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A Podcast Series by Evgeny Morozov. Forget the military or Silicon Valley: we owe our smart technologies - from toothbrushes to beds - to a band of eccentric 1960s hippies. Hidden away in a secretive, privately funded lab on Boston’s waterfront, these visionaries developed intimate, personal technologies a decade before Steve Jobs. But their rebellion was fraught with obstacles: the military-industrial complex, corporate resistance, and the founders’ larger-than-life personalities. As Silico ...
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Rab Houston was born in Hamilton, Scotland, lived in India and Ghana and was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and St Andrews University before spending six years at Cambridge University as a research student (Peterhouse) and research fellow (Clare College). He has worked at the University of St Andrews since 1983 and is Professor of Modern History, specialising in British social history. He is a fellow of both the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland’s natio ...
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Renegade Psych

Ethan P. Short, MD

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In more than a decade of training and clinical practice as a psychiatrist, I've become increasingly disillusioned by the American healthcare system. It prioritizes profit over progress at the expense of OUR health. The average American spends almost twice as much on healthcare as the next highest spending country, yet our life expectancy drags four years behind other industrialized nations and ranks OUTSIDE the top 50 in the world. The system is a disaster, yet it's broadcast as 'the greates ...
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. This podcast is a series of candid conversations between meetup attendees recorded at ACX meetups around the country in the fall of 2023. If you're new here, ACX stands for Astral Codex Ten, which is a rationalist blog written by Scott Alexander. Scott is a doctor on the US West Coast, currently working on new models for mental health care at Lorien Psychiatry. Rationalism is...hard to define, so the following definition is taken from Astral Codex T ...
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Thanks for listening. I recommend watching this entire series on my YouTube channel due to there being several charts and graphics that you won't be able to see on other platforms; just search 'Renegade Psych' on YouTube to find our page. Future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view …
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Thanks for listening. I recommend watching this entire series on my YouTube channel due to there being several charts and graphics that you won't be able to see on other platforms; just search 'Renegade Psych' on YouTube to find our page. Future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view …
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Thanks for listening. I recommend watching this entire series on my YouTube channel due to there being several charts and graphics that you won't be able to see on other platforms; just search 'Renegade Psych' on YouTube to find our page. Future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view …
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Thanks for listening. I recommend watching this one on my YouTube channel due to being paired with several charts and graphics; just search 'Renegade Psych' on YouTube to find our page. Future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view on YouTube, listen on other platforms, or don't do ei…
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Thanks for listening. I recommend watching this one on my YouTube channel due to being paired with several charts and graphics; just search 'Renegade Psych' on YouTube to find our page. Future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view on YouTube, listen on other platforms, or don't do ei…
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Thanks for listening. RENEGADE PSYCH NOW HAS A YOUTUBE CHANNEL; just search 'Renegade Psych' to find our page. Future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view on YouTube, listen on other platforms, or don't do either, Life is full of choices! This interview is with Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, MD…
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Thanks for listening. RENEGADE PSYCH IS GOING VIDEO and starting our very own YouTube channel, just search 'Renegade Psych' to find our page. All future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce our audio-only version as well, so view on YouTube, listen on other platforms, or don't do either, Life is full of choices! In this 2…
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Thanks for listening. For the first time, RENEGADE PSYCH is GOING VIDEO on YouTube, just search 'Renegade Psych' to find our page. All future episodes will be available for video viewing or audio listening, depending on the platform. In this 2-part series, I talk to Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, MD, from the Life on Less Meds podcast (Life on Less Meds …
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In this series, Dr. Stephen Love, MD, and I discuss a vitally important aspect of substance use treatment that is not discussed enough as a society or in our medical training, educating users on how to reduce the harms associated with substance use. In this episode, we focus on HARM REDUCTION, and identify several rules of Safer Drug Use. Though ab…
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WASHINGTON, 1964: We travel to Georgetown of the early 1960s, where the Brodeys mingle with the country's elite, including the Kennedys. Brodey's fascination with computers and responsive environments begins, influenced by his psychiatric practice. LSD also makes an appearance. Discover why he abandons psychiatry for MIT and the challenges he encou…
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BOSTON, 1968: Evgeny examines an alternative, non-military hypothesis about the origins of the Environmental Ecology Lab. As personal struggles of Avery Johnson and Peter Oser, key collaborators of Warren Brodey, come to light, unsettling questions arise. Is the lab's true mission to enable Brodey, a gifted psychiatrist, to mend the fractures in th…
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GENEVA, 2023: Evgeny makes one last push in his quest to uncover the truth behind the Environmental Ecology Lab's mysterious ties to the military and the CIA. As he follows the trail, startling revelations come to light, hinting at a shadowy connection between Peter Oser and the US military. Evgeny also exposes the hidden influence of the lab's int…
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LONDON, 2023: Evgeny finally meets Nicholas Negroponte, one of the most famous prophets of the digital age and a key figure inspired by Brodey and Johnson. As their conversation unfolds, questions arise: Has Negroponte remained true to their pioneering concepts, or has he ventured into realms they would disapprove of? And what about the MIT Media L…
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OSLO, 1978: Evgeny is determined to uncover the truth behind Warren Brodey's sudden departure from America and his reappearance as a fervent Maoist at a Norwegian iron foundry. Locals whisper he might be a CIA agent, but is there any truth to these suspicions? As Evgeny digs deeper, he unravels Warren's strange political journey and the impact of h…
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BOSTON, 1968: Evgeny digs deeper into the enigmatic Environmental Ecology Lab, a high-tech operation shrouded in mystery on Boston's waterfront. Funded by a Rockefeller and featuring an eclectic team alongside two colossal, costly computers, the lab's activities evoke the air of a covert CIA operation. Was this simply an avant-garde experiment, or …
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PARIS, 2014: A serendipitous visit to a quaint Parisian bookstore sends renowned tech critic Evgeny Morozov down an unexpected rabbit hole. He stumbles upon the mystifying legacy of Warren Brodey, a 1960s psychiatrist whose path intertwines with shadowy CIA operations and radical Maoist movements. Is Brodey a visionary tech pioneer lost to history,…
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In this series, Dr. Stephen Love, MD, and I discuss a vitally important aspect of substance use treatment that is not discussed enough as a society or in our medical training, educating users on how to reduce the harms associated with substance use. We delve into what addiction is in this episode and discuss whether the causes are biological or env…
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A Podcast Series by Evgeny Morozov. Forget the military or Silicon Valley: we owe our smart technologies - from toothbrushes to beds - to a band of eccentric 1960s hippies. Hidden away in a secretive, privately funded lab on Boston’s waterfront, these visionaries developed intimate, personal technologies a decade before Steve Jobs. But their rebell…
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In this series, Dr. Stephen Love, MD, and I discuss a vitally important aspect of substance use treatment that is not discussed enough as a society or in our medical training, educating users on how to reduce the harms associated with substance use. Just as we would not neglect treatment for an uncontrolled diabetic who refuses to comply with diet,…
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Here, I summarize my closing thoughts, then Adam and I talk about how we fix the systemic and multifactorial problems that in the American healthcare system. As always, to bring my angst down a notch at the end of the series, I've included a local artist and song, again featuring Jared Foos inaugural solo album, Who Loves You Baby, with the song, "…
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Dr. Urato has been talking about the risks of SSRIs (Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, etc.) during pregnancy for almost as long as he was talking about the risks of Makena, nearly two decades. He reveals to us the data behind the FACT that there are risks to the developing fetus of maternal SSRI use during pregnancy, starting with the common sense e…
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In this segment, Dr. Urato and I talk about his history with getting Makena removed from the pharmaceutical market after 20 years and how the pharmaceutical industry rolls out products with a relatively consistent M.O. and playbook. Adam talks about how a lot of treatments don't 'work' from a medical standpoint, but that they 'work' from a financia…
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For this series, Harvard-trained Dr. Adam Urato, MD, Maternal-Fetal-Medicine specialist joins us to discuss his experiences with Makena, a synthetic progesterone allowed to remain on the market for a convenient 20-year period despite true evidence of its safety and efficacy. His stance established intellectual clout and authority that bolsters his …
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Welcome to another series. This one features Dr. Adam Urato, MD, a Maternal-Fetal-Medicine specialist living and working in Framingham, MA, near where he trained at Harvard. Adam is in a unique position in medical culture because of his past experience sounding the alarm on Makena, a synthetic progesterone FDA approved for preterm labor in 2013, de…
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Join us for this episode outlining modern medical training and discussing some of the medicine cultural issues that contribute to a lack of critical thinking, and the primary care shortage, which is the worst in the world, by a landslide. Only 11.5% of U.S. Medical graduates go into primary care, which easily ranks as the lowest in the world (Germa…
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In this extra segment, recorded with Taylor Beckman, DO, from the "Inherent Problems" series, we discuss how the medical training system exploits students/residents, and acts like a monopoly, paying all residency positions nearly the same amount, with minimal pay increases each year, despite their skill level drastically improving. We give specific…
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This is the 2nd part of my original recording with Rob Goodknight, my audio engineer and friend, who helped me get the podcast started and provided a studio for our first several recordings. After explaining RFT in the first EXTRA segment, here we turn our focus to outlining the core processes of ACT, Acceptance, Defusion, Mindfulness, Self-as-Cont…
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So, Rob Goodknight, my audio engineer and friend, helped me get the podcast started and the first several episodes/series were recorded in his studio. This is from one of the first times we ever recorded, and it was just me and Rob talking about RFT, or Relational Frame Theory, the neurolinguistic theory behind the 6 core processes of ACT, or Accep…
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Hope you enjoyed my conversation with Jim Murphy about his book, Inner Excellence, and its convergence with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Here we present some of our closing thoughts, followed by a song, "Found," by Jared Foos, off his inaugural solo album, "Who Loves You Baby." ENJOY and Spread the word about Jared, he's mega-talented and nee…
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Here, Jim talks about his underlying principles of Inner Excellence. He has taken a lot of core concepts of psychology and sports psychology, and used some of his experience with neurolinguistics to supplement what he has learned, imploring patients to reprogram their subconscious, let go of self-centeredness and be selfless to reduce anxiety, and …
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Here, Jim and I outline Inner Excellence alongside ACT therapy and the concepts that predecess it. It's so interesting to me that so many of our ideas seem to converge despite coming from drastically different backgrounds. It's also telling that someone who works with high-performance athletes from around the world is utilizing some of the same con…
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Here, I introduce this series' topic, ACT, through an interview with mental coach, Jim Murphy, whose book, Inner Excellence, and work, has inspired so many to be their best selves. Here, I start out with my typical rant on the topic, followed by a guest introduction and background. Hope you enjoy our conversations. Thanks for listening.  For more s…
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This is the newest release from RenegadePsych and is on a slightly different topic, ACT therapy. I interview Jim Murphy, a renowned high-performance athletes mental coach who has written an incredibly moving and motivating book, Inner Excellence, summarizing what he has learned in his personal and professional journey. Though he does not have a bac…
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Here, Dr. Gadh first talks about a necessary step to rectifying the system we currently operate within, in campaign finance reform, and electing conscientious people into positions of power. We then give some of our closing thoughts and wrap up with a mix created by Dr. Gadh's alter ego, DJ Dr. Gadh, titled "Apni Jaise remix," and available on Soun…
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In this segment, Dr. Gadh and I discuss his research on lithium's effects on reducing COVID infection severity and its' ability to keep our immune responses within the guardrails. He tells us about a co-authored Spanish study in which 14 lithium-treated, COVID-hospitalized patients are compared to 14 non-lithium-treated COVID-hospitalzied patients,…
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Dr. Gadh and I review his evidence of the benefits of using low doses of lithium to reduce impulsivity that may lead to substance use relapse, as well as the use of low doses of (primarily) stimulants for untreated or undertreated ADHD in the addiction setting. The reality of our current drug epidemic is: WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOT WORKING. These trea…
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Here, I rant about the underutilization of lithium and all of its potential benefits, setting the stage for more in-depth conversation and discussion about its array of uses, then introduce Dr. Sudhir Gadh, a New York City psychiatrist who has had tremendous success utilizing low dose lithium in the addiction setting, as well as in his non-addictio…
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is part 2 of an extended conversation recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Berkeley, California, in October of 2023. This meetup took place at Lighthaven, a beautiful events space and conference facility located in the heart of Berkeley. Thanks to Skyler for organizi…
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This series is about all of the potential mental and medical benefits of low doses of lithium, featuring New York City psychiatrist and low-dose lithium expert, Dr. Sudhir Gadh, MD. We talk about several potential benefits of low dose lithium, from reducing the risk of suicide, to aiding in detox and addiction recovery, as an antiviral, as a neurop…
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This episode is from the FIRST TIME I EVER RECORDED, with my friend and audio engineer, Rob Goodknight, a non-medical but curious and inquisitive mind. We talk about some of the same issues I discussed with Dr. Beckman, but in a much more conversational and, at times somewhat crude, manner. I wanted to release this recording, but it really hasn't f…
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Here, we give some of our closing thoughts and present some generic, system-wide possible solutions to some of the aforementioned problems with our system, as well as some specific methods of fighting over-billing and under-coverage by insurance, to reduce the overall cost of medical bills. Stick around after the disclaimer for a listen to a local …
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Here, we talk about several examples of over-treatment in our healthcare system. First, Taylor leads the discussion about how heart catheterizations are not necessarily good for everyone with a known blockage in one of their coronary arteries, and provides nuance about STABLE vs UNSTABLE PLAQUES, along with some of the dangers of disrupting unstabl…
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Here, Taylor and I weave a historical tail of how the United States is trending towards Corporatization of Healthcare in a monopolized system. The old-timey private practice doctor providing quality care to his or her community is being replaced by large systems trying to provide cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all treatments, and a fast-food drive-th…
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