podcasts to learn&grow by
📝🧠 i’ve learned so much about the world & myself from these podcasts. i hope there’s one here you like too!
as always, if you catch the vibe & want to share your favorites, i’d love that.
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MAINTENANCE PHASE:
a health science & pop culture podcast that aims to debunk health & wellness-industry myths & discusses anti-fatness in mainstream american culture. 🇺🇸
hosted by aubrey gordon (an american author & activist who writes about fat liberation) & michael hobbes (an american journalist & former reporter for the huffpost)
the podcast has addressed topics such as the keto diet, the presidential fitness test, weight watchers, & various fad diets & diet self-help books.
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CITATION NEEDED:
the comedy podcast where hosts choose a subject, read a single wikipedia article about it & discuss at length.
the accolades among the hosts include, author, comedian, professor. with degrees in literature, philosophy, religion & patisserie arts. all important & always fun!
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BOUNDARIES PLUS:
boundaries are woven, or should be, woven into every aspect of our lives. join consultant, educator & activist, portia, to discuss how they intersect & how they are pivotal to healing.
portia has a cool ability to come from a place of love & true desire to educate ❤️🩹 dismantling systems of oppression through healing is hard but not impossible, this helps.
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ASK LISA - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PARENTING:
raising kids can be a bumpy, stressful & uncertain process. dr. lisa damour, author of bestsellers untangled, under pressure & the emotional lives of teenagers brings her perspective to parenting questions!
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GOOD ANCESTOR PODCAST:
an interview series with change-makers & culture-shapers exploring what it means to be a good ancestor. hosted by globally respected speaker, anti-racism educator & new york times bestselling author of ‘me & white supremacy, layla f. saad.
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OLOGIES:
host, alie ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field (somnology, bryology, philematology, etc.).
ologies is often cited by university newspapers & blogs as an example of how to make science communication more accessible & interesting. this is a no skip for me!
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REDACTED HISTORY:
this is where we will huddle around the campfire & tell the stories of people that the textbooks forgot. host, andre white has the book reports & levity difficult conversations & true unlearning require.
sit back, relax & enjoy the show!
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THIS PODCAST WILL KILL YOU:
hosted by disease ecologists & epidemiologists erin welsh & erin allmann updyke.
each episode covers a different disease, the majority of which are infectious diseases.
it’s absolutely fascinating to see where we’ve grown within medicine & learn some of the history behind modern medical practice
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