Podcast Episodes

E148 | Is Modern Life Making Us Sick? (w/ Prof. Derek Tracy)

Professor Derek Tracy is the Chief Medical Officer of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Derek is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s…

Published on 11 hours ago

E147 | Thinking Films: The Wolf of Wallstreet (2013)

Today Alex discusses the classic 2013 financial crime epic the Wolf of Wallstreet directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Margot Robbie and Jonah Hill. Including themes such as na…

Published on 1 week ago

E146 | Should We Decriminalise Drugs? (w/ Prof. David Nutt)

Professor David Nutt is a Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and Chair of Drug Science, an organisation which aims to educate the public about drugs and their effects. 

A …

Published on 2 weeks ago

E145 | Surviving a Cult (part 2 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)

Gillie is a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor with more than 30 years’ experience. She specialises in working with survivors of coercive, cultic or spiritual abuse, trauma including rape and s…

Published on 3 weeks ago

E144 | Brain Stimulation Headsets for Depression (w/Daniel Månsson)

Daniel Månsson is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Flow Neuroscience, a medical device comapny which produces transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) headsets for depression. 

Today we…

Published on 4 weeks ago

E143 | Does ChatGPT Make a Good Therapist? (w/ Jared Moore)

Jared Moore is a computer science Ph.D. student at Stanford University. There he recently taught a course about AI called on How to Make a Moral Agent. 

He has previously been lectured at the Universi…

Published on 1 month ago

E142 | Thinking Films: Her (2013)

Today Alex discusses the classic 2013 sci-fi romance Her directed by Spike Jonze and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Chris Pratt. Including themes such as loneliness, attachmement , artifiica…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

E141 | Are Dating Apps Ruining Love? (Modern Relationships w/ Prof. Viren Swami)

Professor Viren Swami is an international expert on attraction and body image and has written and edited several books on these topics. He is a chartered psychologist and associate Fellow of the Brit…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

E140 - Surviving a Cult (part 1 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)

Gillie is a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor with more than 30 years’ experience. She specialises in working with survivors of coercive, cultic or spiritual abuse, trauma including rape and s…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

E139 - Can Ozempic Cause Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)

Today Alex and Anya break down mental health studies to deliver fascinating insights from research, discuss the difference between good and bad science, and understand how science can be (for better …

Published on 2 months ago