When do I stop using a bar of soap? What’s the current state of the first plastics ever made? How do you best judge peoples’ character when dating? What’s going on with bacteria in my math problem? How do authors get health insurance? Hank and John Green have answers!
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Jun 2025
Deep Dive with Hank Green on Making
Hank Green has spent his career making complex ideas accessible to millions - from creating Crash Course educational videos to co-founding the Nerdfighters community with his brother, novelist John Green. However, when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, he discovered an un ... Show More
55m 7s
Aug 2025
346: How to Protect Your Family from Everyday Toxins | Lindsay Dahl
Lindsay Dahl is a powerhouse activist, mom, and social impact leader who’s spent her career getting toxic chemicals out of our homes and off store shelves. In this episode, Lindsay breaks down exactly where harmful toxins are hiding, what laws have changed because of advocacy, an ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2025
PROFESSOR GREEN: Diagnosed With Autism Age 40 & Why Working Class Men Are Lost
Stephen Manderson aka Professor Green, in today’s episode really reminded me to listen. The most successful people are the ones who listen rather than talk, they learn rather than pretending to know it all. Although we come from totally different backgrounds, we’ve always connect ... Show More
1h 17m
Sep 2024
How Trauma Makes It Hard to Recognize What’s Really Happening
<p>When traumatized people date, it’s easy to detach from reality, and create elaborate constructs that explain why other people do what they do, and why we feel hurt by it – without having to actually admit what's really happening. In this video I respond to a letter from a woma ... Show More
19m 21s
Jan 2025
How Do I Stop Being Such A People Pleaser?
JVN sits down with Kati Morton, a licensed therapist and bestselling author, to dive deep into the world of people-pleasing. Together, they unpack why people-pleasing isn’t just about being nice—it’s about discomfort with other people’s discomfort, and why it leaves so many of us ... Show More
51m 15s
May 2024
AI at Your Jobs + Hank Green Talks TikTok + Deepfake High School
<p>We asked listeners to tell us about the wildest ways they have been using artificial intelligence at work. This week, we bring you their stories. Then, Hank Green, a legendary YouTuber, stops by to talk about how creators are reacting to the prospect of a ban on TikTok, and ab ... Show More
1h 13m