Podcast Episodes on Mental Health & Social Science

What is the secret life of a CIA spy? How do people get brainwashed? Can everyday folks master CIA techniques?  Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA covert intelligence officer, US Air Force combat veteran, and CEO of EveryDaySpy.  You might recognize A...

What is the fine line between being offensive and being funny in today’s standup comedy culture? What makes a joke offensive? Today’s conversation with an intellectual turned stand-up comedian will tear down what you thought you knew about comedy.  L...

Why is there a mental health crisis in America? Is the culture of America sick? Is journalism dying in America?  Today’s conversation with an Emmy-award-winning journalist will reveal exactly how culture influences community mental health care and th...

What are the psychological implications of adoption trauma? What is the reality behind adoptees and their parents? How prevalent is adoption in America?  According to the University of Oregon, about 5 million Americans are adoptees, which is more tha...

How is your relationship with food? Do you have a healthy relationship with food?  According to the National Eating Disorders Association, about 9% of the US population, or 28.8 million Americans, suffers from eating disorders and some form of disord...

Can you have fun sober? What is emotional sobriety? Why do drinking problems start from within? Veronica Valli is a published author, alcohol recovery expert, and the co-host of the award-winning podcast: Soberful, with Chip Somers, who Russell Brand...

Have you seen ‘Alone’ Season 9? What is the difference between aloneness and loneliness? What can the wilderness teach us about life? Dr. Teimojin Tan is an Emergency Medicine physician, Canadian Veteran, Survivalist, and the founder of Survival Doct...

What is consciousness? What really happens when you are asleep? What is special about anesthesiology? Dr. Anthony Kaveh is a Stanford and Harvard-trained anesthesiologist, integrative medicine specialist, and physician expert.Anthony completed his me...

What does toxic masculinity really mean? Why are men suffering in silence? How do you have a long-lasting relationship? Elise Micheals is a high-profile men’s coach, trauma specialist, and the CEO of Elise Micheals Coaching. Elise Micheals establishe...

Do men truly fear intimacy and commitment? What is the psychology of men and emotions? How to best approach dating and men?  Today’s conversation will debunk popular myths surrounding the psychology of men and how to best approach men and dating. Dr....

What is the difference between happiness and pleasure? What can we learn from an ordained Buddhist monk?Today’s conversation with an ordained Buddhist monk known as 'The World's Happiest Man' will redefine what happiness is and how we can sustain tru...

Benoit Kim records a solo commentary episode in response to the recently surfaced sexual allegations of Paul Hutchinson during his 2016 child sex trafficking ring undercover operation in Mexico. Benoit highlights the following questions: How do we ma...

How do predators find victims online? How does sex trafficking work? What is online grooming?  Ehren Dorsey is a survivor of sex trafficking, ex-supermodel, and the founder of Red Circle Project- a Stop Trafficking Project to educate the public about...

What is the dark reality behind child sex trafficking rings? Is Jeffery Epinstein the last of his kind? How do we stop child trafficking in our neighborhoods?  Paul Hutchinson is the retired co-founder of Bridge Investment Group, with over $48 billio...

Do you use music to feel better? How do you express your emotions using music? Is music the best free therapy?  Rashad Arman is a financial analyst turned music influencer, DJ, and fashion enthusiast.  Rashad’s unique music genre discovery and co...

What is secular grace? Do you need religion to be moral? What happens after you no longer believe?  David Ames is the pioneer of the “secular grace” movement, the host of The Graceful Atheist podcast, and the organizer of his Deconversion Anonymous g...

What is the illusion of choice? What are the water fasting benefits? What is the spiritual life? Aja Rose is a sacred rest facilitator, restorative breathwork expert, natural medicine practitioner, and gifted musician. Aja and Benoit became fast friends after spending a few days of the “sacred rest retreat” at her and Yoshua’s sunshine Haus in Boulder, Colorado, to kickstart his 2023 in January. Aja leads her natural lifestyle with integrity, authenticity, and tranquility, which took he...

Is your network truly your net worth? How do successful people manage their relationships? Today’s conversation with a top 1% podcaster and master networker will teach you how to unlock your relationship-building skills. Reena Friedman Watts is a former producer of The Jerry Springer Show, a radio personality, and a top 1% globally ranked podcast host. Reena’s show: Better Call Daddy, is the culmination of her over 2 decades of media and networking expertise, her curiosity as a story ju...

How do we mourn the death of our dreams? Why do expectations kill progress? Meet Mica Javier, a multi-talented powerhouse in the entertainment industry. Mica is a Filipino actress, singer-songwriter, recording artist, model, and producer. Mica was signed to Timbaland Productions, where her record “300 Light Years” was licensed to Fox’s hit show “Glee” and Lifetime’s hit series “Dance Mom.” Her first single “Tonight” snagged the #1 spot on Urban Music radio station Wave 89.1 FM, and won 2 U...

What is bipolar disorder? Can you live a normal life with mental illness? What is the healthcare crisis in America? Shelly Sood and Nikhil Torsekar are experts in stem cell research and the Untether Your Life media company. Their mission statement is to leverage cutting-edge medical science and their incredible mental illness journey to provide clinical breakthroughs and instill hope in seemingly hopeless circumstances. Expect to learn about bipolar disorder, the unspoken reality of liv...

Dr. Aaron Ahuvia is a consumer psychologist, a marketing professor at the University of Michigan, and a published author of “The Things We Love.” How do you think love will shift with the rapid and inevitable rise of artificial intelligence and other mediated experiences? Love is largely produced unconsciously. There's real worries around that. In a real relationship you have to listen to the other person. With chat bots they're not going to ask you to do anything you don't want to do. Are we going to have a culture where everyone you meet is incredibly narcissistic because they've been indulged by these chat bots? Do you feel like in a way that translates to increased superficiality? A lot of my clients struggle with superficial relationships. I could easily see how it could decrease the incentive and the ability to get really deep relationships with other people. I feel like this discussion bags the bigger questions about individualistic pursuit of happiness versus a col…

Jonathan Chia is the co-founder of Reality Center, philanthropist, trauma work practitioner, director of photography, and an army combat veteran.  When trauma happens, we now know that it stops the neuroplasticity growth. And oftentimes if people don't get any help, it just becomes their identity. And that's when it starts affecting. When you're in fight or flight mode, 24/7 days a week. When you integrate the trauma through intentionality mindfulness, it becomes growth. One of the contributing characteristics of PTSD is ontological Shock. Post traumatic stress does lead to post traumatic growth through work. After getting out of the military, he started his own creative agency and production company. He provides therapy every single day for people dealing with deep trauma. He says staying busy, staying inspired, surrounding yourself with an amazing team is key to success. The fine line between escapism and staying busy is very blurred, especially for high achievers like …

Dr. Kate Wallinga is a forensic psychologist, crisis clinician, and the host of a top 1.5% podcast: Ignorance Was Bliss.  The fact that we call it true crime as a genre, the fact that a shared delusion among the populace. Women think if they know enough about it, then they'll be safe. And I'm like, that's not how it works. I think for the most part, people appreciated knowing that I was going to tell them the truth. I think it's a very sensitive balance between hope and truth. At the same time, you also don't want to destroy someone else's reality for no reason. Within the prison, there is sort of a secondary court system. You really don't touch the female staff. Even things like spitting, standing too close are considered assault. It's so fascinating that even prison is like a reality TV show now. The podcast started as a true crime adjacent show. It's wild how people try to gate-keep in a lot of ways. The most important thing is bearing witness to someone else's experien…

⁠Santiago Calogero⁠ is an award-winning filmmaker, movie director, producer, and director of photography.  As a humanist, I believe that the value and input of a human being is still going to exceed what artificial intelligence can do. Disney has been pumping out like six, seven Marvel movies every year for the last quite a few years. A lot of the behind the scenes influences, a lot of Chinese events, investors are buying out IPS. I think we're losing that a little bit because of this mass production aspect. Amazon just did Lord of the Rings again. Once it gets super corporate and institutional, it just starts losing its flair. Filmmaking is gambling. Until that happens, filmmaking will be tied down. Some argue that modern filmmaking has lost the essence of this classical flair that made films what they are original IP. The conflict is money, right? How does the barrier of capital come down so that the full creativity can flow? With AI and machine learning, you're able …