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Changed My Mind
by Changed My Mind Podcast
Changed My Mind explores a powerful idea: changing your mind isn't a weakness - it's a superpower. Each episode features accomplished thinkers sharing pivotal moments when they changed their mind about something important. We explore the evidence that tipped the scales, the emotional journey, and how seeing the world from a new perspective impacted their lives. Join us for conversations that will challenge your assumptions and expand your perspective.
Episodes
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Why a techno-optimist started taking AI risk seriously (with Rufus Griscom)
Rufus Griscom is a writer, podcaster, and longtime techno-optimist who has spent years interviewing the people building the future — from Bill Gates to Reid Hoffman to the founders of Anthropic. For most of his career Rufus believed technology would overwhelmingly improve the human condition. But...
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Magic underwear, eternal divorce, and the cost of dissent (with Nemo the Mormon)
Nemo the Mormon is a third-generation believer who grew up devout, orthodox, and deeply committed to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But over time, he began to discover uncomfortable truths: financial secrecy, historical cover-ups, and leaders who seemed more…
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The beliefs so strong they bend reality around them (with Spencer Greenberg)
Spencer Greenberg is an entrepreneur, mathematician, and social scientist who has dedicated his career to helping people think more clearly and make better decisions. After years of building tools to improve reasoning from personality tests to structured debate platforms, Spencer realised that…
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How a teacher lost faith in education (with Freddie deBoer)
Freddie deBoer is a writer, academic, and former teacher whose research and experience challenge one of society’s most deeply held beliefs: that education is the great equaliser. After teaching students at every level - from special education classrooms to college lecture halls - Freddie had a...
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How trivia games could bridge America's political divide (with Josh Greene)
Josh Greene is a Harvard psychologist, neuroscientist, and philosopher whose research has reshaped how we understand moral decision-making. But after publishing his book Moral Tribes, Josh changed his mind - realizing that explaining why people clash wasn’t enough. Since then, he’s focused on...
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Should you make changing your mind your worldview? (with Jamie Woodhouse)
Jamie Woodhouse is the leading advocate of Sentientism, a worldview that's about: (1) Using naturalistic evidence and reason to figure out what's real, and (2) Giving compassion for all sentient beings. We explore how Jamie changed his mind from Christianity to Sentientism, what it’s like to...
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How a learning athlete prepares to interview Nobel Prize winners (with Joe Walker)
Today we're joined by Joe Walker, host of The Joe Walker Podcast, where he conducts refreshingly in-depth conversations with the world's deepest thinkers. Joe has spoken with figures like Noam Chomsky, Daniel Kahneman, and Nassim Taleb, and is known for his extraordinary preparation process -...
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How a decade of progressive politics went wrong (with Noah Smith)
We're joined by Noah Smith, an economist, former Bloomberg Opinion writer and now influential economic commentator through his blog Noahpinion. In this conversation, we explore how Noah has changed his mind to be far less hopeful about making political progress and how he came to think — even...
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Who really decides what's on your plate? (with Mark Bittman)
We're joined by Mark Bittman, whose career has taken him from America's most beloved cookbook author to one of our most outspoken food system critics, arguing that the modern food system is degrading human and planetary health. We'll be discussing how Mark changed his mind from seeing the problem...
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Can uncomfortable conversations change our minds? (with Josh Szeps)
Josh Szeps is a seasoned broadcaster who left traditional media to start Uncomfortable Conversations, a project which aims to create a space for people who disagree on sensitive issues to engage in good-faith dialogue where participants and listeners can understand different perspectives,...
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Why facts don’t change minds, but stories do (with Melanie Joy)
Psychologist and author Melanie Joy joins us to explore how unconscious belief systems shape our behavior. While known for developing the concept of 'Carnism' - the invisible belief system conditioning people to eat certain animals - her work extends to examining psychological dynamics behind...
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What’s happening in your brain when you change your mind? (with Rick Hanson)
Clinical psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Rick Hanson joins us to discuss how remarkably plastic our brains are, despite how fixed they often feel. We discuss what's doing on mechanistically when people change their minds, and what we can learn from this about how to be more…
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Are you morally ambitious enough? (with Rutger Bregman)
Historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman joins us to discuss his dramatic shift from believing humans are fundamentally selfish to championing a radically optimistic view of human nature. We chart his evolution across three books: "Humankind," which establishes his optimistic perspective;...
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Do disruptive protests make the world a better place? (with James Ozden)
What would it be like to believe something strongly enough to get arrested for it 11 times, but then change your mind? This episode features James Ozden, a former leading member of Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rising - groups known for disruptive protests and non-violent civil disobedience...
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50 years of changing the world through philosophy (with Peter Singer)
Peter Singer, one of the most influential philosophers alive today, joins us to discuss how his views have evolved during the past 50 years of his career. We explore his changing perspectives on the value of sharing controversial views, the effectiveness of rational versus emotional appeals,...
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Preview
Changed My Mind will be launching at the beginning of May, with guests such as the historian and author Rutger Bregman, the philosopher Peter Singer and the psychologist Melanie Joy
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Changed My Mind explores a powerful idea: changing your mind isn't a weakness - it's a superpower. Each episode features accomplished thinkers sharing pivotal moments when they changed their mind about something important. We explore the evidence that tipped the scales, the emotional journey, and how seeing the world from a new perspective impacted their lives. Join us for conversations that will challenge your assumptions and expand your perspective.
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Changed My Mind explores a powerful idea: changing your mind isn't a weakness - it's a superpower. Each episode features accomplished thinkers sharing pivotal moments when they changed their mind about something important. We explore the evidence that tipped the scales, the emotional journey, and...
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