Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Miraculous Mind (with Paul Bloom)
Episode 51
Psychologist Paul Bloom and I talk about the human brain, morality, empathy, perversity, all the things—including Professor Bloom’s new book, Psych: …
2 years, 11 months ago
Fiona Gregory, "Actresses and Mental Illness: Histrionic Heroines" (Routledge, 2018)
Episode 117
Actresses and Mental Illness: Histrionic Heroines (Routledge, 2018) investigates the relationship between the work of the actress and her personal ex…
2 years, 11 months ago
Stephen G. Post, "Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People: How Caregivers Can Meet the Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2022)
Episode 198
How do we approach a "deeply forgetful" loved one so as to notice and affirm their continuing self-identity? For three decades, Stephen G. Post has w…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ami Harbin, "Fearing Together: Ethics for Insecurity" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Episode 286
In Fearing Together: Ethics for Insecurity (Oxford UP, 2023), Ami Harbin explores how fearing is a central part of how we relate to each other and th…
2 years, 11 months ago
Do You Have Imposter Syndrome?
Episode 146
Why do so many students and academics worry that they are imposters? Is it normal to experience this kind of self-doubt? This episode explores:
The d…2 years, 11 months ago
Break on Through: Radical Psychiatry and the American Counterculture
Episode 65
In Break On Through, Lucas Richert explores Anti-psychiatry, psychedelics, and radical challenges to psychiatry and the conventional treatment of men…
2 years, 11 months ago
James Charney, "Madness at the Movies: Understanding Mental Illness through Film" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023)
Episode 164
The study of classic and contemporary films can provide a powerful avenue to understand the experience of mental illness. In Madness at the Movies: U…
2 years, 11 months ago
Tell Me What You Want: A Therapist and Her Clients Explore Our 12 Deepest Desires
Episode 171
Do we know what we really want, and what we are willing to do to get it? What if what we want doesn’t align with who we think we are supposed to be? …
2 years, 11 months ago
Alan Lightman, "The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science" (Pantheon, 2023)
Episode 94
Are science and spirituality incompatible? From the acclaimed author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a rich, fascinating answer to that question...
Gazing …
2 years, 11 months ago
Alan Lightman, "The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science" (Pantheon, 2023)
Episode 94
Are science and spirituality incompatible? From the acclaimed author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a rich, fascinating answer to that question...
Gazing …
2 years, 11 months ago