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Preconceived — 367 episodes
316. Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey': Who Was Odysseus and Why Does He Still Matter?
Is God Good? Rethinking the Bible's Most Difficult Question
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315. What If? The Psychology of Regret and Life's Biggest Decisions
314. The Navy SEAL - Rethinking Mental Toughness
313. The Truth About Cocaine
312. The Neuroscience of Thriving: Emotional Fitness, Social Connection & Why Your Brain Feels Off
311. What is Normal Penis Size? Male Sexual Performance and Anxiety
310. Can Science Fully Explain Consciousness?
309. Can a Chemical Make You Moral? The Science of Oxytocin
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
1. Jump In!
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