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Preconceived — 361 episodes

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312. The Neuroscience of Thriving: Emotional Fitness, Social Connection & Why Your Brain Feels Off

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311. What is Normal Penis Size? Male Sexual Performance and Anxiety

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310. Can Science Fully Explain Consciousness?

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309. Can a Chemical Make You Moral? The Science of Oxytocin

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308. Is AI Coming For Your Job?

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Why Do People Cut Themselves?

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

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

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305. Can You Fall In Love With AI?

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304. Do People Feel Guilty After Cheating?

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What Is Life Really Like In North Korea?

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

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

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301. Is Democracy Dying?

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

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299. The Essence of Invention

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298. Forced Fatherhood - Male Reproductive Rights

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297. Good Vibrations - The Neuroscience of Music

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296. BDSM - More Common Than You Think

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Taylor Swift - In a League of Her Own

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295. Achieving Elite Performance

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294. History's Famous Druggies

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293. The Myths of Modern Love

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292. Titanic - A Tragedy of Hubris?

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291. Protecting Kids in the Digital Age

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Christianity - Compelling Truth or Indoctrination?

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290. Born Remembering - When Kids Recall Past Lives

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

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

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Winning Survivor - A Glimpse into Reality TV

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287. The Immigration Debate: The Challenges of Multiculturalism

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286. Can You Drink In Moderation? The Alcohol Debate

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

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284. The Case Against DEI

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

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Torture: Necessary Evil or Moral Failing?

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

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281. The Russian Perspective on Ukraine

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280. Everest

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

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The Housing Market - To Buy or To Rent?

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278. 'The AI War' in Israel and Gaza

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277. Genomic Engineering - The Quest for the Perfect Human

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276. Freud - Sex, Psychoanalysis, and the Unconscious

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Leg Lengthening - Extreme Measures to Become Taller

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275. The pope

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

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273. Forensic Fallacies (The Juror Part 2)

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

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The War Correspondent

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271. Tariffs and Trade Wars

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270. Health Scare

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269. Selective Abortion - A Down Syndrome Dilemma

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Changing Career Paths

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268. How to Change Your Behaviour

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267. The LA Wildfires

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266. Life on the Moon

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265. Laziness

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264. Gen Z Explained

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263. Stand-Up Comedy

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Whole Body MRI - The Dangers of Over Testing

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262. Is there an Afterlife?

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261. Alternative 'Medicine'

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260. 'My Child Has Cancer'

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The Benefits of Getting A Bit Drunk

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259. How To Debate

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258. Hitler and Trump - A Comparison

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257. Regret and Decision Making

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

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255. Too Much Therapy?

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254. 'Purity Culture' - No Sex Before Marriage

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253. Optimism

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Memory - How Reliable Is It?

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252. 'God is Good'

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251. Apologies and Forgiveness

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250. Reflections

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249. The Olympics - 'Heroes in Our Midst'

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248. Is Islam Violent?

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

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Fall of the Aztecs

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246. The Only Child

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245. Is a Bachelor of Arts Degree Useful?

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244. Travel - The Joys and Complexities

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243. Stockbrokers- Do You Need Them?

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242. Zionism - Two Perspectives

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Is it Normal to Have Pets?

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241. Inheritance

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

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239. Thirty Years to Live

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

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

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236. 'The Work Life Balance Myth'

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235. Solar Eclipse - What You Need to Know!

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My Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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

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233. Cannibalism

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232. How is Artificial Intelligence Transforming Education?

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Predicting The Oscars

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231. The SATs

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230. Personality Disorders

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229. North Korea

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228. Pedophilia

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

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

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227. The Retirement Myth

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226. Free from Desire - No Sex, No Romance

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225. Jihad

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Love and Anxiety - Relationship OCD

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

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

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222. Salem Witch Trials

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221. Female Sexual Pleasure

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220. Botox and Fillers

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Napoleon

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219. Choosing a Baby Name

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218. America The Great

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217. Criminal Lawyer Turned Clown

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

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215. Terror In Israel

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Dopamine Nation

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214. The Truth About Recycling

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213. Artistic Authenticity - Actor and Author Limitations?

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212. Bipolar Disorder

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211. Is Torture Justifiable?

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Money - A Made Up Thing

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210. The Sports Agent

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209. Do You Believe in Jesus?

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

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The Atomic Bomb

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207. Whole Body MRI

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206. Plant-Based Food

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205. Ice Baths and Cold Showers

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Israel and Palestine - A Complex History

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204. A New Era of Parenting

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203. Euphemism Treadmill - Have We Become Too Sensitive?

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202. The Musician Myth

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201. Germany - A Complicated Legacy

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200. The Ultimate Preconceptions

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199. The Art of Conversation

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198. Male Birth Control

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197. Attention Span

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Regretting Motherhood

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196. Myths of Human Evolution and the Ancient Past

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195. The Beatles

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194. Before Evil - The 'Humanization' of Dictators

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193. The Sex Club

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192. Mushrooms and Other Psychedelics

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191. Self-Harm and Cutting

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190. The Aztecs - The Story from Their Perspective

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189. Serotonin Theory - Do We Actually Understand Depression?

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Too Honest?

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188. Antarctica

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187. 'Drunk' - An Argument for Intoxication

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

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185. 'Making It' in Hollywood

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184. Troy - The Motives of War

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

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182. Puberty Blockers

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181. Way of the Peaceful Warrior

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180. A Career Change

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Pencils for Kids - Giving Back this Holiday Season

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179. Asexual

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178. Self Hypnosis

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177. Leg Lengthening - Surgery to Become Taller

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Residential Schools

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176. Napping

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175. Transition-Related Surgery

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174. Shakespeare - What's all the fuss?

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173. To Buy or To Rent?

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172. Astrology - science, religion, or neither?

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171. Sole Survivor - A glimpse into reality TV

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170. Preconceived - A Collection of Insights

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169. The War Correspondent

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168. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

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Would Being a Millionaire Make You Happier?

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

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166. The Talent Agent - Finding the Next Star

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165. 'Relationship OCD' - The Anxiety of Love

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164. The Metaverse

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Children of Nazis (Re-Post)

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163. Disciplined Minds - The Subordination of Professionals

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162. Financial Independence - ChooseFI

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

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160. 'The New I Do' - Reimagining Marriage

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The Other Side - 'Pro Life'

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The Other Side - 'Pro Gun'

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159. Opioid Decriminalization

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158. Momfluencers

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157. The Divorce Lawyer

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156. 'Japonisme' - Inside the Japanese Mindset

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155. Free Will

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

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153. Life Extension

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152. Human Sacrifice

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

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151. Dopamine Nation - Gambling, Sex & Drugs

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150. 'Trust In Science'

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

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148. Myths of the Beauty Industry

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147. Emotional Memory

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146. The Malleability of Human Memory

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145. Friends Forever

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144. Rise of the Sapien (Part 2)

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143. Dawn of the Sapien (Part 1)

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142. The Communist 'Dream' - Democracy to Dictators

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141. Philosophy - 'Intentional Wisdom'

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140. Doctors - Behind the White Coat

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139. Birth Order - Why Siblings Are Different

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138. Six Feet Under (Part 2)

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137. Six Feet Under (Part 1)

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Fifty Shades of Preconceived (Re-Post)

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136. Polyamory (Part 2)

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135. Polyamory (Part 1)

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134. On Death Row

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133. Dismantling the Corporate Ladder - Anarchy or Utopia?

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132. A Tragic Love Affair with Honesty

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The Sperminator - 100 Kids and Counting (Repost)

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131. Regretting Parenthood

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130. How To Be An Adult

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129. Questioning Christianity

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

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Selling Sex (Repost)

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127. The Psychedelic Trip

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126. Medieval Times

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125. Reimagining Education

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124. The Choice Paradox

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123. Alzheimer's

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

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

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Unorthodox - Leaving Extremist Religion (Repost)

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120. The Boxer

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119. Napoleon The Great

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118. My OCD

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117. Can You Separate The Art From The Artist?

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116. Life After Covid - 'Back To Normal'

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115. Transgender Athletes - A Scientific Look at Competitive Advantage

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114. The New Corporation

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113. The Puzzle of Left-Handedness

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112. Covid Rehab - Beyond the Virus

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111. Israel-Palestine (Part 2)

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110. Israel-Palestine (Part 1)

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109. Sexual Violence - The Complexities of Consent

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Mysteries of the Cosmos (Repost)

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108. Breaking the Disney Spell

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107. Dinosaurs - Rise, Fall, and Legacy

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106. If I Had a Million Dollars

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Wealthsimple - A New Way to Invest (Repost)

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105. After The Affair

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104. The Pet Paradox

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

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102. The Right to Die

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101. Gangs

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100. Pencils for Kids - 'Do it Afraid'

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99. Psychedelics - Moving Inward

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98. The Sexless Relationship

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

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

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Public Speaking - Fear, Failure and Authenticity (Repost)

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95. Beauty Pays - The Advantages of being Attractive

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

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93. Indigenous Injustice

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92. Modern Family - The Impact on Kids

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91. The Fraternity Experience

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Intellectual Disabilities (Repost)

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90. Death by Suicide

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89. 'Diamonds are Forever' - The Engagement Ring

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88. Veganism - 'A Political Act of Refusal'

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The Stripper Stigma (Repost)

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87. The Irony of Fiction (A Preconceived Moment)

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86. 'Never Again' - Genocide in China

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85. The Social Dilemma

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84. Tipping

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Jump In! (Repost)

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Life Reconceived (Repost)

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83. Let Your Kids Run Wild!

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82. Alcohol and Addiction

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Filming in the Wild (Repost)

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81. Jesus Christ

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

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79. The 'Pro-Life' side of Abortion

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78. Mysteries of the Cosmos

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

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76. Does Western Society Fail its Elders?

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75. The Transgender Experience

285

74. Infertility - The Miracle of Pregnancy

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Wine Deconstructed (Repost)

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73. In Prison for Murder - Part 2

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72. On Trial for Murder - Part 1

289

Toronto Mayor Crombie on Politics (Repost)

290

71. Functional Genomics - My DNA Results

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70. HIV - 'My Fabulous Disease'

292

The Baby Decision (Repost)

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69. Children of Nazis

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68. The Sperminator - 70 Kids and Counting

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67. Dreams

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66. Unorthodox - Leaving Extremist Religion

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65. Cancel Culture - The Dangers of Censorship

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64. Magic

299

63. Psychedelics - The Right to Consciousness

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62. Last Will and Testament

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61. The Legacy of Rome - Lessons from Ancient History

302

60. Black Lives Matter in Canada

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59. Poison in the Home - Keeping Your Kids Safe

304

58. Selling Sex

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57. The Holocaust - A Survivor's Insights

306

56. Revolution - How to Influence Change

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55. The Divorce Doctor

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54. Cryptocurrency - The Future of Money?

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53. Criminal Law with Brian Greenspan

310

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

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51. Generational Divide - Boomers, Gen X and Millennials

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50. Fifty Shades of Preconceived

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49. Capitalism: Fairness and Equal Opportunity?

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47. Virtual Healthcare

315

46. The Era of Personalized Medicine

316

45. Wealthsimple: A New Way to Invest

317

44. The Pickup Artist: Mystery from The Game

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43. Helicopter Parents: How to Raise an Adult

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42. Religion, Faith and God: Nobody Knows

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41. Cannabis: Turning a New Leaf

321

40. COVID-19: A Canadian Update

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39. Influencers

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38. Unsettled: Working Remotely and Traveling Differently

324

37. Most Likely to Succeed: Exploring Education Reform

325

36. Love Drugs: the Chemical Future of Relationships

326

35. Coronavirus: Fact and Fiction

327

34. Indie Musicians - Talent, Risk and Fame

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33. CTE - The Sports Concussion Problem

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32. Home Schooling

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31. Public Speaking: Fear, Failure and Authenticity

331

30. Athletes - The Psychology of High Performance

332

29. What are Life Coaches?

333

28. Intellectual Disabilities

334

27. Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima

335

26. Hypnosis

336

25. Filming in The Wild

337

24. Life Reconceived

338

23. Circumcision: A Moral Dilemma

339

22. Ageism

340

21. Should Doctors Help Patients Die?

341

20. Guns in America

342

19. Do you have to love your job?

343

18. The Death Penalty

344

17. Yoga Beyond the Poses

345

16. Blindness: A perspective on disabilities

346

15. Advertising

347

14. Toronto Mayor Crombie on Politics

348

13. The Baby Decision

349

12. Wine Deconstructed

350

11. Happiness Roundtable

351

10. Animal Intelligence

352

9. Empathy With Brian Goldman

353

8. The Opioids Crisis

354

7. Immigration In America

355

6. Food Culture

356

5. Tattoos - a Timestamp

357

4. Nothing Matters

358

3. Fictional Characters: what they can teach us

359

2. Abortion: Reproductive Justice

360

1. Jump In!

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