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Unorthodox - Leaving Extremist Religion (Repost)

Preconceived - August 17, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Gene Steinberg was born and raised in a Jewish Hasidic community in New York. At age 28, he made the difficult decision to leave orthodox-Judaism to live a life more aligned with his personal values. Gene explains what it is like to live in an isolationist Hasidic community, how he came to leav...

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Unorthodox - Leaving Extremist Religion (Repost)

Preconceived - August 17, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Freidom is an organization providing community and social/emotional support for those questioning or leaving orthodox Jewish communities. Learn more about Freedom at http://freidom.org

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The Boxer

Preconceived - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
There are few sports as intense as boxing, where you are in a ring, on your own, fighting one-on-one against a fierce competitor. So what is it like to be a boxer? What motivates someone to engage in such an extreme sport, ridden with such physical risk and potentially even psychological harm...

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The Boxer

Preconceived - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
There are few sports as intense as boxing, where you are in a ring, on your own, fighting one-on-one against a fierce competitor. So what is it like to be a boxer? What motivates someone to engage in such an extreme sport, ridden with such physical risk and potentially even psychological harm? ...

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120. The Boxer

Preconceived - August 10, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
There are few sports as intense as boxing, where you are in a ring, on your own, fighting one-on-one against a fierce competitor. So what is it like to be a boxer? What motivates someone to engage in such an extreme sport, ridden with such physical risk and potentially even psychological harm? An...

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Napoleon The Great

Preconceived - August 03, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time. He is often mentioned alongside names such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, but whereas they existed thousands of years ago, he died only 200 years ago. And as such, his legacy is perhaps still being sha...

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Napoleon The Great

Preconceived - August 03, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Andrew Robert's website https://www.andrew-roberts.net 

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119. Napoleon The Great

Preconceived - August 03, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time. He is often mentioned alongside names such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, but whereas they existed thousands of years ago, he died only 200 years ago. And as such, his legacy is perhaps still being shape...

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My OCD

Preconceived - July 27, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In this episode, Zale opens up about his own experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. What is an obsession, and what is a compulsion? How does OCD extend far beyond the preconception of a pure focus on cleanliness? Zale gives a window into what it is like living with anxiety and sheds s...

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My OCD

Preconceived - July 27, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In this episode, Zale opens up about his own experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. What is an obsession, and what is a compulsion? How does OCD extend far beyond the preconception of a pure focus on cleanliness? Zale gives a window into what it is like living with anxiety and sheds som...

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118. My OCD

Preconceived - July 27, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In this episode, Zale opens up about his own experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. What is an obsession, and what is a compulsion? How does OCD extend far beyond the preconception of a pure focus on cleanliness? Zale gives a window into what it is like living with anxiety and sheds some ...

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Can You Separate The Art From The Artist?

Preconceived - July 20, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Constance Grady's article on separating the art from the artist  https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/11/17933686/me-too-separating-artist-art-johnny-depp-woody-allen-michael-jackson-louis-ck

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Can You Separate The Art From The Artist?

Preconceived - July 20, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
What are we to do with the books, movies, songs and performances created by some of society's most iconic artists who have later been exposed for certain wrongdoings? Is it enough to denounce them? Or must we reject their art as well? How do we separate the art from the artist? Or perhaps mor...

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117. Can You Separate The Art From The Artist?

Preconceived - July 20, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
What are we to do with the books, movies, songs and performances created by some of society's most iconic artists who have later been exposed for certain wrongdoings? Is it enough to denounce them? Or must we reject their art as well? How do we separate the art from the artist? Or perhaps more im...

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Life After Covid - 'Back To Normal'

Preconceived - July 15, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Dr. Lauren Cook's website  https://www.drlaurencook.com Epilogue Wills  This episode is sponsored by Epilogue Wills.  Take twenty minutes to create your legally binding will at http://epiloguewills.com, and use the code PRECONCEIVED at checkout. 

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Life After Covid - 'Back To Normal'

Preconceived - July 15, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
As vaccine rollout is well on its way in many countries around the world, we can begin to consider a return to “normal life” in perhaps the not too distant future. But what does “normal” actually look like? After over a year of this pandemic, our lives have drastically changed. As we begin to ...

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Life After Covid - "Back To Normal"

Preconceived - July 15, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Dr. Lauren Cook's website  https://www.drlaurencook.com Epilogue Wills  This episode is sponsored by Epilogue Wills.  Take twenty minutes to create your legally binding will at http://epiloguewills.com, and use the code PRECONCEIVED at checkout. 

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116. Life After Covid - 'Back To Normal'

Preconceived - July 15, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
As vaccine rollout is well on its way in many countries around the world, we can begin to consider a return to “normal life” in perhaps the not too distant future. But what does “normal” actually look like? After over a year of this pandemic, our lives have drastically changed. As we begin to loo...

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Transgender Athletes - A Scientific Look at Competitive Advantage

Preconceived - July 12, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Joanna Harper's book  Sporting Gender: The History, Science, and Stories of Transgender and Intersex Athletes. https://www.amazon.com/Books-Joanna-Harper/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJoanna+Harper 

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Transgender Athletes - A Scientific Look at Competitive Advantage

Preconceived - July 12, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
There has been debate in the sports world over the last month, as Laurel Hubbard was recently selected as the first transgender weightlifter to ever compete in the Olympics Games. On the one hand, this is a huge moment of progress for the LGBTQ+ community and reflects a society that is embracing...

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115. Transgender Athletes - A Scientific Look at Competitive Advantage

Preconceived - July 12, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
There has been debate in the sports world over the last month, as Laurel Hubbard was recently selected as the first transgender weightlifter to ever compete in the Olympics Games. On the one hand, this is a huge moment of progress for the LGBTQ+ community and reflects a society that is embracing ...

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The New Corporation

Preconceived - July 06, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Joel Bakan http://www.joelbakan.com The New Corporation  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07VBW4GQW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Speaker Labs This episode is sponsored by Speaker Labs. Save 50% off of their transformational public speaking course by using the code PRECONCEIVED at...

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The New Corporation

Preconceived - July 06, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
With more worldwide attention being brought to issues of global warming, poverty, and human rights violations over the last few decades, more light has been shed on the role that corporations play in our societies. And as large corporations have been called out for some of their questionable acti...

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114. The New Corporation

Preconceived - July 06, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
With more worldwide attention being brought to issues of global warming, poverty, and human rights violations over the last few decades, more light has been shed on the role that corporations play in our societies. And as large corporations have been called out for some of their questionable acti...

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113. The Puzzle of Left-Handedness

Preconceived - June 29, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
For much of human history, being left-handed has had a certain taboo associated with it. The word for left in Italian, for example, is “sinistra”, which shares roots with the word “sinister”, meaning “evil” in English. Such terminology reflects a long-held view in many societies that left-hand do...

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The Puzzle of Left-Handedness

Preconceived - June 29, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
For much of human history, being left-handed has had a certain taboo associated with it. The word for left in Italian, for example, is “sinistra”, which shares roots with the word “sinister”, meaning “evil” in English. Such terminology reflects a long-held view in many societies that left-hand ...

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The Puzzle of Left-Handedness

Preconceived - June 29, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
David Wolman  Website - http://www.david-wolman.com  Check out his book, "A Left-Hand Turn Around the World" at https://www.amazon.com/Left-Hand-Turn-Around-World/dp/0306814986 

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112. Covid Rehab - Beyond the Virus

Preconceived - June 22, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
A year into the pandemic, almost everyone knows someone who has tested positive for covid-19. While the emphasis has rightly focused on the mortality rate, there is another side of covid that is perhaps less talked about – recovery. While many do recover quickly, there is also a large proportion ...

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Covid Rehab - Beyond the Virus

Preconceived - June 22, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
A year into the pandemic, almost everyone knows someone who has tested positive for covid-19. While the emphasis has rightly focused on the mortality rate, there is another side of covid that is perhaps less talked about – recovery. While many do recover quickly, there is also a large proportio...

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Covid Rehab - Beyond the Virus

Preconceived - June 22, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
This episode is sponsored by Epilogue Wills.  Use the code "PRECONCEIVED" at checkout.  http://epiloguewills.com Dr. Ali Rendely  Twitter @alirendely Instagram @alirendely  

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