Episode #1541
Bridget Phetasy
Books mentioned
Suicide of the West
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Blindness
Mentioned by Bridget Phetasy · at 00:54:37 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Tiny Habits
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Writer, comedian, and cultural commentator Bridget Phetasy joins the show. They discuss meditation, political polarization, social media’s impact on mental health, comedy technique, cancel culture, California’s labor laws, and declining trust in journalism.
What they talked about
- Meditation and breathing exercises
- Sam Harris's COVID-19 caution
- Criticism of media and political narratives
- Social media authenticity vs. curated images
- 2020 election and political polarization
- Hypochondria and mental health tools
- Comedy writing process and stagecraft
- Homelessness and city governance
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