Turns Out Brains Are Important. Who Knew?

Turns Out Brains Are Important. Who Knew?

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Happy Single Mother's Day

Author Jamilah Lemieux joins us today to talk about her new book "Black. Single. Mother." And a whole bunch of other stuff about being a mom. Isn't it weird how every human on earth lived inside one of us for a year? Gross. But cool. Anyway!Jamilah can be found @jamilahlemieux Ho ...  Show more

Magic Tricked

This week, host Jane Marie combines two of her favorite things - magic and scam debunking - in an interview with mentalist and known psychic-skeptic, Dustin Dean.You can find more of Dustin's work here:TikTok: @dustindeanmentalistInstagram: @dustindeanmentalistYouTube: @DustinDea ...  Show more

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