All Episodes

S2E7 - how speech policing will play out (opinion)

S2E6 - The case against policing speech

S2E5 - the case for policing language

S2E4 - prediction on how coronavirus isolation will play out

S2E3 - balancing the larger economic perspective with near term empathy on the pandemic

S2E2 - the empathetic lens of how we handle the novel coronavirus

S2E1 - intro to season two

Episode 147 - are we at the end of casual physical contact?

Episode 146 - how do we handle vulnerable groups disproportionately affected during a crisis?

Epsiode 145 - how do we achieve a more equal outcome if a fully equal outcome isn’t possible?

Epsiode 144 - what is equality of outcome?

Episode 143 - does empathy have limits?

Epsiode 142 - how do you build new habits?

Epsiode 141 - what is fourth wave feminism?

Epsiode 140 - What is third wave feminism?

Epsiode 139 - what is second wave feminism?

Epsiode 138 - what first wave feminism?

Epsiode 136 - who is going to give you success?

Epsiode 135 - why would we allow people to say hurtful things?

Epsiode 134 - why are distribution curves important?

Epsiode 132 - how do overprotective parents hurt their children’s ability to survive in the world?

Episode 131 - why would you end a relationship with someone you love?

Epsiode 130 - why are the American political factions treating Coronavirus differently?

Episode 129 - why do people get more conservative as they get older?

Episode 128 - what are the steps for bettering oneself?

Epsiode 127 - are all feelings valid? (Revisited)

Epsiode 126 - are all feelings valid?

Epsiode 125 - why can’t the United States elect female leaders (part 2)?

Epsiode 124 - why do men have trouble supporting female leaders?

Epsiode 123 - would you kill 10 people to save 1000 (is political correctness always valid)?

Epsiode 122 - what is the practicality of understanding increased emotionality in society?

Epsiode 121 - why is the world becoming less classy?

Epsiode 120 - how does empathy turn into coddling?

Epsiode 119 - where do we draw the line of when we hurt people’s feelings?

Epsiode 118 - why is there a correlation between socioeconomic status and school achievement?

Epsiode 117 - how can you expect people in pain to make better decisions?

Epsiode 116 - how do we balance societal marginalization against accountability?

Epsiode 115 - how do we re-insert logic into society?

Episode 114 - is all bullying bad?

Episode 113 - how does increased emotion in society affect the political landscape?

Epsiode 112 - how does the lizard brain keep people from thinking logically?

Epsiode 111 - is capitalism incompatible with solving the climate crisis?

Episode 110 - how does empathy create a culture of weakness?

Epsiode 109 - what is the empathy/accountability spectrum?

Epsiode 108 - is there a limit to how much emotional expression is ok?

Epsiode 107 - how does immediate gratification alter people’s expectations?

Epsiode 106 - why do people seek accolades?

Episode 105 - the U curve of sadness

Epsiode 103 - what do we do with the darkest of jokes?

Epsiode 102 - what happens when we can’t judge people anymore?

Epsiode 101 - what does cancel culture look like?

Epsiode 99 - what is virtue signaling and what are the downsides?

Episode 98 - how does undercutting generalizations hurt society?

Epsiode 97 - why is white supremacy increasing in visibility?

Epsiode 95 - how do logic and emotion relate to gun control?

Epsiode 93 - what does the expectation of perfection do to the culture?

Epsiode 92 - are hugs triggering?

Episode 91 - what does “all growth happens outside of your comfort zone” mean?

Epsiode 90 - can anyone push back against diversity training?

Episode 89 - are the Oscar nominations an example of white male privilege?

Epsiode 88 - what happens when we don’t teach people how to fish?

Epsiode 87 - why is America racist?

Epsiode 86 - is it reasonable to want a mediocre life?

Epsiode 85 - must men demean women in their male strengthening process?

Epaiode 84 - is luck logical?

Episode 83 - what does execptionism do to the culture?

Epsiode 81 - does an emotional society keep people from being self sufficient?

Epsiode 80 - does increased emotion in society lead to a lazier society?

Epsiode 79 - is emotion really driven by the avoidance of pain?

Episode 78 - how do logic and emotion differ?

Episode 77 - is it ok to mock your oppressors in the media?

Epsiode 76 - why do men push back against feminism?

Episode 75 - why are women harassed more online than men?

Episode 74 - what are today’s kids missing? Confidence and an internal moral compass.

Episode 73 - in a world with progress, why do some people focus on gains while others do not?

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Episode 72 - The Most Common Issues People Brought Up In Therapy In 2019 (6–10)

Episode 71 - The Most Common Issues People Brought Up In Therapy In 2019 (1-5)

Episode 69 - does fat shaming have any value?

Episode 67 - is stoicism a better way to handle emotion?

Episode 66 - what should the repercussions be for saying transphobic things?

Episode 61 - the emergent effects of emotional decision making

Episode 60 - nuance is a muscle, if you don’t use it, it will atrophy

Episode 52 - political correctness thoughts

Episode 50 - 7 minutes on persistence

Episode 48 - pros and cons of homogenous and heterogeneous groups

Episode 47 - are labels toxic?

Episode 46 - compelled speech - its use and drawbacks

Episode 45 - the effect of over nurturing of children on society and the culture

Episode 43 - willpower to accomplish goals

Episode 42 - truth in the culture - how do we get it back?

Episode 41 - conscious men know the line between showing weakness and stoicism

Episode 39 - the value of stoicism

Episode 37 - victim mentality

Episode 34 - conversation on the ego

Episode 33 - children shouldn’t run movements

Episode 31 - why AA triggers “the work” in people

Episode 30 - OK Boomer analysis

Episode 29 - what is meditation and what are its benefits?

Episode 28 - get into the body

Episode 27 - emotional strength is a virtue

Episode 26 - the value of being unconscious

Episode 25 - villainization of men

Episode 24 - legalization of psychedelics and a ramble about capitalism

Episode 22 - men are not insecure

Episode 21 - attachment to good feelings keeps people from being truly happy

Episode 20 - why we have trouble with counter intuitive solutions to problems.

Episode 19 - Michael Che and cancel culture

Episode 18 - messages that don’t serve us

Episode 13 - comfort vs happiness

Episode 11 - embracing the inner fire of men in the course of being authentic

Episode 10 - discipline

Episode 9 - people are tired of the rich exploiting the system

Episode 8 - consciousness vs empathy in men

Episode 7 - dealing with disappointment

Episode 6 - how much are we socially programmed?

Episode 3 - ego and weight loss