Episodes
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Science Friday
Concussion care is moving beyond rest and guesswork
The episode explains why concussion can disrupt brain function without obvious structural damage, while long-term risks and access to care remain uneven.
Sep 28, 2026 · 18 min
The Dr. Hyman Show
Hyman challenges longevity’s trend-driven shortcuts
The episode separates plausible healthspan strategies from costly routines and myths that can distract from strength, metabolic health, sleep, nutrition, and movement.
Sep 28, 2026 · 14 min
Short Wave
Scientists still cannot explain autumn’s red leaves
Red foliage may protect trees or repel insects, but its purpose remains unresolved across species and environments.
Sep 28, 2026 · 14 min
Hidden Brain
Agency turns setbacks into routes forward
The episode shows how beliefs, small choices, and imaginative exercises can strengthen persistence without denying the constraints imposed by real oppression.
Sep 28, 2026 · 54 min
Huberman Lab Essentials
Pollan asks whether the brain creates consciousness
The conversation tests human-centered ideas of awareness against evidence from plants, animals, microbes, psychedelics, and artificial intelligence.
Sep 28, 2026 · 2h 3m
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Stallone turns rejection into Rocky’s creative engine
Stallone’s account connects artistic conviction with childhood wounds, career setbacks, inherited patterns, and the discipline required to build a life on his own terms.
Sep 28, 2026 · 1h 33m
Something You Should Know
Social awareness starts with observation, not assumption
The episode connects sharper social perception with a more durable form of self-worth built on emotional validation and secure relationships.
Sep 28, 2026 · 52 min
The Rest Is Science
Fire shaped human minds—and still shapes attention
The episode connects combustion’s hidden chemistry to fire’s possible role in human evolution and its unusual ability to hold attention without exhausting it.
Sep 27, 2026 · 59 min
DarkHorse Podcast: The Evolutionary Lens
Weinstein and Cullen test drone theories against missing evidence
The episode examines whether anomalies in two high-profile attacks warrant alternative explanations or reflect gaps and failures in official investigations.
Sep 27, 2026 · 2h 59m
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Josh Axe confronts the risks behind his recovery protocol
The conversation pairs a near-disabling medical setback with a broad, sometimes controversial account of aging, metabolism, trauma, and faith.
Sep 26, 2026 · 1h 14m
The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
Gemelli puts spiritual alignment before health optimization
The episode challenges a shortcut-driven model of wellness by arguing that physical interventions cannot compensate for chronic negativity, emotional dysregulation, or an unsettled nervous system.
Sep 26, 2026 · 26 min
Something You Should Know
Pets decode more than people realize—and brains work in gears
The episode connects animal behavior with a practical question about human performance: whether better timing and environments can improve how minds work.
Sep 26, 2026 · 53 min
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Alex Clark argues health demands context, not universal fixes
The episode challenges one-size-fits-all health advice while directing attention toward metabolic context, nicotine research, environmental exposures, and pesticide policy.
Sep 25, 2026 · 58 min
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Julian Shapiro-Barnum makes a case for recovering the proto self
The conversation examines whether adults can become more emotionally honest, spontaneous, and socially open without abandoning adult responsibilities.
Sep 25, 2026 · 47 min
Short Wave
Stronger El Niños raise global climate risks
Coral records suggest human-caused warming has already intensified El Niño variability, increasing hazards from floods and droughts to heat and coral bleaching.
Sep 25, 2026 · 13 min
Science Friday
Celiac researchers test treatments beyond gluten avoidance
Experimental therapies could eventually give people with celiac disease options beyond lifelong gluten avoidance, while risk research may improve earlier detection.
Sep 25, 2026 · 12 min
Radiolab
Grass reshaped Earth, diets, and human evolution
The episode reframes an overlooked plant as a force that helped shape planetary ecosystems, staple foods, animal life, and human bodies.
Sep 25, 2026 · 28 min
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Miles argues meaning grows through feeling and play
The episode examines why external achievement can coexist with feeling unseen, and how emotional awareness and exploration may restore meaning and agency.
Sep 25, 2026 · 25 min
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix It
T2 research reshapes a new thyroid metabolism formula
The episode weighs limited human evidence and a small trial against animal research to explain how T2 informed a new thyroid-support product.
Sep 25, 2026 · 27 min
unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver
Build muscle before midlife makes it harder
The episode frames strength, protein, and resistance training as practical safeguards against age-related muscle loss, including during menopause and GLP-1-assisted weight loss.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 1m
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty makes the case for simpler ways to feel better
The episode argues that sustainable well-being may depend less on elaborate solutions than on consistently practicing three basic habits.
Sep 25, 2026 · 35 min
Science Vs
Stress relief works best when it is simple and evidence-based
The episode separates manageable stress responses from chronic strain and tests whether popular recovery trends outperform basic, better-supported habits.
Sep 24, 2026 · 42 min
Science Friday
AI safety tests cannot guarantee safe behavior
As AI systems become more capable and widely deployed, researchers question whether safeguards can mature before a serious incident forces a reckoning.
Sep 24, 2026 · 23 min
Ologies with Alie Ward — Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE)
Patrick Dougherty turns saplings into living architecture
The episode shows how renewable materials, communal labor, and site-specific art can reconnect people with nature without separating making from the landscape.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 14m