Best Rachel Goodman Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 122 From Binge Eating Disorder to Body Positive Children’s author - how to find the courage to heal in the midst of darkness with Alyssa Goldwater 1:16:59

13d ago1:16:59

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In this episode, Rachel is joined by Jewish influencer, Alyssa Goldwater, who shares her journey from a diet-centered childhood that eventually led to being diagnosed with binge eating disorder - and how she healed to find food + body peace, and how she is now fighting diet culture with her platform and voice. In this episode, we cover: How Alyssa’…

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Lauren Santana of Curated Concierge 41:12

17d ago41:12

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Lauren is a UVA graduate and former elementary educator who spent 13 years teaching (in room 13) in Charlottesville before transitioning into roles as a private educator and a family assistant. She now runs Curated Concierge, a thriving personal concierge business that supports busy pro…

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Ep 121 [LIVE] 1:1 coaching session with Eden 1:34:07

21d ago1:34:07

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In this episode, Rachel is joined by Eden, who has attempted to embrace intuitive eating and eat with food freedom multiple times - only to end in the usual binge and guilt every time. You’ll be able to listen in as Rachel coaches Eden in real time and helps her identify the real reasons her binges persist and provides steps and insights on how Ede…

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Lune Wynyard of Intuitive Dry Cutting 47:57

2M ago47:57

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Lune Wynyard had already been cutting what they call "unwashed hair" for over a decade before founding 'Intuitive Dry Cutting' in 2016. Their teaching career began when they opened a dedicated salon in New York in 2017, and in 2018 Lune traveled to LA to teach their first workshop. With…

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[Encore] Kelly Cox of Share the Drop 44:38

2M ago44:38

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Kelly Cox is a 500 RYT, registered prenatal yoga instructor, birth doula, and licensed clinical social worker. For the last 15 years, she has supported expectant and new mothers and it is through this work she became aware of the stress and depression that surround feeding infants. As a…

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Molly Braswell of Sidecar 50:34

3M ago50:34

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Molly Braswell runs Sidecar: a team of folks interested in some work, but not full time work, who support small businesses and non-profits who need some help, but not full time help. It's a win-win! Molly lives in Lexington, Virginia with her husband and three small children where she i…

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Ep 120 “I’m just eating all the things. It’s not working.” How to know when Intuitive Eating is really Impulsive Eating - and what to do to stop it. 26:46

3M ago26:46

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If you’ve tried to eat intuitively but you feel like you’re just eating all the things and not feeling good, which has led you to the assumption that ‘its not working’ - this is the podcast episode to listen to. Intuitive Eating is more than just ‘let yourself eat whatever you want, whenever you want it’. This approach to eating with food freedom c…

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Ep 119 how to know if you or your loved one has an eating disorder, the first step to getting treatment, & how to see diet culture for the life thief that it is with Jessica Setnick MS, RD, CEDS-S 1:02:52

4M ago1:02:52

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Eating disorders are often misunderstood, tricky to identify, and can be really scary when someone you love is struggling with one. How do you know if they're struggling if they won’t be open with you about it? How do you know when it's time to get help? And what do you do if they don’t want to get support? Whether you worry about the person you lo…

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Ep 118 [Part 3] Guilt-Free Eating Training: how to effectively identify and free yourself from food guilt & rules so you can eat with peace and be binge-free 47:10

4M ago47:10

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In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In this episode, we dive into the third and final part of the training, where we cover: Understanding why just eating your trigger or ‘off limit’ foods is not enough to remove the guilt that comes…

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Ep 117 [Part 2] Guilt-Free Eating Training: how food guilt is CAUSING your binge eating & the damaging effects food guilt has on your health 26:11

4M ago26:11

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In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In this podcast episode, we are diving into Part 2 of the training where we discuss: How to clearly recognize when food guilt is causing your binge eating The 4 ways in which food guilt fuels food…

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Ep 116 [Part 1] Guilt-Free Eating Training: why you feel food guilt to begin with and where your food guilt comes from 34:43

4M ago34:43

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In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In the next 3 podcast episodes, we’re going to cover: Clarity on why you experience food guilt in the first place (it’s not as obvious as you think!) How food guilt is CAUSING your binge eating Wh…

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Ep 115 A yo-yo dieting childhood, emotional eating, and a health diagnosis - to food peace, body trust, & managing her health without diets with past client Ayala. 59:27

4M ago59:27

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Ayala had been on diets since she was a kid. Ever since she can remember, her mother was worried about her weight and she’d grown up with the feeling that her body size was a problem. Up until the birth of her first child, she was endlessly stressing about food and the scale, trying one diet after the next. Until she reached a breaking point. She n…

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Ep 114 “I don’t want to do this anymore”. The INS & OUTS of 2025 54:37

4M ago54:37

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Rachel shares her most honest podcast episode yet, as she reflects on this past year and sets her intentions for 2025. In this episode Rachel shares the behaviors and beliefs she is ready to let go of so she can get out of her own way and not only succeed, but thrive - on her terms. In this episode Rachel covers: Why she’s no longer following or co…

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Katie Sale of 139 Goodman 44:29

5M ago44:29

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Katie Sale was born and raised in Virginia. Like many who attended the University of Virginia, she didn't leave after graduation, and instead, has made Charlottesville her home. With a robust career working in high-end service retail and hospitality, she's honed a keen eye for design wh…

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Closing the Chatterbox, with Shane Harris and David Priess 1:38:08

5M ago1:38:08

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After more than three years, Chatter is ending its run. In this episode, Shane and David reflect on the diverse range of topics at the frontiers of national security that this podcast has explored—from spy fiction to lessons of history, from climate change to the visual and musical arts, and from sports and culture to the practice of intelligence. …

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Intelligence Analysis, Intuition, and Precognition, with Carmen Medina 1:48:18

5M ago1:48:18

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Carmen Medina defies simple description. She spent more than 30 years at the CIA, rising to the leadership team of the Directorate of Intelligence, despite her iconoclasticism and vociferous evangelism of new technologies. Since retiring more than a decade ago, she has co-written a book about rebelling within bureaucracy--and advocated the explorat…

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The Legacy of “The Hunt for Red October” with Katherine Voyles 1:18:44

6M ago1:18:44

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Shane Harris makes no secret about his love for the film version of this Cold War submarine thriller, based on the Tom Clancy novel. It’s his favorite movie. So he was delighted to welcome fellow obsessive Katherine Voyles to the podcast. A PhD in English, Voyles writes about national security in culture, as well as the culture of national security…

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Margaret Bolton Baudinet of College Solutions 50:36

6M ago50:36

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Margaret Bolton Baudinet is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of College Solutions. Originally from Alabama, Margaret graduated from the University of Virginia with highest distinction with a degree in political and literary thought, finishing her academic tenure with research at Ox…

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German Grand Strategy and ... Kraftwerk, with Ben Tallis 1:27:06

6M ago1:27:06

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International politics and security expert Dr. Ben Tallis, who now directs the Berlin-based Democratic Strategy Initiative, joined David Priess to discuss the challenges of German grand strategy since 1945, the country's musical culture in the 1950s and 1960s, the origins and evolution of Kraftwerk and its members' effort to reconceptualize German …

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The Military, Climate Change, and the Environment, with Sherri Goodman 1:06:56

6M ago1:06:56

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Sherri Goodman was the first Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security and has worked on issues around climate change, the environment, and security for more than 35 years. She joined David Priess to discuss her work on the staff of the Senate Armed Service Committee starting in the 1980s, her impressions of Senator Sam Nunn, her…

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1876, Election Security, and National Security, with Rachel Shelden 1:23:47

6M ago1:23:47

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Rachel Shelden is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Richards Civil War Center at Penn State University. She joined David Priess to talk about the disputed presidential election of 1876 and how the political system found a way to avoid widespread violence and another civil war while resolving it in 1877. They discussed Abraham Linco…

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[Encore] Daniel Perry of JAM according to Daniel 57:47

6M ago57:47

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! This episode originally aired in May of 2023. What does "resiliency" mean to you? Listen in as Daniel shares about what that word means to him, and what it can look like to forge your unique path of small business ownership. Daniel Perry was introduced to jam-making 20 years ago and nev…

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The Second Trump Administration with Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey 46:15

6M ago46:15

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Donald Trump is going back to the White House and is already busy stocking his future Cabinet. Shane Harris sat down with two of The Washington Post’s best political reporters to talk about Trump’s victory, some of his initial choices for top national security positions--which are drawing extraordinary controversy--and what we might expect in Trump…

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How the Norm Against Political Violence Eroded in the Roman Republic, with Catherine Steel 1:25:12

7M ago1:25:12

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As the US tries to come to grips with a resurgence of political violence in recent years, it's instructive to look at how the norm against political violence eroded during the late Roman Republic and contributed to ultimately autocratic rule. Catherine Steel, Professor of Classics at the University of Glasgow, specializes in the political history o…

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Our Fascination with the Presidency with Tim Naftali 1:04:38

7M ago1:04:38

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It’s Election Day, but we’re not talking about the campaign. Shane Harris welcomes Tim Naftali back to the show to talk about Americans’ fascination with the presidency. When did the “modern presidency” begin? When did voters and the press become fixated on presidents’ private lives? And what do we get wrong about the nation’s highest office? Nafta…

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Rachel Pennington 40:21

7M ago40:21

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! Rachel Pennington is a great baker, a shitty capitalist, and a memoir/food writer. She owned The Pie Chest in Charlottesville, VA, a sanctuary of comfort, delicious food, and rest for the weary soul. Her culinary work has been featured in or mentioned on The Travel Channel, USA Today, t…

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Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Voice of America, and the Cold War, with Mark Pomar 1:10:47

7M ago1:10:47

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Mark Pomar served as assistant director of the Russian Service at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, director of the USSR Division at the Voice of America, executive director of the Board for International Broadcasting. He joined David Priess to talk about the origins of US government-funded international broadcasting, differences between RFE/RL and …

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[Encore] Chelsea Powers and Flannery Buchanan of Bluebird & Co. 59:20

7M ago59:20

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What did you think of this episode? Click to text me feedback! This episode originally aired on October 16, 2023. What do you do when you meet a friend who shares your same dreams, energy level, and passions? Why you start a business of course! Chelsea and Flannery met through the small business network of Crozet and immediately started hosting pop…

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Constitutional Fragility with Sandy Levinson 1:09:09

7M ago1:09:09

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Professor Sanford Levinson has written extensively about the fragility of the Constitution. A likely contested election, AI, and ongoing gridlock makes his long-stemming concerns all the more relevant. In this episode of Chatter, Kevin Frazier, a Tarbell Fellow at Lawfare, sat down with Sandy, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School…

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Freedom of the Seas, with David Bosco 1:13:32

8M ago1:13:32

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The Earth's oceans differ from its land areas in many ways, including the historically powerful norm of "freedom of the seas." David Priess hosted David Bosco, Executive Associate Dean and Professor at Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, for a discussion about the origins and core principles of the freedo…

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