Invisibilia
By NPR
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Description
Invisibilia (Latin for all the invisible things) is about the invisible forces that control human behavior – ideas, beliefs, assumptions and emotions. Co-hosted by Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, Invisibilia interweaves narrative storytelling with scientific research that will ultimately make you see your own life differently.
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Invisibilia Update | Been hungry for more Invisibilia? Alix and Lulu pop in to tell you a bit about what they are working on for Season 2 — and a way you can hear a brand new Invisibilia story. On Tuesday, July 28, Lulu will be premiering a new story at an event called Cast | 7/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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See You Soon | Thanks for listening to the first season of Invisibilia! Here's a message from Alix and Lulu about what's happening next. | 2/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Computers, Ourselves | In Our Computers, Ourselves, a look at the ways technology affects us, and the main question is : Are computers changing human character? You’ll hear from cyborgs, bullies, neuroscientists and police chiefs about whether our closeness with computers is | 2/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BONUS: Inside Out! | Alix and Lulu present a bonus podcast about why "Inside Out" was considered as a possible name for the show, but ultimately wasn't chosen. | 2/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power Of Categories | The Power Of Categories examines how categories define us — how, if given a chance, humans will jump into one category or another. People need them, want them. The show looks at what categories provide for us, and you’ll hear about a person caught be | 2/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Entanglement | In Entanglement, you’ll meet a woman with Mirror Touch Synesthesia who can physically feel what she sees others feeling. And an exploration of the ways in which all of us are connected — more literally than you might realize. The hour will start with | 1/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BONUS: Falling Off a Cliff | A podcast BONUS for you today. We didn’t have enough room in our Batman show for this lovely story about Julee-anne Bell, one of the many people who have learned Daniel Kish’s echolocation technique. Enjoy! | 1/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Become Batman | In "How to Become Batman," Alix and Lulu examine the surprising effect that our expectations can have on the people around us. You’ll hear how people’s expectations can influence how well a rat runs a maze. Plus, the story of a man who is blind and sa | 1/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fearless | In "Fearless," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller explore what would happen if you could disappear fear. A group of scientists believe that people no longer need fear — at least not the kind we live with — to navigate the modern world. We’ll hear | 1/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Secret History of Thoughts | In "The Secret History of Thoughts," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask the question, “Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?” The answer can have profound consequences for your life. Hear the story of a ma | 1/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Invisibilia Preview | Starting January 9th, NPR brings you Invisibilia, a six episode series about the invisible forces that shape human behavior – ideas, beliefs, assumptions and thoughts. Invisibilia interweaves personal stories with scientific research that will ultimatel | 12/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Misinformation galore.
I really, really wanted to like this podcast. But as a psychotherapist myself, I found myself cringing time and again as they shared incorrect and skewed ideas about psychology - at least during the first episode. I think they need a psych professional to help create the show, if they want to make it informative instead of misinformed. For one, one of the hosts makes a comment that totally stigmatizes going to therapy (I thought this show was promoting the importance of the invisible, not poo-pooing it).
Secondly, there is NO way of knowing if that first therapist “S" went to was what they call Freudian (which is not a kind of therapy people do, they are referring to something along the lines of depth psychology) and it’s a shame they concluded that, giving depth psychology a misled and bad name. A mindfulness or CBT based therapist could also be just as unethical and scared by a client. All we can determine is that she could get her license revoked for abandoning a client like that. I stopped listening at this point because I was so put off by all the misinformation they were sending out. (The “mindfulness based therapy” the last therapist did was not what I know to be mindfulness based therapy, she was just doing meditation.)
And lastly, I will say — I believe the best therapists use aspects of all the modalities she talked about. Different thoughts need different kinds of attention — or they need all those modalities at the same time. The idea is to “mindfully” witness your thoughts instead of just having them unconsciously. Then you can, mindfully, replace them AND you can follow them to see if there is anything meaningful attached.
Disappointed
As someone who has been dealing with OCD for over a decade, I was really excited for the first episode after hearing the preview. One of the hosts made the comment "not that I would ever need to go to therapy" which was really tacky. After just a little bit of research, you should have known that the stigma surrounding mental illness is part of the nightmare, yet you chose to perpetuate that negative stigma. I'm crossing my fingers that future episodes won't have the same vibe of exploiting someone's "strange" inner world just to create compelling radio. Please think about the listeners you're representing with these stories!
Vocal fry is killing me
The commenter below vdfhvc shares my problem. The content is great like all NPR podcasts, but host Alix Spiegel’s “vocal fry” is like nails on a chalkboard for me. I cringe when she gets to the end of every sentence knowing it’s coming. I don’t know if I can stick with this podcast because of it.
