The Social Exchange

This is a rebroadcast of my 2016 interview with journalist and international best-selling author, Johann Hari. We talked about his book,  Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of The War On Drugs CHECK OUT PRODUCER AARON FERGUSON'S ORIGINAL MUSIC HERE ****** VISIT OUR NEW "MODES OF EXCHANGE" BLOG SITE LEARN ABOUT ZACH'S BOOK WITH STANTON PEELE, "OUTGROWING ADDICTION"   Become a Patron  http:...

In this short segment, I answer the question, "What should parents be aware of in terms of treatment industry standards?"   **********   Related Links   Experts on the addiction treatment industry (and industry scams)  Anne Fletcher (articles and books)  Lance Dodes  Stanton Peele Steven Slate / Mark Scheeren / Michelle Dunbar  Gabrielle Glaser  Maia Szalavitz Zachary Siegel More reading on the re...

What is the difference between sex work and human sex trafficking?  Today's guest, Rory Fleming , says this distinction is not always clear; it is MUCH clearer, however, than many politicians (and media) will admit.  Rory Fleming is attorney and founder of Foglight Strategies , a legal consulting firm. He is also on the Families For Sensible Drug Policy advisory board and a writer for FilterMag . ...

TODAY'S GUEST Today's guest is Dr. Ross Greene. Dr. Greene is a clinical child psychologist. He’s also a New York Times best selling author. His books include (among others) The Explosive Child and Raising Human Beings , both of which I’ve read and highly recommend. He is also the creator of a non-profit educational program called Lives In The Balance , which helps parents and educators engage chi...

Today's guest is Dee-Dee Stout We talk about Dee-Dee's history with substance use, her career in counseling, and how she came to the harm reduction concept-- well, "kicking and screaming".    We also speak about Families For Sensible Dug Policy , Tony Trimingham's    Family Drug Support model, and INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DRUG SUPPORT DAY ******   Buy Dee-Dee's book  here    ******  More About Our Gue...

Andrew Tatarsky  is a psychologist, founder and director of The Center for Opitmal Living , and author of the book,  Harm Reduction Psychotherapy .  He is a true harm-reduction pioneer and we know you'll enjoy the interview.   Thanks again to all of you for being a part of this process and helping us produce quality programming. and thanks to  FSDP  for everything they do to mobilize all involved...

Enjoy this bonus episode with Dr. Rick Barnett-- psychologist and founder of the non-profit organization CARTER Vermont.      We talk about gambling addiction!  Thanks Dr. Barnett, CARTER Vermont, and The Vermont Lottery for making the conversation possible.  ********************   ABOUT CARTER INC   Center for Addiction Recognition Treatment Education Recovery CARTER, Inc. is a 501c3 private nonp...

Steven Slate Today's guest is Steven Slate. Steven is the creator of the multimedia educational blog site called The Clean Slate Addiction Site.   he is also co-author— with Mark Sheeren and Michelle Dunbar-- of the book, The Freedom Model for Addictions.  the book is a detailed blueprint of their successful educational program called “The Freedom Model Retreats” ********** Today's Talk Many of yo...

Christopher Chabris  Christopher   Chabris  is a professor at Geisinger, an integrated healthcare system in Pennsylvania. His research focuses on attention, intelligence (individual, collective, and social), behavior genetics, and decision-making. He received his Ph. D. in psychology and A.B. in computer science from Harvard University. Chris is the co-author (with Daniel Simons) of the New York T...

FSDP  is Families For Sensible Drug Policy. They are a global coalition of families, professionals, and organizations representing the voice of families impacted by substance use. They empower families by educating and advocating for a new paradigm in comprehensive care and progressive solutions for family support based on science, compassion, public health and human rights. Learn more about FSDP...

FSDP  is Families For Sensible Drug Policy. They are a global coalition of families, professionals, and organizations representing the voice of families impacted by substance use. They empower families by educating and advocating for a new paradigm in comprehensive care and progressive solutions for family support based on science, compassion, public health and human rights. Learn more about FSDP...

Zach speaks with DanceSafe founder and host of the Drug Positive Podcast, Emanuel Sferios. Today they dispel addiction and drug scare tactics and mythology, and engage in a balanced dialogue about potential risks and benefits of drugs of all sorts.  ******************* Support the show on Patreon    http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange   Thanks to our new patrons - Inigo - Jon Holt - Laila Ferguso...

Today's Guest is Dr. Stanton Peele Stanton is a psychologist, author, and pioneer in the addiction field. He is the creator of the Life Process Program. Stanton and Zach talk about their new podcast, "The LPP Podcast", which will air in December on Blog Talk Radio. The LPP Podcast is a show which will explore inner-workings of the Life Process Program (including a new option for children and famil...

Dr. Rick Barnett and Zach Rhoads discuss the meaning of addiction and the implication and efficacy of various Addiction Treatments. Dr. Barnett won the 2018 award for distinction, commitment, and service from the Vermont Psychological Association.   Support the show on our Patreon page http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange   Thanks to our patrons - Inigo Montoya - Jon Holt - Laila Ferguson - Mary K...

This is the first episode of our monthly segment,  FSDP Presents.  FSDP is Families For Sensible Drug Policy. They are a global coalition of families, professionals, and organizations representing the voice of families impacted by substance use. They empower families by educating and advocating for a new paradigm in comprehensive care and progressive solutions for family support based on science,...

Anthony Magnabosco and Linda Mokko speak with Zach about Street Epistemology (SE)-- a conversation style they use to better understand other people's beliefs.  ******************** Help keep the show alive and growing at our Patreon page http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange ******************** We thank the band Funkwagon for the music in today's episode!  Listen to more Funkwagon here http://reve...

This is an excerpt from Zach's previous podcast called "Young Justice". To hear the full episode (and more from the archives), become a patron at http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange . In this MINISODE, Peter Singer talks with Zach Rhoads about his famous "Shallow Pond" thought experiment.  

This is an excerpt from Zach's previous podcast called "Young Justice". To hear the full episode (and more from the archives), become a patron at http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange . In this MiniSode, Lawrence Krauss tells Zach Rhoads why science makes life worth living. This is a longer interview about Krauss's most recent book, "The Greatest Story Ever Told-- SO FAR  

This is an excerpt from Zach's previous podcast called "Young Justice". To hear the full episode (and more from the archives), become a patron at http://patreon.com/thesocialexchange . Carol Tavris is the author of "Mistakes Were Made (but not by me!)" She speaks with Zach Rhoads about cognitive dissonance, and gives Zach advice about his podcast and his mission to engage the public in constructiv...

Narcotica   is a podcast about drugs and the people who use them.  Zach Rhoads speaks with two (of three) of the show's hosts about drugs, addiction, and the unfortunate mythology surrounding both topics.  TODAY'S GUESTS:   Zachary Siegel -- on twitter @zachwritesstuff Troy Farah --  on twitter @filth_filler  ********** Christopher Moraff is another host of Narcotica on twitter @cmoraff ; ********...

Aaron Ferguson (co-producer of the podcast) talks about his journey from being raised in a cult, to living on the streets, to going through SEAL training to finally becoming a harm reduction substance use counselor, and more.    Zach and Aaron chat about what's in store for the podcast.    Listen to Aaron's music at http://soundcloud.com/knowmad1       

Stephen Alajajian is a foreign language learner and activist and author of "The Languages Blog" Stephen speaks with host Zach Rhoads about one of Zach's talks with Johann Hari (author of "Lost Connections"). Stephen provides insight about language and culture that may help Westerners understand (and contend with) why we have trouble meeting our psychological needs.  Stephen has traveled to many co...

Where The Story Meets Pain Volume 3: "Pain Patients"    Series Episodes:  1. Addiction  2. Drug Deaths 3. Doctors and Pain Patients __________________________________________ Despite our best efforts, we’ve yet to slow the rate of death related to drugs in our country… In the year 2016, there were 64,000 total drug-related deaths. Something is not working, and that truth is getting increasingly di...

Where The Story Meets Pain Volume 2: "Drug Deaths"   Series Episodes:  1. Addiction  2. Drug Deaths 3. Doctors and Pain Patients __________________________________________ Despite our best efforts, we’ve yet to slow the rate of death related to drugs in our country… In the year 2016, there were 64,000 total drug-related deaths. Something is not working, and that truth is getting increasingly diffi...

Where The Story Meets Pain "Addiction" volume 1 (of 3)      Series Episodes:  1. Addiction  2. Drug Death 3. Doctors and Pain Patients __________________________________________ Despite our best efforts, we’ve yet to slow the rate of death related to drugs in our country… In the year 2016, there were 64,000 total drug-related deaths. Something is not working, and that truth is getting increasingly...