Episodes
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DarkHorse Podcast: The Evolutionary Lens
Rare disasters expose the limits of scientific labels
The episode shows how uncertain evidence, terminology, and data choices can shape explanations of both catastrophes and climate trends.
Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 38m
The Rest Is Science
Language reshapes what the senses notice
The episode tests whether words merely describe perception or actively organize how people experience smells, colors, emotions, and history.
Aug 26, 2026 · 49 min
Science of Perception Box
Agency can turn adversity into growth—or destruction
The episode separates real victimization from a changeable victim mindset while asking how much discomfort people need to build resilience without losing their values.
Aug 26, 2026 · 31 min
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty reframes forgiveness as reclaiming personal peace
The episode examines how guilt, grief, betrayal, and broken trust can persist after the original harm, and how healing can proceed without excusing it.
Aug 26, 2026 · 38 min
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Former General Mills marketer challenges Big Food’s health claims
The conversation examines how processed food companies shape children’s diets and why transparency, regulation, and independent brands matter.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 20m
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Roman telescope tests dark energy and searches for new physics
Independent measurements from Roman and Euclid could clarify whether cosmic acceleration reflects evolving dark energy, modified gravity, or gaps in current physics.
Aug 25, 2026 · 50 min
Short Wave
AI designs viruses, forcing medicine to confront new risks
The same systems that could tailor treatments for drug-resistant infections may also make dangerous biological engineering easier to attempt.
Aug 25, 2026 · 12 min
This Podcast Will Kill You
Climate change is reshaping how brains remember and behave
The episode connects gradual environmental disruption to cognition, disease risk, aggression, and mental health without minimizing the uncertainty or the stakes.
Aug 25, 2026 · 49 min
Science Friday
Michigan court reopens fight over Great Lakes pipeline
The Line 5 dispute tests whether an ancient public trust principle can shape modern decisions about water, access, and environmental risk.
Aug 25, 2026 · 15 min
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Behavioral economist links unchosen risks to workplace meaning
The conversation connects regret in love and personal growth with a broader question: whether modern institutions leave enough room for people to be treated as human beings.
Aug 25, 2026 · 54 min
Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD
ADHD care must account for emotional regulation
Misreading emotional dysregulation as anxiety, depression, trauma, or poor attention can delay accurate diagnosis and effective support.
Aug 25, 2026 · 51 min
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
Wellness experts challenge the culture of relentless self-optimization
The conversation asks whether burnout and stalled growth come from insufficient effort—or from using effort to avoid deeper emotional work.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 1m
Something You Should Know
Johann Hari argues distraction is a social problem
The episode reframes poor concentration as the result of sleep loss, workplace demands, technology, and social conditions—not simply weak discipline.
Aug 25, 2026 · 27 min
unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
Menopause care still lags behind women’s lived experience
The conversation connects perimenopause symptoms to brain, cardiovascular, sexual, and bone health while examining why informed treatment remains difficult to access.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 14m
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix It
Midlife fat loss needs more than GLP-1s
The episode argues that medication and hormone therapy can help, but neither replaces adequate nutrition, strength training, sleep, or careful clinical evaluation.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 8m
We're Out of Time
Healing changes how people choose and sustain love
The episode argues that healthier relationships depend less on finding a perfect partner than on recognizing unresolved pain, accepting responsibility, and becoming ready for intimacy.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 17m
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Blue Zone longevity meets its strongest critics
The conversation tests whether famous longevity patterns reflect durable science, changing communities, or an oversimplified lifestyle checklist.
Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 15m
Short Wave
Camera traps reveal wildlife’s long American transformation
The comparison shows how settlement, altered rivers, and predator losses reshaped ecosystems while leaving room for recovery and conservation.
Aug 24, 2026 · 14 min
Unexplainable
Why songs now skip the introduction
As streaming rewards immediate engagement, the disappearing song intro raises a larger question about how music creates identity, anticipation, and risk.
Aug 24, 2026 · 46 min
Science Friday
JWST’s little red dots may reveal black hole birth
Identifying these abundant early-universe objects could clarify how supermassive black holes formed, but astronomers still lack consensus on what they are.
Aug 24, 2026 · 13 min
The Dr. Hyman Show
Chronic inflammation turns healing into a driver of aging
The episode connects persistent immune activation with everyday symptoms and outlines lifestyle changes aimed at regulating inflammation rather than eliminating it.
Aug 24, 2026 · 16 min
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Better conversations start with attention, not performance
The episode treats conversation as a learnable practice, showing how curiosity, listening, and vulnerability can improve connection while reducing anxiety.
Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 46m
Something You Should Know
Amazon turns scale into power—and social media turns life into spectacle
The episode connects Amazon’s business model and workplace culture with the quieter ways platforms shape identity, consumption, and everyday experience.
Aug 24, 2026 · 55 min
Hidden Brain
Arts engagement strengthens emotion, connection, and resilience
The episode examines how varied, attentive participation in the arts may support emotional regulation, social bonds, mastery, and long-term mental health.
Aug 24, 2026 · 56 min