Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

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 psychology, studied sex therapy at the Kinsey Institute & has been working with clients for 8 years. She’s also the author of Fetish: smash ...

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 Strength: American Individualism and Its Hidden Discontents.

 
In this episode, we cover the impact of boundless op...

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 District of San Francisco getting high every 90 minutes. 

 
Now six years sober, he serves on the leadership council of Fo...

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, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, and IBS. 

 
When she got relief after experimenting with her diet, she began her path...

What happened to ontological shock?

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 cryptids, why new information is unlikely to smash our world view, ancient aliens, data vs enter...