Nov 20

How Mindsets Shape Reality w/ Dr. Alia Crum

This week, Scott sits down with his longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Alia Crum—one of the world’s leading researchers on the science of mindsets. Dr. Crum’s groundbreaking work investigates how our subjective beliefs and interpretations can produce real, me ... Show More

1 h

Nov 6

The Gentle Power of Sisu w/ Dr. Elisabet Lahti

This week, Scott welcomes Dr. Elisabet Lahti—educator, applied psychology researcher, and founder of the Sisu Lab. Dr. Lahti is the world’s leading expert on sisu, a Finnish concept that embodies extraordinary courage, resilience, and determination in the face of adversity. Toget ... Show More

48m 45s

Oct 23

From Coping to Capacity w/ RaQuel Hopkins

This week, Scott speaks with RaQuel Hopkins, a certified coach with a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. RaQuel shares her personal and professional journey—from mastering the art of coping to discovering the transformative power of growth. Together, they explo ... Show More

54m 3s

May 2025

The Root of Menticide and Collective Care with Dr. Evan Auguste

Menticide, or the systematic and intentional undermining of a person's conscious mind, effectively "killing" or destroying their independent thought and beliefs, is one of the most effective ways to supress revolutionary change in a society. So how do we protect our communities f ... Show More

1h 25m

Nov 2024

How to stop doom scrolling – and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel (from ReThinking)

It’s impossible to separate the way people engage with AI with the way they engage with the internet as a whole. This is an episode of ReThinking, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, featuring a compelling discussion of why the internet can feel so unfriendly–and w ... Show More

34m 48s

Oct 2024

Lisa-Jo K. Van den Scott, "Walled-In: Arctic Housing and a Sociology of Walls" (Lexington Book, 2024)

Walls profoundly shape the spaces we live in and the places we move through, impinge on our everyday lives, and entangle power relations, identity, and hierarchies. Walled-In: Arctic Housing and a Sociology of Walls (Lexington Books, 2024) explores these effects in the context of ... Show More

53m 30s

Dec 2020

Brave New Work 55. Gaslighting and Other Forms of Epistemic Injustice in the Workplace with Cat Swetel

When we begin to reckon with inequality in the workplace, a useful place to start is the concept of "epistemic injustice"—what we know, how we know, and who gets to decide and influence our reality. This concept goes deeper than simply who is in the room. This is about the storie ... Show More

47m 55s

Feb 2025

The Neuroscience of Confidence | Ian Robertson

What confidence does to your brain, why it helps with anxiety, and how to get it if you don't already have it. Plus, the problem with overconfidence. <a href="https://ianrobertson.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Ian Robertson</a> is a Professor ... Show More

1h 11m

Mar 2025

Dopamine Nation and the Age of Digital Drugs — with Dr. Anna Lembke

Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University and author of the bestselling book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, joins Scott to discuss the rise of addiction in the digital age – from drugs to social media – and why our brains are wir ... Show More

1h 2m

Jul 2025

From Victim to Victor: Rise Above Trauma with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman

What if the biggest obstacle holding you back isn’t your past but your mindset? Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD, challenges everything you think you know about trauma, resilience, and personal growth. In this episode, you’ll discover why labeling every setback as “trauma” c ... Show More

17m 30s

Oct 2022

145: The Mechanics of Social Media with Dr. Richard Shuster

In this episode, we're diving deep into how the news and media have conditioned our modern society, so this is a powerful conversation that anyone familiar with social media does not want to miss! Dr. Richard Shuster is a licensed clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, CEO of ... Show More

35m 32s

Mar 2017

026 | Dr. Daniel Friedland: How to Stop Overreacting, Beat Burnout, and Conquer Self-Doubt

Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well from Within, shows you how to turn burnout into resilience, over-reactivity into creativity, and self-doubt into inspired action by rewiring your brain. You'll also find out how to make stress work FOR you, the truth about self-doubt, ... Show More

1h 34m

Jun 2025

Cognitive Psychologist: Break Free from a Victim Mindset | Scott Barry Kaufman

What if the greatest obstacle to reaching your potential isn't external barriers, but a mindset in which you see yourself as a victim?   Today, I’m stoked to welcome back my good friend and one of my favorite thinkers, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. Th ... Show More

57m 16s

The Psychology of Identity and Fostering...