In this episode of Sonder Characters, your co-hosts and friends, Andreea and Ana are discussing what makes us beautiful .Tune in to find out the correlation between beauty and attractiveness, where the concept of beauty started and what influences our perception of it.

Let’s discuss the famous sayings and the meaning behind them: what does it actually mean when we say beauty is in the eye of the beholder? And can we really not judge a book by its cover? Listen to what science has to say and the power of female beauty on the  male brain.

In this short episode of Sonder Characters, your co-hosts and friends, Ana and Andreea, are celebrating Valentine’s Day. Stay tuned to uncover facts about love, chocolate and traditions. What started this holiday? How is it celebrated across the globe and why do we love/ hate it? Who is Dragobete, what is the deal with Cupid, and can we still wear our hearts on our sleeves? PS: In case you run out of inspiration for your love card this year- hear out some suggestions. (Success not promised! Sarcasm is.)

Happy Valentine’s day from the Sonder Characters team.

In this episode of Sonder Characters, your co-hosts and friends, Ana and Andreea, are exploring the ups and downs of friendships. Let’s find out together how many connections we can hold at one time, what psychology has to say about the types of friends we have and what impact those close social connections can have on our health.

Stay tuned as your co-hosts reminisce about the beginning of their friendship, discuss when is the right time to lose a friend and how no one turns faster into an FBI agent than a BFF who is on a mission ;). Many laughs involved.

In this episode of Sonder Characters, your co-hosts and friends, Andreea and Ana are spilling the tea on their own mistakes, regrets and momentary lapses of judgment.

Let’s find out together  how regrets are born, why sorry seems to be the hardest word for some whilst for others is as simple as saying “hello”.

How long does it take for our brain to notice a mistake, how are they perceived and what is on Andreea’s list of things we are no longer apologizing for in 2023?

Let’s see which country apologizes the most and share some of the finest mistakes in history.

Hello and welcome to Season 2 of Sonder Characters- where your co-hosts and friends, Ana and Andreea navigate the world of being heartbroken...and they do it happily.

Join us on a journey of mending broken hearts by understanding what heartbreak does to our brain (spoiler alert: it’s not good). Is there a way to skip to the good part? Let’s find out together what stages of heartbreak we must go through, if staying toxic can actually help us, and the country with the most heartbroken hearts.

Stay tuned to find out what can hold Ana back from getting a message delivered, why Andreea needed a Paracetamol and what data says about choices: Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all?

In the last episode of this season, your co-hosts and new friends, Ana and Andreea are showing you behind the scenes of creating Sonder Characters- get to know us by listening to an exclusive interview with each other; how & why we started being “Sonder”, personal lessons from creating a podcast from scratch as friends and going through a full season, and lastly, pretend to be experts at what we do best: thinking about life.

Stick with us to find out what superpowers we would like to have, why Andreea wouldn’t get close to a swan, and how Ana learnt about acts of kindness.

In this December Special, your co-hosts and new friends, Ana and Andreea, are talking about being jolly.

Let’s discover what science says about happiness, what are the little things - and the big ones that really contribute to our own: from hot showers and cooking chicken to perfection to using acts of kindness and pro-social behavior, let’s explore what we can do to increase our levels of happiness. We’ll also share with you at what time Andreea is the happiest in an airport, what other factors contribute to our general sense of joy, and why we tend to focus on negatives.

In this December Special, your co-hosts and new friends, Ana and Andreea, are entering the season's cheer  with a condensed format of Sonder Characters. And to get right into it,  we are looking at what success is.

Stick with us to find out what are the things that Ana used to be successful at but is no longer, why Andreea has been snaked by her therapist and what achieving our goals  does to our brains.  In a short and laugh-filled episode, we’ll share what we learned about Oprah, what is the most successful country in the world and we’ll share a tip or two on how to get off from a treadmill that you may be on- not in the gym, but in your own life.

In this episode, your co-hosts and new friends, Ana and Andreea, are entering a dangerous territory: A Man’s world. What are the most googled facts about men?

Buckle up as we are trying to unpick some of the hot questions: Why are men so complicated?  Why are they attracted to women and what do they have in common with babies? Let’s talk: Peter Pan Syndrome and men as creatures from Mars.

Expect data, giggles, and breaking male gender stereotypes through research and science. In a light-hearted conversation, let’s find out how much time and effort do men really put into getting ready for a date and what’s their deal breakers. We hope you’ll be as surprised as we are.

In this episode, your co-hosts and new friends, Ana and Andreea, are starting the alphabet from the letter L - The L word, but not how you would imagine it;

Stick with us to find out whether we are in love, lust or just confused. Should we even believe in love at first sight?

Having love on the brain can do a lot to us- but how do we experience it as a new couple, during a longer term relationship or as bilinguals?

Data and embarrassing stories guaranteed!