This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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Welcome to Political Trade Secrets, where we reveal how elections are won. Each week, we take an inside look at campaigns and politics... We pull back the curtain, look under the hood, and investigate all aspects of successful campaigns and politicians, regardless of political party. Please leave a review and let us know what you think and what topics you'd like to hear more about.
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Russia, behind the headlines as well as in the shadows. This podcast is the audio counterpart to Mark Galeotti's blog of the same name, a place where "one of the most informed and provocative voices on modern Russia", can talk about Russia historical and (more often) contemporary, discuss new books and research, and sometimes talk to other Russia-watchers. If you'd like to keep the podcast coming and generally support my work, or want to ask questions or suggest topics for me to cover, do pl ...
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A podcast for curious people who know that there is no one right answer for how to live your best life. Finding new ideas about how to improve, and trying them out, is important! Join Danielle McCombs and Kristy Olinger, friends with similar mindsets and different perspectives, as they share the big and small ideas that changed them and test out new things in the ongoing trial and error of life. It's short, fun, and easy to listen to… and it's the opposite of small talk.
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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Inside the Dark Art of American Politics. Oppo File is now on Substack. Subscribe here: https://oppofile.substack.com/
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Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.
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Welcome to The Purple Pawedcast, where we unpack the complexities of gender, identity, and what it truly means to be human—without the academic jargon (okay, maybe just a little, but only the fun kind). Curated by Amethysta Herrick. Ph.D., this pod is where science, philosophy, and lived experience collide to challenge assumptions and spark new perspectives. Whether you’re here to explore your own identity, stay informed on the latest research, or just enjoy a deep dive into the human experi ...
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Tracking clips for the week from American Bridge 21st Century, the largest Democratic opposition research, candidate tracking, and rapid response super pac.
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Ever wonder what being clinically insane is like? Want to find out? The MadHaus Podcast is all about living with psychosis while balancing school, work, relationships, and personal identity. Part Advice, Part Story Time, Part Research, All MadHaus!
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Welcome to the Happily Ever After Again Podcast, where we talk about marriage and relationships for struggling couples. We will explore healing, connection, forgiveness, blended families and faith through research, stories and strategies. Remarriage, divorce, marriage, healing, forgiveness and connection.
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Compassion Fatigue Cure: From Burnout to Radiance for Women Healers 50+
Dr. Julie Merriman - Compassion Fatigue & Burnout Expert
Are you a dedicated healer over 50 who feels trapped by exhaustion? This show helps high-achieving women healers—doctors, nurses, therapists, and caregivers—navigate midlife transitions and move from emotional burnout to radiance. Tune in weekly to: Discover how to release resentment and break the cycle of self-neglect to reclaim your energy and overcome burnout. Gain clarity through a unique blend of science-backed research and chakra work to find inner peace and beat compassion fatigue. Re ...
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Welcome to the SMFM Podcast Series! The SMFM podcast will include an array of topics that touch the MFM world including Congenital Heart Disease, Mental Illness, 3D Ultrasound, preventing Burnout and more. If you would like to submit a discussion topic, leave a comment, or are interested in being a guest on the podcast, please contact [email protected]. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed on the podcast series are the speakers' own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and o ...
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Welcome to Habits You Love, the podcast that empowers you to transform your life, one habit at a time. Join Kayla Fite as she shares actionable physical and mental health tips, dives into thought-provoking conversations, and creates a safe space for stories of personal growth. Listen as guests share their journeys of breaking free from unhealthy habits and embracing the practices that changed their lives. Whether you're looking to upgrade your health, find balance, or spark a mindset shift, ...
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The Australian podcast about science, health and technology news. Join Ed Brown and his panel of co-hosts each week as we talk about the latest and coolest research and discoveries in the world of science. We're joined by special guests from all over the science field: doctors, professors, nurses, teachers and more.
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Dysregulated Kids: Science-Backed Parenting Help for Behavior, Anxiety, ADHD and More
Dr. Roseann Capanna Hodge
Are you tired of the daily battles, the problems with listening and focus, meltdowns over minor frustrations, and the constant feeling of walking on eggshells in your own home? If you're a parent who feels overwhelmed, stuck in a cycle of reactivity, and utterly exhausted from trying to manage your child's challenging behaviors, you are not alone. You've tried everything—the sticker charts, the timeouts, the endless negotiations—but nothing creates lasting change. The answer isn't more disci ...
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This series contains audio from lectures given in person or online at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture by renowned authors on historical topics. The content and opinions expressed by guest lecturers in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.To view a video of the lecture, visit VirginiaHistory.org/video. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society — a pri ...
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It's all about the Iowa Hawkeyes on this podcast from HawkeyeNation.com. It's the Hawkeye Nation podcast, a series of weekly podcasts talking Iowa football and basketball and happenings in the world of college football and basketball.
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In Moscow's Shadows 229: Heroes and Villains
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44:20To end the year, instead of the grand sweep of geopolitics, let's look at a collection of people making the news, sometimes whether they like it or not. And of course, as befits the last episode of the year, a little round up and thanks to everyone listening -- and doubly so, to my paying Patrons. The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Cond…
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Andrea Gevurtz Arai ed., "Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
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1:22:45An exciting collection of stories of change that most people don’t usually hear from the bottom up, from the grassroots, about what’s happening in East Asia. Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia (Rutgers UP, 2025) brings together an exciting cross-regional interdisciplinary group of scholars, schol…
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The Good Girl Detox™: Unmasking High-Functioning Burnout and Emotional Exhaustion
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15:37Send us your thoughts! Are you a woman over 50 in the healing professions feeling trapped by emotional exhaustion and high-functioning burnout? In this episode of Compassion Fatigue Cure, Dr. Julie Merriman explores the deeper roots of identity burnout influenced by the "Good Girl" conditioning that once served you but now contributes to compassion…
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Nicholas L. Caverly, "Demolishing Detroit: How Structural Racism Endures" (Stanford UP, 2025)
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49:56In this episode, Nick Caverly talks about his new book, Demolishing Detroit: How Structural Racism Endures (Stanford UP, 2025). For decades, Detroit residents, politicians, planners, and advocacy organizations have campaigned for the elimination of empty buildings from city neighborhoods. Leveling these structures, many argue, is essential to makin…
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The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How to Actually Live Your Life Purpose
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10:10Send us your thoughts! Throw away the resolution list. Seriously. Burn it. You do not need to lose 10 pounds or "work harder" to be worthy of a good year. Today, we stop trying to "fix" you because you aren't broken—you just need to feel free. In this explosive finale of the Radiance Reset, we aren't planning your year with willpower, which usually…
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Suvi Rautio, "The Invention of Tradition in China: Story of a Village and a Nation Remade" (Springer Nature, 2024)
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1:18:40Today, anthropologist Professor Anru Lee is joining NBN as a guest host to interview me, Suvi Rautio, on my new book, The Invention of Tradition in China: Story of a Village and a Nation Remade published by Palgrave in 2024. In China, heritage projects are sprouting across the countryside carrying the promise of Xi Jinping’s “Chinese dream” as a ca…
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Sven Beckert, "Capitalism: A Global History" (Allen Lane, 2025)
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1:00:59No other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about ourselves and others, how we organize our politics. Sven Beckert, author of the Bancroft Prize–winning Empire of Cotton, places the story of capitalism within the largest conceivable geographical and historical framework,…
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🎄 Ghosts of Christmas Past - Christmas & New Year’s in American History w/ Historic Storyteller J. Mark Powell
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59:05🎙️ Political Trade Secrets: Join us for a special holiday episode w/ historic storyteller J. Mark Powell. What can Christmas & New Year's moments in American history teach us about media, persuasion, and strategy? Stay tuned to find out—from Valley Forge to the modern age, these stories helped forge patriotism and national unity, still shaping how …
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Who Are You Without Your Job Title and Why Identity Loss Fuels Burnout
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10:33Send us your thoughts! Who are you without the stethoscope around your neck or DSM, without the title "Mom," or without that "Clinic Director" badge? If asking that question makes your chest tighten or panic rise in your throat... good. That panic is just the doorway to the greatest adventure of your life. For decades, you have confused your worth …
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Emiliano Rubens Urciuoli, "Citifying Jesus: The Making of a Roman Religion in the Roman Empire" (Mohr Siebeck, 2024)
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56:20Religion and urban life are the most successful strategies of handling, enhancing, and capitalizing on human sociability. By integrating religious studies, archaeology, and spatial theory, Emiliano Rubens Urciuoli aims to re-describe the formation of Christ religion as urban religion in Citifying Jesus: The Making of a Roman Religion in the Roman E…
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367: The 4 Calming Phrases Parents Say Changed Everything
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9:55When your child melts down, every parent feels that moment of panic—What do I say? How do I help them calm? In this episode, I break down the 4 Calming Phrases Parents Say Changed Everything and how these simple, rhythmic statements help a dysregulated brain return to safety and connection. Parenting a child whose emotions shift from zero to one hu…
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Why the Opposite of Play Is Depression and How Play Deficiency Robs You of Your Purpose
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10:39Send us your thoughts! When was the last time you did something absolutely pointless, not because it was "healthy" or productive, but just because it felt like fun? If you can't remember, your spark isn't just dim; it is suffocating under decades of duty. As high-achieving women, we have been brainwashed to believe that play is lazy. But neuroscien…
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Karma F. Frierson, "Local Color: Reckoning with Blackness in the Port City of Veracruz" (U California Press, 2025)
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49:56The Caribbean port city of Veracruz is many things. It is where the Spanish first settled and last left the colony that would go on to become Mexico. It is a destination boasting the “happiest Carnival in the world,” nightly live music, and public dancing. It is also where Blackness is an integral and celebrated part of local culture and history, b…
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Cabinet is Australia's Operating System — Here's How It Works (Glyn Davis & Terry Moran)
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2:32:04Glyn Davis and Terry Moran are two of the very small number of Australians who have literally sat in the Cabinet Room, week after week, watching the machinery of government operate from the inside. Both served as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) — the most senior public servant in Australia. Terry held the role f…
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Why You Smile When You Want to Scream and How the Fawn Response Fuels Compassion Fatigue
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6:00Send us your thoughts! Have you ever found yourself agreeing to a favor while your stomach was physically knotting up in protest? Or perhaps you have caught yourself apologizing to a patient or family member who was actively yelling at you? You aren't just "nice," and you aren't just a "people pleaser." You are reacting from the Fawn Response. This…
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Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman, "The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation" (Bridget Williams Books, 2024)
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55:59What do the economics of decolonisation mean for the future of Aotearoa? This question drives the work of Dr. Matthew Scobie and Dr. Anna Sturman as they explore the complex relationship between tangata whenua and capitalism in The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation (Bridget Williams Books, 2024). By weaving together historical insights and c…
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366: When the Sun Goes Down, the Meltdowns Begin—Here’s Why
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14:54Ever wonder why your child seems calm all day but melts down at night? I explain why child's meltdowns begin when the nervous system finally exhales, and share Regulation First Parenting™ strategies to help kids self-regulate. Parenting a child whose emotions swing from calm to chaos can feel overwhelming, especially at night. Understanding why chi…
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Your Menopause Rage Is Actually A Superpower Reigniting Your Purpose
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5:22Send us your thoughts! Do you feel a sudden, white-hot rage when someone asks you to do something you used to say "yes" to with a smile? Society tells you that menopause is the end—the drying up, the fading away. Biology tells a different story. Biology says you are waking up. As the "caregiving hormone" (Estrogen) leaves your system, the veil lift…
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In Moscow's Shadows 228: Blood & Soil versus Bread & Butter
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48:25Putin's latest marathon press conference/call-in show Itogi Goda ('Results of the Year'), once Direct Line, has become an annual ritual. 4.5 hours, 3M submitted questions, but what can we learn? Intransigence over Ukraine, attempts to talk up the economy, but a marked disconnect with a population that feels its social contract has been broken... an…
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Why Talk Therapy Cannot Fix Your Spiritual Burnout and The Crown Chakra Solution
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6:39Send us your thoughts! You would never let a patient ignore a gaping wound, and you would never let a client starve themselves. So why are you committing that exact violence against your own soul every single day? Today, the doctor becomes the patient. We aren't talking about skipping lunch; we are talking about "Pathological Altruism"—the medical …
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This week's episode features a candid conversation about sex with my dear friend Eve Hall. Eve is a physical therapist for sexual wellness and an award-winning hostess of the Please Me! Podcast. Together, Eve and I consider topics as diverse as pelvic floor health, the patriarchy, and awkward ways to describe what humans do naturally. REFERENCES: E…
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You Don't Have Early Dementia, You Have Burnout and Menopause Brain Fog
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6:10Send us your thoughts! Do you lie in bed at night, body exhausted, but your brain is frantically grocery shopping, replaying patient charts, and worrying about your aging parents like a browser with 4,000 tabs open? You are secretly terrified that your forgetfulness is a sign of something serious. This isn't just insomnia, and it definitely isn't e…
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Leila Hudson, "Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home: Syrian Women Displaced" (Syracuse UP, 2025)
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52:13While humanitarian organizations and media outlets often reduce Syrian refugees to statistics or brief anecdotes, the real story of displacement unfolds in the intimate spaces of family life. Through the interwoven narratives of five middle-aged sisters from Damascus, Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home reveals how Syrian women navigate war, exile…
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Mayu Fujikawa, "Envisioning Diplomacy: Japanese Ambassadors in Early Modern Europe" (Pennsylvania State UP, 2025)
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55:42In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Japan sent its first diplomatic delegations to visit the popes and dignitaries of Europe. European artists portrayed these historic ambassadors—the Tenshō embassy (1582–90) and the Keichō embassy (1613–20)—in numerous oil paintings, frescoes, drawings, and prints. Envisioning Diplomacy: Japanes…
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Why You're Addicted to Being Needed and How This Leads to Burnout - Balance Your Heart Chakra
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7:01Send us your thoughts! If you stopped fixing everyone's problems today—right this second—would you still feel valuable, or would you panic? If you hesitated, I need you to know something: You aren't just "kind." You are addicted to being needed. For 50 years, the "Good Girl" identity has ruled your life, convincing you that your worth is transactio…
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Sharon Sliwinski, "An Alphabet for Dreamers: How to See the World with Eyes Closed" (MIT Press, 2025)
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29:35Borrowing from the traditional alphabet book genre for children, An Alphabet for Dreamers: How to See the World with Eyes Closed (MIT Press, 2025) by Dr. Sharon Sliwinski provides adult readers with a new grammar for dreams, or what neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro calls “oracles of the night.” In this book, Dr. Sliwinski restores dreaming to its pro…
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The Good Girl Archetype Makes You Invisible Blocking Your Throat Chakra and Confusing Your Purpose
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6:52Send us your thoughts! Do you walk into a room and feel like you have slowly turned into a ghost in your own life? Or perhaps you speak up in a meeting only to be talked over like you aren't even there. You aren't imagining it. The "Invisibility Cloak" of midlife is real, but today we burn it. If you have spent decades "keeping the peace" and fixin…
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Luis Felipe Murillo, "Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures" (Stanford UP, 2025)
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41:20A digital world in relentless movement—from artificial intelligence to ubiquitous computing—has been captured and reinvented as a monoculture by Silicon Valley "big tech" and venture capital firms. Yet very little is discussed in the public sphere about existing alternatives. Based on long-term field research across San Francisco, Tokyo, and Shenzh…
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365: The Real Reason Your Child Is Struggling in School (and How to Fix It at Every Age)
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19:50Many bright kids struggle daily in school, and it’s not because of laziness or lack of effort. The real reason your child is struggling in school is often a dysregulated nervous system. I’ll show you how Regulation First Parenting™ strategies help kids calm, focus, and thrive. Every parent knows the sinking feeling when homework, tests, or transiti…
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Resentment leads to Autoimmune Diseases and Burnout
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7:43Send us your thoughts! Resentment isn't just a bad mood. It is a biological poison. Every time you say "yes" when you desperately want to say "no," you are literally drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. If you are a healer suffering from unexplained inflammation or fatigue, you aren't just tired—you are under attack from within.…
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Megan Tobias Neely, "Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street" (U California Press, 2022)
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1:01:57In Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street (U California Press, 2022) Megan Tobias Neely, a former hedge fund worker takes an ethnographic approach to hedge funds. Manager? A greedy fraudster, a visionary entrepreneur, a wolf of Wall Street? She gives readers an insider perspective on the phenomenon. Facing an unpredictable and risky s…
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Why Empathy Is Destroying Your Adrenals, Sacral Chakra Leak, and Compassion Fatigue
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9:22Send us your thoughts! Do you come home after a long shift, sit in your car, and feel like your soul has been scraped raw? You feel like you have absorbed every single ounce of your patient's pain, and no matter how long you shower, you cannot seem to wash the heaviness off. Dr. Julie needs you to listen very closely: That is not standard burnout. …
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Yasmin Cho, "Politics of Tranquility: The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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53:29Politics of Tranquility: The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet (Cornell University Press, 2025) concerns the Tibetan Buddhist revival in China, illustrating the lives of Tibetan Buddhist nuns and exploring the political effects that arise from their nonpolitical daily engagements in the remote, mega-sized Tibetan Buddhis…
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Tullia d'Aragona, "The Wretch, Otherwise Known As Guerrino" (Iter Press, 2025)
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51:29This is an unabridged bilingual, fully annotated edition of Tullia d’Aragona’s epic poem The Wretch. This mid-century epic reflects the many historical and religious changes taking place in the first half of the sixteenth century in Europe and the burgeoning literary debates following the publication of another Italian epic poem, Ariosto’s Orlando …
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364: Why Your Kid’s Brain Shuts Down When Plans Change
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17:04Child meltdowns spike when plans change because your child’s brain feels unsafe and the nervous system goes into survival mode. I’ll guide you through Regulation First Parenting™ strategies to calm, support, and help your child adapt with confidence. Every parent knows the moment when plans change and your child suddenly spirals into tears, anger, …
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Why Your High Stress Tolerance Is Actually Burnout Trauma and How to Heal Your Root Chakra
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5:34Send us your thoughts! Have you always prided yourself on being the one who "handles it well" while everyone else falls apart? You are the rock in a crisis, the calm in the storm, and the one who can endure impossible workloads without complaining. But what if that incredible capacity to endure isn't resilience? What if it is actually a sign that y…
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Jerry Moore, "Cat Tales: A History" (Thames & Hudson, 2025)
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38:22For as long as cats have coexisted with humans, they have been feared, revered and respected. They appear as dynamic hunters in Palaeolithic carvings and cave paintings; were venerated as gods in ancient Egypt; and still have the power to fascinate and frighten us, as the popularity of Joe Exotic, the self-styled Tiger King, shows. How did we go fr…
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In Moscow's Shadows 227: It's War! (within the emigre opposition, at least)
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53:10A demilitarised zone that invites armoured cars. A referendum that can’t be fairly run. A €210 billion pot that solves today’s bills but complicates tomorrow’s peace. We start with shuttle diplomacy and the hard edges of a potential DMZ in Donetsk. On paper it pauses the fight; in practice Rosgvardiya blurs policing and militarisation, turning “dem…
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Dec. 12, 2025: Deep-pocketed groups are already spending on the Maine U.S. Senate race. Here’s an early guide
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5:32AdImpact, an organization tracking political ads, estimates the Maine Senate contest could help draw more than $300 million in spending on congressional races in the state next year. That’s nearly a third more than the record-smashing amount spent in 2020 when Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins secured her fifth term.…
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Stop Being The Magic Maker Because Over-Functioning Is Causing Your Holiday Burnout & Resentment
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15:02Send us your thoughts! Are you finding it impossible to actually enjoy the holiday season because your brain is stuck in hyper-drive? You are obsessively managing everyone else's emotions, menus, and memories, all while you slowly burn out in the background. If the idea of sitting down to relax makes you feel anxious rather than peaceful, you are t…
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Developing as the People We Already Are - with Mary Kathleen Mehuron
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58:53Today's episode features a story of old-school New Jersey coming-of-age with Mary Kathleen Mehuron. Mary Kathleen is an author, educator, and artist whose most recent novel "Down on the South Beach Drag” explores Queer self-discovery. Mary Kathleen and I discuss the New Jersey art and music scene, The Boss, and giving children the space to grow up …
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207. A Guide to Thriving with Jon Rosemberg
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39:58We've entered the holiday season, and it's a time that's supposed to be filled with joy, but for many of us, the high expectations and full calendars can give us anxiety and a feeling of overwhelm. For those feeling that way, this episode is just in time! Today's guest, Jon Rosemberg, author of "A Guide to Thriving: The Science Behind Breaking Old …
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363: Is Everyday Stress Quietly Rewiring Your Child’s Brain?
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12:20Is everyday stress quietly rewiring your child's brain? Learn how chronic stress reshapes the nervous system, affects emotional regulation, and how small, practical lifestyle changes can protect your child’s brain health. Parenting a child whose emotions swing from calm to chaos can feel overwhelming. Everyday pressures—school demands, social tensi…
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The Holiday Mental Load Relief Episode on How AI Helps Break the Burnout Cycle
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15:52Send us your thoughts! Have you ever hit December and thought, "I swear I’m doing everything right, so why does this still feel like too much?" It is not because you are weak, and it is certainly not because you cannot handle pressure. That deep exhaustion you feel is the invisible emotional labor of the holidays landing on women healers over 50 wi…
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James Sears, "Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk" (Temple UP, 2024)
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56:04“Create A More Positive Rehoboth” was a decades-long goal for progress and inclusiveness in a charming beach town in southern Delaware. Rehoboth, which was established in the 19th century as a Methodist Church meeting camp, has, over time, become a thriving mecca for the LGBTQ+ community. In Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk (Temple UP,…
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“Rurality 2.0”: How City Migrants are Reshaping Norway’s Rural Regions with Tom Bratrud
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1:11:07In today’s episode, we talk to Tom Bratrud about his ongoing, long-term work with city-dwellers who migrate to rural parts of Norway. This research forms the basis of Tom’s forthcoming book project, which has the working title Rurality 2.0: Redefining Urban-Rural Divides in the Mountains of Norway. Tom Bratrud is Associate Professor in Social Anthr…
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362: Why Therapy Isn’t Working: The Hidden Power of Neurofeedback for Dysregulation
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27:53If you’ve spent months—or years—in therapy and your child is still melting down, avoiding schoolwork, or unable to calm their body, you are not alone. And it’s not because the therapy is “bad” or you’re doing anything wrong. The real issue is that their brain can’t use the strategies yet. That’s where neurofeedback comes in. Today’s episode dives d…
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Shilla Lee , "Crafting Rural Japan: Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization" (Routledge, 2024)
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1:04:36Centering collaborations and frictions around a Japanese town’s pottery industry, Crafting Rural Japan: Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization (Routledge, 2024)n discusses the place of creative village policy in the revitalization of rural Japan, highlighting how rural Japan is moving from a state of regional extinction…
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