It’s psychologically simpler to see the world in black and white. But reality often comes in shades of gray. This week, how our minds grapple with contradictions, especially those we see in other people. 

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Psychology

Hidden Brain

Both Things Can Be True

Why do you try dieting? Why do you binge eat? How can you heal? How about you just fall asleep? 

Female voice

Soothing

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Nod Off to This Panel on the Psychology of Dieting

The first two gene-edited species meant to be introduced into the wild are currently in their final stages of approval, with trials already underway for the Oxitec mosquito, and the ESF American Chestnut. In this episode, we examine what these gene-edited species are, what they do, and how they are the beginnings of bio-engineering in the era of massive anthropocentric ecological change. We then look at the ethics of bioengineered wild species and whether they can be the solution to an imminent era of mass extinction. Guest voices include Chairman of the Florida Mosquito Control District Phil Goodman, ESF scientist Andrew Newhouse, and philosophers Evelyn Brister (RIT) and Ron Sandler (Northeastern).
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Philosophy

Hi-Phi Nation

Life, Edited

On this episode of Sleep and Relax ASMR, a simple and relaxing sound expereince: birds singing back and forth on a morning mountain side for over 35 minutes. Enjoy!  --- Buy us a coffee!<a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/buymeacoff.ee/sI5ZB4N" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/buymeacoff.ee/sI5ZB4N" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buymeacoff.ee/sI5ZB4N</a> --- DOWNLOAD: Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sleep-and-relax-asmr/id1133320064" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sleep-and-relax-asmr/id1133320064</a> Anchor: <a href="https://anchor.fm/sleepandrelaxasmr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/sleepandrelaxasmr</a> Radio Public: <a href="https://radiopublic.com/sleep-and-relax-asmr-6pAPm8" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://radiopublic.com/sleep-and-relax-asmr-6pAPm8</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4VvI482AIUgKZGfOWqjuyw" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/4VvI482AIUgKZGfOWqjuyw</a> Stitcher: <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sleep-and-relax-asmr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sleep-and-relax-asmr</a> Castbox: <a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id356618" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://castbox.fm/channel/id356618</a> TuneIn Radio: <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/Sleep-and-Relax-ASMR-p899136/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://tunein.com/radio/Sleep-and-Relax-ASMR-p899136/</a> Pandora: <a href="https://www.pandora.com/podcast/sleep-and-relax-asmr/PC:1371?part=PC:1371&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC1371:podcast_organic_external_site" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pandora.com/podcast/sleep-and-relax-asmr/PC:1371?part=PC:1371&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC1371:podcast_organic_external_site</a> Pobean: <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/tvjti-4fcb7/Sleep-and-Relax-ASMR-Podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/tvjti-4fcb7/Sleep-and-Relax-ASMR-Podcast</a> --- Email: Hello@SleepandRelaxASMR.com Website: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.SleepandRelaxASMR.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.SleepandRelaxASMR.com</a> --- Thanks to Inchadney (freesound) for some audio used this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepandrelaxasmr/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepandrelaxasmr/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepandrelaxasmr/support</a>

Nature sounds

Sound only

Sleep and Relax ASMR

Birdsong by the Mountain

Admitting we're wrong is painful--even seen as a sign of weakness. But what if we take a more flexible approach? This hour: how rethinking ideas can be good for our brains and our relationships. Guests include former GOP congressman Bob Inglis, organizational psychologist Adam Grant, and civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross.

TED Radio Hour

Changing Our Minds

The art market is so opaque and illiquid that it barely functions like a market at all. A handful of big names get all the headlines (and most of the dollars). Beneath the surface is a tangled web of dealers, curators, auction houses, speculators — and, of course, artists. In the first episode of a three-part series, we meet the key players and learn how an obscure, long-dead American painter suddenly became a superstar. (Part 1 of “The Hidden Side of the Art Market.”)

Business

Freakonomics Radio

484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.”

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60+ min

ASMR

Premium ASMR

ASMR Stimulating Crinkling

Real estate investing is not for the faint of heart. It’s illiquid, there’s a time lag, and it requires good financial education. Robert and Kim Kiyosaki started their investing journey with small, single-family homes in the 1980s and graduated to larger, multi-family units as their experience grew.  Today’s guest shares where he’s looking, how he got started, and where he recommends beginners get started in real estate investing.  Grant Cardone, CEO of Cardone Capital, international speaker, and entrepreneur says, “The hard part for me, today, is getting the deal.” The big banks today, are getting the deals.  Hosts Robert and Kim Kiyosaki and guest Grant Cardone discuss the latest in real estate and what it means for new investors.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5712278/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/5712278/advertisement</a>

Education

Rich Dad Radio Show: In-Your-Face Advice on Investing, Personal Finance, & Starting a Business

Real Estate Rules for Beginners

In much of the western world, alphabetical order is simply a default we take for granted. It’s often the one we try first -- or the one we use as a last resort when all the other ordering methods fail. It’s boring, but it works, and it’s so ingrained that it’s hard to imagine not using it.

Culture

99% Invisible

468- Alphabetical Order

Greek Mythology Bedtime Story - Prometheus This episode of Sleep Cove is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/sleepcove and get on your way to being your best self. Get ad-free and no-intro episodes, including bonus content! Visit https://www.sleepcove.com/support and become a Premium Member Today Check out the Sleep Sounds podcast that includes White Noise, Nature Sounds and Relaxing Music - https://link.chtbl.com/bgSKfkbt Get a Bonus Sleep Meditation Video by joining the Newsletter here: https://www.sleepcove.com/bonus Subscribe on YouTube: https://rb.gy/t7wyjk Facebook Group here: https://rb.gy/azpdrd Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sleep_cove/ Please listen in a place where you can safely go to Sleep. All Content by Sleep Cove is for educational or entertainment purposes and does not provide or replace professional medical advice diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical professional before making any changes to your treatment and if in any doubt contact your doctor. Please listen in a place where you can safely go to sleep. If in any doubt contact your doctor. Sleep Cove is not responsible or liable for any loss, damage or injury arising from the use of this content.

Male voice

Fictional

Classics

Guided Sleep Meditation & Sleep Hypnosis from Sleep Cove

Greek Mythology Bedtime Story - The Story of Prometheus

I don't usually do this, but I'm releasing the Intro track of 'Introduction to Music (Theory)' all by itself, because I think it deserves a little limelight in its own right! 
Whether you believe you are interested in music or not please give this track a listen, you may just discover a whole new world of wonder to get excited about in this life! The following 1.5 hours of course time so far recorded will continue releasing from tomorrow!
As is always the case, and can probably be appreciated in the Intro track, this endeavour was much more work than I had ever imagined but wow... what beautiful, beautiful work! This course feels like it might be so much important than I had ever imagined, too. In the same way that language has importance beyond language itself, well, music is the master at that game.
I look forward to continuing to dissect music with you all, as well as this reality along with it. Bu-ckle-up!

As mentioned in the audio, this is something like a test release soliciting proofing, and that starts with this very intro track!

Language Transfer

Introduction to Music (Theory),  Track 1 - Language Transfer & The Thinking Method

We talk with one of our favorite writers, The New Yorker's Ariel Levy, about dynastic wealth, how we experience grief, and big surprises in life, including the joys of getting older and having children. Her podcast that chronicles maternity wear icon Liz Lange, of the New York Steinbergs is The Just Enough Family. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Relationships

Call Your Girlfriend

Money, Grief, Kids

In a Where Should We Begin first, Esther sits down with two friends. They’ve been close for so long they feel like brothers, with all of the baggage that comes with family but none of the certainty. There are things that go unspoken between them, issues they have skimmed over in their two decades of friendship. Esther creates the space for the conversation they didn't know quite where to begin. This session was recorded in collaboration with NPR's Invisibilia and a sibling episode with Esther can be heard on their podcast this week as well. 
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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Friendship - My Reliable Gift

How do you sleep for peak learning performance? When it comes to sleep, trying harder isn’t likely to yield positive results. Trying wakes the brain up, where sleep is the most vulnerable thing you can do and requires a different approach. Our guest today has been an instrumental resource in my own sleep journey, and I’m thrilled to talk to Dr. Shane Creado about perfecting your sleep mode. He’s a board-certified psychiatrist and medical doctor focusing on sleep. Dr. Creado is also the author of the best-selling book, Peak Sleep Performance for Athletes: The Cutting-Edge Sleep Science that Will Guarantee a Competitive Advantage. Listen in as Dr. Creado shares his insights and instructions on how to have fun with sleep and allow yourself to enjoy the time leading into sleep in a meaningful way. If you’ve struggled with how to find your optimal sleep mode, this episode is for you. *** Do you want to stay up to date with every new episode and get my brand new Kwik Brain Accelerator Program? Go to www.KwikBrain.com/podcast to get instant access. ***

Inspirational

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

232: How to Sleep for Peak Mental Performance with Shane Creado

“Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo” is a bilingual new book by Sandra Cisneros.

Arts

Bookworm

Sandra Cisneros: “Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo”

We kick off with a wild ride: How one journalist almost got roped into a scam. While hunting for a new insurance plan, Mitra Kaboli got an offer that seemed too good to be true—but seemed to be coming from her current insurer. Mitra was skeptical, and it turns out, she had every reason to be. <a href="https://twitter.com/DaniaPal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dania Palanker</a> from Georgetown University's <a href="https://chir.georgetown.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Center on Health Insurance Reforms</a> unpacks this sketchy scheme, and gives us the key to avoiding it: When you're searching for health insurance... skip Google. Seriously. Then, some top health insurance nerds teach us how to really shop for health insurance: where to find the fine print and how to read it. They also deliver some good news (for once): Thanks to subsidies in the American Rescue Plan some deals this year are actually… deals! Meaning: health insurance got more affordable for lots of people this year. Here's the <a href="https://www.kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subsidy calculator we mention in the episode</a>. Want to read all of those tips in one place? Check out <a href="https://firstaidkit.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Aid Kit</a>, the newsletter where we're summing up all the practical stuff we've been learning since this show launched.  Here’s a <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Web_Transcript_S6-Ep08_Picking-Insurance-Nov-17.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">transcript of the episode</a>.  And of course we’d love for you to <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support this show</a>. This month, every dollar you donate is DOUBLED, thanks to NewsMatch and the Institute for Nonprofit News. Holy cow, what a deal. Here, <a href="https://armandalegshow.com/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go for it</a>.  <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Health

An Arm and a Leg

How to avoid the crappiest health insurance.

Our Season 3 finale opens with “The Trick Is to Pretend,” a poem by Natalie Scenters-Zapico, read by the singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers: “I climb knowing the only way down / is by falling.” The actor Jessica Hecht plays Joan Didion in a reenactment of her classic Art of Fiction interview with Linda Kuehl. Jericho Brown reads his poem “Hero”: “my brothers and I grew up fighting / Over our mother’s mind.” The actor, comedian, and podcaster Connor Ratliff reads Bud Smith’s “Violets,” the story of two unlikely arsonists rediscovering life in the flames. The episode closes with Bridgers performing “Garden Song.”

 

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“Hero” by Jericho Brown appears courtesy of the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center.

 

This episode was sound designed and mixed by Hannis Brown, and mastered by Justin Shturtz.

The Paris Review

23. A Strange Way to Live (with Phoebe Bridgers, Connor Ratliff, Joan Didion, Natalie-Scenters Zapico, Bud Smith, Jericho Brown, Jessica Hecht, Avery Trufelman)

Welcome to the Grounded Sleep Podcast. You don't have to do anything except get into bed, close your eyes, and allow Hilary Jackendoff to guide you into a deep, peaceful rest. Enjoy letting go of the day, quieting all the mental noise, and going back to that primordial place of stillness that is calling you back. 2024 Meditation Teacher Training Certification Program: <a href="https://bit.ly/mtt2024">https://bit.ly/mtt2024</a> Come sit live with David in Meditation School with a 30-day free trial here:<a href="https://www.meditationschool.us/"> https://www.meditationschool.us/</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grounded-sleep-podcast/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grounded-sleep-podcast/support</a>

Yoga Nidra

Relaxation

Relieve stress

Beginner

Guided

Grounded Sleep Podcast

Episode #20: Yoga Nidra with Hilary Jackendoff

Let’s wander through the wonders of nature, as conservationist John Muir guides us through the wild spaces of the American West and the flower-filled tundra of Alaska. Honestly, friends, this one is just lovely. Support us here: <span style= "color: #030303; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> Patreon: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a> <span style= "color: #030303; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> Buy Me A Coffee: <a href= "http://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a> Read "Our National Parks” at Project Gutenberg: <a href= "https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60929" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60929</a> Music: "Watching Whales on the Moon" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY <a href= "https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com">https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com</a> If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.

Prose

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 1

Wolf howls, wolf packs, wolf history and more! November 23 is the dog appreciation holiday Wolfenoot so we’re dishing up a puppy-sized and kid-friendly Smologies with lupinologist and Princeton professor Dr. Brigette vonHoldt. Learn about wolf populations, canine family dynamics, Game of Thrones direwolves, if wolves howl at the moon, myths and truths about alphas, and how you can help our lupine friends.

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