Best Daniel Nielsen Podcasts (2024)

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Discovering the Mind of Brett Kelley Part 1 47:06

32m ago47:06

47:06

Send us a Text Message. In part 1 we discover how Brett Kelley's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Brett can imagine what it's like to be a chicken. He discusses how he used to use alcohol to calm his mind to fall asleep, as well as his "Calvin & Hobbes moments" as a kid. Check out Brett's work on Instagram, Ko-Fi (online s…

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Discovering the Mind of Paula Puffer... or "I smell dead people" 47:08

38m ago47:08

47:08

Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Paula Puffer's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. The second guest in a row describes seeing images on the back of her eyelids which is separate and different from her mind's eye. But this time, it looks like old movies. Paula describes how she can feel popcorn in her m…

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Discovering the Mind of Daniel Faust 55:31

2h ago55:31

55:31

Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Daniel Faust's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Daniel explains that what sees with his eyes closed and what he sees in his mind's eye are two separate things. He also has trouble experiencing audio and visuals at the same time in his mind, and when he imagines flying…

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Discovering the Mind of Michael Nielsen 50:19

15d ago50:19

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Michael Nielsen's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Michael's mind is kind of all over the place. He explains how there really isn't a ton of images in his head and often times it's just a thought that slowly transforms into a low detailed image. His imagination is mai…

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Discovering the Mind of Garrett Sudweeks Part 2 39:25

1M ago39:25

39:25

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Part 2 of Discovering the Mind of Garrett Sudweeks. In this episode, Garrett talks about how he dislikes books with too much description, and how he struggled in school until he learned how to create his own homework that was better designed for his brain. He has a fascinating description of how his mind stores in…

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Derek Taira, "Forward without Fear: Native Hawaiians and American Education in Territorial Hawai'i, 1900-1941" (U Nebraska Press, 2024) 52:17

28d ago52:17

52:17

During Hawai‘i’s territorial period (1900–1959), Native Hawaiians resisted assimilation by refusing to replace Native culture, identity, and history with those of the United States. By actively participating in U.S. public schools, Hawaiians resisted the suppression of their language and culture, subjection to a foreign curriculum, and denial of th…

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Discovering the Mind of Garrett Sudweeks Part 1 41:30

23d ago41:30

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Garrett Sudweeks' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. We have another guest with hyperphantasia who has some interesting details to share. Garrett talks about how he visualizes many different options at the same time, hears many different voices in his head, has a "nothi…

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Anendophasia (No Inner Voice) with researcher Johanne Nedergård 48:40

1M ago48:40

48:40

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Johanne Nedergård explains her involvement in research surrounding inner speech and more specifically, the lack thereof. She, and her team, have given the phenomenon of not having an inner voice, the name Anendophasia. We talk about the study entitled "Not Everyone Has an Inner Voice: Behavioral Consequences…

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James Mallery, "City of Vice: Transience and San Francisco's Urban History, 1848-1917" (U Nebraska Press, 2024) 1:05:11

28d ago1:05:11

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San Francisco began its American life as a city largely made up of transient men, arriving from afar to participate in the gold rush and various attendant enterprises. This large population of men on the move made the new and booming city a hub of what "respectable" easterners considered vice: drinking, gambling, and sex work, among other activitie…

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Discovering the Mind of Kary Jensen 1:01:49

1M ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Kary Jensen's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Kary leads us into some new and interesting discussions including premature closure, tasting food that is on tv, dyslexia, and visualizing true crime. Support the Show. Here is a link to the apple graph, the nature pictur…

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Discovering the Mind of Laurel Smith-Williams - Part 2 47:38

2M ago47:38

47:38

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to part 2 of discovering the mind of Laurel Smith-Williams. In this episode, we discover that Laurel has a hard time imagining unique faces, has worse vision than normal in her dreams, feels less rested the more sleep she gets, and can delete unpleasant things from her mind. Support the Show. Here is a link to the ap…

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David H. Wilson, "Northern Paiutes of the Malheur: High Desert Reckoning in Oregon Country" (U Nebraska Press, 2022) 1:01:43

2M ago1:01:43

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Between the mid-19th century and the start of the twentieth century, the Northern Paiute people of the Great Basin went from a self-sufficient tribe well-adapted to living on the harsh desert homelands, to a people singled out by the Native activist Henry Roe Cloud for their dire social and economic position. The story of how this happened is told …

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Discovering the Mind of Laurel Smith-Williams - Part 1 58:12

2M ago58:12

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Laurel Smith-Williams' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Laurel is hyperphantastic and her mind is quite amazing in many different ways. We discuss how her imagination space and memory space are two different spaces in her mind and how accurate her memories are. She al…

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A Fond Farewell 21:26

2M ago21:26

21:26

Thanks for the memories, Friends of the 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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An Aphantastic Conversation with Haley and Isaiah 1:03:19

2M ago1:03:19

1:03:19

Send us a Text Message. In this episode we interview married couple, Haley and Isaiah, who both have aphantasia. Well, technically, Haley is hypophantastic, but she is very aphantastic in most regards. We discuss several interesting topics including putting the mind on autopilot and what it's like to experience the psychedelic effects of Psilocybin…

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Paramount Woes, USA Grows and … the Hot Dog Wars (Yes, Really) 1:09:02

3M ago1:09:02

1:09:02

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:06) Paramount Global sale dead (10:52) What’s Up With… USA Network (19:38) Hot Dog Wars (yes, really) (31:45) Critic's Corner (40:09) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Aphantasia, Visualization, and Disorders 1:01:17

2M ago1:01:17

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Send us a Text Message. This episode is hosted by special guest-host Cole Williams. Cole is studying for BA of Science-Psychology. He leads us in an interesting and important discussion about the research that is being done in connection to aphantasia, visualization, and psychological disorders. We discuss possible links, solutions, theories, and m…

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Shannon Bontrager, "Death at the Edges of Empire: Fallen Soldiers, Cultural Memory, and the Making of an American Nation, 1863-1921" (U Nebraska Press, 2020) 1:41:18

2M ago1:41:18

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Hundreds of thousands of individuals perished in the epic conflict of the American Civil War. As battles raged and the specter of death and dying hung over the divided nation, the living worked not only to bury their dead but also to commemorate them. President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address perhaps best voiced the public yearning to memorial…

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What Should the Emmys do With ‘The Bear’? We Have an Idea 1:05:35

3M ago1:05:35

1:05:35

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:03) Baldwins to TLC (6:27) Mailbag (17:05) ATX TV Festival wrap up (37:36) Critic's Corner (44:14) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Explain Shane's Brain 20:46

3M ago20:46

20:46

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I share and comment on questions and discussions from past guests about how my mind works. Many of my guests are curious about aphantasia and so they ask me questions, trying to better understand what I am experiencing. Here are some of those conversations, resulting in me struggling to explain my brain. Sup…

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‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator on Scaling Up in Season 2 1:09:20

3M ago1:09:20

1:09:20

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:37) Hacks! (6:02) June TV preview (13:27) Showrunner Spotlight: Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts) (21:31) Critic's Corner (48:38) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Discovering the Mind of Matthew Bockholt 59:33

3M ago59:33

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Matthew Bockholt's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Matthew is the most hyperphantasia person that I have interviewed so far. His descriptions and insights are intriguing for sure. He is also an author and he discusses the very real relationships that he has with his …

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The CW, Freevee and Brands That Could Have Been 1:14:52

3M ago1:14:52

1:14:52

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:07) RIP, The CW (13:08) RIP, Freevee (26:33) Mailbag (45:37) Critic's Corner (58:25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Discovering The Mind of C Michelle Jefferies 1:02:02

3M ago1:02:02

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Michelle Jefferies' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. We start out identifying Michelle as aphantasia but as we move along its definitely more along the lines of hypophantasia. It's interesting that Michelle developed this low visualization, at least in part, later in …

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Daniel P. Ott, "Harvesting History: McCormick's Reaper, Heritage Branding, and Historical Forgery" (U Nebraska Press, 2023) 1:04:19

3M ago1:04:19

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Cyrus McCormick invented the revolutionary mechanical reaper in 1831...right? At least, that's how the story has been told for decades. In Harvesting History: McCormick's Reaper, Heritage Branding, and Historical Forgery (U Nebraska Press, 2023), National Park Service historian Daniel Ott argues that not only have textbooks and other sources of his…

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The Upfronts 2024 Wrap Up Edition 1:39:18

4M ago1:39:18

1:39:18

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:44) Upfronts: Amazon and Netflix (13:25) Upfronts: Everyone else (35:55) Sportsball! (1:05:16) Critic's Corner (1:13:56) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Discovering the Mind of Alexander Vercoutre 50:36

4M ago50:36

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Alexander Vercoutre's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Join us as we try to determine exactly what is happening in Alex's mind. Does he have aphantasia or not? I'm not 100% sure but I am 100% sure that this is indeed a fascinating interview. The language and words we …

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A Big Week for Netflix’s Live Efforts 1:04:28

4M ago1:04:28

1:04:28

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:09) Streaming bundles (09:43) The Office returns (17:23) Netflix’s live efforts (26:07) Critic's Corner (40:02) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Discovering the Mind of Alex Williams 47:03

4M ago47:03

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Alex Williams' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. It's really fun to hear Alex's answers because although she scores very high in all of the senses in her mind, they seem to have mind of their own in many instances. It's also interesting that her memories are not as str…

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CBS Takes a Victory Lap Amid Paramount Global Uncertainty 59:01

4M ago59:01

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Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:33) Paramount CEO out (08:24) CBS fall schedule (13:09) May TV preview (28:22) Critic's Corner (37:29) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Hanne Elliot Fønss Nielsen, "Brand Antarctica: How Global Consumer Culture Shapes Our Perceptions of the Ice Continent" (U Nebraska Press, 2023) 1:04:27

4M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Antarctica is, and has always been, very much “for sale.” Whales, seals, and ice have all been marketed as valuable commodities, but so have the stories of explorers. The modern media industry developed in parallel with land-based Antarctic exploration, and early expedition leaders needed publicity to generate support for their endeavours. Their le…

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Discovering the Mind of Carl Demille 56:01

4M ago56:01

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Carl Demille's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Carl is an interesting case as his visualization seems to be a bit difficult to predict. He starts out with some very detailed descriptions and we begin to label him hyperphantasia... but then later on, his descriptions …

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Discovering the Mind of Shane Miner 56:33

4M ago56:33

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Shane Miner's mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Shane is our second guest with aphantasia. The differences are on full display again as we identify how technical and left brained Shane's mind is and we also find out if Shane would wish away his aphantasia if he had the…

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State of Broadcast Special Episode 47:20

4M ago47:20

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Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (1:09) State of Broadcast (08:12) 2024-25 Season Preview (13:29) Broadcast Pilots (18:25) Critic's Corner (23:29) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Jerry Grillo, "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize" (U Nebraska Press, 2024) 1:03:21

5M ago1:03:21

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Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended t…

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Hyperphantasia and Beyond 43:54

5M ago43:54

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode with special guests, Cole Williams, and Stacey Williams, we delve a little deeper into the world of Hyperphantasia by exploring some new questions that bring out some new interesting details we haven't discussed before. Hyperphantasia is just as fascinating and under explored as Aphantasia is, so we continue …

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Did the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Finale Stick the Landing? 1:21:20

5M ago1:21:20

1:21:20

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (2:24) Reboots Nobody Wanted (09:13) Dan’s Reality Roundup (18:59) Series in Review: Curb Your Enthusiasm w/ Alan Sepinwall (33:36) Critic's Corner (53:59) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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Discovering the Mind of Stacey Williams 39:07

5M ago39:07

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we discover how Stacey Williams' mind's eye works using the Discovering Your Mind Protocol. Stacey's mind is very versatile and can do most anything you ask it to... which is pretty cool. We discuss what a brain fart is and how her visualization is always "on" and a couple tricks she uses to deal with that. W…

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Caitlin Clark a Slam Dunk for March Madness Ratings 55:47

5M ago55:47

55:47

Top 5 of the Week: Headlines (03:43) March Madness (10:28) Mailbag (17:17) Critic's Corner (34:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hollywood Reporter

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