A broad discussion of behavioral economics, but it involves interviews with lots of psychologists who do work on decision making
You are not so smart
David McRaney
https://youarenotsosmart.com/
A fun exploration of the ways you and everyone else tends to develop an undeserved confidence in human perception, motivation, and behavior
Invisibilia
Hanna Rosin, Lulu Miller & Alix Spiegel
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia
Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.
Hidden Brain
Shankar Vedantam
https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain
Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world – and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.
On Wisdom
Igor Grossmann & Charles Cassidy
https://onwisdompodcast.fireside.fm/
On Wisdom features a social-cognitive scientist in Toronto and an educator in London discussing the latest empirical science regarding the nature of wisdom
Making Sense
Sam Harris
https://samharris.org/podcast/
A neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author—as he explores some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events.
So Strangely Podcast
Finn Upham
http://sostrangely.com
So Strangely features recent research projects recommended by music science academics. Music, psychology, neuroscience. Target audience: mainly academics but with a strong cross-discipline bent.
Very Bad Wizards
David Pizarro & Tamler Sommers
https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/
Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
Tatter
Michael Sargent
https://tatter.fireside.fm/
Hosted by social psychologist Michael Sargent, this podcast has become a place for conversation about policy and politics, where Sargent talks with people who nerd out on the topics, bringing extensive knowledge, including knowledge of the limits of their knowledge.
The Black Goat
Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire.
https://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com/
Open-science movement, meta-science, doing science, research practices, the "replication crisis," and scientific integrity.
Two Psychologists Four Beers
Michael Inzlicht & Yoel Inbar
https://fourbeers.fireside.fm/
Interviews with leading psychologists, neuroscientists, cognitive scientists and more. Especially good for learning more about evolutionary approaches.
Everything Hertz
James Heathers & Dan Quintana
https://everythinghertz.com/
A podcast by scientists, for scientists. Methodology, scientific life, and bad language. Co-hosted by Dr. Dan Quintana (University of Oslo) and Dr. James Heathers (Northeastern University)
Circle of Willis
Jim Coan
http://circleofwillispodcast.com/
Fun interviews that go behind the scenes with psychologists to understand what they study and why they study it
My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I am from Portugal. I started my project, The Dissenter, in February 2018, in which I’m trying to bring people interviews and talks with intellectuals and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology. You will certainly find a subject of your interest covered here.
WorkLife with Adam Grant
Adam Grant
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to explore the science of making work not suck. From learning how to love criticism to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing’s for sure: You’ll never see your job the same way again.
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/
Welcome to The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior and creativity. Each episode will feature a guest who will stimulate your mind, and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in. Hopefully, we’ll also provide a glimpse into human possibility!
Where Should We Begin?
Esther Perel
https://www.estherperel.com/podcast
In each episode, Esther Perel who is a couples therapist has a consultation session with real couples.
Stronger Minds (Psychology Bite episodes)
Kimberley Wilson
https://play.acast.com/s/strongerminds/
The Stronger Minds Podcast is where I bring you everything you need to know to build a healthier brain and a stronger mind, including food and nutrition, psychology, lifestyle, mental habits and debating big ideas. From Chartered Psychologist Kimberley Wilson.
Marginally Significant
Andrew Smith, Twila Wingrove, Andrew Monroe, Chris Holden
https://marginallysignificant.fireside.fm/
Four psychologists from a comprehensive university provide a unique perspective on life in academia, issues with scientific research, and current events.
reproducibiliTea
Amy Orben, Sam Parsons, Sophia Cruwell
https://soundcloud.com/reproducibilitea
Serving mugs of Reproducibili☕️: Blends include transparency, openness and robustness + a spoonful of science. Brewed by @OrbenAmy, @Sam_D_Parsons and @Cruwelli
A podcast for all social scientists and humanities scholars. Topics include civility, polarization, propaganda and pedagogy. Previous guests include Jon Haidt, John McWhorter, Alice Dreger, Glenn Loury, Cristine Legare, Nick Christakis & Christopher Federico.
Clinical psychologists discuss mental health and psychological science through TV shows, movies, current events, and interviews with expert guests.
The Psych Files
Michael Britt
http://www.thepsychfiles.com/
The Psych Files is a podcast for anyone who wonders why we do what we do. Experienced educator Michael Britt, Ph.D., in an upbeat and friendly style, shows you how ideas from the field of psychology apply to everyday life. If you’re a life-long learner, a student or a teacher, you’ll find his 20-30 minute episodes enjoyable and educational. Over 14 million episodes have been downloaded to date with over 100,000 people listening every month. See what all the talk is about!
Brain Science
Dr. Ginger Campbell
http://brainsciencepodcast.com
Interviews with leading psychologists, neuroscientists, cognitive scientists and more. Often discussion is on the base of a book or about the research career of a scientist/writer.
Radiolab
Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab
Exploring a strange world.
Science Vs.
Wendy Zukerman
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs
Science Vs is your team of friendly fact checkers that blow up your firmly held opinions and replace them with science. Wondering whether you should drink detox teas like an insta-celeb, or believe your drunk uncle's rant about gun control? Science Vs has an ep for that.
Econtalk
Russ Roberts
https://www.econtalk.org/
Includes discussions of behavioral economics and the choices people make. Russ is the godfather of economics podcasts.
The Moral Science Podcast
Amber Cazzell
https://anchor.fm/amber-cazzell0
A new podcast, past and future guests include Larry Nucci, Jesse Graham, Kurt Gray, Mark Sheskin, Darcia Narvaez. "A psychologist who is endlessly fascinated with human morality interviews experts who dedicate their careers to understanding it."
The After On Podcast
Rob Reid
PsychCrunch
Christian Jarrett, Ginny Smith
https://digest.bps.org.uk/podcast/
Aimed at the general public - how should we live according to psychological science, covering topics like habits, sleep, dating, procrastination, studying etc.
Behavioral Grooves
Kurt Nelson, PhD & Tim Houlihan
https://behavioralgrooves.com/
Why-we-do-what-we do discussions with academics, practioners and Accidental Behavioral Scientists to talk about the applications of behavioral science to work and life. We also mix music and off-the-cuff banter into post-guest discussions where we diver deeper into the topic.
Psychology of Video Games
Jamie Madigan
https://www.psychologyofgames.com/podcast/
Examining how psychology explains why video games are made how they are and why gamers behave as we do.
The Actor's Mind
Profs. Kateri McRae & Anne Penner
http://theactorsmind.com
The Actor’s Mind is a podcast that explores acting from a psychological perspective. We describe and discuss popular acting tools that are commonly used in actor training, rehearsals, and performances. Then we identify the parallel psychological processes that are likely in play when actors use these techniques.
The Happiness Lab
Laurie Santos
https://www.happinesslab.fm/
You might think more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations would make you happy. You’re dead wrong. In "The Happiness Lab" podcast, Yale professor Dr Laurie Santos will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will forever alter the way you think about happin
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