Spellbound
Two guys with too many big questions! From the origins of written language to quantum mechanics, we’re out to make sense of it all. Spellbound is a weekly podcast hosted by Julian Smith (Director/Comedian) & Andrew Rader (MIT PhD, Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All).
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#029 The Origins of Boredom w/ 2DWG
45 min
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#028 Globalization vs. Globalism w/ Ian Bremmer
45 min
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#027 Pros & Cons of Recreational Weed w/ Mark B...
46 min
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#026 Why The Universe is Probably a Simulation ...
43 min
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#025 Mental Health & Suicide w/ Ray Doktor
43 min
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#024 Why Nations Fail w/ Daron Acemoglu
45 min
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#023 Should We Care About Our Personal Data? w/...
Ramona Pringle, journalist and professor of interactive media for Ryerson University talks about your personal data, who has it, and how they want to use it.
45 min
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#022 Meditation: 10% Happier w/ Dan Harris
Award winning ABC journalist and author of NY Times Bestseller, 10% Happier on the science behind meditation.
39 min
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#021 Diversity & Uniformity w/ Claire Lehmann
Quillette Founder/Editor-in-Chief Claire Lehmann on sexism, racism + other matters of cultural diversity and uniformity.
45 min
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#020 Brave New World w/ Andrew Rader
Part III in our civilization series. Discussing Aldous Huxley's 1933 novel which depicts an advanced technological society dependent on social conditioning and hierarchy.
57 min
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#019 The Way We Speak Shapes Everything w/ Lera...
Cognitive Scientist Lera Boroditsky breaks down the logic behind various world languages and demonstrates its influence on their speakers.
58 min
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#018 Robots: Friend, Foe, or Tool? w/ Jonathan ...
Agility Robotics CTO Jonathan Hurst on building humanoid robots and how we'll interact with them in the future.
43 min
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#017 DEBATE: Is Technology a Positive Force? w/...
Green Anarchist John Zerzan & Aerospace Engineer Andrew Rader debate the ultimate implications of civilization and technology.
81 min
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#016 Civilization & Anarchy w/ John Zerzan
John Zerzan on the origins of Civilization and what we can learn from life before it.
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#015 Male & Female Polarity w/ Dr. Ray
JS and Dr. Ray discuss the psychological and biological differences between men and women and how we can harmonize our energy.
89 min
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#014 100 Years of Devolving Masculinity w/ Dr. Ray
Psychologist Dr. Ray on the decline of masculinity in men over the last century.
48 min
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#013 Who Wrote The Bible pt. III Morality & Mir...
Exploring miracles and morality according to the Old Testament, through the lens of cultural memory, with world-renowned Bible scholar Ron Hendel.
49 min
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#012 Food, Shelter & Sex in Space (w/ Andrew Ra...
Aerospace Engineer / Author Andrew Rader on the challenges that face us in colonizing Mars and other worlds.
44 min
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#011 Dark Energy & Dark Matter for Dummies w/ R...
Guggenheim Fellowship Award recipient/Author, Richard Panek on everything we know (and don't know) about dark energy and dark matter.
46 min
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#010 The Quran & The Bible w/ Prof. Gabriel Sai...
Author and Professor of Islamic Studies at Notre Dame, Gabriel Said Reynolds on the similarities between the Quran and the Bible, and where they diverge.
31 min
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#009 Was Eden's Forbidden Tree Agriculture? [WW...
Were Adam and Eve the world's first agriculturalists? Dr. Richard Elliott Friedman on this fascinating interpretation of the Genesis origin story, as found in Daniel Quinn's classic novel, Ishmael.
84 min
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#008 Feminism: Sex, Power & Makeup w/ Peggy Ore...
New York Times Bestselling Author Peggy Orenstein on the past, present, and future of feminism.
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#007 Cults & The Life After w/ Janja Lalich
World renowned expert Dr. Janja Lalich on cults.
32 min
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#006 Are You Autistic? w/ Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin on autism and why the world needs it more than ever.
48 min
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#005 The Racist Gene w/ Bret Weinstein
Former Evergreen professor and evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein on evolution, racism, and echo chambers.
78 min