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[Simulated Part Three] Immortalized: Building An AI Afterlife
When a loved one dies, a big part of the grieving process involves letting go of the role they once played in your day-to-day life. But with new deve…
2 years ago
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[Simulated Part Two] Fantasized: The Arrival Of The Sex Robots
Science fiction and real-life tech experts have promised a future filled with sex robots. But how many of those predictions will actually come true? …
2 years, 1 month ago
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[Simulated Part One] Auto-mated: When A Bot Becomes Your Boo
When human romance isn't working out, can an AI chatbot successfully take its place? Anita hears varied perspectives on that question. She meets a jo…
2 years, 1 month ago
Menstruated: What Our Period Blood Tells Us
In the 34 years that guest host Omisade Burney-Scott was a menstruating person, she always felt that blood held more significance than just the biolo…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: How y'all conquered the world
You might have noticed that the word “y’all” is popping up everywhere. For decades, linguists have noted that regional American accents are disappear…
2 years, 1 month ago
Obsessed: Breaking the OCD Cycle (Revisited)
Anita is no stranger to anxiety, but her spirals are mostly short lived. In this episode she meets folks who often get caught in loops of extreme wor…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sobbed: Why We Cry (Revisited)
Anita usually feels better after a good, long cry. But why is that? She explores that question with a poet who spent years diving deeply into the sci…
2 years, 2 months ago
Normalized: Speaking Up About Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction affects as many as 30 million people in the U.S. — yet the fears of not being “normal” prevent folks from speaking up about it. …
2 years, 2 months ago
(Self) Helped: Inside The Industry That Wants To Change Your Life
Anita is committed to self-improvement but skeptical of self-help. She brings her qualms and questions to the experts: Kristen Meinzer, a podcaster w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Stuttered: Diversifying The Way We Speak (Revisited)
Stuttering occurs in every culture with a spoken language. So why do many communities treat it as a source of shame? Two speech-language pathologists…
2 years, 2 months ago