How might we better connect with people?, with Ted Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra
How might we connect better with each other? An interview with Ashley Pallathra and Edward Brodkin, co-authors of "Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections." We talk about the obsta...
14 Jul 202149min
Reading tells in the video game Apex Legends, with Brandon Singer, aka Nocturnal
An interview with professional gamer Nocturnal (OhNocturnal on Twitch), about reading opponent behavior in Apex Legends and other video games. We also talk about the financial aspects of being a pro v...
26 Jun 202123min
Psychology and behavioral "tells" in professional tennis, with tennis coach Carlos Goffi
An interview about the role of psychology and understanding behavior in tennis, with experienced tennis player and coach Carlos Goffi. Goffi has coached tennis for more than 30 years, has coached John...
4 Jun 202157min
A politically liberal police captain talks George Floyd and police violence (part 1)
First of two interviews with James Mitchell, a retired police captain who worked in Prince George's County, Maryland. We talk about the U.S. problem of excessive police violence, with the goal of unde...
19 Apr 20211h 24min
Living with anxiety, with Scott Stossel, national editor of The Atlantic
I interview Scott Stossel, who is the national editor of the magazine The Atlantic, and the author of the book My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind. That book is a hi...
14 Apr 20211h 2min
Psychological and environmental factors in so-called schizophrenia, with Nathan Filer
An interview with Nathan Filer, author of the non-fiction book 'The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia' and the fiction book 'The Shock of the Fall'. We talk about environmental, experiential...
27 Mar 202159min
An 8-year-old kid talks about magical creatures, games she likes, and reading adults
In this episode, I interview an 8-year-old. We talk about such topics as: how she knows other kids want to be her friend, how she knows adults are upset with her, tricks she uses to watch more TV, the...
25 Feb 202115min
Gina Assaf, who has "long haul" covid, discusses her research on it
An interview with Gina Assaf about her patient-led research on "long haul" Covid, which refers to long term Covid-19 effects. Assaf is not a professional medical researcher; she was motivated to initi...
23 Feb 202121min
