Dr Paul Turke is a pediatrician, evolutionary anthropologist, and an author.
How did humans raise kids 1,000 years ago? Today’s parenting is all routines, data-driven insights and what the latest research says. But what can ancient wisdom teach us about parenting, and where might it call our modern methods into question?
Expect to learn how child rearing m ... Show More
Jul 7
#964 - Simon Sinek - How To Find Meaning When Life Feels Overwhelming
Simon Sinek is a speaker, founder, and an author. We live in an age of uncertainty, where finding purpose in your life feels harder than ever. So, how do you find a purpose that moves you and trust that it’s worth pursuing? How can you be sure your purpose serves both yourself an ... Show More
1h 43m
Jul 5
#963 - John Lisle - Investigating The True History Of MKUltra & CIA Mind Control
John Lisle is a historian and an author. The government’s history of secret experiments feels stranger than fiction. Covert projects, UFOs, mind reading, even studies of the occult. But no operation is more infamous than MKUltra. What really happened inside the CIA’s most notorio ... Show More
1h 19m
May 26
How to Think Like a Child (with David Yeager)
Why do kids do disruptive, annoying or maddening things? Usually when children behave badly, the first thing adults do is yell at them, tell them they're bad and dole out punishments. Developmental psychologist David Yeager says that's the wrong approach. Instead parents need wor ... Show More
35m 6s
Oct 2024
Why You Should Resist Institutions for the Sake of Your Children | Ep 56
Most of us want the best for our children, but what if the very institutions we trust are actually steering our kids in the wrong direction? In this episode, Dr. Shefali, a renowned Conscious Parenting Expert and Bestselling Author gets real about how we can break away from the p ... Show More
51m 46s
Apr 21
The Follow-Up: 5 Science-Backed Parenting Principles
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Aliza Pressman (@raisinggoodhumanspodcast), developmental psychologist, author, and host of the Raising Good Humans podcast, to break down her science-backed framework for parenting: the 5 R’s — Reflection, Regulation, Rules, Repair, and Relat ... Show More
14m 45s
Aug 2024
Dr Norman Swan on What's Good For Your Kids
Where does your kids' temperament come from, how strict should you be & is it okay to be a 'good enough' parent? Honestly, the last few months have truly humbled me - being a parent is HARD and with so much advice out there, it’s VERY tricky to know what’s best for your children. ... Show More
43m 38s
Feb 2025
How Groupthink Shapes Parenting, Medicine, and Health
Ever wonder why some of the smartest people, like doctors, can still get it wrong? In this eye-opening episode, Gabe Howard talks with Dr. Marty Makary, author of “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong,” to uncover how groupthink and cognitive biases influence not just medic ... Show More
26m 9s
Mar 2023
109 - What the Experts Say: Translating Scientific Research for Parents with Dr. Cara Goodwin, founder of Parenting Translator
There is so much research out there for us parents – screentime, discipline, parenting styles, potty training, how to get our kids to eat anything green! It can be super inundating to parse through all the different studies and opinions available to us. Even crazier – did you ... Show More
33m 18s