Episode 13: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL Part One: Fears vs. Phobias We debate the differences and discuss how the human species has evolved away from fear. Later, we babble about how phobias develop and the role that horror films play by telling us what to fear. Ever wondered what the most searched fear is in your state? Part one has your answers! Part Two: Why do people like being scared? Are you a babbler that loves all things spooky? Or, like co-host Raul, do you go to great lengths to avoid being scared? Either way, stay tuned as we babble about the science behind why people respond differently to being scared. We add in the things we are scared of, including an existential crisis or two. Thanks for listening, CHEERS!

Episode 12: Boys 2 Men In our most candid episode to date, we babble about how we learned what it means to be "male." We discuss how these experienced impacted us positively and negatively, including what we are still learning today. What does it actually mean to be male? What is toxic masculinity and how has it contributed to current events? All that and more in this episode of Psychobabble! CHEERS!

Episode 11: Do we only use 10% of our brain? This week we are taking on one of the oldest and most popular myths about the brain. We discuss the myth's origin and how Hollywood has exploited it, we even say something bad about Morgan Freeman (*GASP*). Stay tuned to find out if we busted this myth! CHEERS!

Episode 10: The Back-to-School Special Is graduate school REALLY that different from undergrad? This week we babble about the mindset shift that occurs when you enter a grad school program, especially one with an emphasis on professional development. Later, we talk about how we try (and sometimes fail) to keep our lives organized and how to judge opportunities. Co-host Cody has an existential rant about the fundamental laws of physics and disappoints co-host Raul in the process. All that and more in this week's babble! Stay tuned to the end for when we answer THREE babbler submitted TOPHAT QUESTIONS! CHEERS!

Episode 9: The Impact of Negative Childhood Experiences This episode was inspired by a babbler-submitted question originally intended for the Mythical Tophat segment. Because it is such an important topic, we wanted to do it justice by making an entire episode, featuring another expert from the field. Joining us for episode 9 is Dr. Meredith Martin, Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She currently runs the Security and Social Development Laboratory, and is investigating the impact of peer victimization on adolescents.

Episode 8: Psychology Has a Knowledge Problem Throughout time, much of psychological science has been developed using a WEIRD-centric approach (i.e., western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic). How has this approach impacted the generalizability of findings and implications of our field, and have we created a knowledge problem? We babble on this and MUCH more in this episode, including answering babbler-submitted questions! Stay tuned to the very end because you don't want to miss those! CHEERS!

Episode 7: Graduate School in your 30's This episode is all about the experience of graduate school in your 30's. Have you ever considered a career switch? Or, maybe you've felt that grad school was something you were interested in but worried about the fit? We try to answer these questions and more in this episode featuring a special guest. Stay tuned to the very end to hear a new segment with the Mythical Top Hat of Questions! Cheers!

Episode 6: The Psychology of #Fakenews and Conspiracy Theories. In this episode, we attempt to babble our way through why people believe in #fakenews and conspiracy theories. Raul spends the episode inside Cody's bubble as he riffs on cognitive biases and existential motives. We end the show by trying to answer how we can get people to buy the truth. CHEERS! Shoutout to babbler Jennaxward for the episode request!

Episode 4: Self-care and the Things We Worry About: Part Two We're picking up right where we left the last episode, but this time the conversation is joined by two Babblers! Listen in as we discuss our own experiences of self-care, how we learned about this skill, and the importance of emotional hygiene.

Episode 4: Self-care and the Things We Worry About: Part 1 Join us as we babble about the things we worry about, both as graduate students and semi-functional humans. We're diving deep into our own experiences and discussing how we individually cope with the worries and stress of graduate school and life. As an added bonus, an unplanned special guest is featured in this episode! We barely scratched the surface on this one, so stay tuned for Part 2! CHEERS!