All Episodes

Gail Straub - She Traveled the World and Realized This About Humanity | STM Podcast #256

Jonathan Vigliotti - Who Failed Los Angeles? The Real Story Behind the Fire" | STM Podcast #255

Aaron Poochigian - Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: Philosophy as Psychological Training | STM #254

Christopher Mathias - The Fascists Next Door — And How They're Exposed | STM Podcast #253

Benjamin A. Saltzman - Why Turning Away Might Be an Ethical Act | STM Podcast #252

Patricia Martin - Who Are We Becoming? Identity in the Internet Age | STM Podcast #251

Amy Nathan - The Untold Story of Civil Rights Icon Sara Keyes Evans | STM Podcast #250

Jack El-Hai - Were the Nazis Insane? The Psychiatrist Who Studied Hitler's Inner Circle | STM Podcast #249

Dorothy Roberts - Interracial Marriage Is an Important Step to Ending Racial Inequality | STM #248

Lybi Ma -The Mental Habits Keeping You Miserable (And How to Stop Them) | STM Podcast #247

David Bather Woods - Can Pessimism Save Us? Schopenhauer's Surprising Message About Life | STM Podcast #246

Michael Uebel - Philosophy Meets Psychotherapy: On Equanimity as Awareness | STM Podcast #245

Troyen A. Brennan - America's Healthcare Is Broken — Can Primary Care Save It? | STM Podcast #244

Eram Alam - Why U.S. Healthcare Depends on Immigrant Physicians | STM Podcast #243

Cass R. Sunstein - The Surprising Truth About Fame: It's Not What You Think | STM Podcast #242

Natalia Kholodenko - Understanding the Trauma of War: Surviving in Ukraine | STM Podcast #241

Mark D. White - Is It Clobbering Time? - The Philosophy Behind the Fantastic Four | STM Podcast #240

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling - The Spiritual Crisis Behind Ghosts and UFOs | STM Podcast #239

Emile Suotonye DeWeaver - The Near Enemy of Justice: Dismantling Mass Incarceration | STM Podcast #238

Steven Poser - Psychoanalysis and Psychosis | STM Podcast #237

Nicole Karlis - Your Brain on Altruism: How Kindness Rewires Us | STM Podcast #236

Jaz Brisack - Unionize Your Job? What Every Worker Needs to Know | STM Podcast #235

Vanessa Daniel - Intersectionality, Social Justice Movements, and the Real Left | STM Podcast #234

Constantine Sandis - Did Wittgenstein Believe We Could Understand Each Other? | STM Podcast #233

Adam Chandler - 99% Perspiration, 100% Self-Made Myth | STM Podcast #232

Elaine Weiss - How Education Became the Foundation of the Civil Rights Movement | STM Podcast #231

Michelle Sherman - Mental Health & Family: How to Support a Loved One Struggling with Illness | STM Podcast #230

Steven J. Heine - Your Brain on Existential Anxiety: Why We Struggle to Find Meaning | STM #229

Lorraine Besser - Beyond Happiness and Meaning: The Missing Key to a Good Life | STM Podcast #228

Robert C. Smith - Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? A Doctor's Bold Call to Fix Mental Health Care | STM Podcast #227

William Haldeman - Leadership Lessons from America's Most Transformative Presidents | STM #226

Casey Michel - Foreign Influence Unmasked: Inside America's Lobbying Crisis | STM Podcast #225

Rob Jackson - From Climate Chaos to Restoration: Roadmap for Change | STM Podcast #224

Claudia Strauss - Beyond the Puritan Work Ethic: The True Meaning of Work | STM Podcast #223

Jon Michaels & David Noll - Democracy Under Siege: The Rise of Legalized Extremism in the US | STM Podcast #222

Randy Fertel - The Power and Peril of Improvisation in Politics and Culture | STM Podcast #221

Jason Stanley - How Fascists Rewrite History to Control the Future | STM Podcast #220

Alice Driver - On Worker Exploitation: The Hidden Costs of Your Chicken Nuggets | STM Podcast #219

Constantine Sandis - Debunking Trans Myths: Detransition, Sports, and Epistemic Injustice | Seize The Moment Podcast #218

Bill Sullivan - The Hidden Forces That Drive Us: The Interplay Between Genes and Environment | #217

Mark D. White - The Ethics of Captain America: Justice, Integrity, and Sacrifice | STM Podcast #216

Roberto Olivardia - Beyond the Diagnosis: Experiencing and Managing ADHD | STM Podcast #215

Tom Chivers - From Science to Daily Life: The Impact of Bayesian Thinking | STM Podcast #214

Ed Simon - Faust in the 21st Century: Have We Made a Deal with the Devil? | STM Podcast #213

Mark L. Ruffalo - Misunderstanding the Medical Model of Mental Illness | STM Podcast #212

Mark Tuitert - From Olympic Champion to Stoic Philosopher: The Stoic Mindset | STM Podcast #211

Sabrina B. Little - Running Toward Virtue: Guide to Ethical Athletics | STM Podcast #210

Robin Reames - From Aristotle to Twitter: The Timeless Tactics of Rhetoric | STM Podcast #209

Louis King - Aim4theheart: How 2Pac & Emotional Literacy Inspire My Mission | STM Podcast #208

Constantine Sandis - From Thought to Action to Ethics | STM Podcast #207

Mark D. White - Dissecting Antitrust: Balancing Rights and Welfare | STM Podcast #206

Jack Symes - Does God Exist? Debating Religion, Evil, and Atheism | STM Podcast #205

Aaron James - The Variety of Assholes | STM Podcast #204

EDI Mean - Street Fame: The Ecstasies and Perils of Hip Hop | STM Podcast #203

Michael Amster - The Power of Awe: How Simple Moments Can Transform Your Life | STM Podcast #202

J. Aaron Simmons - Philosophy in the Wild: On 'Camping with Kierkegaard' | STM #201

Tom Morris & Gregory Bassham - The Metaphysical and Practical Philosophies of Stoicism | STM #200

Jeff Fuhrer - Fixing Our Broken Economy: Insights from 'The Myth That Made Us' | STM Podcast #199

Mark D. White - Unmasking Daredevil: A Deep Dive into Philosophy and Comics | STM Podcast #198

Roberto Olivardia - The Hidden Battle: The Adonis Complex and Male Body Image Challenges | STM Podcast #197

Richard Deming - Loners, Outcasts, & Creativity | This Exquisite Loneliness | STM Podcast #196

Eric G. Wilson - Deconstructing Trauma and Revenge in Point Blank | STM Podcast #195

Tom Morris - The 7 Cs of Success and Early Days of Public Philosophy | STM Podcast #194

Al Snow - Breaking Down the Ring: Wrestling's Realities and Myths | #193

Eric Gosselin - The Reality of the Ring: 'Wrestlers' & the Heart of Professional Wrestling | STM Podcast #192

Dannagal G. Young - Info Wars: The Battle Against Misinformation | STM Podcast #191

Claire Jean Kim - Understanding Structural Racism and Anti-Blackness | STM Podcast #190

Roy Richard Grinker - Nobody's Normal: Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness | STM Podcast #189

Wendy Dio - Rock's Power Couple: My Life with Ronnie James Dio | STM #188

Katie Palmer - Behind the Curtain: Directing 'The Nobodies Who Were Everybody' | STM #187

Krista K. Thomason - The Myth of Emotional Harmony: Rational and Irrational Emotions | STM Podcast #186

David R. Samson - Redefining Tribalism for Good: Discussing 'Our Tribal Future' | STM Podcast #185

Barry Mauer - The Tumor of Denial: Exploring Metaphorical Growth into Delusions | STM Podcast #184

Sander van der Linden - Battling Fake News: Foolproof Strategies | STM Podcast #183

Melanie Trecek-King - Charlatans Exposed: On the Art of Deception | STM Podcast #182

Dan "Nitro" Clark - Cheating Death, Loving Life: Muscles, Mayhem, and Meaning | STM Podcast #181

Andy Norman - Mental Immunity & Infectious Ideas: Debunking Disinformation and Cult Leaders | STM Podcast #180

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling - From Quacks to Cures: Inside the World of Alternative Medicine | STM Podcast #179

Lee McIntyre - Democracy at Risk: Exposing the Threat of Disinformation | STM Podcast #178

David Edmonds - The Moral Maze: Exploring Derek Parfit's Vision of Ethics | STM Podcast #177

Julia Keller - The Myth of Perseverance: Discovering the Benefits of Quitting | STM Podcast #176

Dr. Judith Herman - Reimagining Justice: Insights from Truth and Repair | STM Podcast #175

Michael Ignatieff - On Consolation: Navigating Dark Times | STM Podcast #174

Valerie Tiberius - Discovering Your Values and Aspirations | STM Podcast #173

Vanessa Patrick - Saying No Without Guilt: Strategies for Setting Boundaries | STM Podcast #172

James Hibbard - Cycling as Self-Expression: Finding Philosophy, Meaning, and Personal Growth | STM Podcast #171

Edith Shiro - Turning Pain into Purpose & Transforming Trauma: Exploring Posttraumatic Growth | STM Podcast #170

Dean Rickles - Learning How to Embrace the Shortness of Life | STM Podcast #169

Chuck Wisner - Conscious Conversations: The Key to Deepening Relationships & Fostering Understanding | STM Podcast #168

Chuck Thompson - Changing Tides: The Evolution of Culture and Status in the 21st Century | STM Podcast #167

Adam Sandel - Finding Happiness in the Present Moment: The Balance of Achievement & Presence | STM Podcast #166

Eric G. Wilson - Unleashing Your Unique Self: Insights from How to Be Weird | STM Podcast #165

Natalia Petrzela - America's Exercise Obsession: The History of American Fitness | STM Podcast #164

Elizabeth Cobbs - From Abigail Adams to Beyoncé: The Evolution of Feminism | STM Podcast #163

Joseph L. Graves Jr. - Social Justice and the Biology of Race & Gender | STM Podcast #162

Breaking Boundaries with Chris Boutté: Addiction, Comedy, Censorship, Podcasting & Gaming | STM #161

Erik Angner - How Economics Can Save the World | STM Podcast #160

Daniel Jolley - The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories | STM #159

Kirk Schneider - Life Enhancing Anxiety: Using Existential Therapy to Embrace Our Fears | STM Podcast #158

Marianne W. Lewis - Both/And Thinking: Embracing Paradox to Solve Your Toughest Problems | STM Podcast #157

Nate Gowdy - Storm of the Capitol: The Insurrection of January 6th | STM Podcast #156

Neil Martin - The Psychology of Comedy | STM Podcast #155

Bob Hutchins & Jenny Black - Social Media's Destruction of Our Mental Health | STM Podcast #154

Kennon Sheldon - The Psychology of Free Will and Self-Determination Theory | STM Podcast #153

David Myers - How Do We Know Ourselves? | STM Podcast #152

Rama Chellappa - AI and the Future of Medicine and Education | STM Podcast #151

Mikkael Sekeres - Big Pharma vs the FDA - The Avastin Trial | STM Podcast #150

Michael Shermer - Why Do People Believe in Fake Conspiracy Theories? | STM Podcast #149

Andy Moffatt - 2Pac, Hip Hop's Evolution, UK's NHS | STM #148

Julie Bogart - Raising Critical Thinkers, Homeschooling, Problems with US Education | STM Podcast #147

Massimo Pigliucci - Socrates and the Stoic Quest for Character | STM Podcast #146

Gus Lee - How to Cultivate Moral Courage in the Face of Fear | STM Podcast #145

Andrew Scull - Psychiatry's Troubling Quest to Cure Mental Illness | STM Podcast #144

Moshe Hoffman - Hidden Games: The Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Behavior | STM #143

Steve Magness - The 4 Pillars of Resilience & How We Get Toughness Wrong | STM Podcast #142

Skye Cleary Discusses How to Be Authentic, Existentialism, Feminism | STM #141

Napoleon & Sulaiman Jenkins Talk MU2Q Podcast, Writing Biography, Hip Hop Museum | STM Podcast #140

David Swift - The Identity Myth: Why We Must Embrace Our Differences to Beat Inequality | STM Podcast #139

Gwendolyn Dolske and Rudy Salo: The Love of Philosophy, Human Nature, Podcasting | STM Podcast #138

Tom Morris - Patriotism is Not Nationalism: Restoring Its True Meaning | STM Podcast #137

Stuart Vyse: The Utility of Delusions (Why It's Not Always Rational to be Rational) | STM #136

Christian Miller: Honesty: The Lost Virtue; How it Benefits You By Benefitting Others | STM #135

Darryl Stickel: Building Trust, Strong Leaders, Teams & Removing Uncertainty | STM Podcast #134

Avram Alpert (The Good-Enough Life): Why Good Enough is Better Than Great | STM Podcast #133

Loupy D: Photographing 2Pac, Smoking Blunts w/ Biggie & Wu-Tang Clan, Ego Death | STM Podcast #132

Daniel Bergner: Mental Illness to Mental Health: Psychotropics & Their Limitations| STM Podcast #131

Bryonn Bain (Rebel Speak): Critical Race Theory, Prison Reform, Chuck D, Hip Hop | STM Podcast #130

Sara Manning Peskin: DNA, Proteins, Antibodies, and Madness | STM Podcast #129

William Irwin: The Meaning of Metallica: Ride the Lyrics | STM Podcast #128

Mark D. White (Thor: If They Be Worthy): What Makes Us Worthy? | STM Podcast #127

Christian Madsbjerg (Sensemaking): Sensemaking in the Age of the Algorithm | STM Podcast #126

Jessica Gordon-Roth (Philosophy Illustrated): What Makes Up a Personal Identity? | STM Podcast #125

Andy West (The Life Inside): Teaching Philosophy in Prison | STM Podcast #124

Ben Burgis (GTAA Podcast): The Intellectual Development of Christopher Hitchens | STM Podcast #123

Gary Browning & Constantine Sandis: Bob Dylan at 80, the Man, Myth, and Legend | STM Podcast #122

Chris Boutté (The Rewired Soul): Sobriety, Cancel Culture, and Redemption | STM Podcast #121

Jack Symes: Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind | STM Podcast #120

Bonnie Honig: When Do Individual Rights Trump the Common Good? | STM Podcast #119

Angus Fletcher: The Healing Power of Narrative | STM Podcast #118

Richard Pettigrew: Are You the Same Person You Were Years Ago? | STM Podcast #117

Lewis R. Gordon: The Fear of Black Consciousness & How Radical Love Transcends It | STM Podcast #116

The Benefits of Setting Boundaries for Yourself and Your Relationships | STM Podcast #115

Christian Miller: Are You As Good As You Think You Are? | STM Podcast #114

Constantine Sandis: Can I Understand Your Pain?, Wittgenstein Thought Experiment | STM Podcast #113

Bryan Van Norden: The Goodness of Human Nature | STM Podcast #112

Helen De Cruz: How Illustrated Philosophy Reveals Deeper Truths | STM Podcast #111

Seize The Moment Thanksgiving Special: Gratitude, Guests, Year in Review, Lessons Learned | #110

Seize The Moment Thanksgiving Special: Gratitude, Guests, Year in Review, Lessons Learned | #110

Dr. David Brendel: The Importance of Active Inquiry In Creating Strong Workplaces | STM Podcast #109

Jeff Jarrett: Character Creation, NWO 2000, Was Jeff a Four-Horseman? | STM Podcast Bonus Episode

Dr. Rachel Zoffness: Managing Chronic Pain with Psychotherapy | STM Podcast #108

Tom Morris: Using Philosophy to Transform the Fear of Change into Success | STM Podcast #107

Ryan Stelzer: Profiting By Making More Humane Workplaces Using Think Talk Create | STM Podcast #106

Emily Kircher-Morris: 2e Students, Neurodiversity, NYC Ending Gifted & Talented Program | STM Podcast #105

Andy Norman: Dangerous Ideas, Collaborative Truth-Seeking, & Conspiracy Thinking | STM Podcast #104

William Irwin: Turning Philosophy into Poetry and Making Wisdom Accessible | STM Podcast #103

David Livingstone Smith: How Monsters, Racists, and Nazis are Made | STM Podcast #102

Brad Johnson: Super Bowl XXXVII, Mindsets For Success, Overcoming Tough Moments | STM Podcast #101

John D. Bieber: How to Love, Divorce, Am I Loved? | STM Podcast #100

Emmy van Deurzen: Rising From Existential Crisis, Brexit, COVID | STM Podcast #99

Mike Walrond: Mental Health in the Black Community, Facing Death, Finding Faith | STM Podcast #98

Julian Baggini: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well | STM Podcast #97

James Shakhnovich & James Moreno: How We Overcame Addiction | STM Podcast #96

Andy Norman: Inoculating Our Minds From Parasitic Ideas and Thinking Better | STM Podcast #95

Christian Jarrett: The Keys to Personality Change | STM Podcast #94

Tools for Combatting Anxiety, Taking Action, Personal Stories | STM Podcast #93

The Benefits of the Scout Mindset, Updating Beliefs, Escaping Echo Chambers | STM Podcast #92

Michael Shermer: Beating Bad Ideas with Better Ideas, Cancel Culture, Free Speech | STM Podcast #91

Mohamedou Ould Slahi: The Mauritanian, Closing Guantanamo Bay, Imprisonment | STM Podcast #90

Christopher Mark Rose: God on a Bad Night, Science Fiction, Quantum Physics, A.I. | STM Podcast #89

STM Podcast #88: The Podcasts We Love And Recommend

STM Podcast #87: Robert Bilott: Forever Chemicals Infected 99% of Humans, Dark Waters, Suing DuPont

STM Podcast #86: Marc Mero on Motivational Speaking, Life-Changing Epiphanies, Wrestling Career

STM Podcast #85: Sofia Samatar Discusses Futurism, A.I., Immortality, Philosophy and Science Fiction

STM Podcast #84: Martha Lawton - The Effects of Unstable Income, The Welfare Stigma, The Gig Economy

STM Podcast #83: Helen De Cruz - Teaching Philosophy Through Science Fiction

STM Podcast #82: Diamond Dallas Page Talks About DDPY, Wrestling Career, and Relentless

STM Podcast #81: Jonathan Berman - Anti-Vaxx Skepticism, COVID-19 Vaccine, Conspiracy Theories

STM Podcast #80: Ashley Bohrer - Marxism and Intersectionality

STM Podcast #79: Interview For The Blog Of The American Philosophical Association

STM Podcast #78: Brian Muraresku - How Psychedelics Helped Form Religion and Philosophy

STM Podcast #77: Andreas Elpidorou - How Boredom, Frustration, and Anticipation Lead Us to Growth

STM Podcast #76: Margaret Rutherford - Breaking Free From Perfectly Hidden Depression

STM Podcast #75: Sheldon Solomon - Developing the Courage to Face Death in Life

STM Podcast #74: Andrew Moffatt (Andy O4L) - The Heart of an Outlaw

STM Podcast #73 Kate Harvie - Believe It and Behave It: How to Restart, Reset, and Reframe Your Life

STM Podcast #72: Ryan Stelzer - Using Philosophy to Create Better Workplace Environments

STM Podcast #71: Derek Beres - Hero's Dose: The Case for Psychedelics in Ritual and Therapy

STM Podcast #70: David Brendel - Success Mindsets, Breaking Down Cognitive Biases, Building Rapport

STM Podcast #69: A Coach's Rules For Life

STM Podcast #68: Ian Olasov - Ask a Philosopher

STM Podcast #67: Samir Chopra - How Psychedelics Can Affect Mental Health

STM Podcast #66: Liz Dorval - The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Incompetent People Think They're Great

STM Podcast #65: Douglas Edwards - The Philosophy of Pro Wrestling

STM Podcast #64 Helen De Cruz - The Philosophy of Science and Awe

STM Podcast #63: Alan Levinovitz Discusses Nuance, Flawed Science, the Deception of Natural Products

STM Podcast #62: Sulaiman Jenkins Talks Life is Raw, Napoleon, 2Pac, Outlawz

STM Podcast #61: Armand D'Angour - What Socrates Has to Teach Us About Love

STM Podcast #60: David Livingstone Smith - Dehumanization and How to Resist It

STM Podcast #59: Samir Chopra - The Philosophy of Anxiety

STM Podcast #58: Yolanda Danae' - Black Lives Matter, Police Reform, Systemic Racism