This week I get my “cold plunge curious” partner Charlie Warzel to come on the pod and talk about how cold plunging suddenly feels like it’s everywhere, the science (some interesting, some junk) behind it, whether it’s been “bro-ified,” who’s buying those $6000 cold plunge tubs… and how to actually start doing it, if that’s your thing.

• The Huberman Lab Podcast (I also like this Jess Grose piece on “Huberman Husbands”)

• The Coney Island Polar Bear Club, founded in 1903

• The Tiktok guy who plunges every day:

• The $6000+ cold plunge tub:

• Charlie at The Atlantic and Charlie on Instagram

• Follow Melody on Instagram and follow the show on Instagram!

• SITTING. Is it that bad? How do you feel about how much you sit? Do you do anything to sit more or less?

• The cultural force that is/was Contemporary Christian Music

• Moms for Liberty

• Goodreads (what has made it so bad, a particular trend you’ve observed, should you go to Storygraph, you can take this anywhere you want)

• Very Contemporary Architecture Trends (like ‘modern farmhouse’) and/or wtf is going on with Chip & Joanna Gaines these days, why is their new show so banal

• Whatever Bradley Cooper’s deal is

• Anything you need advice on!

• You can submit them (and ideas for future eps) here (and here’s the subscriber-only priority form)