सर्वश्रेष्ठ Seriously Awkward And Friends पॉडकास्टस (2024)

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America’s reactionary moment 1:18:03

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What just happened? It’s been almost two weeks since the presidential election, and many Americans are still grappling with the result. The political reckoning will probably last for months, if not years, and we may never know exactly why voters made the choices they did. But one thing is clear: the roughly 75 million people who voted for Trump wer…

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Step 300 - Happy 300th Episode! 36:57

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We're back after not putting an episode out since APRIL! Listen this episode as we give you a very brief life update and celebrate 300 episodes.

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Well this is awkward 1:01:48

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Philosopher Alexandra Plakias says there are no awkward people, only awkward situations. In her book, Awkwardness: A Theory, Plakias explains the difference between embarrassment and awkwardness, how awkwardness can be used by people in power as a way of breaking social norms, and what exactly is happening when people aren’t on the same social scri…

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What just happened, and what comes next 54:04

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This has been an unusual week. Sean and the TGA team are still sifting through it all and figuring out what to think about the presidential election. In the meantime, our colleague Jonquilyn Hill has leapt into action. She and her team from the Explain It to Me podcast collected lots of listener questions in the aftermath of Trump's victory, and to…

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Does being "woke" do any good? 56:43

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What does it mean to be "woke"? It's become a catchall term to smear or dismiss anything that has any vague association with progressive politics. As a result, anytime you venture into an argument about “wokeness,” it becomes hopelessly entangled in a broader cultural battle. Today’s guest, journalist and professor Musa al-Gharbi, helps us untangle…

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Is America collapsing like Ancient Rome? 49:55

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What can ancient Rome teach us about American democracy? The Roman Republic fell for a lot of reasons: The state became too big and chaotic; the influence of money and private interests corrupted public institutions; and social and economic inequalities became so large that citizens lost faith in the system altogether and gradually fell into the ar…

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The world according to Werner Herzog 1:00:49

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Sean Illing speaks with one of his heroes: Werner Herzog. Herzog is a filmmaker, poet, and author of the memoir Every Man for Himself and God Against All. The two discuss "ecstatic truth," a term invented by Herzog to capture what he's really after in his work, why he's interested in Mars, and whether he thinks humanity is destroying itself. Host: …

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Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth. 1:13:51

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How important is complexity? At The Gray Area, we value understanding the details. We revel in complexity. But does our desire to understand that complexity sometimes over-complicate an issue? Journalist and bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks so. This week on The Gray Area, Sean talks to Coates about his new book The Message, a collection o…

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Your mind needs chaos 51:48

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In part three of our series on creativity, guest host Oshan Jarow speaks with philosopher of neuroscience Mark Miller about how our minds actually work. They discuss the brain as a predictive engine that builds our conscious experience for us. We’re not seeing what we see. We’re predicting what we should see. Miller says that depression, opioid use…

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Musician Laraaji on the origin of creativity 47:06

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Sean revisits his interview with musician Laraaji, a pioneer of new age music who has recorded more than 50 albums since he was discovered busking in a park by Brian Eno. Laraaji and Sean discuss inspiration, flow states, and what moves us to create. This is the second conversation in our three shows in three days three-part series about creativity…

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Is AI creative? 41:35

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What is the relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence? Creativity feels innately human, but is it? Can a machine be creative? Are we still being creative if we use machines to assist in our creative output? To help answer those questions, Sean speaks with Meghan O'Gieblyn, the author of the book "God, Human, Animal, Machine: Techn…

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Happiness isn’t the goal 53:58

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Children live with a beginner’s mind. Every day is full of new discoveries, powerful emotions, and often unrealistically positive assumptions about the future. As adults, beginner’s mind gives way to the mundane drudgeries of existence — and our brains seem to make it much harder for us to be happy. Should we be cool with that? We wrap up our three…

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A message from Sean 1:05

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Sean Illing has a special message for all you listeners: Look at me! We’ve made our first-ever video episode. See Sean in conversation with Yuval Noah Harari. Watch it with your friends and family and your friend’s families and their family friends. It’s on YouTube right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhx1sdX2bow Learn more about your ad choi…

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What if we get climate change right? 48:24

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Climate change has become synonymous with doomsday, as though everyone is waiting for the worst to happen. But what is this mindset doing to us? Is climate anxiety keeping us from confronting the challenge? Ayana Elizabeth Johnson thinks so. In part two of our “Reasons to Be Cheerful” series, she talks to Sean Illing about her new book, What If We …

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Yuval Noah Harari on the eclipsing of human intelligence 1:27:13

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Humans are good learners and teachers, constantly gathering information, archiving, and sharing knowledge. So why, after building the most sophisticated information technology in history, are we on the verge of destroying ourselves? We know more than ever before. But are we any wiser? Bestselling author of Sapiens and historian Yuval Noah Harari do…

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Why cynicism is bad for you 58:23

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There’s a certain glamor to cynicism. As a culture, we’ve turned cynicism into a symbol of hard-earned wisdom, assuming that those who are cynical are the only ones with the courage to tell us the truth and prepare us for an uncertain future. Psychologist Jamil Zaki challenges that assumption. In part one of The Gray Area’s new three-part series, “…

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Poetry as religion 59:10

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Sean Illing speaks with poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht, whose book The Wonder Paradox asks: If we don't have God or religion, what — if anything — do we lose? They discuss how religion accesses meaning — through things like prayer, ceremony, and ritual — and Jennifer speaks on the ways that poetry can play similar roles in a secular way.…

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The jazz musician’s guide to the universe 57:28

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How is the origin of our universe like an improvised saxophone solo? This week, Sean Illing talks to Stephon Alexander, a theoretical physicist and world-class jazz musician. Alexander is the author of The Jazz of Physics and his most recent book, Fear of a Black Universe. This episode features music by Stephon Alexander throughout, from his latest…

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Revisiting the "father of capitalism" 55:03

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Sean Illing talks with Glory Liu, the author of Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism. Smith is most well-known for being the “father of capitalism,” but as Liu points out in her book, his legacy has been misappropriated — especially in America. They discuss his original intentions and what we can ta…

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Breaking our family patterns 1:06:17

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Sean Illing speaks with marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon, whose book 'The Origins of You' aims to help us identify and heal the wounds that originated from our family, which shape our patterns of behavior in relationships and throughout our lives. Sean and Vienna talk about how we can spot and name our "origin wounds," discuss practical…

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Why Orwell matters 56:24

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In an Orwellian twist, the word “Orwellian” has been misused so much over the decades that it’s essentially lost its meaning. But George Orwell, author of the classics Animal Farm and 1984, was very clear in his beliefs. While he was progressive and prescient in many ways, he wasn’t without his flaws. This week, Sean Illing explores the real George…

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The timebomb the founding fathers left us 55:40

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The US Constitution is a brilliant political document, but it’s far from perfect. This week’s guest, Erwin Chemerinsky, argues that many of today’s threats to democracy are a direct result of compromises made by the Founding Fathers centuries ago. Those mistakes have come back to haunt us, and they might destroy our democracy. Erwin Chemerinsky’s l…

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Swear like a philosopher 44:39

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You can’t drop an f-bomb on the radio, but fortunately for our guest, you can say anything you want in a podcast. This week, host Sean Illing talks to philosopher Rebecca Roache, author of For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing Is Shocking, Rude, and Fun about the philosophy and linguistics of swearing, and why certain four-letter words hold the magical pow…

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Taking Nietzsche seriously 1:02:28

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Sean Illing talks with political science professor Matt McManus about the political thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher with a complicated legacy, despite his crossover into popular culture. They discuss how Nietzsche's work has been interpreted — and misinterpreted — since his death in 1900, how his radical politica…

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Our Last Podcast 2:07:42

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It’s all Soup Now | (136) Tonedefs with Misha Sandoval 19:19

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Kay.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/misha759/support

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What India teaches us about liberalism — and its decline 46:48

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Authoritarian tendencies have been on the rise globally and the liberal world order is on the decline. One hotspot of this tension lies in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi employs autocratic language and tactics to maintain power. But a recent election may indicate that voters are losing interest in this style of rule. Guest host Zack Beau…

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1992: The year politics broke 44:59

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We’re living in an era of extreme partisan politics, rising resentment, and fractured news media. Writer John Ganz believes that we can trace the dysfunction to the 1990s, when right-wing populists like Pat Buchanan and white supremacist David Duke transformed Republican politics. He joins Sean to talk about the 1990s and how it laid the groundwork…

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The existential struggle of being Black 55:06

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Nathalie Etoke joins The Gray Area to talk about existentialism, the Black experience, and the legacy of dehumanization. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Nathalie Etoke. Her book is Black Existential Freedom. Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Be the first to hear new epis…

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The Messenger | (135) Tonedefs with Misha Sandoval 22:09

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The government owes me a living.Please help me get out of this web. (On sinsemilla) Always. Heavy on the always part. In this week's episode, The FDA / Cookie Dough Cases, Aliens, and the Eclipse. The whole thing is random, but you should know that, right? ~ Gazing now, and maybe later. Do not enjoy me, EVER. Go and listen to the song(s) buffoon, b…

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Some People Say Twitter Still | (130) Tonedefs with Misha Sandoval 27:52

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The government owes me a living. Please help me get out of this web. (On sinsemilla) Always. Heavy on the always part. This week's episode is a musical; I talked about Alien Theory, the film; Night Swim, rants, andbands. I hope my cologne smells like rain. ~ Gazing now, and maybe later. Do not enjoy me, EVER. Go and listen to the song(s) buffoon, b…

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The world after nuclear war 57:06

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A mile of pure fire. A flash that melts everything — titanium, steel, lead, people. A blast that mows down every structure in its path, 3 miles out in every direction. Journalist Annie Jacobsen spent years interviewing scientists, high-ranking military officials, politicians, and other experts to find out how a nuclear attack would be triggered, th…

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Dude, this song | (134) Tonedefs with Misha Sandoval 23:12

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The government owes me a living. Please help me get out of this web. (On sinsemilla) Always. Heavy on the always part. In this week's episode, I talked about the band Lebanon Hanover, Hikes, the mass whale stranding, and Sonic Youth. ~ Gazing now, and maybe later. Do not enjoy me, EVER. Go and listen to the song(s) buffoon, but you’re your person: …

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Gaza, Camus, and the logic of violence 54:56

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Albert Camus was a Nobel-winning French writer and public intellectual. During Algeria’s bloody war for independence in the 1950s, Camus took a measured stance, calling for an end to the atrocities on each side. He was criticized widely for his so-called “moderation.” Philosophy professor Robert Zaretsky joins Sean to discuss Camus’s thoughts on th…

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This is your kid on smartphones 53:58

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Old people have always worried about young people. But psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes something genuinely different and troubling is happening right now. He argues that smartphones and social media have had disastrous effects on the mental health of young people, and derailed childhood from real world play to touchscreens. He joins Sean to ta…

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We're Cancelling you - Ep. 187 1:11:55

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Life after death? 52:37

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Sebastian Junger came as close as you possibly can to dying. While his doctors struggled to revive him, the veteran reporter and avowed rationalist experienced things that shocked and shook him, leaving him with profound questions and unexpected revelations. In his new book, In My Time of Dying, Junger explores the mysteries and commonalities of pe…

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Yeah but no, Sigourney Weaver is dope - Ep. 186 1:08:33

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| (133) Tonedefs with Misha Sandoval 28:06

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In this week's episode, I discussed the CEO of TikTok and the Netflix show "Baby Reindeer." ~ Gazing now, and maybe later. Do not enjoy me, EVER. Go and listen to the song(s) buffoon, but you’re your person: Songs are pending son. I ain’t no softy. Support this podcast by blowing a kiss in the air for me and hugging a tree. God bless you, you buffo…

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The world after Ozempic 50:53

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Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs are being touted as potential miracle cures for diabetes and obesity. Journalist Johann Hari experimented with the drug and dropped 40 pounds. In his new book, Magic Pill, Hari discusses his experience with Ozempic and speaks to many of the leading scientists to better understand how the drug works. He joins …

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He’s Working With Bob Lazar - Ep. 185 58:09

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UFOs, God, and the edge of understanding 46:12

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Religious studies professor Diana Pasulka was a total nonbeliever in alien life, but she began to question this after speaking with many people who claim to have had otherworldly encounters. She also noticed how these accounts parallel the foundational texts of many religions. She has since written two books on the topic, the most recent of which i…

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Tommy's flute Launched - Ep. 184 1:00:58

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How to listen 55:03

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Most of us don’t know how to truly listen, and it’s causing all sorts of problems. Sean Illing is joined by journalist Kate Murphy, the author of You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters, to discuss what it means to be a good listener, the problems that are caused when we don’t listen to each other, and the positive impacts on o…

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Prayers for Musk - Ep. 183 1:04:57

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