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Aparna and the Self-Loathing Introvert
For a long time, Yowei saw her introversion as a character flaw to fix. She gets advice from comedian (and fellow introvert) Aparna Nancherla about how to stop wishing for personality puberty to hit.…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Mic Chooses the Wrong Life
The case of Mic, who feels like he defied his fate and now has no purpose in life. We find someone uniquely able to help him break out of his regret loop.
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Follow Mic Nguyen on Inst…Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Bisexual Wife Guy
The case of George, the bisexual wife guy who got dumped. In this episode, we find a proxy to stand in for a listener's ex - another queer woman who left her straight relationship.
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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Utility of Self-Delusion (and Big Show Update)
Yowei shares exciting show news and goes on a self-delusion bender with the team at Proxy HQ. Is she being delusional? Or is delusion just necessary for starting any new project?
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U…Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Alternate Realities (from NPR's Embedded)
Conspiracy theories have been gaining traction all the way to the highest seats of power. So, are there emotional dynamics at play that we could understand to be able to do something about it?
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Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Presenting: "Stings for Our Enemies. Honey for Our Friends." (from Our Ancestors Were Messy)
For as long as she can remember, Nichole Hill has had a complicated relationship with Black history. Then in 2020, she stumbled on a digital archive of pre Civil Rights era Black newspapers and got o…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Presenting: I felt too seen. Um, dragged. (from Basket Case), Plus an Update
Basket Case is a new show about mental health. In this episode, host Nicole Kelly (NK) takes on perfectionism, an issue that Yowei has personally struggled with. Plus, some breaking news about Proxy.…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Presenting: An Evil Man (from Little Devils), Plus a Year-End Recap
When Yowei heard about the new podcast Little Devils, she was like: finally, someone being honest about a thing we all do. On Little Devils, Jasmin Bauomy interrogates the snap judgments she makes of…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Group That Gets It
The story of someone who suffered alone in secret for 8 years with a problem he was too afraid to Google - and then he stumbled into a support group. In this episode, we dive into the emotional dyna…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Is there anything we can actually do about polarization?
Episode 9
Whoever wins the election, Americans will still want to rip each other's heads off. Social psychologist Jay Van Bavel helps us understand why we should care about polarization, how we got here, and w…
Published on 1 year ago