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Nervous Habits with Ricky Rosen
Hosted by Ricky Rosen · EN
Join neurotic hyper-caffeinated host Ricky Rosen on a harrowing, spastic journey through the pitfalls of society.
If you've ever been at the check-out aisle of the supermarket when you remembered that you left the bathroom light on, this show is absolutely for you.
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Nervous Habits - Summer Hiatus
May 27, 202200:18:05Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Nervous Habits - Episode 71: Law School Wrap-Up with Austin Lowe and Ezra Louvis
May 6, 202201:57:16Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by his law school classmates Austin Lowe and Ezra Louvis to recap their law school experiences on the eve of their graduation.
Transcribe →Nervous Habits - BONUS EPISODE on Eradicating Filler Words from Conversation, Living The Rest of Your Life Inside the Metaverse, Thought-to-Text Typing, Love Is Blind, and Lunch in the School Cafeteria Before Smartphones [UNEDITED]
Apr 22, 202201:51:58Tap to summarizeNo description available
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Nervous Habits - Episode 70: The Museum of Broken Relationships, The Minister of Loneliness, and a Pill for Heartbreak with Journalist Florence Williams
Apr 8, 202201:55:43Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by journalist Florence Williams. Florence and I explore issues including… —How a molecular analysis of your blood sample can show whether you have the cells of a lonely person… —The ways in which heartbreak impacts the immune system, and whether you can literally die from a broken heart… —Roughly how much time it takes for one's emotional and physical health to return to baseline after a break-up… —Why you should consider sending artifacts from your exes to the Museum of Broken Relationships, and finally… —Why rebounding after a relationship might actually be good for your health.
Transcribe →Nervous Habits - Episode 69: Funhouse of Impressions ft. Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos and More (with Comedian Austin Nasso)
Mar 25, 202200:59:57Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Founder and CEO of Amazon Jeffrey Bezos, and political commentator Ben Shapiro - all voiced by the immensely talented comedian and impressionist Austin Nasso.
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Nervous Habits - Episode 68: WTF Is In Our Food? The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners, Fat-Replacers, and Vitamins with Journalist and Author of the End of Craving, Mark Schatzker
Mar 11, 202201:56:05Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by Author and Journalist Mark Schatzker. Mark and I explore issues including… —Why the rate in obesity in Northern Italy is more than five times lower than in America, despite the fact that Northern Italians indulge in pastas, fried cheeses, fatty meats, and rich desserts… —Why every diet only works for a set amount of time, then our body reverts to a set point… —Why satiation, the feeling of being full, only happens if food is swallowed, and if food is spat out, your hunger persists… —How artificial sweeteners, vitamins, and fat replacers in our processed foods are a major contributing factor to the obesity epidemic in America, and finally… —Whether seeing the amount of calories next to a menu item actually lowers the amount that people eat.
Transcribe →Nervous Habits - Episode 67: Planet-Killing Asteroids, Cataclysmic Climate Change, and Other Existential Threats: The Science Behind "Don't Look Up" with Aerospace Engineer Stefanos Axios
Feb 25, 202201:10:25Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by longtime friend and aerospace engineer Stefanos Axios. Stefanos and I explore issues including… —The likelihood that an asteroid like the one featured in Don't Look Up will collide with the earth in our lifetimes, and what could be done in that scenario to prevent an extinction event... —How exactly you would die from an asteroid collision, and finally… —Why Don't Look Up is arguably the most powerful allegory for climate change depicted in any movie.
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Nervous Habits - BONUS EPISODE on Taking Out Books from the Library (Yes Even Now); Phone Games for Addictive Personalities; and Spoiler Rules for TV Shows That Ended 10+ Years Ago [UNEDITED]
Feb 18, 202201:18:37Tap to summarizeNo description available
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Nervous Habits - Episode 66: Nothing We Do Really Means Anything, But That's Okay: A Theory of Sunny Nihilism With Journalist Wendy Syfret
Feb 11, 202201:23:50Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by journalist Wendy Syfret. Wendy and I explore issues including… —How a belief in nihilism can free you from many of the struggles in your daily life… —Why the humor of Gen Z is so "dark and weird"… —How the hopelessness of the climate change crisis, the corrosive divide in our politics, and the never-ending pandemic are making young people consider becoming nihilists… —Whether it is possible for people who believe in nihilism to fall in love, and finally… —Why you don't have to surrender your belief in God to be a nihilist.
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Nervous Habits - Episode 65: "How Was Your Weekend?" Being Your Whole Self At Your Job, with Founder and Executive Chairman of ClassPass, Payal Kadakia
Jan 28, 202201:14:06Tap to summarizeNervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by author, founder, and executive chairman of ClassPass, Payal Kadakia, to explore issues including: —The importance of not compartmentalizing your identities and being able to be your full self at work, —How someone stuck at a dead-end job might be able to discover what lights them up, —How Payal turned an idea formulated on a red-eye flight into a billion dollar business, and finally… —How you can stand out in a sea of millions of LinkedIn requests and networking emails to find a mentor and grow your network.
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