We know friendship is important, but let’s be real – it gets harder to make new friends as we get older. In a follow up to What About Your Friends – Lab 026, Titi and Zakiya learn about romance in friendship, how people approach friendships differently, and how we can handle conflict with our besties. Guest: Dr. Marisa G. Franco.
Read MoreLanguage is a huge part of culture, and this week we’re talking all about linguistics. We’re getting into the difference between accents and dialects, the linguistic history of Black American English, code switching, and more! Guest Expert: Dr. John Baugh
Read MoreThe mind-body connection is so underrated, despite it being so integral to our day-to-day functions. Our minds are so powerful that sometimes things in our minds can affect our body’s responses and sometimes even cause pain in our bodies. We’re taking it to the head in this lab, and learning about psychosomatic disorders.
Read MoreThis week Dope Labs Podcast is back, and we're tackling Science Denial with Drs. Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and check out the show notes and cheat sheet!
Read MoreThis episode is all about the sociology of celebration. We explore the work of Mihai Stelian Rusu and Ismo Kantola and their three coordinates of celebration: temporality, spatiality, and sociality.
Read MoreThis episode is all about burnout. We’re in a slump and we’re not alone. Our friends and family have been talking to us about it too. Dr. Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, helps us unpack the burnout we’re experiencing and what we should do to combat it.
Read MoreAre you and your friends having a Molly & Issa moment? Does social distancing have your friendships stretched thin? This lab explores the psychology of friendship with guest expert Dr. Marisa G. Franco. Special appearances from Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman of Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast for long distance besties.
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