The work, in one place.
Essays, conversations, and the thinking behind them.
41 pieces
Identity & creativity / Culture & ideas
Lawrence Grobel
Lawrence Grobel, author of The Art of the Interview, joins Mitchell to talk about preparation, difficult interviews, encounters with Marlon Brando and Dolly Parton, and what AI means for writers.
Science / Psychology / Trauma & recovery
Dr. Michela (Micky) Marinelli
Why does a drug take hold of one person and leave another relatively untouched? A written Q&A with addiction neuroscientist Dr. Michela (Micky) Marinelli on vulnerability, stress, adolescence, agency, and recovery, adapted from Might Ramble episode 15.
Science
Dr. Taylor Cushman
Internal medicine physician and Paragon Total Wellness co-founder Dr. Taylor Cushman joins Mitchell, a friend since 2015.
Science / Psychology
What a diagnosis tells us, and what it does not.
Trauma & recovery / Psychology
An attempt to put the experience of complex trauma into words, through an alarm no one else can hear.
Science / Trauma & recovery
Why do some people recover after trauma while others develop persistent symptoms? A conversation about the biology beneath that difference.
Identity & creativity / Trauma & recovery
The uncertainty of stepping into your own shoes and building something new, before anyone knows what to call it.
Psychology / Science
Personality, mentalizing, and what it means to understand ourselves in relation to other people.
Science / Psychology
A psychiatrist and neuroscientist on schizophrenia, psychiatric research, and the relationship between biology and experience.
Identity & creativity / Life & relationships
Paul Abbott & Michael Lombard
Two guests with very different paths, in conversation about character, change, and the value we bring to others.
Identity & creativity / Life & relationships
Paul Abbott & Michael Lombard
How an improvised meeting between two near-strangers became an unexpected conversation about the host, too.
Culture & ideas
An evolving reading, viewing, and listening list: some of the books, papers, films, and conversations behind the work.
Life & relationships / Identity & creativity
Brad Womack
A conversation with Brad Womack, the two-time lead of The Bachelor.
Identity & creativity / Life & relationships
Brad Womack
The ideas and artwork behind the conversation with Brad Womack.
Science / Trauma & recovery
Clinical Director and Deputy Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Addiction research at the intersection of neuroscience, hormones, and the gut – brain relationship.
Science / Identity & creativity
Dr. Lorenzo Leggio
The preparation and journey behind the interview with Dr. Lorenzo Leggio.
Movement & meaning / Identity & creativity
Michael Jay Palser
Function, mindset, purpose, and becoming, with the creator of the Human Hybrid Project.
Identity & creativity
Michael Jay Palser
The visual ideas behind episode 16 of Might Ramble.
Science / Trauma & recovery
A conversation with Dr. Michela Marinelli about addiction neuroscience.
Identity & creativity / Trauma & recovery / Movement & meaning
Cassandra Toural
A conversation about self-discovery, recovery, movement, and community.
Trauma & recovery / Life & relationships
A friendship from a decade ago, and an examination of silence, addiction, and the beliefs we build around our choices.
Psychology / Identity & creativity
Peyton Knight
A conversation with Peyton Knight about identity, visibility, and who we become under other people's attention.
Science / Psychology
A personal exploration of food, mood, and metabolic psychiatry, beginning with coffee and carbohydrates.
Life & relationships
Alexis Quiterio
A conversation with Alexis Quiterio about communication and conversation.
Science / Trauma & recovery
An impromptu solo episode about ketosis, recovery, and the Brown University shooting.
Identity & creativity / Culture & ideas
A writing-club feature about meaningful questions, the use of time, and the pursuits that matter beyond money.
Trauma & recovery
soberhappytash
A conversation with soberhappytash about addiction and recovery.
Psychology / Life & relationships
Alex Bradley
A desert conversation with Alex Bradley about mental health, grief, friendship, and purpose.
Culture & ideas / Life & relationships
Mark Penningroth
A conversation with Mitchell's father about geopolitics.
Psychology / Life & relationships
A personal essay about loving a twin through schizophrenia and connecting lived experience with the search for understanding.
Culture & ideas / Life & relationships
Lorenz Schimik & Keith Penningroth
A conversation with Lorenz Schimik and Keith Penningroth about life, AI, Epstein, and app development.
Culture & ideas / Life & relationships
Mark Penningroth
A conversation across generations about politics, disagreement, and understanding.
Culture & ideas / Psychology
A reflection on public violence, political identity, and the difficulty of responding without flattening complexity.
Culture & ideas / Psychology
An effort to think through violence, public discourse, and moral complexity without flattening the questions.
Science / Trauma & recovery
An impromptu solo discussion of addiction, recovery, and the neurobiology involved.
Identity & creativity / Culture & ideas
A first attempt to put Might Ramble's ideas and format into practice.
Science / Culture & ideas
A solo episode about knowledge, uncertainty, and what it means to work at the edge of understanding.
Science / Culture & ideas
From Einstein to the biology of aging: an essay about discovery, uncertainty, and the edges of what we know.
Movement & meaning / Trauma & recovery
A solo reflection on running, recovery, and the reasons movement became part of Mitchell's life.
Movement & meaning / Trauma & recovery / Science
Running as a way into questions about evolution, trauma, and the neurobiology of change.
Trauma & recovery / Psychology
The distinction between choosing to try a drug and living with addiction, and what surrender and agency mean in recovery.
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