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Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

Each episode explores a taboo question or cultural blind spot with an expert who is themselves, a paradox -

Like the atheist doctor who studied near death experiences for 50 years (ep 224)

Or the deeply religious man studied by NASA who sees UFOs regularly (ep 261).

The mission is to inspire the kind of curiosity that looks for & celebrates nuance, because we all deserve a more curious future.

So tune in each week (new episodes every Monday) to question things like American individualism (ep 260), trigger warnings (ep 208) & circumcision (ep 178).

Still not sure where to start?

Other listeners loved ep 230 - Can a sexless marriage survive? and ep 237 - Black man who attends KKK rallies: race & friendship

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Average duration
39 minutes
Episodes
308
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Ep. 288 Could AI Make Us MORE Human??!

Ep. 288 Could AI Make Us MORE Human??!

Nichol R Bradford is the Chairman & co-founder of The Transformative Tech Lab, where she specializes as a futurist focusing on human-centered AI adoption. We not only discussed theoretical scenarios …

00:44:22  |   Mon 21 Apr 2025
Ep. 287 If Aliens are Real, Why Does No One Care?

Ep. 287 If Aliens are Real, Why Does No One Care?

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 …

00:51:12  |   Mon 14 Apr 2025
Ep. 286 What is Medically Assisted Sex? [REMASTERED]

Ep. 286 What is Medically Assisted Sex? [REMASTERED]

Trish St John is the founder of Sensual Solutions in Vancouver, Canada, an intimate care service for adults with disabilities. With everyone trying to be more sex-positive, we ask the question, why t…

00:29:25  |   Mon 07 Apr 2025
Ep. 285 Is Heart Coherence a Chaos Cure-All? Health, Behavior & Intuition

Ep. 285 Is Heart Coherence a Chaos Cure-All? Health, Behavior & Intuition

Rollin McCraty, PhD is Psychophysiologist & Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute where his primary areas of focus are the mechanisms by which emotions influence cognitive processes, behavi…

00:47:11  |   Mon 31 Mar 2025
Ep. 284 Can You Get Fit on Fast Food?! Supersized to Shredded

Ep. 284 Can You Get Fit on Fast Food?! Supersized to Shredded

Matt Lane is a certified personal trainer, behavioral change specialist and practicing registered nurse who gained 50lbs ON PURPOSE, so he could experiment on himself to see IF it was possible to los…

00:45:38  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
Ep. 283 Is Narcissism on the Rise? Internet, Influencers & the Dark Triad

Ep. 283 Is Narcissism on the Rise? Internet, Influencers & the Dark Triad

Dr. Stephanie Sarkis is a psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience specializing in ADHD, anxiety, & narcissistic abuse. She’s a contributor to Forbes & Psychology Today & the Author of Healin…

00:48:39  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
Ep. 282 Are Technology, Religion & UFOs Connected? [REMASTERED]

Ep. 282 Are Technology, Religion & UFOs Connected? [REMASTERED]

Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka is a Professor of religious history at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on religion and technology, but it was her research about purgatory sp…

00:34:05  |   Mon 10 Mar 2025
Ep. 281 Family Influencers: Are Kids Content?

Ep. 281 Family Influencers: Are Kids Content?

The world of family influencers is one we all know, but what are the impacts of on the children of these influencers when they come of age? Erin Quinn Kong is a longtime magazine editor, having worke…

00:41:14  |   Mon 03 Mar 2025
Ep. 280 Is Hawaii Haunted? History, Pele & Pizza [REMASTERED]

Ep. 280 Is Hawaii Haunted? History, Pele & Pizza [REMASTERED]

Lopaka Kapanui is a native Hawaiian who was adopted by a non-Hawaiian family & raised Catholic. When he was 7, he died during a medical procedure & his near-death experience left him with some unusua…

00:33:57  |   Mon 24 Feb 2025
Ep. 279 Blurred Boundaries: Deepfake Porn Ethics & Impact

Ep. 279 Blurred Boundaries: Deepfake Porn Ethics & Impact

Sophie Compton & Reuben Hamlyn are the directors of Another Body, a documentary highlighting an engineering student's experience becoming a victim of nonconsensual intimate imagery or what most call …

00:43:32  |   Mon 17 Feb 2025
Ep. 278 Morbid or Sacred? Let’s Talk about Death (with a Death Doula)

Ep. 278 Morbid or Sacred? Let’s Talk about Death (with a Death Doula)

Dr. Sarah Kerr is the founder of The Centre for Sacred Death Care & has been a practicing death doula since 2012. In this episode, she shares conversational onramps to death conversations (including …

00:52:20  |   Mon 10 Feb 2025
Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]

Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]

Ep. 277 Divorce Revolution: Living with Your Ex (& his new wife) [REMASTERED]

Living together while divorced sounds crazy, but it’s the story of Suzanne Vickberg, PhD, an author & psychologist who cho…

00:30:31  |   Mon 03 Feb 2025
Ep. 276 Are Aliens Humans from the Future? [REMASTERED]

Ep. 276 Are Aliens Humans from the Future? [REMASTERED]

Dr. Michael P Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech University. Part of his research draws on anthropology, astronomy, physics & astrobiology to investigate UFO phenomenon…

00:58:51  |   Mon 27 Jan 2025
Ep. 275 Is Ambition Anti-Happiness? Reasonable Happiness & Fetishizing Wealth

Ep. 275 Is Ambition Anti-Happiness? Reasonable Happiness & Fetishizing Wealth

Paul Ollinger was one of Facebook’s first 250 employees. At age 42, he walked out with a pocket full of cash in what most would consider an ideal situation, but what he found instead left him wonderi…

00:47:13  |   Mon 20 Jan 2025
Ep. 274 What’s Up with Foot Fetishes?

Ep. 274 What’s Up with Foot Fetishes?

Three guests. One fantastic conversation! Dr. Carol Queen from Good Vibes, a sex educator, a woman whose partner has a foot fetish (she doesn’t) & Ramon, a man who has a foot fetish along with his wi…

00:40:45  |   Mon 13 Jan 2025
Ep. 273 Autism Up 241% Since the Year 2000: Why & What Now?

Ep. 273 Autism Up 241% Since the Year 2000: Why & What Now?

According to the CDC, 1 in 36 children in the US are on the spectrum. Beth Lambert is the founder & Exec Dir of Documenting hope, a non-profit research org that over the last 15 years has collaborate…

00:47:06  |   Mon 06 Jan 2025
Ep. 272 Breaking Free: Death Threats & Deprogramming Victimhood

Ep. 272 Breaking Free: Death Threats & Deprogramming Victimhood

Dima Ghawi grew up in a small Christian community in Amman, Jordan, the daughter of a man with an unpredictable temper & a mother who felt a decent marriage proposal for her daughter would be an oppo…

00:44:57  |   Mon 30 Dec 2024
Ep. 271 Tripping to Success: Psychedelics and Career Growth?

Ep. 271 Tripping to Success: Psychedelics and Career Growth?

Paul F. Austin is the founder of Third Wave, research-based psychedelics education and community platform. In this episode, we explore the intersection of psychedelics, personal transformation, and p…

00:46:55  |   Mon 23 Dec 2024
Ep. 270 Accidental Swingers [REMASTERED]

Ep. 270 Accidental Swingers [REMASTERED]

A couple in their 50s happily married for over 20 years shares the hilarious story of how they accidentally became swingers, how it has improved their marriage & their tips for more open, vulnerable …

01:02:37  |   Mon 16 Dec 2024
Ep. 269 Exercise & Cancer: Chemo Bells, Business & Google MD

Ep. 269 Exercise & Cancer: Chemo Bells, Business & Google MD

Tom Incledon, PhD is the Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Causenta Cancer Treatment Center. He not only has a number of published researches & serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, he…

00:53:25  |   Mon 09 Dec 2024
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