Best Julia Mi Podcasts (2025)

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#112-Bob and Julia Unleashed 58:52

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Bob and Julia interview each other and discuss a number of topics related to critical thinking that have been on their minds for years, including: What does our show's name ("Thinking Clearly") mean to you, and how does that name represent our show? Should beliefs and opinions meet the same standards as logical arguments? Is persuasion appropriate …

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Episode #77: Peter Ho Davies 16:20

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In this episode, Dr. Sabrina Lee sits down with acclaimed novelist Peter Ho Davies for a wide-ranging conversation about craft, identity, and the stories that shape us. Together they explore several of his books, diving into themes of shame, race, joke-telling, and what it means to write from the in-between spaces of a biracial identity. With chara…

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Episode #76: Christian Wiman 46:31

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This week on Rewrite Radio, poet and essayist Christian Wiman explores what it means to stay spiritually alert in a world shadowed by loneliness and lit by sudden joy. Drawing on poems by Wallace Stevens, Anne Carson, and his own collections—including Zero at the Bone—Wiman reflects on beauty as a form of justice, on grief as grace, and on the myst…

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Episode #75: Sonya Bilocerkowycz 44:30

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Situating herself in the contexts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Ukrainian diaspora, Sonya Bilocerkowycz presents the roles and responsibilities of the reader, writer and artist in wartime. Bilocerkowycz emphasises the power writers have in influencing memory and narrative through their work in such times, and calls for the writer not only to p…

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#111-AI-Assisted Tools in Education and How AI Might Assist our Critical Thinking-with guest Kyle Falbo 59:15

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Our discussion with Kyle Falbo—Math and Computer Science Lecturer and Educational Technology Application Expert at Sonoma State University—focuses on how AI-enhanced teaching and learning tools (ChatGPT, Google NotebookLM, Khanmigo and others) are being explored and implemented at SSU. Our discussion also includes: the possible risks and benefits o…

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Episode #74: Amy Julia Becker and Hilary Yancey 43:02

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Both mothers of disabled children, authors Amy Julia Becker and Hilary Yancey discuss their experiences raising kids while navigating questions of identity and community. Amy Julia Becker helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture. She is the author of To Be Made Well, White Picket Fences…

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#73: Jemar Tisby 34:40

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What's next in our fight for racial justice? Interviewed by Craig Mattson, author and scholar Jemar Tisby (@jemartisby) discusses his helpful framework for justice efforts—the lenses of awareness, relationship, and commitment. He tackles how to apply these concepts to our day-to-day life with examples, humor, and most of all authenticity. A devout …

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#110-The Role of Emotions in Thinking and Learning-with guest Mary Helen Immordino-Yang 59:06

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Emotions are often viewed as interfering with clear, objective, evidence-based reasoning; in fact, "appeal to emotion" is considered to be a logical fallacy. However, our guest, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang—professor of education, psychology, and neuroscience at the University of Southern California and author of: "Emotions, Learning, and the Brain"—a…

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#72: Karen Swallow Prior 46:04

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This week on Rewrite Radio, author and scholar Karen Swallow Prior reflects on the power of imagination—not just as an individual gift, but as a force that shapes communities, cultures, and faith traditions. With insight, humor, and historical perspective, she invites us to notice the stories and symbols we live by and to consider how reimagining t…

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#71: Elan Babchuck 41:35

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What happens when old models of power no longer serve us? In this episode of Rewrite Radio, Rabbi Elan Babchuck draws from his book Picking Up the Pieces to explore “Mosaic leadership,” a vision rooted in humility, resilience, and community. Through stories of Moses, modern innovators, and even his own children, Babchuck invites us to move from pyr…

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#109-The Moves that Matter in Crafting Persuasive Arguments and Communicating them Effectively-with guests Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein-Graff 59:10

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Coauthors of the widely acclaimed book, They Say/I Say-The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, explore how to craft persuasive arguments and communicate them effectively. Topics discussed include: the connection between thinking and writing; the nature of academic writing; the concept of "entering the conversation"; specific templates to improve…

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#108-Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids-with guest Stephanie Simoes 58:46

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With a Bachelor's Degree in Biology, a Master's Degree in Philosophy, and experience as a teacher, our guest for this episode, Stephanie Simoes, developed Critikid, a website for kids, teens, teachers and others. Critikid offers instruction in: emotional intelligence (Learning to recognize, understand, and manage your emotions), safe and effective …

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#107-How Institutionalizing Deliberative Political Processes Can Lead to Deliberative Democracy and Reduce Polarization-with guest Jim Fishkin 58:54

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James Fishkin, Stanford University Professor (and Director of the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab) discusses his extensive research and development focused on the process of "Deliberative Polling" and clarifies its relationship to Deliberative Democracy—a form of democracy in which deliberation is central to decision-making. Professor Fishkin s…

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#106- The Role of Logic in Acquiring Knowledge and Forming Beliefs-with guest Patrick Hurley 59:16

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Patrick Hurley, Philosophy Professor Emeritus at University of San Diego and author of the widely acclaimed textbook: A Concise Introduction to Logic, joins us to discuss: the role of logic in acquiring knowledge and forming beliefs; the most important aspects of logic for critical thinkers to master; what can be done to encourage better practices …

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#70: M.T. Anderson 52:12

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In Episode 70 of Rewrite Radio, acclaimed author M.T. Anderson explores the sacred and the strange through riveting tales of stolen religious artifacts—from Nepal to Cambodia to the tomb of Saint Nicholas. With wit and insight, he examines the power of objects, cultural identity, and why returning sacred art matters. M. T. Anderson writes widely, f…

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#69: Rachel Pieh Jones 39:43

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On this episode of Rewrite Radio, Rachel Pieh Jones joins us to explore how writing cultivates the humility, curiosity, and delight necessary to create a sense of home when nowhere, or everywhere, feels like home. Jones is a prolific author whose essays have appeared in publications such as 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, and 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯. Jone…

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#68: Rebecca Sheir 39:29

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In Episode #68 of Rewrite Radio, Rebecca Sheir shares how folktales entertain, inspire, and unite us in this noisy, high-tech world, and act as a bridge between cultures and communities. Rebecca Sheir is the author of the Circle Round books, The Tale of the Unwelcome Guest, A Taste of Honey, The Lion’s Whisker, and The Great Ball Game, and the host…

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#105-The Epidemic of Political Lying and the Importance of Fact-checking-with guest Bill Adair 58:42

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Early in his career our guest, Bill Adair, worked as a journalist, author, and later founded the fact-checking organization Politifact. And in 2013 he accepted a position at Duke University as the Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, where he now teaches journalism in the Sanford School of Public Policy and directs the …

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#104-The Importance of Trust in Information and Institutions-revisited 59:15

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Untrue information is called misinformation, and intentionally spread misinformation is known as disinformation. When one uses disinformation to further one's own agenda, especially in the political realm, then the information has been weaponized. And the continued acceleration of weaponized information further erodes our trust in experts, media, a…

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#103-Worldview-The Elephant in the Room of Critical Thinking-updated for 2025 58:44

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This episode looks back to the previous episode: # 22- Worldview-The Elephant in the Room of Critical Thinking, and updates it from the perspective of 2025.By Bob Froehlich-Retired Chemist, Counselor, Psychology Professor and Julia Minton-Technology Consultant

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#102-Worldviews and How they Guide our Beliefs-with guest Annick de Witt 59:12

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This episode takes a deep dive into the concept of "worldview", based on the research and work done by Annick de Witt: researcher, writer, teacher, and founder of the organization Worldview Journeys. Topics discussed include: conceptualizing the idea of worldview; how our worldview might affect our beliefs and behaviors; examples of types of worldv…

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#101-The Virtues of Evidence-Based Policy Making-with guest Robert MacCoun 59:06

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Even though they affect all of our lives, most of us know almost nothing about how policies are made, especially policy made by our state and federal governments. So, Julia and Bob learned a lot from this conversation with guest: Robert MacCoun, Law Professor at Stanford University. With a Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degree in Psychology, professo…

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#100-Foundations and Future of Critical Thinking-with guest Kevin deLaplante 59:03

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This discussion with philosopher, former tenured professor at Iowa State University, and now independent critical thinking educator and consultant, Kevin deLaplante, revisits the importance and benefits of critical thinking in today's post-truth world, reviews the basic skills involved with critical thinking and understanding of human cognitive vul…

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#99-How internet influencers, algorithms and crowds are altering our politics, our society and our very relationship to reality-with guest Renée DiResta.mp3 59:07

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Researcher, author and former Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Renée DiResta, discusses how numerous internet-savvy individuals (influencers) are causing a profound shift in power and influence over our politics, beliefs and behavior, as outlined in her recent book: Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality. She …

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#98-The Nature of Curiosity and it's implications for Critical Thinking-with guest Jacqueline Gottlieb 59:13

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Professor Jacqueline Gottlieb, Principal Investigator at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute and former head of the Research Cluster on Curiosity at Columbia University's Center for Science and Society, brings her research experience and deep thinking about the human brain's higher cognitive functions—including decision making, memory, and at…

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#97-How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation-with guest Tania Israel 59:15

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Second time Thinking Clearly guest, Tania Israel, Professor of Counseling Psychology at UC Santa Barbara, guides us through how to overcome the toxic effects of consuming politicized news and social media in this current, highly polarized American environment and discusses how to more effectively communicate with people holding opposing views to ou…

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#96-Using practices and tools from science while also learning how to weave together facts and values to rebuild trust and cooperation-with guest Robert MacCoun 58:54

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Calling on his experience in evidence-based policy making, teaching a course at UC Berkeley called Sense and Sensibility and Science, and coauthoring the book Third Millennium Thinking-Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense, social scientist and law Professor at Stanford University, Robert MacCoun, discusses: how to avoid failure modes when making d…

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#95-Critical Thinking and the Nature of Human Consciousness-with guest Anil Seth 59:20

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Research and current theories about the nature of human consciousness are explored with guest Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. Topics include: how human consciousness can be thought of as controlled hallucination, the relationship of human consciousness to critical thinking, how thinking …

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#94-The Essence of Critical Thinking and Demonstrations of How to Have Civil Dialogues 56:57

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Thinking Clearly hosts Bob and Julia review their definition of critical thinking, discuss how doing a show about critical thinking has changed them, and do several demonstrations of best practices (using the LAP-EFI method) for having productive, civil dialogues with people who have different views than yours.…

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#93-Critical Thinking Fundamentals and how to find truth in all the noise-with guest Dr. Seema Yasmin 59:18

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Dr. Seema Yasmin, professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, discusses: information disorder and its treatment, common techniques used for pushing lies, the use of narrative in communicating, the history and current state of journalism in America, how to best consume the news and mitigate the …

Julia Mi Podcasts

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Thinking Clearly

Bob Froehlich-Retired Chemist, Counselor, Psychology Professor and Julia Mi

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Rewrite Radio

Rewrite Radio

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#112-Bob and Julia Unleashed 58:52

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Episode #77: Peter Ho Davies 16:20

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Episode #76: Christian Wiman 46:31

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Episode #75: Sonya Bilocerkowycz 44:30

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#111-AI-Assisted Tools in Education and How AI Might Assist our Critical Thinking-with guest Kyle Falbo 59:15

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Episode #74: Amy Julia Becker and Hilary Yancey 43:02

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#73: Jemar Tisby 34:40

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#110-The Role of Emotions in Thinking and Learning-with guest Mary Helen Immordino-Yang 59:06

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#72: Karen Swallow Prior 46:04

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#71: Elan Babchuck 41:35

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#109-The Moves that Matter in Crafting Persuasive Arguments and Communicating them Effectively-with guests Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein-Graff 59:10

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#108-Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids-with guest Stephanie Simoes 58:46

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#107-How Institutionalizing Deliberative Political Processes Can Lead to Deliberative Democracy and Reduce Polarization-with guest Jim Fishkin 58:54

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#106- The Role of Logic in Acquiring Knowledge and Forming Beliefs-with guest Patrick Hurley 59:16

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#70: M.T. Anderson 52:12

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#69: Rachel Pieh Jones 39:43

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#68: Rebecca Sheir 39:29

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#105-The Epidemic of Political Lying and the Importance of Fact-checking-with guest Bill Adair 58:42

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#104-The Importance of Trust in Information and Institutions-revisited 59:15

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#103-Worldview-The Elephant in the Room of Critical Thinking-updated for 2025 58:44

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#102-Worldviews and How they Guide our Beliefs-with guest Annick de Witt 59:12

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#101-The Virtues of Evidence-Based Policy Making-with guest Robert MacCoun 59:06

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#100-Foundations and Future of Critical Thinking-with guest Kevin deLaplante 59:03

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#99-How internet influencers, algorithms and crowds are altering our politics, our society and our very relationship to reality-with guest Renée DiResta.mp3 59:07

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#98-The Nature of Curiosity and it's implications for Critical Thinking-with guest Jacqueline Gottlieb 59:13

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#97-How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation-with guest Tania Israel 59:15

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#96-Using practices and tools from science while also learning how to weave together facts and values to rebuild trust and cooperation-with guest Robert MacCoun 58:54

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#95-Critical Thinking and the Nature of Human Consciousness-with guest Anil Seth 59:20

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#94-The Essence of Critical Thinking and Demonstrations of How to Have Civil Dialogues 56:57

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#93-Critical Thinking Fundamentals and how to find truth in all the noise-with guest Dr. Seema Yasmin 59:18