# illing (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover illing. Page: Feed: --- ## [Powerful Voices | Building Sustainable Civic Engagement with Amanda McCellon](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/powerful-voices-building-sustainable) _2026-08-22 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ Oklahoma civic engagement consultant Amanda McCellon tells Nick Paro that democracy dies locally first—and that showing up to planning and zoning meeting is the cheapest power most Americans never use [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211617304/0bfe503cafc7a48fa89955ea899e27f3.mp3) ## How memory changes you _2026-08-21 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ We like to think of memory as a record of the past. But that’s not really what it is. Memory doesn’t keep the past — it can also remake it. It stitches fragments into stories, and those stories — true or not — are what we end up calling our life, and sometimes, our collective history. Today’s episode is a rerun of an interview that originally published last year with Charan Ranganath, a… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1855583355.mp3) ## [Diogenes Club | E28 - The Doctors Are In The House with Dr. Angela Rasmussen](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/diogenes-club-e28-the-doctors-are) _2026-08-20 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A recording from Nick Paro's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211617686/e8eae71d94437dca1b077133b1658f63.mp3) ## [Intelligent Masculinity | Return of the AngryMaleVeteran](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/intelligent-masculinity-return-of) _2026-08-20 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A recording from Nick Paro's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211150783/e6dcf17b37068feacaa063f4525f7aab.mp3) ## [Time for Life | E27 - Time for Creativity](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/time-for-life-e27-time-for-creativity) _2026-08-20 · Soso's World · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A recording from Soso's World's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211852313/3a0663ba2d83ff42c6799b01e7e2e883.mp3) ## [Powerful Voices | Fred Wellman - A Lifetime of Service, A Fighter for Missouri](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/powerful-voices-fred-wellman-a-lifetime) _2026-08-19 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A recording from Nick Paro's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211617502/3a84dc02cd314e561a0da9832c4a9712.mp3) ## [Listening Louder | Mental Health of Those Who Serve](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/listening-louder-mental-health-of) _2026-08-19 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A recording from Nick Paro's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211719634/5497648f6869f3c3464cf336486bbe6d.mp3) ## [The One Who Stood For the Oath We Swore](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/the-one-who-stood-for-the-oath-we) _2026-08-18 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ USAF Maj. Jason Watson didn't come on to be celebrated, he came on to hand the rest of us the assignment - to take the first step, then continue moving forward as one. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211704560/10df186963adee8b2e23d3ab21946da7.mp3) ## [Chronically Illing Out | E43 - Letting Go Of the Self Judgement](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/chronically-illing-out-e43-letting) _2026-08-17 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ Nick, Beth, Soso, and Steph trace the line between the guilt of resting and a culture that measures people by what they produce — then follow it into Nebraska's shock gloves and Arkansas's Eli's Law. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210659134/b25a9fb2dd09eb3534cd8c16662239c6.mp3) ## Freud was right about one thing _2026-08-17 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ Sigmund Freud is probably the most famous psychoanalyst. Yet many of his theories have been critiqued or discredited. So is there anything we can still learn from the father of psychoanalysis? In today’s episode Sean speaks with professor Mark Solms, author of The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing. Mark argues that while Freud may have been wrong about many things, he was… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2514935461.mp3) ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6jMrUWshGFWV) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Intelligent Masculinity | With Sean Talbeaux](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/intelligent-masculinity-with-sean) _2026-08-16 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ Somatic coach Sean Talbeaux argues that men's work fails when it hands men another agenda, and that the way out runs through the body, not the intellect. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200321213/3780180661e14540e31036a82fb69e0e.mp3) ## [Diogenes Club | E27 - A System Meant To Harm](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/diogenes-club-e27-a-system-meant) _2026-08-14 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ Nick Paro and Dr. Eric Lullove connect the crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to a vaccine executive order and argue both are the same policy choice: harm by design. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210658504/a7a0149d145d068efbc5d3e5696c8576.mp3) ## [Intelligent Masculinity | Lawrence Winnerman is Back!](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/intelligent-masculinity-lawrence) _2026-08-14 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ Lawrence Winnerman returns to talk queer science fiction, the economy AI is about to rewrite, and the permission men rarely give themselves — to be exactly what they already are. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210658023/757f87bcf5c7e48f901020734ff65217.mp3) ## [NEWS | Trump Media & Technology Group's Pay to Play](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/news-trump-media-and-technology-groups) _2026-08-14 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ This scheme would allow wealthy institutional investors to profit from price swings triggered by presidential statements, while leaving everyday investors at a fundamental disadvantage. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211184347/05e48cd2943e118e07754e713a126f60.mp3) ## Why straight dating feels bleak _2026-08-14 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ The internet is rife with chatter about “heteropessimism,” the feeling that gender relations are broken and heterosexual relationships are doomed. But is this just cynical discourse, like a coping mechanism for bad dates? Or is this a symptom of a much deeper, systemic breakdown? In this episode of The Gray Area, guest host Jonquilyn Hill is joined by Sarah Jones, senior writer for The… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9965881931.mp3) ## [Time for Life | E26 - Time For Holly](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/time-for-life-e26-time-for-holly) _2026-08-13 · Beth Cruz · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A recording from Beth Cruz's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210919532/d591232d950683b646c687ff29d00926.mp3) ## [An Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Chat with Amelia Hall](https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/an-accessibility-and-disability-inclusion) _2026-08-12 · Nick Paro · Sick of this Shit Publications_ A welcome discussion into expanding visibility for disabilities as Amelia Hall announces a place where you can get your questions answered, be a part of an inclusive space, grow, and learn. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210928281/9f1f2702f89740910d19f35a844d54ad.mp3) ## We’re postliterate _2026-08-10 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ What happens when we read less? What does that do to our ability to understand complex ideas, or even think for ourselves?In today’s episode, guest host Jonquilyn Hill speaks with Atlantic staff writer Rose Horowitch. In her recent cover story, Rose argues that we are entering a postliterate age. Although we’re surrounded by text — like emails, text messages, and notifications — we no longer have… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7778448970.mp3) ## What does a parent owe their child? _2026-08-07 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ The Gray Area is taking a short break this week — but we’ve got something special for you. We’re dropping an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Unexplainable. In it, host Noam Hassenfeld and Vox senior reporter Sigal Samuel explore one of the biggest dilemmas facing growing families: How much should parents decide about their children’s future from prenatal testing alone? Noam and Sigal… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8924500436.mp3) ## The vanishing pleasures of daily life _2026-08-03 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ Sean talks with writer and philosopher Ian Bogost about his new book The Small Stuff. They discuss what modern life has lost in its pursuit of convenience, efficiency, and optimization. From stick shifts to coffee cups, lawnmowers, and smartphones, Bogost argues that many of the small sensory experiences that once connected us to the physical world have quietly disappeared. Host: Sean Illing… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4911753497.mp3) ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CBxNrVtmShbu) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## How Google broke the internet _2026-07-31 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ The internet is changing. For years our primary gateway to the internet has been search engines: we ask a question, a list of websites pops up, and we choose which ones to click on. But we are rapidly headed towards a different model, one in which AI-generated answers to our questions are our primary gateway to the internet. How we got here starts with Google. In today’s episode, guest host Miles… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7241983240.mp3) ## The illusion of the ‘self’ _2026-07-27 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ Sean Illing talks with neuroscientist Gregory Berns, author of The Self Delusion. Berns claims that the idea of a unified, persistent self is a kind of illusion, and that we are better understood as multiple selves at different moments in time, tied together by a story — which is what we call our identity. Sean and Greg also talk about whether the brain is a computer, how perception works, the… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9440765702.mp3) ## How MAGA is turning on itself _2026-07-24 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ For years, right-wing influencers and politicians have pushed the conservative movement to have more controversial, anti-establishment views. Why are some of those figures now upset about where the movement has ended up? In today’s episode, guest host Bryan Walsh speaks with Vox Senior Correspondent Zack Beauchamp about conservatives who decry the extremist direction that the right is moving but… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8995463413.mp3) ## The global baby bust _2026-07-20 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ Birth rates are dropping and global population growth is slowing. Why? We’re heard all the different speculation: It’s the economy. It’s housing costs. It’s the feminists. But what if the biggest driver is that thing we all carry in our pockets? In today’s episode, guest host Christine Emba speaks with data journalist John Burn-Murdoch about declining fertility rates across vastly different… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1335391468.mp3) ## Why public opinion turned on AI _2026-07-17 · The Gray Area with Sean Illing_ AI was supposed to make our lives better. Instead, it’s made many of us scared and angry. Communities are protesting data centers across the country, and polling shows most Americans think AI is moving too fast.In today's episode, guest host Miles Bryan talks with independent journalist Jasmine Sun, who argues that public attitudes toward AI are undergoing a fundamental shift. Jasmine argues that… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4059984756.mp3)