises.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 49: AMERICAN POLYGLOT: CROSSING BORDERS OF LANGUAGE & COLORISM

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Ep. 222 | Pentecostals, Plant Medicine & Phenomena (Ryan Bledsoe & Nick Fermanides)

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

In this conversation-style episode, I talk with the hosts of the Bledsoe Said So podcast, Ryan Bledsoe & Nick Fermanides. Ryan is the son of former guest & UFO experiencer, Chris Bledsoe. Their family & the strange phenomena happening at their home has been studied by NASA, the CIA, academics & the defense intelligence agency & thanks to their small Southern town & Pentecostal community, they’ve also received a lot of backlash. In this episode the three of us talk about the intersection of our Pentecostal upbringing & phenomena as well as the role plant medicine has played in our spiritual journeys. We covered our favorite things from our experience with the church, divine creativity, ritual seeking vs surrender & I share about my first magic mushroom trip.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 207: ARE ALIENS ANGELS? FAITH & PHENOMENON WITH CHRIS BLEDSOE

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Ep. 221 | Why Do People Stay With Their Abusers?

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Melissa Garner is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who specializes in assisting women in recovering from trauma & toxic relationships. In this episode, we’ll briefly discuss how people end up in these kinds of relationships, paint a picture of types of abuse & the reasons people stay, create a safety plan & how to support those in abusive relationships. We also address when the female partner is the abuser.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 15: THE IMPORTANCE OF BOUNDARIES & SELF-CARE IN RELATIONSHIPS

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Ep. 220 | Prison Consultant: a Pill Mill, Walkie Talkies & YouTube

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Dan Wise was the office manager of a Georgia pill mill. Before going to prison, he made a Hail Mary YouTube video asking for advice on how to survive a prison sentence. After serving 2 of his 5-year sentence, he re-entered the world to discover that the video had become popular & he was inspired to make a business coaching others on how to make the most of federal prison. In this episode you’ll hear about life at a pill mill, thriving in prison, what a prison consultant does & the revolving door of the system.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 18: FELON TURNED ENTREPRENEUR PART 1

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Ep. 219 | Is Self-Improvement a Rat Race? The Pitfalls of Progress

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600

KC Davis’ personal growth journey began at 16 when she entered a rehab center for drug addiction & mental health issues. It continued at 19 when she became an evangelical Christian. Since then, her journey has taken some winding turns. She’s now a licensed professional counselor, author & host of the podcast Strugglecare, where she shares skills for survival & self-kindness for her fellow self-help rejects. In this episode she explains the tyranny of introspection, why she wanted to be the perfect drug addict & the grey area of improvement.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 58: DEPRESSION OR SADNESS? HOW TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE?

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Ep. 218 | Careergasm: Finding the Perfect Position When You Don't Know What You Want

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Sarah Vermunt had a public meltdown in a Publix that made her realize the career she was in & the Ph.D. she was pursuing was not at all what she really wanted.

Many can relate but remain stuck in expired jobs because they don’t know what else they would do. Sarah is now a career coach & best-selling author of Careergasm.

In this episode, you’ll hear what to do if you don’t have time for soul searching, why picking a job is like trying to orgasm, how to reverse engineer your next career & how to know if you’ve outgrown your career.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 190: DOES A CAREER CHANGE MEAN YOU’RE A FAILURE?

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Ep. 217 | Survival at Sea: 38 Days, Sea Water Enemas & Turtle Blood

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600

"We made an agreement with each other that we would not eat each other no matter how hungry we got." Douglas Robertson is the author of The Last Voyage of the Lucette. He was just a teenager when his family was lost at sea for 38 days.

In this episode he shares more than just a survival story. He shares his unique coming of age story & an opportunity to recalibrate what crisis is. You’ll also hear about killer whale attacks, eating sharks, drinking turtle blood, sea water enemas & adjusting to life on land after being rescued.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 138: LIFE IN THE VEGAS TUNNELS: CLOWNS, CRICKETS & CRANK

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Ep. 216 | Legal Child Marriage in the US? Cereal Box Escape [REMASTERED]

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Fraidy Reiss is the founder of Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the U.S. In this episode, she shares her personal experience of being forced into an abusive marriage, how she finally escaped with the help of a cereal box & the work Unchained is doing to end child marriage in the US.

This is a remastered episode that originally aired on September 14, 2020.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 6: FORMER MENNONITE TURNED FASHION DESIGNER: REINVENTING YOURSELF

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Ep. 215 | The Hoarder Within Us: The Psychology of Our Stuff

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 63: NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH HACKS BY MEREDITH

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Ep. 214 | What are the Rules of Monogamy? The Psychologist Swinger

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Kim Lee (a pseudonym) is a psychotherapist, married swinger & an author. In her book, The Swinger in the Mirror, she chronicles her rollercoaster of self-reflection & relational entanglements. In this episode, through her story & psychological expertise, we chronicle the pitfalls of unspoken expectations, making & re-making the rules of commitment & communication. You’ll also hear how one defines cheating as a swinger & the questions every couple should be asking each other to prevent betrayal.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 86: ACCIDENTAL SWINGERS? PART 1

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Ep. 213 | Think Like a Thief: Tips from a Professional Con-Woman [REMASTERED]

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Jenny Radcliffe is a professional con woman & people hacker who uses social engineering to test the vulnerability of professional security systems. She shares how she got started in her teens, avoided a life of crime & how we can all be less vulnerable. You’ll also hear about her favorite break-in, the biggest security mistake we’re all making & her hot take on Anna Sorokin.

This episode originally aired on May 2, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 175: WHAT IS A DIGITAL GHOST? THE DATE OF THE DEAD & DEEP FAKES

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Ep. 212 | Who Has the Right to Die? Decisions & Dignity

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600

In 2016 the Canadian government passed the C14 bill, allowing some individuals to have assistance from a medical practitioner in ending their own life. Jan Ditchfield is the founder of a non-profit called Bridge C14, A Network of Peer-to-Peer Connections and Community Supports Through All Stages of Medical Assistance in Dying (AKA Maid). She is also someone with first-hand experience with how the laws (& the stigmas) impact the loved ones who decide to have a Maid death. Her mother was one of the first in her region to choose a Maid death. In this episode, we talk about fear of death, judgment, how the Maid approval process works & how her organization is supporting families.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 165: GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: SNEAKY SYMPTOMS & FINDING JOY

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Ep. 211 | Why Don’t We Make Time to Do the Things We Love?

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Jay Alders is an internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary fine artist, photographer, and designer whose distinctive style has been seen on album covers like Slightly Stoopid and 311 and in media outlets like Forbes, Surfer Magazine, and Penthouse. He's also a husband and dad of 3, and he's always expanding his mind and his passion projects. In this episode, we explore how to make time to do the things you love to do, the currency of life, separating pleasure from ambivalence, utility vs pleasure, the entanglement of identity, being interesting to yourself, creativity, and risk.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 59: CREATIVITY AS A MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTION? JAY ALDERS EXPLAINS

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Ep. 210 | When the Romantic Dynamic Turns into a Parental One

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Kate Mangino holds a Ph.D. in human rights & social development & is the author of the book, "Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home." She covers how to know if you’re the cognitive laborer, why gender equality is critical for boys & girls, society vs biology, the right and wrong way to divide chores & how to start a conversation with your partner without starting a fight.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 180: IS YOUR ATTACHMENT STYLE RUINING YOUR RELATIONSHIP?

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Ep. 209 | Does Your Body Have a Hidden Instruction Manual?

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Kashif Khan believes healthcare shouldn't be about waiting to get sick. After watching his father’s health deteriorate & eventually cause an early death, he found himself as the head of his household at age 17. Later he developed 5 chronic conditions with no answers from doctors. This pushed him down the path of human biology & DNA, allowing him to not only cure himself but found The DNA Company & YouNutrients to help others do the same.

You’ll hear how your DNA could be driving your behavior, how is this different than 23 & me, why big pharma won't want your DNA data & how DNA data could help you make precise health upgrades.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 167: COULD COLD SHOWERS IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY?

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Ep. 208 |Trigger Warnings: Making Us Fragile or Helping Us Heal?

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Nikki Eisenhauer is a licensed professional counselor, chemical dependency counselor, and professional psychotherapist. She is also an incest & abuse survivor. In this episode, we discuss if trigger warnings are a tool for healing or a crutch for victimhood, we explore symptoms that your entire childhood may warrant a trigger warning, what actual trauma is, how not to manipulate ourselves & the best way to support those with trauma without absorbing their pain.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 136: VIRTUE SIGNALING: CAN WE MAKE IT STOP? NACHOS & NARCISSISM

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Ep. 207 | Are Aliens Angels? Faith & Phenomenon with Chris Bledsoe

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Chris Bledsoe is considered the most credible experiencer in the world of phenomenon, someone whose experiences have been studied by NASA, the CIA, academics & the defense intelligence agency. he is set apart from many other experiencers in that he is a deeply religious man who continues to experience rejection & judgment from his spiritual community for sharing his message.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 148 with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka: ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOs CONNECTED?

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Ep. 206 | Is the Mexican Border Haunted? [REMASTERED]

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500

The Ysleta community of El Paso sits near the Mexico border & is known for its paranormal activity. Leon Baker was a border patrol agent for 23 years where he experienced paranormal activity like ghosts, shadow people & unexplainable thermal readings. In this episode, he shares his ghost stories as well as a few surprising immigration stories.

This episode originally aired Oct, 3, 2022.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 159: IS HAWAII HAUNTED? HISTORY, PELE & PIZZA

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Ep. 205 | Neurotech: Scientific Advancement or Mind Control?

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Brenda McPhail is at the intersection of technology, civil liberties & human rights. Her PhD is in the social impacts of tech, with a focus on surveillance & privacy in areas like workplace surveillance, health information privacy, & AI regulation. She’s currently the Acting Exec Dir of the Master in Public Policy in Digital Society program at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. In this episode, we explore the medical advancements brain computer interfacing may bring us, how could change our idea of consciousness, how Florida & China have used brain fingerprinting to solve crimes & mitigate workplace violence, how Chile has amended their constitution to support thought liberty, consent vs convenience & what you can do to protect your privacy.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 168: WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: AI, SMART CITIES & DATA NESTING DOLLS

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Ep. 204 | Are Low Fat Diets Healthy? Heart Health & Hecklers [REMASTERED]

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Nina Teicholz, journalist & author of the New York Times’ Best Seller, The Big Fat Surprise, shares how college professor, Ancel Keys, was at the root of the widely unquestioned nutrition policy of the diet-heart hypothesis that states low fat, low cholesterol is THE heart health anthem of the USA since the 1950’s, yet heart disease killed 700,000 Americans in 2020.

In this remastered episode, you’ll hear why your doctor is probably not equipped to give you nutritional advice, why institutionalized nutrition impacts you, the difference between polyunsaturated, saturated & monounsaturated fats, privileged nutrition & paid hecklers.

This episode originally aired in a two part series November 22 & 29, 2021.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 193: COULD KETO CURE CANCER? RESEARCH & MYTHS

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Ep. 203 | Is Posting Kid Pics Online a Bad Idea (Collective Shrug)?

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Elaine Kasket is a cyberpsychologist whose private practice & daily life frequently puts her at the intersection of technology & psychology. She’s ALSO an American Mom living in the UK, who wants nothing more than to display her own pride in her child & stay in touch with stateside relatives. In this episode, we talk about sharenting: the impact of curated personas, parasocial relationships & learned helplessness. She shares shocking data about where the majority of paedo content is sourced from, why your child’s online data cache is being purchased by health insurance companies & why having a private account may not be enough.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 175: WHAT IS A DIGITAL GHOST? THE DATA OF THE DEAD & DEEP FAKES

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Ep. 202 | Is Taking a Break from Work An Option? Midlife Gap Year

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Kym Wootton was a 42-year-old C-suite executive, running 3 departments & making a six-figure income in Boulder, CO when she wondered if life could look different. In January of 2023, she began an adult gap year – a hard reset, leaving her company of 13 years. In this episode, she shares about tolerable levels of unhappiness, the stigma on those who work from home, & downshifting from the grind mentality.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 128: IS A 4 DAY WORK WEEK COMING? RECALIBRATING BALANCE (PART 1)

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Ep. 201 | Are Aliens Humans from the Future?

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Michael P Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech University. Part of his research draws on anthropology, astronomy, physics & astrobiology to investigate UFO phenomena, specifically the premise that aliens may be our human descendants, returning from the future to visit & study their own hominin evolutionary past. We discuss why thinking about this is more than just entertainment, the possibility that UFOs could be time machines, free will vs feel will, ancient alien theory & why time travel *isn’t* like Back to the Future.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 148 with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka: | ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOS CONNECTED?

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Ep. 200 | 3 Life Lessons from 200 Episodes of Podcasting (& Listener Q+A)

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500

To celebrate our 200th episode, I’m answering listener questions & sharing three life lessons podcasting has taught me & how they can help you too.

Episodes mentioned in this episode:

Ep. 131 | Active or Passive Curiosity? Cultivating Confidence, Adventure & Reward Hormones

Ep. 128 | Is a 4-Day Work Week Coming? Recalibrating Balance (PART 1)

Ep. 36 | Paid to Adventure: Travel Show Host Shane Reynolds

Ep. 119 | Interviews that Changed My Life

Ep. 9 | Getting Ripped Without a Gym: Steps to Functional Strength

Ep. 130 | Barefoot in Canada: Rewilding, Brain Fog & Starbucks

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Ep. 199 | How Do You Make Friends After a Major Life Change?

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Hope Kelaher is a licensed clinical social worker, friend therapist & the author of Here to Make Friends: How to Make Friends as an Adult. She believes that meaningful friendships should be staples, not accessories. In this episode, you’ll hear the three types of friendship & how to make new friends after a job change, a family change (like divorce) & retirement. She also covers humanizing social media, the role of reciprocity & being aloof vs smothering as a friend.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 144: DO I HAVE ANY REAL FRIENDS? RECALIBRATING POST-PANDEMIC

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Ep. 198 | Early Sobriety: How Do You Keep Friends?

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 153: AM I AN ALCOHOLIC?

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Ep. 197 | ADHD Real Talk: Epic Fails & Easy Hacks

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Russ Jones is an ADHD coach & ADDer himself who helps adults with ADHD get their shit together & have a better life through his 1 on 1 coaching, online course & forum & his podcast, ADHD Big Brother.

We thought a forthcoming discussion about our ADHD epic fails might encourage you that you’re not alone & our can’t live without hacks & tools might help you, so we made a swapcast – one episode that’s simultaneously released on both of our respective podcasts. Be sure to check out his show!

His episodes are normally 15-30 minutes. Today is longer & you can expect to hear about how my OCD presents, Stemming in Walmart, boredom vs overwhelm, the inverted mountain & the unhelpful gym teacher.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 74: THE IMPACT OF ADHD ON WORK RELATIONSHIPS & MOTIVATION

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Here are some great episodes to download for later:

072 - The ADHD Test - Do I Have ADHD?

079 - How To Manage An ADHD Life: The Episode To Reference!

080 - Thoughts On Depression and This Depressive Episode

089 - How To Stick With Goals: The Turning Point Decision

092 - Turd Mountain

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Ep. 196 | Are Aliens Invading Earth? The David Grusch Whistleblower Claims

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500

David Grusch was an intelligence officer in the UAP task force established to investigate sighting reports of what most still call UFOs. In June 2023, he has now become a whistleblower against the task force saying they illegally withheld information from Congress about retrieved intact & partially intact crafts & pilots of non-human origin.

In this episode, I talk with retired United States AF Special Op Aviator & one of the hosts of the podcast Calling All Beings, DJ SanMarco. We discuss the legitimacy of David Grusch, whistle-blowing vs. data leaking, the crafts in possession of the US Government & whether or not aliens are trying to help or hurt us.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 95: THE PENTAGON SAID UFOS ARE REAL?! SPAGHETTI & COSTCO

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Ep. 195 | Rounding Up Suspicious Women? The American Plan

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Scott Stern is a scholar, author & public interest lawyer who was launched into a 7-year investigation into the buried history of The American Plan, the mass incarceration of women during the First World War deemed “suspicious” all for the sake of containing venereal disease. And the laws that permitted the round-up….still exist today. You’ll hear why no one has ever heard of this, how women were identified & medicated, financial incentives for incarceration, quarantine & hospital payoffs & what Dave Ramsey & rapper TI have in common.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 164: SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT IRAN?

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Ep. 194 | Raised by Monkeys? A Kidnapping Gone Wrong

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Marina Chapman is a Colombian-born British woman who at age 4, was abandoned in the jungle after a kidnapping gone wrong. She’s going to share how she survived in the jungle for 5 years with a family of monkeys, how getting out of the jungle nearly killed her & what life is like now.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 48: FORCED MARRIAGE IN AMERICA?

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Ep. 193 | Could Keto Cure Cancer? Research & Myths

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Kevin Fontaine hopes to find sustainable solutions for both cancer treatment & prevention through his over 30 years of experience in conducting obesity-related lifestyle modification trials. He’s a Professor & Chair of the Dept of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama Birmingham & the author of over 150 scientific articles. In this episode, he shares the CDC stat no one’s talking about, the side effects of a ketogenic diet, trial results, the wisdom of our bodies, building viral resilience & how this research has changed his personal eating habits.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 76: WHY PROCESSED FOOD ADDICTION INS’T YOUR FAULT PART 1

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Ep. 192 | Am I Bad Friend? 7 Deadly Sins of Friendship

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Kyler Shumway is a licensed psychologist, TEDx speaker the President and Chief Clinical Officer at one of the largest mental health practices in Texas. He has been featured by Forbes, The New York Times & CNN for his work in combatting the loneliness epidemic. In this episode, we discuss how to improve your adult friendships by being a better friend. Tyler shares 7 red flags that you might need to upgrade your friendship game, how to know if you’re a succulent or bonsai tree friend & the BIGGEST friendship faux pas of all.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 170: CAN MALE FRIENDS SAY ‘I LOVE YOU?’ THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MALE FRIENDSHIPS

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Ep. 191 | Disentangling Faith from Religious Trauma

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 156 with Joshua Harris: SHOULD SEX BE SAVED FOR MARRIAGE?

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Ep. 190 | Does a Career Change Mean You’re a Failure?

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Bri Snellgrove was a successful PR agency owner in a small town when she realized what she had worked hard for (& publicly promoted) wasn’t what she wanted. After making another very public announcement that she was open for hire & finding a job, she was fired. In this episode, we talk about navigating the emotional rollercoaster of a career change, shadow guilt, remorse of time wasted, unsticking your identity from your job title & using work as a coping mechanism.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 115: THE GREAT RESIGNATION: HOSPITALITY HEADHUNTER WEIGHS IN

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Ep. 189 | Surviving a Serial Killer: Victim to Felon to Flourishing

Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Jane Boroski is the only known survivor of the Connecticut River Valley Killer. The killer (never caught) is thought to have killed 7 women between 1978 & 1988 along a stretch of Interstate 91 between the border of New Hampshire & Vermont. In this episode, she shares her story, how she’s created her own closure & what she’s doing to help other cold case survivors.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 41: TWO-TIME QUADRIPLEGIC? FOOTBALL PLAYER TO COMMUNITY CHANGE MAKER

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Ep. 188 | Biohacking for Dummies: Sunshine, Sleep & Shivers

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Hilda Labrada Gore is a certified health coach with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition & the podcast host & producer for the Weston A Price podcast, Wise Traditions, an interview podcast for those seeking optimal health based on ancient wisdom. In this episode, she shares how she went from typical health habits to globe-trotting biohacker, the free health hack everyone can do to sleep better & lose weight & why you don’t need to cold plunge.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 113: NUTRITIOUS FOOD; NOURISHING MINDSET – ANCESTRAL OBSERVATIONS OF A GLOBETROTTING NUTRITIONIST

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Ep. 187 | Social Anxiety: X-Men, Tips & Sweaty Pits

Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 166: MALE ANXIETY: STIGMA, STRATEGIES & ROGAINE

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Ep. 186 | Rent-a-Mom? Mentorship & Mom vibes

Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Nina Keneally recognized saw a need when she moved to an area where almost no one seemed to be over 35. Realizing that she was the oldest person in cafes & restaurants, she knew there was a need for young people to have someone to talk to who is mom-like, but not their mom. She decided to combine her experience as a drug and alcohol abuse counselor, a businesswoman, and a Broadway director/producer and create Need a Mom, an hourly rent-a-mom service filling a need for clients in their teens to their 40s. You’ll hear The reasons people hire her, why parents should butt out & the one request she always turns down.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 139: DAD, HOW DO I FORGIVE YOU? ABANDONMENT, MENTORSHIP & YOUTUBE

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Ep. 185 | Sex & Society Mixtape: What is “Normal?”

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500

In these 5 episode clips, you’ll hear from addiction researcher, Dr. Josh Grubbs on the legitimacy of sex addiction, Intimate Care Service owner, Trish St John on why we resist thinking of people with disabilities as sexual, Author Joshua Harris on the pressure of purity culture vs modern dating, sexologist & antique vibrator curator Dr. Carol Queen on the strange history of vibrators in the US & sex educator Sheetal Kandola on the real purpose (& benefit) of the Kamasutra.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 176: HEALTH & WELLNESS MIXTAPE: HEART DISEASE, STRESS REDUCTION & EMF SAFETY

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Ep. 184| Is Your Tongue the Source of Your Stress?

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Sara Mercier is a Registered Dental Hygienist, Certified Myofunctional Airway Specialist, and Orofacial Myologist. She also coordinates multi-faceted care to help patients regain full function in the areas of sleep, stress, hormones, TMJ & oral health. In this episode, she explains the connection between oral & whole-body health, a quick fix to improve your sleep quality & the truth about using night guards.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 154: DE-STRESSING EARBUDS? VAGUS NERVE NEUROMODULATION

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Ep. 183| Meditation & ADHD: Techniques & Inner Agitation

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Adam Coutts has meditated daily for 34 years, lived in monasteries in the USA & Asia for 4 years & even meditated once for 4 hours straight … all with ADHD. Now he teaches meditation & mindfulness to the public, including specialized sessions for those with ADHD. In this episode, you’ll hear his first (overwhelming) experience meditation, impulsivity & brashness, meditation techniques for those with ADHD & a five minute guided meditation at the ed.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 64: GUIDED BREATHWORK SESSION FOR STRESS DETOX

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Ep. 182| Rethinking Normal: Hormones, the Mind & Male Menopause

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Tim Anderson is a physician’s assistant who spent the first 10 years of his practice holding traditional appointments. If the patient's hormones were in range, he didn't recommend any interventions even if they didn't feel good. He’s since shifted with working with patients instead of the system, helping men & women navigate to optimum health & vitality. In this episode, he talks about the connection between our hormones & our brain health. He covers the role of testosterone, estrogen & progesterone in depression, anxiety, ADHD, focus, motivation & Alzheimer’s.

If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 76: WHY PROCESSED FOOD ADDICTION ISN’T YOUR FAULT PART 1

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Ep. 181 | His Drug Dealer Got Him Clean: Addictive Energy & Unlikely Friendship

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Carder Stout went from partying with celebrities in his NYC penthouse to being homeless on the beach in Venice, California. He was trapped in a cycle of addiction to crack cocaine, selling everything he owned to get more, begging on street corners & eventually accepting a job as a driver for a high-ranking member of the crips in exchange for free drugs & money. It was this arrangement that lead to an unlikely friendship with this gang member that became a key part of his process toward permanent recovery. He has since become a psychologist with a private practice & an author of two books, including We Are All Addicts. In this episode, he explains addictive energy, the role of the soul & how his relationship with his dealer made all the difference.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 138: LIFE IN THE VEGAS TUNNELS: CLOWNS, CRICKETS & CRANK

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Ep. 180 | Is Your Attachment Style Ruining Your Relationship?

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Duana Welch is a professor turned researcher who has contributed to NPR, PBS & Psychology Today. Her specialty is the science of romance & helping people find their person using data. In this episode, she shares about the 3 attachment styles that could be major influencers in your relationship, the difference between being secure & being co-dependent, mini marriages & how to upgrade your attachment stye.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 163: THE SCIENCE OF THE FRIEND ZONE: APPS, EVOLUTION & TRICKY FISH

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Ep. 179 | Introvert Mixtape: Brain Chemistry, Energy Crashes & Small Talk

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

In these 4 episode clips, you’ll hear Steve Friedman talk about the chemical differences between introvert & extrovert brains, you’ll hear me give practical tips on managing energy & social obligations as an outgoing introvert & how to hate networking less & Rob Baedecker on mastering small talk including political discourse.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 97: TRAVEL & CULTURE MIXTAPE: THE BEST EPISODE CLIPS FOR MIND TRAVEL

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Ep. 178 | American Circumcision: Preference or Cultural Hypnosis?

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 48: FORCED MARRIAGE IN AMERICA

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Ep. 177 | Shaming vs Inspiring: Recruiting for Your Cause

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Sigrid Rehrig is the Executive Director of Our Corner, an environmental non-profit. In this episode, we discuss how she avoids the major pitfalls of getting people on board with a cause: the bad behavior of others in your space, feeling like a drop in the bucket, political entanglement & all-or-nothing attitudes.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 140: CAN HAIR SAVE THE WORLD? OIL, OTTERS & HAIR MATS

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Ep. 176 | Health & Wellness Mixtape: Heart Disease, Stress Reduction & EMF Safety

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600

In these 3 episode clips, you’ll hear Theodora Scarato share the risks of chronic EMF exposure & how you can protect yourself, Nina Teicholz on how to understand heart disease & what tests to get done at your next doctor visit & Jesse Coomer on how specific breathwork can give you access to a calmer existence.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 92: MENTAL HEALTH MIXTAPE: THE BEST CLIPS FOR WELLNESS

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Ep. 175 | What is a Digital Ghost? The Data of the Dead & Deep Fakes

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Elaine Kasket is an author & psychotherapist who has a particular interest in the intersection of death & the digital. She was recently featured on Netflix’s, The Future of Everything & wrote a book called All the Ghosts in the Machine. Here, we discuss how artificial intelligence could change the way we mourn, where the money goes when digital content creators die, when legacy Facebook accounts will outnumber those of the living & what we can do now to plan for our digital afterlife.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 80: HELPFUL ADS OR DIGITAL PROWLING? HOW TO BE A LITTLE LESS TRACKABLE

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Ep. 174 | Sex Addiction: Real or Convenient Diagnosis?

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Joshua Grubbs is an addiction researcher who found his interest in sex addiction in college (not as exciting as it sounds). He’s since published over 100 papers on sexually compulsive behavior disorder & in this episode, we discuss the difference between addiction & dependence, convenient diagnoses, compulsive sexual behavior within bipolar disorder & OCD, how to identify sex addiction & what recovery looks like.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 90: PURITY CULTURE IN A CULT: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE JESUS JERK

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Ep. 173 | Retired at 29: Why & How?

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 151 with Vicki Robin: WHAT’S THE POINT OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM?

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Ep. 172 | Meredith Q & A: Seashells, Podcasting & Poop

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Adam Schaeuble takes over as host & interviews me! Adam is my podcasting coach & host of the podcast Podcasting Business School. In this episode, you’ll hear about the weird thing kid Meredith made everyone do when they came to her house, how I prep for & track down guests, my dream guests, what I think of my listeners & how my husband & I met.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 112: AUTHENTIC PARADOX: SURFING, STRIP CLUS & REINCARNATION

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Ep. 171 | Corporate Introvert: Surviving to Thriving

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Steve Friedman is an introvert who spent 30 years climbing the corporate ladder. He played the part of an extrovert so well, that it wasn’t until his retirement party that his co-workers found out he was, in fact, an introvert. In this episode, he shares the crisis point that made him realize he needed to honor his introverted nature, the brain chemicals that make introverts & extroverts different & the strengths introverts bring to an office environment.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 104: HOW TO NETWORK AS AN INTROVERT: 10 TIPS TO HATE IT LESS

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Ep. 170 | Can Male Friends Say ‘I Love You?’ The Psychology of Male Friendships

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Niobe Way is a developmental psychologist with a focus on adolescent friendship who has studied human connection for over 35 years. In this episode, she gives insight into what makes childhood boy friendships easy, but adult male friendships hard, how American masculinity creates lonely & depressed men & steps we can take for lifelong connection.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 144: DO I HAVE ANY REAL FRIENDS? RECALIBRATING POST-PANDEMIC

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Ep. 169 | Overweight Physicians: Finding Vitality in a Disease Tolerant System

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Tro Kalayjian was a 350lb medical doctor failing to find results from mainstream advice until he did his own research, applied what he learned & lost 150lbs. Now he helps others break free from yo-yo diets & preventable disease with his private practice & his podcast. In this episode he shares his story of overcoming obesity, explains why 73% of Americans are overweight & yet doctors are not helping (& are usually themselves overweight) & gives tips on how can we find vitality in a system that supports disease tolerance.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 76: WHY PROCESSED FOOD ADDICTION ISN’T YOUR FAULT PART 1

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Ep. 168 | Welcome to the Future: AI, Smart Cities & Data Nesting Dolls

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Rose Eveleth is a futurologist – a title they prefer over the serious nature of the label “futurist.” They’re the creator of a podcast network that demystifies the future, were recently featured on Netflix’s The Future of Everything & a writer who explores how humans tangle with science & tech. In this episode, we explore (with much hilarity) the ethics & impacts of future technology including smart cities, artificial intelligence & data privacy.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 118: GMO MOSQUITOES?! ETHICS, DISEASE BURDEN & THE FUTURE

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Ep. 167 | Could Cold Showers Improve Your Memory?

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Jesse Coomer suffered for years from what he calls “the modern condition,” cycles of stress & anxiety burdening our minds & bodies, but accepted as just the way it is. He found relief & regained his passion for life in the cold. He became one of the first American-certified Wim Hof instructors, published 2 books & conducts cold exposure training. In this episode, he explains the science of why stressing your body can improve your mind, create psychological resilience & even rid you of seasonal allergies.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 61: REDUCING STRESS THROUGH BREATHING: HACKS FOR THE NON-HIPPY

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Ep. 166 | Male Anxiety: Stigma, Strategies & Rogaine

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Manxiety = Man Anxiety. Jon Patrick Hatcher experienced turmoil as a teen with crushing anxiety & self-harming. Writing & humor were coping techniques that turned into something more. He now has a regular comedy self-help segment on psychology today & together with the help of mental health professionals, he wrote a book to make mental health strategies palatable with humor and plain language…in a male voice. In this episode, he shares his hilarious & heartbreaking stories of mental health & how he overcame the stigma of male mental health with straightforward techniques.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 105: OVERWHELM AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION? HOW TO REDUCE THE STATIC & INCREASE THE MAGIC

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Ep. 165 | Grieving During the Holidays: Sneaky Symptoms & Finding Joy

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 88: DEPRESSION OR SADNESS? HOW TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

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Ep. 164 | Should We Care about Iran?

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Iran hasn’t always been a conflict zone. 1970s Iran resembled most Western countries. But in 1979, the government changed from a monarchy to a theocracy, causing the mostly secular public to be ruled by radical Muslims. Now the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has sparked country-wide protests, with Gen Z at the forefront. In this episode, Iranian American Shadi (last name left out for safety) explains in plain language why Americans (& everyone else) should care about the Iranian protests. #womenlifefreedom

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Ep. 163 | The Science of the Friend Zone: Apps, Evolution & Tricky Fish

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Duana Welch is called Dear Abbey on Science. She’s the author of the book, Love Factually, a data-driven, how-to romance book for people looking for lifelong love. In this episode, she uses science to explain the friend zone, how to get out of it & why men propose with a ring, not a potato.

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Ep. 162 | Why am I Not Happy? Ancient Brains & Modern Emotions

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

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Ep. 161 | Why are there NO Native Archaeologists?

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Joe Watkins has been studying archeology for over 50 years. He’s a Senior Consultant at Archaeological and Cultural Education Consultants, in Tucson, Arizona & visiting Professor at the Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education at Hokkaido University in Japan. He is also a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was the 2nd native person to be president of the society for American archaeology & serves as a mediator between anthropological disciplines and Indigenous groups. In this episode, he discusses why Native Americans & Archaeologists butt heads, what drew him to archaeology despite social pressure to avoid it & his take on why Native history isn’t taught in high schools.

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Ep. 160 | Could Magic Mushrooms Cure Addiction?

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Psilocybin was approved for research of therapeutic potential in 2021 & Dr. Peter Hendricks is a part of that research. He’s a clinical psychologist and professor in the department of health behaviors at the University of AL Birmingham. Here he shares why psilocybin has historically been taboo, the therapeutic potential, the efficacy of drug prohibition & the CIA’s role in making magic mushrooms mainstream in Western culture.

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Ep. 159 | Is Hawaii Haunted? History, Pele & Pizza

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 158 | What is Medically Assisted Sex?

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 157 | Outdoor Counseling? Treating Mental Illness Al Fresco

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Jeff Adorador spent his 20s as an outdoor nomad, spending most of his time in nature & able to fit all of his possessions in the back of a truck. In his 30’s he got his Master's Degree in Counseling & in 2004 he combined his passions by founding Earthwalker, a service providing wilderness survival instruction, walk-and-talk outdoor counseling, and wilderness therapy adventures. In this episode we talk about finding your gifts late in life, what it was like going from sleeping under the stars to the fluorescent lighting of a hospital graveyard shift & why getting outside is more than just a good idea.

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Ep. 156 | Should Sex be Saved for Marriage?

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Joshua Harris is the author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye, a best-selling book in the late ’90s touting courtship as the superior way to find God’s perfect match for you & avoid the perils of sexual sin. It was a required read for many in the evangelical Christian community. In this episode, Josh shares how he changed his mind about the ideas in the book, how our sex lives & careers are connected, and the pros & cons of old-fashioned dating & sexism in the church.

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Ep. 155 | Haunted Border: Ghost Stories from a Patrol Agent

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 154 | De-Stressing Ear Buds? Vagus Nerve Neuromodulation

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0500

You’ve heard what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but when it comes to your Vagus nerve, it’s everybody’s business! Dr. Jamie Tyler is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham & the Co-Founder of IST, a neurotech company that develops noninvasive human performance enhancement technology. He has developed biohacking earbuds as a solution for stress & possibly Crohn’s, chronic headaches, depression, Parkinson’s, PTSD, Alzheimer’s, ADHD & even staying calm at the dentist. Here he explains the Vagus nerve, the new technology & how we can chill out even without the help of tech.

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Ep. 153 | Am I an Alcoholic?

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Gill Tietz is a former pharmaceutical biochemist who uses science to approach the subject of sobriety in her podcast, Sober Powered. In this episode, she explains the difference between a pastime & a problem, why WHY we drink matters & if it’s possible to be a heavy drinker, but not be an alcoholic. So whether you are wanting to better understand your newly sober friends, are sober curious yourself or approaching your own rock bottom, this episode is shame-free zone & the meaningful entertainment you’ve come to expect.

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Ep. 152 | Psychic Marines?

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 151 | What’s the Point of Financial Freedom?

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 150 | Surfing with Dwarfism? Mechanics, Controversy & Cripping up

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Christophe Zajac-Denek is a surfer, actor, journalist, drummer & stunt man. He is also a Little Person. He was born with Cartilage-hair hypoplasia, a rare form of dwarfism. In this episode, we talk about the mechanics of surfing with a spinal fusion & shorter limbs, and his journey of going from not wanting to be associated with other Little People to becoming an advocate. He also shares his experience & observations as an actor & stunt man.

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Ep. 149 | What Makes a Curse Word a Curse Word? Swearing Science

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 148 | Are Technology, Religion & UFOs Connected?

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 147 | Garbage Lasagna & Landfill Farts: The Science of Trash

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli is a zero waste consultant and executive director of Common Ground Compost, a New York organization dedicated to waste reduction through zero waste program design, staff training, education, advocacy, collection & compost. Here she explains how trash & recycling really work, the socioeconomic dynamics in environmental causes & how we can be less trashy.

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Ep. 146 | Are Weed Nuns Blasphemous? Celibacy, Moon Cycles & CBD

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Sister Kate of Sisters of the Valley shares how she went from homeless to housing others & why she transitioned away from THC products to a CBD model & now mushroom coffee as well. We talk about being inspired by the beguine sisters of Northern Europe, the occupy movement, moon ceremonies & privatizing sexuality.

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Ep. 145 | Blind Rock Climber? Adventure Advocacy & Innovation

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Matt Shifrin is a rock climber, podcaster, TedTalk speaker, musical composer & inventor. He’s also blind. He shares how he invented Lego instructions for the blind & how legos helped him rock climb. He also shares how his experience of the world differs from a sighted person in situations like getting a Lyft & crossing the street & how he’s using technology to “see” facial expressions.

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Ep. 144 | Do I Have Any REAL Friends? Recalibrating Post-Pandemic

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Introverts are notorious for having a few close friends. Extroverts are known for having many friends, but none very close. Adam Smiley Poswolsky gives tips for both as we discuss the friendship gap, a term to describe being “connected” in a digital age, while experiencing heightened loneliness. He’s a speaker & author of Friendship in the Age of Loneliness. He answers the question, What IS friendship?, Can I have opposite sex friends? & gives practical strategies to deepen relationships you already have.

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Ep. 143 | Why Is Cannibalism Taboo? Placenta, Columbus & Communion

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Is the “ick” factor of cannibalism nature or nurture? Bill Schutt, a PhD zoologist & author of, answers this question by sharing the history of human cannibalism. He’s also the author of Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. We discuss why accounts of historic cannibalism may have been exaggerated, cannibalism in Europe, eating placenta & taking holy communion.

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Ep. 142 | He Ate His Own Foot!? Grief, Friendship & Foot Tacos

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 141 | Can I Skip Small Talk? Mastering Elevators, Ubers & Family Events

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Rob Baedeker is the co-author of What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss. In this episode, he shares how to break free of the sleep-inducing conversation templates we've all had on repeat, deal with awkward political discussions & keep the conversational spark alive with our friends & family by converting small talk into real talk.

If you liked this episode, you'll also like episode 127: THE OUTGOING INTROVERT PARADOX: INSIGHTS & TIPS

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Ep. 140 | Can Hair Save the World? Oil, Otters & Hair Mats

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

The thought of collecting hair is reserved in our minds for the worst episodes of Hoarders, but Lisa Gautier of Matter of Trust is using discarded hair to clean up the ocean. In this episode, she explains how her organization discovered mats & booms made of human & animal hair were super oil absorbers, who is using them, how they are disposed of & how they’re using a politically agnostic social media platform for data collection.

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Ep. 139 | Dad, How Do I Forgive You? Abandonment, Mentorship & YouTube

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Rob Kenney is the “Dad of the Internet.” The accidental YouTube star shares the importance of mentorship, his reluctance to be in the spotlight & his journey of forgiveness towards his Dad who abandoned him & his 7 siblings when he was just 14 years old.

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Ep. 138 | Life in the Vegas Tunnels: Clowns, Crickets & Crank

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 137 | Honor the Past Without Living In It? Real History of the National Parks

Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Rob Annis is a freelance outdoor travel adventure writer & national park enthusiast who idolized the president who put the park system in place, Theodore Roosevelt. When learning the truth about the history of the National Parks, his favorite president & his father overlapped, and he had the difficult task of recognizing the darker aspects of the past. He shares what he uncovered in his research about Yellowstone, Yosemite & Mt Rushmore, how he feels about the parks now & what the future may look like as more Native Americans take leadership roles in the National Park system.

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Ep. 136 | Virtue Signaling. Can We Make It Stop? Nachos & Narcissism

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Brandon Warmke is an Associate Professor & philosopher at Bowling Green University & the co-author of the Book Grandstanding, The use and abuse of moral talk. He shares the different kinds of grandstanding, its link to narcissism & how to know if you are virtue signaling. We also touch on the outlook of public discourse & minding your own business.

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Ep. 135 | He Voted Obama & Joined the KKK: Sobriety & New Friends (PART 2)

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Chris Buckley shares how sobriety & voluntarily staying in jail were the catalysts for leaving the Georgia White Knights, his change of heart towards the queer community & an intense conversation with a Muslim. He also shares more about the programs at Parents4Peace that help veterans & police officers undo harmful job-related ideology. Trigger warning on basically all the triggers. If you know someone struggling with extremism, call the helpline: 1-844-49-PEACE

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Ep. 134 | He Voted Obama & Joined the KKK: the How & the Why (PART 1)

Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Chris Buckley was a war veteran returning home when he was recruited for a KKK chapter – the Georgia White Knights, but the events leading up to that were “a Petry dish of hate” that included abuse, addiction, death & displacement. If you’ve ever wondered what causes someone to join the KKK, this episode will give you perspective. Trigger warning on basically all the triggers. If you know someone struggling with extremism, call the helpline: 1-844-49-PEACE

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Ep. 133 | Burglar for Hire: Psychology, Social Engineering & a Dead Body

Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Jenny Radcliffe is a professional con-woman & people hacker who uses social engineering to test the vulnerability of professional security systems. She shares how she got started in her teens, avoided a life of crime & how we can all be less vulnerable.

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Ep. 132 | Dealing with Meetings You Can’t Stand: Jet Planes, Politicians & ZOOM

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Rick Brinkman, author of the book “Dealing with Meetings You Can’t Stand” walks us through how to meet less & do more, what every meeting should have & why you should start on time even if not everyone is present.

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Ep. 131 | Active or Passive Curiosity? Cultivating Confidence, Adventure & Reward Hormones

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0500

Garrick Jones is one of the authors of The Curious Advantage. In this episode, he shares his research findings on the benefits of curiosity especially in a digital world.

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Ep. 130 | Barefoot in Canada: Rewilding, Brain Fog & Starbucks

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Sue Reagan Kenney has been living a barefoot lifestyle for the last 12 years in Canada. The former shoe-obsessed corporate woman shares how her shoeless journey began, the health benefits she’s experienced from it & why dirtier feet may make happier humans.

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Ep. 129 | Is a 4 Day Work Week Coming? Finding your Efficiency (PART 2)

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

In part two of my chat with Joe Sanok, author of Thursday is the new Friday, he shares how replacing your “to-do” list with a “to-be” list & gamifying it can launch consistency, how to discover your internal inclinations & sprint type & what a dead mouse can teach us about problem solving.

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Ep. 128 | Is a 4 Day Work Week Coming? Recalibrating Balance (PART 1)

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Author of Thursday is the new Friday, Joe Sanok, shares how the signs of a shorter work week (& longer weekends) have been popping up since the 1980’s. In this episode he shares why a four day work week is critical to society’s advancement, examples of places already implementing alternative schedules & how we can recalibrate our minds away from the industrialist mindset.

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Ep. 127 | The Outgoing Introvert Paradox: Insights & Tips

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

If you’re an extroverted introvert, this episode is for you. In this solocast, I share insights on what it’s like to be an outgoing introvert, why the world needs introverts & tips on how to thrive as an introvert in an extroverted world.

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Ep. 126 | Homeless Teen to Inc 5000 Tycoon: Violin, Vulnerability & Grit

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Natasha Miller wasn't the kind of kid you'd guess came from an abusive home. In this episode, she shares how she became homeless (& ultimately abandoned) in between violin lessons & straight As. We talk about mental health awareness in the American Midwest in the 1980s & how hardships can offer opportunities for transformational moments.

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Ep. 125 | Antique Vibrator Museum: Bees, Buffalos & Stigma

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600

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Ep. 124 | Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife)

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0600

Living together while divorced sounds crazy, but it’s the story of Suzanne Vickberg, an author & psychologist who chose a divorce by design rather than a divorce by default. She shares her thought process & divorce success story to answer the questions, can divorce be a good thing? When is divorce the best option? She also shares the hilarious hiccups along the way.

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Ep. 123 | How are Sex Scenes Not (Kinda) Real? Pilates Balls, Yoga Mats & Traffic Lights

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600

If you’ve ever wondered how sex scenes are made without the actors really … ahem … you know, this episode is for you! Chantal Cousineau shares a day in the life of an Intimacy Coordinator, what’s in her special kit bag & what we can learn from the on-set concepts of informed & fluid consent.

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Ep. 122 | Bad Romance: 3 (REALLY) Bad Date Stories

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Three listeners share their really bad date stories. Emily shares a bad first date that sounded a lot like the plot to the next true-crime series, Jamie shares how she got friend-zoned 3 months into her relationship & George shares a shock and awe tale of a date he couldn’t wait to end.

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Ep. 121 | Professional Cuddler? Hugging, Hormones & Body Autonomy

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Jean Franzblau is the founder of the Cuddle Sanctuary, the Los Angeles destination for touch positive events and nationwide professional cuddling. She shares the in-flight ad & bad date that inspired her to start her business, the science behind touch & what lessons we can learn from people who pay to spoon. She also answers the burning questions we’re all thinking.

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Ep. 120 | Holy Smoke: The International Church of Cannabis

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Steve Berke shares how he went from judgmental jock to cannabis advocate. He explains how smoking a spliff with Sir Richard Branson was the beginning of his journey to breaking the pothead stereotype, the origin story of becoming co-founder of the International Church of Cannabis & his opinion on the increasingly stronger products offered at dispensaries.

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Ep. 119 | Interviews that Changed My Life

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode, I talk with fellow podcaster, Joe Sills of the Get Lost Podcast, about interviews that changed our lives. He shares why his chat with Arctic Explorer, Mark Wood, made him want to be more vulnerable & how his chat with Oscar-Award-Winning Actor Matthew McConoughey helped remedy his imposter syndrome.

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Ep. 118 | GMO Mosquitoes?! Ethics, Disease Burden & the Future

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

In April of 2021, GMO mosquitos were released in the Florida Keys, but as Molecular Biologist, Dr. Natalie Kofler explains, they have been released in other regions prior to that. She helps shed light on the difference between GMO mosquitos and gene drive mosquitoes & the global impact of diseases spread by mosquitoes. We also take a deep dive into the ethical questions around who is creating these lab-altered insects & who is impacted by their release into the wild.

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Ep. 117 | Chin Tattoos: Healing & Sovereignty in Alaska

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

For Native people in the Arctic region, the tradition of chin tattooing goes back generations, but until very recently, the tradition was not still in practice. Marjorie Kunaq Tahbone was raised in a fish camp near Nome, Alaska & from a young age, desired to more deeply connect with her Inupiaq and Kiowa traditions. In this episode, she shares her journey deciding to get a traditional chin tattoo, her family’s reaction & the revitalization of the practice. She also speaks to the meaning of decolonization, the history of boarding schools & the importance of food sovereignty.

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Ep. 116 | Improving vs Evolving: Patty Wagstaff 3x US National Aerobatic Champion

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Patty Wagstaff is a three-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion & the first woman to ever achieve this title. In this episode, she shares the progression of her career & the unique opportunities it has led her to, including training bush pilots in Kenya. We discuss improving vs evolving, beginner's mind & the frontier of aging.

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Ep. 115 | The Great Resignation: Hospitality Headhunter Weighs In

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Jeremy Nichols has been a hospitality headhunter in Florida for over 20 years & in this episode, he shares his observations of how the great resignation has impacted corporate leadership styles, the power shift from employers to employees, how the burnout trickle-down happened & how it’s changed his job as a recruiter.

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Ep. 114 | How do I know if I'm Indigenous? Man Discovers He’s Native Royalty

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Dan Helms grew up in the Florida panhandle, not discovering his native heritage until he was in his late 50s. In this episode he shares how DNA tests are unreliable, the Indian Removal Act of 1830, education vs re-education, blood quantum, white privilege, Hollywood & the hoped for future of North America’s native people.

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Ep. 113 | Nutritious Food; Nourishing Mindset – Ancestral Observations of a Globetrotting Nutritionist

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Mary Ruddick spent over a decade bedridden with dysautonomia. It was by implementing the GAPS diet that she was able to put all her symptoms in remission. Now she is the Director of Nutrition for Enable Your Healing & as a seasoned medical nutritionist, dubbed the “Sherlock Holmes of Health.” She specializes in metabolic, immune, and nervous system disorders & travels the globe observing ancestral diets. In this episode, she shares what nutrition myths were busted as she began her global travels, cooking methods vs cooking ingredients, why she is grateful for her illness & how morning sunlight can improve your microbiome.

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Ep. 112 | Authentic Paradox: Surfing, Strip Clubs & Reincarnation

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

My friend, Kris Poore, takes over as host & interviews me! His natural curiosity & thoughtful questions make him a delight in real life, so he was a natural fit to stand in as podcast host & all of you to get to know me! We cover how I reconcile my varied interests & pursuits, how I don’t think in English, why I hope reincarnation is real & childhood regrets.

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Ep. 111 | Killer on the Loose: Saturated Fat Falsely Charged with Heart Disease PART 2

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600

In part two of my interview with Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, we dig into the backlash of her research, how Proctor & Gamble threatened to pull advertising, name-calling & nutritional bullies. She also reveals theories on why the USDA’s guidelines have not changed from recommending a low fat, low cholesterol diet even though heart disease is on the rise. She gives recommendations to find a low carb doctor & best practices for a healthy metabolic system.

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Ep. 110 | Killer on the Loose: Saturated Fat Falsely Charged with Heart Disease PART 1

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Low fat, low cholesterol has been the heart health anthem of the USA since the 1950s, yet heart disease killed 700,000 Americans in 2020. Nina Teicholz, journalist & author of the New York Time’s Best Seller, The Big Fat Surprise, shares how a college professor (Ancel Keys) was at the root of widely unquestioned nutrition policy (American Heart Association) and answers the questions what is heart disease and what is saturated vs polyunsaturated fats.

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Ep. 109 | Being Smart with Phones: No Tin Foil Hats

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Cell phones in our pockets, in our bras, in our babies’ cribs. Is this safe? People who think it’s not – they’re crazy, right? Theodora Scarato is the Executive Director of the Environmental Health Trust, an environmental think tank that publishes research and educates policymakers on environmental health issues. They comb through research & safety standards so you don’t have to. In this episode, she shares the hard-to-believe data between cell phones & health, demystifies terms like EMF and non-ionizing & gives us practical safety tips, so we can live in a modern world minus the tinfoil hats.

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Ep. 108 | The Food that Connects Us: a Nomadic Chef’s Perspective

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Randy Russell’s approach to business is backward compared to many – he built his business (Nomadic Eats) to support his love of travel (vs building a business & living to support it). In this episode, he shares why he feels street food is a better way to connect with communities, how the travel bug caught him late in life & his passion for Latin culture.

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Ep. 107 | Homeless in Your Hometown: Pensacola, Politics & Perseverance

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Caleb Houston struggled with addiction & homelessness in his hometown of Pensacola, FL. Now he is sober & opening the only free rehab clinic in the Florida panhandle. In this episode, he shares how he became homeless, the different types of homelessness he sees, why some homeless people would rather sleep on the street than stay in a shelter, how his program is different & the obstacles he didn’t expect to be facing.

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Ep. 106 | Dealing with People You Can’t Stand: Motivations, Remedies & Email Hallucinations

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Rick Brinkman was a Naturopathic doctor who found that when his patients solved problems in their personal relationships, very often their physical symptoms also subsided. He is now a corporate trainer & speaker with clients like NASA, IBM, Sony Pictures, & the FBI. In this episode, he does an overview of the 10 types of difficult behaviors & the 4 motivation perspectives that drive them. He also addresses real examples of difficult people listeners have sent in.

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Ep. 105 | Overwhelm as a Source of Inspiration? How to Reduce the Static & Increase the Magic

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Can overwhelm be a source of inspiration? How can you distinguish that inspiring kind from the disposable kind? In this episode, I share practical tips to reduce unhelpful overwhelm & harvest inspiration from the good kind of overwhelm.

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Ep. 104 | How to Network as an Introvert: 10 Tips to Hate it Less

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Networking can be awkward for anyone, but introverts usually hate it more, because it requires recovery time. My 10 practical & easy to remember tips are woven in my own story of I, a bonified introvert, went from hating networking to finding value in it. These tips are conversational hacks that anyone – introvert, extrovert or ambivert – will find immediately useful.

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Ep. 103 | Languishing is the Mood of 2021 (Can it be fixed?)

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Megan Stodard helps answer the question, “What is languishing?” & “How do we flourish when we can’t control anything?” With over 10 years of experience treating mood disorders, Dr. Stodard is well qualified to navigate the murky waters of 2020 post-partum “meh” into a place of more flow & joy.

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Ep. 102 | Diversity Creates Resilience?

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Markus Heidenreich is a global diversity trainer & his perspective on the benefits of diversity is unexpected. Listen as he explains why diversity creates economic, social & stress resilience. He also shares how to enhance your perspective while using social media & some cultural nuances between American & German cultures.

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Ep. 101 | Psychedelic Lawyer?

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dustin Robinson believes that access to effective mental health treatment & mind expansion should be everyone’s right. Hear how this straight-laced attorney & CPA got involved in the psychedelic industry, his first magic mushroom experience & his thoughts on how the legal framework for psychedelics should be different than cannabis.

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Ep. 100 | A Human Energy Crisis?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Speaker & Idea Generator, Courtney Ferrell, shares the 4 reasons you feel tired to your soul & 4 ways you can stop the energy leaks! She also shares about her snowman protest, the game she plays with all check-out people at the grocery store & what soap operas & the news have in common.

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Ep. 99 | Coffee, Congo & the American South

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Refuge Coffee is a unique coffee shop operated by unique residents of Clarkston, GA. Clarkston, GA, the most diverse square mile in the United States. Over 60 languages are spoken there & refugees make up over 1/3 of the Clarkston population. In this episode, the coffee company’s first trainee, Leon Shombana, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, shares his experience as an immigrant in the American South. By contrast, Walt Anderson, a white Southerner who had never met a refugee prior to his experience at the coffee shop, shares the progression of his impression of immigrants.

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Ep. 98 | The Edge of Fear Advantage: DMV Hold Up, Paraglider Collapse & Peeing Your Pants

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

David Wood may be counterphobic, but he’s convinced that identifying the edge of your fear & inching towards it is the ultimate way to live with no regrets. In this episode, he illustrates his method of overcoming fear without being reckless through his fantastic survival stories.

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Ep. 97 | Travel & Culture Mixtape: The Best Episode Clips for Mind Travel

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

These clips from 11 episodes feature the BEST cultural observations from each guest. You’ll hear from natives & travelers from India, Korea, Israel, Nepal, Africa, Guyana, Germany & Taiwan as they share cultural comparisons & lessons they learned from their travels.

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Episode 53: Rashmi Sharma, Indian in America https://uwf.edu/ceps/departments/teacher-education-and-educational-leadership/our-faculty/faculty-profiles/dr-rashmi-sharma.html

Episode 7: Marcina Rogers, Solo Traveler https://www.instagram.com/travel_over_all/

Episode 44: Kinga Philipps, Discovery Channel Show Host https://www.instagram.com/kingaphilipps/

Episode 20: Merry Morgan Holotik, Summited Mt Everest https://www.instagram.com/merrymoe30a/

Episode 49: Sriram Ganesan, Language Trainer & Tour Guide https://www.instagram.com/srialmighty/

Episode 36: Shane Reynolds, Travel Channel show host https://www.youtube.com/ShaneReynolds

Episode 50: Breanna Wilson, Travel Journalist https://www.instagram.com/breannajwilson/

Episode 68: Marina Iakovleva, Dating Beyond Borders YouTube Creator https://www.youtube.com/user/DatingBeyondBorders

Episode 70: Sheetal Kandola, International Sex Educator https://www.instagram.com/sheetalkandola/

Episode 85: Nikki Hardwick, American-Themed Bar Owner in Taiwan https://www.facebook.com/Cowboyskenting

Episode 94: Yisrael Campbell, Catholic to Orthodox Jewish Convert https://www.instagram.com/yisraelcampbell/

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Ep. 96 | The Gift of Struggle & the Underdogs of Achievement

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Masha Malka & her family fled from the former Soviet Union when she was 17. As “enemies of the state,” they had to leave everything & weren’t allowed to contact anyone back home. She shares how struggle is a gift, fearlessness is a muscle & how emotion is the underdog of achievement.

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Ep. 95 | The Pentagon Said UFOs are REAL?! Spaghetti & Costco

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Co-Founder of TheDebrief.org, Tim McMillan, has been following UFO news for the last 5 years using the criminal investigation skills he gained in 20 years as a cop. Hear why spaghetti & Costco are relevant as we talk about the US government’s re-branding of UFOs to UAP, tracking technology, reporting protocol, alien theory & the international conversation around UFOs.

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Ep. 94 | Irish Catholic to Orthodox Jew: Conversion, Acceptance & Community

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Comedian Yisrael Campbell shares his journey of acceptance – self, community & heavenly – through his journey of converting Catholic in Philadelphia to Jewish Israel. You’ll hear his hilarious accounts of the hit & run accident with a Catholic priest that started it all, the difference between Christian & Jewish faiths (not what you might expect) & his beautiful perspective on humanity.

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Ep. 93 | Are Near Death Experiences Science?

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Bruce Greyson hadn’t planned on studying Near Death Experiences (NDE), but an encounter in his residency changed everything. In this episode, he answers the questions: how can science measure NDEs? Can consciousness exist outside the body? What’s the US government’s involvement in astral projection? And how can we have lasting transformation without nearly dying?

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Ep. 92 | Mental Health Mixtape: The Best Episode Clips for Wellness

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

These clips from 12 episodes feature the BEST mental health hacks, perspectives, and advice from experts. You’ll hear how about guilt-free self-care & boundaries from mental health professionals, learn the difference between depression & sadness, how an adventure journalist shed her fear in order to live, how to recognize cult recruitment & more!

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Episode 33: Dr. Barbra Cohen, LMFT, Certified Adult ADHD Coach https://drbarbaracohen.mykajabi.com/

Episode 50: Breanna Wilson, travel writer https://www.instagram.com/breannajwilson/

Episode 57: Rachel Bernstein, LMFT https://www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/

Episode 58: Dr. Megan Stodard, clinical psychologist https://www.harbor-wellness.com/

Episode 59: Jay Alders, award-winning artist https://www.instagram.com/jayalders/

Episode 65: Briana Snellgrove, PR Firm owner https://www.instagram.com/brianasnellgrove/

Episode 62: Jake Davis, LMHC https://santarosacounselingcenter.com/

Episode 61: Jesse Coomer, practical breathworker https://www.instagram.com/i.am.jesse.coomer/

Episode 63: Meredith Edwards, podcast host https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/

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Ep. 91 | Entrepreneurial Mixtape: The Best Episode Clips for Motivation

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

These clips from 7 episodes feature the BEST business inspiration from each guest. You’ll hear an HR manager share how to find your passion at the job you’re already at, a convicted felon turned millionaire describe commitment & a pole fitness dancer on how to listen to your intuition when making choices & more!

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Episode 19: Jason Edwards, felon turned millionaire https://www.facebook.com/oasispmpro/

Episode 25: Mia Bolden, pole fitness dancer https://amzn.to/3yqZYG0

Episode 36: Shane Reynolds, former Travel Channel show host https://www.youtube.com/ShaneReynolds

Episode 67: Chad Henderson, CEO of health care real estate firm https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-henderson-3a6a6724/

Episode 78: Emily Chang, CEO of global ad agency https://amzn.to/3hKebXI

Episode 84: Chris Krimitsos, event coordinator http://alturl.com/eca4n

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Ep. 90 | Purity Culture in a Cult: Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 89 | 5 Reasons You Should Start Over

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, I share 5 reasons starting over should be a regular practice, not a last resort & 6 questions you can ask yourself to think fresh. Get the takeaways from this episode by texting REAL to 66866 if you’re in the U.S. or by going to https://www.meredithforreal.com/ if you’re outside the US. Click here to save a spot at my next ZOOM Room Mingle: https://forms.gle/rAHypH4NjAr9VuJE9

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Ep. 88 | No Spend Year? Unconventional Money Hacks to Retire Early

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Shay Richter of Front Porch Finances gives us an up-close look at what her no spend year looks like (downgrading her cars!?), why she decided to do it & where she got the most criticism from. She also shares budget tips you’ve probably never heard of before!

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Ep. 87 | Accidental Swingers? PART 2 (Answering YOUR Questions!)

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Jealousy? STIs? Swinging vs Polyamory? How did they tell their family? Hear the answers you may not have expected from a couple in their 50s, happily married for over 20 years.

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Ep. 86 | Accidental Swingers? PART 1

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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Ep. 85 | Taiwan vs USA: Drinking, Dating, Communication, Family & Food

Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

"Americans are obnoxious, but VERY fun!" Nikki Hardwick immigrated to the U.S. when she was 15 years old. Now she’s back in Taiwan, owning & operating an American-themed bar. She shares her pre-conceived idea of America before moving there & what she feels both cultures can learn from each other.

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Ep. 84 | Start Ugly? How to Quit Putting Off Your Great Idea

Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Why quitting IS an option, how to find a good critic, the handicap of experience & why starting & stopping can lead you to fulfillment. Chris Krimitsos is the author of Start Ugly, a book his friend announced he was completing on Facebook because he was sick of Chris talking about it and not doing it. Chris has lead over 2,000 events for entrepreneurs & creatives & is currently starting ugly more than one project. In this episode, he explains how starting ugly can lead to beautiful things & how to know when you need to start ugly over again.

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Ep. 83 | Wheelchair Gym? Competition, Comparison & Identity

Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tara Blackwell was paralyzed from the chest down in an accident at softball practice in college. In this episode, she shares how her athletic mindset was the foundation to her identity as she transitioned from patient to athlete again after her accident. She also shares how her desire to cultivate a rich quality of life for herself & others inspired her to open an adaptive gym, The 7 Project.

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Ep. 82 | Why You Can't Remember Things: Memory Tips from a Senior Citizen

Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Matt DiMaio is an expert in high performance learning AND he qualifies for his senior citizen discounts. In this episode he shares the 3 causes of forgettery, the 2 steps to a super human memory & how to remember anyone’s name.

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Ep. 81 | Robo Dog Reporting for Duty? This is Real Life

Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

The 325th Security Forces Squadron at Tyndall Airbase in Panama City, FL is the first to implement robotic dogs in patrolling. The Squadron Commander the base, Major Jordan Criss, & the CEO of Ghost Robotics, Jiren Parikh, share how their unusual collaboration came about, the behind the scenes of how the patrol dog was made, weaponization & hacking concerns, use cases, cost effectiveness & what they feel is most misunderstood about this kind of technology.

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Ep. 80 | Helpful Ads or Digital Prowling? How to Be a Little Less Trackable

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

The owners of YourTek Professionals offer tips on how to exist in the modern world, but also be a little less trackable with increased digital privacy. They cover everything from the physical dangers to virtual aggravations, including permissions of your favorite apps & devices like TikTok, Instagram & Facebook.

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Ep. 79 | Strangers in Your Spare Room? How to Find Your Social Legacy Part 2

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

In part 2 with Emily Chang, she explains how anyone can identify their social legacy BEFORE they have a midlife crisis, her daughter’s advice that helped heal the pain of giving up one of her spare room kids for adoption & how finding an agent for her book was like finding a drug dealer.

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Ep. 78 | Strangers in Your Spare Room? A Social Legacy of Ease, Not Obligation PART 1

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Emily Chang is a paradox. She was the CMO for Starbucks China, has held executive positions at Apple & is currently the CEO of McCann World Group, China. BUT she also has housed 16 at risk youth in her home. In this episode, she shares how she discovered her social legacy was opening up her spare room, why your heart work shouldn’t be hard work & her magic formula for decision-making.

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Ep. 77 | Why Processed Food Addiction Isn’t Your Fault PART 2

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Joan Ifland shares the benefits of quitting processed food, the consequences of not quitting them & the practical tips you’ve been missing all those times you’ve “tried to get healthy” before. Text REAL to 66866 to get the bonus resources mentioned in the episode!

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Ep. 76 | Why Processed Food Addiction Isn’t Your Fault PART 1

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. Joan Ifland explains how the history of processed foods has lead to an obesity or overweight percentage of 70% of Americans! She defines processed foods, explains the business model behind the messaging, the science of your brain's reaction to the foods & how quitting these can revive your taste buds & thought clarity.

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Ep. 75 | Date to Inseminate? A Non-Romantic Co-Parent App

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

What if you could swipe right on your baby daddy? Now you can. Founder of Modamily, Ivan Fatovic, shares the moment he came up with the idea for this unique dating service, their screening process & his tips for a successful partnership.

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Ep. 74 | The Impact of ADHD on Work Relationships & Motivation

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

In part II with Dr. Barbara Cohen, affectionately known as “Dr. B”, we talk strategies to maximize your workflow & creative abilities, how you know if you need to move on from a job & work-from-home hacks that keep you on task.

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Ep. 73 | The Impact of ADHD on Romantic Relationships

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Dr. Barbara Cohen, affectionately known as “Dr. B”, uses her wisdom of over 30 years as an adult ADHD therapist & coach to shed light on common conflicts caused by ADHD & the best strategies to work with them. We talk task completion, sense of time & even sex!

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Ep. 72 | Open in Case of Emergency Stuckness: the Benefit of Creative & Critical Thinking

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600

John Hughes is an author & presenter often does webinars for National Geographic. His specialty is bridging the gap between theory and practice to help educators engage their students. In this episode, he breaks down the value of divergent & convergent thinking, the importance of boredom & practical tips to think inside AND outside the box when you’re stuck.

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Ep. 71 | Inspired by Love: Story Telling, History & Human Rights

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Emmy® nominated & award winning filmmaker, Fiona Dawson, shares how love – both past & present – inspires her to share stories & kindness & courage from the LGBTQ community. She shares her secret to staying positive in the face of adversity, her two LGBTQ heroes & the moment in history that brought Gays & Lesbians together.

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Ep. 70 | Sex, Pleasure & the Colonization of India

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Seeeeeeeeex!! Even if you never got “the talk,” we all have memories of sex that shape our relationships today. In this episode, international sex educator & researcher, Sheetal Kandola, shares the contrasts of the Eastern & Western world when it comes to attitudes towards sex. We also uncover how history shapes our sex education, how the Kamasutra is about pleasure (not just positions) & how we can develop healthier attitudes towards sex.

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Ep. 69 | Relationship Killers: Film Cast Share Real-Life Lessons from On Screen Characters

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600

We all have deal-breakers. In this episode, film writer, Noah Waters III & his cast from Relationship Killers, share the insights they’ve gained from the real lives & those they play in the film. The dark comedy centers around mental health & a secret that may ruin one couple’s first therapy session. Consider throwing some extra change their way to support the creation of the film: shorturl.at/fxAC6

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Ep. 68 | Cross-Cultural Relationships? Lessons of Love from YouTube Creator Dating Beyond Borders

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Although Marina Iakovleva doesn’t consider herself an international dating expert, she HAS interviewed thousands of people from around the globe about romantic norms & cross-cultural dating horror stories. She compiles her findings in short, comical sketches on her YouTube channel, Dating Beyond Borders. In this episode, we talk about the pros & cons to intercultural romance & she shares lessons of love & life from around the globe (including some funny stories about her own dating experiences)!

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Ep. 67 | “Someday?” How to Turn Ideas into Things: Mentors, Action & Ice Cream

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Chad Henderson is a multi-faceted entrepreneur who got his start selling ice cream by boat at age 16. Now he’s the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst HRE, a nationwide healthcare real estate firm & the vision director of a new downtown district in his local Pensacola, FL. In this episode, he shares his best practices on turning vision into something tangible, mistakes all entrepreneurs should avoid & the key assets that will prevent your dreams & goals from gathering dust.

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Ep. 66 | Is Kindness Contagious? The Story of a Bully & a Really Kind Kid

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600

When Silas Scauzillo was 7, a classmate made fun of his sister, who has Downs Syndrome. In this episode, Silas & his mom, Amanda, share how he responded, the reaction of the bully & the movement they started that even got the attention of Dwayne The Rock Johnson.

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Ep. 65 | Medical Cannabis Patient & Officer’s Wife? Stigma vs. Reality Through the Eyes of a Busy Business Woman

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Bri Snellgrove is the owner of a PR firm in small town America. She is a police officer’s wife. She is the mom to two kids under 6 years old. In this episode, she describes how her need to be in control morphed into anxiety controlling her & how she recently become a medical marijuana patient. We talk stigmas, new patient experiences & the history of cannabis use in the United States.

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Ep. 64 | Guided Breathwork Session for Stress Detox

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600

This episode is a free guided breathwork session compliments of episode 61 guest, Jesse Coomer. He is the author of A Practical Guide to Breathwork, a certified Wim Hoff instructor as well as a breathwork coach. This is an episode you’ll want to use as a tool to flush out the stress & negative effects of 2020 & set fresh intentions for the New Year. Follow along laying down.

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Ep. 63 | Natural Mental Health Hacks by Meredith

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode, I share how knowing my patterns gives me clues on what to do for my mental health, how sticking to my cornerstones keeps me from crashing emotional rollercoasters & my favorite tools & tricks that I rotate out to help support my well being and stave off depression. None of this is meant to be medical or mental health advice. It’s instead an opportunity for you to get to know me a little better & be inspired to use creative solutions & coping skills for your own mental health.

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Ep. 62 | Loving Someone with Anxiety

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Jake Davis is mental health counselor and someone who loves someone with anxiety. He, himself, experienced a season in his life with daily anxiety attacks. In this episode, he offers tips on how to support someone with anxiety including practical tips on what to say and what not to say, boundaries & the issue of enabling.

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Ep. 61 | Reducing Stress Through Breathing: Hacks for the Non-Hippy

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Jesse Coomer, a certified Wim Hof instructor & breathwork instructor, explains why the lifestyle of the modern human can take a toll on our breathing patterns, causing us to be in a constant state of fight or flight. He explains the function of the autonomic nervous system & shares practical tips to hack your vagus nerve in order to achieve either a sympathetic or parasympathetic state, affecting everything from sexual function to exercise recovery.

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Ep. 60 | Surviving the Troubled Teen Industry: Separating Identity from Trauma

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Instead of being sent to tennis camp, Rocky Kandola was sent to a nightmarish WWASP teen rehab center in Mexico, where he served an indefinite sentence with an arbitrary points system. He describes how this was the beginning of a cycle of abuse, imprisonment & bad decisions, but not the end of his life. Hear how he sifted identity from trauma and what gave him hope to keep going.

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Ep. 59 | Creativity as a Mental Health Solution? Jay Alders Explains

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

World renown artist Jay Alders sheds light on how art & mental well-being go hand in hand. He explains the connection between creativity & problem solving & the importance of left-right brain integration. He also shares personal insights recently writing a book as well as from growing up with a mother with bi-polar disorder.

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Ep. 58 | Depression OR Sadness? How to know the difference

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

What does it mean to be depressed? How do we know if we are just sad? Does depression present differently in men and women? Dr. Megan Stodard helps unpack the important aspects of mental health with humor and in plain language.

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Ep. 57 | What Makes a Cult a Cult?

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

If you watched the Netflix special (un)well, you may have seen Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Rachel Bernstein, in the episode on Tantric Sex. She is a mental health professional specializing in cult psychology, manipulators & systems of control. In this episode, we discuss what defines a cult, answer a gut-wrenching listener question & active cults in Florida.

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Ep. 56 | How Not to Worry When the World is Ending (self-care like a pro)

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Phedra Smith, is back to help us worry, anxiety & stress (check out her first chat with me in episode 24 on How Not to Lose Your Sh*t During COVID19). We talk about how to know if you’re not fine, new ways to view mental health & daily rituals & routines that work.

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Ep. 55 | Maine Lobsterman: Fishing feuds, a major scandal & almost dying (twice)

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Erik Waterman is a 4th generation Maine Lobsterman. In this episode we talk about fishing culture, how he almost died (twice), fishing feuds & THE major fishing scandal in the American Northeast.

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Ep. 54 | Social Dilemma? How to build an online brand & be a real human with Sue B Zimmerman

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Sue B Zimmerman has been teaching business owners how to make more money with their businesses using Instagram almost since Instagram started. She’s been an entrepreneur since her early 20s, but she’s enjoying midlife now, making her voice a credible, to-the-point authority in the space. In this episode, we talk about practical tips & large scope approach to using social media as a tool to connect & grow your business without it using you or getting lost in chasing the algorithm.

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Ep. 53 | Indian in America: Not like F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Rashmi Sharma grew up in various parts of India thanks to her military father & spent the last decade in the United States thanks to her pursuit in higher education. In this episode, we compare & contrast Indian & US cultures. She shares her biggest disappointment coming to the States, her biggest thrill & the inner workings of Indian match making.

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Ep. 52 | Gay Money?

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

C David Newton is board president of STAMPED, a festival showcasing LGBTQ film & filmmakers from all over the world, creating opportunities for viewers to not only see people like them on screen, but also build bridges in the community. The festival is named after the stamped money brought into the community by pride event attendees. In this episode he shares his personal experience attending the festival for the first time & how film representation is so powerful.

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Ep. 51 | Haunted Hometown?

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Pensacola, FL was the FIRST settlement in the United States, making it old AF & ripe for ghost stories. Jessie Drossos has been professionally sharing these stories for the last 20 years. In this episode, she shares some of her favorite stories as well as her theory on ghosts. If you’re in Pensacola in October, be sure to book one of her tours through the University of West Florida Historic Trust!

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Ep. 50 | Uncomfortable Badass? Thriving in Difficulty

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Breanna Wilson is a freelance travel writer & photographer who found out her travel plans got Corona cancelled mid flight & ended up being stuck in the country of Georgia. She shares stories of how this & other uncomfortable moments have caused her to thrive. We talk wild horses, reindeer & yak yogurt.

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Ep. 49 | American Polyglot: Crossing Borders of Language & Colorism

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Sriram Ganesan’s family is from Southern India. Growing up in the U.S., he learned language like most Americans – late in life & well enough to pass an exam. Since traveling to 78 countries, spending about 1 month in each place, he now speaks 8 languages & works as a language trainer & tourism consultant. In this episode, he shares how learning languages can not only connect you to the people around you, but help overcome colorism & racism.

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Ep. 48 | Forced Marriage in America?

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Fraidy Reiss, founder of Unchained at Last, shares her own story of forced marriage & how she escaped, explains how this is happening IN THE UNITED STATES & how her organization expanded to advocate to end child marriage.

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ep. 47 | Meth, Gay Porn, Rehab & Celeb Photography Part 2

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In part 2 of Sean Murphy’s story, he tells how he got into gay photography, his surprising gateway drug and why he decided to check himself into rehab. We also talk dopamine, 12 steps & the crazy Irish guy & the horse. Explicit language warning.

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ep. 46 | Meth, Gay Porn, Rehab & Celeb Photography Part 1

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Sean Murphy shares his story of going from barely graduating high school to being an award-winning photographer who’s worked with Weezer, Kid Rock, & Dr. Dre to name a few. In part 1 he shares how his journey started with $600 & a shipping container, how he got into photography (& drugs) & how a failed MTV Real World audition was the perfect set up to become THE photographer to some of America’s top bands. Explicit language warning.

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ep. 45 | 11 Years Old with Autism: My Chat with Evan & his Mom

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

1 in 54 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It’s a wide spectrum that often gives individuals enhanced perception on some areas & diminished abilities in other areas. In this episode I talk with 11 year old Evan Hunley & his mom, Ellen. Evan’s autism super powers include enhanced memory, pattern recognition, deep empathy & a heightened desire to make those around him happy. Evan gives us a peek inside his world while his Mom describes the highs & lows of parenthood with a child on the spectrum.

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ep. 44 | The Weird Wonderful World of Humans: My chat with Kinga Philipps

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Adventure journalist, Kinga Philipps & I talk about the keys to connecting cross cultures, share stories of excessive kindness & how her dual background in journalism & anthropology work together to investigate global unsolved mysteries in her Travel Channel TV series Lost in the Wild. She also shares the weirdest (& most wonderful) travel memento ever!

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ep. 43 | Debt(free) Confessions: $80K Paid Off in 3 Years

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Married couple Brent & Angela Lane share how they paid off $80,000 in debt when 40% of Americans can’t cover a $400 emergency with cash. They tell what systems really worked for them, how Angela was resistant at first, signs you might be headed for disaster & how they avoided a huge financial tragedy during breast cancer treatments.

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ep. 42 | Circus Life? An Inside Look at a Duo Trapeze Act

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Ryan Schneider & wife Taeko Ariga both come from non-circus families. Ryan got his first job as the motorcycle on a high wire act at 31. The two met in Japan and now are a flying trapeze duo. In this episode, they describe the behind-the-scenes of their international performances, Ryan shares his philosophy on what makes a great performer & their parents reactions to their announcement they were running away to the circus!

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ep. 41 | Two-Time Quadriplegic? Football Player to Community Change Maker

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Why is this important? Listen in as I chat with JR Harding, a 6’5” football player who had TWO spinal cord injuries causing him to become a quadriplegic. Today he has a doctorate of education, is a faculty member at FSU College of Business & serves on the Delta Airlines Disability Advisory Board. He is a two-time US Presidential Appointee & a seven- time Florida Gubernatorial Appointee, helping shape public policy. He shares his story, the impact of the ADA on things like quality of life & travel & how we can better connect with people with disabilities.

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ep. 40 | Modeling Myths, Dos, Don’ts & Scams with IZON Models & Talent

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Co-owner of IZON Models & Talent, Rebecca Hamilton Taylor, joins me in busting modeling myths, covering dos & don’ts & answering listener questions about the industry. Listen in as she gives advice on how to be a model, what agencies look for & how to avoid scams.

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ep. 39 | The Real Little Mermaid: Weeki Wachee Legendary Siren

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Rita King was an underwater mermaid performer in Florida’s Weeki Wachee fresh water spring from 1963-1968 & performs today as a 60 something with 2-4 shows per month! In our chat she shares what it was like to choose a non-traditional career path in the 60s as a woman, what happens when wildlife interrupts their show & her passion for Florida’s fresh water springs.

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Ep. 38 | Drunk Donkey Nation? Mike’s Weather Page’s Mike Boylan

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

A self-proclaimed armchair expert, Mike Boylan has become the no BS resource for weather news all year long as the founder of Mike’s Weather Page on Facebook and speghettimodels.com. His page has been accredited by NOAA, FEMA, the Hurricane Hunters, local meteorologists & the Weather Channel, but he’s also collected a few critics along the way. In this episode, Mike shares Today the back story of his page, his opinion on hurricane mitigation & why his followers are called Drunk Donkey Nation.

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ep. 37 | From Eagle Scout to Inmate

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

It’s a short drive.” “I’ll drive slow.” “I’m careful.” He didn’t think thoughts we haven’t all thought. Yet in a blink of an eye 2 girls were dead & he was sentenced to 22 years in prison on 2 counts of DUI manslaughter. In this episode Eric Smallman shares how one night changed everything with a decision he had made a thousand times before & the surprising partnership that developed between he & one of the deceased girls’ mom.

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ep. 36 | Paid to Adventure: Travel Show Host Shane Reynolds

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Shane Reynolds has worked with Travel Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Channel & the BBC. He is the owner of the mobile TV production company Color Earth and is a traveling on-man-band. In this episode, he shares his behind the scenes adventures, his perspective on a non-traditional career path in the creative space & even offers advice to others looking in that direction.

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ep. 35 | Business in “the New Normal”

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Some works are going back to the office, while others are still working remotely, but we are all finding our way through Zoom calls & the COVID19 “new normal.” Jamie Dickerman, Vice President of Public Relations for Sunny505, a nation-wide communications firm, shares work place predictions, some zoom tips you should DEFINTELY know before your next Monday meeting & how we can make communication with team members, employees & clients meaningful.

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ep. 34 | Killing Cancer with Comedy

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Insurance agent by day & stand-up comedian by night, Emily Dillon, shares the perspective cancer has given her & how humor knows no diagnosis. She dishes on her hot oncologist, the awkward moments when you tell people you have cancer & even gives advice to others with cancer.

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ep. 33 | Adult ADHD? Living beyond it with Dr. Barbara Cohen

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

It’s frustrating to live with something as adult you were supposed to outgrow. Most adults are misdiagnosed with depression & anxiety when ADHD is the cause. Dr. Barbara Cohen, psychotherapist for over 30 years, certified ADHD Coach, international ADHD researcher, and fellow ADDer, offers insight & answers to adults who have brains that work differently.

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ep. 32 | Dating Culture Comparison: Italy vs U.S.

Mon, 25 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tracy O’Donnell grew up in small town America. After graduating college (& not knowing any Italian), she moved to Italy. Now she lives there full time with her partner & soon to be 3 kids. Listen in as she share the differences in dating culture between the United States & Italy. We talk mammoni, the stages of dating & compare American macho to Italian macho.

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ep. 31 | Public Introvert: Life as a YouTuber

Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Holden Hardman started his YouTube channel in 2016 & is climbing quickly to 100,000 subscribers, but life as a recognizable person in a small town can be taxing when you are also an introvert. We talk about the dynamics of introversion, overthinking & anxiety as it relates to content creation. He also gives some great tips to new YouTubers! *Thanks for your patience on the audio quality - the Rona got it!*

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ep. 30 | What You Don’t Know about Human Trafficking

Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Human Trafficking isn’t usually an abduction or sex slavery. Brad Dennis shares what human trafficking normally looks like & what you can do when you spot it. We also cover topics like the amateur porn industry in Florida & the legalization of prostitution. Brad is the National Search Director for the KlaasKIDS Foundation's Search Center for Missing and Trafficked Children. His rescue work has been chronicled on CNN, The Early Show, The Today Show, Dateline, MSNBC, and 48 Hours. We end the episode with tips to keep kids safe online & ways the everyday person can support the end to human trafficking. *Thanks for your patience on the audio quality - the Rona got it!*

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ep. 29 | Success Addiction? Anxious achiever to peaceful performer w/ Kelly Brock

Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Kelly Brock was in the top .5% of her network marketing company & looked like she had it all together, but on the inside, she was struggling. She had become so out of line with her priorities that she began feeling sick in her pursuit of success. We talk about how she recognized her anxiety, realized her addiction to success & share IMMEDIATELY implementable tools to eliminate daily anxiety & change any behavior including success addiction. *Thanks for your patience on the audio quality - the Rona got it!*

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ep. 28 | What’s Your Camel’s Name? Iran vs U.S.A

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tehran native Sohrab Tavakoli does a culture comparison of between Iran’s capitol city & Dallas, TX. We discuss American friendliness, travel attitudes, work culture & more. *Thanks for your patience on the audio quality - the Rona got it!*

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ep. 27 | Tiger King: Hold My Beer

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Animal presenter & owner of Animal Tales Southeast, John Ham & I have an after hours discussion about Netflix’s Tiger King: the cast of characters, how zoos pass or fail inspections & how the average person can become more aware of the ethics (or lack of) driving the animal business.

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ep. 26 | Dwarfism + Foster Parenting?

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

ep. 26 | Dwarfism + Foster Parenting?

Melissa Misegadis-Wickstrom shares the advantages & disadvantages of being a little person in child protective services & as a foster parent herself. Along the way she shares some of the crazy things kids have said to her & dispels common foster care myths. Stay to the end where she shares qualities of a good foster parent.

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ep.25 | Black People Don’t Meditate?

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

ep.25 | Black People Don’t Meditate?

Pole fitness instructor, life coach & author, Mia Bolden, shares how fitness, yoga & meditation helped her go from career ADD to multi-passionate entrepreneur with an anchored purpose. Stay to the end where she shares how to figure out your life’s purpose.

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ep.24 | How to Not Lose Your Sh*t During COVID19

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500

#24 – How to Not Lose Your Sh*t During COVID19

Licensed mental health counselor, Phedra Smith, helps us adjust our expectations, lay out practical tips & find the silver lining during COVID19.

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ep.23 | Naked & Afraid: Working from Home During COVID19

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500

ep.23 | Naked & Afraid: Working from Home During COVID19

I have ADD, am unmedicated & here to help! After 16 years of working from home, I’ve got some hacks to keep you on task & from killing your kids.
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ep.22 | Meredith Answers YOUR questions

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Guest host, Ramsey Coates, asks Meredith questions from listeners!

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ep.21 | The Secret Lives of Teenagers: an Inside Look into Student Motivations

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500

ep.21 | The Secret Lives of Teenagers: an Inside Look into Student Motivations

Lamarr Womble is the founder of Passion for Leadership & a national speaker featured on msnbc.com and TedX Youth. Today he is going share his insight from working on-one with students - what students wish their parents knew & what parents can do to set kids up for success beyond graduation.

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ep.20 | Summiting Mt Everest

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0600

ep.20 | Summiting Mt Everest

At age 38 and only 8 weeks of training, Merry Morgan Holotik Henderson became 1 of the 4,700 people to summit Mt Everest & 1 of the 605 women. She shares how she went from non-athletic theatre nerd to mountaineer & what you don’t know about what it takes to get there. Stay to the end where she will share why it’s never too late to start at the bottom.

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ep.19 | Felon Turned Entrepreneur Part 2

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600

ep.19 | Felon Turned Entrepreneur Part 2

Former ecstasy dealer, Jason Edwards, shares about the day he walked out of prison, how he won over the trust of his boss & now owns a million dollar business. Stay to the end where he shares his message to prisoners, their family members & naysayers.

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ep.18 | Felon Turned Entrepreneur Part 1

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600

ep.18 | Felon Turned Entrepreneur Part 1

Former ecstasy dealer, Jason Edwards, tells his story of what lead to prison, the types of people you find there & the mindsets that can pull you in & lift you out.

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ep.17 | The Psychology of Chronic Pain

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600

ep.17 | The Psychology of Chronic Pain

Chiropractor Rob Thomson explains the connection between the brains' neuroplasticity and treatment-resistant pain. Stay tuned to the end where he gives tips on how to hurt less from home.

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ep. 16| Finding Passion in Your 9-5: Real Tips. No Fluff.

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600

ep. 16| Finding Passion in Your 9-5: Real Tips. No Fluff.

The youngest person to become VP of Human Resources at her firm, LaShanta Cox, has a wealth of actionable information that will help you dust off your passion & live every day at your day job. Stay to the end where we summarize 3 ways to prevent your job from driving you to drink.

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ep.15 | The Importance of Boundaries & Self-Care in Relationships

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0600

ep.15 | The Importance of Boundaries & Self-Care in Relationships

The words boundaries & self-care sound like words involving just you, but Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Melissa Garner, explains how without these elements within relationships, resentment & burnout can happen. Stay to the end where she shares the 3 Cs of self-care.

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ep.14 | Where Everybody Knows Your Name: A Gym with Community

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600

ep.14 | Where Everybody Knows Your Name: A Gym with Community

Franchisee owner of Delta Life Fitness gives an inside look into how she went from stay at home mom to business owner. Stay to the end where we give tips on how to build community builds a brand.

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ep.13 | Curious about Exotic Pets: Perspective of a Live Animal Presenter

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:00:00 -0600

ep.13 | Curious about Exotic Pets: Perspective of a Live Animal Presenter

John Ham, the Southeast Owner of Animal Tales, shares his perspective on zoos, exotic pets & his surprising recommendations for families considering adding a furry member to the family.

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Ep.12 | Curing Fear with Sharks: A Life Uncaged

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Shark groupie & award-winning photographer, Romona Robbins tells her story of her life outside the box & how feeling fear can actually awaken your senses. Listen to the end where we share tips on living an uncaged life.

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Ep. 11 | Learning to Hear Them: How Kids Disclose Sexual Abuse

Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600

ep.11 | Learning to Hear Them: How Kids Disclose

Executive Director of Pensacola’s Gulf Coast Kids House, Stacey Kostevicki, shares the surprising way kids disclose sexual abuse & how we can all be better listeners. Stay to the end where she also shares her secrets to winning Best Boss in Best of the Coast despite being in a stressful industry.

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ep.10 | Public Flop: Strength in Vulnerability as Told by a Film Writer

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600

ep.10 | Public Flop: Strength in Vulnerability as Told by a Film Writer

Los Angeles film writer & stand-up comedian, Noah Waters III shares his perspective on vulnerability & rejection & why he seeks out experiences others avoid for what he calls his “memory palette.” Stay to the end where we share ways vulnerability is an asset.

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ep. 9 | Getting Ripped Without a Gym: Steps to Functional Strength

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600

ep. 9 | Getting Ripped Without a Gym: Steps to Functional Strength

Aleks Salkin is a multi-lingual personal trainer who specializes in foundational level movement. Listen in as he shares how he went from an embarrassing high school gym moment to being StrongFirst certified with clients all over the world. Stay tuned to the end when he shares some function strength assessments you try out on yourself.

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ep.8 | A Tale of Two Podcasters: Swapcast with The Life for Me Podcast

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600

ep.8 | A Tale of Two Podcasters: Swapcast with The Life for Me Podcast

My first podcast on an actual app was the Life for Me Podcast hosted by Jordan English. Though our endeavor is the same, our personalities could not be more different. Listen in as we reflect on the adventure that is podcasting and how to develop curiosity as an asset.

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ep.7 | Curious About Solo Travel: Navigating adventure

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600

ep.7 | Curious About Solo Travel: Navigating adventure

Marcina Rogers shares how a traditional job in engineering doesn’t have to equal traditional weekends. Find out how she finds time for travel & how she plans her world-wide adventures. Together we share tips on how to plan your first solo trip.

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ep.6 | Former Mennonite Turned Fashion Designer: Reinventing yourself

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:00:00 -0600

ep.6 | Former Mennonite Turned Fashion Designer: Reinventing yourself

Ruthy Allyger shares how she found the courage to reinvent her life from conservative Mennonite to couture fashion designer and how she is equipping other former Mennonite women. Together we share tips on reinventing yourself.

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ep.5 | Curious About Yoga Nidra: Discovering your core values

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Brooke Page-Thompson shares how she knew it was time to leave her corporate job & the role yoga had in realizing her core values. Together we share questions to ask yourself to discover your own core values.

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ep.4 | Converting Creativity into Cash: Thinking outside the box

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Bethany Lauren, owner of Court of DeLuna event space in Pensacola, FL, has always been the creative type. What makes her different is her ability to monetize projects & outside the box (I mean waay outside!) Together we share tips on how anyone can turn their hobby into a payday.

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ep.3 | Keepin it Classy with Cannabis: Learning how to be a patient

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Marcus Alfinez, Army Veteran & Assistant Manager at SurTerra Medical Marijuana dispensary in Pensacola, FL, shares how you *should* be shopping for cannabis (it might surprise you!). He breaks down the difference between hemp & cannabis CBD & together we share how to be a classy competitor in a competitive market such as cannabis.

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ep.2 | Happiness Styled: Elevating your image while staying true to yourself

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 23:00:00 -0600

Laura Showalter shares the path that lead her from professional singer to professional image consultant (and ice hockey in between!)and the styling mistake nearly everyone makes. She tells us why good style doesn’t have to equal high dollar and together we share how to be intentional with your wardrobe.

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ep.1 | Inspiring vs Shaming: Getting people on board with your cause

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0500

#1 - Inspiring vs Shaming: Getting people on board with your cause

Sigrid Solgard shares how her journey to Executive Director of Keep Pensacola Beautiful began with film school (say what?!) and how she strives to inspire others instead of shame them when it comes to environmentalism. Together we share tips on how to get people on board with your cause.

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