33. Social attraction, being ‘cool’ and in-gr...

Personal style might look like a surface-level thing, but it’s actually one of the most psychologically loaded choices we make every day. What we wear shapes how we’re perceived, how we feel, and sometimes even what parts of ourselves we give permission to show. In this episode, ...  Show more

When did ‘narcissist’ become the go-to explanation for every difficult person - and what do we lose when one word starts covering everything from basic selfishness to genuine psychological harm? In this bonus episode, we break down what psychologists actually mean by narcissism: ...  Show more

Friend of the show Joey joins us to explain girl trends on social media, what they say about where we are societally, why they are popular and why we need to critically question them.

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In this episode, Ali tells us about a party(!) he recently attended, and how he approached the social interactions there. We talk about how we approach conversations with new people, whether it's okay to talk about "work" at social events, and, of course, the idea of "small talk" ...  Show more

In episode 37 ‘Why does our social life revolve around food?’, hosts Maz Compton, Dr Andrew Rochford and Eliza Cracknell talk to food and travel critic Melissa Leong, on how she stays healthy when she gets paid to eat. The team also discuss the cooking staple that’s claimed to be ...  Show more

What happens when you take a social risk? Simple truth, we’re all wired for a certain level of human interaction. Some of us cannot get enough of other people. We’ll walk up to anyone, introduce ourselves, enter conversations and engage with just about anyone, even total stranger ...  Show more