Episodes
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Short Wave
Seashells reveal oceans under pressure
Shells connect human history and commerce to a measurable warning about how carbon dioxide is changing marine life.
Sep 1, 2026 · 13 min
This Podcast Will Kill You
ECT’s troubled past still shapes its modern use
ECT can bring profound relief for severe depression, but understanding its history of coercion, misuse, and memory loss is essential to judging its place in psychiatric care.
Sep 1, 2026 · 59 min
Science Friday
Ocean recovery depends on changing the stories we tell
The episode connects severe marine threats with evidence that ecosystems can recover when public values, institutions, and conservation efforts change.
Sep 1, 2026 · 18 min
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Duckworth argues environments shape who we become
The conversation reframes personal change as a shared responsibility: growth depends not only on grit, but on the people, places, and cultures surrounding us.
Sep 1, 2026 · 55 min
Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD
Four supplements survive the industry’s quality test
With weak oversight and aggressive marketing clouding supplement choices, the conversation offers a narrower framework built around testing, dosage, and individual needs.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 20m
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
MOTS-C Promises Metabolic Gains, But Evidence Remains Early
The episode examines whether MOTS-C can meaningfully improve metabolism, performance, recovery, and healthy aging while its safety profile remains under study.
Sep 1, 2026 · 12 min
Something You Should Know
Food additives deserve evidence, not ingredient-list panic
The episode separates legitimate concerns about ultra-processed diets from the misleading idea that unfamiliar or artificial-sounding ingredients are inherently dangerous.
Sep 1, 2026 · 26 min
unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
Testosterone enters the menopause conversation
The episode examines what women’s testosterone may do, where evidence remains thin, and how dosing and monitoring shape treatment risk.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 13m
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix It
Psychedelic work brings hidden health patterns into focus
The conversation connects nervous-system regulation, unresolved experiences, and psychedelic-assisted therapy while stressing careful facilitation and integration.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 13m
We're Out of Time
Lighthouse parenting trades control for resilient independence
The episode examines how parents can protect children without preventing the mistakes, discomfort, and emotional growth that build lasting resilience.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 7m
The Dr. Hyman Show
ADHD care expands from brain chemistry to whole-body health
The episode presents ADHD symptoms as potentially shaped by interacting factors such as gut health, inflammation, nutrition, hormones, blood sugar, and sleep.
Aug 31, 2026 · 47 min
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Duhigg links habit loops, GLP-1s, and better conversations
The episode connects behavior change, medication, and communication around a central question: how can people redesign automatic responses instead of relying on willpower?
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 9m
Short Wave
CTE study raises alarm while exposing major limits
The findings highlight serious brain-injury concerns for former NFL players without showing how common CTE is among today’s athletes.
Aug 31, 2026 · 15 min
Unexplainable
Synthetic cells challenge the boundary between chemistry and life
Cells built from nonliving chemicals could expand biology’s manufacturing potential while forcing new decisions about safety, governance, and access.
Aug 31, 2026 · 36 min
Science Friday
Mars missions must pair human judgment with robotic reach
The choices made before humans reach Mars will shape how efficiently they search for life and what science they can bring home.
Aug 31, 2026 · 18 min
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Eileen Gu separates Olympic performance from personal identity
The conversation examines how confidence, ambition, family influence, and grief coexist when extraordinary achievement cannot define a whole person.
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 8m
Something You Should Know
Better healthcare starts beyond prescriptions
The episode connects patient agency and whole-person care with the overlooked ways weather can shape health, behavior, and thought.
Aug 31, 2026 · 55 min
Hidden Brain
Indirect speech protects relationships—and can imperil lives
The episode examines when tact preserves cooperation and when deference or ambiguity prevents urgent truths from being heard.
Aug 31, 2026 · 56 min
Huberman Lab Essentials
AI-driven school model condenses core academics into two hours daily
The traditional factory model of schooling is failing to keep pace with modern cognitive science and technological tools that can radically accelerate student learning.
Aug 31, 2026 · 2h 34m
The Rest Is Science
Why the brain turns chewing into anger
Misophonia shows how sound, bodily mirroring, disgust, empathy, and visual context can transform ordinary eating noises into perceived threats.
Aug 30, 2026 · 53 min
Something You Should Know
Music heals while technology erodes everyday human skills
The episode connects music’s measurable effects on health with a warning that convenience can weaken cognition, connection, solitude, and movement.
Aug 29, 2026 · 54 min
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Psychiatric prescribing faces scrutiny in Clancy case
The episode asks whether fragmented care, medication changes, and severe sleep deprivation can help explain a catastrophic postpartum deterioration without erasing personal responsibility.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 50m
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Advanced nuclear faces AI’s surging power demand
AI and other emerging technologies are creating demand for reliable clean electricity, forcing a choice between nuclear expansion, alternatives, cost, safety, and deployment speed.
Aug 28, 2026 · 52 min
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Sara Bareilles finds creative freedom in grief and acceptance
Bareilles connects grief, mental-health treatment, fertility, aging, and political disillusionment through a shared argument for meeting reality without trying to fix it.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 4m