The Intimate Animal
Justin R. Garcia PhD
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate,...
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female by Alfred C Kinsey (1998-05-01)
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
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The Spider and the Fly
Claudia Rowe
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Empire of Orgasm
Ellen Huet
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The 4-Hour Body
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Maeve and Charlie Meet the Neighbors
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Elizabeth Smart
The Neverending Story
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Guinness World Records 2026
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The Wright Brothers
David McCullough
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Calypso
The title was listed among Sedaris's works in the opening segment.
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His books, Happy Go Lucky, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Calypso, A Carnival of Snackery. The best titles ever.
— Episode: David Sedaris #5
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Episode: David Sedaris #5
The title was listed among Sedaris's works in the opening segment.
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His books, Happy Go Lucky, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Calypso, A Carnival of Snackery. The best titles ever.
Pretty Ugly (Toon Books)
Sedaris said he had written a children's book called Pretty Ugly and defended it during the conversation.
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I wrote a children's book, Pretty Ugly.
— Episode: David Sedaris #5
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Episode: David Sedaris #5
Sedaris said he had written a children's book called Pretty Ugly and defended it during the conversation.
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I wrote a children's book, Pretty Ugly.
The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit
A Picture Book
The hosts presented the German children's book to the audience, describing its plot about a mole whose head gets covered in a turd.
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I brought everyone one of the books, the book, the children's book, The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit. ... When little mole looks out of his hole one morning...
— Episode: David Sedaris #5
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Episode: David Sedaris #5
The hosts presented the German children's book to the audience, describing its plot about a mole whose head gets covered in a turd.
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I brought everyone one of the books, the book, the children's book, The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit. ... When little mole looks out of his hole one morning, plop, something lands on his head. Whodunit.
The Instability of Truth
Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion
The book was introduced as the guest's new work, described as tasty, scary and very good, and later praised for its thorough historical research on brainwashing.
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Her new book, that's what we're here to talk about. It's very tasty. The Instability of Truth. Brainwashing, mind control, and hyper-persuasion.
— Episode: Rebecca Lemov (on brainwashing)
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Episode: Rebecca Lemov (on brainwashing)
The book was introduced as the guest's new work, described as tasty, scary and very good, and later praised for its thorough historical research on brainwashing.
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Her new book, that's what we're here to talk about. It's very tasty. The Instability of Truth. Brainwashing, mind control, and hyper-persuasion.
The Instability of Truth, Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper Persuasion. I'm a slow reader and I was blasting through it. There's so much historical stuff in there. I love the history.
Fierce Attachments
A Memoir
The memoir was cited as the source for the definition of emotional contagion used by Facebook's experiment.
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they cite a 1990 definition where they get this idea of mass emotional contagion at scale. And this was from a memoir of trauma that was written by Vivian Gornick called Fierce Attachment.
— Episode: Rebecca Lemov (on brainwashing)
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Episode: Rebecca Lemov (on brainwashing)
The memoir was cited as the source for the definition of emotional contagion used by Facebook's experiment.
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they cite a 1990 definition where they get this idea of mass emotional contagion at scale. And this was from a memoir of trauma that was written by Vivian Gornick called Fierce Attachment.
Burn
New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy
The host noted that Pontzer's earlier book was titled Burn and described it as a great, interesting work about how we consume calories.
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His previous book, which is great, is called Burn, Some Shocking Ways We Consume Calories. We talked about it and it was really interesting.
— Episode: Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropo...
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Episode: Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropology)
The host noted that Pontzer's earlier book was titled Burn and described it as a great, interesting work about how we consume calories.
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His previous book, which is great, is called Burn, Some Shocking Ways We Consume Calories. We talked about it and it was really interesting.
Adaptable
How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us
The conversation highlighted Pontzer's new book Adaptable, describing it as a fun and exciting exploration of how the human body works and why biology unites us.
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And then his new book, Adaptable, How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us. This was so fun.
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Episode: Herman Pontzer (on evolutionary anthropology)
The conversation highlighted Pontzer's new book Adaptable, describing it as a fun and exciting exploration of how the human body works and why biology unites us.
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And then his new book, Adaptable, How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us. This was so fun.
Your book's awesome. I hope everyone's as interested in the human evolution and biology. Like, I am Adaptable. How your unique body really works and why our biology unites us.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Now a major Guy Ritchie film
The title was listed among the movies in the opening rundown, referencing the recent film based on the book.
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Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Baby Driver, Three-Body Problem, Ambulance, Bloodshot...
— Episode: Eiza Gonzalez
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Episode: Eiza Gonzalez
The title was listed among the movies in the opening rundown, referencing the recent film based on the book.
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Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Baby Driver, Three-Body Problem, Ambulance, Bloodshot...
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Haidt and Lukianoff argued that overprotective parenting and campus culture have contributed to anxiety and mentalhealth problems.
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We wrote The Coddling of the American Mind and that led me to draw much more on Leonore Skenazy's work.
— Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious G...
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Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious Generation)
Haidt and Lukianoff argued that overprotective parenting and campus culture have contributed to anxiety and mentalhealth problems.
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We wrote The Coddling of the American Mind and that led me to draw much more on Leonore Skenazy's work.
Coddling means overprotection, and that led me to draw much more on Leonore Skenazy's work.
The book is huge. I mean, it's on every list I see. It was on Bill's list. That's why the book is doing so well everywhere.
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Haidt referenced his 2018 book that critiqued highereducation culture before his current work.
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It was 2018 after my previous book, The Calling of the American Mind.
— Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious G...
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Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious Generation)
Haidt referenced his 2018 book that critiqued highereducation culture before his current work.
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It was 2018 after my previous book, The Calling of the American Mind.
Free-Range Kids
How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow
Haidt said he and his wife read Skenazy's book and used its ideas to raise their own children.
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We met Leonore socially and we read her book, Free Range Kids. And so we used that to help us raise our kids.
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Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious Generation)
Haidt said he and his wife read Skenazy's book and used its ideas to raise their own children.
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We met Leonore socially and we read her book, Free Range Kids. And so we used that to help us raise our kids.
The Cannibal's Cookbook
Mining Myths of Cyclopean Constructions
The hosts recounted a true story about a cannibal who wrote a cookbook after his prison stint.
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He actually took it home and cooked it. He went to jail, but he didn't do a ton of jail time for it. And he was able to get out and write this cookbook.
— Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious G...
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Episode: Jonathan Haidt Returns (on the Anxious Generation)
The hosts recounted a true story about a cannibal who wrote a cookbook after his prison stint.
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He actually took it home and cooked it. He went to jail, but he didn't do a ton of jail time for it. And he was able to get out and write this cookbook.
Blue Sisters
A Read with Jenna Pick
Lauren Graham listed "Blue Sisters" as another title from Jenna Bush Hager's book club that she had read. It was mentioned alongside several other books.
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Blue Sisters
— Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
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Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
Lauren Graham listed "Blue Sisters" as another title from Jenna Bush Hager's book club that she had read. It was mentioned alongside several other books.
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Blue Sisters
The Mighty Red
A Read with Jenna Pick
Lauren Graham noted that she had read "The Mighty Red" as part of the Jenna Bush Hager book club selections.
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The Mighty Red
— Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
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Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
Lauren Graham noted that she had read "The Mighty Red" as part of the Jenna Bush Hager book club selections.
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The Mighty Red
This Motherless Land
A Sweeping Story of Two Lives Intertwined Across Continents and Generations – A Read with Jenna Pick
Lauren Graham mentioned "The Motherless Land" among the books she had read from Jenna Bush Hager's book club.
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The Motherless Land
— Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
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Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
Lauren Graham mentioned "The Motherless Land" among the books she had read from Jenna Bush Hager's book club.
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The Motherless Land
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
A Read with Jenna Pick
Lauren Graham said she had read "The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus" as part of the Jenna Bush Hager book club reading list.
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
— Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
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Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
Lauren Graham said she had read "The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus" as part of the Jenna Bush Hager book club reading list.
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
This Is a Love Story
A Read with Jenna Pick
Lauren Graham listed "This is a Love Story" as one of the books from Jenna Bush Hager's book club that she had finished reading.
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This Is a Love Story
— Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
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Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
Lauren Graham listed "This is a Love Story" as one of the books from Jenna Bush Hager's book club that she had finished reading.
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This Is a Love Story
Cher
Part One
Both hosts said they had read a biography of Cher and that it was a good book.
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We both have read the Cher biography. It's so good.
— Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
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Episode: Lauren Graham Returns
Both hosts said they had read a biography of Cher and that it was a good book.
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We both have read the Cher biography. It's so good.
The Age of Diagnosis
How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker
The host introduced the guest's new book as The Age of Diagnosis, How Our Obsession with Medical Labels is Making Us Sicker, and highlighted that it would be discussed throughout the episode.
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Her new book, which we're going to talk about a lot, is The Age of Diagnoses, How Our Obsession with Medical Labels is Making Us Sicker.
— Episode: Suzanne O'Sullivan (on over diagnosis)
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Episode: Suzanne O'Sullivan (on over diagnosis)
The host introduced the guest's new book as The Age of Diagnosis, How Our Obsession with Medical Labels is Making Us Sicker, and highlighted that it would be discussed throughout the episode.
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Her new book, which we're going to talk about a lot, is The Age of Diagnoses, How Our Obsession with Medical Labels is Making Us Sicker.
Everyone should check out The Age of Diagnosis. Incredible book. Incredible message.
All in Your Head
Illness as Identity, Trauma as Fashion, and the Desire to be Disordered
The guest's first book was identified as All in Your Head, True Stories of Imaginary Illnesses, and the discussion linked its content to the prevalence of psychosomatic seizures.
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The first book is All in Your Head, True Stories of Imaginary Illnesses.
— Episode: Suzanne O'Sullivan (on over diagnosis)
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Episode: Suzanne O'Sullivan (on over diagnosis)
The guest's first book was identified as All in Your Head, True Stories of Imaginary Illnesses, and the discussion linked its content to the prevalence of psychosomatic seizures.
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The first book is All in Your Head, True Stories of Imaginary Illnesses.
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