Episodes

  • Public Speaking

    Public Speaking
    Nov 13 2024
    Public speaking is some people's number one fear. For most people, it is not preferred and can be difficult to master. There is a lot research about public speaking spanning the fear, treatment for the fear of public speaking, and how to improve your delivery of public speaking. We discuss the relative benefits of public speaking, the nature of the fear of public speaking, and some strategies to improve your public speaking. Tell us about your experience speaking in public!

    Recommendations
    • Abraham: The Adam Project (https://www.netflix.com/title/81309354)
    • Shane: The Menu (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9764362/)

    Holidays (11/13/24)
    • National Dream Destination Day
    • Roast Dinner Day
    • National Hug a Musician Day
    • World Kindness Day
    • National Indian Pudding Day
    • Sadie Hawkins Day
    • Symphonic Metal Day
    • National Recycling Week
    • Cairo Film International Festival
    • Anti-Bullying Week
    • Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
    • Sweet Potato Awareness Month
    • Spinach and Squash Month
    • Prematurity Awareness Month
    • National Raisin Bread Month
    • National Pepper Month
    • National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
    • Whoopi Goldberg’s bday
    Links and References:
    1. https://www.verywellmind.com/most-common-phobias-4136563
    2. Parvis, L. F. (2001). The importance of communication and public speaking skills. Journal of Environmental Health, 63(9), 44–45.
    3. https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/why-is-public-speaking-important
    4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.1093
    5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smashing-the-brainblocks/201711/why-are-we-scared-of-public-speaking
    6. Mancuso, C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2016). Using habit reversal to decrease filled pauses in public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49(1), 188–192. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.267
    7. Spieler, C., & Miltenberger, R. G. (2017). Using awareness training to decrease nervous habits during public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 50(1), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.362
    8. Montes, C. C., Heinicke, M. R., & Geierman, D. M. (2019). Awareness training reduces college students' speech disfluencies in public speaking. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(3), 746–755. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.569
    9. Pawlik, B., & Perrin, C. J. (2020). Reducing speech disfluencies during public speaking using brief habit reversal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(2), 1080–1088. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.627


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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Mini: Sensory Friendly Vaccine Kits

    Mini: Sensory Friendly Vaccine Kits
    Nov 11 2024
    Special guest, Dr. Lauren Brown, BCBA-D, LBA joins us in our first-ever guest-hosted mini to discuss a collaborative effort between behavior analysts and medical professionals to make it easier to receive vaccines for individuals with disabilities. These sensory-friendly vaccine kits are a part of a grant project to investigate some strategies for making shots less aversive. These may actually work for a variety of difficult medical procedures in addition to just vaccinations.

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    16 mins
  • Why We Lead the Cheer

    Why We Lead the Cheer
    Nov 6 2024
    Humans have not universally hired performers to entertain the crowd during professional sports throughout all of human history... which means that it had to start somewhere! What evolved out of this coordinated crowd engagement is a highly athletic and dangerous gymnastics competition that is thing unto itself. Did you know it was entirely male at first? We didn't. We'll talk all about the history and modern sport of cheerleading. Recommendations:Abraham: Salem’s Lot (https://www.max.com/movies/salems-lot/b1aaea47-b2e8-4418-a181-91de7102d04f)Shane: Trap (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26753003/) Holidays (11/06/24)Basketball DayButton DayInternational Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictInternational Stress Awareness DayMarooned Without a Compass DayNational Block It Out DayNational Eating Healthy DayNational Nachos DaySaxophone DayDrowsy Driving Prevention WeekGive Wildlife a Brake WeekKey Club International WeekMedical-Surgical Nurses WeekNational Diabetes Education WeekNational Cat WeekNational Pet Cancer Awareness MonthNational Hospice and Palliative Care MonthWorld Vegan MonthLinks and References: https://usacheer.org/history-of-cheerleadinghttps://www.theatreinparis.com/blog/why-are-we-clapping-a-history-of-applause#:~:text=Taking%20it%20way%20back%20to,of%20clapping%20together%20in%20admiration.https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/112634-do-cheers-really-improve-performance/https://www.cureus.com/articles/68367-the-impact-of-cheering-on-sports-performance-comparison-of-serie-a-statistics-before-and-during-covid-19#!/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9255666/https://usacheer.org/safety/researchhttps://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=3009#:~:text=Cheerleading%20has%20grown%20into%20a,%2C%20tosses%2C%20and%20gymnastic%20moves.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC155424/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8785319/#:~:text=All%2Dstar%20cheerleading%20has%20an,0.8%20per%201000%20athlete%2Dexposures.&text=Although%20all%2Dstar%20cheerleading%20is,are%20other%20types%20of%20cheerleaders.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0191886995000355#:~:text=We%20hypothesized%20that%20people%20who,that%20can%20result%20in%20highhttps://online.eou.edu/resources/article/psychology-of-competitiveness/https://side-out.org/sport-health/pom-pom-for-people-why-cheerleading-is-good-for-humanity/https://neuliferehab.com/cheerleaders-catastrophic-injuries-cheerleading-dangerous-female-sport/https://blog-staging.omnicheer.com/post/did-you-know-10-facts-about-cheerleading/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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    55 mins
  • Mini: PIC-NIC

    Mini: PIC-NIC
    Nov 4 2024
    A useful, informal template for beginning to understand human behavior is consider a couple of features of the consequences for behavior: the longterm and short term consequences, positive and negative consequences, and the relatively likelihood of those consequences. This is not a comprehensive analysis, but a great starting place. We'll teach you all about it in this discussion.

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    Links and References:
    1. https://www.aubreydaniels.com/blog/the-long-and-short-of-consequences
    2. Daniels, A. C., & Daniels, J. E. (2006). Performance management: Changing behavior that drives organizational effectiveness. Atlanta, GA: Performance Management Publications.


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    13 mins
  • Ghosts

    Ghosts
    Oct 30 2024
    What are ghosts? Why are ghosts? How are ghosts? Pretend, for fun, and they aren't, in that order. Ghosts exist in the space of low resolution and little information. We ask the hard questions about the plausibility of ghosts as well as explore Haunted Person Syndrome (HPS). Are you haunted by a ghost? Tell us all about it!RecommendationsAbraham: Till Death (https://www.netflix.com/title/81075469)Shane: Mortal Kombat 1: Chaos Reigns Expansion (https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us/khaos-reigns)10/30/24 HolidaysHappy Halloween! (tomorrow)National Wicked DayNational Text your Ex DayNational Publicist DayNational Candy Corn DayNational Checklist DayCreate a Great Funeral DayHaunted Refrigerator NightMine Rescue DayPomegranate FestivalBat Appreciate WeekHenry Winkler bdayLGBTQ+ History MonthLinks and References: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9067702/https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/06/18/new-psychological-research-says-paranormal-experiences-are-the-norm-not-the-exception/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141030-the-truth-about-the-paranormalhttps://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/paranormalhttps://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2023/10/conversation-are-ghosts-real.phphttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-life-changes/202211/the-psychological-ghosts-haunt-ushttps://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.790073https://northcarolinaghosts.com/resources/brief-history-of-ghosts/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4400922-americans-ghosts-aliens-devil-survey/#:~:text=Among%20those%20surveyed%2C%2056.9%20percent,say%20they%20believe%20in%20God.https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/ghost.htmhttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-66135-001https://theness.com/neurologicablog/ghosts-are-not-real/https://www.amnh.org/explore/science-topics/microbiome-health/meet-your-microbiome#:~:text=Given%20that%20fact%2C%20it%20shouldn,in%20our%20bodies%20are%20bacterial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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    59 mins
  • Mini: Microphobia

    Mini: Microphobia
    Oct 28 2024
    Our last and least mini of the Halloween season: The fear of small things! We'll cap off our series of minis with our smallest episode. We'll talk about the diagnostic criteria and features of this as well as recommendations for treatment.

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    Links and References:
    1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22427-microphobia
    2. https://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/microphobia


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    12 mins
  • The Plausibility of Cryptids

    The Plausibility of Cryptids
    Oct 23 2024
    What makes people prone to believing in cryptids and why do some cryptids seem more plausible than others? We explore the various culture, language, and characteritics of cryptid lore and why some cryptids seem plausible. Behind every good lie is a nugget of truth, and we find the nuggets here.

    Recommendations
    • Abraham: John Wick: Chapter 4 (https://johnwick.movie/)
    • Shane: Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere (https://open.spotify.com/album/7hriIeLMviZKpNfcXgpsd8?si=QhmHBFBHTZ2CPAHomYmpjA)
    Holidays 10/23/24
    • Event Organizers Day
    • Medical Assistances Recognition Day
    • National Canning Day
    • National Paralegal Day
    • National Mole Day
    • National Boston Cream Pie Day
    • International Snow Leopard Day
    • National iPod Day
    • National Croc Day
    • TV Talk Show Host Day
    • Truffle Days in Croatia
    • Free Speech Week
    • Happy Bday Emilia Clark, Ryan Reynolds, Margaret Qualley, Johnny Carson, and Amandla Stenberg
    Links and References:
    1. https://blogs.iu.edu/sciu/2021/01/23/the-beginnings-of-cryptozoology/
    2. https://cryptozoologymuseum.com/what-is-cryptozoology/
    3. https://www.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/a-cultural-phenomenon
    4. https://smv.org/learn/blog/how-many-species-are-left-be-discovered/#:~:text=About%2018%2C000%20new%20species%20are,pretty%20remarkable%20new%20discoveries%20already.
      1. Fun note: The error page on this link says “this page was lost…to science!”
    5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/motivate/202102/you-are-more-gullible-you-think




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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Mini: Hippo... phobia

    Mini: Hippo... phobia
    Oct 21 2024
    The fear of long words has 36 letters, making it one of the longest words in the English language: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Also called simply sesquippedaliophobia. Who has this and how prevalent is this fear? Not very many and not very. Also, it is unofficial. Let's listen to two guys struggle to talk through this.

    Pronounciation guide: hi·puh·paa·tuh·muhn·strow·suh·skwipt·a·lee·ow·fow·bee·uh

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    Links and References:
    1. https://www.verywellmind.com/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia-2671752#:~:text=Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia%20is%20the%20fear%20of,common%20words%20of%20moderate%20length.
    2. https://www.healthline.com/health/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
    3. https://www.verywellhealth.com/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-5207091
    4. https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
    5. https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-is-hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
    6. https://dictionary.apa.org/specific-phobia


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    13 mins