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Discourse about hot-button social issues is broken. Can we fix it?Sociologist Ilana Redstone joins Laci to discuss the challenges of embracing viewpoint diversity. They explore how identity politics took academia and social media by storm, so
Even in progressive company, polyamory is a widely misunderstood relationship style. Today we take a deep dive to better understand polyamory through the lens of our sexual evolution.Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller joins to discuss t
Emotions sometimes feel like hardwired reactions that are out of our control. But what if this is all wrong? Laci explores a mind-bending new view of emotion that is changing everything.Neuropsychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett joins to discuss
America's 50% divorce rate is a jarring reality check. In this episode, Laci shares her evolving thoughts about getting married. She discusses why we tend to ask the wrong questions before tying the knot, the 4 communication habits that destroy
Seemingly overnight, TikTok became one of the most addictive social media apps on the planet. It is also the first giant created in the authoritarian state of China. Laci discusses how TikTok managed to capture the world's attention, their cont
Dr. Drew dished out sex advice on the radio for over 30 years. He and his daughter Paulina join me for a fireside chat.We discuss their father/daughter relationship and the impact of Drew's fame, sex ed in '80s, how hook up culture developed,
Is dating the next feminist frontier? The ladies who started Reddit's Female Dating Strategy certainly think so.Laci is joined by the strategy's creators to explore what it means to unapologetically center women's needs in dating. They discus
Moralizing, outrage, and condemnation are all over social media. While it may be well-intentioned, there is quite often a dark side to this behavior.Laci is joined by philosopher Dr. Brandon Warmke to explore the use and abuse of moral talk on
Despite the body positive movement's enormous virality online, girls and women are just as fixated on their bodies as they ever have been. Is there a better approach?Activists, researchers, and identical twins Drs. Lexie & Lindsay Kite join La
Liberal feminism and Islam have become unlikely bedfellows; the hijab is largely celebrated, while critical discussion is hampered by accusations of bigotry. Activist Yasmine Mohammed, an ex-Muslim child abuse survivor who was forced to marry a
Is it possible to become addicted to sex? How much sex is too much, exactly?Laci is joined by Dr. David Ley to untangle the sticky web of sex addiction. Ley makes the case against the concept of sex addiction, arguing that it is rooted in sex
How does making sex ed videos on YouTube land you in the center of the online culture wars? Pretty quickly, in fact.Laci is joined by YouTuber Arielle Scarcella for an open ended discussion of her controversial perspectives and work. They dis
How can we cultivate happy relationships that last years, or even decades? While the modern explosion of self-help books tell us how to get love, ancient Buddhist texts offer a different approach: how to give it. In this episode, Laci and Sus
A storm of media coverage regularly accuses YouTube of radicalizing the masses with their recommendation algorithm. The only problem? A closer look at the research paints a very different picture.In this episode, Laci and Anna explore the YouT
Americans are more polarized than we have been since the civil war. Data shows growing numbers of people feel political violence is justified. How did we get into this hellscape? And how do we get out of it?Featuring Lee Drutman of Breaking t
The internet is flooded with attempts to grab our attention.. So what gets us to click?Laci and Ben Parr discuss the booming attention economy and how it is changing the world, from parasocial relationships to politics. They discuss 7 common t
How do you handle the setbacks in your life? Laci and Bill discuss practical Stoic techniques to find greater resilience and strength in the face of life's challenges. Conversation topics include our need for social approval, righteous anger
Perhaps the biggest threat in a pandemic is not the virus itself...but how we react to it.Last year, Dr. Steven Taylor predicted what would happen in the next pandemic with astonishing accuracy. In this episode, Laci and Steve discuss media d
Anonymity is blamed for some of the worst behavior online. Should everyone be forced to reveal their true identity instead?In this episode, Laci contends that anonymity isn't the boogeyman it's made out to be. She is joined by Scott Alexander
Is policing as we know it on the way out? In this episode, we discuss the militarization of the police, whether we should defund police departments, and what it will take to move forward in the wake of so much state-sanctioned violence and trau
Are we living through the golden age of conspiracy theories? Laci Green takes a closer look at the psychology of conspiracy theories, the internet rabbit hole, and what we can learn from real conspiracies.Featuring Dr. Joe Uscinski.
Laci Green explores the myriad ways that existential anxiety may affect human behavior. She is joined by Dr. Jeff Greenberg, one of the original researchers behind Terror Management Theory. She explores what Terror Management Theory is, and how
As mass media infiltrates our lives, our communication skills are waning. Laci is joined by Peter Boghossian to discuss methods to navigate political disagreements.Topics include:The psychological functions of virtue signaling, belief hygiene
Faith crises have gone viral. Laci explores the stories of three ex-mormons who learn more than they bargained for, and the creative ways they communicate their differences with devout loved ones. She is joined by John Dehlin of the Mormon Stor
What happens when girl power unites with the household webcam? Meet the modern cam girl.Chapter 1: Girl PowerGirl power grew out the 90s punk rock scene and eventually dominated pop music. Nearly 30 years later, it continues to make an impac
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