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March 15, 2026

This Sci-Fi Story Takes You Inside the Human Body—Literally

This Sci-Fi Story Takes You Inside the Human Body—Literally

When I was a kid, one of my favorite TV shows was The Magic School Bus. In one episode, Ms. Frizzle shrinks the class down and takes them inside the human body to learn about the immune system. I’ve never forgotten it. For years, I knew I wanted to write…

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Feb. 24, 2026

Imagination, Aphantasia & The Mind’s Eye: Why Your Brain Spends Half Your Life Somewhere Else

Imagination, Aphantasia & The Mind’s Eye: Why Your Brain Spends Half Your Life Somewhere Else

When we think of imagination, we assume it’s reserved for creatives: painters and poets, actors and musicians. But the truth is, we use our imagination almost constantly: anytime we reminisce, anticipate, plan, or daydream. Research suggests we spend between a quarter and half of our waking hours with our minds…

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Feb. 24, 2026

Why We Can’t Sleep (And What Actually Works) with Morgan Adams

Why We Can’t Sleep (And What Actually Works) with Morgan Adams

We all know the basics for sleep: put your phone away, create a bedtime routine, avoid caffeine, keep the room cool. We’ve heard it a thousand times. And yet, one in eight Americans has chronic insomnia, and over half report frequent sleep difficulties. So, what’s the disconnect? Why do we…

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Feb. 24, 2026

What Death Teaches Us About Living with Micaelah Morrill

What Death Teaches Us About Living with Micaelah Morrill

Most of us spend our lives pretending we have forever. We push off difficult conversations, delay dreams, and take tomorrow for granted. But the truth is, we don’t have forever. We have about 3,200 weeks, according to average life expectancy. Knowing this can make us work a little harder, love…

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Feb. 21, 2026

Brewing Beer & Bringing People Together: Inside Aeronaut Brewery with Brewmaster Mark Bowers

Brewing Beer & Bringing People Together: Inside Aeronaut Brewery with Brewmaster Mark Bowers

Beer has been part of the human story for millennia. It helped fuel debates in revolutionary taverns, followed soldiers to war, brought strangers together in colonial alehouses and modern taprooms. From the Founding Fathers’ home brews to today’s experimental IPAs, beer has been a constant companion to our species. But…

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Feb. 16, 2026

Science, Hope & The Future We’re Trying to Build: Live from the 2025 Cambridge Science Carnival

Science, Hope & The Future We’re Trying to Build: Live from the 2025 Cambridge Science Carnival

I’ve always believed that the questions we ask reveal as much about us as the answers we give. So when I had the chance to set up a booth at the MIT Museum’s 2025 Cambridge Science Carnival, I brought one question with me: “If science could solve one problem for…

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Feb. 16, 2026

Genetic Engineering, Space Colonization & The 500-Year Plan to Save Humanity

Genetic Engineering, Space Colonization & The 500-Year Plan to Save Humanity

There’s something both terrifying and oddly comforting about knowing we have four billion years left. The sun will expand, swallow Earth, and explode. We need to leave. The question isn't whether we should go, but how we'll survive once we do. I’ve always been drawn to stories about humanity’s future…

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Jan. 27, 2026

The Mom in The Bear, Will Smith’s Spiral, Why Reality TV Is Fake, and Masculinity Is Having a Crisis

The Mom in The Bear, Will Smith’s Spiral, Why Reality TV Is Fake, and Masculinity Is Having a Crisis

Since starting the podcast in 2023, I’ve made a conscious effort to stay out of the way. I ask questions, I guide guests through their stories, I stay detached. I never wanted to be one of those hosts who dominates their show with their own opinions. But staying detached comes…

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Jan. 27, 2026

Distant Galaxies, Dark Matter & Our Place in the Cosmos with Astronomer Dan Coe

Distant Galaxies, Dark Matter & Our Place in the Cosmos with Astronomer Dan Coe

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by space. As a kid, I had a poster of the Eagle Nebula on my bedroom wall and a telescope I used to study the moon. My favorite movie is Contact, based on Carl Sagan’s novel about searching for extraterrestrial life. Thinking…

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Jan. 26, 2026

Why Some People Are Magnetic on Camera (and How to Learn It Without Being an Actor)

Why Some People Are Magnetic on Camera (and How to Learn It Without Being an Actor)

You’ve seen it while scrolling social media, sitting in a virtual meeting, or watching a political debate. Some people command attention right away, drawing viewers in and holding them there. Others, despite having meaningful ideas, fail to engage. Not for lack of substance, but for lack of visual presence. In…

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Jan. 26, 2026

The Empathy Academy & Engineering Morality: Can We Genetically Edit Evil Out of Humans?

The Empathy Academy & Engineering Morality: Can We Genetically Edit Evil Out of Humans?

In 2022, I joined The Anthony Thomas Podcast to discuss my sci-fi thriller, The Empathy Academy, a novel that explores this exact question. The story follows Montgomery Hughes, a teenager who infiltrates a controversial academy designed to genetically “correct” unethical behavior in young people. What he discovers inside reveals the…

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Jan. 26, 2026

Ayurvedic Medicine & Healing the Root Cause: Can Ancient Wisdom Fix What Modern Doctors Can’t?

Ayurvedic Medicine & Healing the Root Cause: Can Ancient Wisdom Fix What Modern Doctors Can’t?

What if the reason your health problems keep coming back is because you’ve only been treating symptoms, never the underlying cause? When Katie Concannon was a teenager, she started experiencing health issues related to her menstrual cycle. She did what most people do: went to doctors, followed their advice, took…

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Jan. 26, 2026

Escaping the 9-to-5: How Digital Nomads Actually Make It Work

Escaping the 9-to-5: How Digital Nomads Actually Make It Work

What if you could work from anywhere in the world—a beach in Bali, a café in Barcelona, a mountain village in Colombia—and never need permission from a boss to buy a plane ticket? The digital nomad lifestyle has become the fantasy of millions stuck in fluorescent-lit offices, scrolling through Instagram…

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Jan. 23, 2026

I Interviewed AI—ChatGPT Reveals What It Can (and Can't) Do in 2025

I Interviewed AI—ChatGPT Reveals What It Can (and Can't) Do in 2025

Can an AI truly understand us? Does it have thoughts, creativity, or self-awareness? The movie Her was set in 2025—the year we’re living in now. So I decided to interview artificial intelligence itself. In this fascinating 45-minute conversation, I put OpenAI's ChatGPT on the hot seat to explore what AI…

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Jan. 23, 2026

When Did Thinking for Yourself Become a Mental Illness?

When Did Thinking for Yourself Become a Mental Illness?

When I was a kid, I questioned rules that didn’t make sense. I resisted illegitimate authority. I could be difficult, inquisitive, sometimes arrogant. My dad used to joke that I had oppositional defiant disorder, or ODD, a behavioral diagnosis for kids who are uncooperative and defiant toward authority. But I…

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Jan. 23, 2026

The Ketamine Question: Party Drug or Mental Health Breakthrough?

The Ketamine Question: Party Drug or Mental Health Breakthrough?

When Elon Musk publicly revealed he uses ketamine to manage his depression, the revelation sent shockwaves through both tech and mental health communities. Here was one of the world’s most high-profile figures openly discussing his struggle with depression and choosing a treatment that most people associate with anesthesia or illicit…

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Jan. 22, 2026

Psychedelics, Therapy & Healing the Mind: Can Magic Mushrooms Cure What Pills Can’t?

Psychedelics, Therapy & Healing the Mind: Can Magic Mushrooms Cure What Pills Can’t?

What if the future of mental health treatment involves substances we’ve spent decades criminalizing? For years, psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA were dismissed as dangerous drugs with no medical value. But a growing body of research suggests these substances, when combined with guided therapy, might help people struggling with depression,…

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Jan. 20, 2026

Exercise, Exhaustion & The Hangover Effect: Can Working Out Make You Sick?

Exercise, Exhaustion & The Hangover Effect: Can Working Out Make You Sick?

Exercise is practically a religion in modern culture. We’re told it helps us sleep better, lose weight, reduce anxiety, and lower our risk of countless diseases. So like millions of others, I’ve stayed active—triathlons, marathons, spin classes, yoga, and for the past three years, high-intensity workouts at Orange Theory. But…

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Jan. 20, 2026

Inside the Mind of a Master Audiobook Narrator (with Sean Pratt)

Inside the Mind of a Master Audiobook Narrator (with Sean Pratt)

When you listen to an audiobook, especially fiction, you want to be transported, swept into another world where characters feel real and scenes play like movies in your mind. A great narrator doesn’t just read words; they breathe life into them, transforming text into an immersive experience. Take Andy Serkis’…

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Jan. 20, 2026

Why is Cancer So Hard to Cure?

Why is Cancer So Hard to Cure?

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It strikes scientists and artists, children and the elderly, the famous and the unknown. We’ve all felt its cruel grip, whether through our own diagnosis or watching someone we love fight a battle they might not win. Despite decades of research and billions of dollars invested, cancer…

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Jan. 15, 2026

The Hidden Chemistry of Plants: How Nature’s Survival Strategies Became Our Medicine

The Hidden Chemistry of Plants: How Nature’s Survival Strategies Became Our Medicine

Would you believe me if I told you that the flowers in your window and the trees in your yard are actually sophisticated chemical laboratories, producing compounds that could cure disease? Plants can’t run from predators or hide from harsh weather. So over 450 million years of evolution, they developed…

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Jan. 6, 2026

The Bible, Marathon Running & Unexpected Healing: Can Ancient Texts Heal Modern Wounds?

The Bible, Marathon Running & Unexpected Healing: Can Ancient Texts Heal Modern Wounds?

In early 2024, Kaitlyn Gilbert, a designer I’ve worked with for several years, reached out after hearing me discuss my book The Healing Book on a podcast. “I see parallels in our stories that are too striking to pass up,” she wrote. She wanted to share her own healing story,…

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Dec. 27, 2025

Love, Interstellar & Quantum Entanglement: Is Love Actually Information?

Love, Interstellar & Quantum Entanglement: Is Love Actually Information?

What if love isn’t just a feeling, but a form of data from a higher dimension? In this season finale, I invite Jeanne Mayell back to the podcast to pick up where we left off in Episode #4. Jeanne is an intuitive counselor and author who gives private life readings…

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Dec. 20, 2025

How to Write About Friendship, Grief, and Growing Up with Samantha Cooke

How to Write About Friendship, Grief, and Growing Up with Samantha Cooke

In this episode, I sit down with Samantha Cooke, author of Love Always, Bailey, a young adult novel that hit #1 in New Releases for YA Mental Health within hours of its November 2023 launch. The book climbed into the top 10 YA bestsellers—just below John Green, author of The…

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