FULL EPISODE: Is Seeing Ghosts Good for You? - August 11, 2026

Social psychologist ⁠Ronald Fischer⁠ explains ⁠how unexplainable experiences – like seeing ghosts – can change people for the better⁠. For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies ⁠Nathan Radke⁠ outlines how scams we might have seen in the back of comic books years ago have grown up for the digital age. (⁠Check out Nathan's new book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠.) Psychologist ⁠Vincent Mancini⁠ reveals ⁠how specific masculine ideals are linked to anxiety and depression in men⁠. Clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy ⁠Marianne Brandon⁠ goes over how ⁠men and women talk differently about sex in therapy⁠. Author ⁠Cory Doctorow⁠ lays out the major problems he sees with AI and the companies behind it. Cory warns that the new technology may be coming for our wallets and our jobs, but not in the ways most think. (⁠Check out Cory's book The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI here⁠.) Neuroscientist and writer ⁠Tom Bellamy⁠ discusses how to get over ⁠limerence, an obsessive crush that psychologists say can persist for months or years⁠. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:10) Ronald Fischer (10:00) Nathan Radke pt. 1 (20:00) Nathan Radke pt. 2 (30:00) Vincent Mancini (39:50) Marianne Brandon (49:50) Cory Doctorow (59:50) Tom Bellamy pt. 1 (1:09:50) Tom Bellamy pt. 2 (1:19:17) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices