Episodes
Published 12/22/21
This week Sahil and Huda say their goodbyes and thank yous in their final episode. But before they do, they punch out a few more episodes that weren’t released. Their guests for these are: Tasha Jackson, MFT who has been practicing psychotherapy for over 16 years and has her own clinic in San Francisco, California. She has a diverse clientele ranging from drag queens to CEOs. Tasha Jackson MA has been widely published in magazines and academic journals. She has done a TED talk ‘Can We Not Let...
Published 12/22/21
Sahil and Huda speak with Dr. George Church, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His pioneering work has contributed to the development of DNA sequencing and genome engineering technologies. He has also had an important role in the launch of CRISPR technology, including a landmark paper in 2013 that marked one of the first demonstrations of CRISPR genome...
Published 12/01/21
Sahil and Huda speak with Dr. Beth who is the author of the Best Selling book, The Female Fat Solution, the creator of the 12 Week Female Fat Solution Challenge, the Eat for Your Cycle™ Method, and the host of The Female Health Solution Podcast. We chat about how a woman's body goes through four different stages during her period, how different hormones affect your food cravings and energy levels and what nutrients the body needs during each of those periods. She also talks about how the...
Published 11/24/21
Sahil and Huda interview Rachel Gur-Arie, a Hecht-Levi Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethics and Infectious Disease at the Berman Institute at John Hopkins University and at the Wellcome Center for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Oxford. She also completed her PhD in Health Systems Management at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer Sheva, Israel. In this episode, Rachel Gur-Arie educates us on the ethical issues related to a vaccine mandate, why Israel was one of the first...
Published 11/17/21
Sahil and Huda interview Grant Giles, a clinical hypnotherapist and strategic psychotherapist having trained through the institute of Applied Psychology, and is registered with the Australian Hypnotherapy Association. Grant is also an elite high performance coach within sport, giving him a wealth of experience working with people of varying ages and backgrounds. This episode Grant teaches us how to visualise effectively to reach your most desired goals, how to make friends with negative...
Published 11/03/21
Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Rébecca Kleinberger, who received her PhD from the MIT Media Lab where she is currently doing postdoctoral research and is a Keynote speaker (search up her TED talk ' Why don't you like the sound of your own voice?'). Rébecca creatively mixes science, engineering, design and art to explore ways to craft experiences for vocal connection. As part of this work, she designs unique experiences to help people connect with themselves and with others. In this...
Published 10/27/21
Sahil and Huda speak with Associate Professor in the Social and Decision Sciences Department at Carnegie Mellon University about how personal bias affects decision making. We discuss how other people's perceptions could influence the way someone may make decisions about their future, especially when it comes to the stereo-types that are made based on people's skin color and race, and how dangerous these ingrained stereo-types can actually be for someone. To see more of Kevin's work head over...
Published 10/20/21
Sahil and Huda speak with Associate Professor in marketing at the University of Wyoming, Dr Elizabeth Minton and discuss how marketing plays an important role in consumer decision making. They talk to Elizabeth about how simple cues can prime consumers to engage in societally/environmentally-beneficial behaviors or alter product evaluations, spreading activation, compound cue theory, belief congruence theory, inoculation theory, self-determination theory, values-attitudes-behavior hierarchy,...
Published 10/13/21
Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Dr Thomas Hansen, a Research Professor of psychology, Ageing research, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. In this episode, we discuss happiness levels of couples with or without children, societal pressure on women to have a child, distinction between loneliness and being alone, isolation among older populations and the importance of differentiating between happiness and purposefulness when making...
Published 10/06/21
Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Novalee Wilder, Los Angeles based Numerologist and writer of the book 'A little bit of numerology'. In this episode, we discuss the basics of numerology, your date of birth and it's significance, how a name change has the potential to change your life and the differences between Pythagorean and Chaldean Numerology. Novalee also gives some helpful advice on how to navigate your mental health using numerology and does a quick reading for our two hosts. To...
Published 09/22/21
In the second of this two part episode, Sahil and Huda continue their conversation with Dr Michelle Drouin, an American Scientific Researcher, Forensic Consultant, Expert Witness, Author and Keynote Speaker (search up her TEDx talk 'Online love and infidelity. We're in the game, what are the rules?'). Her work primarily focuses on psychological issues dealing with social media, relationships, sexuality, sexual victimisation and assault, polyvictimization, and digital safety and...
Published 09/14/21
In the first of this two part episode, Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Dr Michelle Drouin, an American Scientific Researcher, Forensic Consultant, Expert Witness, Author and Keynote Speaker (search up her TEDx talk 'Online love and infidelity. We're in the game, what are the rules?'). Her work primarily focuses on psychological issues dealing with social media, relationships, sexuality, sexual victimization and assault, polyvictimization, and digital safety and responsibility. In this...
Published 09/08/21
Sahil and Huda dive deep into the latest topic of equality with Tasneem Chopra, a leading Australian Cross-cultural Consultant. Tasneem is an expert in addressing issues of diversity, equity and inclusion across organisational leadership, including intersectionality within government, corporate, arts and community sectors. In this episode they discuss issues POC face relating to discrimination; not just in society, but also in the workplace. They discuss their ever-changing love for...
Published 09/01/21
Sahil and Huda dive deep into space exploration with Prof. Chris Impey, a British astronomer, educator, and author. His body of research and work is primarily focussed on observational cosmology—using telescopes and other instruments to study the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe. In this episode, they discuss the Pentagon reports on UFO sightings by the US armed forces, origin theories around pop-culture space phenomena, possibility of life on other planets and...
Published 08/25/21
Starting the new season on the right foot, Sahil and Huda have one of the most important discussions with Dr. Hugh Mackay, Australian psychologist, social researcher and journalist/writer, about the key to living a truly satisfied life. They discuss human nature, and how we can channel more kindness into our lives, they discuss happiness and what that truly is, and of course Hugh's new book The Kindness Revolution. Join them for a heart warming, and wholesome conversation on all the important...
Published 08/18/21
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Published 08/11/21
Huda and Sahil discuss how they will be taking a break from the podcast deadlines - but this doesnt mean that they wont be contactable, they are still working on some new and exciting things for all you cool kids. In the meantime, please get in touch with them, they want to get to know their listeners from around the world (all 49 Countries out there who have at least 1 listener from). Otherwise; listen in while they play a game to help you get to know them a bit better - and play along if...
Published 06/30/21
This week Argus Kaine, also known as Moonpriest on TikTok; sits with us to discuss all things astrology. Explaining the difference between the Sun, Moon and Rising signs and how astrology should actually be used. He speaks about how the planets work when it comes to our traits or personalities. While he does that he gives Huda and Sahil a brief reading, and explains how you can find yours.
Published 06/23/21
This week Huda and Sahil speak to Australian-American writer, linguist, and co-host of the popular podcast MonsterTalk, Dr. Karen Stollznow, about USA gun laws and how badly they have impacted the people in America, and delve into how language can draw different aspects of our true discriminations out, how it is used in today's society - especially in relation to how Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex was impacted by news tabloids and the general public's opinions based on the Royal family...
Published 06/16/21
This weeks episode we delve into the world of the supernatural with a sceptics perspective - Huda, Sahil and Deborah share ghost stories, and dissect them. They dissect religion and the existence of God, supernatural experiences, where the belief from vampires rose from, exorcism and why it still exists in today's society.
Published 06/09/21
In this weeks episode Huda and Sahil speak to Psychosexual & Relationship psychotherapist, Silva Neves from the UK, and ask the questions that we all want to low-key (or high-key) know about. They discuss porn, whether it negatively effects the brain, if there is enough sex education out there, whether masterbating too much is bad for you (looking at you NoFap -per's out there!), sexuality in homosexual relationships as well as heterosexual relationships, masculinity and the problems...
Published 05/26/21
This week's episode is with Dr Prash P, a Melbourne based psychiatrist who speaks to Huda and Sahil about psychedelic therapy. They discuss the impacts of this experience, how it can address traumas and depression, the history of this particular substance, and it's stigmas in society. They objectively discuss depression, the human ego and trauma, and the main reason why humans remain so unhappy.
Published 05/19/21
In part 2 of Kevin Volkan's episode we cover types of hoarding, what types of people become hoarders in life and why, and the history of hoarding. We speak about animal hoarding (who is the crazy cat lady?), Joe Exotic from Tiger King and his alleged hoarding of exotic animals, children hoarding (looking at you Angelina Jolie), technological hoarding and whether that's a new thing, and we also touch on whether we hoard because we have a fear of missing out (FOMO). Please check out Kevin...
Published 05/12/21
Huda and Sahil discuss some of the recent humanitarian crises occurring throughout the world and how one can help. They analyse the deathly second wave of COVID-19 in India, Uighur situation in China and list out NGO's and charities that one can contribute to from anywhere in the world.
Published 05/05/21