My Sister's A Therapist- Mental Health, Wellness, and Healing with Humor

It's the black and gold/blue and white dress all over again! Why we can't trust our perception, how our brain does weird stuff to protect us, and what Aldous Huxley wrote about on mescaline. Also: Dueling William S. Burroughs impressions!

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Laura annoys me with an internet guy I've never heard of. We take turns telling him to go screw.

NYU.COM: About Scott Galloway What I’ve Learned: Andrea Cuttler

Notes On Being A Man: Scott Galloway

The Jordan Harbinger Show: Scott Galloway

F The Nice Guy Podcast:  Scott Galloway

Natalie Garrett-Woodruff: Tik Tok

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Scammers. Liars. Flimflam men. Crooks. What makes us susceptible to scams, and what mental issues do scammers have?

References:

Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill

Yes Man: Danny Wallace

The Art Of Extreme Self Care: Cheryl Richardson

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Are pranks a harmless pastime, or traumatic abuse? We find out Laura's history with pranks, many of which were played by Virginia.

References:

Tik Tok: Cali: Paint Prank

Beck, The Feminist Lawyer: Turkey Trot Prank

Reddit: AITA for getting hurt and upset over a"harmless prank" that my husband pulled?

Don't Be Gaslit by Social Media "Pranksters": Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D.

Is it a Joke? Or is it Abusive? When Jokes Become Harmful: (Jersey Battered Women’s Services): JBWS.org 

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When Mary Beard appeared on TV, she got death threats and demands that she shut up- she traced idea all the way back to the Odyssey.

References:

Women and Power, Mary Beard

Calypso, Suzanne Vega

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Well...what are you afraid of, anyway?

References:

The Shadow Work Journal: A Guide To Integrate and Transcend Your Shadows

How Evolution Designed Your Fear: Mathias Clasen

Why do people worry?: Mark Freeston 

Wikipedia: Urbach–Wiethe disease 

The rare disease that stops people from feeling fear: Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Rare Brain Disorder Prevents All Fear: Laura Sanders

Why worrying doesn’t work — and what to do instead: Mary Heineke

A New Explanation for Why Some People Worry So Much: Arash Emamzadeh

Tackling your worries: NHS.uk

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We can figure out why a fascist is surrounded by rich friends, and we've discussed how they get regular people to do their dirty work-in OBEY- but we don't talk about the need for loyal losers in any autocrat's mid-level bureaucracy! Pete Hegseth? RFK? Matt Gaetz? Who are these idiots?

References:

"The engines of autocracies? Mediocre employees"-By Amanda Taub

“Making a Career in Dictatorship,” -Adam Scharpf and Christian Glassel

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Why are we obsessed with the good old days?

References:

Johno Verity: Interview with Aaron, The Gas Lamplighter

Why Millions Are Watching Dr. Parkinstine Live Like It’s 1915: Ashley Fike

Subway Takes: The Fight Against Cobblestones: Ft. Gabriella Karefa Johnson

Why are we so obsessed with the past?: Joelle Maillard

Why Are People Suddenly Obsessed With Life in the Middle Ages?: Tanner Garrity

What Is Generation Z’s Obsession With The Past?:Tyrah Sweeting

Psychologists Explain Why Everyone’s Suddenly Obsessed With "Grandma Things": Meghan Shouse

Why Is Pop Culture So Obsessed with the 1920s?: Annalee Newitz

Were Things Really Better In The Past? The Science Behind Our Obsession With A Lost “Golden Age” It's all going downhill. Or is it...?: Benjamin Taub

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Did you ever hear of behavioral economics? Do you think a series of quarters landing heads are more likely to land on tails? What else do you think you're probably wrong about? Find out now!

References:

Stanford Coin Experiment- 2023-Persi Diaconis

Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky

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An extra-long show with the brilliant, funny, and talented Lu Chekowsky- we talk about fatphobia, how advertising makes us hate ourselves, and the perils of Sun-In addiction.

Her book is so great, it's out June 9th and she's also got it on audiobook on Audible!

References:

Don't Buy What I'm Selling, by Lu Chekowsky

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