Best Synaptic Podcasts (2025)

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Witchcraft, Science & the Subconscious: Why Spells Actually Work 36:42

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5h ago36:42

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Science finally meets the cauldron. In this no-fluff, heavy-truth episode, we break down how witchcraft is actually a neurological, biochemical, and quantum process. From ritual-induced brain states to ancestral DNA coding to the electromagnetic language of belief, Ava Marie rips the veil between “woo-woo” and “wow-that’s-real.” Expect f-bombs, har…

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S3E8 - Michele Bellesi - Glial Cells and the Architecture of Sleep 52:33

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In this episode, we welcome neuroscientist Michele Bellesi from the University of Camerino to explore the fascinating world of glial cells and their dynamic role in sleep. Michele guides us through the four types of glial cells: Astrocytes: Regulators of synaptic function and help form the blood brain barrier (BBB) Oligodendrocytes: Crucial for mye…

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The Comet, the Prophecy & the Ninth Planet 31:27

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After a brief break to finish writing her first book For the Plot, Ava Marie Anderson is back — and so is the cosmos. In this episode, we dive into the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the Hopi Blue Star Kachina prophecy, and the newly discovered world beyond Neptune that’s rewriting astronomy textbooks. From Sumerian clay tablets to quantum biology, t…

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ACX Grants Results 2025 28:53

2h ago28:53

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Thanks to everyone who participated in ACX Grants, whether as an applicant, an evaluator, or a funder. We received 654 applications this year, and were able to fund 42. To the other 612: sorry! Many of you had great ideas that we couldn't fund for contingent reasons - sometimes because we couldn't evaluate them at the level of depth it would have t…

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Fascism Can't Mean Both A Specific Ideology And A Legitimate Target 11:37

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The following three things can't all be true simultaneously: Many Americans are fascists Fascists are an acceptable target for political violence Political violence in America is morally unacceptable (at the current time) I thought about this while following the Twitter spat between Democratic hopeful Gavin Newsom and Trump advisor Stephen Miller. …

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Special Feature: Sparring Partners Podcast with Kevin Robinson of Wi-Fi Alliance® 39:29

23h ago39:29

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Kevin Robinson, President and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance, was recently featured on Senza Fili's Sparring Partners Podcast hosted by Monica Paolini. Listen to the episode to hear Kevin and Monica discuss Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band with the recent One Big Beautiful Bill, an update on the band's progress in the rest of the world, and why it is so valuable for…

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The Fatima Sun Miracle: Much More Than You Wanted To Know 3:05:01

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https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-fatima-sun-miracle-much-more 0: Here Comes The Sun In 1917, three Portuguese children reported a vision of the Virgin Mary. She promised to return to them on the 13th of each month. On the sixth month - October 13th - she would perform a great miracle. Rumors spread, and on the 13th of each month, crowds gathere…

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Access to 6 GHz is essential for Wi-Fi®: a conversation with Dean Bubley of Disruptive Analysis 25:24

16d ago25:24

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In today's episode, we sit down with Dean Bubley, Tech Industry Analyst and Futurist with Disruptive Analysis, to discuss the ongoing conversation over the 6 GHz spectrum. Dean breaks down the politics, policy, and potential of 6 GHz, and we discuss why the band is essential for home, enterprise, and industrial Wi-Fi. We also examine the misconcept…

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Dark Feminine Energy Isn’t Evil — You’re Just Afraid of Your Own Power 37:39

27d ago37:39

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They told you to be small. They called you “too much.” They taught you to fear your own chaos. But what if that darkness is the doorway to your magnetism, creativity, and freedom? In this episode, Ava Marie Anderson dives into the myth, science, and spirituality of the dark feminine — from Lilith to quantum biology — and guides you through reclaimi…

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Shadow Work Isn’t Cute: Why Your Darkness Holds the Keys to Power 34:01

29d ago34:01

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Everyone’s talking about “shadow work” — but few are actually doing it. In this fiery, full-bodied episode, Ava Marie Anderson drags the “love and light” façade through the underworld and shows you what real integration looks like. From the psychology of repression to the quantum mechanics of manifestation, you’ll learn why your shadow is the missi…

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The Ancestors Are Loud: How to Work with the Dead Without Losing Your Mind 28:20

1M ago28:20

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The ancestors are loud, babe — but you don’t have to lose your damn mind hearing them. In this episode, I dive into what ancestor work really is (spoiler: not a horror movie), why the dead get especially chatty in October, and how to set boundaries so you’re guided by their wisdom without being haunted by their baggage. Think science, sass, spiritu…

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Driving into the future: Wi-Fi 7 and connected vehicles with Franz Dugand of Ceva 17:42

1M ago17:42

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In this episode, we sit down with Franz Dugand, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Wireless IoT at Ceva, to explore how Wi-Fi 7 is transforming automotive connectivity. From enabling wireless infotainment and faster over-the-air updates to supporting vehicle-to-vehicle safety communications and even child presence detection, Wi-Fi 7 is paving…

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Hexes, Curses & Evil Eye: Are They Real or Just Projection? 39:23

1M ago39:23

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Can someone actually curse you… or are you just doing it to yourself? 👁️✨ In this episode of the Synaptic Soul Podcast, we’re getting witchy, nerdy, and a little savage about one of humanity’s oldest fears: the hex. From ancient curse tablets to TikTok witch wars, I’m pulling back the veil on what’s projection, what’s energy, and what’s just your n…

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Your Review: The Russo-Ukrainian War 37:20

1M ago37:20

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[This is one of the finalists in the 2025 review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I'll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you've read them all, I'll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked] You Can Just Do Things In the winter of 2022 I was un…

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Sources Say Bay Area House Party 19:28

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https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/sources-say-bay-area-house-party [previously in series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Something is off about this Bay Area House Party. There are . . . women. "I've never seen a gender balance like this in the Bay Area," you tell your host Chris. "Is this one of those fabled ratio parties?" "No - have you heard of curtfishin…

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The Veil Is Thin: Why October Supercharges Your Psychic Gifts 37:02

1M ago37:02

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October isn’t just spooky season — it’s liminal season. In this episode of Synaptic Soul Podcast, Ava Marie Anderson rips the cobwebs off the ‘veil is thin’ cliché and dives into the real science, history, and quantum weirdness behind why your psychic gifts surge this month. From pineal glands to geomagnetic fields, Samhain to Schumann resonance, y…

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S3E7 - Can sleep help us unlearn negative bias and update disturbing memories?- Xiaoqing Hu 49:10

2M ago49:10

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Can sleep help us unlearn biases and make our memories more positive? Implicit biases are unconscious stereotypes that influence our judgments and decisions - like assuming a particular gender for a specific job role. But what if we could change these biases? In this episode, we explore how manipulations of sleep might help reshape our implicit att…

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Authenticity Is the Flex: Why Your Realness Is Magnetic AF 22:46

1M ago22:46

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Authenticity Is Your Secret Weapon In a world obsessed with filters, fakery, and “branding yourself,” being authentic isn’t just refreshing — it’s radical. In this episode, I break down why authenticity is your most magnetic flex, backed by neuroscience, quantum physics, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual sass. We’ll talk about how faking it fries you…

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Your Review: Project Xanadu - The Internet That Might Have Been 50:11

2M ago50:11

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[This is one of the finalists in the 2025 review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I'll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you've read them all, I'll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked] 1. The Internet That Would Be In July 1945, Vannevar …

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Defining Defending Democracy: Contra The Election Winner Argument 8:44

2M ago8:44

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Someone argues that Donald Trump threatens democracy, maybe because he's asserting authority against the judiciary or the media or the NGOs. Someone else counterargues that it hardly seems undemocratic for someone to favor someone who won an election (the President) over other people who did not (the judiciary, the media). If anything, it seems und…

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Why Prayer Works: Science, Spirit & the Power of Intention 41:29

2M ago41:29

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Prayer isn’t just religion’s side hustle — it’s humanity’s oldest technology for connecting with the sacred. In this episode of Synaptic Soul, we unpack the science, spirit, and history of why prayer actually works. From brain chemistry and nervous system resets to quantum physics and ancestral wisdom, we break down how every culture prays in its o…

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Special Feature: PolicyTracker's Spectrum Policy Podcast with Kevin Robinson of Wi-Fi Alliance 32:15

2M ago32:15

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Kevin Robinson, President and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance, was recently featured on PolicyTracker's Spectrum Policy Podcast hosted by Richard Haas. Listen to the episode to hear Kevin and Richard discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill's potential impact on unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi. For more episodes of PolicyTracker's Spectrum Podcast, click here. Polic…

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Your Review: The Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Hypothesis 1:05:33

2M ago1:05:33

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[This is one of the finalists in the 2025 review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I'll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you've read them all, I'll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked] I. THE TASTE OF VICTORY The Tupinambá people ate thei…

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Is Earth Waking Up Too? Global Spiritual Awakenings, Plants, Animals & Gaia Herself 29:18

2M ago29:18

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Is Earth waking up too? 🌍✨ Or have we just been too dense to notice her all along? In this episode, I dive into the paradox of planetary awakening — from the Schumann Resonance (Earth’s heartbeat) syncing with our brains, to plants running on quantum wizardry, to animals acting as Gaia’s messengers. Climate chaos, synchronicities in nature, the ris…

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Book Review: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies 42:20

2M ago42:20

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I. Eliezer Yudkowsky's Machine Intelligence Research Institute is the original AI safety org. But the original isn't always the best - how is Mesopotamia doing these days? As money, brainpower, and prestige pour into the field, MIRI remains what it always was - a group of loosely-organized weird people, one of whom cannot be convinced to stop weari…

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Charting new waters: Cisco’s petition to bring 6 GHz Wi-Fi® to the cruise industry with Bill Davenport and Matt Swartz 18:44

2M ago18:44

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In this episode, we sit down with Bill Davenport, Senior Director for Connectivity and Technology Policy at Cisco, and Matt Swartz, Distinguished Engineer at Cisco, to discuss Cisco's recent petition to the FCC to enable 6 GHz Wi-Fi on cruise ships. Modern cruises operate like floating cities, utilizing thousands of access points that support tens …

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Links For September 2025 44:23

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[I haven't independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections later, but I can't guarantee I will have caught them all by the time you read this.] https://www.a…

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Your Review: Participation in Phase I Clinical Pharmaceutical Research 25:04

2M ago25:04

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[This is one of the finalists in the 2025 review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I'll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you've read them all, I'll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked] If you've been following this blog for long, you prob…