Episodes (Page 14)
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Dax and Monica host listener stories about dramatic workplace resignations
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that smartphones and tablets pose greater dangers to children than real-world risks, citing attention fragmentation as a serious concern
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Lauren Graham discusses her absent mother and how she developed a maternal relationship with her TV mom on Gilmore Girls
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Dax and Monica host listener stories on a wild card theme
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Neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan explores how obsessive medical scrutiny can actually worsen physical symptoms and quality of movement
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Mindy Kaling discusses her parents' meet cute in Africa despite coming from different regions of India and shares her parents' continued influence post-death
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Dax and Monica host listener stories about home improvement projects gone wrong
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Blaise Aguirre discusses BPD and DBT, explaining how people with BPD have emotional dysregulation they cannot control, comparing it to having a fast car without driving skills
Blaise Aguirre
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Nikki Glaser discusses her childhood resentment about appearance and her desire for approval through being extraordinary
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Dax and Monica interview listeners sharing DNA testing stories
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Alison Wood Brooks explores the underestimated complexity of conversation and human connection beyond transactional information exchange
Alison Wood Brooks
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Walton Goggins discusses refusing to perpetuate Southern stereotypes and his upbringing by strong Southern women
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Dax and Monica interview listeners about failed or disastrous marriage proposals
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Nate Silver discusses his early aspirations and career path from aspiring politician to baseball commissioner to statistician
Nate Silver
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Chelsea Handler reflects on appreciating words over gifts and having the best sex of her life at 50
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Dax and Monica interview listeners about live sporting event disasters
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Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal discuss the NFL's unique business model of collectivizing resources equally across all teams through television deals
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James Marsden discusses the challenges of being extremely attractive ('paying the price for a dominant chin') and feeling like every acting job is his last
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Dax and Monica interview listeners about their most dramatic and memorable experiences as nurses
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Reid Hoffman discusses AI's fundamental difference from previous transformative technologies and the importance of establishing networks of trust