Chasing the Mind

Today, Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie talk to Renee Powers, feminist coach and host of Wild Cozy Truth. We talk about youtube beauty stars, feminism, diversity, and make up as "play." 

You can find Renee at https://www.wildcozytruth.com/

Hey Everyone! We are back and talking to Melissa Caughey about how awesome it is to have backyard chickens!

You can find out more about Melissa here: https://www.tillysnest.com/   You can find her books here:    https://www.amazon.com/How-Speak-Chicken-Your-Chickens/dp/1612129110/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521678223&sr=8-1&keywords=melissa+caughey   https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Guide-Keeping-Chickens-2015-03-10/dp/B01FIWGE54/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1521678223&sr=8-4&keywords=melissa+caughey

Today, Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie talk to Joe Sanok, clinician, consultant, and host of Practice of the Practice Podcast. Joe has great advice on how to establish and grow a thriving counseling practice. And his tips can be applied to any small business owner who is looking to find ways to scale up and expand their influence.

You can find Joe at https://www.practiceofthepractice.com/

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Today, Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie continue their discussion with Dr. Shelby Balik, History Professor. We discuss how women exerted their influence before they even had the right to vote, and Dr. Balik offers her insights as to how history informs our understanding of our current politics.

Shelby M. Balik is an associate professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, specializing in early American history and American religious history. She holds degrees from Brown University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin. She has published in the Journal of Social History, the New England Quarterly, and the Journal of Church and State, among others. She is the author of Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New England’s Religious Geography (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2014) and is currently researching a book on household religious practice in eighteenth-century North America.

Today, Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie talk to Dr. Shelby Balik, History Professor, about the things we get wrong about the Thanksgiving story--from the story of Plymouth over that of Jamestown to the "fetishization" of Pocahontas, you won't want to miss this interview!

Shelby M. Balik is an associate professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, specializing in early American history and American religious history. She holds degrees from Brown University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin. She has published in the Journal of Social History, the New England Quarterly, and the Journal of Church and State, among others. She is the author of Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New England’s Religious Geography (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2014) and is currently researching a book on household religious practice in eighteenth-century North America.

Today, Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie speak with Dr. Anne Lipton, Board certified neurologist who specializes in dementia. Dr. Lipton shares who is more likely to get dementia, when to be worried about changes in memory, and how to mitigate potential risk factors that make one vulnerable to dementia. 

Bonus! Dr. Lipton is a science fiction nerd who speaks about her many fandoms! She tells about what the movies and TV get wrong about neurological issues, and she talks about her fiction writing and upcoming contribution to a book about putting the science back in science fiction.

You can find out more about Dr. Lipton at her website:

http://annelipton.com/

 

To hear Dr. Angela on The Spinning Logic:

http://jasonhavey.com/spinning-logic-147-dr-angela-johnson/

Today, Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie talk to Rick Doane, Executive Director of Interfaith Social Services. ISS is a nonprofit agency that provides services to those suffering from food insecurity, as well as mental health counseling and homelessness prevention. 

The doctors discuss the issues surrounding individuals facing food insecurity and the impacts of this kind of stress on individuals and families.

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Today Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie talk with Charles, Mikeal, Joel, and Scotty from The Something Random Podcast. The Doctors administer a "psychological test" designed just for the guys...and the conversation turns serious when talking about the serious issues of sexual harassment a la Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood. 

You can listen to The Something Random Podcast on Podbean at https://somethingrandompod.podbean.com/

To see Tick go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj6qpcZXRAo

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Today the Doctors speak with architectural historian and preservationist Nicole Nietzel about her work on the Queen Mary. Nicole discusses her love of architectural history and why it is so important to preserve historic sites like the Queen Mary which was at various times a passenger ship, a troop ship, and now a hotel stationed in Long Beach, California.

But first the Doctors discuss why people love ghost stories.

You can learn more about the Queen Mary at:

http://www.queenmary.com/

Check out The Something Random Podcast with special guests Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie!

https://somethingrandompod.podbean.com/e/22-bait-switch-wspecial-guests-dr-angela-johnson-dr-stephanie-schwartz/

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Extended interview with Nicole coming soon!

Also, we have a new facebook group, Mind Chasers--Come hang out with us!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/360555954404593/

Today Dr. Angela and Dr. Stephanie talk to Kevin Johnson about the world of Punkin Chunkin. The doctors also talk about some of the rituals of autumn and discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder. 

You can find out more about the punkin chunkin event in New Hampshire here:

http://www.extremechunkin.com/

And there is a new movie out about Dr. Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman. See the trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mts8NIcLZUQ

Listen to our past episode on Wonder Woman here:

https://chasingthemind.com/2017/08/04/podcast-3-the-secret-life-of-wonder-woman-with-brad-sultan/

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