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In Session with Dr. Farid Holakouee — 515 episodes

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August 10, 2026 Feeling Bad Can Be Good

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August 03, 2026 Making Good Choices

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July 27, 2026 Why Most Debates Fail, Messi vs. Ronaldo Debates

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July 24, 2026 The Psychology of Sports Fans and The World Cup

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July 13, 2026 Talking About Change

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July 10, 2026 Language About Language

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June 29, 2026 Iran and the World Cup

8

June 22, 2026 Father's Day Thoughts

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June 19, 2026 Iran in the World Cup, Juneteenth, Apologies

10

June 08, 2026 Gay Pride

11

June 01, 2026 On Envy: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

12

May 29, 2026 My Thoughts and Feelings on Empathy

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May 22, 2026 Emotional Intimacy

14

May 18, 2026 On Intelligence

15

May 15, 2026 One Year of Fatherhood

16

April 06, 2026 Talking about Iran

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March 27, 2026 Can You Change Your Mind?

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March 23, 2026 Certain about Uncertainty, Trust in Institutions

19

March 16, 2026 Desirable Distractions

20

March 13, 2026 More Thoughts on Mixed Feelings, The Cost of Feeling Right, Manosphere Documentary

21

March 09, 2026 Mixed Thoughts and Feelings About the Situation in Iran

22

March 02, 2026 Hopeful for the people of Iran

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February 23, 2026 Supporting each other through the pains of life

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February 20, 2026 Supporting the people of Iran

25

Febrruary 09, 2026 Be Cautious with Certain Individuals

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February 06, 2026 Hope for Iran

27

February 02, 2026 Protests Outside of Iran

28

January 26, 2026 Sadness as a Healthy Response

29

January 23, 2026 Keep Talking about Iran

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January 19, 2026 Free Iran

31

January 16, 2026 Thinking about Iran

32

January 12, 2026 Protests in Iran and abroad

33

January 09, 2026 All Eyes on Iran

34

January 05, 2026 All Eyes on Iran

35

December 29, 2025 Spoiler: All humans are just humans

36

December 22, 2025 Who are You Living For?

37

December 15, 2025 The Art of Doing Nothing

38

December 08, 2025 New Year Same You, Ideal Self vs. Real Self, Why Change is Hard

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December 01, 2025 The Importance of Community

40

November 24, 2025 Talking About Change

41

September 29, 2025 O'Calm's Razor

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September 26, 2025 Lessons I'm Learning Lecture Series Introduction

43

September 22, 2025 Parenting a Secure Attachment

44

September 15, 2025 Uncertain Political Beliefs

45

September 12, 2025 Political Violence and the State of Our Disunion

46

September 08, 2025 Is Human Intelligence Adaptive?

47

August 29, 2025 Back to School with Parham Holakouee

48

August 25, 2025 Healing vs. Feeling Good

49

August 18, 2025 An Uncertain Life

50

August 15, 2025 How To Get Your Baby To Sleep

51

August 11, 2025 Karen Horney's Basic Anxiety

52

August 04, 2025 Paying Attention at Home, Avoiding Life

53

August 01, 2025 Love as Your Legacy, call regarding a "picky eating" child

54

July 28, 2025 Homophobia

55

July 21, 2025 All About Apologies

56

July 18, 2025 Life is Hard, if You're Living it Right

57

July 14, 2025 Dating Advice

58

July 11, 2025 The Joy and Pain of Watching Our Baby Grow, Saudade

59

June 30, 2025 Artificial Unintelligence, Weakened by Technology

60

June 23, 2025 Being Iranian in America

61

June 20, 2025 Love Hurts, call from a listener

62

June 16, 2025 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Scott Rower discusses the GI Stress Cycle

63

June 13, 2025 War is a Losing Game, Psychology of Power

64

June 09, 2025 Comedians Aren't Funny, Lessons 10-12

65

June 06, 2025 Lessons 5-9, Parenting Update

66

June 02, 2025 Becoming Kian's Dad: On Fatherhood

67

May 05, 2025 Lesson 4: Canceling Cancel Culture

68

April 28, 2025 Lesson 3: Know Expectations

69

April 21, 2025 Lesson 2: Emotional Signatures and Ghosts

70

April 18, 2025 Lesson 1: Pain That Leads to Growth or Damage, Intimacy

71

April 14, 2025 Introduction to Lessons I'm Learning, Life and Death

72

April 07, 2025 Communicating about Communicating

73

March 31, 2025 Don't Be an April Fool

74

April 04, 2025 Deciding When to Decide, Messi vs. Ronaldo, Karma or Consequences

75

March 28, 2025 The Kids Are All Right, Good and Bad Empathy, call from a listener

76

March 17, 2025 Emotional and Intellectual Humility

77

March 14, 2025 Becoming a Father

78

March 10, 2025 Get Good at Something

79

March 07, 2025 Feeling My Self

80

February 10, 2025 What is Really Real

81

February 07, 2025 Victim Mentality, Intimacy and Vulnerability, call from a listener

82

January 31, 2025 Exploring "Bad" Feelings like Envy and Guilt

83

February 03, 2025 Does Manifesting Work?

84

January 27, 2025 What I Learned From Reading a Book a Week for 8 Years

85

January 13, 2025 California Fires, Emotions and Walls or Bridges, Expectations in Relationships

86

January 06, 2025 New Year's Resolutions and Goals, New Year Old You

87

December 30, 2024 Discussion on the books "On Tyranny" and "Why Men Fight"

88

December 20, 2024 Why Mental Health Means Getting Good at Feeling Bad

89

December 16, 2024 Discussion on the book "Hour of the Heart" by Irvin Yalom and Benjamin Yalom

90

December 13, 2024 Interview with Rizza Alee and Shidan Majidi about "Climbing my Everest"

91

December 09, 2024 Discussion on the book "Good Reasonable People," Talking Politics

92

December 06, 2024 Stringfinger Feeling, calls

93

December 02, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Serviceberry," Alternatives to Capitalism

94

November 25, 2024 Discussion on the book "Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior," Trusting Science, Trusting People

95

November 22, 2024 Discussion on the books "You Better Be Lightning" and "Take Me With You," calls

96

November 15, 2025 Discussion on the book "Nexus," call from listener

97

November 11,2024 Parham Holakouee discusses Life, Relationships, and Meaning

98

November 08, 2024 Post-Election Thoughts, call from a listener

99

November 04, 2024 Discussion on the book "Expecting Better," How Polarization is Making Us Dumber

100

November 01, 2024 Life is a Keychain, Thoughts on the Election, Political and Personal Power

101

October 28, 2024 Discussion on the book "Fundamentals," Trusting Science, Diversity

102

October 21, 2024 Discussion on the book "Meditations for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman

103

October 18, 2024 Why it's not smart to call someone "low IQ," misusing Psychology terms

104

October 14, 2024 Discussion on the book "Co-Intelligence" by Ethan Mollick

105

October 07, 2024 Discussion on the book "Says Who?" by Anne Curzan

106

October 04, 2024 Cult Psychology, Thoughts on Transformational Courses

107

September 30, 2024 Discussion on the book "Why War?" by Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud

108

September 27, 2024 Discussion on the book "May Contain Lies" by Alex Edmans

109

September 23, 2024 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses "Conscious Parenting"

110

September 20, 2024 Discussion on the book "Move by Move" by Maurice Ashley

111

September 13, 2024 Why I am Certain About Uncertainty

112

September 09, 2024 Book Review "On Lying and Politics" and "Free Thought and Official Propaganda"

113

August 26, 2024 Discussion on the book "Chess Story" by Stefan Zweig

114

August 23, 2024 Talking Politics, Uncertain about Certainty

115

August 19, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley

116

August 12, 2024 Discussion on the book "Profit and Punishment" by Tony Messenger

117

August 05, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Grieving Brain"

118

July 29, 2024 Discussion on the book "White Poverty"

119

July 26, 2024 Discussion on the books "Pressure" and "Stick Together," call from listener

120

July 08, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"

121

July 01, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Reason I Jump," Thoughts on the Presidential Debate

122

June 24, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Light Eaters," call about sibling relationship

123

June 17, 2024 Discussion on the book "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

124

June 14, 2024 Call from a listener

125

June 10, 2024 Discussion on the book "Learning to Disagree" by John Inazu

126

June 07, 2024 Call regarding teenage daughter, call regarding death of pet

127

June 03, 2024 Discussion on the book "Literary Theory for Robots"

128

May 31, 2024 Discussion on the book "Why We Die," Profit Prophets

129

May 20, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Undoing Project," by Michael Lewis

130

May 17, 2024 O'Calm's Razor, call regarding son with OCD, Facing Fears

131

May 13, 2024 Discussion on the book "What Life Should Mean to You" by Alfred Adler

132

May 10, 2024 Feeling Right, Homo Psychopathicus, Emotional What and Why

133

May 06, 2024 Discussion on the book "Little Treatments, Big Effects,"

134

May 03, 2024 Discussion with Psychologist Dr. Pauline Yeghnazar Peck

135

April 29, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli

136

April 22, 2024 Discussion on the books "Against Technoableism" and "The Gambler"

137

April 12, 2024 Interview with members of PSCO and AGA from UCLA

138

April 08, 2024 Discussion on the book "Night Vision" by Mariana Alessandri

139

April 01, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Menopause Brain," Don't Be an April Fool

140

March 29, 2024 You Can't Need What You Want, calls from listeners

141

March 25, 2024 Discussion on the book "Imagination," Saying the World Isn't Fair Isn't Fair

142

March 22, 2024 Discussion on the book "Purpose," Proving the Unprovable, Religious Topics

143

March 15, 2024 The Tragic Death of Ryan Gainer, calls from listeners

144

March 11, 2024 Discussion on the book "Presence" by Ben Alderson-Day

145

March 08, 2024 International Women's Day, calls from listeners

146

March 04, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Courage to Be Happy"

147

February 26, 2024 Discussion on the book "How Am I Doing?" by Dr. Corey Yeager

148

February 23, 2024 Discussion on the book "Brain Energy," calls from listeners

149

February 12, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

150

February 09, 2024 Discussion on books "The Anthropocene Reviewed" and "The Power of Language," calls

151

January 22, 2024 Discussion on the book "Ecco Homo" by Friedrich Nietzsche

152

January 19, 2024 Discussion on the book "How Not to Kill Yourself," calls

153

January 12, 2024 Calls from listeners

154

January 08, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Untethered Soul" with Dr. Jennifer Galvan

155

January 05, 2024 Discussion on the books "A Therapeutic Journey" and "Remember," calls

156

December 18, 2023 Discussion on the book "Words Can Change Your Brain," Good Fighting

157

December 15, 2023 Being a Sports Fan, Emotional Signatures, Ghosts

158

December 11, 2023 Discussion on the book "Selfless" by Brian Lowery

159

December 04, 2023 Discussion on the book "All About Love" by bell hooks

160

December 01, 2023 calls from listeners

161

November 27, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman

162

November 20, 2023 Discussion on the book "Sentience," Twin Flames Documentary

163

November 17, 2023 Thoughts on the Middle East Crisis, calls, Communicating with Your Teen

164

November 13, 2023 Books: "Finding Time Again," Days of Reading," Ikigai," "A Confession"

165

October 16, 2023 Discussion on the book "Explaining Life Through Evolution"

166

October 13, 2023 Hoping for Peace, calls from listeners

167

October 09, 2023 Discussion on the book "Right Kind of Wrong," Take an Improv Class

168

October 06, 2023 Narges Mohammadi win Nobel Peace Prize, calls from listeners

169

October 02, 2023 Discussion on the book "Psychological First Aid," Self Care

170

September 29, 2023 Lessons I am Learning, calls from listeners

171

September 25, 2023 Discussion on the book "Seven Games," Is Intuition a Super Power?

172

September 22, 2023 Get the Ick for the Ick, calls from listeners

173

September 18, 2023 Discussion on the book "Roots in Iran," Interview with Raha Dixon

174

September 15, 2023 One Year Since the Killing of Mahsa Amini, calls from listeners

175

September 11, 2023 Discussion on the book "On Disobedience," 9/11

176

September 08, 2023 Discussion on the book "Touch Matters," calls on social entropy and language

177

August 28, 2023 Discussion on the book "Make Your Art No Matter What," Creativity is Conflict

178

August 25, 2023 Discussion with Parham Holakouee regarding Conflict and Negotiation

179

August 21, 2023 Discussion on the book "Strangers to Ourselves" by Rachel Aviv

180

August 18, 2023 Conflict Phobia, call with daughter and mother about success, money and education

181

August 14, 2023 Discussion on the book "Best Things First," Gods and Gurus

182

August 07, 2023 Discussion on the book "Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD"

183

July 31, 2021 Discussion on the books "Yes to Life" and "In a Flight of Starlings"

184

July 24, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Fugitive" by Marcel Proust

185

July 10, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Song of Significance" by Seth Godin

186

July 07, 2023 Discussion on the book "Soul Bloom" by Rainn Wilson, calls from listeners

187

June 30, 2023 Discussion on the book "How Do We Know Ourselves?" Nice to Meet Me

188

June 26, 2023 Discussion on the book "Psych" by Paul Bloom

189

June 12, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Book of Pride"

190

June 09, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Journey of Humanity," Getting Glasses

191

June 05, 2023 Pride Month, Bad Byes and Good Byes

192

June 02, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Happiest Man on Earth," caller asks about son, Perfected

193

May 26, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Prisoner," Mental Health Awareness Month

194

May 15, 2023 Discussion on the book "Once Upon a Prime" by Sarah Hart

195

May 01, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Undiscovered Self" by Carl Jung

196

May 12, 2023 Somatic Awareness, calls from listeners

197

May 08, 2023 Discussion on the book "Humble"

198

April 28, 2023 Discussion on the book "From Strength to Strength," Legacy, call on work conflict

199

April 24, 2023 Discussion on the book "Period," Wearing Your Shoes

200

April 21, 2023 Discussion on the book "Sodom and Gomorrah," Wrongful Shootings, calls from listeners

201

April 03, 2023 Discussion on the book "Who Gets Believed?"

202

March 31, 2023 Interview with Dr. Sahba Shayani regarding female figures in Persian Literature

203

March 27, 2023 Discussion on the book "Real Self-Care," call from a parent about social media

204

March 24, 2023 Discussion on the book "Understanding Iran," call regarding relationships

205

March 17, 2023 Dream Writers, Economic Thinking, a call about an experience of psychosis

206

March 13, 2023 Discussion on the book "Wired for Love," Healing Time, No Guts No Glory in Love

207

March 06, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Self Delusion," Remembering Judith Heumann, Puzzle Time

208

March 03, 2023 Tarof Takedown, (For)Getting the Ick, calls from listeners

209

February 27, 2023 Discussion on the book "Stolen Focus," Paying with Attention

210

February 24, 2023 Nine Years of Radio Hamrah, Golden Starstruck, call from a listener

211

February 20, 2023 Discussion on the book "Awe," Losing Your Self

212

February 17, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Little Book of Lykke," Red Flags and Red Carpets

213

February 13, 2023 Self-Esteem as a First Language, Consciously Unconscious

214

February 10, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Creative Act," Unity for Iran, Relationship Goals

215

February 06, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Guermantes Way," Shervin Hajipour's Grammy win

216

January 23, 2023 Discussion on the book "What is Life?" Trusting Science, Life Values

217

January 20, 2023 Discussion on the book "Gut," calls from listeners

218

January 13, 2023 Discussion on the book "Curious Minds," Curious about self and others, Happiness

219

January 09, 2023 Protests for Iran, Thoughts on Democracy and Civic Responsibility

220

January 06, 2023 Discussion on the books "Complicit" and "Make Your Bed," Setting New Year's Risks

221

December 23, 2022 Thinking Time, New Year New Goals, Regret Audits, Freedom for Iran

222

December 19, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Art of Possibility," It's Not All Good

223

December 12, 2022 Discussion on the book "What We Owe The Future," Role Play, Good Bad Feelings

224

December 05, 2022 Discussion on the book "How We Read Now," Avoiding the Pull of Shallow Waters

225

December 02, 2022 The Perils of Perfectionism, How to Improv Your Life

226

November 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "On Being Certain," What do you know?

227

November 21, 2022 Discussion on the book "Civil Disobedience," Thoughts on the World Cup

228

November 18, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Concept of Anxiety" call regarding a relationship

229

November 14, 2022 Preventing Compassion Fatigue Related to Iran

230

November 11, 2022 Discussion on books "The Myth of Normal" and "Notes on Grief," Parham Holakouee

231

October 24, 2022 Discussion on the book "Viral Justice," a call about dating

232

October 19, 2022 Discussion on the book "On Revolutions"

233

October 17, 2022 Focusing on Responsibility over Results

234

October 12, 2022 Discussion on the book "How to Do Nothing," calls from listeners

235

October 10, 2022 Human Rights Lawyer Gissou Nia discusses current situation in Iran

236

October 05, 2022 Discussion on the book "It Didn't Start With You" and calls from listeners

237

October 03, 2022 Actor Tara Grammy discusses the situation in Iran

238

September 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "A Molecule Away from Madness," calls from listeners, IRAN

239

September 26, 2022 Nazanin Nour discusses the situation in Iran and how you can help

240

Discussion on the book "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal," Mahsa Amini, Corrupt Power

241

September 14, 2022 Discussion on the book "Between Us," My Ketamine Experience, calls from listeners

242

September 12, 2022 Interview with Dr. Nooshin Valizadeh about her book "Womxn"

243

August 29, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Secrets of Words," Thoughts on the Value of Words

244

August 24, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Neuroscience of You," calls from listeners

245

August 22, 2022 Psychotherapist Anahita Kashefi discusses Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

246

August 17, 2022 Discussion with Parham Holakouee on Creativity, Critical Thinking and Communication

247

August 15, 2022 Discussion on the book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States"

248

August 08, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Mind and the Moon," No Normal

249

August 03, 2022 Depression and Psychedelics, Room to Grow, calls from listeners

250

August 01, 2022 Discussion on the book "How Minds Change," My First Stand-up Comedy Open Mic

251

July 25, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Little Book of Hygge," What's in a Name?

252

July 20, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Future is Degrowth," calls from listeners

253

July 18, 2022 Discussion with Parham Holakouee on Guns in America

254

July 13, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Turnaway Study," calls from listeners

255

July 11, 2022 Interview with Actor/Comedian Tara Grammy

256

July 06, 2022 Discussion on the book "Emotional," calls from listeners

257

June 27, 2022 Discussion on the book "Nineteen," Lessons I learned from my grandmother

258

June 22, 2022 Interview with Dr. Kristen Lee about her new book "Worth the Risk"

259

June 20, 2022 Discussion on the book "Queer Ducks," Be Kind and Take Risks

260

June 08, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Metamorphosis," Why Pride Matters, calls

261

June 06, 2022 Discussion on the book "Why We Fight," It's the Little Changes

262

May 25, 2022 Thoughts on The Shooting in Texas, Gun Laws, Capitalism

263

May 23, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Blind Owl," Talk About Suicide, Mental Health Awareness

264

May 18, 2022 Your Shadow Isn't So Dark, How Polarization Makes Us Dumber, calls

265

May 16, 2022 Discussion on the book "Already Enough," Play the Sad Notes

266

May 11, 2022 How to Show Your Love, Helping with Anxiety, calls

267

May 09, 2022 Discussion on the book "When Nietzsche Wept, Jokes

268

May 02, 2022 Discussion on the book "Rethinking Consciousness," Feels So True, Ghostly Feelings

269

April 27, 2022 Discussion on the book "System Error," Severance, Power Talk, calls

270

April 25, 2022 Interview with actor/comedian Payam Banifaz

271

April 20, 2022 Discussion on the book "Bittersweet," Happiness is Overrated

272

April 18, 2022 Interview with artist Ali Sabet

273

April 13, 2022 Discussion on the book "A Brief History of Equality," What About Your Friends?

274

April 04, 2022 Interview with Sex Therapist Dr. Nazanin Moali

275

April 06, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Shame Machine," calls from listeners

276

March 30, 2022 The Two Sides of Personality, Romance Yourself, calls

277

March 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Zen of Therapy," Will Smith and Chris Rock, Listening

278

March 23, 2022 Discussion on the book "Of Sound Mind" and calls from listeners

279

March 14, 2022 Discussion on the book "Just Mercy," Punishing Mindset, Watching the News

280

March 07, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Memory Thief," Golden Rule of Empathy

281

February 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "Missing Each Other," Parenting, Positively Biased

282

February 23, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Power of Regret," Conversation with Parham Holakouee

283

February 14, 2022 Discussion on the book "How the Word is Passed," Reparations, Woking Thoughts

284

February 09, 2022 Therapy Time, Romance, calls

285

February 07 2022 Discussion on the book "Probable Impossibilities," Who's Left, Growing Pains

286

February 02, 2022 Discussion on the book "Know Thyself," Safe From Insecurity, Perfectionism

287

January 26, 2022 Redefining Success, calls from listeners

288

January 24, 2022 Discussion on the book "Hard to Break," Relationship Habits

289

January 19, 2022 Discussion on the book "Becoming Human," call from a grieving friend, Death Anxiety

290

January 10, 2022 Discussion on the book "Exercised," Feeling Responsible, Not So Nice

291

January 03, 2022 Discussion on the book "Four Thousand Weeks," Thinking Time, Top 10 Books of 2021

292

December 29, 2021 New Year/Same You, Relationship Goals, calls from listeners

293

December 27, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Family Firm" by Emily Oster, Parent Shaming

294

December 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Art of Logic," Using Logic and Emotions in Arguments

295

December 15, 2021 Filling in the Masks, calls from listeners

296

December 13, 2021 Discussion on the book "When Breath Becomes Air," An Emotional Legacy

297

December 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "Feeling and Knowing," calls from listeners

298

December 06, 2021 Discussion on the book "The War of Art," Avoidable Emotional Suffering

299

November 29, 2021 Interview with artist Marwan Shahin

300

November 22, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Sweet Spot," Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

301

November 17, 2021 Relationship Goals, Distant Gratification, a call from a mother and son about CBD

302

November 15, 2021 Discussion on the book "Nobody's Normal" and Alternative Treatments

303

November 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Genetic Lottery," Privilege

304

November 03, 2021 Interview with Professor George Bonanno, author of "The End of Trauma"

305

November 01, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Comfort Book," Discomfort Talk

306

October 27, 2021 Discussion on the book "Being You," calls from listeners

307

October 25, 2021 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses Toxic Positivity

308

October 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Elements of Choice," calls from listeners

309

October 18, 2021 You are Unique Like Everyone Else, Scarcity Story, Emotional Soreness

310

October 11, 2021 Interview with Jamaal Aflatooni, author of "Space Between Us"

311

October 04, 2021 Discussion on the book "Free Play," Your Gift is Your Responsibility

312

September 29, 2021 Pandemic Anxiety, Exercise Your Thoughts, Meet Yourself, calls

313

September 27, 2021 Discussion on the book "The End of Trauma," Flexibility and Balance

314

September 22, 2021 Self Care vs Self Carry, calls from listeners, Facts About Lies

315

September 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker

316

September 13, 2021 Discussion on the book "Demystifying Disability," Good Intentions

317

September 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "The 7 Deadly Sins of Psychology," Know Expectations

318

September 01, 2021 Death Anxiety and Do Anxiety, calls from listeners, Let's Talk About Sex

319

August 30, 2021 Discussion on the book "Rebel Talent," Are You Bored of Your Self?

320

August 25, 2021 Discussion on the book "This is Your Mind on Plants," Anthony Bourdain, Conflict

321

August 23, 2021 Interview with Director and Children's Book Author Kataneh Vahdani

322

August 16, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Kindness of Strangers," Afghanistan, See How Much I Care

323

August 11, 2021 The Cold War of the Silent Treatment, Living a Legacy, Healing Through a Break-up

324

August 09, 2021 Discussion on the book "Subtract," How Subtraction can Add to Your Relationships

325

August 04, 2021 Some Thoughts on the Brain and Behavior, calls from listeners

326

August 02, 2021 Discussion on the book "A Sense of Self," The Stigma of Mental Illness

327

July 26, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Quick Fix," and There are No Quick Fixes

328

July 21, 2021 Discussion with Parham Holakouee About the Meaning of Life, Purpose and Legacy

329

July 19, 2021 Discussion on the book "A Thousand Brains," Can we Upload our Consciousness?

330

July 14, 2021 I Tell You Because I Love You, calls from listeners

331

July 12, 2021 Discussion on the book "Compassionomics," English Players Face Racism, Break-ups

332

July 07, 2021 Discussion on the book "Characters on the Couch," calls from listeners

333

June 30, 2021 Discussion on the book "Projections," calls on parenting

334

June 28, 2021 Discussion on the book "Helgoland," Saying Goodbye to my Grandmother

335

June 14, 2021 Discussion on the books "Kari" and "The Hidden Habits of Genius," Love Your Loved Ones

336

June 02, 2021 Discussion on the book "My Time Will Come," Naomi Osaka, Homophobia, calls

337

May 26, 2021 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Scott Rower on the Psychology of Chronic Digestive Problems

338

May 24, 2021 Discussion on the book "Noise" and Pain Prevention Parenting Doesn't Work

339

May 17, 2021 Discussion on the book "Work" by James Suzman, International Day Against Homophobia

340

May 10, 2021 Discussion on the book "Social Chemistry" by Marissa King

341

May 05, 2021 Thoughts on Bill and Melinda Gates, Empathy, calls from listeners

342

May 03, 2021 Discussion on the book "Atomic Habits," Habits of Helping

343

April 28, 2021 Interview with Neuropsychologist and Psychoanalyst Dr. Mark Solms

344

April 26, 2021 Discussion on the book "Why We're Polarized" by Ezra Klein

345

April 21, 2021 George Floyd, calls from listeners

346

April 19, 2021 Discussion on the book "Change," Changing Ourselves

347

April 14, 2021 We can help Delara, Your Feelings Matter, calls from listeners,

348

April 12, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Hidden Spring" by Mark Solms

349

April 07, 2021 What About Your Friends?, calls from listeners

350

April 05, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Practice," Are You Successful?

351

March 31, 2021 Women's History versus Women's Present, Don't be an April Fool, calls

352

March 29, 2021 Discussion on the book "Humor, Seriously" and Is That Funny?

353

March 22, 2021 Discussion on the book "A Matter of Death and Life," Feeling Ghosts

354

March 17, 2021 Dr. Joy DeGruy discusses her book "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"

355

March 15, 2021 Answering Questions from Instagram Live

356

March 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Sum of Us," International Women's Day

357

March 01, 2021 Discussion on the book "In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower," No Regrets

358

February 24, 2021 Bored by Myself, The Sweetest Revenge, calls from listeners

359

February 22, 2021 Discussion on the book "Afro-Iran," Discrimination in the Iranian Community

360

February 17, 2021 Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans, The Truth is Not Enough, calls from listeners

361

February 15, 2021 Discussion on the book "Think Again" by Adam Grant

362

February 10, 2021 My thoughts on "Framing Britney Spears," calls from listeners

363

February 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "Chatter," the voice you give your children

364

February 01, 2021 Discussion on the book "How You Say It" by Katherine D. Kinzler

365

January 27, 2021 Freedom of Speech, Rebranding the Unconscious, calls from listeners

366

January 25, 2021 Discussion on the book "Why We Believe," thoughts on the movie "Soul"

367

January 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "Swann's Way," Inauguration Day, calls from listeners

368

January 11, 2021 Discussion on the book "The School of Life," Top 10 Books of 2020, Capitol Attack

369

January 04, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Black Banners" My experience being in New York on 9/11

370

December 30, 2020 Getting Ready for 2021, calls from listeners

371

December 28, 2020 Discussion on the book "Mortality," Fear of Not Living, Forget Your Legacy

372

December 21, 2020 Discussion on the book "Algorithms to Live By," 2021 Predictions, Online Dating

373

December 16, 2020 Suzi Khatami discusses our Holiday Toy Drive, Advice for Parenting Teens

374

December 14, 2020 Discussion on the book "White Teeth," In Your Dreams, Dating for Marriage

375

December 07, 2020 Discussion on the book " The Problems of Philosophy," Fear of Intimacy

376

December 02, 2020 The Cost of Change, Are you feeling SAD?, calls from listeners

377

November 30, 2020 Discussion on the book "7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain"

378

November 23, 2020 Discussion on the book "This is Your Time," Teaching Kindness to Your Children

379

November 18, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Varieties of Scientific Experience," calls

380

November 16, 2020 Jerome Dixon shares his story of being wrongly imprisoned from a false confession

381

November 09, 2020 Discussion on the book "10% Happier," putting "United" back in the United States

382

November 04, 2020 Post-Election Anxiety, When Distraction is Good, calls from listeners

383

November 02, 2020 Discussion on the book "Why Vegan?" and Election Anxiety

384

October 26, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Great Leveler," Prejudice and Discrimination

385

October 21, 2020 Discussion on "The Vow" continued, Why Everyone Should Go to Therapy, calls

386

October 19, 2020 Book discussion on "The Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior," thoughts on "The Vow"

387

October 14, 2020 Discussion on the book "Three Ring Circus," Working on a Team, calls

388

October 07, 2020 Special Guest Parham Holakouee: Talking about Talking about Politics

389

October 05, 2020 Discussion on the book "The All-or-Nothing Marriage," Falling in Love with Yourself

390

September 28, 2020 Discussion on the book "Humankind," The Plague of Inequality

391

September 23, 2020 Register to Vote, A Different Kind of Identity Politics, calls

392

September 21, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Five Languages of Apology," Reparations in the U.S.

393

September 14, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Fire Next Time," Power to the People

394

September 09, 2020 Discussion on the book "Language at the Speed of Sight," Wise Words, calls

395

August 31, 2020 Discussion on the book "Consolations," Why Words Matter, Cancel Culture

396

August 26, 2020 Growth versus Change, calls from listeners, Parenting Mindset

397

August 24, 2020 Discussion on the book "The New Jim Crow"

398

August 17, 2020 Discussion on the book "Disability Visibility"

399

August 12, 2020 Think For Yourself, calls from listeners, Parenting During Divorce

400

August 10, 2020 Discussion on the book "Why Trust Science?" and Why Diversity Matters

401

August 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Life You Can Save," Giving Your Time

402

July 29, 2020 Are You Motivated by Your Impact or Your Legacy?, calls from listeners

403

July 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "Attached," thoughts on romantic relationships

404

July 22, 2020 A Contemplative Carnivore, calls from listeners

405

July 20, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Voices Within," Anti Antisemitism, Confederate Statues

406

July 15, 2020 You Must Feel to Heal, Room to Grow, call from a concerned mother

407

July 13, 2020 Discussion on the book "You're Not Listening," a question about a breakup

408

July 08, 2020 Frank and Loving Communication, Parents Losing Control, calls from listeners

409

July 06, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Deviant's War," LGBTQ rights

410

July 01, 2020 Time Management, To Don't Lists, The Fear of Not Living, A Twisted Love Story

411

June 29, 2020 Discussion on the book "How to Be an Antiracist," Being Woke

412

June 24, 2020 Who Do You Think You Are?, call from listener, Avoiding Conflict

413

June 22, 2020 Discussion on the book "Economic Dignity," Striving For Justice

414

June 17, 2020 The Psychology of Racism, calls from listeners, Why Nice Is Not So Nice

415

June 15, 2020 Discussion on the book "Riot Baby," Participating in the Pride/BLM March

416

June 10, 2020 Discussion on the book "Transcend," calls from listeners, Letter from Birmingham Jail

417

June 08, 2020 Attorney Jamon Hicks discusses Race Relations, Police Brutality and Legal Reform

418

June 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "Giovanni's Room," Dr. Nooshin Valizadeh on Racism in America

419

May 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "Capital and Ideology," George Floyd, Black Lives Matter

420

May 20, 2020 Setting Big Goals, a call regarding childhood sexual abuse

421

May 18, 2020 Discussion on the book "Prepared," Pain Prevention Parenting

422

May 13, 2020 Why Apologies Matter, Work on Your Relationship Instead of Your Partner, calls

423

May 11, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Culture Code," Feedback From Loved Ones, Fear of Failure

424

May 06, 2020 Discussion on the documentary "Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story," calls

425

May 04, 2020 Discussion on the book "Being Heumann" and the documentary "Crip Camp"

426

April 29, 2020 Adjustment in the Time of Corona, Time in the Time of Corona, calls

427

April 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Genius of Birds," Turning into Zoombies

428

April 22, 2020 Earth Day, Feeling Your Feelings, calls from listeners

429

April 20, 2020 Discussion on the book "Eight Dates," Climbing the Mountain of Intimacy Together

430

April 13, 2020 Discussion on the book "Upstream," Groundhog Day, Anxiety during COVID-19

431

April 06, 2020 Discussion on the book "Boys & Sex," Dating Someone From a Different Culture

432

March 30, 2020 Discussion on the book "Girls & Sex," The Sex Talk for Couples, A New Normal

433

March 25, 2020 Corona Coping Skills, Dating, Marriage and Parenting in a Pandemic

434

March 18, 2020 Parham Holakouee discusses the spread of information and misinformation

435

March 16, 2020 Discussion on the book "What's Your Pronoun?" Thoughts on the Coronavirus Pandemic

436

March 11, 2020 How Open-Minded Are You?, calls from listeners

437

March 09, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Mamba Mentality," Cheering On, International Women's Day

438

March 04, 2020 Discussion on the book "Race After Technology," calls from listeners

439

March 02, 2020 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan on the Top Insecurities in Women

440

February 26, 2020 Comedian Maz Jobrani discusses his movie "A Simple Wedding"

441

February 24, 2020 Discussion on the book "So You Want to Talk About Race," Kobe Bryant Memorial

442

February 19, 2020 Blindness and Schizophrenia, Limits of Love, Self-Love, calls

443

February 19, 2020 Schizophrenia and Blindness, Strengths and Weaknesses, Limits of Love, call

444

February 17, 2020 Discussion on the book "Born a Crime," Smart Words for Dumb Ideas, Racism

445

February 12. 2020 Valentine's Day, Keeping the Passion Alive, Ready to Date

446

February 10, 2020 Discussion on the book "Gender and Our Brains," Dictator Parents

447

February 05, 2020 The Perils of Perfectionism, Thoughts on The State of the Union Address, calls

448

February 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "How to be Yourself," Pain Prevention Parenting

449

February 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "How to be Yourself," Pain Prevention Parenting

450

January 29, 2020 Overcoming Anxiety, Why It's Hard to Change, calls from listeners

451

January 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "Superior," Kobe Bryant, Grief

452

January 22, 2020 Discussion on the book "Cribsheet," Cancel Culture Comments, Embracing Conflict

453

January 15, 2020 Tips For a Better 2020, Choosing a School For Your Kids, calls from listeners

454

January 13, 2020 Discussion on the book "How We Work," There's No Crying On Facebook

455

January 08, 2020 Living Intentionally in 2020, Co-Parenting, calls from listeners

456

January 06, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Little Prince," Top 10 Books of 2019, Goals for 2020

457

December 30, 2019 Discussion on books "Permission to Feel" and "The World According to Mr. Rogers"

458

December 18, 2019 Discussion on the book "Marriage-ology," Relationship Goals, Therapy in 2020

459

December 11, 2019 Sociologist Neda Maghbouleh discusses her book "The Limits of Whiteness"

460

December 09, 2019 Giving in the Right Way, Thinking and Feeling Decisions

461

December 04, 2019 Radio Hamrah Toy Drive, Discussion on the book "The Fear of Doing Nothing," calls

462

December 02, 2019 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses Emotional Intelligence

463

November 27, 2019 Talking Politics at Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Black Friday

464

November 25, 2019 Discussion on the book "Brief Answers to the Big Questions," Parenting

465

November 20, 2019 The Weakness of the Abuser, calls from listeners

466

November 18, 2019 Discussion on the book "Hivemind," Self-Awareness, Overcoming Your Past

467

November 13, 2019 Discussion on the book "Inferior," Neda Fadaee & Talla Khelghati from ISG at UCLA

468

November 06, 2019 Shidan Majidi, Anthony Federov and Jennifer Paz from the musical Hash(tag) America

469

November 04, 2019 Discussion on the book "The New Mind Readers," Nobody Has the Secret to Life

470

October 28, 2019 Discussion on the book "The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind," The Joker movie

471

October 21, 2019 Discussion on the book "The Personality Brokers," call about a relationship

472

October 16, 2019 Enjoying Sunshine and Rain, Parents as Academic Managers, calls from listeners

473

October 14, 2019 Discussion on the book "The Intelligence Trap," Thoughts on Columbus Day

474

October 09, 2019 Gary Gulman's Stand-Up Comedy on His Depression, Responsibility of Artists, calls

475

October 07, 2019 Discussion on the book "Talking to Strangers," call from listener

476

October 02, 2019 Fooled by Headlines, calls from listeners

477

September 30, 2019 Discussion on the book "To Have or to Be?" and Dating Advice

478

September 25, 2019 Avoiding Conflict, Acceptance, call from a listener

479

September 23, 2019 Discussion on the book "Possessed," call about sensitivity to mouth sounds

480

September 18, 2019 Who Needs Therapy?, calls from listeners

481

September 16, 2019 Discussion on the book "Mind in Motion," Nonverbal Communication, Social Media

482

September 11, 2019 World Suicide Prevention Day, Call from an 8-year-old about school

483

September 09, 2019 Discussion on the book "Letter to the Father," Having the Hard Talks, Apologies

484

September 04, 2019 Book Discussions: "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" and "The War For Kindness"

485

August 21, 2019 Ketamine Treatment for Depression with Dr. Benjamin Taimoorazy and Dr. Atih Seif

486

August 19, 2019 Discussion on the book "Everything is F'ed," Back to School Advice for Parents

487

August 14, 2019 Why You Should Never Spank Your Kids, calls from listeners

488

August 12, 2019 Discussion on the book "How to Create a Mind," How AI Could Affect Our Lives

489

August 07, 2019 True Love, Creating Intimacy, Uncomfortable Conversations, calls from listeners

490

August 05, 2019 Discussion on the book "Unthinkable," Prison Reform, Reparations

491

July 31, 2019 Discussions on the books "Emotional Advantage" and "The Knowledge Illusion," calls

492

July 29, 2019 Ben Toubia and his mother Sima share their family's story (LGBTQ Support Group)

493

July 17, 2019 Call topics include Parents Giving Their Children Space, Do Men Cheat More Than Women?

494

July 15, 2019 Discussion on the book "Everything in its Place," We Aren't So Different

495

July 10, 2019 Discussion on the book "Life Finds a Way," Parenting Better Decision-Makers , calls

496

July 08, 2019 Therapist Maryam Gholami discusses the psychology of decision-making

497

July 03, 2019 Free to Disagree, Free to be Me, calls from listeners

498

July 01, 2019 Discussion on the book "Disarming the Narcissist," calls from listeners

499

June 26, 2019 Discussion on the book "NeuroLogic," calls from listeners

500

June 24, 2019 Interview with Dean Haycock, author of "Tyrannical Minds"

501

June 19, 2019 Discussion on book "What to do When Someone You Love is Depressed," Juneteenth, calls

502

June 17, 2019 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses the Value of Depression

503

June 12, 2019 Empathic Accuracy, Communication with teens, Communication Styles

504

June 10, 2019 Discussion on the book "Why?" LGBTQ Pride

505

June 03, 2019 Discussion on the book "Mindful Eating On The Go," Mindful Relationships and Parenting

506

May 29, 2019 Discussion on the book "Awkward," Having Awkward Conversations, calls from listeners

507

May 20, 2019 Discussion on the book "Tyrannical Minds," Hard and Soft Sciences

508

May 15, 2019 Explanation is not Justification, Crying is not Weakness, calls from listeners

509

May 13, 2019 Discussion on the book "Good Reasons for Bad Feelings," calls from listeners

510

May 08, 2019 The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat, calls from listeners

511

May 06, 2019 Discussion on the book "Mind Fixers," Relationship Between Genius and Madness

512

April 29, 2019 Discussion on the book "How to Deal With Anger," call from listener

513

April 24, 2019 Discussion on the books "The Moral Animal" and "The Passion Paradox," Parsa Peykar

514

April 10, 2019 The Courage to be Your True Self, calls from listeners

515

April 08, 2019 Discussion on the book "When," call from a listener