Zombified: Your Source for Fresh Brains
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Rise of AI: Andrew Maynard
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Dawn of AI is here! But where does that leave us? Will it improve our lives, zombify us, or completely replace us? We talk to tech expert, thought...
Russian Shenanigans: Scott Ruston
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who is that person saying awful things to you on-line? A Russian agent? A zombified member of the opposite political party? Or just your own crazy rel...
Parasitized: Kelly Weinersmith
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like the idea that bugs could crawl right out of your eyes, and that fungus could control your brain? That's weird, but this episode is for you...
Psychedelified: Shane Mauss
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Behold the twisted paths of the mind, where laughter and shrooms dance a cosmic Macarena. Delve with us into the mind-bending musings of comic and psy...
Mental Immunity: Andy Norman
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bad ideas are attempting to take root inside your brain! Listen to this episode with Andy Norman (author of Mental Immunity) to learn how to protect y...
The Mad Scheme: Gary Dirks
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can we harness the sun and reach the Green place, or has the world become too addicted to guzzaline? Witness our discussion with Gary Dirks - Senior D...
Educational Zombification: Meredith Small
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Constant testing. Unhealthy lunches. Underpaid teachers. Are our schools in an apocalypse? Or is everything actually fine? We talk to life-changing au...
The Cult of Academia: Nicole Barbaro
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you looking for a way to expand your mind and learn ancient secrets for the low price of only $70,000 a year? Then join the Cult of Academia - whe...
Resistance: Mzilikazi Koné
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you tired of being zombified by indoctrination, incarceration, and educational institutionalization? Join the resistance with this week's guest Po...
The Twitterpocalypse: Steven Beschloss
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is Twitter heralding the end of society as we know it? We have an apocalyptically great time talking to award-winning author (and passionate tweeter) ...
Digitizing Humanity: Liz Grumbach
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whose voices get to carry on after death, and whose stories get buried with time? In this suprisingly optimistic episode, we talk with Liz Grumbach ab...
Prezombification: Bob Cialdini
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Has your brain been turned into a fertile ground for the planting of other people's ideas, goals and influence? In this episode, we talk to best-selli...
Refusing to Die: Season 4 live premier
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you barely alive or feeling a little undead? Well, it's time to crawl out of the ground and re-embrace this messy, wonderful thing called livin', ...
The Infopocalypse: Kristy Roschke
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like your neurons are getting taken over by your smartphone, tablet, computer or TV? Then the infopocalypse has probably already infiltrat...
Shabamified: Josh Kurz & Wendy Roderweiss
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What would your kids do if they were stuck in the zombie apocalypse and you were nowhere to be found? That’s the premise of Shabam!, a podcast where...
Zombie Politics: Mary Ziegler
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Does politics turn us into zombies? We talk with law professor, Mary Ziegler, about the politics around the abortion debate and how a personal, medica...
Famished: Cathryn Townsend
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens to humans when they are not just hungry, but truly famished? In this episode we talk with anthropologist Cathryn Townsend about the ways ...
Social Web: Tamas David Barrett
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever have the feeling that your friends are talking about you behind your back? In this episode we talk with interdisciplinary social scientist...
Influenced: Robert Frank
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If all the cool kids jumped off a bridge, would you jump, too? Should you? Many of us grew up with parents, guidance counselors, and school assembly l...
Perfect storm: Clyde Cain
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when the shit hits the fan, and the government isn’t there to help? When need overwhelms infrastructure, we all need to work together...
Conspiracy: Chelsey Weber-Smith
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who is really behind conspiracy theories? From the idea that the CIA killed Kennedy to the idea that people actually walked on the moon, we’ve all h...
Competified: Scott Brooks
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been zombified by competition? On this week's episode we talk with sociologist and assistant director of the Global Sport Institute at ASU ab...
Addicted: Matt Meier
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drugs on the brain? From coffee and beer to opiates and bath salts, drugs have fascinating effects on our behavior, our desires and our personalities....
Who's on your Z-team? Cam Carlson
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who you gonna call in the zombie apocalypse? In this extraordinarily apocalyptic episode, we talk with Cam Carlson - one of the leaders of the Zombie ...
The Toxopocalypse: Jessica Brinkworth
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've all seen how disease changes our behavior, but did you know that there are diseases that actually hijack our brains? In this episode we talk wit...
Apocalyptish Times: Season 3 live premier
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Zombified hosts Athena & Dave for an apocalyptish afternoon as we launch Season 3 of the Zombified podcast. We talk with immunologist Jessica...
Adapted for the apocalypse: Mike Gurven
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are we ready for the apocalypse? In this episode, evolutionary anthropologist Mike Gurven explains how humans have encountered apocalyptic conditions ...
Screen time: Ilana Rein
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, filmmaker Ilana Rein explains how screens zombify us for better and for worse. We talk about the mind-numbing comfort of zoning out o...
Social parasites: Doug Kenrick
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like for Zombified co-host Dave Lundberg-Kenrick growing up with an evolutionary psychologist for a dad? Like growing up in a constant exi...
The age of ascension: Lee Cronk
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Curious what makes for a successful internet meme? In this episode, we talk with Anthropologist and cultural transmission expert Lee Cronk about memes...
Imitate this! Cristine Legare
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cristine Legare explains how imitation is at the heart of what makes us human. Cristine studies how kids learn through imitation, and...
Paranoid: Nichola Raihani
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, psychologist and evolutionary biologist Nichola Raihani talks talks about why being paranoid might not actually be so crazy. Nichola ...
Bat shit: David Quammen
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Where do pandemics come from? In this Zombified episode, author and science communicator David Quammen talks with us about the origins of viral diseas...
My GPS made me do it: Katina Michael
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever driven onto an airport runway when you were just following your GPS? In this episode of Zombified, we talk to technologist Katina Michae...
Microchimeric mombie: Amy Boddy
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While you were in the womb, cells from your mom took up residence inside you. And cells from your baby body transferred to your mom as well, settling ...
Placental hijacking: David Haig
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that genes from your mom and genes from your dad battled it out inside you (and in your placenta) while you were in the womb? In this epi...
Pill brain: Sarah Hill
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Has the birth control pill zombified you? Sarah Hill, author of "This is your brain on birth control," shares her personal experience with the pill, h...
Love zombies: Diana Fleischman
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Has love turned you into a zombie? In this episode of Zombified, we talk to evolutionary psychologist and relationship expert Diana Fleischman about t...
Undead love: Season 2 live premier
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the live launch of season 2 of Zombified. Athena and Dave chat with are awesome guests Diana Fleischman and Katina Michael about love, tec...
Loving exploitation: Mark Flinn
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anthropologist and hormone expert Mark Flinn give us his unique perspective on love: That love is essentially when you enjoy being ex...
Zombified by design: Neil Smith
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes with Zombified illustrator Neil Smith. In this delicious Zombified Brain Snack mini-episode, Neil tells us about his process for ...
Dave's mindfulness
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this tasty brain snack, we follow up on Mary Davis' suggestions in the Mindfulness Cure episode. Dave reports back about his attempts to de-zombify...
Rabid: Clive Wynne
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for a delicious brain snack to tied you over until the next season of Zombified? In this tasty rabies flavored tidbit, we hear from Clive Wynn...
The Sound of the Apocalypse: Lee Miles
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hungry for a brain snack between Zombified seasons? In our first ever mini-episode, we take a deep dive into Zombified's theme song, Psychological, wi...
Duct tape before guns: Emily Zarka
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Zarka has her go bag in the trunk of her car, just in case. And you’d be lucky to have her on your Z-team. Not only is she prepped with her Zo...
Insatiable: Mark Mannucci
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Mannucci is voraciously curious about the kind of creepy, deathly, science-gone-wrong stories that you can’t help but pay attention to. As a pr...
Curiosity kills: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we so into monsters, zombies, and scary things in general? In this episode, physician and evolutionary biologist Barb Natterson-Horowitz expla...
The red zone: Keith Tidball
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Tidball has seen it all, from war to disaster to real-life zombies. In this episode he talks with us about how chaos can hijack us, how disaster...
Microbial Zombification: Joe Alcock
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Alcock is all about microbes and evolution. He is also an Emergency Room Physician who sees what microbes do to people every day - and it ain’t ...
Laugh like a Zombie: Tom Wisdom
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, comedian (and psychology PhD) Tom Wisdom covers the ins and outs of humor: why it makes us laugh, when it doesn’t and what it means...
Zombie friends: Jaimie Krems
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your friends have your best interests at heart. Don't they? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. In this episode, friend expert Jaimie Krems talks about the g...
Get Zombified! Season 1 live launch
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been Zombified? Listen to our live launch of Season 1 of the new Zombified Podcast! Hosts Athena and Dave talk about how the podcast started,...
The zombie diet: Corrie Whisner
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re worried that you’ve been zombified by your diet, listen on! In this episode, nutritionist and ASU professor Corrie Whisner talks about f...
The mindfulness cure: Mary Davis
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you're zombified by stress, this episode is definitely for you. We talk with stress and mindfulness expert Mary Davis about how stress changes the ...
Monster algorithms: Ed Finn
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Finn knows what algorithms want: brains. In this episode we explore how technology has been changing our capacity for autonomous action, how monste...
Stress zombies: Mark Flinn
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anthropologist Mark Flinn explains how witchcraft works and how manipulation of the stress system is key to its effectiveness. Mark a...
The puppypocalypse: Clive Wynne
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been zombified by your dog? This episode we chat with dog expert Clive Wynne about how our dogs hijack us - sometimes for our own good. We'll...