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 Ou...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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 editin...
Dec 01, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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 female ...
Nov 24, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Sahil and Huda interview Rachel Gur-Arie, a Hecht-Levi Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethics & 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 fully...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 11
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 thoughts...
Nov 03, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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 episo...
Oct 27, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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 to ...
Oct 20, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 8
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, and...
Oct 13, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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 the...
Oct 06, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 lea...
Sep 22, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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 & 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 responsibility....
Sep 14, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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 & 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 e...
Sep 08, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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 Bollywood mo...
Sep 01, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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 inter-dimension...
Aug 25, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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 st...
Aug 18, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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Aug 11, 2021•2 min
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 you c...
Jun 30, 2021•53 min•Ep. 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. If you want to know more, contact Argus on www.arguskaine.com for a reading, or follow him on Instagram (@a...
Jun 23, 2021•52 min•Ep. 20
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 and...
Jun 16, 2021•38 min•Ep. 19
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. To read more on Deborah Hyde's work, head over to her website https://deborahhyde.com/
Jun 09, 2021•53 min•Ep. 18
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 with mi...
May 26, 2021•54 min•Ep. 17
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.
May 19, 2021•49 min•Ep. 16
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 Volkan o...
May 12, 2021•42 min•Ep. 15
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.
May 05, 2021•20 min
In part one of this episode, Huda and Sahil speak to Kevin Volkan, Professor of Psychology at the California State University. They start off with a general discussion on the types of discrimination in society today, cancel-culture, and political correctness - whether it is effective. They then delve into the importance of childhood development, especially between the ages of 0-3 years of age, the effects of it as children grow-up, intergenerational trauma for different ethnicities that stems fr...
Apr 28, 2021•56 min•Ep. 15
This week Huda and Sahil speak to two wonderfully entertaining blokes from the UK who study why people believe in conspiracy theories. Together we dissect the different theories that made a huge trend, such as lizard people, QAnon, Epstien, Trump and COVID-19 and the vaccine. We speak about attachment styles and narcissism and how those have a role to play in the types of personalities that latch onto these beliefs and why we as humans have the tendencies to believe them even to an extent....
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 14
In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to the creator of Lucid Mind Centre, Judith Schjorring. We discuss her journey at the Monroe Institute which specialises in the Gateway Experience and Hemi-Sync teachings to expand human conciousness. She talks about near-death experiences, lucid-dreaming and the recent buzz around FBI's secret remote viewing experiences at Monroe institute. You can find free courses and meditations on her website: https://www.lucidmindcenter.com/
Apr 15, 2021•53 min•Ep. 13
We speak to Iye Bako who is a social influencer for social justice about her quest to abolish othering. We discuss racism in not just the black community, but overall, what it's like to be a person of color in a predominantly white community, another way of looking at veganism, what othering is and how important it is that we actively work towards a better understanding of collective equality. Iye Bako instgram: @Iyeloveslife
Apr 08, 2021•38 min•Ep. 12
This week Huda and Sahil talk about their favorite documentaries, and from that they draw on parenting. They speak about different types of parenting and how children are affected by those different styles. They draw on thoughts about death, and how different beliefs and religions impact the way people view death. From that, discussions about why it is that humans often yearn for a sense of closure from a relationship lost, and whether it is ever effective for our healing. Finally winding down w...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 12
In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to American stand up Paul Gilmartin. He is a comedian, television personality best known as the longtime host of popular network TV show 'Dinner and a Movie' and now a podcast host of 'The Mental Illness Happy Hour' We discuss ways that Paul dealt with crippling depression in the late 90s on the back of his successful show Dinner and a Movie. He states the importance of realising that depression can affect anyone and the measures that we can take to add...
Mar 31, 2021•42 min•Ep. 11
