The Psychology Podcast
Episodes
Humanizing Bipolar || Gabe Howard
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Gabe Howard to the podcast. Gabe is an award-winning podcast host, author, and sought-after speaker. He hosts the Inside Mental Healt...
Meaningful Engagement with Life || Eric Zimmer
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Eric Zimmer to the podcast. Eric works as a behavior coach and has done so for the past 20 years. He has coached hundreds of people f...
Find the Place in You that Isn’t Wounded || Niall Breslin
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Niall Breslin to the podcast. Niall is one of Ireland’s most formidable and inspiring mental health advocates and public speakers. ...
How Not to Get Scammed || Daniel Simons & Christopher Chabris
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris to the podcast. Daniel Simons is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where...
The Mindful Athlete || George Mumford
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome George Mumford to the podcast. George is a globally recognized speaker, teacher, and coach. Since 1989, he’s been honing his gentle...
The Real Differences Between the Generations || Jean Twenge
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Jean Twenge to the podcast. Jean is professor of psychology at San Diego State University. She frequently gives talks and seminars on...
Integral Theory, Awakening, and Society || Ken Wilber
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Ken Wilber to the podcast. Ken is the developer of Integral Theory. He is also the founder of the Integral Institute, which was forme...
The Journey of Leadership || Alisa Cohn
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Alisa Cohn to the podcast. Alisa is an executive coach who has worked with C-suite executives at prominent startups such as Venmo, Et...
Meet Your Future Self || Hal Hershfield
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Hal Hershfield to the podcast. Hal is a Professor of Marketing, Behavioral Decision Making, and Psychology at UCLA’s Anderson Schoo...
Podcast Improv Jam || Dan Lerner
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dan Lerner to the podcast. As an in-demand speaker, author, strengths-based performance coach and instructor of one of the most popul...
Why We Have Too Much Free Will || Ken Sheldon
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome back Ken Sheldon to the podcast. Ken is a Curator's Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science at the University of Columbia, M...
How Minimalism Can Change Your Life || The Minimalists
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, and T.K. Coleman, known collectively as The Minimalists. Joshua and Ryan are Emmy-nominated N...
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis || John Vaervaeke
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome John Vervaeke. John is an award-winning professor at the University of Toronto in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Buddhist Psycholo...
The New Science of Awe || Dacher Keltner
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s foremost emotion scientists. He is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the director...
What is Creativity? || The Human Potential Lab
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Human Potential Lab! In this special series of The Psychology Podcast, I will be doing solo episodes answering your burning questions a...
Life in Five Senses || Gretchen Rubin
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Gretchen Rubin, one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s a highly acc...
The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom || Sharon Salzberg
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Sharon Salzberg, who is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is the co-founder of...
The New Science of Consciousness || Anil Seth
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Anil Seth. He is the Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he is also Co-Direc...
How to Increase Your Sexual Pleasure || Kenneth Play and Madison Sloane Holland
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Kenneth Play and Madison Sloane Holland.Kenneth Play is an international sex expert and sex educator. Named “the world’s greatest...
Gender/Sex and the Body || Anne Fausto-Sterling
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling. She is the Nancy Duke Lewis Professor Emerita of Biology and Gender Studies in the Department of Molecular ...
The Scientific Realities of Biological Sex || Debra Soh, Marco Del Giudice, & Buck Angel
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Debra Soh, Marco Del Giudice, and Buck Angel.Dr. Debra Soh is a neuroscientist who specializes in gender, sex, and sexual orientation...
The Science of Testosterone || Carole Hooven
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Carole Hooven. For the past six years, she served as a lecturer and co-director of undergraduate studies at Harvard’s departmen...
Aaron Rabinowitz & Callie Wright || What We Get Wrong About Transgender People
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Aaron Rabinowitz and Callie Wright. Aaron is a lecturer in philosophy at Rutgers University. He hosts the Embrace The Void and Philo...
Steven Kotler || Creativity, Skill-Mastery, and Aging
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Steven Kotler, the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is an award-winning journalist and one of the world’s lea...
Eli Finkel || How the Best Marriages Work
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Eli Finkel. He is a professor at Northwestern University, where he has appointments in the psychology department and the Kellogg Scho...
Live From the Comedy Cellar: Comedy, Free Speech, and Why the Last 10 Years of American Life Have Been So Uniquely Stupid with Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff, and Rikki Schlott
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this live recording from The Comedy Cellar, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman has a discussion with Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff, and Rikki Schlott about w...
What is Intelligence? || The Human Potential Lab
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Human Potential Lab! In this special series of The Psychology Podcast, I will be doing solo episodes answering your burning questions a...
Connie Zweig || Embracing Your Shadow
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome the Shadow Expert, Dr. Connie Zweig. She is a retired therapist, writer, Climate Reality Leader, and Citizens Climate Lobbyist. She i...
Gabriella Kellerman || Future-Proofing the Workplace
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Gabriella Kellerman, the chief innovation officer at BetterUp and the head of BetterUp Labs. She is also a Harvard-trained physician ...
Perry Zurn & Dani Bassett || How Curiosity Connects Us
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett. Dr. Perry Zurn is Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University. He is the author or coautho...
David Epstein || Where Does Greatness Come From?
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome David Epstein, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the bests...
Roland Griffiths & David Yaden || The Scientific Psychedelics Revolution and Embracing Mortality: An Ode to Joy
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Roland Griffiths and David Yaden. Dr. Roland Griffiths is a professor of neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral science, and direc...
Ali Smith, Andrés González, & Atman Smith || Let Your Light Shine
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Ali Smith, Andrés González, and Atman Smith. Brothers Ali and Atman met Andrés at the University of Maryland College Park. During ...
Neil Pasricha || How to Live an Awesome Life
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Neil Pasricha who is an author, entrepreneur, podcaster, and public speaker characterized by his advocacy of positivity and simple pl...
From the Archives: Lisa Feldman Barrett || Surprising Truths about the Human Brain
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year with Lisa Feldman Barrett.Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top one percent m...
David McRaney || How Minds Change
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome David McRaney. He is a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture. In 2012, he created the podcast You Are Not So ...
Neal Brennan || The Mind of Neal Brennan
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Neal Brennan. He is a director, writer, actor, and comedian most known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series Chapp...
Becky Kennedy || Good Parenting
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Becky Kennedy. She is a clinical psychologist and mom of three, recently named “The Millennial Parenting Whisperer” by TIME M...
Whitney Johnson || Smart Business Growth
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Whitney Johnson, CEO and co-founder of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors. Whitney is a globally recogni...
Dan Tomasulo || Psychodrama & Learned Hopefulness
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dan Tomasulo who is a counseling psychologist, professor, and the Academic Director at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), T...
Sonja Lyubomirsky || The How of Happiness
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Sonja Lyubomirsky who is a distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Originally from Russia, ...
Martha Beck || Living with Integrity
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Martha Beck, who is a New York Times bestselling author, life coach, and speaker. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science. ...
Laurie Santos || The Science of Happiness
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Laurie Santos, psychology professor and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Her course, “Psychology and the Good Life,...
From the Archives: Esther Perel || Love, Eros, and Infidelity
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of our first year anniversary with Stitcher, we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year with Esther Perel.Est...
Jim Fadiman || Orchestrating Your Symphony of Selves
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Jim Fadiman. Jim is a psychologist, writer, and lecturer who has been pioneering psychedelic research since the 1960s. He is reco...
Gabor Maté || The Myth of Normal
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Gabor Maté. A physician, renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Gabor is highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, ...
Jordyn Feingold || Choose Growth
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome to the show Jordyn Feingold, resident physician in psychiatry, co-founder of the Positive Medicine Program, and co-author with me of ...
Tara Well || Mirror Meditation
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Tara Well, who is an associate professor of psychology at Barnard College of Columbia University where she has taught Personality Psy...
Eric Barker || Plays Well With Others
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Eric Barker, the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree. His book has sold over half a million copies...
Skye Cleary || Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Authentic Living
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome philosopher Skye Cleary. She is a lecturer at Columbia University and the City College of New York. Skye is the author of Existential...
Colin Seale || Tangible Equity in Education
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Colin Seale, the founder and CEO of thinkLaw. Colin was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, where his struggles gave birth to his ...
Josh Szeps || Thinking Freely
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Josh Szeps who is a television, radio and podcast host who shakes up the status quo with his fierce intellect and infectious sense of...
Hitendra Wadhwa || Inner Mastery, Outer Impact
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Hitendra Wadhwa, Professor of Practice at Columbia Business School where he teaches Columbia’s most popular leadership course, the ...
Kristi Nelson || Wake Up Grateful
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Kristi Nelson, the executive director of A Network for Grateful Living. Her life’s work in the non-profit sector has focused on lea...
Mark Manson || Podcast Improv Jam
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Manson. Before becoming an author, he was a blogger. His blog started in 2007 an...
Michael Bungay Stanier || How to Begin
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Michael Bungay Stanier, the Founder of Box of Crayons. He is the author of the best-selling book The Coaching Habit, with over a mill...
Steve Magness || Real Toughness
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome back Steve Magness who is a world-renowned expert on high performance. He has been a consultant on mental skills development for prof...
Alexi Robichaux || The Future of Coaching
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Alexi Robichaux who is the co-founder and CEO of BetterUp, a mobile platform that brings together world-class coaching, AI technology...
Christine Robinson || Community Psychology
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Christine Robinson who is an executive coach, consultant, facilitator, and strategist whose expertise lies in building pathways to po...
Jim Tucker || The Science of Reincarnation
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Jim Tucker who is a child psychiatrist and the Bonner-Lowry Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the Universit...
Whitney Goodman || Toxic Positivity
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Whitney Goodman, the radically honest psychotherapist behind the hugely popular Instagram account Sit With Whit. She is the owner of ...
Mollie West Duffy || Big Feelings
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Mollie West Duffy who is an expert in organizational design, development, and leadership coaching. She’s helped advise and coach le...
John Kaag || How William James Can Save Your Life
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome John Kaag, the Chair and Professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He received his Masters in Philosophy fro...
Frans de Waal || Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Frans de Waal, a Dutch American biologist and primatologist known for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primate...
Todd Rose (Part II) || Collective Illusions
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Todd Rose, the co-founder and president of Populace, a nonprofit think tank that works to find solutions to redistribute opportunity,...
Todd Rose (Part I) || Rethinking Intelligence
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Todd Rose, the co-founder, and president of Populace, a nonprofit think tank that works to find solutions to redistribute opportunity...
Dan Pink || Normalize Regret
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dan Pink who is the New York Times bestselling author of When, Drive, A Whole New Mind, and To Sell is Human. Dan’s books have won ...
Lisa Miller || The Awakened Brain
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Lisa Miller, the founder and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute. Her innovative research has been published in more...
Carl Hart || Drug Use for Grown-Ups
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Carl Hart. He is the Ziff Professor of Psychology in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is known...
Susan Cain || The Beauty of Bittersweet
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Susan Cain. She is the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, which spent eight years on The ...
Tim Urban || Climbing the Thinking Ladder
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Tim Urban. He is the writer and illustrator of the blog Wait But Why, which he co-founded with Andrew Finn in 2013. With wry stick-fi...
Jane McGonigal || Playing Games with the Future
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Jane McGonigal. She is a world-renowned game designer who challenges players to tackle real-world problems such as poverty, depressio...
Antonio Damasio || Inside Consciousness
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome Dr. Antonio Damasio. He is an internationally recognized neuroscientist whose extensive research has shaped the understanding of neur...
Charles Koch || Believe in People
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my guest is Charles Koch. Charles G. Koch is chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held American companie...
Rhonda Magee || The Inner Work of Racial Justice
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to law professor and mindfulness leader Rhonda Magee about her book The Inner Work of Racial Justice. We discuss her innovativ...
Daniel Schmachtenberger || Towards a Radical Cultural Enlightenment
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to social philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger about exponential technology and its effects on our current world. According to ...
Todd Kashdan || The Art of Insubordination
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to esteemed psychologist Todd Kashdan about the art of insubordination. As creatures of habit, humans seek familiarity in thou...
Eric Topol || Public Service Announcement: Separating Facts from Myths in the Pandemic
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's important to recognize that when we're dealing with a very new or rapidly changing phenomenon, like we have been with the pandemic, even the "sci...
Arthur Brooks || Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to prolific author and social scientist Arthur Brooks about finding meaning in the second curve of life. According to Arthur, ...
Andrew Yang || The Future of American Democracy
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Forward Party’s founder Andrew Yang about the future of American democracy. Andrew shares the insights he’s learned fro...
Ayelet Fishbach || How to Motivate Yourself
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to award-winning psychologist Ayelet Fishbach about the science of motivation. How do we motivate ourselves to do anything? Fr...
Oliver Burkeman || Time Management for Mortals
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to bestselling author Oliver Burkeman about his latest book Four Thousand Weeks. On the surface, it’s easy to mistake it for...
Ryan Holiday || How to Have Courage
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to bestselling author Ryan Holiday about his newest book Courage is Calling. We discuss his unique definition of courage, and ...
Robert Greene || Strategy, Seduction, and the Sublime
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to international bestselling author Robert Greene about strategy, seduction, and the sublime. Robert implores us to get comfor...
Joy Lawson Davis and Deb Douglas || Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Joy Lawson Davis and Deb Douglas about gifted education. Specifically, we identify the underrepresented population of gifte...
Kelly Carlin || The Human Path Toward Wholeness
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Kelly Carlin about the human path to wholeness. We delve into Kelly's childhood and what it was like growing up with the in...
Amanda Knox || The Real Amanda Knox
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Psychology Podcast! In this episode, I talk to Amanda Knox about her wrongful conviction for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Her experi...
David Sinclair || Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to world-renowned biologist David Sinclair about aging and longevity. David rejects the notion that the deterioration of healt...
Lisa Feldman Barrett || Surprising Truths about the Human Brain
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to renowned neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett about emotions and the brain. She reveals what the true function of the br...
Paul Bloom || The Pleasures of Suffering
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to renowned developmental psychologist Paul Bloom about the pleasures of suffering. We start by discussing the value of suffer...
Esther Perel || Love, Eros, and Infidelity
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to renowned psychotherapist and author Esther Perel about love and relationships. We tackle the true essence of the word “er...
Richard Tedeschi || The Science of Post-Traumatic Growth
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Richard Tedeschi about post-traumatic growth (PTG). We dive into how Richard became interested in PTG and the findings from...
Aaron Beck || Humanizing Psychiatry
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi everyone, today is a very special episode of The Psychology Podcast. A few nights ago, the legendary psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Temkin Beck passed awa...
Isaac Prilleltensky || The Need to Matter
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Isaac Prilleltensky about well-being and happiness. We start our discussion by highlighting the environment and community’...
George Bonanno || The New Science of Resilience
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to George Bonanno about trauma and resiliency. We start off by discussing what people get wrong about trauma and how this led ...
Steven Pinker || Why Rationality Matters
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Steven Pinker on the podcast. Dr. Pinker is the Johnstone professor of psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitze...
Annie Murphy Paul || The Extended Mind
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Annie Murphy Paul on the podcast. Annie writes about how the findings of cognitive science and psychology could help us to ...
Kathryn Paige Harden || Genetic Inequality, IQ, and Education
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Paige Harden on the podcast. Dr. Harden is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where i...
Nick Gillespie || Libertarianism, Soft Parenting, and Cancel Culture
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Nick Gillespie on the podcast. Nick is a libertarian journalist who is currently an editor at large at Reason. A two-time f...
Richard Ryan || Self-Determination Theory & Human Motivation
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Richard Ryan on the podcast. Dr. Ryan is a professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australi...