The Curious Introvert
A weekly podcast covering societal taboos & cultural blind spots. Join host Meredith Hackwith Edwards as she deep dives with curiosity & nuance into philosophy, society & culture with expert guests.
Episodes frequently feature philosophers, researchers, historians & journalists.
The Curious Introvert
Latest Episodes
Ep. 361: Is Racism Reversible? From a Black Man Who Goes to KKK Rallies [REMASTERED]
Can you befriend someone OUT of racism? Are Klan members just misguided? Is racism a permanent state? Daryl Davis is a musician & author. He’s also a black man who chooses to be friends with Klansmen. Over his lifetime, h...
Ep. 360: FETISHES: Why We Hide What Turns Us On (& Questions You’re Too Embarrassed to Ask)
What's the difference between a fetish, a kink, and just really liking something? Where do fetishes come from? Niki Davis-Fainbloom’s entire job is to help people make peace with their fetish. She holds a masters in psycholog...
Ep. 359: Is Individualism Holding Us Back?? Cowboys & the Prison of Privacy [REMASTERED]
Could the very thing that makes America work also be what's quietly breaking us? James F Richardson is a cultural anthropologist who has studied American society for twenty years. He’s also the author of Our Worst Strengt...
Ep. 358: California Homelessness: Lost Cause? [REMASTERED]
How does a suburban dad end up addicted & sleeping in a Tenderloin doorway? Tom Wolf was a suburban Dad & city employee when he became addicted to drugs. He soon found himself sleeping in a doorway in the Tenderloin D...
Ep. 357: Nutritional Psychiatry? Stopping Symptoms Through Eating! [REMASTERED]
What if your "chemical imbalance" was never actually in your brain — but on your plate? Dr. Georgia Ede is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who began to experience a host of mystery symptoms in her 40s, including fibromyalgia, ...