Two Psychologists Four Beers
Episodes
Episode 28: Better Advice (with Alexa Tullett)
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Associate Professor of Psychology, Alexa Tullett from the University of Alabama to the podcast. Co-host of The Black Goat podc...
Episode 27: Against Mindfulness
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Playing devil's advocate, Yoel and Mickey mount a criticism against the scientific study of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Can we measure it? Is mi...
Episode 26: Terrible Advice (with Paul Bloom)
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Paul Bloom to the podcast, who is not only a returning guest but also the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology at ...
Episode 25: Truth and Political Bias in Psychology (with John Jost)
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Professor of Psychology and Politics John Jost from New York University to the podcast. Author of the most influential politic...
Episode 24: Heuristics and Biases in the Democratic Primary
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey take a deep dive into the Democratic Primary field, asking what the field of judgment and decision making can teach us about the large...
Episode 23: Slow-Form Journalism (with Daniel Engber)
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Slate columnist Daniel Engber to the podcast. Dan talks about the state of science journalism, including what he sees as more ...
Episode 22: Blend of Darkness (with Brent Roberts)
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Professor of Psychology Brent Roberts from the University of Illinois to the podcast. One of the most influential personality ...
Episode 21: Perils of Privilege
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey discuss the concept of privilege, the unearned, sometimes invisible conditions of a person’s life that give them advantages that oth...
Episode 20: Apostasy and Dissent (with Sarah Haider)
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey talk with Sarah Haider, the co-founder and Executive Director of Ex-Muslims of North America, an organization that advocates for the a...
Episode 19: Two Normies Four Beers
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey discuss Kill All Normies, a book written by Angela Nagle about the online culture wars, the rise of transgressive politics, and the di...
A Schedule Update (Shomer F*cking Sabbatical)
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are going to be on a one-episode-a-month schedule till May. Why? Because Mickey is on sabbatical from his cough incredibly demanding job: ✈️🌴...
Episode 18: What Science and the Humanities Offer Each Other (with Edward Slingerland)
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, Edward (Ted) Slingerland from the University of British Columbia to the podcast. Ted...
Episode 17: Why Trump Won
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey discuss Identity Crisis, a new book about the 2016 US presidential election written by the political scientists John Sides, Michael Te...
Episode 16: How Polarized Are We? (with Anne Wilson)
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey sit down with Anne Wilson of Wilfrid Laurier University to discuss free speech, the Lindsay Shepherd case, political polarization, #Me...
Episode 15: Just When You Think You're Out
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey discuss two mini-controversies recently in the news: 1) Should equity, diversity, and inclusion statements be required from academic j...
Episode 14: Vices (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey have their first repeat guest as Liz Page-Gould joins them to talk vices. Weed, booze and porn are all on the table (well, not literal...
Episode 13: What's Wrong with the IAT? (with Jesse Singal)
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Jesse Singal joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Imp...
Episode 12: Everybody Hates Social Media
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself f...
Episode 11: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity?
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey discuss how scientists should publicize their work. Should scientists issue press releases about their findings? Should they write op-...
Episode 10: Conservative Social Psychologist Wanted (with Clay Routledge)
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Clay Routledge to the show. Clay is a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University who studies the cognitive and m...
Episode 9: Giving the Finger (with Alice Dreger)
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist Alice Dreger to the show. Alice, who wrote Galileo’s Middle Finger, discusses...
Episode 8: Confessions of a Science Critic (with James Heathers)
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Northeastern University research scientist and science critic James Heathers to their show. Yoel, Mickey, and James discuss sc...
Episode 7: When Does the Left Go Too Far?
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey ask how to know when the political Left has gone too far. Assuming the Left can indeed go too far--turning off even other progressives...
Episode 6: Yoel and Mickey Fall in Love (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome their University of Toronto colleague and close friend, psychologist Elizabeth Page-Gould. Liz, who is an expert in close frie...
Episode 5: I Love How You Hurt Me (with Paul Bloom)
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey welcome Yale psychologist Paul Bloom to the show, their very first guest. In a far ranging conversation, Yoel, Mickey, and Paul discus...
Episode 4: The Replication Crisis Gets Personal
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In their most emotional episode yet, Yoel and Mickey discuss the replication crisis in psychology. What is meant by the replication crisis and how did...
Episode 3: WTF is the IDW?
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yoel and Mickey take a deep dive into the so-called Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). What is the IDW and who are the prominent members of this group? Why ...
Episode 2: You're Not Wrong Walter, You're Just an A$$hole
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Yoel and Mickey tackle problems of tone and incivility in online discussions of the scientific literature. What constitutes bullying ...
Episode 1: In Search of the Campus Free Speech Crisis
19 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In their first episode, Yoel and Mickey tackle the alleged free speech crisis on campus. Is there reason to worry or are reports of left-wing intolera...