Beat Your Genes Podcast
Let's look at life through the lens of our ancestors. Our instincts were shaped by their struggles in an environment much different than our current environment. Our instincts haven't changed much but our environment has changed dramatically. We blend the science of evolutionary psychology with the clinical experience of Doug Lisle, PhD to explore common problems and stumbling points in our pursuit of happiness.
New episodes come out Wednesdays at 8:30 PST. If you have a question or comment, or maybe even a complicated situation that you'd like some advice on, feel free to call us and leave a voicemail at (714) 900-2601 or send in a question through www.BeatYourGenes.org
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 382
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
203: New Year's resolutions, Pleasure Trap, Health questions
In today's show, we'll get the Dr's take on a recent study "Surviving and Thriving: Fundamental Social Motives Provide Purpose in Life" published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin." https…
00:57:30 |
Thu 09 Jan 2020
202: Leaving an unhappy marriage, Flirting, Toxic parents, Needy friends
Today's questions are: 1. I’ve been married to a 90% disagreeable man for 42 years. Many times I’ve packed my bags but never followed through. I dream of being on my own, doing the little things in…
00:50:11 |
Thu 02 Jan 2020
201: Accessing the subconscious, Depression from illness, Brain maturity
Today's questions: 1. Is it true that there are parts of the mind that we don't have access to, like a "subconscious?" Put another way, is there any information in our mind that we cannot reach down …
00:41:16 |
Thu 26 Dec 2019
200: Episode 200
We celebrate this milestone episode with some fun questions for Dr. Lisle and Dr. Howk.
01:02:29 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
199: Attraction tiers, Bluffing conscientiousness, Jimmy the guitar player
Today's show we go over these questions: 1. If two people typically rate as 10/10 yet one is deemed more attractive on average, would that mean they're objectively better looking while being in the s…
00:51:34 |
Thu 12 Dec 2019
198: Earning attraction, IQ discrepancy,Market-limiting cues in dating profiles
In today's show, we go over the following questions: 1. I think that you are absolutely right when you say that happiness comes from esteem, earned in the right way from the people that matter. It's …
00:54:53 |
Thu 05 Dec 2019
197: Myelin sheath/child development,Are private ppl missing out,Measuring genes
Today's questions: 1. Does the myelin sheath development also apply to more purely mental abilities like reading and comprehension, or the ability to imagine and come up with inventive solutions to a…
00:40:14 |
Thu 28 Nov 2019
196: Attraction patterns, 'Control freak', 'Emotional blackmail'
In today's show, the Drs answer the following listener questions: 1.I was married to a man for 3 years who was a recovering drug and alcohol addict. In any case, we have recently divorced. There is …
00:50:33 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
195: Pleasure Trap, Making yourself proud, Social cost of eating healthy
On today's show, Dr. Lisle and Dr. Howk will answer the following questions: 1. Imagine a 20-year-old male. Every day, he plays video games, eats Twinkies, drinks Mountain Dew, binge watches Netflix…
00:53:23 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
194: Evo psych of punishment & revenge, Fairness in male/female dynamics & more
In today's show we discuss the Evolutionary psychology of individual, group, and self punishment and revenge. How does this factor in to Hamilton's rule? Listener questions: 1. Why do people seek re…
00:58:44 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
193: On-Air session: Dealing with a Micromanaging Boss (replay)
In this episode, we have an on-air session with a listener whose new boss micromanages everything he does.
00:37:20 |
Thu 31 Oct 2019
192: Group therapy, Plomian curse, Enlightenment trap, Being less critical
In today's show we have the following questions: 1. What are Dr. Lisle's thoughts on group therapy? What is the purpose if there is one and how would he apply evolutionary principles and esteem dynam…
00:44:45 |
Thu 24 Oct 2019
191:Impostor Syndrome, Parenting a mischievous son, Boyfriend went to stripclub
We go over the following questions: 1. What is impostor syndrome? Can you change the perception of feeling like a fraud? 2. A dad's son climbs on a roof to look at his neighbor's nude sunbathing. D…
00:56:18 |
Thu 17 Oct 2019
190: Minimizing distortions, Worth it to disagree?
The questions for tonight's show are as follows: 1. I was wondering how Dr Lisle reconciled two seemingly opposing thoughts I've heard on separate episodes. 1. CBT is an effective therapy to mitigate…
01:01:56 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
189: Introducing Dr. Jen Howk
We welcome to the podcast our newest guest, Dr. Jen Howk. We'll find out about who she is, how she got interested in Evolutionary Psychology, the work she has done, and her thoughts on a few select t…
00:57:43 |
Thu 03 Oct 2019
188: Couchsurfing as a woman, Resilience vs coddling, Jealousy after a break-up
In today's episode, Dr. Lisle and Dr. Howk, discuss the following questions: 1. My niece and I have been debating whether it’s safe for attractive young solo female travelers to couch surf. She belie…
00:57:06 |
Thu 26 Sep 2019
187: Stuck in a stagnant rut, Mirror emotions, More detail on agreeableness
Questions for tonight's show are: 1. Why am I so stagnant? Despite doing poorly in practically all the dimensions of my life (romantic, social, pursuit) I don't take any effective action. I've done a…
00:57:41 |
Thu 19 Sep 2019
186: Male/Female dynamics Part 2 with Drs. Doug Lisle and Jen Howk
We welcome back Dr. Jen Howk for her part 2 debut on the BYG podcast. Dr. Lisle and Howk answer the following questions from listeners: 1. I would describe myself as a 9. I am pretty and fit. I am e…
00:51:37 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
185: Is effective health care possible? Sharing health info w sick friends
Our questions for this show are: 1. Given the profitability of prescribing pills and surgical procedures, do you believe the mainstream medical-industrial-complex will ever reach a tipping point and …
00:44:48 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
184: Male/Female Dynamics with Dr. Lisle & Dr. Jen Howk
In this episode, we introduce Dr. Jen Howk, who recently earned her PhD from Harvard. She brings a female perspective to our male/female dynamics questions and offers her insights to our show.
00:48:31 |
Thu 29 Aug 2019
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