Episode 78: Christmas Potpourri
For their last episode in 2020, Anna and Bonnie have cobbled together a list of holiday-themed research studies to chat about. Can science tell what the true meaning of Christmas is? What about when w...
21 Dec 20201h 5min
Episode 77: Upper Downer
Anna and Bonnie finally did it: they made an episode about bipolar disorder. This week, the gals chat about what bipolar disorder actually looks like, including explaining mania and depression and tra...
8 Dec 20201h 4min
Episode 76: Attagirl, Mary!
This week, Bonnie and Anna are talking about Mary Whiton Calkins, the first female president of the American Psychiatric Association! As always, Anna talks about the history of the person, including M...
23 Nov 202057min
Episode 75: Dead Funny
In their second Spooktober episode, the girls are talking about… death! Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds. Bonnie gives an overview of various rituals around death, including how other cultu...
26 Okt 202058min
Episode 74: Which Witch is Which?
Happy Spooktober, Sipsters! This week, Bonnie is telling us the story of the Salem witch trials, including how it all went down and who all the major payers were. Then Anna comes in to talk about some...
12 Okt 202054min
Episode 73: Shrug Emoji
Expansion Pack Volume One! After mentioning these concepts in other episodes, Bonnie and Anna are explaining more details about defense mechanisms and cognitive distortions. Bonnie tells us about defe...
28 Sep 202053min
Episode 72: Forget Us Not
This week, Anna and Bonnie chat about memory, specifically how it works and how it can sometimes fail. They talk about some good brain stuff, explain short and long term memory, warn about common memo...
13 Sep 202059min
Episode 71: Do Me a CBT
This one is long overdue: Anna and Bonnie are finally talking about cognitive behavioral therapy, commonly known as CBT! They talk about important CBT concepts like cognitive distortions, faulty assum...
31 Aug 202058min
