What happens when you lose something so central to your life that you no longer understand who you are? How do you find yourself again?
Co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask, "Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?" The answer can have profound consequences for your life.
We examine how leaving things unsaid with our intimates can lead to misunderstandings and missed connections.
This year we’ve gotten one question more than any other from listeners: is Facebook eavesdropping on my conversations and showing me ads based on the things that I say? This week, Alex investigates. ...Show More
A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.
The introduction to Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, hit me hard. In her investigation of how American politics and culture had collapsed into “an unbearable supernova of pe...Show More
People with perfect or "absolute" pitch hear every single sound as precise musical notes. Is this extraordinary talent a blessing or a curse? In this episode, we dive into the neuroscience, pluses and...Show More
A rowdy breakfast radio show in Australia is turned upside down when a one-off prank call turns into a real life, on-air soap opera. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...Show More
Birds Aren’t Real, a conspiracy theory with an apparently absurd premise, has become surprisingly popular in the past few years. But its followers were in on the joke: The movement’s aim was to poke ...Show More
Mike tells Sarah the complicated story of an over-simplified study. Digressions include Tonya Harding, "The Meg" and Kitty Genovese. The Milgram obedience studies and the "broken windows" theory of po...Show More
This is the second and final part of last week’s episode. So if you’ve not yet heard the episode “Justine,” go back and listen to that first. Credits Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Go...Show More
Growing up, Justine’s father always told her unbelievable stories about his life: that he was a big winner on Jeopardy; an outlaw who robbed banks armed only with flowers. But now, as an adult, Justin...Show More
What are the boundaries of an open marriage? What happens to them when your wife’s boyfriend has an accident that puts him in a coma? And what do you tell the kids? Today, we’re revisiting Wayne Scot...Show More
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I love this episode so much.. your thoughts & how to think about them.. 🧠Thoughts & therapy~ 3 phases in thought history 🍀Psychoanalysis: Thoughts have meaning - every thought is the tip of an ice...Show More