We live in an era where misinformation spreads faster than ever—shaping our beliefs, fueling our anxieties, and making it nearly impossible to separate fact from fiction. Why are our brains so susceptible to false narratives even when we know better? How do we resist falling for this stuff? And also, where is the line separating misinformation from harmless ... Show More
Aug 20
Overthinking About Gaslighting
Can you be trained by a gaslighter to gaslight yourself? This week, Amanda (@amanda_montell) is joined by Harvard historian and sociologist Rebecca Lemov (@rebeccalemov) to overthink gaslighting, a word that’s become part of our everyday vocabulary, but whose origins and implicat ... Show More
47m 39s
Aug 6
Overthinking About Indecision
Should I move or stay where I am? Take the job or turn it down? Text back or disappear into the ocean? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by Vicki Tan (@vickiheart), a digital product designer and author, to gently spiral about indecision: why it’s so hard ... Show More
1 h
Jun 12
The Extra Scoop: EMFs, AI, Radiation & the Digital Health Myths We Need to Debunk
We’re more connected than ever — but is our tech making us healthier, or quietly harming us? In this episode of The Extra Scoop, we’re joined by physicist and cancer researcher Dr David Robert Grimes to unpack what the science really says about technology and our health — from EM ... Show More
33m 2s
Jun 2020
Brain Wash: The Rise of Neuroinflammation
We know that modern lifestyle and dietary choices, including lack of sleep, stress and the Western diet, all contribute to chronic inflammation. It can be a real struggle to make healthy choices for ourselves. But did you know that chronic inflammation literally disconnects our r ... Show More
54m 26s
Oct 2023
The FDA: A Spoonful of Safety Makes The Medicine Go Down
On this week's episode of the pod, we are talking about a drug that's been available for decades but is suddenly being pulled from shelves: phenylephrine (something you've probably reached for when you've been congested). We bring on an expert, Dr. Mikkael Sekeres, a Professor of ... Show More
52m 15s
Apr 2025
Talk Tracks Ep 8: The Skeptic Who Couldn’t Debunk The Telepathy Tapes
In this episode of The Talk Tracks, we meet Becca Cramer—nuclear engineer, mother of two, and self-proclaimed skeptic—who set out to disprove the claims made in The Telepathy Tapes. What began as a rigorous attempt to debunk the series transformed into a months-long investigation ... Show More
41m 14s