Might Ramble
Conversations about how people become who they are.
Researchers, athletes, artists, and people with unusual lives offer different ways into questions about science, identity, and recovery. I want enough depth to learn about their work and enough room to follow the experiences, relationships, and decisions behind it.
24 full episodes
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
Dr. Taylor Cushman
Internal medicine physician and Paragon Total Wellness co-founder Dr. Taylor Cushman joins Mitchell, a friend since 2015.
Science / Trauma & recovery
Why do some people recover after trauma while others develop persistent symptoms? A conversation about the biology beneath that difference.
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.
Life & relationships / Identity & creativity
Brad Womack
A conversation with Brad Womack, the two-time lead of The Bachelor.
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.
Movement & meaning / Identity & creativity
Michael Jay Palser
Function, mindset, purpose, and becoming, with the creator of the Human Hybrid Project.
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.
Psychology / Identity & creativity
Peyton Knight
A conversation with Peyton Knight about identity, visibility, and who we become under other people's attention.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Movement & meaning / Trauma & recovery
A solo reflection on running, recovery, and the reasons movement became part of Mitchell's life.
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