Why Women Chose the Bear (and What It Reveals About Everyday Safety)
A year ago, a simple question took over TikTok: if you were alone in the forest, would you rather encounter a bear or a man? Women overwhelmingly chose the bear. Some found it funny, some found it off...
15 Okt 46min
What is Censorship: What Isn't and Why Self Censorship May Sometimes Be A Good Thing
The First Amendment protects you from the government, not from your boss, your university, or a social media platform. J.P. Messina, philosophy professor at Purdue and author of Private Censorship (Ox...
30 Sep 48min
How To See The World Through Your Child's Eyes
How do we build stronger relationships with our children, especially when we're tired, overwhelmed, or simply seeing a situation through adult eyes? In this special Podapalooza mini-episode, Gwendolyn...
15 Sep 21min
To Chill or Not To Chill: When Does Perseverance Become Toxic?
We're taught that perseverance is always a virtue, but what if the very trait we celebrate is quietly costing us our sense of meaning? Michael Scarano, a healthcare veteran turned speaker and coach, j...
1 Sep 50min
Honest, True, or Authentic? (They're Not the Same Thing)
Honesty might be the character trait we claim to value most, but what does it actually mean to be honest, and how is that different from simply telling the truth, or "being authentic"? Philosopher Chr...
19 Aug 48min
Cults, Conspiracy Theories & Critical Thinking: The History America Didn't Teach You
What if the United States was never immune to cult thinking, but was built on it? Journalist Jane Borden joins Gwendolyn and Rudy to unpack her book Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America...
31 Jul 41min
Are You Living in an Echo Chamber? The Psychology of Misinformation & Critical Thinking | Matthew Facciani
How do echo chambers influence our beliefs? How do you know what is true on the internet? Why does misinformation spread so quickly online? What is an echo chamber, and how does confirmation bias infl...
16 Jul 50min
Rewind, Play, Repeat: Nicole Morrison on Music, Memory, Coming Out, and Memoir
The mixtape structural metaphor ushers in a philosophical lens. Because a mixtape (as every Gen X person who ever made one knows) is a curated act of autobiography. It's how you tell someone the truth...
1 Jul 40min
