"About Something" Podcast

In Season 1, Episode 5: The Cult in Your Pocket , we dive into the strange new world where everyone is the star of a show nobody asked to be in. Learn why your phone has quietly become a portable spotlight, how algorithms manipulate your need to be “relatable,” and why we’re all performing like method actors trapped in a never‑ending reboot of The Truman Show. Discover why constant visibility resh...

In Season 1, Episode 4 : The Sickness of Enshittificationitis Explained , we deliver a shocking diagnosis of a cultural disease: Enshittificationitis . We examine the rapid spread of this systemic decay, which is turning our favourite digital platforms into cluttered, unusable messes. If you feel like your products and services are actively working against you, you aren’t crazy—you’re witnessing a...

In Season 1, Episode 3: Why Your Brain Is Bad at Risk , we reveal how your “rational” mind secretly sabotages your decisions. Discover why the human brain is biologically terrible at judging real danger, and learn the psychology behind cognitive biases like Loss Aversion and the Availability Heuristic. This episode breaks down the mental shortcuts that cost you money, time, and peace of mind — and...

In Season 1, Episode 2: The Alpha Male Is a Zoo Typo , we dive deep into the surprising and frankly hilarious origins of the 'Alpha Male' concept, contrasting this scientific mistake about captive wolves with the real, functional model of Parental Leadership . Discover the real science of wolf packs, why biologist David Mech tried to unpublish his own book, and why embracing competence, emotional...

In Season 1, Episode 1: Chinese Whispers Turned Jesus Into a God , we explore how stories mutate as they pass from person to person, culture to culture, century to century. We trace 2,000 years of history as a massive, consequential game of Chinese Whispers , showing how a simple mistranslation turned a Middle Eastern teacher into a cosmic figure, and why early authors made the shift from the 'gri...