All Episodes

308. Is AI Coming For Your Job?

Why Do People Cut Themselves?

307. Why Do People Deny the Holocaust? Understanding Holocaust Denialism

306. The Art of War Explained: Sun Tzu’s Strategy in Today’s World

305. Can You Fall In Love With AI?

304. Do People Feel Guilty After Cheating?

What Is Life Really Like In North Korea?

303. Why Do People Become War Journalists - and What Does It Do To them?

302. Defensive Pessimism - Are There Some Benefits to Negative Thinking?

301. Is Democracy Dying?

300. The Wokeness Debate - Unpacking Gender Identity and Cultural Shifts

299. The Essence of Invention

298. Forced Fatherhood - Male Reproductive Rights

297. Good Vibrations - The Neuroscience of Music

296. BDSM - More Common Than You Think

Taylor Swift - In a League of Her Own

295. Achieving Elite Performance

294. History's Famous Druggies

293. The Myths of Modern Love

292. Titanic - A Tragedy of Hubris?

291. Protecting Kids in the Digital Age

Christianity - Compelling Truth or Indoctrination?

290. Born Remembering - When Kids Recall Past Lives

289. Genocide in Gaza? (Part 2 - An Argument in Defence Of Israel)

288. Genocide in Gaza? (Part 1 - An Argument Against Israel)

Winning Survivor - A Glimpse into Reality TV

287. The Immigration Debate: The Challenges of Multiculturalism

286. Can You Drink In Moderation? The Alcohol Debate

285. Legacy Media in the Age of Everyone's a Journalist

284. The Case Against DEI

283. Cutting Ties - Why Kids are Walking Away from their Parents

Torture: Necessary Evil or Moral Failing?

282. In the Age of Options, Why is Dating so Hard?

281. The Russian Perspective on Ukraine

280. Everest

279. What's in the Food You're Eating?

The Housing Market - To Buy or To Rent?

278. 'The AI War' in Israel and Gaza

277. Genomic Engineering - The Quest for the Perfect Human

276. Freud - Sex, Psychoanalysis, and the Unconscious

Leg Lengthening - Extreme Measures to Become Taller

275. The pope

274. The Verdict on Juries (The Juror Part 3)

273. Forensic Fallacies (The Juror Part 2)

272. Are Juries too Biased? (The Juror Part 1)

The War Correspondent

271. Tariffs and Trade Wars

270. Health Scare

269. Selective Abortion - A Down Syndrome Dilemma

Changing Career Paths

268. How to Change Your Behaviour

267. The LA Wildfires

266. Life on the Moon

265. Laziness

264. Gen Z Explained

263. Stand-Up Comedy

Whole Body MRI - The Dangers of Over Testing

262. Is there an Afterlife?

261. Alternative 'Medicine'

260. 'My Child Has Cancer'

The Benefits of Getting A Bit Drunk

259. How To Debate

258. Hitler and Trump - A Comparison

257. Regret and Decision Making

256. Could our 'Peaceful World' Devolve Back into War?

255. Too Much Therapy?

254. 'Purity Culture' - No Sex Before Marriage

253. Optimism

Memory - How Reliable Is It?

252. 'God is Good'

251. Apologies and Forgiveness

250. Reflections

249. The Olympics - 'Heroes in Our Midst'

248. Is Islam Violent?

247. 'Wisecracks' - Can a Joke Go Too Far?

Fall of the Aztecs

246. The Only Child

245. Is a Bachelor of Arts Degree Useful?

244. Travel - The Joys and Complexities

243. Stockbrokers- Do You Need Them?

242. Zionism - Two Perspectives

Is it Normal to Have Pets?

241. Inheritance

240. 'Make It Stick' - The Science of Successful Learning

239. Thirty Years to Live

238. Iran - Ideology, Nuclear Capability, and Threat to the West

237. 'Sickboy' - How to not be Awkward around Sick People!

236. 'The Work Life Balance Myth'

235. Solar Eclipse - What You Need to Know!

My Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

234. Why Empires Fall - Rome, America, and the Future of the West

233. Cannibalism

232. How is Artificial Intelligence Transforming Education?

Predicting The Oscars

231. The SATs

230. Personality Disorders

229. North Korea

228. Pedophilia

Life Extension (Part 2) - Do you really want to live forever?

Life Extension (Part 1) - What does the science show?

227. The Retirement Myth

226. Free from Desire - No Sex, No Romance

225. Jihad

Love and Anxiety - Relationship OCD

224. Climate Change - 'Science for People Who Give a Shit'

223. Taylor Swift - What's all the Hype?

222. Salem Witch Trials

221. Female Sexual Pleasure

220. Botox and Fillers

Napoleon

219. Choosing a Baby Name

218. America The Great

217. Criminal Lawyer Turned Clown

216. 'Wellness' and 'Mental Health' - Gone Too Far?

215. Terror In Israel

Dopamine Nation

214. The Truth About Recycling

213. Artistic Authenticity - Actor and Author Limitations?

212. Bipolar Disorder

211. Is Torture Justifiable?

Money - A Made Up Thing

210. The Sports Agent

209. Do You Believe in Jesus?

208. The Film Critic - What Makes a Great Movie?

The Atomic Bomb

207. Whole Body MRI

206. Plant-Based Food

205. Ice Baths and Cold Showers

Israel and Palestine - A Complex History

204. A New Era of Parenting

203. Euphemism Treadmill - Have We Become Too Sensitive?

202. The Musician Myth

201. Germany - A Complicated Legacy

200. The Ultimate Preconceptions

199. The Art of Conversation

198. Male Birth Control

197. Attention Span

Regretting Motherhood

196. Myths of Human Evolution and the Ancient Past

195. The Beatles

194. Before Evil - The 'Humanization' of Dictators

193. The Sex Club

192. Mushrooms and Other Psychedelics

191. Self-Harm and Cutting

190. The Aztecs - The Story from Their Perspective

189. Serotonin Theory - Do We Actually Understand Depression?

Too Honest?

188. Antarctica

187. 'Drunk' - An Argument for Intoxication

186. Staying Friends with Exes, and 'The Apps'

185. 'Making It' in Hollywood

184. Troy - The Motives of War

183. Originalism, The Supreme Court, and America's Future

182. Puberty Blockers

181. Way of the Peaceful Warrior

180. A Career Change

Pencils for Kids - Giving Back this Holiday Season

179. Asexual

178. Self Hypnosis

177. Leg Lengthening - Surgery to Become Taller

Residential Schools

176. Napping

175. Transition-Related Surgery

174. Shakespeare - What's all the fuss?

173. To Buy or To Rent?

172. Astrology - science, religion, or neither?

171. Sole Survivor - A glimpse into reality TV

170. Preconceived - A Collection of Insights

169. The War Correspondent

168. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Would Being a Millionaire Make You Happier?

167. Midwives and Home Births - An 'Alternative' Pregnancy

166. The Talent Agent - Finding the Next Star

165. 'Relationship OCD' - The Anxiety of Love

164. The Metaverse

Children of Nazis (Re-Post)

163. Disciplined Minds - The Subordination of Professionals

162. Financial Independence - ChooseFI

161. 'Sage on the Stage' - Are Lectures Passé?

160. 'The New I Do' - Reimagining Marriage

The Other Side - 'Pro Life'

The Other Side - 'Pro Gun'

159. Opioid Decriminalization

158. Momfluencers

157. The Divorce Lawyer

156. 'Japonisme' - Inside the Japanese Mindset

155. Free Will

154. Forever Young - Would You Choose to Live Indefinitely?

153. Life Extension

152. Human Sacrifice

Veganism - 'A Political Act of Refusal' (Re-post)

151. Dopamine Nation - Gambling, Sex & Drugs

150. 'Trust In Science'

149. War in Ukraine - What Makes This Conflict Different?

148. Myths of the Beauty Industry

147. Emotional Memory

146. The Malleability of Human Memory

145. Friends Forever

144. Rise of the Sapien (Part 2)

143. Dawn of the Sapien (Part 1)

142. The Communist 'Dream' - Democracy to Dictators

141. Philosophy - 'Intentional Wisdom'

140. Doctors - Behind the White Coat

139. Birth Order - Why Siblings Are Different

138. Six Feet Under (Part 2)

137. Six Feet Under (Part 1)

Fifty Shades of Preconceived (Re-Post)

136. Polyamory (Part 2)

135. Polyamory (Part 1)

134. On Death Row

133. Dismantling the Corporate Ladder - Anarchy or Utopia?

132. A Tragic Love Affair with Honesty

The Sperminator - 100 Kids and Counting (Repost)

131. Regretting Parenthood

130. How To Be An Adult

129. Questioning Christianity

128. Money - The True Story of a Made-Up Thing

Selling Sex (Repost)

127. The Psychedelic Trip

126. Medieval Times

125. Reimagining Education

124. The Choice Paradox

123. Alzheimer's

122. The American Military - 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' (Part 2)

121. The American Military - Chasing Ghosts (Part 1)

Unorthodox - Leaving Extremist Religion (Repost)

120. The Boxer

119. Napoleon The Great

118. My OCD

117. Can You Separate The Art From The Artist?

116. Life After Covid - 'Back To Normal'

115. Transgender Athletes - A Scientific Look at Competitive Advantage

114. The New Corporation

113. The Puzzle of Left-Handedness

112. Covid Rehab - Beyond the Virus

111. Israel-Palestine (Part 2)

110. Israel-Palestine (Part 1)

109. Sexual Violence - The Complexities of Consent

Mysteries of the Cosmos (Repost)

108. Breaking the Disney Spell

107. Dinosaurs - Rise, Fall, and Legacy

106. If I Had a Million Dollars

Wealthsimple - A New Way to Invest (Repost)

105. After The Affair

104. The Pet Paradox

103. The Oscars - The Math Behind the Biggest Night in Hollywood

102. The Right to Die

101. Gangs

100. Pencils for Kids - 'Do it Afraid'

99. Psychedelics - Moving Inward

98. The Sexless Relationship

97. The Crown - Harry and Meghan (Part 2)

96. The Crown - Legacy and Duty (Part 1)

Public Speaking - Fear, Failure and Authenticity (Repost)

95. Beauty Pays - The Advantages of being Attractive

94. The 'Get-To-Know-You' Questions (A Preconceived Moment)

93. Indigenous Injustice

92. Modern Family - The Impact on Kids

91. The Fraternity Experience

Intellectual Disabilities (Repost)

90. Death by Suicide

89. 'Diamonds are Forever' - The Engagement Ring

88. Veganism - 'A Political Act of Refusal'

The Stripper Stigma (Repost)

87. The Irony of Fiction (A Preconceived Moment)

86. 'Never Again' - Genocide in China

85. The Social Dilemma

84. Tipping

Jump In! (Repost)

Life Reconceived (Repost)

83. Let Your Kids Run Wild!

82. Alcohol and Addiction

Filming in the Wild (Repost)

81. Jesus Christ

80. A Piece of 'Non-Advice' (A Preconceived Moment)

79. The 'Pro-Life' side of Abortion

78. Mysteries of the Cosmos

77. 'The Perfect Moment' (A Preconceived Moment)

76. Does Western Society Fail its Elders?

75. The Transgender Experience

74. Infertility - The Miracle of Pregnancy

Wine Deconstructed (Repost)

73. In Prison for Murder - Part 2

72. On Trial for Murder - Part 1

Toronto Mayor Crombie on Politics (Repost)

71. Functional Genomics - My DNA Results

70. HIV - 'My Fabulous Disease'

The Baby Decision (Repost)

69. Children of Nazis

68. The Sperminator - 70 Kids and Counting

67. Dreams

66. Unorthodox - Leaving Extremist Religion

65. Cancel Culture - The Dangers of Censorship

64. Magic

63. Psychedelics - The Right to Consciousness

62. Last Will and Testament

61. The Legacy of Rome - Lessons from Ancient History

60. Black Lives Matter in Canada

59. Poison in the Home - Keeping Your Kids Safe

58. Selling Sex

57. The Holocaust - A Survivor's Insights

56. Revolution - How to Influence Change

55. The Divorce Doctor

54. Cryptocurrency - The Future of Money?

53. Criminal Law with Brian Greenspan

52. Nonna Nighty's - Passions, Projects, Hobbies

51. Generational Divide - Boomers, Gen X and Millennials

50. Fifty Shades of Preconceived

49. Capitalism: Fairness and Equal Opportunity?

47. Virtual Healthcare

46. The Era of Personalized Medicine

45. Wealthsimple: A New Way to Invest

44. The Pickup Artist: Mystery from The Game

43. Helicopter Parents: How to Raise an Adult

42. Religion, Faith and God: Nobody Knows

41. Cannabis: Turning a New Leaf

40. COVID-19: A Canadian Update

39. Influencers

38. Unsettled: Working Remotely and Traveling Differently

37. Most Likely to Succeed: Exploring Education Reform

36. Love Drugs: the Chemical Future of Relationships

35. Coronavirus: Fact and Fiction

34. Indie Musicians - Talent, Risk and Fame

33. CTE - The Sports Concussion Problem

32. Home Schooling

31. Public Speaking: Fear, Failure and Authenticity

30. Athletes - The Psychology of High Performance

29. What are Life Coaches?

28. Intellectual Disabilities

27. Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima

26. Hypnosis

25. Filming in The Wild

24. Life Reconceived

23. Circumcision: A Moral Dilemma

22. Ageism

21. Should Doctors Help Patients Die?

20. Guns in America

19. Do you have to love your job?

18. The Death Penalty

17. Yoga Beyond the Poses

16. Blindness: A perspective on disabilities

15. Advertising

14. Toronto Mayor Crombie on Politics

13. The Baby Decision

12. Wine Deconstructed

11. Happiness Roundtable

10. Animal Intelligence

9. Empathy With Brian Goldman

8. The Opioids Crisis

7. Immigration In America

6. Food Culture

5. Tattoos - a Timestamp

4. Nothing Matters

3. Fictional Characters: what they can teach us

2. Abortion: Reproductive Justice

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