Recorded May 4 2019

TL;DL (Too Long; Didn’t Listen)

We just cut to the chase this week and focused on the picks. Still managed to fill up an hour though. Enjoy the ride!

WARNING: Light GoT spoilers.

Hidden Brain

Host: Shankar Vedantam

Network: NPR

April 15, 2019 - What Can A Personality Test Tell Us About Who We Are?

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/12/712876949/what-can-a-personality-test-tell-us-about-who-we-are

Secrets of the Most Productive People

Host: Kathleen Davis

Network: Fast Company

Episodes:

• April 10, 2019 - These are the false beliefs we still hold about introverts and extroverts - https://www.fastcompany.com/90331732/these-are-the-myths-about-introverts-and-extroverts
• April 24, 2019 - How to train your brain to be resilient to failure - https://www.fastcompany.com/90338547/how-to-train-your-brain-to-be-resilient-to-failure

The Ezra Klein Show

Host: Ezra Klein

Network: Vox

May 2 2019 - The Disillusionment of David Brooks

Episode: https://megaphone.link/VMP2618389621

Show: https://www.vox.com/ezra-klein-show-podcast

Becoming Wise

Host: Krista Tippett

Network: The On Being Project

July 25t 2016 - Einstein Speaks to Us about Race (w/Prof S James Gates)

https://onbeing.org/programs/einstein-speaks-us-race-s-james-gates/

Feminist Wellness

Host: Victoria Albina, life coach and literal friend of the podcast

https://victoriaalbina.com/podcast/

Disgraceland

Host: Jake Brennan

https://www.disgracelandpod.com/

Dissect Season 4 - Tyler the Creator

Host: Cole Cushna

Show: https://dissectpodcast.com/

Press (about new season): https://www.complex.com/music/2019/04/tyler-the-creator-flower-boy-dissect-new-season

Non-podcast stuff important to us in recent weeks

The New Yorker on Cults

• My Childhood in a Cult: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/my-childhood-in-a-cult
• How Cults Made America: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/how-cults-corrected-america

Reading the (redacted) Mueller Report

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/read-the-mueller-report/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3043275bbf35

Turn off the Damn Phone Notifications!!!

• https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/well/mind/putting-down-your-phone-may-help-you-live-longer.html
• https://www.howtogeek.com/347011/how-to-disable-notifications-everywhere/
• https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-you-can-reduce-the-stress-from-smartphone-notifications-without-turning-them-off
• https://www.theminimalists.com/emergencies/

Imaginary Worlds - The Sorting Hat - https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/the-sorting-hat.html

The Take - Harry Potter Symbolism: The Houses -

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY8-JHLY9yDOWiJU23zPxnG19m36jLv-D

Adam Ruins Everything - Adam Ruins the Myers Briggs Test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQqSnkI32A

Reigning Jeopardy Champ James Holzhauer playing style - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/arts/jeopardy-james-holzhauer-interview.html

Shields and Brooks on PBS Newshour (nothing comes between me and my news analysis!) - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/shields-and-brooks

...and not these dudes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d05tQrhNMkA

Scene on Radio’s Seeing White (from Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies) - http://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/

Prof S James Gates - https://sites.brown.edu/sjgates/,

Leaky Gut Syndrome - https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/features/leaky-gut-syndrome#1

Mike Judge’s Tales from the Tour Bus - https://www.cinemax.com/mike-judge-presents-tales-from-the-tour-bus

Rick James Episode (preview) - https://www.cinemax.com/video.series.mike-judge-presents-tales-from-the-tour-bus.s2-ep-2-preview-83385306

Chappelle's Show - Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories: Rick James

• Part 1: https://youtu.be/ZdVAH8Z5O90
• Part 2: https://youtu.be/ddIz-ydl6Yk
• (R.I.P. Charlie Murphy)

Freddie Krueger the Parrot - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/parrot-freddy-krueger-survives-kidnapping-shot-snake-bite-brazil-zoo, https://www.dailyzeitgeist.com/podcasts/mad-mueller-guac-cheese-5219.htm

Avengers Endgame and Depression, Failure and Resilience - https://www.playboy.com/read/avengers-endgame-mental-health-failure,

Correction: The article above was written by Nerdificent co-host Dani Fernandez.

see also: https://www.nerdificent.com/podcasts/bonus-ep-avengers-endgame-review-spoilers.htm

Rolling Stone article from 1971 about The Lyman Family - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-lyman-familys-holy-siege-of-america-235776/#!

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