Meredith for Real: the curious introvert
Each episode explores a taboo question or cultural blind spot with an expert who is themselves, a paradox -
Like the atheist doctor who studied near death experiences for 50 years (ep 224)
Or the deeply religious man studied by NASA who sees UFOs regularly (ep 261).
The mission is to inspire the kind of curiosity that looks for & celebrates nuance, because we all deserve a more curious future.
So tune in each week (new episodes every Monday) to question things like American individualism (ep 260), trigger warnings (ep 208) & circumcision (ep 178).
Still not sure where to start?
Other listeners loved ep 230 - Can a sexless marriage survive? and ep 237 - Black man who attends KKK rallies: race & friendship
Episodes
298 episodes
Ep. 298: Anxiety in YOUR FRIDGE?! Reducing Anxiety Through Food
Heather Lillico is a registered holistic nutritionist who struggled with bulimia. In this episode, you’ll hear which mineral deficiencies can cause anxiety, which foods are mood boosting, who the top food offenders are for anxiety & opens u...
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Episode 298
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Ep. 297: Psychic Marine? Military Precognition [REMASTERED]
Jose Herrera had Marine squad leader training that included learning about & using a “sixth sense.” In this episode, he shares his journey to developing pre-cognitive abilities & how he used them in his 3 combat tours in Iraq & Afgh...
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Ep. 296: Depressed or Just Really Sad?? How to Know the Difference [REMASTERED]
Megan Stodard, PhD is a clinical psychologist, the founder of Harbor Wellness & has over a decade treating mood disorders. In this episode, she breaks down in plain language the KEY differences between depression & sadness, symptoms in ...
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Ep. 295: Poop Transplants!? Overlooked Treatment for Crohn’s, Alopecia & Anxiety
Dr. Sabine Hazen is a Gastroenterologist, Researcher, & CEO of Progena Biome. In this episode, she explains how fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) have the potential to treat Alzheimer's, Autism, Crohn's, Anxiety, Depression & Al...
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Ep. 294: Is Giving Up Our Privacy Inevitable? Social Media, Search Engines & Nest Cams
Do we accept the creepy side of tech in order to enjoy its benefits? Bill Ottman is a technologist best known for founding the decentralized social network Minds, but you may have seen him on Joe Rogan Experience, NPR, or the NYTimes. In this e...
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Ep. 293: The Secret Lives of Men: Mental Health Confessions!
Who’s talking about men’s mental health? In this episode, four guests join me – Russ Jones, an ADHD mentor, Paul Roberts, a blue-collar business owner, Ali Mattu, a clinical psychologist & Jon Patrick Hatcher, a nonfiction humor writer. We ...
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Episode 293
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Ep. 292: ADHD: Laundry, Work & Distracted Sex [REMASTERED]
Dr. Barbara Cohen is psychotherapist, certified ADHD Coach, international ADHD researcher, and fellow ADDer. In this episode, you’ll hear why adult ADHD is often misdiagnosed, the #1 question you should be asking to a mental health counselor if...
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Episode 292
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49:51
Ep. 291: Anthropology of the Afterlife? NDEs & Ancient Cultures
Gregory Shushan, PhD, is the leading authority on near-death experiences and afterlife beliefs across cultures and throughout history. He is an award-winning author affiliated with Birmingham Newman University, University of Winchester, Marian ...
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Episode 291
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45:21
Ep. 290: Allergies or Aerosols? The IGNORED Reason You’re Tired & Sick
Mike Feldstein worked in the natural disaster restoration sector, witnessing firsthand the impact of polluted air on people’s health. Later he went on to found Jaspr, a health company that makes commercial-grade air scrubbers. In this episode, ...
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Episode 290
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39:34
Ep. 289 The REAL Reason You’re Unhappy! Ancient Brains & Modern Emotions [REMASTERED]
Dr. Loretta Breuning was unconvinced by prevailing theories on human motivation & after researching the animal origins of our brain chemicals, wrote the book Habits of a Happy Brain. Here she shares why we find ourselves saying, “I shouldn’...
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Episode 289
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36:31
Ep. 288 Could AI Make Us MORE Human??!
Nichol R Bradford is the Chairman & co-founder of The Transformative Tech Lab, where she specializes as a futurist focusing on human-centered AI adoption. We not only discussed theoretical scenarios of human betterment due to AI, but practi...
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Episode 288
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44:22
Ep. 287 If Aliens are Real, Why Does No One Care?
Michael Glawson, PhD, is a philosopher of science and technology with a background in theology. He’s also the host of the podcast Anomalous Review & the UAP Studies Podcast. In this video, we cover the public’s love affair with crypti...
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Episode 287
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51:12
Ep. 286 What is Medically Assisted Sex? [REMASTERED]
Trish St John is the founder of Sensual Solutions in Vancouver, Canada, an intimate care service for adults with disabilities. With everyone trying to be more sex-positive, we ask the question, why then is it so uncomfortable to think about som...
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Episode 286
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29:25
Ep. 285 Is Heart Coherence a Chaos Cure-All? Health, Behavior & Intuition
Rollin McCraty, PhD is Psychophysiologist & Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute where his primary areas of focus are the mechanisms by which emotions influence cognitive processes, behavior, health, & global interconnectivit...
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Episode 285
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Ep. 284 Can You Get Fit on Fast Food?! Supersized to Shredded
Matt Lane is a certified personal trainer, behavioral change specialist and practicing registered nurse who gained 50lbs ON PURPOSE, so he could experiment on himself to see IF it was possible to lose weight by only eating fast food for 60 days...
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Episode 284
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45:38
Ep. 283 Is Narcissism on the Rise? Internet, Influencers & the Dark Triad
Dr. Stephanie Sarkis is a psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience specializing in ADHD, anxiety, & narcissistic abuse. She’s a contributor to Forbes & Psychology Today & the Author of Healing from Toxic Relationships: 1...
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Episode 283
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48:39
Ep. 282 Are Technology, Religion & UFOs Connected? [REMASTERED]
Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka is a Professor of religious history at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on religion and technology, but it was her research about purgatory specifically that lead her to UFO culture, a jo...
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Episode 282
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Ep. 281 Family Influencers: Are Kids Content?
The world of family influencers is one we all know, but what are the impacts of on the children of these influencers when they come of age? Erin Quinn Kong is a longtime magazine editor, having worked at Allure & UsWeekly. Her most current ...
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Episode 281
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Ep. 280 Is Hawaii Haunted? History, Pele & Pizza [REMASTERED]
Lopaka Kapanui is a native Hawaiian who was adopted by a non-Hawaiian family & raised Catholic. When he was 7, he died during a medical procedure & his near-death experience left him with some unusual gifts & an open door to connect...
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Episode 280
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Ep. 279 Blurred Boundaries: Deepfake Porn Ethics & Impact
Sophie Compton & Reuben Hamlyn are the directors of Another Body, a documentary highlighting an engineering student's experience becoming a victim of nonconsensual intimate imagery or what most call deepfake porn. The documentar...
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Episode 279
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Ep. 278 Morbid or Sacred? Let’s Talk about Death (with a Death Doula)
Dr. Sarah Kerr is the founder of The Centre for Sacred Death Care & has been a practicing death doula since 2012. In this episode, she shares conversational onramps to death conversations (including kids), the difference between death the m...
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Episode 278
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52:20
Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]
Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]Living together while divorced sounds crazy, but it’s the story of Suzanne Vickberg, PhD, an author & psychologist who chose a divorce by design ...
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Episode 277
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30:31
Ep. 276 Are Aliens Humans from the Future? [REMASTERED]
Dr. Michael P Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech University. Part of his research draws on anthropology, astronomy, physics & astrobiology to investigate UFO phenomenon, specifically the premise that aliens ma...
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Episode 276
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58:51
Ep. 275 Is Ambition Anti-Happiness? Reasonable Happiness & Fetishizing Wealth
Paul Ollinger was one of Facebook’s first 250 employees. At age 42, he walked out with a pocket full of cash in what most would consider an ideal situation, but what he found instead left him wondering what’s next while he explored the relation...
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Ep. 274 What’s Up with Foot Fetishes?
Three guests. One fantastic conversation! Dr. Carol Queen from Good Vibes, a sex educator, a woman whose partner has a foot fetish (she doesn’t) & Ramon, a man who has a foot fetish along with his wife and who are the hosts of the Foot Feti...
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