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Streamed by millions every day, porn is everywhere. It shapes our culture, our relationships, and even technology. Yet, nobody seems to know who really controls the business. The power brokers tend to lurk in the shadows, while their performers remain quite literally exposed. In Pushkin's new audiobook, The Kink Machine: The Hidden Business of Adult Entertainment, two Financial Times journalists, Patricia Nilsson and Alex Barker, start digging into the porn industry and following where the money flows. Their reporting uncovers a shadowy power structure that includes billionaires, tech geniuses, and the most powerful finance companies in the world. A gripping exposé of how power operates behind the most taboo corner of the internet, Nilsson and Barker unravel a story about control, influence, and an industry with staggering cultural reach that no one really wants to talk about—until now. Find The Kink Machine on Audible, Spotify, pushkin.fm, or wherever you get audiobooks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if psychedelics could transform the way we treat trauma, chronic pain, and insomnia? This week, neuroscientist and psychedelic researcher Grace Blest-Hopley joins the show to break down the research on psychedelics and female biology. She discusses how psychedelics work in the brain, and the ways that psychedelic-assisted therapies might be beneficial for women in midlife. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Hystelica’s resources on psychedelic retreats The Heroic Hearts Project Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics Administered to Military Veterans in Naturalistic Retreat Settings The acute effects of classic psychedelics on memory in humans Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: six-month follow-up Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial Johns Hopkins study on psychedelics and Alzheimer’s Note: In this show, we use “women” as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes. We understand sex and gender are more complex, and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Susan Domchek joins the show to talk about the importance of knowing your genetic history, using genetic testing to understand cancer risk, and what you can do if you learn that you have BRCA gene mutation. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Basser Center for BRCA National Society of Genetic Counselors National Comprehensive Cancer Network Note: In this show, we use “women” as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes. We understand sex and gender are more complex, and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Gladwell visits Kennesaw State University to learn about Jiwoo, an AI Assistant that helps future teachers practice responsive teaching by simulating classroom interactions with students. Discover AI’s impact on teaching methods to prepare teachers for the classroom.This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.Visit us at https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/smart-talks   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Solvable host Ronald Young Jr has a new podcast! “Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling and some memoir, host Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.” Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts: https://apple.co/45kiRLG See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Rosolie is an Amazon Rainforest conservationist, author, and filmmaker. He is the co-founder of Tamandua Expeditions and Junglekeepers. Here are links to those organizations he mentions in this episode: Www.Junglekeepers.org  Www.Tamanduajungle.com  Www.PaulRosolie.com Save the Sunlight, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editorial support for Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and the Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sterlin Harjo strives to tell the stories of Native and Indigenous people by positioning beauty and triumphs alongside honest frailty and shortcomings. Harjo is an award-winning film maker and he’s the creator and show runner of the TV show Reservations Dogs.  Here are some links to organizations and works he recommends in this episode: https://illuminatives.org/ Reservation Dogs Four Sheets to the Wind Barking Water Mekko This May Be the Last Time  Love and Fury Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editorial support for Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and the Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laila Shabir is the co-founder and CEO of Girls Make Games. Here are some links to learn more about her game design studio, summer camp and quest to welcome more girls and women into the world of game design. Girls Make Games https://www.girlsmakegames.com/ What They Don’t Sea (2019) - Explore the underwater seas to collect special algae for an alternative energy project Shredded Secrets (2022) - A game about bullying, that follows the bullied kid and the struggling bully as well. Nintendo Switch Find Me (2021) - A beautiful and surreal 2D puzzle platformer about a lost shadow seeking to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights. Steam, Playstation Blubblub (2016) - Jennifer is out on a hunt to extract cuteness from anything and everything in sight to create the world's finest line of make up. It just so happens, BlubBlub is the cutest blub there ever was... Rescue your friends and thwart Jennifer's scheme for building a cosmetics empire. Down with the syringes! Steam, X-box Interfectorem (2015) - A young sheriff-in-training who lives alone with her sister Sali in a small town next to the woods decides to go on a hike one day, but comes home to find her younger sister brutally murdered! Steam, Playstation The Hole Story (2014) - When an unsuspecting young girl finds herself transported to a mystical world, she must rely on her trusty shovel and quick wits to find her way home. Steam Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, and editing support from Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgen are the hosts of the podcast, Game of Roses and they have ideas about how to solve The Bachelor and reality TV more generally. Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editing help from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel.  Here are additional resources suggested by Lizzy and Chad, where you can learn more:   How To Win The Bachelor by Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgen https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Win-The-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781982172947 Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101985915 TV Show: Unreal https://www.hulu.com/series/unreal-dcd85133-0465-410f-8792-aeb94ebd5755 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The staff of Solvable discuss the problems, big and small, that they'd like to see solved in 2022 and beyond. Special thanks to Maggie Taylor and Pushkin podcast hosts Sam Fragoso (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso), Tim Harford (Cautionary Tales), Michael Lewis (Against the Rules), Laurie Santos (The Happiness Lab) and Justin Richmond (Broken Record). Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, Editing support from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA. Credits include Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) among other projects. He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative which is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood.  Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode: Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Insecure Fruit Podcast The Writer's Room Podcast The Screenwriters Rant Room Podcast On Writing Podcast from WGA  The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Carmen Peralta is the Chief Medical Officer at Cricket Health. She co-founded the Kidney Health Research Collaborative at University of California San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She works to provide support to patients, doctors and all the steps in between to improve kidney health outcomes.  Dr. Peralta recommends these sites to learn more: CDC Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/index.html UCSF Kidney Health Research Collaborative https://khrc.ucsf.edu/ Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha, Lisa Dunn and Keishel Wiliams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and our executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

adrienne maree brown is the author of We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, Pleasure Activism and also several works of fiction. She is the co-host of the podcasts How to Survive the End of the World, Octavia’s Parables and Emergent Strategy. Below are links to topics, resources and mentors mentioned in this episode: Ashlee Marie Preston calls on Netflix https://www.them.us/story/activists-celebrities-protest-netflix-chappelle-special Grace Lee Boggs Activist and American Revolutionary Turns 100, Code Switch NPR, 2015 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/06/27/417175523/grace-lee-boggs-activist-and-american-revolutionary-turns-100 Mariame Kaba http://mariamekaba.com/ Ways to Implement Restorative Practices in the Classroom https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-ways-to-implement-restorative-practices-in-the-classroom/2020/01 Why American Prisons Owe Their Cruelty to Slavery https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/prison-industrial-complex-slavery-racism.html The Center for Nonviolent Communication https://www.cnvc.org/ Hollow Water First Nations Community Holistic Healing Circle https://cncfr.jbsinternational.com/node/589 Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa https://www.usip.org/publications/1995/12/truth-commission-south-africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada  https://nctr.ca/ 12 Ways to Engage in Truth and Reconciliation at Western University Ontario, Canada https://indigenous.uwo.ca/initiatives/learning/12-ways.html Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Aiken is a Cyberpsychologist and Chair of the Department of Cyberpsychology Capitol Technology University in Laurel Maryland. She is a member of the Interpol Global Cybercrime Expert Group. Want to learn more? Here are links to additional resources Dr. Aiken recommends: The Cyber Blue Line (Aiken & Amann ) https://www.europol.europa.eu/europol-spotlight/europol-spotlight-cyber-blue-line  The Cyber Effect - how human behavior changes online (Aiken, 2016)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyber-Effect-Pioneering-Cyberpsychologist-Explains/dp/0812997859  Manipulating Fast and Slow (Aiken, 2018 )  https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/manipulating-fast-and-slow#:~:text=As%20a%20discipline%2C%20cyberpsychology%20focuses,emerging%20technologies%20on%20human%20behavior.&text=this%20article%2C%20Dr.-,Mary%20Aiken%20talks%20about%20how%20the%20discipline%20helps%20us%20better,the%20context%20of%20recent%20elections. 15 minutes of Shame, Documentary HBO Max https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhJrnNdH-aw Master of Research (M.Res.) in Cyberpsychology https://www.captechu.edu/degrees-and-programs/masters-degrees/cyberpsychology-mres Doctorate in Cyberpsychology https://www.captechu.edu/degrees-and-programs/doctoral-degrees/cyberpsychology-phd Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. Sachar Mathias is the managing producer and Mia Lobel the executive producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jade Begay is the NDN collective’s Climate Justice Campaign Director. She is Diné and Tesuque Pueblo, has a Master of Arts degree in Environmental Leadership and is part of President Biden’s White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Here are some resources that Jade Begay mentions in this episode: NDN Collective https://ndncollective.org/ Chasing Ice, Documentary https://chasingice.com/ Sal Y Cielo https://www.taylorfreesolorees.com/project/sal-y-cielo The New Zealand river that became a legal person, BBC March 2020 https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200319-the-new-zealand-river-that-became-a-legal-person Will Northwest Seaweed Farming Finally Take Off? https://www.nativeconservancy.org/2020/12/16/will-northwest-seaweed-farming-finally-take-off/ Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, our managing producer is Sachar Mathias and our Executive Producer is Mia Lobel.