Best Division Of Neuroscience Podcasts (2025)

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The Subtext: The Gospel According to Billie Eilish 54:53

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In this episode, Savannah rounds up several posts her algorithm served her this week: an influencer from The Bachelor warning Christians not to watch Love Island, a pastor speaking about slavery in the Bible, Billie Eilish calling out billionaires, and a thread about SNAP benefits. Plus, a little conspiracy chat to close things out, courtesy of Kim…

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236: Lara Love Hardin: The Power of Community and Second Chances 51:58

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What if the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety—but connection? How does a woman go from 32 felony charges to the New York Times bestseller list, lunches with Oprah, and a life devoted to healing?Lara Love Hardin—literary agent, author, and prison-reform advocate—recounts her descent into opioid and heroin addiction, the shame that followed, and t…

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How clashing regional cultures intensify our political divisions 50:27

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Historian Colin Woodard explains how America's centuries-old regional differences have led to the political divisions that continue to pull the country apart.By WHYY

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235: Unabridged Interview: Rick Steves 1:08:16

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This is our unabridged interview with Rick Steves. When Rick Steves was 14 years old, he stood in a park behind the Royal Palace in Oslo, watching families dot the grass in joyful togetherness. That was the moment. A dawning awareness that love — deep, sacrificial, attentive love — was not unique to his own family, but radiated across the globe. “T…

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The Subtext: Nobody Wants This 51:19

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In this episode, Savannah and Lee dive into the Netflix series Nobody Wants This, a smart and surprisingly tender rom-com about an agnostic podcaster (Kristen Bell) and a rabbi (Adam Brody) trying to make love work across lines of faith and conviction. The conversation unfolds into bigger questions: How do we love people whose choices we disagree w…

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235: Rick Steves: Travel as Spiritual Practice, Political Act, and Global Kinship 51:54

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When Rick Steves was 14 years old, he stood in a park behind the Royal Palace in Oslo, watching families dot the grass in joyful togetherness. That was the moment. A dawning awareness that love — deep, sacrificial, attentive love — was not unique to his own family, but radiated across the globe. “This world is filled,” he remembers realizing, “with…

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How our primal intelligence gives us an edge over AI 50:27

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Angus Fletcher says our capacity for creativity and flexibility gives humans a leg up when it comes to competing with artificial intelligence. He calls this uniquely human trait “primal intelligence,” which is the ability to activate our intuition, imagination, emotions and common sense. Our brains, he says, are not computers, and intelligence requ…

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234: Unabridged Interview: Pádraig Ó Tuama 1:07:59

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This is our unabridged interview with Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama joins us for part three of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What…

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The Subtext: All is Fair in Love And (Culture) War 51:10

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When Turning Point USA launches an “All-American Halftime Show” to rival Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, it’s more than a musical critique, it’s a signal of a culture war. In this episode, Savannah and Lee unpack why something as ordinary as a halftime show can feel like a referendum on faith, family, and freedom. From the backlash that followe…

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234: Pádraig Ó Tuama: Poetry, and Making Peace, Bearing Witness and Being Human - Poetry Against the Dark 51:30

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Pádraig Ó Tuama joins us for part three of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What possibly might human flourishing mean in such a contex…

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Ep85 Presenteeism: Why Working When You Shouldn't Is Hurting Your Brain 29:27

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Send us a text Ever pushed yourself to work through illness or stayed late just to be present at work and be seen? Your brain might be paying a devastating price. Presenteeism, means showing up physically but functioning below capacity due to illness, injury, or simply staying longer than necessary. This costs UK businesses a staggering £100 billio…

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Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad gets real about living her best life 50:13

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Champion marathon swimmer Diana Nyad had three messages when she staggered out of the water after completing her historic 2013 swim from Cuba to Key West: Never ever give up. You are never too old to chase your dreams. No one achieves greatness alone. Nyad first attempted the grueling 110-mile crossing in 1978 at age 28, then again in 2011 and 2012…

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233: Unabridged Interview: Haleh Liza Gafori 1:13:05

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This is our unabridged interview with Haleh Liza Gafori. Haleh Liza Gafori joins us for part two of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. Wh…

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Examining the Dimensions, Predictors, and Outcomes of Work Capital 12:36

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In this episode of the Journal of Career Assessment podcast series, JCA Editor Patton O. Garriott interviews author Taewon Kim about the JCA article, "Examining the Dimensions, Predictors, and Outcomes of Work Capital."

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Episode 23- Jenny Lange on the gothic history of neuroscience, a Halloween special 34:34

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In this special Halloween episode of Brainstories, Selina and Caswell speak with Dr Jenny Lange (UK DRI at UCL) about the gothic history of neuroscience — and how scientific experiments shaped gothic literature. Date of episode recording: 2025-10-02 Duration: 00:47:48 Language of episode: English Presenter: Steve Fleming, Selina Wray Guests: Caswel…

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The Subtext: Liver King: Masculinity in Crisis 47:59

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When the “Liver King” built an empire on raw meat, steroids, and slogans about being “a real man,” what if he wasn’t selling a message based on muscles but mortality? In this episode, Savannah and Lee dig into how the fear of death shapes our obsession with control, strength, and self-sufficiency. Drawing from Untold: The Liver King, Scott Galloway…

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233: Haleh Liza Gafori: The Poetry of Rumi, Theology, and Social Critique - Poetry Against the Dark 51:14

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Haleh Liza Gafori joins us for part two of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What possibly might human flourishing mean in such a contex…

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The joy of being alone: why we all need solitude 49:59

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Psychologist Robert Coplan says that too many of us aren’t getting enough time alone with ourselves, a condition he calls “aloneliness.” He explains that alone time often gets a bad reputation and is frequently confused with loneliness, which involves feelings of isolation and disconnection. Coplan has been researching and touting the benefits of s…

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232: Unabridged Interview: Joy Harjo 1:00:33

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Joy Harjo joins us for part one of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What possibly might human flourishing mean in such a context? And w…

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The Subtext: God and Gilmore Girls 42:49

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In this episode, Savannah and Lee celebrate the 25th anniversary of Gilmore Girls and use Melissa McCarthy’s viral story about Yanic Truesdale’s “fake” French accent as a springboard to talk about authenticity, faith, and what we’ve been trained to hear as “real.” From Luke’s Diner to the Sermon on the Mount, this episode asks: how do we tell the d…

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232: Joy Harjo: Poetry and the Pursuit of Justice, Truth, and the Common Good - Poetry Against the Dark 51:11

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Joy Harjo joins us for part one of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What possibly might human flourishing mean in such a context? And w…

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NPR’s Scott Simon on journalism, empathy and a good cup of espresso 50:01

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Scott Simon is one of the most recognized names — and voices — in public radio. He began working at NPR in the 1970s and became the first host of Weekend Edition Saturday in 1985, a job he still holds today. Known for his empathy and curiosity, he has earned numerous awards for his distinctive style of journalism. Marty sat down with Scott for a sp…

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231: Unabridged Interview: Garrett Graff 1:04:54

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This is our unabridged interview with Garrett Graff. What can it possibly mean to flourish in our tech saturated world? In the early 2000s, the internet felt like a civic miracle in the making, with profound possibilities for human flourishing and civic progress. Facebook gave voice to protestors in Egypt’s Tahrir Square. Twitter helped bring down …

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Brain Stories Episode 22 Caswell Barry and Lucy Unwin talk about the neuroscience behind their new children’s book – Inside Your Brain 47:49

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Caswell Barry and Lucy Unwin talk about the neuroscience behind their new children’s book – Inside Your Brain. Inside Your Brain takes readers on an irreverent gallop through history to uncover ten ground breaking discoveries that led to our current understanding of how the brain works. Date of episode recording: 2025-10-02 Duration: 00:47:48 Langu…

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The Subtext: The Life of a Showgirl (Lee’s Version) 56:36

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When a Christian influencer warns moms that Taylor Swift will lead their daughters astray, the conversation has moved beyond pop music and into culture. In this episode, Savannah and Lee trace how the church has wrestled with cultural artifacts, including Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture, and what frameworks can help us understand modern reactions to c…

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Taking on the Invisible Third Shift: The Unequal Division of Cognitive Labor and Women's Work Outcomes 26:48

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In this episode of the Psychology of Women Quarterly podcast series, Dr. Jaclyn Siegel interviews author Anja Krstić about the article, "Taking on the Invisible Third Shift: The Unequal Division of Cognitive Labor and Women's Work Outcomes," published in April 2025.

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231: Garrett Graff: Social Media, Politics, and the Failure to Flourish 51:29

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What can it possibly mean to flourish in our tech saturated world? In the early 2000s, the internet felt like a civic miracle in the making, with profound possibilities for human flourishing and civic progress. Facebook gave voice to protestors in Egypt’s Tahrir Square. Twitter helped bring down dictators. The web seemed poised to enhance democracy…

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Ep84 Unmasking Bias in 360 Assessments 34:43

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Send us a text What if the 360 feedback you're receiving is more a reflection of human cognitive shortcuts than your actual performance? In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Amanda Potter—recently named Association of Business Psychologists Practitioner of the Year 2024—takes us behind the scenes of 360 assessments to reveal the hidden biases tha…

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Redefining normal: autism, stigma and culture 50:00

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Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker comes from a long line of psychiatrists—his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather—all of whom believed that everyone has some degree of mental illness. Grinker’s book, Nobody’s Normal, explores the shifting history of stigma and acceptance toward people who are perceived as different. He writes about his daug…

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230: Unabridged Interview: Anna Sale 1:12:51

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This is our unabridged interview with Anna Sale. When Anna Sale launched Death, Sex & Money in 2014, she was 30 years old, newly divorced, living alone in a studio apartment in New York City, and trying to figure out what her life would become. She had covered politics as a reporter, but her personal world was unraveling. So she started asking stra…

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From Revisionist History: The Alabama Murders [ft. Lee Camp] 34:10

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Here’s a preview of a new podcast series that Lee recently appeared in, The Alabama Murders from Revisionist History. Florence, Alabama. 1988. A preacher has an affair. A woman is murdered. One death cascades into more, stretching across decades and leaving no one untouched — victims, bystanders, perpetrators, and those just trying to help. On The …

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The Subtext: When Artists Fund the Military 42:03

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When Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests in a military AI startup, it raises a deeper question: how do we live with integrity in systems that profit from harm? In this episode, we explore the uncomfortable relationship between the best and brightest, money, and violence—from Deerhoof’s protest to Oppenheimer’s legacy, from Walter Wink’s “powers that be” …

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Integrating neuropsychoanalytic and neuropsychiatric perspectives into psychiatric clinical neuroscience curricula: Part 1 28:32

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In this first of a two-part series of The Thought Broadcast, Dr Ed Miller explores how neuropsychoanalytic and neuropsychiatric perspectives can be integrated into a clinical neuroscience curriculum for contemporary psychiatric training. He is joined by Drs Michael Weightman, Andrew Amos, Fiona Wilkes, and Steven Yeates.…

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230: Anna Sale: Cultivating Courage to Talk About Hard Things, like Death, Sex, and Money 51:34

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When Anna Sale launched Death, Sex & Money in 2014, she was 30 years old, newly divorced, living alone in a studio apartment in New York City, and trying to figure out what her life would become. She had covered politics as a reporter, but her personal world was unraveling. So she started asking strangers to talk about hard things, the questions sh…

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Jean Twenge’s rules for raising kids in a high-tech world 49:58

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Most American teens and tweens have smartphones and spend hours each day streaming videos, playing games, and using social media. Phones can allow kids to be creative, help them explore new ideas, and connect them with peers who share their interests. But they also come with significant downsides: screen time can be a major distraction, expose youn…

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229: Unabridged Interview: Terence Lester 1:05:25

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This is our unabridged interview with Terence Lester. It was three days before Christmas when Terence Lester’s family dropped him beneath a bridge in Atlanta. With no change of clothes and a biting winter cold, he began a month-long experiment in solidarity with the unhoused. Strangers offered blankets, socks, even stories around a firepit. It was …

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The Subtext: Friendship Recession 43:52

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In this episode, Lee and Savannah explore why friendships are harder to form and sustain in today’s culture, despite living in the most “connected” era in history. They examine how technology and convenience have reshaped friendship from a priority into a luxury. They ask whether these shifts meet our deep human need for connection or quietly erode…

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229: Terence Lester: Human Flourishing, Self Development, and the Common Good 52:01

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It was three days before Christmas when Terence Lester’s family dropped him beneath a bridge in Atlanta. With no change of clothes and a biting winter cold, he began a month-long experiment in solidarity with the unhoused. Strangers offered blankets, socks, even stories around a firepit. It was humbling, painful, and life-altering. And it was from …

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Ep83 Psychological Safety Revisited 43:41

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Send us a text Psychological Safety isn't merely a workplace buzzword—it's the foundation for innovation, authentic collaboration, and organizational success. In this compelling revisit to one of our most downloaded episodes, Dr. Amanda Potter and Psychologist Caitlin Cooper explore how our understanding of psychological safety has evolved dramatic…

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Linguist John McWhorter on free speech, woke language, and why words matter 49:58

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A conversation with Columbia University linguist and author John McWhorter on the power of language, the dangers of censorship, and the evolution of slang and swearing.By WHYY

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228: Unabridged Interview: Jen Hatmaker 1:07:25

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This is our unabridged interview with Jen Hatmaker. Jen Hatmaker's world unraveled at 2.00 a.m. one night when she awoke to hear her husband of 26 years lying beside her in bed, voice-texting his girlfriend. That's the brutal story with which Jen begins her new memoir, Awake: A Memoir of Reinvention and Recovery. It was the start of a long, painful…

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Factors Contributing to Instrumental Blends in Orchestral Excerpts 4:35

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Factors Contributing to Instrumental Blends in Orchestral Excerpts

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The Subtext: America’s Sweethearts: Pom Poms and Pay Gaps 50:16

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In this episode, Savannah Locke and Lee C. Camp dive into a critical discussion of the Netflix show "America's Sweethearts" and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' fight for fair wages. This sparks a broader conversation about the wealth gap, the commodification of labor—including human bodies—in professional sports, and the different types of justice…

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228: Jen Hatmaker: When Everything Breaks: Grief, Growth, and Human Flourishing 51:26

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Jen Hatmaker's world unraveled at 2.00 a.m. one night when she awoke to hear her husband of 26 years lying beside her in bed, voice-texting his girlfriend. That's the brutal story with which Jen begins her new memoir, Awake: A Memoir of Reinvention and Recovery. It was the start of a long, painful journey—through grief, honesty with her self, and u…

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Group Mentoring for International Counseling Psychology Students: A Case Example 26:33

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In this episode of The Counseling Psychologist podcast series, Drs. Jeeseon Park-Saltzman, Jiyoon Lee, and Mijin Kim talk about the article recently published in TCP titled, "Group Mentoring for International Counseling Psychology Students: A Case Example."

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Fawning and the dangers of people-pleasing 50:01

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Clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton used fawning as a coping strategy growing up in a scary home. It helped her in those frightening moments but came at a terrible price.By WHYY

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227: Unabridged Interview: Max Lucado 1:17:14

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This is our unabridged interview with Max Lucado. Called “America’s Pastor," Max Lucado has sold more than 150 million products and authored over 40 nonfiction books. In this vulnerable career retrospective interview, Lee explores what led Max Lucado to become almost synonymous with grace, acceptance and forgiveness--namely some of his own wounds f…

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The Subtext: Keeping the Man in Superman 48:58

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In this episode, we dissect the summer blockbuster Superman that flips the script by emphasizing vulnerability and humanity over untouchable power. Fans have praised the way the movie let Superman cry, lose, and even ask for help, while critics argue it made him too weak. We connect these reactions to questions of faith, asking what it means to wor…

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🧠Why Improving Number Sense Isn't Just Intervention🧠 1:25

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Why do students know the answer in their heads but miss it on paper? 🤔 Brian’s story shows the disconnect between conceptual thinking and procedural math. Discover how the Mastery Math Method bridges the gap 👉 Register for the FREE Masterclass: https://disabilitylabs.com/calendarBy Cheri Dotterer

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227: Max Lucado: “America’s Pastor” on How to Tame Your Thoughts 51:42

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Called “America’s Pastor," Max Lucado has sold more than 150 million products and authored over 40 nonfiction books. In this vulnerable career retrospective interview, Lee explores what led Max Lucado to become almost synonymous with grace, acceptance and forgiveness--namely some of his own wounds from childhood experiences in a frugal, sometimes e…