Best Sensible Nonsense Podcasts (2025)

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469. Engagement pods 13:26

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Postbag via Beth Kirk: Loving the informed podcast! I have a question around the proactive use of DMs to build relationships on LinkedIn. Do you have any top tips for people with established audiences please? — Look for opportunities to start conversations: birthdays, job changes — Look through your network to find key referral partners and potenti…

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Dr Brooke Show #447 10th Annual Gratitude Episode! 50:41

7h ago50:41

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. The holidays are here, and it's time for the 10th annual Thanksgiving episode! Can you believe it? Gratitude is a powerful and it is tricky. I'll share some new research on the science of gratitude and how it can be an important tool for resilience due to how it triggers a potent …

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468. Engaging posts and time stamps 15:08

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Thanks to Mark Williams for his kind farewell newsletter. Postbag Profile verification: to verify or not? (see more) Post timing: when is best to post? Recommendations: should they be up to date? Other topics Everyone is talking about algorithmic bias against women. I’m going to investigate. A couple of text-plus-image posts: Changing the skin tone…

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467. Free personalised invitations reduced again 21:38

15d ago21:38

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The first episode of the new-look show took me 6 hours to record, edit and produce last week. Postbag How do you manage lots of ongoing DMs? How much should we care about algorithms? Downgrading desktop features Why not refresh your About statement with some icebreakers? Pick 3–5 conversation starters and drop them into your profile so that people …

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Dr Brooke Show #446 What Women Need To Know About Testosterone + HRT 52:44

15d ago52:44

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Testosterone for women is among the most over AND under prescribed hormones out there. Women in their 40s and 50s are suffering and struggling to get treatment OR they are being given dosages high enough to cause potentially irreversible side effects. On the other hand, women in t…

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466. A new chapter 38:23

22d ago38:23

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This is the new-look Informed podcast, all about LinkedIn best practice, hosted for the first time by John Espirian. There’s a quick backstory of the handover from the show’s creator, Mark Williams, to John, and then on to listener questions in the Postbag. Postbag questions Can you deactivate a company page without closing your personal profile? C…

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Dr Brooke Show #445 A Nervous System Approach To Holiday Treats + Stress 49:25

25d ago49:25

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. It's that time of year when things can get a little chaotic - in a festive way, but still. Your social feed is about to be filled with healthier swaps for holiday treats, experts telling you how horrible sugar is and others telling you: it's only once a year! In this episode, I co…

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Dr Brooke Show #444 Should You Be Cycling Your HRT? 42:59

29d ago42:59

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In this episode, I am asking a question I get daily in my practice from women taking HRT: do I need to be cycling my progesterone? Or is OK to just take it every day? How about estrogen, does that need to be cycled too? It's a good question and one that experts do not agree on. As I always say though, HRT can't be one size fits all and it's worth u…

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Dr. Brooke Show #443 Do You Really Need A Weighted Vest? 49:09

1M ago49:09

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Trend alert: weighted vests. These low-weight vests are all the rage in the midlife/perimenopause space right now. The menopause experts say to wear these babies every day, all day, and for every exercise. The fitness experts say there is a whole lot of problems with wearing a weighted vest for long durations and with certain exercises. I break it …

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465. It's goodbye from me... 1:03:16

1M ago1:03:16

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My final ever episode. I have made the decision to retire, which means no more LinkedIn™️ training or LinkedIn™️ at all so the podcast needs to be handed on to someone else. Mentioned in this episode: This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

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Dr Brooke Show #442 Histamine, MCAS and Your Nervous System 1:08:42

2M ago1:08:42

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Nervous system regulation is all the rage and it is so important to so many symptoms and health conditions. When you have an overactive and highly sensitive system, it might not be enough to take a deep breath or trigger your vagus nerve with singing or cold water. Those tools are powerful and you should know how to use them but for many of us the …

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Dr Brooke Show #441 Why Your Progesterone to Estrogen Ratio Matters 47:09

2M ago47:09

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Whether you are cycling and have symptoms or are on HRT and having issues, the ratio of these two hormones can be a real indicator of issues like low progesterone, estrogen dominance or estrogen metabolism issues. You can calculate this ratio from values on your serum testing or u…

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Episode 3: Psychics vs. Mediums (Cousins, Or Twins?) 13:28

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They say all mediums are psychic, but not all psychics are mediums. Okay, but what does that really mean? Are psychics and mediums distant relatives, or twins sharing the same psychic DNA? Did the scrappy psychics stand at the back of the line while the snooty mediums collected all the “special” gifts up front? In this episode, Anthon tackles one o…

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Episode 2 – What's A Psychic, Really? 26:09

3M ago26:09

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Anthon takes on the first of many tap-dancing elephants in the psychic ballroom revealing the true nature of psychic ability and perception. He explores how the term psychic is often misunderstood and underrated, not only by the public, but even in dictionaries, encyclopedias, and among psychics themselves. Myths, misconceptions, and pop culture st…

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Episode 1: Psychic Tap Dancing 20:02

3M ago20:02

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Anthon reveals a lifelong journey to understand his psychic ability and how it led to his myth-busting mission. He recounts his childhood struggles and later frustrations with both science and the online psychic community that made him increasingly determined to cut through the contradictions and clichés to truly understand genuine psychic phenomen…

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Dr. Brooke Show #440 - Understanding Oxytocin 32:28

4M ago32:28

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. The love hormone, the cuddle hormone, the hormone of bonding. Not much bad to say about oxytocin! However, with so many new, compounded hormones easily available on the internet, you may be wondering if you should be taking oxytocin. I cover challenges with oxytocin delivery metho…

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Dr. Brooke Show #439 Midlife is More Than HRT, Part II 43:06

4M ago43:06

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Part II of this two-part episode series on the "other stuff" about midlife. In this episode, I get into the tangible system I created to tackle the stuff that HRT doesn't fix — my 3G + 4R Perimenopause Process. There is both perspective and habits as part of this system to help yo…

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Dr Brooke Show #438 Midlife Is More Than HRT, Part I 58:21

5M ago58:21

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Personal episode alert….this one is a bit different than most. It's not science based and there is no tangible system taught - BUT there is next week so stay tuned! This episode is simply me sharing the nitty-gritty, personal, exhausting, ugly, humbling, guilt ridden, heartbreakin…

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Dr Brooke Show #437 The Truth About Compounding Pharmacies 55:24

5M ago55:24

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For more info on how I can help you visit my site, BetterByDrBrooke. There is a huge divide on using compounded pharmacies vs. your standard local pharmacy. On one hand many things compounding is the only way you can get bioidentical hormone therapy and on the other hand there's a ton of fear around using these seemingly "unregulated" facilities an…

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Dr Brooke Show #436 A New Holistic Approach to Endometriosis 54:52

5M ago54:52

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For more info on how I can help you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Endometriosis can be debilitating for women and not only is treatment somewhat hit and miss, many women go undiagnosed for years. In this episode I cover some new areas of research and potential root causes of endometriosis. As well, when it comes to hormones there is a shift away …

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Dr Brooke Show #435 Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) For Women 39:03

6M ago39:03

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. HIgh doses of naltrexone are used for certain addiction treatments, but lower and mid range doses have been shown to have hormonal, anti-inflammatory and weight loss benefits - with relatively few side effects for most women. In this episode I talk about using naltrexone with cond…

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Dr Brooke Show #434 How To Think About Supplements For Female Hormones 41:42

6M ago41:42

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke! Oh, juicy one, right? While there are some that say they are all garbage and others that say they are the same as taking hormones, it's no wonder it's a confusing topic. In this episode, I share how to think about most female hormone balance supplements: what the ingredients do, i…

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Dr Brooke Show #433 Tools To Reset Your Nervous System 55:44

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Stressful moments happen to the best of us and we need actionable tools to complete the stress response, get back to baseline and reset our nervous system. Some of us are hardwired to be more reactive and dysregulated on an ongoing basis, so we may want to employ some of these too…

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Dr Brooke Show #432 PCOS + Perimenopause Q&A 59:54

7M ago59:54

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Follow up to episode #431 where I laid out how hormones change in perimenopause for women with PCOS, this episode answers questions from my listeners specific to these two conditions. I cover testing, worsening insulin resistance and weight gain, new understanding of the hormonal …

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Dr Brooke Show #431 PCOS & Perimenopause 55:45

7M ago55:45

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Have you heard that menopause cures or fixes PCOS? There is so much misunderstanding around PCOS leaving many women without answers and much misinformation about what this condition looks like as hormones decline in perimenopause and menopause. In this episode I cover how PCOS loo…

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Dr Brooke Show #430 Is Candida Causing Your Symptoms? 36:47

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Candida is probably the thing women come most often with thinking that they have. Part of the reason is that the symptoms like bloating, fatigue, and sugar cravings are so common. In this episode, I cover sussing out if this is really behind your symptoms, testing (pros and cons) and how to work with both supplements and the candida diet. As well a…

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Dr Brooke Show #429 All About PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) 43:41

7M ago43:41

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For more info on how I can help you, visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Often referred to as simply really bad PMS, PMDD is really its own thing and can be much more severe and debilitating than the usual PMS symptoms - though it can include those things too such as bloating, changes in digestion, fatigue and cramps. It's a complex issue and if you're…

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Dr Brooke Show #428 How Estrogen + Progesterone Impact Your Sleep 56:20

8M ago56:20

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For more info on how I can help you, visit BetterByDrBrooke.com. Progesterone gets all the love for being a sleep helper but estrogen is really important too! So whether your hormones are low due to not ovulating for some reason in your 20s or 30s such as PCOS, stress, etc. or you're in perimenopause or menopause, both of these hormones play a huge…

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464. The Case For Impressions 1:04:25

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This week’s topic was inspired by a post I didn’t even read! I only caught a glimpse of it in my feed, but the headline or hook must have stuck in my brain and started to evolve into an idea for a podcast episode. It’s not the first time that’s happened—and it definitely won’t be the last. Chances are, it’s happened to you too, even if you didn’t r…

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Dr Brooke Show #427 Holistic Nutrition For Your Pup with Dr. Mathew Wheaton of Ollie 50:31

8M ago50:31

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The holistic vet is in the house! Dr. Wheaton is part of the team at Ollie, makers of freshly prepared and customized nutrition for your pup and he joins me to talk about what our dogs really need when it comes to proper nutrition - not shockingly it isn't the big bag of dried kibble! Better health now and a longer life by 2.5 years with better foo…

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463. Interesting People - Lea Turner 58:21

8M ago58:21

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We often come across people on LinkedIn™️ who look interesting and produce content we find valuable...so we follow or connect and over time we feel as though we get to know them better. But do we REALLY know them? Interesting People interviews are designed to reveal more about the background, personal lives and characteristics of some of our favour…

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Dr Brooke Show Why Some Women Can't Tolerate Progesterone 58:53

8M ago58:53

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For more info on how I can help you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. Progesterone is often an absolute godsend making us feel calmer, less bonkers, able to sleep and simply like things are gonna be OK. It is an important part of an HRT regimen, yet some women do not feel much of a benefit from it and yet others feel mild to severe anxiety, irritabil…

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Dr Brooke Show #425 Turning Sugar Into Fiber with Dr. Zach Abbot 55:23

8M ago55:23

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Encore episode! Dr. Zach is back to talk about something very cool: ZBiotics new probiotic product that turns sugar (sucrose) from your diet into fiber. Sounds like magic, right? Almost. This probiotic strain normally found in our gut and on our food has been engineered to produce an enzyme called levansucrase which will produce a unique fiber rare…

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462. UpLift Live 2025 58:51

8M ago58:51

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The only dedicated LinkedIn™️ conference in the UK enters its second year this week. I won't be able to attend but they have a stellar line up of speakers so I asked John Espirian to come on the podcast to give us a glimpse of what in person and virtual attendees can expect. Plus: The challenge of keeping up with AI! AI video is getting better but …

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461. LinkedIn™️ invests in offline networking 51:32

9M ago51:32

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So, the world's largest online business networking platform has decided to invest in offline networking? LinkedIn's new experience centre, in London is a bit more than just about networking but it's an interesting new development. That plus: Can you simulate the engagement of a LinkedIn™️ post? New profile feature Embedding posts Do screenshots boo…

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Dr Brooke Show #424 New Tools For Opting Out Of Overwhelm 54:54

9M ago54:54

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For more info on how I can help you visit my site BetterByDrBrooke. It's spring, so what better time to revisit those New Year's Resolutions! How are yours going? In this episode I report back on the strategies I laid out in episode #419 that kicked off 2025 as well as sharing some new and also some revamped tools for opting out of overwhelm. Episo…

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459. The Power Of Comments 55:49

9M ago55:49

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In this episode of the Informed podcast I argue that thoughtful and considered commenting is the single most effective action that anyone can take on LinkedIn™️ - that's a bold statement but one I really believe to be true. That plus: Boobgate! New Newsletter analytics Feed sorting removed New feed sort tab being tested How to spot AI comments How …

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Dr Brooke Show #423 Good Oral Health is Good Health with Seth Spears of Wellnesse 52:24

9M ago52:24

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Seth Spears, co-founder of the popular wellness blog and podcast Wellness Mama is here to talk about his other venture: Wellnesse. Wellnesse has several clean body and beauty products that were created after the success of Wellness Mama's DIY approach to healthy, clean beauty products -- because while DIY'ing it is aspirational, it is also time con…

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Dr Brooke Show #422 Gut Health + Hormones Q&A 1:07:33

9M ago1:07:33

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For more info on how I can help you visit BetterByDrBrooke.com. As a follow-up to episode #421 specifically on microbiome shifts in perimenopause, this episode answers questions about gut health and hormones (such as symptoms that occur throughout the cycle and when starting HRT) as well as more general gut health questions. I cover how to triage: …

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458. The LinkedIn™️ Video Feed 1:08:18

10M ago1:08:18

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In this episode I cover the positives and negatives of the new(ish) mobile video feed. Plus a brilliant post of the week (and it's not a video). Video summary https://youtu.be/_Cpjy-U0UXM Mentioned in this episode: This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.