The Shanker Chronicles

By: Self-Reg Global
  • Summary

  • Join the world renowned psychology and philosophy professor; Dr. Stuart Shanker as he takes us on a journey through the historical, political, scientific and philosophical background of some of the biggest issues of our time. In our 6-episode first Season, join Dr. Shanker each week as he unpacks a new topic such as Freedom and Constraint, Polarization, COVID-19, Anti-Vaxxers, Shamelessness and Threats to Democracy. Each episode has important lessons for us all, linking back to the Shanker Self-Reg perspective and will shed new light on these important topics. Hear more from Dr. Shanker on Twitter - @StuartShanker Interested in more Self-Reg Learning? • www.self-reg.ca • Twitter - @Self_Reg • Facebook - @SelfReg • Instagram - @self_reg
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Episodes
  • #6 - The REAL Threat to Democracy | Season Finale
    Mar 1 2022

    Dr. Stuart Shanker concludes season 1 of The Shanker Chronicles Podcast by deep-diving into the most urgent issue of all - the REAL threat to democracy. From advertisement to politics, sugar, Netflix, and Facebook, Dr. Shanker explores the power the psychology of reasoning and data science has over society and democracy.

    Join Dr. Shanker at this season finale, as he shares the true meaning of freedom and the real goal of Self-Reg.


    0:00 Intro

    0:36 Looking Back

    4:09 American Tobacco Company

    8:52 "Instead of a dessert, reach for a cigarette!"

    11:05 The "Green" Campaign

    13:04 Manipulated Consumers

    16:29 The Psychology of Reasoning

    20:05 Data Science - Netflix Vs. The Wrong Hands

    34:50 Freedom - The Ability to Choose

    39:42 Trump Campaign - Data Science Masterpiece

    42:52 Cambridge Analytica

    48:34 Political Lying Isn't New

    51:30 Familiarity is Red Brain. Truth is Blue Brain.

    53:17 Summary - The Important Insight

    58:19 The Real Goal of Self-Reg


    The Netflix Technology Blog - https://netflixtechblog.com


    Thank you for listening to The Shanker Chronicles, part of the Self-Reg Pods family and brought to you by Self-Reg Global.


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    Self-Reg Global 2022 Webinar Series - The Epidemic Of Epidemics 2.0

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    1 hr
  • #5 - Shamelessness
    Feb 22 2022

    In this episode, Dr. Stuart Shanker overtly unpacks the ever-growing attitude - shamelessness. He reviews the attitude's largest influence sources, from politics to business leaders, provides examples from significant historical events, and explores whether it is narcissistic behaviour or not.

    Join Dr. Shanker as he applies a Self-Reg lens on shamelessness and shares the neurological, social, and emotional impact it has on people all around the world.

    0:00 Intro

    0:35 Shamelessness is Growing

    2:32 Weaponizing Shamelessness

    6:12 The Impact

    9:20 Narcissism?

    12:41 The Roots - The Cold War

    19:51 Fighting Fire With Fire

    25:00 Nixon - "Use Any Means! Is That Clear?"

    33:20 Trump - Power Becomes The Goal

    35:36 Morality Shift

    41:52 Cohesion Vs. Terror

    48:41 So Are Shameless Leaders Narcissists?

    51:13 Summary - "We Must Resist That Temptation"

    56:49 Outro


    The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism

    Book by Steve Kornacki:

    https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Red_and_the_Blue/sO9EDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover


    Thank you for listening to The Shanker Chronicles, part of the Self-Reg Pods family and brought to you by Self-Reg Global.


    Join Self-Reg Global & Dr. Stuart Shanker in our monthly webinar series:

    Self-Reg Global 2022 Webinar Series - The Epidemic Of Epidemics 2.0

    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-reg-...


    Learn more and connect with our Self-Reg community:

    • Website - https://selfregglobal.com/

    • Twitter - https://twitter.com/selfregglobal?lan...

    • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SelfRegGlobal/

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    Hear more from Dr. Shanker on Twitter - @StuartShanker

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    58 mins
  • #4 - The Anti-Vax Movement
    Feb 15 2022

    In this episode, Dr. Stuart Shanker puts judgment aside and attempts to understand the dynamics that the Anti-Vax movement has created. He explores this topic by reviewing its history, social, emotional, and health implications.

    Dr. Shanker explains how people of all sides of any debate can become more curious, listen and understand each other better by reaching the blue-brain state that allows for learning to occur.

    The College of Physicians of Philadelphia published a great piece on this “History of Anti-Vaccination Movements”:

    https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/history-anti-vaccination-movements

    0:00 Intro

    0:35 The Better We Understand

    2:05 The Situation at Hand

    5:36 A Self-Reg Lens

    8:15 Why I Wonder This

    11:55 Smallpox Anti-Vax Movement

    17:40 Eradication! But…

    20:59 MMR Anti-Vax Movement

    25:50 Infomation Vs. Attitudes

    30:13 5 Features of Anti-Vax Movement

    33:50 “Denialism” as Ego Defence

    39:15 Shame

    44:23 Summary - Red Brain Issue

    52:03 Outro

    Article by Jena & Worsham (NYT Dec 22 2021):

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/opinion/vaccine-hesitancy-covid-omicron.html

    Leon Seltzer made an interesting point in this regard: “I regard most shameless behaviour as a cover-up for deeper feelings of shame, which the individual is either too scared or too defended to confront.”

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/evolution-the-self/200911/shameful-or-shameless-if-you-had-which-would-you-choose

    Thank you for listening to The Shanker Chronicles, part of the Self-Reg Pods family and brought to you by Self-Reg Global.


    Join our monthly webinar series:

    Self-Reg Global 2022 Webinar Series - The Epidemic Of Epidemics 2.0

    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-reg-...


    Learn more and connect with our Self-Reg community:

    • Website - https://selfregglobal.com/

    • Twitter - https://twitter.com/selfregglobal?lan...

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    Hear more from Dr. Shanker on Twitter - @StuartShanker

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    53 mins

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