How White Light Moments Change Your Brain, with Andrew Newberg
How White Light Moments Change Your Brain, with Andrew Newberg If you’ve listened to the show at all this season, you’ve learned that the brain doesn’t want to change. And when it does change, it’s u...
19 Juni 202032min
When Denouncing Racism Isn’t Enough
Derek Black thought he was done with the white nationalist movement when he wrote a public letter renouncing the ideology he grew up in. Then he realized that white nationalism wasn’t just the racists...
12 Juni 202050min
When Protests Changed Minds
You can’t escape the images of protest and unrest happening in our country this week. But what will be their lasting impact on Americans’ — especially white Americans’ — views? We look back to the 196...
5 Juni 202053min
When Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own
So far this season of “WFLT: Converts Edition,” we’ve focused on why the brain resists change — but that doesn’t mean that people give up on trying. Previous episodes have taught us that arguing doesn...
29 Maj 202034min
Why Your Brain Doesn't Want You to Change
What happens when someone tells you something that challenges a deeply held belief? On the surface, it may feel annoying or uncomfortable, but according to research from the University of Southern Cal...
22 Maj 202031min
Why (Most) People Don’t Convert
Welcome to our first themed season, “With Friends Like These: Converts.” We’ve always been interested in why and how people change their minds about what they believe — mostly because it just doesn’t ...
15 Maj 202034min
It’s My Body and I’ll Live if I Want To with Alice Wong
This week friend of the pod Alice Wong (@SFDirewolf) joins Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) to talk about what it means to be a part of the disabled community during a pandemic. Spoiler: the world seems t...
27 Mars 202040min
Welfare for White People with Eduardo Porter
Want to listen to anything NOT about COVID-19? We got the episode for you! Eduardo Porter (@portereduardo) joins Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) to talk about a much lighter subject: the history of racis...
20 Mars 20201h 2min
